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Motorola teases Buggy Night, a follow-up to its Windy Day interactive film for Moto X owners

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by on February 27, 2014 at 9:43 am
Posted In: Around the Web

Last October, you may remember a small orange sombrero appearing on the home screen of Moto X smartphones. It triggered an interactive film called ‘Windy Day’, which you could explore by physically moving the handset.

Motorola has now dropped a teaser video for its follow-up Buggy Night. It uses the same gorgeous, papercraft-inspired art style and returns to the charming, leafy forest created by Jon Klassen for the original Windy Night project.

Rather than following a small mouse called Pepe though, this particular adventure revolves around an as yet unnamed insect who like to shy away from the spotlight. Former Pixar animator Mark Oftedal – the character designer on Windy Day – is working on the new project but it’s unclear at this point whether Jan Pinkava (who directed Ratatouille) is returning as director.

The YouTube teaser says Buggy Night is “coming soon”. Watch this space.

➤ Buggy Night (Via Google+)

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Boeing flies into the smartphone market with a super-secure Android device James Bond might use

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by on February 27, 2014 at 9:03 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Product Launches

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Boeing is best known for manufacturing airplanes, but it has now stepped into making smartphones by unveiling the ‘Boeing Black’ — an extra-secure device designed for government-level “missions.” Yes, that makes it sound like a smartphone built for spies, à la James Bond.

In a filing to the US Federal Communications Commission, Boeing says the device “will be sold primarily to government agencies and companies engaged in contractual activities with those agencies that are related to defense and homeland security.”

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The 4.3-inch Android smartphone weighs 170 grams, is powered by a 1590mAh battery and has a dual-SIM capability for users to switch between government and commercial networks.

Of course, Boeing has made tweaks to its Android operating system — it has a specific software security policy configuration so users can configure the device for “maximum mission productivity and security.” Even the device’s hardware has embedded security features to help ensure that user data will be safe, Boeing says.

“Hardware media encryption and configurable inhibit controls are embedded to protect the device, its data, and the transmission of information, significantly reducing the risk  of mission compromise due to data loss,” the Boeing Black’s product card notes.

A Reuters report also says that any attempt to open the Boeing Black’s casing will trigger an automatic deleting of all data and make it entirely inoperable.

Sounds like the Boeing Black is one smartphone James Bond will definitely appreciate.

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