Wednesday
Dec032014

HTC plans to follow up RE action camera

You haven’t seen the last of HTC’s efforts to branch out. The company’s North Asia President Jack Tong spoke with Focus Taiwan and confirmed that they plan on releasing another standalone camera next year. As to whether it retains the periscope-like shape of the RE or it will have the same features, we can’t say at the moment. The RE is just barely out there on the market. So, don’t get your hopes up that we’ll get another one asap.

Source: Gizmodo

Wednesday
Dec032014

Sony commemorates 20 years of PlayStation with retro-inspired PS4

It's hard to believe that we're now celebrating 20 years since the original PlayStation took the world by storm. All the memories of hours spent playing Tekken, Gran Turismo and Resident Evil in their very first incarnations does make one misty eyed. Sony has taken the opportunity to celebrate the occasion with a retro-inspired slate-grey PS4, controller and accessories which will be made available in very limited quantities. Pre orders for this special version start on December 6 in the US. No news from Canada if this will even be made available but I would check Amazon.ca. Still pining for some retro-goodness, you can get a theme and 1994 start-up sound for your existing PS4.

Source: Engadget

Tuesday
Dec022014

One List brings a colorful to-do list for iOS

Is the perfect to-do list still eluding you? iOS to-do list app One List is bringing the coloured block idea of Clear app and adds a few features. Your list can be arranged by colour-coded priority blocks; you can create daily reminders; add tasks to the Notification Center; and customize the colours with various themes.  

Source: Lifehacker | Download: Apple iTunes App Store (Free)

Tuesday
Dec022014

Bid adieu to Clip Art

With the proliferation of emoticons, it was inevitable that we lose our form of cartoon hieroglyphics from the start of the PC era. Microsoft has announced that it is shutting down Clip Art for good. They’re hoping to bring more people into Bing Image search instead. We’re not sure how much an impact losing Clip Art would be for Bing Image’s benefit but we are sad to say goodbye to the pioneer of emoticons.

Source: The Verge