The Apple Watch’s launch was a shaky one. Yeah, Apple sold a ton of them (as Apple is wont to do) but a few hardware and software snafus provided painful flashbacks of Apple’s troubled history with gen one devices . But 9to5Mac reports that at least some missing Watch OS features may be coming soon.
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Google’s Project Ara and similar smartphones could help us personalize our mobile device like we do our PCs, but if you’d rather stick with your smartphone of choice, the Nexpaq phone case appears to be a viable half-measure.
Nexpaq works exactly like Dave Hakkens’ revolutionary Phonebloks concept. The case has swappable plug-and-play modules, each providing a single function such as an extra battery, additional flash storage or an SD card reader. When it launches, Nexpaq will have 12 modules, but if it takes off more modules will surely come, both from its inventors and from third-party manufacturers.
The base Nexpaq case has six module slots and will initially be available for the iPhone 6, Samsung Galaxy S5 and the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge. Nexpaq is currently conducting a survey to gauge demand for other smartphones. The company also promises that future Nexpaq cases will be backwards compatible with all previously released modules, which is certainly a lofty but wonderful possibility if they’re able to stick to their promise.
Here’s a brief demo of Nexpaq’s modules. Note how the iPhone 6 variant has the option to connect to the phone via Bluetooth, which means some modules will work even if the iPhone 6 isn’t connected to the case through its Lightning port.
Pledge at least $109 (USD) on Kickstarter to receive a Nexpaq case and at least four modules as a reward.
[via Gear Hungry]
The Backyard Scientist’s propane rifle looks super cool when it fires. The spark and the propane going through the tubing create a neat effect, making it look like a sci-fi rifle. It is mesmerizing.
It is pretty easy to build, though it’s always dangerous to play with propane and fire. You’ll only need a few simple components: a self-igniting propane torch, some 7/8 inner diameter tubing and a plastic bottle of some sort for the muzzle end. This guy added boric acid to make the flame green. If you want an orange flame with some sparks, add some powdered charcoal.
This is a fun and beautiful weapon. Well, not really a weapon, but it is a great way to have fun with science. I could watch that firing effect all day long.
[via Nerd Approved]
When it comes to making a purchase, obviously getting a good deal out of a situation is one of the main issues that must be settled between buyer and seller. Basically, everyone wants the best value that money can offer, and Google knows this, too, which is why the technology giant intends to attract the enterprise crowd over to its Cloud Platform by slashing the existing price structure – and not just a minor drop in the pricing, but rather, a notable one.
Urs Hölzle, Senior Vice President, Technical Infrastructure, Google, shared, “Compared to other public cloud providers, Google Cloud Platform is now 40 percent less expensive for many workloads. Starting today, we are reducing prices of all Google Compute Engine Instance types as well as introducing a new class of preemptible virtual machines that delivers short-term capacity for a very low, fixed cost. When combined with our automatic discounts, per-minute billing, no penalties for changing machine types, and no need to enter into long-term fixed-price commitments, it’s easy to see why we’re leading the industry in price/performance.”
40% more affordable is definitely something to mull over for enterprise setups, don’t you think so? Google has promised to let its pricing structure be modeled after Moore’s Law, which is nothing but good news for the masses.
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