Pebble Watch app for iPhone delayed — update — app released

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Update 06 June: Pebble Time Watch app for iOS is now available on the app store

Pebble has just started shipping its new smartwatch, Pebble Time. Over $20 million in pre-orders on Kickstarter.

Being a smartwatch, it requires a connection to a smartphone for setup & the functions that make it “smart” (incoming emails, SMS, phone calls, calendar, weather etc). Pebble has apps for Android & iOS.

Recent history of the Pebble Time Watch app in the iOS app store approval process:

18 May: Pebble Time Watch app approved

22 May: Pebble submits a bug fix update of the Pebble Time Watch app — requests expedited review

03 June: still waiting

A quirk in the Appstore release process prevents the app approved on 18 May being made available to users.

An update of the iPhone app for the original Pebble watch has been awaiting approval for 43 days.

Just in case you hadn’t noticed, Apple recently released their own smartwatch.

For now, the only way iPhone-owning Pebble Time owners can get their watch up-&-running is to use a borrowed Android phone.

#FreePebbleTime

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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/06/03/pebble_ios_apple/

https://www.yahoo.com/tech/apple-delay-means-pebble-time-smartwatch-buyers-120625704904.html

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SanDisk wants to replace hard drives with low cost SSD

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Compared to conventional spinning-platter hard disk drives, solid state drives are faster, more reliable, have lower power consumption while generating less heat. They are particularly suited to use in laptops.

Given the above, why haven’t they completely replaced mechanical drives?

Cost.

SanDisk claims they are about to fix that with their new Z400s line of solid state drives, which will be available at prices competitive with mechanical drives.

http://bgr.com/2015/05/27/sandisk-z400s-ssd-price-hdd/

http://www.anandtech.com/show/9279/sandisk-releases-z400s-ssd-for-mainstream-pcs-embedded-applications

http://liliputing.com/2015/05/sandisk-introduces-z400s-ssd-promises-hard-drive-like-prices.html / solid-state drive SSD increase performance computer compared regular hard disk drive HDD flash memory affordable option SanDisk announced SSDs affordable regular HDD SanDisk Z400s cost effective SSD device 20 times faster consume 20 times less power five times better reliability SanDisk Z400s multiple formats mSATA 2.5-inch SATA M.2 2242 2280 various capacities 32GB 64GB 128GB 256GB Z400s sequential read write speeds 549MB/s 330MB/ random read and write speeds 33K 62K IOPS Z400s commercially available SanDisk sample sampling customers pricing details SSDs OEMs initially laptops mobile portable devices flash storage conventional HDDs /

Protection for your Apple Watch

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Do you have a protective case for your phone? Brando has a case to protect your Apple Watch too.

http://the-gadgeteer.com/2015/06/02/protect-your-apple-watch-with-the-premium-rugged-protection-system/

http://shop.brando.com/Apple-Watch-Premium-Rugged-Protection-System_p13215c1598d066.html / Premium Rugged Protection System Brando protective snap on snap-on case Apple Watch case aluminum shock-absorbing internal core suspension system impact protection aluminum case protects body watch aluminum bezel protects face openings Watch’s buttons acoustic ports amplify enhance audio performance standard Watch straps System’s premium silicone sport strap resists dirt dust comfortable fit Apple Watch Premium Rugged Protection System red black silver gold blue sizes fit 38mm Watch 42mm Watch $30.00 Brando /

Garbage in, clean water & electricity out

Two things the developing world needs: clean water & electricity.

Not quite so obvious is sanitation. In the developing world, toilets are typically pits, which cause groundwater contamination. Pump out is expensive.

Solution: Kanicki Omni Processor


That's Bill Gates checking the water

http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/futuretense/waste/6494606

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YotaPhone 2 — a phone with 2 screens

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Medium to high-end smartphones have brilliant, sharp, colourful screens. Most users place a high value on the quality of the screen. But such brilliance is not without cost: battery consumption & poor visibility in direct sunlight.

In contrast to the screen technologies used in smart phones, there are black-&-white displays which consume much less power, require no backlight & are not compromised by direct sunlight.

popSLATE is a case for the iPhone which contains a monochrome E-Ink screen. E-Ink is superior for specific purposes, such as:
● decorative — protective phone cases often have a decorative image — popSLATE can have one that can be changed as often as desired, & the display only consumes power when it changes
● any other display which is required for an extended period — speaking notes, lists, directions, e-reader — can be displayed without the battery drain of the main screen
● any display which must be viewed in direct sunlight

popSLATE is compromised because, as an add-on, it’s functionality is limited.

YotaPhone released its first dual screen phone last year. Having been designed with the two screens in mind , it made better use of the second screen than an add-on device could hope to do, but was still limited.

As a second generation device, YotaPhone 2 makes all the functions of its Android operating system available on both screens. It's available via Indiegogo:

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/yotaphone-2-world-s-first-dual-screen-smartphone#/story

Android Authority


http://www.theverge.com/2014/12/5/7338753/yotaphone-2-hands-on-preview

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Solar Impulse Pacific crossing — take off 18:00 UTC today

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Solar Impulse II is attempting an around-the-world flight.

After waiting in Nanjing, since 21 April, for the right weather window, the plan is for Solar Impulse II to take off at 18:00 UTC today, 30 May. Next stop Hawaii. Expected flight time: 120 hours (5 days, & nights), non-stop. Auto pilot is fitted, but the single pilot is allowed only 20 minutes sleep at a time.

Solar Impulse web site
http://www.solarimpulse.com/

Live cockpit display
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How much coffee do you drink? How much caffeine?

Caffeine content of coffee is not a standard unit. Variables include:
• instant generally contains less caffeine than fresh
• type of coffee bean
• grinding
• how the coffee was made e.g. filter verses percolated
• where it was made

Where it was made? In 2005, a university study measured the caffeine content of 97 short blacks from restaurants on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The strongest sample contained nearly nine times as much caffeine as the weakest.

Ben Desbrow et al: "An examination of consumer exposure to caffeine from retail coffee outlets": http://www.academia.edu/1879395/An_examination_of_consumer_exposure_to_caffeine_from_retail_coffee_outlets / caffeine coffee variability consumer exposure objective analyse distribution caffeine doses obtainable espresso coffee sold sample commercial coffee vendors Gold Coast Qld Australia design espresso short black coffee samples purchased analysed caffeine content micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography MEKC coffees systematic cluster sampling five major retail centres centers results ninety-seven espresso samples analysed considerable variation caffeine content range per serve concentration range contained 120 mg caffeine samples exceeded 167 mg per serve conclusions implications heavily caffeinated samples findings frequently cited caffeine values similar data recently collected accuracy previous intake modelling regarding caffeine use Australian population probability consumer exposure high caffeine doses greater sample numbers variability variance within retail ground coffees caffe latte caffè caffé lattè latté mocha cappuccino ground coffee beans brewing dripfilter French press cafetière percolator /