Latest Microsoft Band 2 updates enables adding more tiles, creates health challenges

The Microsoft Band 2 wearable is getting a new update which makes it possible to choose up to 20 scrollable tiles on your display as well as gives the ability to create challenges to push health and fitness goals forward. This means setting goals for activities like steps, cardio minutes, runs, and bike rides that can be shared between you and your Facebook friends who also use the Microsoft Health app.

Users can now choose which apps send notifications to the Band 2, which is compatible with Windows Phone, iOS and Android. 

Nureva releases Span 1.2 software with enhanced collaborative features

Calgary-based Nureva Inc., an award-winning collaboration-solutions company, announced a new release of its software for the Nureva Span system.

Span 1.2 software, which customers receive automatically through the cloud, further enables collaborative activities in several key ways. The addition of familiar business-analysis templates makes it even easier for teams to leverage the Span system as part of their established processes. An upgrade to the software’s digital ink automatically smooths pen strokes to improve the appearance of annotations and sketches, while visual cues and new menu options make the use of groups and subgroups more intuitive.

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New Roku Streaming Stick features quad-core processor, private listening feature

Roku Inc. announced the new Roku Streaming Stick designed for streamers who are looking for the ultimate in power and convenience in a sleek, pocket-sized form.

Priced at just CDN $59.99, the latest model of the popular device has been developed with a focus on performance and features a quad-core processor. The new Roku Streaming Stick has 8X more processing power than its predecessor to get consumers to their favorite entertainment fast with smooth and responsive navigation. It’s also the first Roku device to offer private listening through the Roku Mobile App. 

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NASA gives everyone access to data from an Earth-mapping spacecraft

NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team

If you’ve been studying the Earth’s surface or are just curious about what’s happening on the planet’s surface. NASA and the Japanese government are giving access to data from the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) instrument for free. Before anyone interested in using the data had to pay if you were interested in more than the basic topographical maps. Now, 16 years’ worth of near-infrared elevation and thermal data are available for everyone to use and see.

Source: NASA | Via: Engadget