JayBird's Freedom Wireless bluetooth headphones come to Best Buy Canada

Jaybird, announced Freedom Wireless Bluetooth Buds, its fifth-generation of Freedom is available starting today exclusively at Canadian Best Buy stores and bestbuy.ca.

“This latest generation of Freedom liberates our lives like never before,” said Judd Armstrong, founder and CEO of Jaybird. “These micro-sized tapered buds deliver our best-ever sound while featuring a reduced size that fits all ears, all in a low-profile fit that resonates with everyone. The over-ear fit and elegant metal accents of Freedom bring a fashionable element while also being more rugged than ever, offering the freedom to bring your music anywhere, from mountain to motorcycle, thanks to the buds’ helmet friendly breakthrough form.”

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Bluetooth 5 is coming with 4X range, 2x speed and 800% broadcasting capacity

There's a breakthrough for Bluetooth around the corner which will make our mobile and connected devices grab data much quicker and from much, much farther away with less chance of interference. 

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) announced that its next release, coming late 2016 to early 2017, will be called Bluetooth 5 and will include significantly increased range, speed, and broadcast messaging capacity. Extending range will deliver robust, reliable Internet of Things (IoT) connections that make full-home and building and outdoor use cases a reality.

Higher speeds will send data faster and optimize responsiveness. Increasing broadcast capacity will propel the next generation of “connectionless” services like beacons and location-relevant information and navigation. These Bluetooth advancements open up more possibilities and enable SIG companies – now at an all-time high of 30,000 member companies – to build an accessible, interoperable IoT.

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Google's Gboard keyboard turbocharges typing and search on iOS

In a surprise move, Google has released a replacment keyboard for iOS that integrates swipe functionality, access to search, emoji and animated gifs. As Google explains it, "Searching and sending stuff on your phone shouldn’t be that difficult. With Gboard, you can search and send all kinds of things—restaurant info, flight times, news articles—right from your keyboard. Anything you’d search on Google, you can search with Gboard. Results appear as cards with the key information front and center, such as the phone number, ratings and hours. With one tap, you can send it to your friend and you keep the conversation going."

I've been using Goard for few days on my iPhone 6S Plus and my iPad and find it to be more versatile than many third-party keyboards including iOS's stock keyboard. If you already like Google services, this one's a no brainer and worth checking out. 

Klothed iOS app simplifies shopping for men's clothes

Shopping for men's clothes can be tiresome, specially for men. Klothed is an app that wants to change the way men think about and shop for clothes, by re-inventing the way a man views his closet. It enables users to virtually discover, try on, plan and purchase curated designer looks from their phone or tablet.

Research shows that 30% of Millennials have taken a selfie while trying on an item in a dressing room and sent it to a friend to get their opinion, this trend (known as social styling) has been integrated into the Klothed experience. Klothed understands that many men want guidance and input, but often don’t like dealing with sales associates. Klothed enables them to get advice from their social networks, sharing items, outfits and profiles; putting together recommended outfits from people they trust. 

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