Hydra SmartBottle does more than just carry life-giving water

hydra-smartbottleIt does seem to me as though many things these days will come with some sort of “smart” moniker, one way or another. After all, it is one of the ways to draw the attention of many, not to mention make you look and feel cool along the way! Where water bottles are concerned, most of us would be all right with an ordinary bottle that can hold such life giving liquid, but for geeks, it would be better if the ante could be upped with the $59.99 Hydra SmartBottle.

The Hydra SmartBottle is not only a 20-ounce BPA-free water bottle, it boasts a whole lot more features than that. For starters, it will come with a bunch of LEDs embedded in order to transform it into a lantern as and when required. Need to share your music with a group of mates? Not a problem, there is also an integrated premium 5W Bluetooth speaker, accompanied by hands-free speakerphone capability. You can also subject yourself to random DJ pickings via the FM radio, while it doubles up as a 4,000 mAh power bank to boot. Other features include RGB LED lights with three color modes, hidden storage, a carabiner with bottle opener, and a free app.
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Expert Oriented Radeon RX 460 Graphics Card Launched

Expert Oriented Radeon RX 460

Expert Oriented has once again expanded its line of graphics cards by launching the Radeon RX 460. Driven by the new AMD Polaris architecture – cleverly combines FinFET 14 of the latest processing technology and AMD’s advanced power gating, clocking technology delivers a quiet gaming experience, this cost performance graphics card boasts 896 Stream Processors, a 128-bit memory interface, a core clock of 1200MHz, a boost clock of 1212MHz and a 2GB of GDDR5 memory set @ 7000MHz.

Utilizing a PCI-Express3.0 (x16) bus interface, the Radeon RX 460 is equipped with a single-fan cooling system and provides 1x DVI-D, 1x HDMI and 1x DisplayPort output ports. The Expert Oriented Radeon RX 460 is available now for just 13,000 Yen (about $128). [Product Page]

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How Apple will convince us to love the dongle

IMG_0173 Hi, and welcome to my obligatory hot take on the nearly confirmed no-headphone-jack iPhones we’re about to see rolling out of Apple. I’m not an absolute fan of this idea, but we’ve seen this sort of behavior from Apple before — most notably the move from the 30-pin dock jack that probably caused a bit of an e-waste problem, forcing users and most notably hotels to… Read More

Acer Aspire Switch Alpha 12 – 12-Inch Multi-Touch 2-in-1 Notebook

Acer Aspire Switch Alpha 12

Featuring a split personality by coming with a detachable keyboard that lets you utilize it as a notebook or tablet, this 2-in-1 notebook ‘Acer Aspire Switch Alpha 12’ sports a 12-inch 2160 x 1440 QHD IPS multi-touch display, a 2.50GHz Intel Core i7-6500U dual-core processor, an Intel HD Graphics 520, an 8GB DDR3 RAM and a 512GB SSD.

The system also comes complete with a webcam, a microSD/SDHC/SDXC card slot, 1x USB 3.0 port, 1x USB 3.1 Type-C port and built-in two front-facing speakers for providing an immersive video-watching experience.

Running on Windows 10 Home 64-bit OS, the Aspire Switch Alpha 12 provides WiFi 802.11ac and Bluetooth 4.0 for connectivity. The Acer Aspire Switch Alpha 12 is currently available for pre-order for $979. [Product Page]

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Dlodlo reveals first consumer grade VR glasses

dlodoDlodlo might be a wee bit more challenging to pronounce compared to other company names, but I suppose that it is here to stay, especially after it had gone forward to launch the first consumer grade VR glasses in the world over in the Big Apple. Dlodlo is a VR (virtual reality) equipment and platform developer, and its consumer VR product Glass known as the V1 will certainly turn heads.

Touted to be the first wearable VR headset of its kind in the world to boast of a real glass form design, the Glass V1 will be able to link up with PC devices or the integrated terminal on Dlodlo’s self-developed external interface, the D1. This particular solution will ensure that the technology barrier of VR equipment’s high requirement for PC hardware is broken, while delivering affordable VR equipment to the masses.

Sporting a compact and easy-to-wear sunglass design, it makes use of ultra-thin and highly-durable carbon fiber as well as skin friendly silicon materials. The Glass itself measures 16mm thin and it tips the scales at 78 grams, looking fine from the outside as well as being comfortable to wear, even for extended periods of time. As for the other hardware specifications, the Dlodlo Glass V1 will offer a resolution count of 2400 x 1200 pixels at 800+ PPI, a 105° field of view and 90Hz refresh rate. Making use of Dlodlo’s self-developed prediction algorithm, it will minimize most of the dynamic delay to greatly reduce the dizziness when users wear the glasses, all the while correcting distortion by itself so that it can improve user’s experience with visual contents.

Apart from its Glass VR1, Dlodlo has its very own VR content platform that boasts of a wide range of 3D videos, VR panorama and games selections to pick from. One can stream a whopping 658 videos, including 139 3D movies and 519 VR panorama clips, not to mention choose from 76 independent sports, action adventure and shooting games such as Basketball, Deep Space Battle and Lamper. There is no word on pricing as at press time.

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Logitech’s new Pop Home Switch simplifies smart home control

logitech-pop Logitech has a new device called the Pop Home Switch, and it’s a bit different from their usual offerings. A company known for Universal Remotes encrusted with physical keys, touchscreen displays and all manner of interaction options is instead going for single-button simplicity. The Pop is a broad button about the size of your palm, which connects to a hub that plugs directly into an… Read More

Elecom NSB-75S4DS 4-Bay NAS Server Running On Windows Storage Server 2012 R2 Standard Edition OS

Elecom NSB-75S4DS

Elecom is bringing you their newest 4-bay NAS server, the NSB-75S4DS. Designed for small and medium-sized enterprises, this 4-bay NAS server is configured with a 2.0GHz VIA nano quad-core processor, a 4GB DDR3 RAM and four 2.5-/3.5-inch SATA HDD/SSD bays (w/ either 4TB, 8TB, 12TB, 16TB or 24TB of storage installed).

Apart from that, the device is equipped with a Kensington slot for theft prevention, 2x USB 2.0 ports, 2x USB 3.0 ports, 2x LAN ports and a built-in cooling fan on the back.

Running on Windows Storage Server 2012 R2 Standard Edition OS, the NSB-75S4DS supports for multiple RAID setups including RAID 0, 1, 5. The Elecom NSB-75S4DS is available for a starting price of 289,440 Yen (about $2,859) for the 4TB model. [Product Page]

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iRobot reveals the Roomba 960

roomba-960Where robotic vacuum cleaners are concerned, there is one particular name that we are all very, very familiar with — and that would be none other than iRobot. The iRobot Roomba 960 would be the latest model that is set to be announced, being the second robotic vacuum that will make up part of the 900 Series Roomba. So, what kind of goodies do you think we can expect to see from the iRobot Roomba 960?

For starters, the Roomba 960 will be able to extend mapping, adaptive navigation with visual localization and sport cloud connected app control that will definitely offer a wider range of appeal to the mass consumer market, as it delivers high-efficiency and systematic cleaning without breaking the bank — and your back, for that matter.

The iRobot Roomba 960 Vacuuming Robot is touted to be able to help keep floors cleaner throughout the entire home thanks to its new intelligent visual navigation, the iRobot HOME App control, as well as deliver 5x the air power compared to previous generation Roomba vacuum cleaners.

With the iRobot HOME App control working alongside wireless connectivity, you can be sure that you do not have to worry about being unable to have full control over the Roomba 960. Other features that are found in higher end Roomba 800 and 900 models include tangle‐free debris extractors to prevent hair tangles, Dirt Detect Series II for a focused cleaning on particularly dirty areas, and Recharge and Resume functionality which will ensure that the job will be completed — even if it means having to return to recharge halfway when you are not around.

The Roomba 960 Vacuuming Robot from iRobot is available for purchase over in the US and in Canada for $699 a pop, although it will make its way to the Far East in Japan as well as select EMEA countries some time later in the third quarter of this year.

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Uh-oh! Crowdfunded social robot Jibo won’t now ship internationally

Jibo Jibo, a cutesy social robot pitched to crowdfunders in mid 2014 as ‘the world’s first social robot’ but since delayed and yet to arrive in the market some nine months after its original due date, is now only going to ship to backers in the U.S. and Canada. Read More

Katie Ledecky Anchors U.S. Women's 4 x 200 Meter Freestyle Relay To Another Gold

Freestyle queen Katie Ledecky made sure of her third swimming gold medal of the Rio Olympics, and fourth of her career, after anchoring the U.S. women to victory in the 4×200 meters freestyle relay on Wednesday.

Australia, who led until Ledecky hit the water, took silver and Canada the bronze.

The U.S. were the defending champions but only Allison Schmitt, who swam the leadoff leg in Rio, was in the race lineup from that London 2012 golden quartet that also beat Australia into second place.

Leah Smith and Maya DiRado swam second and third respectively before Ledecky, who won the 400 freestyle on Sunday and 200 free on Tuesday, brought home the gold with a typically powerful swim from behind.

China led at the start before Australia, with Emma McKeon swimming the second leg, handed over in the lead to Bronte Barratt.

With DiRado closing in on Barratt but still behind, Ledecky had work to do and she went about it with a vengeance to take the lead with just over 100m to go and then powering home in seven minutes, 43.03 seconds.

Tamsin Cook touched out for Australia in 7:44.57 and Canada’s anchor Penny Oleksiak finished close behind in 7:45.39 with China fourth.

(Editing by Greg Stutchbury)

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