Aunque ya existe una versión comercial, y ya pudimos ver algunos modelos caseros con anterioridad, el trabajo con el que nos topamos hoy es tan bueno que no podíamos dejarlo pasar. Especialmente porque comparte todos los detalles para…
from Engadget en español – RSS Feed http://ift.tt/1Vs21jl
via IFTTT
El lanzamiento del próximo buque insignia de la compañía china, el Xiaomi Mi5, está a la vuelta de la esquina. Durante estos días hemos visto como Hugo Barra confirmaba que el próximo 24 de Febrero es el día elegido por Xiaomi para presentar el dispositivo. También hemos visto varias filtraciones sobre sus supuestos precios, así como imágenes del terminal.
Xiaomi ha elegido presentar su próximo dispositivo en un día que será movido debido a que en la otra punta del mundo se celebra el Mobile World Congress. Hoy volvemos a la carga con noticias al respecto del terminal, esta vez trata de otra filtración en la que, descubrimos el empaquetado del Xiaomi Mi5.
No hace falta hablar mucho sobre este dispositivo ya que, llevamos hablando de él desde el año pasado. El Mi5 se ha convertido en uno de los dispositivos más esperados del mercado Android, donde muchos usuarios esperan con ansias está quinta generación de la gama Mi de Xiaomi para ser su nuevo terminal.
Una nueva filtración ha aparecido en las últimas horas por la red, en ella se puede observar como será el empaquetado o caja del Xiaomi Mi5. Es una filtración que hasta la fecha no habíamos visto y aunque, el dispositivo queda reflejado en las instantáneas, podemos observar perfectamente el diseño del futuro terminal del fabricante chino.
No hay mucho que hablar, se puede observar como el dispositivo cuenta con un botón físico debajo de la pantalla, algo muy similar a los botones de los nuevos terminales de Samsung. Suponemos que este botón, además de realizar la función de “home” también servirá como sensor de huellas dactilares. Podemos observar también como los biseles laterales de la pantalla del dispositivo son menores, haciendo que el terminal tenga presencia de tan sólo pantalla en su parte frontal.
A modo resumen sobre las especificaciones del dispositivo, se comenta que el Xiaomi Mi5 será impulsado por un Snapdragon 820 junto con un Adreno 530 para los gráficos y, junto con estos SoC, le acompañarán 4 GB de memoria de RAM o 3GB de memoria, dependiendo la versión que se adquiera, si de metal o de cristal. Entre otras especificaciones es que el terminal vendrá con batería de 3.600 mAh, cámara de 16 Megapíxeles y correrá bajo MIUI 7.
Apenas queda un mes para descubrirlo oficialmente ya que, lo único que nos falta por saber del dispositivo es su precio, disponibilidad y si Xiaomi tiene algo escondido en el software y hardware del terminal.
El artículo Así es el empaquetado del Xiaomi Mi5 ha sido originalmente publicado en Androidsis.
from Androidsis http://ift.tt/1NB5TZn
via IFTTT
Google Cardboard may not be the most sophisticated virtual reality headset, but it’s definitely the most accessible. As such, it’s been a huge success, with more than 5 million units shipped to date, and over 1,000 Cardboard apps now available on Android. Cardboard was one of the first headsets to turn almost any phone into a VR
The post Google has shipped over 5m Cardboard headsets, served 25m VR apps appeared first on Cult of Android.
from Cult of Android http://ift.tt/20t26H2
via IFTTT
It’s the perfect pair. Take home Star Wars: The Complete Saga on Blu-ray, and embark on the six-film adventure to a galaxy far, far away. But it doesn’t end there. Every true fan needs a Astromech Droid by their side and BB-8 is as good as it gets. This authentic robot will explore, record, and
The post Win the ultimate Star Wars bundle worth $248 [Deal] appeared first on Cult of Android.
from Cult of Android http://ift.tt/20t24yJ
via IFTTT
Google has made a few moves, including appointing of a head of virtual reality, over the last month that point to a greater commitment to VR in the future, and today Google’s blog is highlighting how far it has come with VR already.
Google Cardboard is unquestionably the most widely used VR platform in history, with over 5 million having shipped since the launch 19 months ago. It may not be remotely the equal of the HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, or even Samsung’s Gear VR, but it is still capable of delivering amazing experiences at a fraction of the cost of anything else on the market.
There are now over 1,000 Google Cardboard compatible apps in Google Play and over 25 million Cardboard apps have been installed from Google Play, with 10 million of those coming in the period from October to December. The top 5 apps for Cardboard are Chair in A Room, Vrse, Lamper VR: Firefly Rescue, Caaaaardboard! and Proton Pulse.
Over 350,000 hours of YouTube content have been watched in VR and since the launch of Cardboard Camera in December, and over 750,000 VR photos have been captured with it.
Highlighting the educational opportunity offered by Cardboard, over half a million students have now used it to take a virtual field trip with Google Expeditions.
These are impressive statistics for something that many people assumed was a joke when it first launched. In an exclusive interview with Time today, Clay Bavor, the aforementioned new VR head for Google, had a few comments on the future of VR at Google. When asked about new higher-end Cardboard “hardware,” he made it clear that Google’s primary focus was on making sure that everyone could have access to VR, but that Cardboard in its current form is “not the end of the line.” “I think if you imagine the types of things that a company with the ambition and the technical resources and the know-how of Google would be working on, we’re working on a lot of those things,” he said.
While Google may not be pushing the boundaries of what’s possible with VR right now, it is positioning itself as the company that delivers VR to the masses, and that is potentially an incredibly valuable place to be at the dawn of mainstream VR.
from Android and Me http://ift.tt/1SboUtH
via IFTTT
NASA’s rover Opportunity has just marked its 12th anniversary on Mars, quite a feat for a machine that was only supposed to last three months.
from Forbes – Tech http://ift.tt/1VrOXKG
via IFTTT
Personalisation is the new frontier for e-commerce – it’s an opportunity for marketers to show consumers only the things they want to see and none of the things they don’t, save them time, and give them just the right amount of choice. That’s the view of one ex-Google employee Maximilian Madile, the Austrian born, London dwelling entrepreneur behind the fashion personalisation site Custom.cm.
from Forbes – Tech http://ift.tt/1PSUeqB
via IFTTT
Like millions of other people, I’ve had a surge of Star Wars nostalgia thanks to the release of The Force Awakens. The film was, against all odds, pretty amazing, nitpicks aside, and as such it sparked something in me to go out and simply consume…more Star Wars.
from Forbes – Tech http://ift.tt/1WO1cCB
via IFTTT
Netflix wants to go global, but the globe may not want it.
from Forbes – Tech http://ift.tt/1VrMgcf
via IFTTT
“Selfie stick. Snap. Upload to Facebook. 52 likes in a matter of minutes. These likes include people from all over the world who simply have to look at your Facebook wall to keep up to date with your life.” That’s how my “millennial” colleague Parveen Sehra described practicing immigration law to me recently. She added, “encountering ‘millennial age’ couples, between the ages of 20-40 has been an eye opening experience. These couples meet online, on trips, volunteering abroad together or in professional programs. They have fascinating backgrounds in terms of employment and travel history and are often interracial, intercultural or same-sex couples.” For the practitioner these are the couples that keep our jobs interesting. There are many benefits to a spousal sponsorship case for couples like this. For example, many of them have an organized history of the couple’s interactions through Skype history, Watsapp chains, and Facebook posts. This all helps to establish that the relationship is in fact genuine in an application. It makes it much easier for practitioners to piece together the relationship development as opposed to just some photographs where the couple has to try and remember when and where they were taken.
from Forbes – Tech http://ift.tt/1TnYBzJ
via IFTTT
Pacosite's Blog 