About a week or two ago, I was watching a video on YouTube and I was also hoping to share it with some friends but it annoyingly switched to some other video near the end of it. I looked at the URL to confirm that I was not in a playlist, just a regular stand-alone video. Apparently YouTube has made the decision to turn everything into auto-play by default by playing one of the … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2014
Apple launches OS X Yosemite, iMac with Retina 5K, iPad Air 2, iPad Mini 3, and updated Mac Mini
Apple just had a video-streamed event last month and yesterday they had another one. While the start of yesterday's event certainly felt a lot like a recap of the September event, they did have a lot to announce. New hardware, new operating systems, and new services all had their place yesterday. You can watch the entire event in the video … [Read more...]
Google intros the Nexus 6, Nexus 9, and Nexus Player with Android 5.0 Lollipop
Google previewed the next Android operating system updated at Google I/O over the summer. Now, it's ready to start rolling out to devices. The first devices that will champion the operating system update is the Nexus 6, the Nexus 9, and the Nexus Player. Other devices to receive the update will cross Android Wear, phones, tablets, Android TV, and Android Auto. Specifically, … [Read more...]
Japan Robot Week shows the future now
The Japan Times has a video demonstrating some of the cool robots that Japan has to offer at the Japan Robot Week 2014 exhibition in Tokyo this week. Many of the robots are focused around nursing care for the aging population but there are still a wide variety of robots. Robots can be involved in all sorts of activities including education or training, entertainment, rescue, … [Read more...]
Microsoft launches Surface Hub app
Microsoft launched a new app in the Windows Store called Surface Hub. It is designed for Surface Pro 3 users and provides the ability to customize the pen stylus. You can currently calibrate the pen pressure sensitivity and test it out within the app. You can also adjust the top button to open the desktop version of OneNote if you prefer it over the default modern OneNote … [Read more...]