Pebble smartwatch outs SDK preview at Google I/O, gives developers a kickstart on apps
By Steve Dent posted Jun 30th 2012 3:56PM If you invested in the Pebble e-paper smartwatch — and who didn’t? — you’ll be happy to hear that the firm has unleashed a preview of the Kickstarter darling’s SDK at Google I/O this week. That’ll give developers a head start on creating apps for the ARM-powered e-paper device, allowing them to learn exactly how it receives data from Mountain View’s...
It Costs Just $1.36 a Year to Charge an iPad
It costs just $1.36 to charge an iPad for a year By JONATHAN FAHEY, AP Energy Writer – Jun 21, 2012 NEW YORK (AP) — That coffee you’re drinking while gazing at your iPad? It cost more than all the electricity needed to run those games, emails, videos and news stories for a year. The annual cost to charge an iPad is just $1.36, according to the Electric Power Research Institute, a non-profit research and development group funded...
Rice University researchers create spray-on battery, powered bathroom tiles
By Sean Buckley posted Jun 29th 2012 1:29AM Liquid solar cells are pretty neat, to be sure, but current-generating paint can be a hard color to match. Good thing, then, that researchers at Rice university have developed the perfect complement: a spray-on battery. By carefully layering five coats of specially formulated paint, the team has found a way to apply a thin coat of lithium ion storage to multiple surfaces, including glass,...
Nexus 7 tablet: Android no longer an also-ran
There’s no single facet of Google’s new Nexus 7 that stands out as a game-changer on its own. However, the combination of a number of minor upsides is a powerful one, making the tablet into an intriguing contender in a competitive arena. Android tablets seem to always launch in a haze of dizzy expectation among enthusiasts, but their popularity rarely extends far beyond that community. Show me an “iPad killer,”...
Hulu Japan lands HBO content, but don’t expect any changes in the US
By Richard Lawler posted Jun 29th 2012 2:02AM Hulu Japan has mailed in a status update noting that its content library has increased by more than 300 percent since launching last fall, now amounting to over 800 films and around 6,900 TV shows. Newly added to that list is Mad Men and more notably, “select HBO shows” including Entourage and Sex And The City today, followed by Entourage and Band of Brothers later this year....
