Toca Boca’s Toca Boo brings scary, kid-friendly fun this Halloween

Halloween is just a few days away and what a perfect way to spend the spooky season than with a new scary yet kid-friendly digital toy app from Toca Boca. Toca Boo infuses a bit of scary excitement and humor into its game. It is inspired by traditional Swedish storytelling and Tove Jansson’s works. The game is set in a big old house as you play Bonnie, a girl dressed as a ghost to sneak around the house and scare her family. You must hide behind various objects and wait for your “victims.” When they show up, you just need to tap the person you want to scare and Bonnie will come out and scream “Boo!” The goal is to get as big a scare as possible.

Source: Toca Boca | Download: Apple iTunes App Store ($2.99)

Lenovo’s first fitness tracker makes its debut

Without much fanfare or hype, the first Lenovo fitness tracker makes its way out on the market. The Lenovo Smartband SW-B100 was introduced through a new product page on the company’s site but no official announcement from Lenovo just yet. There isn’t much separating it from its competitors though. It tracks the calories you burned, the steps you’ve taken, heart rate, and sleeping habits. It will even show you notifications about text messages and calls. We will let you know if we get word about price and availability.

Source: Lenovo | Via: Ubergizmo

BBM for Windows Phone expected to exit beta soon

The days of BlackBerry Messenger for Windows Phone being in beta are numbered. The app recently received an update and with it comes the announcement that a public launch is going to take place soon. The new update is intended to improve the experience for first-time BBM users.

There are currently over 91 million users of BBM with a bulk of them on BlackBerry’s own devices. But introducing the messaging service on different platforms is intended to widen the user base further. The Windows Phone launch will help do just that.

Source: Ubergizmo

Google’s Nest buys home automation hub company Revolv

Looking to build a formidable smart home hardware team, Google’s Nest adds another company under its belt with the acquisition of Revolv, the creator of home automation hubs. Nest previously bought Dropcam after Google acquired them for US$3.2 billion.

As part of the deal, Revolv will no longer sell new products but will continue support for its current customers. Its employees will join the Nest team. And data from Revolv will remain separate from Google.

Source: The Next Web