Released just under a month ago, Apple’s new iPad Air 2 ad shows people doing amazing and inspiring things on and with their iPad 2’s. Which is great, if you’re into all that, we guess.
From the sauce:
“Change is in the Air. From the studio to the classroom, the field to the garage, iPad Air 2 is helping people discover new and better ways to do the things they love. Imagine what you’ll do with it.”
It also rocks to play games on whilst procrastinating, so there’s that to consider too.
Onto another much talked about Google invention – Google Glass.In recent weeks it seems that the trajectory of the project has changed, moving out of Google’s experimental Google X labs to be a stand alone product, heading towards being a full on consumer product in the next-to-near future.
Still being headed up by Ivy Ross, Glass will also now be overseen by Tony Fadell who also runs Google’s line of Nest Devices. An important detail in all of this? The Google Glass explorer program ended on January 19th.
Expect Google Glass to be subject to some pretty significant, more user friendly changes between now and then, likely more so with the design and user accessibility then the software.
Ivy Ross, and Tony Fadell both have a design heavy background, and Fadell was the designer of the original iPod. As well as making the product more user friendly, the aim has to be to make it a much more lauded product – instead of the punchline of so many tech/hipster/douchebag jokes.
Although they have a lot to overcome, including a lot of people’s seemingly insurmountable personal security concerns, hopefully for Google’s sake, from now on, we’ll hear less ” I got punched in the face for wearing Google Glass” stories and more “Google Glass is awesome” stories.
So it looks like as well as taking over the internet, driverless car technology and a googolplex of other projects (see what we did there?) Google will soon be launching it’s own wireless carrier service.
The service will be using both T-Mobile and Sprint infrastructure under newly inked deals, allowing them to provide a service they can control in what some say is a direct way pushing the fairly tight competition into an arena with higher speeds and lower pricing.
There is no information yet on when their wireless carrier brand will launch or any other specifics, but we’ll keep you updated as we know more!
The shots were taken whilst the two were filming at the Flint Center in Cupertino last week. The photo seemed to confirm to some the uncertainty that had arisen from Fassbender’s casting, as he looked less like Jobs than expected, however others were left simply intrigued.
If you remember, in leaked Sony emails, producers were initially against the final casting of Fassbender after Leonardo DiCaprio and Christian Bale dropped out, stating that “The world isn’t going to care”.
Meanwhile, a couple of days later a bunch of over 2000 people got super excited about the possibility of being involved with the film, dressed up in their 80’s best, responding to a casting call for extras and lining up from 5Am for a 9am call time.
Check out the casting call here. The film will reportedly continue filming around the Bay Area for the next 6-7 weeks so keep an eye out!
So there’s been a Dodge caravan minivan driving around Concord, CA, and it’s got all kinds of weird things on top of it. Naturally, because of it’s close location to the wonder that is Silicon Valley (the place… not the TV Show) people got suspicious.
Turns out, the van is leased to Apple. THE MYSTERY DEEPENS to pretty much where it was expected to go. Apple hasn’t made any comment yet, but it appears that the car has a bunch of super nice cameras on top of it, leading many to speculate that the car is being used either to improve their mapping technology, or to test driverless vehicle technology.
Unlike our friends at Google, Apple isn’t actually licensed for testing driverless cars, however that wouldn’t stop them from having a partnership with one of the manufacturers who does.
SplashData has released it’s kinda disturbing yet entertaining annual list of the 25 most commonly used passwords for 2014. The data was collected from about 3.3 million passwords in North America and Western Europe. ( So there might be some hope for the rest of the world?)
Hackings have become a highly talked about subject over the past little while, making it kinda silly that the most common password is still – since 2011 – 123456 and – wait for it – password.
It is recommended that you don’t use password for your password. What is recommended is that you use a password with 8 or more characters, including numbers, both lower and uppercase letters and symbols. Yeah, it can be a pain the the you-know-what but it’s important. You can also use a password manager to help you protect your passwords.
So here are the top 25 most common passwords. Is your password on the list? ( Hint – it shouldn’t be)
What we would really like to know is – who is Michael??
So, Valentines day, Huh. What are you guys thinking? Chocolates & Wine? Bourbon & Frisbee Golf? Whale Watching and Diamonds? Netflix and Gin? Or are you looking past Valentines day to March 14th?
Well, we have an idea for you. How about this Valentines day you start thinking new places & Private Jets?
Yump.
Private jet charter Jetsmarter is offering empty leg flights to non-members on February 14th. For $4 in taxes. Four dollars.
The contest ends on Cupids Birthday, February 14th, and to take part you need to follow Jetsmarter on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, download the company’s app, and add your current location as well as all the cities within the US, Bahamas, and Canada you’d like to fly to under “Frequent Locations” in “My Settings”.
Dozens of lucky lovers will be given the rare opportunity of trippin’ in a Private Jet from Miami to New York, Los Angeles to Las Vegas, Chicago to Aspen, Boston to New York among hundreds more journeys.
Tim Cook has had a busy day. But – a pretty good one by all accounts. He had to make the earnings call which covered the first fiscal quarter of 2015. In it, he told financial analysts and investors that not only did Apple sell about 9 million more iPhones than what was expected and forecast, but that they also had reported earnings of $3.06 per share on revenue of $74.6 billion which is way more than anyone was expecting.
According to a consensus estimate from Thomson Reuters, analysts had actually expected Apple to report earnings of about $2.60 a share on $67.69 billion in revenue.
Yeesh.
The iPad was the only soft note in the earnings call, with sales hitting a quieter 21.4 million units instead of the 22.2 million unit estimate. However, Apple’s cash rose to almost $178 billion, up 15 percent from the prior quarter.
Again – Yeesh.
So – to the best news! Straight from the Sauce, Mr Cook himself –
“Development for Apple Watch is right on schedule, and we expect to begin shipping in April… My expectations are very high on it. I’m using it every day and love it and can’t live without it.”
Bam. Bam. Bam. April. Early April, Apple Watch, tech we apparently can’t live without. Excellent! And with a battery that can be charged just by thinking good thoughts. Right Tim?
What do we think about Google translate? Pretty good…right? Except sometimes it doesn’t… make a lot of sense? Yeah? It’s a good tool, but not a great tool.
This is all about to change. The Google Translate app has been updated and is better than ever before. It will now allow users to have the spoken word efficiently interpreted in real time. Fancy. The update will make it so the App automatically recognizes the language being spoken and translates it.
It will also, magically, be able to integrate your smart phone camera into it’s translation toolkit. Aim the camera at a sign or words that are in another language and it will translate it for you. This feature magically works without Wi-Fi or data connection.
The update has been launched! Go check it out! Speak to some people who don’t speak your language! The future is now!
Ok Guys, remember how we’re always saying how awesome tech is right now?
SO, YEAH, we’ve got another GEM of an SUPER DOOPER exciting future product to show you. Check this out and try not to smack that guy next to you in excitement.
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February 8, 2015 7:05 pm | 
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