Daily Archives: June 22, 2016


Samsung is going big on VR, too, with Google Street View compatible pictures spawned by its Gear 360 camera Samsung keeps pulling back the old football for Stateside consumers when it comes to the Gear 360. Shortly after it was first introduced back in February at Mobile World Congress, the company noted that the US would not be among the first markets to get their hands on the VR camera. Several months later, the 360 is available here in the States, but only kind of, sort of. The camera’s… Read More

Samsung’s Gear 360 VR camera hits the US on an ...




Roost It looked like Roost when getting ready to go full-on Nest when the company made the leap from connected batteries to smoke alarms, but its latest product represents a different approach to a connected home strategy. The Smart Water and Freeze Detector is, dare I say, not as sexy as a smoke alarm or even thermostat, but could prove quite useful for home owners, nonetheless. “We… Read More

Roost’s latest connected home product detects leaks and freezing


Kindle, White, Side-2 It’s a little late for Father’s Day, but at least there’s plenty of summer vacationing time left to take full advantage of Amazon’s newly refreshed Kindle. The entry-level e-reader has slimmed down and dropped a little weight in time for swimsuit season – 16-percent, for those counting, now down to 5.7 ounces. The new version features double the RAM of its… Read More

Amazon’s Kindle gets a thinner and lighter design sporting double ...



dorsalsarah Dorsal is a mobile app that lets anyone who sees a shark in the ocean file a report (complete with geolocation). The same app can also provide alerts for sightings. Sort of the “Waze of shark spotting”, this app and crowdsourced ecosystem aims to arm beachgoers, surfers and other water recreationists with the latest, verified reports of shark sightings before they get into the water. Read More

Relax surfers, Dorsal’s crowdsourced shark reporting app is now available ...


selfie stick YouNow has quite an explicit startup name. The live streaming startup lets you stream yourself, now. But with more than 150,000 live streams per day, how can you be sure that you didn’t miss a funny or heartwarming moment when you were away? YouNow has a new update that lets you seamlessly share your favorite moments. Rewatching live streams is nothing new. You can jump back in time… Read More

YouNow goes beyond the live stream by letting you share ...