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LIFX partners with Qualcomm to build smart lighting reference designs

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by on January 5, 2015 at 9:03 pm
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The Internet of Things’ go to is the lightbulb. Today Qualcomm announced a plug and play system for third parties to create their own connected lightbulb that works with the company’s AllJoyn connection protocol.  In a partnership with smart lightbulb maker LIFX, the tiny chips design can be licensed from Qualcomm by any company wanting to jump into the Internet of Things without having to deal with the alphabet soup of connection protocols that are currently out there.  And because the chipset is AllJoyn enabled, and other devices in a house that support that protocol will work with the lightbulbs. While…

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Lenovo gets into wearables with E Ink VIBE Band

Jan05
by on January 5, 2015 at 8:33 pm
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2015 is going to be the year everyone throws their hats into the wearable ring and Lenovo doesn’t want to be left out of the party. The company today announced it’s new VIBE Band that sports an E Ink display and a seven day battery life. The band can show notifications from your phone for calls, SMS, Facebook, Twitter, WeChat and more, but with no more than 150 characters. The VIBE band also tracks fitness, but only monitors the basics like steps and sleep. It’ll work with iOS and Android devices running 4.3 and above out of the box. The…

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Twitter for iOS adds a ‘new features’ notification and a cool new Favorite animation

Jan05
by on January 5, 2015 at 8:06 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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A small update to the Twitter iOS app today bought us a fun new tiny thing that I love: a new animation on Twitter favorites.   There’s no much to say except that the new animation will make you want to favorite everything in your feed; it’s much more addictive than previously. Anyone who follows me knows I love favorites on Twitter, now I’m going to be hitting that button even more. Today’s update also brings a new notification option called “first look at new features” that sounds mysterious but likely sends you a prompt when something new is available. The…

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Asus announces ZenFone 2, with Intel Atom processor, 13MP camera and 1080p display

Jan05
by on January 5, 2015 at 7:22 pm
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Asus today announced its Zenfone 2 phone at CES, that sports a number of different styles and new features over the last model. The Zenfone 2 sports a quad-core Intel Atom processor, 4GB of RAM, a 72% screen to body ratio with less bezels than previously, a 5.5″ Full HD IPS display and a 13MP “Pixelmaster” camera that touts the “world’s best HDR technology.” It’ll ship with Android Lollipop at launch and will sport dual SIM slots. The ZenFone will be available starting at $199 in March 2015. A second version of the ZenFone 2 touted as the “zoom” model sports a…

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Dish Network announces Sling TV, a live TV streaming service for $20 a month

Jan05
by on January 5, 2015 at 7:01 pm
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At its CES press conference, Dish Network announces Sling TV, a live television streaming service that includes channels like ESPN, TBS, Food Network, HGTV and Cartoon Network starting at $20 a month. Among the support devices are Roku, Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick, LG Smart TVs and Xbox One. Customers can also stream Sling TV via their Mac, iOS, Android and PC devices. The company plans to expand its list of compatible devices in “the coming months.” In addition to live TV streaming, Sling TV will also offer video-on-demand content and add-on options for extra channel packs for child-friendly shows or…

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