Adobe Introduces new Generator features For Photoshop CC and Edge Reflow

Adobe today announced Adobe Generator, new technology that fundamentally changes the way people work with Photoshop for web and screen design. Generator is a platform that brings Photoshop to the heart of the design process, enabling greater interoperability between Adobe Photoshop CC, Adobe Creative Cloud and third party applications.

Also new -- and available today for Creative Cloud members -- is a Photoshop CC feature built using Generator technology, which streamlines web and screen design by delivering image assets in real-time to save users the tasks of extracting, cropping, sizing and exporting. Additionally, new connectivity between Adobe Edge Reflow CC and Photoshop gives users the ability to take Photoshop assets directly into Edge Reflow with just one click. Edge Reflow is a design tool focused on creating responsive web designs.

U2's Bono, Apple's Jony Ive collaborate on gold EarPods for charity

Apple's Senior VP of Design Sir Jony Ive during WWDC 2013 - Photo by Gadjo C. Sevilla

Continuing on the gold theme bandwagon. Apple's Senior VP of Design Jony Ive has joined forces with his old buddy Bono and industrial designer Mike Newson to produce limited edition pieces for charity. Ive and Newson collaborated on 18k rose gold Apple EarBuds as well as other delectable rarities including a Leica rangefinder camera, a Steinway & Sons Parlor Grand Piano, a Range Rover, and a Jaeger-LeCoultre Atmos "561" clock which all received makeovers from the design duo. The pieces will be part of a 40-item auction for Bono's Product (RED) charity which hopes to benefit The Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria. Would those EarBuds match an upcoming iPhone? We'll find out tomorrow as we cover the Apple Announcement live from Cupertino.

Source: AppleInsider

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Groupon acquires last-minute travel app Blink

Groupon today announced the acquisition of last-minute travel app Blink, a leading European destination for great deals on highly curated, same-day hotel bookings, bolstering its rapidly growing Groupon Getaways travel business. The Madrid-based Blink works with more than 2,000 hotel partners in eight European countries. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

“We are very excited to welcome the Blink team to the Groupon family,” said Aaron Cooper, senior vice president of Groupon Getaways. “The combination of a fantastic mobile app, same-day inventory management for properties and a team that is obsessed with mobile and last-minute travel will help us further expand our travel business as the go-to destination for great deals on great places to stay.”

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New PS Vita coming to Japan in October

A new PlayStation Vita is coming to Japan on October 10th. The new Vita is 15 per cent thinner, 20 per cent lighter and will have a better battery life. Too keep costs down, Sony is replacing the stunning OLED screen with an LCD panel. The new PSVita will also feature a microUSB charging dock (yay!), 1GB of storage and pink, black, blue, grey, lime green, and yellow colour variants. No specifics on hardware and performance nor any indication of North American availability, but December or early 2014 makes sense for this product.

Source: Engadget