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Apple patent from 2011 reveals ‘iTime’ smartwatch design with detachable center module

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by on July 22, 2014 at 2:02 pm
Posted In: Around the Web

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An Apple patent filed in January 2011 for a “wrist-worn electronic device” has been published today by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Referred to as iTime, the patent’s accompanying diagrams reveal a smartwatch with a square face and wide straps that could be fitted with components such as GPS modules, accelerometers, antennas, GPS receivers and haptic enablers. Similar to Android Wear, the main unit would connect to a secondary “mobile electronic device,” which almost certainly means your smartphone, and would also be operational without the electronic wristband. If you’ve ever fitted a conventional watchstrap to a square iPod…

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Pixels.com’s new iPad app uses augmented reality to preview artwork on your wall

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by on July 22, 2014 at 2:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Product Launches

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Let’s imagine that there’s a large wall in your living room — right above the couch, say — that’s been showcasing a tired, old museum poster for the longest time. And let’s say you’re sick of looking at it. Perhaps an original framed print or even a painting would be nice, but where do you start? Pixels.com’s new iPad app can assist not only in choosing your new work of art — something its related website FineArtAmerica has been doing since 2006 — but letting you visualize exactly how that new piece will look when it’s hanging on your wall. Each…

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The most beautiful typefaces from June 2014

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by on July 22, 2014 at 1:47 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Design & Dev, Roundups

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Sean Mitchell is an interactive designer based in Vancouver, British Columbia, and the editor of TypeRelease. As another month comes to an end, here’s a look back at all the beautiful typefaces released during the month of June. Check them out below! Rene Bieder: Choplin Choplin is a modern and clear geometric slab serif with a sturdy heart. TipoType: Libertad Libertad is a sans serif that mixes humanist and grotesk models. Webalys: Streamline Icons Streamline Icons have been designed on a precise grid, to guarantee consistency and crisp display. Mika Melvas: Sanelma Sanelma is a brush script inspired by hot rod lettering and…

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Hands-on with Xiaomi’s $13 fitness band: A beautifully simple tracker that also unlocks your phone

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by on July 22, 2014 at 1:34 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Asia, Gadgets, hands on, Product Launches

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Xiaomi jumped into the wearables fray today after it took the wraps off the Mi Band, a fitness band for only CNY79 ($13). At first glance, the price is obviously the clincher — the Fitbit, for example, costs US$99.95. The Mi Band, however, is much more than a “cheap device” — it does an array of useful things that are really impressive. Other than tracking various fitness metrics, including the number of steps you take and your sleep cycle, it also acts as an alarm clock and best of all — can even unlock your Xiaomi smartphone. Design First impressions: the…

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Deepfreeze.io offers cheap long-term cloud storage, but you’d better not be in a hurry

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by on July 22, 2014 at 1:19 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Product Reviews

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Storing your personal documents, photos and anything else in the cloud is a notion that has made its way into mainstream awareness and can no longer be considered the preserve of ‘techies’. And if there’s one thing that everyone knows about the cloud, it’s that it provides anywhere, anytime access to all your stuff at the click of a button. Well, normally it does. Deepfreeze.io, on the other hand, has been designed to fill a slightly different need to the services offered by companies like Dropbox or Google Drive. Rather than short-term storage it focuses on providing an archive space for all the…

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