Sony introduces LED bulb with Bluetooth speaker

We’re not entirely sure if it’s practical to have an LED bulb with a Bluetooth speaker but if novelty speaks to you, then this new product from Sony might interest you.  Sony unveiled a 360-lumen LED bulb in Japan that pairs with your smartphone via Bluetooth, making it easier for you to adjust volume and brightness. It also has a dedicated remote control that can be paired with via NFC.

We can’t say yet if sound quality would be good on this and we can’t test it out yet since Sony hasn’t said if it’s making its way out of Japan. If you do find yourself in Japan and have around an extra US$200 to spare, perhaps you might want to check it out, for novelty’s sake.

Source: Sony | Via: Gizmodo

Google brings headlines to your Apple Watch

It might not be the Google app you’ve been waiting for to make its way to the Apple Watch but we guess you got to start somewhere. Google just updated its Google News & Weather app to support Apple’s new smartwatch. You can now browse headlines right you’re your wrist. According to Engadget though, it would seem the weather part of the app isn’t available at the moment. We’re hoping that gets fixed and more Google apps make themselves compatible with the Apple Watch.

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

Spruce up your email with GIFs using Giphy for Gmail

Looking to add some spice into your emails? Giphy wants to arm you with tons of animated GIFs for your Gmail messages. The Giphy extension is free and it lets you easily insert GIFs into your emails. Once you’ve installed the extension, you’ll see the Giphy rainbow icon in your Gmail composition window. From there you can select which popular GIFs you want to add to your message.

Source: Cult of Android | Download: Chrome Web Store (Free)

Google debuts Chrome extension meant to get user feedback

Google wants your help to develop its Chrome browser further. The company introduced a new Chrome extension called Chrome User Experience Surveys. You’ll be getting occasional pop-up surveys about your experience when something unusual happens in your browser, for example for a notification or malware warning. Google promises though that they won’t spam you with pop ups. It’ll show no more than two surveys per day and a total of four surveys per week. It should also just take you around two minutes to answer each survey.

The company claims they aren’t tracking browser history with this extension. That this extension only gets your feedback and you will remain anonymous. If you’re feeling generous and want to help Google out, you can download the extension now.

Source: TechCrunch | Download: Chrome Web Store (Free)