Sergey Brin talks Glass: Camera stabilizer incoming

Sergey Brin talks Glass: Camera stabilizer incoming

Walk the floors at Google I/O and if you’re lucky you’ll run into Sergey Brin, who spent some time telling us about the development process behind Google Glass as well as a teaser for the update roadmap. Surrounded by fans and sporting his own Glass, Brin explained some of the decisions around the use of a monocular eyepiece, and of its placement out of the line-of-sight rather than directly in front of the wearer, as you might expect … [Read more...]

Google Glass in action: the wearable camera

Google Glass in action: the wearable camera

Google Glass isn’t solely about photography, but that’s inevitably the first thing you try out – and the first thing you demonstrate to people when they inevitably ask you questions. Right now there seem to be two approaches to wearables like Glass, either aiming to make the headset blend in, and not cause waves by avoiding being noticed in the first place, or by facing the privacy and photography concerns people have face-on, … [Read more...]

Fitbit Flex Review

If headsets like Glass are pushing the wearable computing boundaries, then fitness monitors like the new Fitbit Flex are entry-level cyborg tech for the mass market. Announced back at CES 2013, and taking on Nike’s stylish Fuelband and Jawbone’s twice-refined UP, the Flex promises to track your performance whether you’re awake or asleep, along with real-time data transfer to your smartphone without a big hit on battery life. … [Read more...]

Samsung Galaxy S 4 Review

The Samsung GALAXY S 4 has a tough act to follow. Its best-selling predecessor, the Galaxy S III, is arguably the most well-known of all Android handsets, the strongest competition to Apple’s iPhone, and the automatic go-to device for many smartphone shoppers. While the GALAXY S 4 may look, at first glance at least, much like the phone that came before it, in actual fact almost everything has been changed, adding up to a hotlist of … [Read more...]

Samsung GALAXY S 4 official US launch details confirmed

Samsung GALAXY S 4 official US launch details confirmed

Samsung’s GALAXY S 4 will be available across seven US carriers in April, with a range of accessories, the company has confirmed today, bringing the much-anticipated phone to AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, and other networks. The smartphone – Samsung’s fourth Galaxy-series flagship, officially revealed last month – will also be available on US Cellular, Cricket, and C Spire, as well as in Best Buy and Best Buy Mobile, Costco, … [Read more...]

JH Audio JH16 Pro with Freqphase Custom In-Ear Monitor Review [2013]

JH Audio JH16 Pro with Freqphase Custom In-Ear Monitor Review [2013]

JH Audio’s in-ear monitors are no strangers to us. Since we first reviewed the JH16 Pro back in 2010, they’ve become our go-to set for music on the go, their pro-spec price tag the only real reason not to recommend them to anyone but the most dedicated of music lovers or musicians. Now comes the refresh, introducing JH Audio’s new Freqphase technology to the JH16 Pro and JH13 Pro lines. Promising the world’s first … [Read more...]