The Chinese e-commerce giant poised to make US stock market history sets some high expectations for its pricing.
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Friday, 5 September 2014
Top-rated reviews of the week (pictures)
September just started, and already it's just busy, busy, busy around the various CNET offices. Next week, some company (whose name eludes me at the moment) is supposed to announce some new product, and CNET editors will be there, too. But despite all that activity, our team managed to review some fetching gear, so whether you're drawn to styluses or want to try out a Chromebook, or just like looking at gadgetry, read on.
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Best tablets for readers
If you want more than a simple e-reader, check out these bookworm friendly slates.
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2015 Chrysler 200C shows off its smooth new curves (pictures)
Take a closer look at the most improved model in Chrysler's lineup, the 2015 200 sedan.
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Clean inside your iPhone camera lens
Dust inside your iPhone camera may be causing blurry images. Here's how to fix it.
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Great cord-cutting OTA DVR for PCs, not so much for TVs
As a streaming-based DVR the Simple.TV offers a lot of functionality including a novel sharing feature, but if you just want to watch on your TV, instead of a tablet or phone, there are better alternatives.
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The Army's Laser War Truck Can Now See (and Shoot) Through Fog
The problem with the current iterations of combat laser prototypes is they can easily be foiled by suspended condensation, smoke, fog, and other obscurants that deflect and defract the beam as its en route to its target. The HEL MD, however, proved earlier this year that the solution is simple: Just increase the power of the laser enough to burn through fog, cloud, and incoming mortar rounds alike.
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This Cocktail Concocted By IBM's Watson Isn't Half Bad
The surreal strength of IBM's famous supercomputer, Watson, is now available to the public (for a fee). And to mark the occasion, the company threw a little party last week and served a very blue cocktail. Naturally, I whipped up my own slight variation when I got back to the office. I call it the Big Blue Hurricane.
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Gadget Lab Podcast: Are You Ready For Some iPhones?
WIRED's dedicated Apple reporter Christina Bonnington is the special guest this week. We discuss the upcoming iPhone launch event, and a bunch of other stuff. Kidding! It's all iPhone.
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Occam Cycle keeps things simple ... by doing away with the saddle
We've recently been hearing a lot about last-mile transit solutions – simple forms of transportation that people can use to travel short distances, going to and from train or bus stations. Compact folding bikes are a good example, as they can be carried on public transit vehicles. The Occam Cycle is optimized for that purpose, in that it has a very simple design ... just don't plan on sitting while you ride it. .. Continue Reading Occam Cycle keeps things simple ... by doing away with the saddle
Section: Bicycles
Tags: Cycling, Folding, Kickstarter
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4K Blu-ray discs and players to arrive next year
Most people today enjoy watching TV and movies at home using a 1080p-capable display. It’s the standard, and most of our paid-for entertainment is streamed or played in standard HD. 4K TVs are […]
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Will battery life be Apple's Achilles' heel when the iWatch debuts?
As Apple charges ahead to next week's big announcement, widely believed to see the debut of the iPhone 6 and potentially a new iWatch category, there is a lot of pressure mounting over Cupertino to outsmart its Android rivals. However, as beautiful as Apple's designs are, the company may have an uphill battle with charge, literally. For the iWatch to be successful, it may not be about features, but rather a smooth user experience, and one not confined by battery life. Can Apple pull off software optimizations to bring better battery life and gain consumer acceptance into this nascent market of wearable computing?
According to journalist Jessica Lessin for The Information, "the appeal of the world's most highly anticipated wearable computer is going to come down to something a lot more mundane: battery life."
Lessin does have a point: even a beautiful smartwatch cannot offer utility if the battery is drained after a few hours resting on one's wrists, at which point the gadget becomes more akin to a dumb bracelet than a smart watch.
"The one thing that can destroy engagement like nothing else is battery life," Lessin said. "You can't use it if it is inert."
The problem with watches is perhaps its design. Due to space constraint, the need for a bright screen (in the case of the competing Android Wear platform, these displays are said to be "always on"), and the ability to constantly feed user information and communicate with the phone, battery will be stretched thin. Add to that, watches aren't big devices to begin with and so Apple cannot cram an overly capacious juice pack to start with.
Even on larger devices, like the iPhone, Apple rivals BlackBerry and Samsung has taken to ad campaigns to mock iPhone users for being "wall-huggers" due to the perceived less than stellar battery life on the power-hungry smartphone.
Though despite taming expectations for the new iWatch, Lessin says that Apple could leverage new technologies and innovations that it had acquired recently. The company's purchase of LuxVue could help Apple create low powered displays while Passif could help the iWatch reduce battery drain when it's talking to the iPhone. Though these technologies may be available to Apple, it's unclear if they'll be ready for the iWatch launch to make a meaningful impact on preserving battery life.
Apple's rivals in the Android camp already have some smartwatches on offer. Samsung's Gear Live and LG's G Watch have battery life that span a few days at best while the recently available Moto 360, which you can read the review on Android Central, is rated for just a day of battery life despite having innovations like screen sensing and built-in Qi wireless charging technology.
Do you think battery life will be the Achilles' heel of the iWatch? And more importantly, what do you think should be the acceptable battery life for a wrist-adorned gadget?
Source: The Information
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