New to V2 of the Kinect is a SDK (Software development kit). With this SDK, "developers will be able to start creating Windows Store apps with Kinect for the first time. The ability to build such apps has been a frequent request from the developer community. We are delighted that it’s now on the immediate horizon."
The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office recently posted a patent application that Apple filed way back in 2012. The patent reveals a new take on touchscreen input. This new technology would allow Apple devices to detect and incorporate the pressure of touches.
One Spark 2014 is just days away! We are getting pretty pumped. As you have probably noticed, we have been profiling One Spark Creators over the past couple of weeks. So, as its Friday, we thought a #FF for One Spark Creators was appropriate.
In some rare good news for BlackBerry, the company just won a court case against Typo. We told you a bit about this injunction back in January. Anyhow, as we wrote, "In a nutshell, the Typo Keyboard – backed by none other than Ryan Seacrest – gives users a thumb-style physical keyboard for theiPhone 5 and 5S. The Typo Keyboard [...]
Apparently, Google is weighing the idea of launching its own wireless network. This proposed network would only cover the ares that already have access to the Google Fiber network. Although there are not many details around the proposed wireless network, it would be of the "mobile virtual network operator or MVNO," variety. Meaning that Google would buy access to a larger network, like Verizon or AT&T, and resell access to customers.
(photo: pocketlint.com) Amazon released the Amazon Fire set top box and video game controller yesterday. There were mixed reviews of the new device, but most of them were positive. It was no secret that Amazon was planning a set top box. They are making a big hardware push to compliment their media offerings. [...]
The most amazing ferris wheel opened in Las Vegas earlier this week. No it's not at the top of a really tall hotel, freaking people out, looking for a pure adrenaline rush. Rather, the High Roller is the world's tallest observation wheel. The wheel opened up for business on Monday afternoon as part of the [...]
On April 1, 2014, the T-Mobile/BlackBerry debacle officially came to an end. In an announcement on the official BlackBerry Press website, the Canadian phone maker noted that it, "will not renew the T-Mobile U.S., Inc. license to sell BlackBerry products when it expires on April 25, 2014."
Spotify unveiled a new user interface across just about all of it's platforms. This is Spotify's biggest redesign. Typically they've changed features here and there across different platforms, and made updates while adding platforms but this redesign is jus about across the board. The web, iPhone, Android and Mac all received the same redesign, reports [...]
If you're a Big Bang Theory fan and for some reason you've missed the promo for tonight's episode, they're dealing with a big decision. The promo suggests that all of the main characters are going to have to make some big decision and it's all going to unfold in 22 minutes. While it's unclear what [...]
