Tuesday
Dec292015

OLink is first fast charging USB-C Multiport Adapter for MacBook

Amango Mobile, Inc., a technology company dedicated to improving the user experience of mobile devices, today announces OLink, the first fast charging, ultra-portable USB-C multiport adapter for MacBook. OLink is designed to provide MacBook owners with a convenient way to connect all of their existing peripheral devices and get a multiport fast charger, whether the laptop is on or off. 

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Monday
Dec282015

‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ becomes fastest film to reach $1 billion

Photo courtesy of Lucasfilm

Demonstrating how hyper speed can work in real life, Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens dethrones Jurassic World as the fastest movie to hit the US$1 billion mark. They achieved this in 12 days, which is one day less than the epic dinosaur remake film. And Star Wars hit this without China’s ticket sales yet. Considered the second-largest movie market in the world, China will start showing The Force Awakens in January 9th.

Other records the film got is it posted the biggest Christmas Day box office at $49.3 million and best second weekend earnings with $153.5 million in the U.S. and Canada, according to estimated ticket sales by Rentrak. It also garnered $133.3 million in international theatres (excluding Canada and the US). In North America, it also set opening weekend record at $238 million, also besting Jurassic World. It set international opening weekend records in Australia, New Zealand, and throughout Europe as well. The J.J. Abrams’ film also scored the biggest worldwide debut at $529 million and topped $100 million in IMAX screenings 10 days.

Source: AP The Big Story

Monday
Dec282015

Catch a glimpse of the Google Glass for the workplace

While not the final product, this is what the upcoming Google Glass “enterprise version” might look like. In an FCC filings published today, we get to see the Glass still have its prism, but it seems to be slightly bigger to expand the field of view of the device’s floating display. This time, though it also comes with a hinge so it can be folded and stored away easily. There’s only one image with the original nose bridge of Glass so we can’t say if that will be what the finished version will look like. Perhaps you can take it off the frame or there won’t be any frame at all?

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Monday
Dec282015

Fujifilm X-Pro1 camera successor gets leaked

If the recent leak is any basis, photography giant Fujifilm is set to unveil a follow-up to its 2012 X-Pro1 camera. Fuji Rumors got photos of the design of the X-Pro2, which show a refinement of the original. It still has the retro-influenced body but with what looks like a new viewfinder and control scheme.

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