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LittleBits’ new cloudBit device adds your dumb gadgets and household appliances to the Internet of Things

Jul23
by on July 23, 2014 at 2:00 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Design & Dev, Gadgets, Insider

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The magnetically connected littleBits electronics library got a new internet-connected addition. The new Internet of Things cloudBit module connects all your projects to internet-scripting service, IFTTT. The new cloudBit module connects to your Wi-Fi network and creates a connection between any littleBit projects your smartphone, IFTTT, and nearly any Internet of Things devices you may own. “The Internet of Things in particular is growing super fast and lots of money is being injected into it. But it’s more of the same finished product prescribed behavior that’s parachuted onto people,” says littleBits founder and CEO, Ayah Bdeir. “We are essentially launching a bit that…

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LittleBits’ new cloudBit device adds your dumb gadgets and household appliances to the Internet of Things

Jul23
by on July 23, 2014 at 2:00 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Design & Dev, Gadgets, Insider

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The magnetically connected littleBits electronics library got a new internet-connected addition. The new Internet of Things cloudBit module connects all your projects to internet-scripting service, IFTTT. The new cloudBit module connects to your Wi-Fi network and creates a connection between any littleBit projects your smartphone, IFTTT, and nearly any Internet of Things devices you may own. “The Internet of Things in particular is growing super fast and lots of money is being injected into it. But it’s more of the same finished product prescribed behavior that’s parachuted onto people,” says littleBits founder and CEO, Ayah Bdeir. “We are essentially launching a bit that…

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Fantastical for iOS now lets you snooze calendar reminders

Jul23
by on July 23, 2014 at 1:58 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

Fantastical finally launched its uber-popular calendar app for iPad back in April, 18 months after it first arrived for iPhone. And today, Fantastical is rolling out a slew of updates to both versions. Among the updates for version 2.1 is a new snooze function that enables you to pause a calendar event for a specified period of time, which is useful for when you don’t quite have enough time to do something ‘now’. Additionally, you can also now search and add contacts or locations at the moment you create a new event, the latter of which can be achieved by…

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Fantastical for iOS now lets you snooze calendar reminders

Jul23
by on July 23, 2014 at 1:58 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

Fantastical finally launched its uber-popular calendar app for iPad back in April, 18 months after it first arrived for iPhone. And today, Fantastical is rolling out a slew of updates to both versions. Among the updates for version 2.1 is a new snooze function that enables you to pause a calendar event for a specified period of time, which is useful for when you don’t quite have enough time to do something ‘now’. Additionally, you can also now search and add contacts or locations at the moment you create a new event, the latter of which can be achieved by…

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Apple is giving one million Mac users access to the OS X Yosemite public beta tomorrow

Jul23
by on July 23, 2014 at 1:16 pm
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Apple will soon allow any Mac user to download the beta version of OS X Yosemite, the latest version of its desktop operating system. To access Yosemite, you’ll need to head to the OS X Beta Program page and submit your details. As Engadget reports, only one million people will be accepted into the scheme, so if you’re interested sign up now. By registering an email address, Apple says it will notify you shortly about the OS X Yosemite beta. The early preview should be available at around 1PM Eastern/10am Pacific tomorrow (July 24), meaning there’s just over 24 hours for…

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