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Brando Wi-Fi microSD Adapter
All parents face this problem every year. You want to show off your kids playing their sports but your phone just can’t get the good pictures that you can get with your DSLR camera. It is such a pain to go home upload the pictures to your computer and then get them on your phone. Well, the guys are Brando have a solution to wirelessly transfer the pictures from your DSLR to your iOS or Android device.
The Brando Wi-Fi microSD Adapter is a great way to get high quality photos from your DSLR camera to your phone in order to show off those kids of yours, or anything else for that matter. The adapter can be connected to up to 3 separate devices, so it’s not only you that gets the pictures uploaded to your phone, but also to your tablet and your other phone.
For $28.00 this is way easier than carrying around the camera itself or having to use some SD adapter, or worse…the actual photos.
Via Gadgeteer
Adidas Joins the Wearable Activity Tracker Movement with miCoach
Just when you thought there wouldn’t be another one, Adidas proves you wrong. miCoach is Adidas’ version of a wearable activity tracker. Much like any of the others on the market today it tracks health data such as heart rate, steps walked, and calories burned. The miCoach also has LED lights that change color with the intensity of the workout and is made of a comfortable material that makes it easy to wear for long periods of time.
You can use Adidas miCoach app to set weekly goals and training plans. This new device, Adidas claims, aims to keep the user motivated and to keep up with fitness goals.
Since there are so many other models out there and this one is not cheap, $199, we wonder how this one will do when it is released next month.
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The MOCREO Wireless Portable LED Lamp Bluetooth Speaker
This is kind of cool, a bluetooth speaker that is a also a LED lamp. This little bit of joy can plug into any standard light socket and provide you light and sound.
The MOCREO Wireless Portable LED Lamp Bluetooth Speaker comes with a remote control and syncs up with your digital music player to play your tunes from any standard lamp. Sounds a little crazy, but you have to admit that it is better than most speakers on your MP3 players.
You can order one (or more) of these on Amazon for $43.98 and it comes in 4 different colors; white, blue, green or pink. Great deal if you ask us.
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Facebook Apologizes for Study
A study that was recently conducted targeting the emotions of Facebook users has caused some backlash.
The study done by Facebook and researchers at UC San Deigo and Yale was conducted through Facebook back in Jan of 2012. The researchers changed the algorithms on over 700,000 users news feeds to see if positive and negative posts could actually changed the emotions of the readers.
What was done basically proved that when everyone in your news feed is happy, it makes you happy. And when everyone in your news feed is sad, it makes you sad. Shocker.
What is not cool about it is that they did it without the users knowledge. People are extremely upset about it, and rightly so. This is like basically having an appointment with a psychologist without your knowledge. But Facebook and the authors of the study are claiming it “was consistent with Facebook’s Data Use Policy, to which all users agree prior to creating an account on Facebook.”
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Eye Tracking Wheelchair
Here is one of the latest developments in wheelchair technology: the wheel chair you can steer just by looking in the direction you would like to go.
Scientists in London have been working on the technology for severely disabled people who have lost the use of their arms. Most with a severe type of disability are still able to use their eyes to see which is what prompted them to start working on this project. All the wheelchair user will have to do is look in the direction they would like to go.
They are building the computer system to be able to tell the difference in eye movement. For example; the difference between a person just looking around at their environment and the difference of a command such as “I want to go there”.
There are still some problems with the software, but hopefully they will have the bugs worked out soon and add a great addition to mobility for the disabled.
Via Ubergizmo
Beach Vault
This is creative genius.
We have all been to the beach with our bag of precious things; cell phone, camera, purse, wallet. And we worry about these “things” getting ripped off by someone while we are laying there basking in the sun or out in the water.
Bring on the Beach Vault. The Vault is a container that looks like that of a screw, which is actually very important to the functionality of this product. You don’t have to dig a hole, all you do is turn the Vault into the sand and it buries itself. You remove the lid and you can store all of your valuables inside. It is large enough to hold a tablet, two wallets, cell phones, keys and you will still have room left over. And not only that, the Vault is water tight.
Another amazing thing about this product is it comes with a towel that you store inside the Vault while not in use. The towel serves as more than its usually purpose; it also works as a way to hide your vault. It has a hole in it that fits perfectly around the top of the Vault and from there you can cover it up with a pillow to gain access discretely.
The inventor of this product is Marcal DaCunha and he has started a Kickstarter campaign where a pledge of $35 can get you one of your own. We think this is a must have for any avid beach goer.
Via Technabob
Junglecat iPhone 5/5S Game Controller
If you are looking for the precision of a full-fledged gaming controller for your iPhone 5/5S, then this post is for you. Introducing Junglecat from Razer. While they are tapping away on their screen, your opponents will have a hard time beating you if you have this device for your iPhone.
The Junglecat is a case with a controller that slides out from underneath like the full QWERTY keyboads of old. The device is designed with a D-Pad, ABXY action buttons and bumpers that will give you lightning speed. It is fully customizable with an app that lets you remap all the buttons as well as adjusting the pressure sensitivity levels.
It is available on Razer’s website now for the price of $99, and comes in black and white.
Via Gadgeteer
Robots with Emotions
Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son, unveiled a new robot that can decipher emotions and make people smile. The robot, named Pepper, goes on sale in Japan in Feburary for about $1900.
Pepper has voice recognition capabilities and has a dozen sensors that can feel anything from a touch on the hand to a pat on the head. It also has huge puppy dog like eyes that help him express his emotions to his owners. He can sing, dance and tell jokes as well. Pepper learns from human interaction and behaviors. Those experiences are then uploaded to the cloud for other units to use.
The robot stands 4 feet tall, weighs approx 62 pounds and has fully articulated arms and hands that move in a human like manner. His battery life is said to last around 12 hours and he has a flat tablet display on his chest.
Son said that he will introduce Pepper in two of his stores in Tokyo tomorrow, and then hopes to have them rolled out to the rest of his stores in Japan in the coming months.
Via USAToday
Roads That will Change the World
Here is a group that is trying to change the world by using the worlds roadways. How? They want to change all the current roads to “Solar Freakin’ Roadways”. Yes, you read that right. Watch the video, we think it is pretty amazing idea if they can pull it off. Good luck to them!
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