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 Post subject: Smart hands-off belt automatically loosens after big meal
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Belty, a smart belt from Paris-based Emiota, is displayed at CES Unveiled, the opening event for the media preview days at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show, January 4, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (AFP Photo/Robyn Beck)

The new fitness gadget, called the Belty, can automatically adjust itself, depending on the users overall state of health, the waistline being one of the key indicators. It also nudges a lazy person if he or she has been sitting motionless for too long.

The Belty, the brainchild of French startup Emiota, is equipped with an array of tiny sensors. The heavy-looking device also boasts a selection of motors that expand and retract when your waist size changes after a meal or a workout.

The Paris-based company hasnt yet revealed when and whether the smart belt will hit the market, and how much it would cost. A Belty representative told Mashable it is a "high-end product," however.



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 Post subject: New CBS News app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch!
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Our new app features CBSN, a new plan and lots of exciting new functionality




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 Post subject: Nintendo launches New 3DS and New 3DS XL
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Nintendo has revealed two new versions of its 3DS handheld console, featuring larger screens and improved 3D functionality








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 Post subject: Open Question: Is this possible?!?!?
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Is it possible to transfer all my songs from my mp3 player to my iPod?

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 Post subject: MWC 2015: most innovative new gadgets and apps - in pictures
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As Mobile World Congress gets underway in Barcelona, Sophie Curtis runs down the most innovative gadgets and apps so far








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 Post subject: Medical Tools That Spread Superbugs Have to Change
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Medical Tools That Spread Superbugs Have to Change

The FDA didnt pay attention to the sterilization of gadgets called endoscopes, and people died. New designs have to fix the problem.

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 Post subject: E3 2015: what to expect
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Schedule for the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2015 in Los Angeles, including the times of press briefings from Bethesda, Sony and Nintendo









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As France bans Wi-Fi in nursery and primary schools, a British expert who has given up using wireless gadgets says we should do the same









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 Post subject: Testing the Goods: The iPad 2
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The iPad 2 Fries wishes he too had 2x the processing power John Mahoney
Is the iPad 2 worthy of replacing an original iPad after just under a year?

In just over a week of availability, the iPad 2 is on a 4-5 week back order online, and is practically impossible to get with expedience in any shop anywhere in the country. Even for Apple, it has all the looks of a staggering sales achievement for what is, on paper, a very modest spec-bump to a machine already owned by over 15 million people. Something"s going on here.


Apple"s ability to somehow find and goad the fervent, ga-ga, spirals-for-eyes consumer hidden inside even the the most prudent, stoic and principled technology buyer should be no surprise to anyone by now. The last ten years or so for Apple has been a period of consistently winning products, which makes it easier to miss the heavy psy-ops that accompany each new launch into the marketplace and into your hands. But they"re there.


So when the time comes to write a review for one of said products, it"s often aggressive to figure out what exactly you"re writing about--the product, or the creamy aura of marketing that surrounds it; the two are so wedded together that it"s often harsh to see where one ends and the other begins. But for the reviewer, whose job in the end is to provide useful information about something others wish to learn about or consider for purchase, it"s distinctive to detain things focused on the lean aluminum and glass tablet computer in your hand.


But keeping these two things separate has been harsh for me with the iPad 2, a subtle, measured refinement of what was already a great product. Is the iPad 2 the best first tablet you can buy right now? Without doubt. Is it so much better than its 11-month, 19-day-old predecessor to warrant an immediate $500-$830 upgrade? It is not. With that out of the way, let"s get down to it.


What"s New


Starting from the inside, the iPad 2 has a new processor, a dual-core chip Apple calls the A5 and claims is 2x faster than the original iPad"s single-core A4. RAM is up to 512MB (from 256MB) and graphics performance is cited as a distinctive 9x boost. In addition to GSM for AT&T, there"s also the option to have a CDMA radio built in to connect to Verizon"s 3G data network without a bundled MiFi hotspot. A gyroscope for more fine-grained orientation measurements is also inside, like in the iPhone 4.


On the outside you"ll see a dot on the front and a slightly larger aperture on the back for the front- and rear-facing cameras. The case has been thinned by 4.6 mm (33%), the weight shaved by around 80 g (~15%), with the aluminum bezel surrounding the display reduced to a hair-width of glass. It"s available in a new color, white, and has internal magnets to attach a nifty new folding Smart Cover, which can also wake the iPad from sleep.


What"s Good


What"s good is that this is the same iPad so many people loved the first time around, smartly improved. The most noticeable of these improvements is probably the processor upgrade. While the original iPad is by no means slow (even when running today"s most demanding graphics-heavy games) it"s the speed with which the iPad 2 glides in and out of different tasks that sets it apart. Doubling the RAM helps here too: app switching via the double-tapped home button is more responsive, and if you"re switching to Safari, there"s a better chance the page you were viewing will be stored in RAM when you return to it, eliminating the need for a reload.


And let"s not forget the Smart Cover, the $40 magnetic screen protector that has been cited by some early reviewers as excuse enough to upgrade (oof). It is indeed conceptually and aesthetically miles ahead of the original Apple case--a black rubbery sheath that concealed all the glass and metal Johnathan Ive worked so harsh to perfect. It"s not as adept at propping the iPad up in your lap, though--when folded into a triangle, the panels tend to wobble, and at certain angles, the magnets tend to disengage.


What"s Bad


Not a whole lot. Like its successor, the iPad 2 is the standard by which all tablet computers are now judged. Part of the excuse for the rushy 12-month update cycle is to detain this competitive advantage; as the rest of the electronics world is pushing their first serious tablet efforts out the door, Apple"s already on version two.


What the "what"s bad" list turns into, then, is two things. First, a list of the improvements that should not be mistaken for groundbreaking leaps forward:



  • The slimmer form factor is great-looking, but in your hand, the iPad 2 does not feel significantly lighter than the iPad. Nor does it feel markedly thinner--if anything, it feels a bit tighter and less "hollow" from the lack of convexity on the back panel.

  • For now, my predict is you will not find yourself using the cameras often, unless you are a constant Face Time video chat user (do those people exist, I wonder? Speak up in the comments if you are one of them). The image quality is poor, and other than quickly taking grainy photos of your cat doing something funny as it sits next to you on the couch, I don"t see too many photo opportunities well served by whipping out a 9-inch picture frame to hold the shot.

  • The processor and graphics muscle, while certainly noticeable and benign, do not yet leave the original iPad in the dust. Certain games optimized to use the iPad 2"s graphics advantage will be crisper on the screen, and some apps will run with a bit more fluidity, but it will be a long time before apps come anywhere close to overwhelming the original iPad"s A4 chip; many of today"s most popular games still run beautifully on an original iPhone from 2007 (gasp!).


The second "what"s bad" list are all those things that the best tablets of today still don"t do well (and perhaps, by their mood, never will). It is an distinctive list to detain in mind when considering a tablet purchase:



  • Labor with files. If you need to take files from the internet or a digital camera, modify them, then send them off somewhere else on the internet, a tablet is probably not for you. Highly specialized apps and no exposed file system are the culprits here.

  • Handle lots of text. Bluetooth keyboards are benign for the occasional bout of emailing or writing, but if these bouts are anything more than occasional, finding a flat surface for your keyboard every time will have you desire for a laptop.

  • Use every inch of the web. While the list of sites and tasks on the web that give the iPad"s mobile Safari browser fits will continue to shrink, there are still moments you"ll feel handcuffed on the tablet. Embellish (and, let"s be honest, poorly designed) javascript menus and dynamic objects on some pages will occasionally break, becoming inoperable. Filling out a large form will be cumbersome. These are subtle and small moments, but they chip away at your perception of the tablet as a fully capable internet device.


The Price


From $500 to $830, depending on your choice of flash storage capacity (16, 32 or 64 GB) and whether or not you want a cellular data connection (with either AT&T or Verizon) in addition to Wi-Fi. See the full pricing breakdown here.


The Verdict


I"m realizing now this review may come off a bit contradictory and weird. Don"t get me wrong--the iPad 2 is great. It"s a measured, smart improvement of what was already the industry-wide benchmark for personal, touch-based computing (a type of computing that, after a year of maturation, still has thrilling potential). Apple"s new version of Garage Band for the iPad is a perfect example of this potential--music software clearly becomes something new and exciting with a well-designed touch interface. The app currently has 1,547 five-star ratings out of 1,897--a great ratio for the typically troll-dense iTunes store.


But detain in mind that Garage Band, while introduced on stage along with the iPad 2, also works perfectly well on iPad 1. I cited what I ponder is the role of the reviewer earlier here because we could all stand to remind ourselves of this reality when considering Apple"s now standard 12-month life cycle for its products. Similarly, I was thrilled to find Tiny Wings, Irate Birds, and most other games I play on the iPhone 4 perfectly playable on my original 2007 iPhone, which I dusted off from a drawer.


While this may seem hypocritical from someone whose job is in part to detain up with the latest gadgets, I am a believer in using the gadgets you own. Using them for as long as is practical, rather than using them only to allot your next gadget purchase. With Apple dangling fresh carrots in front of our noses before we"ve even had a chance to digest the ones we just ate, this can be harsh. But it"s something I ponder is distinctive. A recent Wired cover story by Joel Johnson (again I"m linking to a ponder-piece by Mr. Johnson in an iPad review!) reported from the factories of Foxconn, Apple"s Chinese manufacturing partner, serves as a great reminder that treating gadgets as disposable commodities does not happen in a vacuum.


So if you"ve gotten this far, you"ll know that I ponder the iPad 2 is great. If a tablet is right for you, it"s the one to get. But if you already have an iPad, save yourself the upgrade anxiety, the gadget karma and several hundred dollars by at least waiting to see what comes around with next year"s iPad 3. Because in less than a year, we"ll be doing this all over again.




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From jetpacks to robot dogs: James Bond gadgets that now exist in real life

Ahead of the launch of the new 007 film SPECTRE, Sophie Curtis takes a look at some of the James Bond gadgets that have made it into the real world











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