Sony Pressing Ahead On SmartEyeglass Wearables

Posted: February 18, 2015 | Author: | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Despite GoogleGlass being gone for now, Sony is getting ready to ship a developer edition SmartEyeglass wearable March 10th. Appleinsider.com says they can be preordered now for $840. Unlike GoogleGlass, these need to talk to an Android smartphone via Bluetooth.

Hulu is getting smart. Engadget.com reports that they’ve added Watchlist…a smart playlist that will bump shows up in the que it notices you tend to watch first. It’s a coming trend…Ray has a universal remote now that tracks your habits for $199.

How many people upgrade smartphones to get the latest and greatest? A report by Gartner picked up by techcrunch.com says 60% in the US & Germany. This also means a big 2nd hand phone market. Gartner says it will go from 56 million last year to 120 million in 2017.

A Freebie from Hulu

Posted: April 30, 2014 | Author: | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , | Leave a comment

Starting this summer, Hulu will allow free viewing of select full TV episodes on mobile devices. It will be ad supported. Blog.hulu.com says the video service is now up to 6 million subscribers.

Want real-time alerts for all your favorite sports on your Android device? Thenextweb.com says download Score Alarm. You can set alarms for 19 different sports. It gives you in app stats as well as scores.

Mobile is great, but printing hasn’t joined the party…until now. An Israeli team has made a softball sized printer that rolls across a page and prints. Mashable.com reports the ZUtA Pocket Printer will last an hour on a charge and print 1000 pages on an ink cartridge. It has little wheels that roll in any direction. You set it in the upper left hand corner of a page, and turn it loose. No pricing info has been released yet.

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