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Acer teams with Victorinox to create the I.N.O.X Cybertool watch accessory [HANDS-ON]

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Acer and Victorinox are partnering on the Cybertool watch accessory, which transforms the I.N.O.X series of wristwatches into smart ones.

Acer Cybertool official images

The Cybertool is a clip-on accessory, which allows you to see the original watch face, but has additional features. See the rest of the technical details below.

Acer Cybertool at a glance

Display: Round LED Display, Gorilla Glass 3
Body: TPU (Thermoplastic Polyurethane)
Features: Incoming Call Notification, Mail & Message Notification, Event Reminder, Time Zone, Pedometer, Active Minutes, Calories Burned, Goal Setting, Countdown, Stopwatch,
Find My Phone, Help, Assistant Light
Water resistance: IPX7
Sensor: Accelerometer
Battery: 60mAh Li-polymer, Non-Replaceable Battery, 5-7 days battery life, subject to usage
Weight: 24g
Dimensions: 53.1 x 52 x 21.9 mm, Screen – Gorilla Glass 3, Body – TPU (Thermoplastic Polyurethane)
App compatibility: Android 4.4.2+, iOS 8.0+

The Cybertool is comprised of front and rear segments, which wrap around the I.N.O.X watch case. At the front, the curved LED screen displays various information and on its right, there are indicators to show call, message and calendar notifications.

The smart case is quite bulky

There’s no getting away from the fact that the Cybertool adds a lot of bulk. However, it’s IPX7 water resistant and quite durable thanks to the Gorilla Glass 3 glass on top.

Wearing the Cybertool in conjunction with the I.N.O.X watch

At the bottom, there are two buttons, which add extra functionality. The most interesting of them is the Help function, which activates by pressing the two buttons together. It then sends your GPS coordinates to a predefined contact in case of emergency.

The battery is 60mAh and is rated to last a week on a single charge.

The Cybertool from different angles

Here’s our quick hands-on video of the Cybertool placed on top of a Victorinox Swiss Army watch.

The Cybertool is a bit pricey for our taste. It will cost $225 and you’ll ned an I.N.O.X watch, which starts at $600. The concept is neat, but it will need a wider compatibility and a lower price tag if Acer wants this to be anything more than a boutique…

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Microsoft, MWC And The Missing Surface Phone

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Sometimes it’s what you don’t see that’s important. Mobile World Congress is still under way in Barcelona, and most of the major players in the mobile world are looking to stand out in a sea of smartphones. I’ll be honest, reading the reports it looks more like Android World Congress with the focus on Google’s vision of a mobile platform. As always, Apple is nowhere to be seen, but what about Microsoft’s token presence? Why did it show up?

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Why Is Google Focusing On Google Express?

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Alphabet‘s subsidiary Google announced recently that it is expanding the services of its delivery platform “Google Express” to fresh groceries including meat, eggs and other perishable products.  While this is Google’s first foray in delivering fresh produce, it is entering a high cost competitive market with players such as Amazon Fresh and Instacart already operating in this space. Google Express, which operates in some U.S. cities, was launched by the company in 2013 to delivery non-perishable items in partnership with retail stores such as Costco and Whole Foods, in what appeared to be an attempt to drive product search traffic away from Amazon to its own search platform. While fresh produce delivery might not be a profitable segment for Google, given the high costs involved in logistics, we believe this segment is crucial for Google to maintain is product search traffic and generate revenues from product advertising.

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LG G5 y Samsung Galaxy S7 no permitirán instalar aplicaciones en la microSD

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Galaxy S7 y LG G5

Una de las nuevas características que más nos llamó la atención en la presentación de Android 6.0 Marshmallow, fue la capacidad de poder utilizar tarjetas microSD como si de una memoria interna se tratase, reduciendo así los problemas de espacio que algunos usuarios podríamos sufrir con dispositivos que incorporasen un almacenamiento reducido, aunque hace un tiempo descubrimos que esta nueva opción se trataba de una verdad a medias.

Hoy, gracias a Android Authority, hemos conocido que dos de los nuevos terminales buque insignia que se presentaron hace unos días en el Mobile World Congress 2016 de Barcelona, no serán compatibles con esta funcionalidad, aunque nos dan una buena razón para suprimir esta característica.

microSD 6.0

Tal y como nos informan, esta opción no estará disponible debido a que, en caso de que quisiéramos cambiar la microSD de un terminal a otro, los datos podrían verse afectados y éstos no se podrían transferir entre los diferentes dispositivos. Esta es la razón exacta que nos da Samsung:

Samsung ha decidido no utilizar la función de Android Marshmallow de “almacenamiento adaptable”. Creemos que nuestros usuarios utilizarán una tarjeta microSD para transferir archivos entre su teléfono y otros dispositivos (ordenador portátil, tablet, etc.), especialmente las fotos y videos que se realizarán con la cámara.
Con el almacenamiento adaptable, en primer lugar, la tarjeta podría formatearse la primera vez que se inserta en el dispositivo y no queremos que nuestros usuarios pierdan sus archivos. En segundo lugar, una vez Marshmallow comienza a utilizar una tarjeta para el almacenamiento adaptable, no puede ser leída por otros dispositivos, por lo que pierde esta capacidad de ser utilizada para la transferencia de archivos. Esta función, está destinada principalmente hacia los mercados emergentes, donde son comunes los dispositivos con unos 4-8GB de almacenamiento interno.

Parece que el motivo que nos da Samsung es bastante razonable, y si recordamos las especificaciones de los dos terminales de LG y Samsung, vemos que los modelos con menor memoria interna comienzan desde 32 GB, por lo que la falta de esta característica, en principio no debería suponer ningún problema. Aunque no hay que olvidar que esto es Android, y no descartamos que algún desarrollador pudiera volver a activar esta opción.

¿Qué te parece esta medida por parte de Samsung y LG?

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2017 McLaren 570GT: A Super Sports Car For The Real World

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At this year’s Geneva Motor Show sports car manufacturer McLaren will unveil a new edition to what it calls its “Sport Series” model line. The 2016 McLaren 570GT is similar to the company’s 570S Coupe but offers a range of luxury and comfort upgrades for improved real-world functionality. McLaren dubbs it, “…the most road biased McLaren yet.”

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