Still think of the Google Barge as a wacky idea from a company that makes more money than it knows what to do with? Well, Mountain View will soon prove that a floating building has its merits: for one, when the company gets in trouble with…
At Lake Merritt – the oldest wildlife refuge in the U.S. – a group is exploring the future of citizen science. The Lake Merritt BioBlitz set out to explore the rich biodiversity present in this lake, allowing participants the opportunity to document the rich environment. Oh, and there were robots, too.
What are you doing to me? Let me sniff it. What is this giant metal spider? Let me sniff it again. Is that a squirrel over there? Wait… I trust you because I love you but I’m not sure what this… ohhh myyy goddd that feels so good. Keep it there. Keep it going. Everything is wonderful. Life is beautiful. I love you.
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Netflix uses its internal Hack Day competitions to encourage new thinking around its streaming video service, and its latest event has produced a few clever experiments that we wouldn’t mind seeing in finished apps. One of them, Netflix Beam, uses…
iiyama has once again expanded its mini-tower desktop PC line-up by launching the GS5130-i5-OZB. Priced at 86,079 Yen (about $841), the system packs a 3.20GHz Intel Core i5-4570 processor, an Intel H87 Express Chipset, an AMD Radeon HD 8770 1GB graphics card, an 8GB DDR3 RAM, a 500GB hard drive, a DVD Super Multi Drive and runs on Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (SP1) OS. [Product Page]
Icy Dock has unveiled a new USB 3.0 HDD docking station to its range, the MB981U3-1S. Measuring W79.7mm x L150mm x H92mm and weighing 361g, this docking station comes with a USB 3.0 connection interface, UASP support and provides one SATA3.0 (6Gbps) slot for 2.5-inch & 3.5-inch HDD/SSD. Unfortunately, there’s no word on pricing yet. [Product Page]
Dospara is offering you their latest quad-core Android 4.2 tablet, the Diginnos Tablet DG-Q7C. Powered by an Allwinner A31s Cortex-A7 quad-core processor, the tablet sports a 7.0-inch 1280 x 800 5-point capacitive multi-touch display, a PowerVR SGX544MP2 GPU, a 1GB RAM, an 8GB of internal storage, a microSD card slot (up to 32GB), a 0.3MP front facing camera, WiFi, a micro-USB port, a mini-HDMI port, a built-in speaker, a 2800mAh battery and runs on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean OS. The Diginnos Tablet DG-Q7C sells for 9,990 Yen (about $97). [Product Page]
HGST has announced a new line of 12Gb/s SAS hard drives, the Ultrastar C15K600. Coming in 300GB, 450GB and 600GB sizes, these 2.5-inch enterprise hard drives feature a SAS 12Gb/s interface, a 128MB of buffer memory, a MTBF of 2 million hours, a 15,000RPM spindle speed and can deliver a maximum data transfer rate of 1,200MB/s. OEM shipments have already started. [Product Page]
While phones will full touchscreen displays have been around before the launch of the first-generation iPhone, they weren’t particularly nice to use, partly due to the fact that these touchscreen devices still relied on resistive touchscreen displays, versus capacitive which was used by the iPhone.
What this meant is that the touch wasn’t as smooth, fluid, or intuitive. If you’ve used one of those phones before, you know what we’re talking about. That being said, it’s safe to say that the launch of the first iPhone really shook up the mobile industry and it is something that Apple should be proud of, but it seems that not everyone feels that way.
Ex-Apple senior direct of product marketing, Bob Borchers, was recently quoted as saying, “If you had the original iPhone, I apologize; it was not a great phone, it was an OK phone.” (more…)
Former Apple Exec Apologizes For The First-Gen iPhone original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Driving while using Google Maps – right or wrong? While technically you aren’t texting or aren’t calling someone, safe to say that you are distracted especially if you were to pick up your phone and examined the maps closer.
In fact it wasn’t too long ago that there were several states that proposed the ban of Google Glass while on the road. This is despite the fact that the device could be turned off, but then again how will the authorities know, right? While the jury is still out on whether Google Glass could be banned while driving, the good news is that as far as Californians are concerned, your use of cellphone maps while driving is considered legal. (more…)
Cellphone Maps Can Be Used Legally While Driving In California original content from Ubergizmo. 
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