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ASUS VivoTab Note 8 ASUS website As an alternative to the Surface Pro 3 more for drawing stuff due to stylus 8″ screen (1280×800) iPad mini sized but full Windows 8.1 US$250 (32GB) Charges via micro USB No full USB port: only has 1 micro USB port requires USB OTG cable (similar to phones) to provide full USB port … Continue reading Corner Geeks 34: Asus Vivo Tab 8 & Nokia XL

Scottevest www.scottevest.com Tech-enabled, pocket-filled clothing Carry your stuff and tech gadgets in your clothing without being too bulky (from bottles of water to iPads) Up to 2 pocket hats/boxers 10 pocket pants 19 pocket shirts 42 pocket vests

Intel Android Devices 80+ Intel Android Devices Intel XDK: Design, debug, build, and deploy HTML5 web and hybrid apps across multiple app stores, and form factor devices. Free hoodie + Acer Iconia Tab 8 Android NDK: Toolset that allows you to implement parts of your app using native-code languages such as C and C++. iBattz … Continue reading Corner Geeks 32: The Intel Party and iBattz Experience

Android Wear Android wear UI is not customizable Pairs with Android phone via Bluetooth (requires Android 4.3+) 1 day battery life Notifications appear on watch Swipe left to dismiss Swipe right to take further action (e.g. open in phone) Reply with voice (only for certain apps) Requires 2 hands Availability (in certain locations): Currently available: Samsung Galaxy Gear … Continue reading Corner Geeks 31: The Post I/O Experience Part 5 – Android Wear

Chromecast Chromecast Website Ability to pair with devices that are not on the same network using ultrasonic sounds Plex Chrome OS Android Apps ported to Chrome OS Requires extra work to be functional (not automatic) Submit an app to be ported to Chrome OS Cardboard Cheap virtual reality using a phone, lenses and a foldable … Continue reading Corner Geeks 30: The Post I/O Experience Part 4 – Chromecast, Chrome OS, Cardboard

Android L Preview for Nexus 5, Nexus 7 2013 Android Runtime (ART): replacing Dalvik Project Volta: aims for better battery life. ArsTechnica investigates Project Volta Android Enterprise features Personal and Enterprise information into different segments on the phone Samsung contributes KNOX security technology to AOSP and will be in Android L Android TV Android TV Website Google … Continue reading Corner Geeks 29: The Post I/O Experience Part 3 – Android L, Android TV, Google Fit, Android Auto

Polymer Polymer Project website Polymer Elements Polymer Core elements: a set of utility elements including general-purpose UI elements (such as icons, layout elements, and toolbars), as well as non-UI elements providing features like AJAX, signalling and storage. Docs | Demos Paper Elements: Polymer’s paper elements collection implements material design for the web. They’re a set … Continue reading Corner Geeks 28: The Post I/O Experience Part 2 – Polymer

Watch the Google I/O 2014 Keynote on YouTube Goodie count LG G Watch / Samsung Gear Live Moto 360 (maybe) AndroidTV Intel Hoodies and Intel Android Tablet Cardboard Play Store app Chrome Experiments for Cardboard T-Shirts and stuff Not freebies but bought goodies Windows 8″ tablet & SCOTTeVEST Revolution Jacket Android One Reference hardware for OEMs High quality affordable … Continue reading Corner Geeks 27: The Post I/O Experience Part 1 – Goodies, Android One and Material Design

mfirdaus the Google Play developer is going to Google I/O 2014 along with some GDG Brunei folks He wants free goodies especially the Moto 360 and probably Glass as well Links Google I/O website (Google.com) Google I/O 2013 (Wikipedia.org) Google I/O 2013 Round up (gigaom.com) Google I/O 2012 (Wikipedia.org) Google I/O 2012 Round up (gottabemobile.com) WWDC … Continue reading Corner Geeks 26: The Pre I/O Experience

Lumia 520 for AUD$176 Specs don’t really matter because it’s a pretty good experience 512MB RAM which limits some heavier apps but still a pretty smooth experience. Much better than cheap Android phones Good Polish unlike Android back in the day that had a lot of rough edges In between iOS and Android but closer … Continue reading Corner Geeks 25: The Windows Phone Experience