Thursday
Jun182015

Ultimate Ears debuts adventure-ready speakers

Ultimate Ears has the perfect Bluetooth speakers for you that you can take on your next great adventure. The UE Roll is a shockproof and IPX7 waterproof speaker that is lightweight and can last up to nine hours. It has waterproof connectors so if you weren’t able to close the weather door properly, the product will still be kept safe. It has a 65-foot wireless range and comes in a wide range of styles. Its packaging is fully recyclable and was designed by an origamist that you can even use them as decorative posters. The UE Roll comes in six bold colors: Purple = Sugar Plum; Grey/Black = Volcano; Blue = Atmosphere; Orange with red design = Sriracha; Pink with blue design = Pinata; and Blue with green design = Reef. It retails for US$ $99.99. 

Wednesday
Jun172015

Google Search helps you find the quotable quote you need

Want to channel your inner Marilyn Monroe and borrow a few of her words? Google Search has a way to make it easy for you. All you need to do is add the word “quotes” at the end of your search query (e.g. Marilyn Monroe quotes) and it’ll display a card with the quotes to choose from. Of course, Google isn’t verifying if these quotes so you might want to do some more digging to make sure you’re attributing it to the right person.

Source: Google | Via: Lifehacker

Wednesday
Jun172015

Amazon releases new high-res Paperwhite eReader

Amazon just updated its popular Paperwhite eReader with the highest resolution display with 300 pixels per inch and a new font while retaining the pricing of $139.00

“We love inventing for readers,” said Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com Founder and CEO. “The new Kindle Paperwhite obsesses over the details that matter most to readers—we’ve added our highest-resolution display so the words are crisp and clear on the page, a new font that is crafted exclusively for reading Kindle books, and a new typesetting engine that makes pages beautiful. Together, these details help you read faster and with less eyestrain, so you can lose yourself in the author’s world.”app news

Kindle Paperwhite is available for pre order now and will begin shipping internationally on June 30.

Wednesday
Jun172015

Twitter brings in the love for some Android users

Twitter seems to be all about the love or at least they’re taking a cue from Vine by changing its familiar star icon to hearts. It isn’t showing for everyone though as some users report. It could just be another round of testing for Twitter. But what do you think: would you rather have stars or hearts?

Source: The Next Web