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Leaked from today's 404 episode:
- Heart Attack Grill spokesman dies of heart attack.
- Two Atlanta women left with third-degree burns after Instagram feud fuels hot oil attack.
- Apple reportedly testing curved glass for 'iWatch.'
- CBS stations stop Tweeting about Dorner.
Bathroom break video: Beatboxing and studying the SATs… Read more
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- Hasbro let the Internet choose the new Monopoly token and this is what they picked.
- Pebble watch gets growing pains.
- USPS to stop Saturday mail delivery.
- "Walkie Talkies" are shoes you can use as phones.
- Beyonce's publicist desperately wants these removed from the Internet.… Read more
Owners of the new Pebble smartwatch can now download an iOS or Android app to get even more out of the watch.
Available today, the iOS and Android versions offer a dashboard for your Pebble watch. You start by pairing your phone or tablet with your watch via Bluetooth. Once they've been paired, the app offers several handy features.
You can install custom watch faces onto the Pebble. You can receive notices when new software updates are available for the Pebble. You can send test messages to your watch. You can also access how-to guides and contact Pebble tech … Read more
The Pebble smartwatch that excited Kickstarter users and impressed more than a few CES attendees earlier this month has started shipping.
Pebble announced the news on its Kickstarter page today, saying that the first batch of its units -- a little under 500 -- are being sent out to its earliest backers. The company said that it had hoped to ship more watches today, but shipments were held up "by documentation at the airport."
The Pebble smartwatch was a massive Kickstarter hit last year, reaching its funding goal of $100,000, and then quickly surpassing it to raise … Read more
Leaked from today's 404 episode:
- OK Cupid launches Crazy Blind Date.
- Delta's new iPad app shows off the world below your plane.
- MoviePass is the Netflix of movie theaters.
- Developer canned for outsourcing his job to China so he could surf Reddit.… Read more
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LAS VEGAS--When you think of CES, chances are it's images of massive HDTVs that first come to mind. This year, however, technology on a tiny scale made a big impact. This new product category we call wearable tech consists of gadgets small enough to be clipped, pinned, or looped around your body and worn constantly.
The smartwatch If you thought that the smartwatch died with the demise of Microsoft's SPOT devices over a decade ago, you're in for a rude awakening. With the recent rise of the smartphone, the need for the wealth of information these devices … Read more
Thursday's CNET Update from CES 2013:
As the 2013 International CES begins to wind down, here's a look at the rise of wearable tech on display at the show:
- The Pebble Watch raised $10 million on Kickstarter for its smart watch. The Pebble syncs to Android phones and iPhones, and will display incoming messages and caller information. Users can also program it to send custom alerts. The e-ink style LCD display makes it easy to see in bright sunlight, and you can change up the way you want the time to display, such as having it written … Read more
Let the gamers, Android nuts, and open-source geeks rejoice -- the Ouya is shipping on time!
Well, at least the developers' consoles are, that is. Ouya first garnered attention by raising more than $8.5 million on Kickstarter this summer to create an inexpensive, open-source, Android-based game system.
Early supporters of the crowdfunding campaign got first dibs on a finished Ouya for as little as $95, but those aren't scheduled to ship until March. However, the hundreds of folks who ponied up $699 or more for a first-run, rooted developers' system with early SDK access get to experience Christmas twice in the same week when their consoles ship on December 28.… Read more
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