Dropcam for Android adds mobile setup, customizable alerts, and activity feed

Dropcam updates its Android app to add more unique capabilities to the device. The app now lets you setup your Dropcam from your mobile device. You no longer have to use a PC to have it up and running. It also now has customizable alerts and activity categories to suit your needs. The app now also comes with an activity feed to let Cloud users filter videos according to activities. However, version 3 of the currently only works with the Nexus 5 and Samsung devices running on Android 4.3 and above.

Source: Android Police

Continental introduces tires with built-in sensors to track tread wear

Once the 2017 cars come rolling in, you wouldn’t have to worry about checking your tires tread wear. Continental is developing its Tire Pressure Monitoring System to keep track of tread depth as well. The system will monitor how your tires interact and roll against the road surface and compare these with model-specific data. If you’ve hit a pre-determined threshold, the car will inform you to change tires.

Adidas lets you customize your sneaks with new app

We’re wondering if your favorite food items will make their debut on your sneakers with this new campaign from Adidas. Adidas wants you to personalize the soon-to-be-released ZX Flux with the use of your smartphone. Take photos much like Instagram and use the Adidas Photo Print app to have them printed on the sneakers. The app will be available this summer for iOS and Android.

Source: Gizmodo

Bentley ad shot with Apple iPhone 5s and iPad Air

Bentley joins the list of companies experimenting with mobile devices to shoot promotional advertisements. The car company instructed photographers and videographers to shoot the ad Intelligent Details using an iPhone 5s. They then had to post-process the video on an iPad Air, which was mostly done in the back of a Bentley car. This ad then doesn’t just showcase Bentley’s offerings but the capabilities of Apple products as well. It seems to be a win-win for both companies.

Source: Ubergizmo