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tnt - 08-15

] intel partnered with SMS audio and created earbuds, iosport earbuds, that measure your heartrate
] LG already has pair, these are different
] no add on fob, looks and feels like a regular pair of earbud
] transmits data, runkeeper app shows the data,
] no price point, no specific release date, < $150 and 2014-qtr-4

] startup that makes home automation devices
] problem with home automation devices, multipe devices, BUT devices cant talk to each other
] smarthings created hardware and software then enables different devices from different mfg's to talk to one anothers
] smartthings has the largest developer community
] from kickstarter campaign to 200M acquisition in 24ish months
] works with competing standards, zigby, zwave, thread, wifi, bluetooth
] many companies are competing for this market, at war with each other for your home
] maybe friction between smarthings vision for smarthome and samsungs vision for smarthome
] company will remain independant, but will move its 55 employess from Washington, DC to palo alto CA
] companies need to settle on 1 or 2 frameworks in order to succeed
] could be nightmare world of so many different standards or will we get standards (like the internet)
] its the wild west of home automation now,
] fear will not be allayed until we have a common standard
] reviewed.com, a startup 15 years ago, aquired by USA today 3 years ago, independant editorial org that works closely with USA today

] msft builds a clone of snapchat for windows phone 8.
] built by microsoft research, a well respected division of
] original app by msft was photosynth, state of the art for its day
] doesnt use location services, by not using it you get more privacy, but may lose some feature richness
] but this app is terrible says Brad, the concept is there, but not the execution, you can see what they are trying go for ...
] you can sum up the experience in the "spinning thing"
] you send share photos, send either a timeline or # of views, when time is up, cards flip over and show expired when time to view is up
] sixSnap is a third party app that is a much better experience to use snapchat
] climatology was released previously by microsoft research
] what about 'features' of app integrating with Skype?
] gain of volume you need for app success, hard when app is only available on platform with small user base (< 5% )
] skype integrating with sms at some point
] "time limited messaging" is a feature, not a product
] msft still needs to work on getting their products to the market
] opportunity for Nadella to show ...,

] apple will ship twice as much sapphire screens (for the new iphone 6 and apples smartwatch) as the rest of the worlds sapphire mfg's combined
] its giant Mesa, AZ factory is the size of 24 football fields, 1.4M square feet
] they are working with GT advanced technologies, cost of furnaces 578M, and are operated by GT
] they make bricks of sapphire, then carve the screens out of the brick
] sapphire screen cost is $16 vs $3 production cost for gorilla glass
] if apple can own the entire supply chain, it could be a big win
] it's expensive for apple to fix broken iphone screens, in the end run, it may be cheaper to use the more expensive sapphire
] idea is with sapphire is that it doesnt scratch, so screens wont shatter as easily when it's dropped
] when apple nails the supply chain it can make it a lot harder for competitors

] a "tech preview" version of the next version of the windows os may be released, sooner then expected, as early this september
] the preview version may be less "developer focused" and more "consumer focused", easier to update,
] design changes to date are - ] bringing back the start menu, ] modern apps will run in a window on the desktop, ] they are getting rid of charms
] msft needs a home run with windows 9, question is can they maintain their dominance they have on desktop os and move forward into touch and voice computing
] how are they going to do it?
] they tried to do it with windows 8, some people rebelled against it, they have/are backtracking a bit, the have a real problem on their hands ...
] will they be able to do it and maintain their huge user base
] windows store is still really far behind ... where i would have expected it to be
"] ME - advice for Satya Nadella - "developers, developers, developers"

] reader writes about - lack of discussion on events in ferguson missouri - press was suppressed, coverage was breaking on twitter and other social media
] 19yo shot by police, people protested, greeted with a radically millitant police force
?] the online protest with "dual photos"
] it didn't make the show because ...
] mainstream media blacked out the coverage

] google released four new commercials for android wear, 1 long ad, 3 15 second ads
] interesting to advertise a platform, don't think there has ever even been an android ad before
] they are advertising "android wear" but really they are advertising "google now" ...
] TMZ posts pictures of what it says are the first pictures of the new "iphone 6", bloggers say "nice try" its a picture of a fake iphone
] TMZ reporting on iphone 6, mainstream celebrity gossip media,

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