By ADEEL HASSAN
Here’s what you need to know to start your day.
Published: January 4, 2016 at 06:00PM
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Here’s what you need to know to start your day.
Published: January 4, 2016 at 06:00PM
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Turns out the rumors were true. Two new color variants – Platinum and Rose Gold – of the Samsung Gear S2 Classic smarwatch have been spotted at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES).
The new Gear S2 variants – especially the Rose Gold model – shouldn’t come as a surprise given that competitors like Motorola, Huawei and Apple are already offering their smartwatches in that particular color option.
As for Platinum, Samsung apparently likes the color as some of its latest flagship smartphones such as the Galaxy Note5 and Galaxy S6 edge+ are also available in Platinum variants.
If you aren’t already aware, the Classic model of the Gear S2 is currently only available in Black.
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Misfit is back at CES with a new fitness and sleep tracker – the Misfit Ray. The wearable is equipped with a 3-axis accelerometer, multicolor LED and vibration motor for “inactivity nudges” for call and message notifications along with a silent alarm. Like other Misfit devices, the Ray is water resistant (up to 50 meters) and runs on a user-replaceable battery which lasts up to six months.
While its previous devices were designed to go unnoticed, the Misfit Ray has been meticulously crafted to be to look more like a fashion accessory than a fitness tracker. The cylindrical aluminum body of the Ray comes is Rose Gold and Carbon Black and is 38mm long and a mere 12mm thick. The Misfit Ray comes with a rubberized bracelet band, but Misfit has engineered the Ray so that it can be used with custom wrist and necklace accessories.
In addition to keeping track if your daily steps and sleep patterns, the Misfit Ray also works with the company’s Misfit Link app which turns the Ray into a remote for your phone, giving your the ability to control the camera, music, send messages and even trigger ITTT recipes.
The Misfit way is available for pre-orders on Misfit’s website now for $99, but won’t be shipping out to customers until sometime this Spring.
LAS VEGAS, NV January 5th 2016—Today Misfit announced Misfit Ray Fitness and Sleep Monitor, the newest product in the Company’s line of design-forward wearables. Ray’s distinct deconstructed and modular design makes it Misfit’s most versatile activity tracker yet.
Only 12mm in diameter and 38mm long, Ray’s sleek form factor and clean lines make it uniquely wearable. Ray features a highly customizable cylindrical aluminum body, able to be worn with Misfit-branded or custom accessories on the wrist or as a necklace. Ray effortlessly complements watches, bracelets, and fine jewelry. Its elemental, interchangeable design makes it easy to personalize. Ray can be elegant or sporty, sensual or bold, striking or subtle.
Ray’s minimalist form conceals powerful engineering. It tracks activity and sleep with a 3-axis accelerometer and, like Misfit Shine 2, incorporates a vibration motor that allows for nuanced user feedback. Combined with a single multicolor LED eye, Ray provides inactivity nudges, text and call notifications, and a silent alarm. Like other wearables by Misfit, Ray never requires charging (the user-replaceable batteries last up to 6 months) and is water resistant to 50 meters.
Misfit Ray is compatible with Misfit Link, the groundbreaking software experience that turns your wearable into a remote to connect with the world around you. Communicate with friends, turn on your lights, change your music, take a selfie, and more, all with a few taps.
“We designed Ray to be your most valuable accessory,” said Tim Golnik, Misfit’s VP of Product and Design. “ Ray’s design distills the essential performance of our wearables and opens up a world of style possibilities.”
Ray comes in Rose Gold and Carbon Black, is now available for pre-order on misfit.com, and will be available in retail locations worldwide in Spring 2016.
Starting from $99.99, Misfit Ray is now on display at International CES at the Misfit booth (#73923, Tech West Sands Expo).
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¡Sí! !GIFs y más GIFs animados! Si Imgur se ha hecho famosa, aparte de ofrecer un servicio de alojamiento gratuito que borra la IP de las fotos, es por esos GIFs animados que han conseguido mostrarnos los segundos más relevantes de ciertos vídeos y en los que los gatos y los perros son los que más salen en pantalla. Digamos que, si uno quiere hacerse famoso gracias a un viral en un GIF animado, transformarse en uno de esos dos animales de compañía conseguirá aumentar las probabilidades de convertirse en popular en pocos días. Bromas aparte, los GIFs animados están siendo ya una tendencia desde tiempos inmemorables, lo que ocurre que todavía siguen pesando lo suyo y hay algunas apps de mensajería que no aciertan en darle el soporte preciso.
Algo muy al revés de lo que ocurre en la nueva versión de Telegram que apuesta por los GIFs animados de una manera total y sobresaliente. Ahora, después de que hayas actualizado Telegram a la última versión, podrás escribir @Gif más una palabra que se convertirá en la búsqueda de un GIF. Se selecciona el GIF, pulsamos enter o intro, y pasaremos directamente ese formato animado a la conversación de chat en la que nos encontremos. Así que, para mantener a esos 5,7 millones de nuevos usuarios bien acostumbrados, Telegram incluso trae otra característica, relacionada con los GIFS, como son los Bots Integrados.
Mientras otra se dedica a bloquear, Telegram se centra en traer más novedades para traer otras sensaciones y darle al usuario más habilidades para pasárselo mejor con todos esos contactos que van instalando esta app día tras día. Fue justamente en el cierre por unos días de WhatsApp, donde Telegram pudo integrar a miles de usuarios nuevos que buscaban una app de mensajería de gran calidad para estar esos días en contacto con sus familiares y amigos, por lo que esta aplicación sigue sumando más calidad y más usuarios según van pasando las semanas y esas actualizaciones tal como la que tenemos hoy entre manos.
Vamos a comentar las novedades:
Al codificar los GIFs como vídeos mpeg4, las animaciones que veamos usan un 95 por ciento menos de ancho de banda y espacio de almacenamiento que antes, mientras que mantiene la misma calidad. Esto también significa que la reproducción de vídeos no impacta al rendimiento y se puede jugar con el envío y recepción de este tipo de animaciones sin que disturba la experiencia de uso, incluso en terminales con menores prestaciones.
Esos GIFs también poseen su propio panel donde podrán ser tomados de nuevo para lanzarlos en una conversación de chat sin perder nada de tiempo en tener que volver a buscarlos. Vamos, que Telegram aquí se apunta un triple directo sobre la bocina de tiempo.
Los bots integrados ahora son más fácil acceder a ellos desde las propias conversaciones, ya que anteriormente se necesitaba añadirlos como usuarios en una conversación de grupo. Ahora pueden ser invocados por @username en el campo de mensaje. Con esto accedemos a una gran variedad de ellos como son @gif, @vid, @pic, @bing, @wiki, @imdb y @bold. Para ver cómo funcionan, solamente tenéis que invocarlos con esos ejemplos y teclear algunas palabras clave con la que el bot ofrecerá contenido relevante.
Al pulsar sobre algunas de las búsquedas encontradas, las pasaremos directamente a la conversación de chat por lo que así podéis compartir todo tipo de contenido con un poco de pericia sin tener que salir de la app que, al final de cuentas, está hecho para esto mismo.
Con dos estas novedades Telegram da comienzo a un año en el que se reafirmará en sus convicciones y en los grandes resultados que está obteniendo, aparte de lo que significa la propia publicidad positiva que hacen los usuarios que están entusiasmados con este servicio. Que mejor que esto mismo para seguir sumando nuevos usuarios y enfrentarse a esa WhatsApp que a veces no sabe jugar limpio.
WP-Appbox: Telegram (Free, Google Play) →
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Here are my suggestions for how can we create IT workplaces that not only make people want to stay, but also make them productive and effective employees who help companies achieve their business goals.
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HTC and Valve have an interesting approach to virtual reality. Their VR headset — Vive — comes paired with base stations that tracks the user with lasers. This allows the user to get up and move around while being immersed in a VR simulation.
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Internet of Things (IoT) is more than a buzzword. With the rise of wearables and home automation, there is more excitement within the consumer segment. But the real potential of IoT will be realized by the enterprise customers. Industrial IoT is turning into a multi-billion-dollar opportunity for platform vendors, hardware vendors, system integrators and emerging startups.
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Eric Sigurdson co-leads the Information Officers practice at Russell Reynolds Associates. In his nearly 20 years as a recruiter, he has diagnosed what sets successful IT leaders apart from those who do not succeed. in this interview, he notes that IT leaders must first understand the culture of the organization before attempting to transform the IT function. He also speaks about the rising trend of CIOs coming from other functional areas, the increased appreciation of IT from the rest of the company and the board, among several other topics.
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HTC’s Grip smartband got announced at last year’s MWC, then abandoned to supposedly make room for a new and improved one, then this new one got delayed. Ten months later it’s yet to become commercially available, but a small consolation to the people behind it comes in the form of the UA Band.
The UA stands for Under Armor and the American sports apparel company has teamed up with HTC to deliver a three-piece set for fitness enthusiasts, the Band a part of it. The wearable has been redesigned, most notably it’s gotten a much more orthodox clasp, but essentially it’s the Grip, reborn.
Hidden behind black glass, its display only lights up when needed, and the band does the usual activity and sleep tracking. Heart rate measurement comes from a standalone chest strap (um, UA Heart Rate) and that’s all it does.
The third device is a naturally a smart scale, which outside of its chief weight measuring function, can also calculate your body fat ratio. Yours and that of 7 other people, each of those getting the numbers on their smartphone apps.
The UA HealthBox will be available starting January 22, with a list price of $400.
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The WIRED product team is in Las Vegas, ogling and fawning over all the latest tech. Keep up with our live updates here, all day, all week.
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