If your car’s scratched and dented bumpers reveal a long history of you accidentally backing into things, you don’t necessarily need to buy a new vehicle just to get a fancy collision warning system. If you have a smartphone, and can use a screwdriver, you can easily install this license plate cover that serves as an extra pair of eyes for you when reversing.
When trying to protect our smartphones from accidental falls and bumps, sometimes we’re sacrificing more than we’re willing to. Aside from adding some amount of bulk, protective cases more importantly close the door to other accessories that need to attach to the smartphone. The not so simple solution to this is to make a case that can be expanded with … Continue reading
It’s a safe bet that nearly everyone with a smartphone has used it while laying in bed at least a few times. And there’s at least one app that you open up that’s always way too bright. Despite having your brightness turned all the way down, the white background can be painful to look at. This is why some apps … Continue reading
Pebble is revamping its smartwatch range, launching two new wearables – Pebble 2 and Pebble Time 2 – along with a new, time-saving Actions interface. As Google’s Android Wear and Apple’s WatchOS both compete to add more complexity and standalone functionality, Pebble is steadfastly going the other way: trying, company co-founder and CEO Eric Migicovsky explained to me, to figure … Continue reading
Meet Pebble Core, the wearable company’s first product that isn’t a smartwatch, and possibly its most intriguing and exciting device since the original Pebble that launched three years ago. Pebble Core is “a tiny little Android phone without a screen” Pebble co-founder and CEO Eric Migicovsky explained to me, but while runners gave the company an excuse to make it, … Continue reading
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Facebook’s ability to broadcast live video makes it great for breaking news, but perhaps its eventual aim is to become an entertainment destination in its own right. The Spanish football league has announced that it’ll use the service to broadcast a…
One of Pebble’s big goals for 2016 was to focus its efforts on health and fitness. It updated its Health app to provide more meaningful stats and, just today, it announced two new smartwatches with built-in heart rate monitors. But that wasn’t quite…
Way before there was Android Wear or the Apple Watch, there was Pebble. It was arguably one of the more successful smartwatches on the market, raising a whopping $10 million on Kickstarter with its simple e-ink design. It’s faced quite a few challeng…
Well, that was quick. A week after Bloomberg reported that Twitter was getting ready to relax its rules for what counts against your 140-character limit, the company is confirming the move today. Soon, photos and video won’t be included in that tally…