Meet Moleskine’s new backpack and laptop bags

As discreet yet stylish as their notebooks, Moleskine has a new backpack and a slew of laptop bags to suit your needs. The limited edition leather backpack features adjustable padded backpack straps. It features two side pockets at the outside and it’s water-repellent as well. On the inside, it has one pocket with a zipper and a dedicated pocket for a tablet or laptop up to 15”. The back is padded for extra security. It retails for US$149.95.

Moleskine also has laptop bags that can handle up to 15.4” devices. It can come in horizontal or vertical designs, depending on what you need. These are designed to help keep the contents in your bag organized, whether you carry around your portfolio or a laptop. Prices for these start at $99.95.

Gear up for the new school year with Moleskine notebooks

Moleskine wants to help you and your kids get ready for another school year with its handwritten-to-digital products. With the Livescribe Notebook by Moleskine, you can use the Livescribe smartpen to back up your handwritten notes on the notebooks in real-time to an app. You can even tag these notes and record classes to run alongside the digital notes. The Livescribe Notebooks are sold at US$29.95, while the Livescribe pen retails for $149.95.

They also have the Evernote collection. That makes it also easier to digitize handwritten notes. One of these products is the Sketchbook with Smart Stickers. It’s designed for easy content capture. You just need to take a photo of the page with the Evernote app and it’ll instantly digitize this for you. The Evernote collection starts at $11.95. 

Send self-destructing emails with this Chrome extension

Gmail already lets you recall sent emails with its Undo feature. Now, you can even send emails with a self-destruct timer through a Chrome extension called Dmail. If you send sensitive personal information and don’t want it floating around your sent box or your recipient’s inbox, you can set pre-defined timer on your message. You have your pick between an hour, a day, or a week. You can also decide to just delete it manually from your recipient’s inbox with the Revoke Email button you’ll be able to see on sent messages.

The service will work best if the receiver also has the extension but even regular Gmail users can see your messages through a link. Your recipient will be notified once the email “destructs” or gets revoked.

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Google brings Spotlight Stories to iOS

If you’re a fan of shorts and an Apple user, it might be time to check out Google’s take on the genre with Spotlight Stories app. The app lets you watch 360-degree animated shorts that first debuted on Motorola devices and on other Android-powered gadgets. Now, iOS users can enjoy the same experience on their iPhones. The clips show use 3D and 2D animations aside from the 360-degree spherical video. The videos also use sound sphere audio and sensor fusion technology, meaning if you move the device around and your body, you’ll get to see other parts of the video. Yes, it does this with the help of your device’s gyroscope and accelerometer.

You can’t use it to make content though. The four original stories available on the app include “Windy Day” (which was made by ex-Pixar moviemakers), Duet, Buggy Night, and Help. You need be running iOS 8 or higher to be able to download Spotlight Stories.

Source: TechCrunch | Via: SlashGear