Sony Upgrades QX10 and QX100 Lens with Higher ISO and 1080p Video Recording

Sony pushed out a firmware upgrade for both smartphone lens attachments and they are now capable of recording clips with a higher resolution (1,920 x 1,080) than before (1,440 x 1,080). It also bumped up the clip-ons' max ISO settings from 1,600 to 3,200 on the QX10 and from 3,200 to 12,800 on the QX100, which is extremely good for nighttime photography. People with the more expensive QX100 also get an extra shutter speed mode for their devices. Unfortunately, firmware is not OTA, therefore friends; you will need a Windows (XP/Vista/7/8) or a Mac computer to perform an upgrade.

iOS 7.0.5 Released.

iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c models sold in China were suffering proper network provisioning, hence iOS 7.0.5 was just released by Apple via Software Update to resolve network provisioning issues.

Saurik (Cydia Dev) mentioned jailbreakers should stay away from this update, as it will break it from working.

For information on the security content of this update, please visit this website:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222

Apple Patents Pressure-Sensitive iPhone And iPad Displays

Appleinsider reports US patent and trademark office published an Apple patent describing a device with built-in pressure sensors which will provide detection of gestures outside touch regions. These sensors are mounted in the corners or under the LCD Panel. It is also noted that new device will allow for detection of gestures coming from beyond the touch-sensitive regions of the display, so you could have swipes recognized as coming from the bezel for instance.

Other benefits would include the ability to better detect and discount thinks like a palm resting on the display, or a thumb that’s on-screen and yet just being used to support or hold a device, rather than as part of a touch input gesture. Already, Apple’s iOS displays are among the best when it comes to accidental touch detection, but this system would make that even better, which could potentially allow for further reduction of bezel size, for instance, or even making it possible to determine different kinds of input based not only on how many fingers are used, but on the force of the press.

Source: AppleInsider

Sony debuts Slimmer PSP Vita in UK for £180, Pre-Orders going in Today!

Fellow Gamers, Speculation indicates Sony to release PSP Vita (PCH-2000) in UK. This particular model is believed to be the late-2013 PSP Vita iteration. It is thinner, lighter and with better battery life than its predecessor. It also carries new LCD panel instead of OLED. MSRP is noted as £180 (around $300) is a significantly high for a portable gaming device which costs around 18,980 yen; around $185 in home land. Pre-orders for the device start today, with the proper launch penned in for February 7th.

Source: product-review.com

3D Carbon Fiber Printer

We have seen various 3D Color Printers and those that can print an entire house. We have also seen those that can be used to print book covers. Until now we haven’t seen a printer that can print parts for cars or motor cycle. Well 3D Printer market caught up and good news for auto and motorcycle enthusiasts is that for $5,000 they will be able to get your hands on a 3D printer that is able to print carbon fiber. 3D Printer named Marked One by Mark Forged claims to be first 3D printer that is capable of printing Carbon Fiber with aforementioned price. This printer isn’t relatively expensive if especially if you plan on printing carbon fiber parts for auto mobiles and bikes.

Carbon fiber is known for performance part due to light weight. Carbon fiber products are well utilized by race cars and motorcycles. According to the specs, the Mark One will be able to print a maximum size of 305 x 160 x 160mm. It is also capable of printing other types of materials, such as fiberglass, nylon, and polylactic acid, although it should be noted that only one material can be printed at a time due to the printer’s design. 

CEO of Mark forged claims that the printer will be available soon for sale, but no specified date is given.

Source:  Digital Trend

Olympus Unveils 50x Superzoom with Unique Crosshair Sight

Olympus unveiled the Stylus SP-100 with a 50x optical zoom lens. It laos tackled one of the biggest issues in using such cameras “losing a moving subject”. This Camera is equipped with "eagle-eye" dot-sight located just above the viewfinder. This helps projecting a target onto a semi-transparent mirror below the flash (Photo is located below). This helps you keep your eye on your subject while zooming in/out.

Some of the specs include are as follow.

• 1/2.3-inch 16-megapixel CMOS sensor
• TruePic VII processor
• 7fps burst speed w/ small 6 frame buffer
• 24-1200 (50mm equivalent) f/2.9-6.5 lens
• 3-inch 460K-dot LCD
• 920K-dot EVF
• Of course 1080/60p Full HD video

 This camera will go for retail in March for approximately $400.

Source: Ubergizmo

Pebble Steel is shipping!

Earlier this year at CES 2014, Pebble Steel was announced by Pebble Smart watch company and pre-orders were taken. Earlier today Pebble that the steel watches are on their way to the buyers. The tracking numbers will be also emailed to the buyer as their order ships.

For some of thinking to buy, Pebble steel is the same as the first generation pebble, but now it has a stylish new design that looks like regular watch. It comes in matte black and brushed metal finishes with your choice of metal or leather bands. It's $249 versus just $150 for the plastic Pebble.

 Source: pebble blog

Apple's Solar Powered Laptop w/ Dual Display

U.S. Patent and Trademark office recently awarded a patent to Apple detailing an "electronic device display module" for a laptop that will act as a secondary rear display featuring touch controls. The patent also details a photovoltaic system located in the display unit which could power the device with solar energy.

This patent was original filed in 2012 by apple detailing a portable computer consisting of materials such as metal, ceramic, carbon fiber, and glass for upper and lower housing. The back of the screen will still show apple's logo as it appears on current macbooks, however this time it might be printed via black ink screen (e-paper screen).

Source: appleinsider.com

Amazon Game Console Project Still Active

 There have been several occasions where Amazon game console/set top box came to talk about and Amazon denies every time about. VG 24/7 a reported earlier that Amazon is still working on an Android game console that will sells for "below $300" price mark. Gossip from several game publisher also indicate that Amazon's product team "Lab 126" has designed a grey box size of PSOne (our good old game console). This is designed to play both games and instant video content on your HDTV. This box will also act as Set TV Box with pay TV services.

It appears that $300 seems an unlikely price for Amazon to target, when Apple TV and the Roku 3 are so much cheaper, and when other Android consoles are showing only lukewarm demand, so there's still plenty of room for skepticism.

Source: androidpolice.com

Optimizing your Wireless Signal & Strength

If you have come this far, I assume you have installed DD-WRT installed.  Wireless optimization on Stock firmware is usually limited by manufacturers to prevent damage of wrong settings or other. So to follow up from hacking software and hardware modding follow instructions below.

1)    Log in to your router using address http://192.168.1.1

2)    First thing change your wireless security to WPA 2 Personal w/ AES encryption. AES is better and faster than WEP & TKIP.

3)    Make sure you select Wi-Fi channel that is not used by your neighbors or surroundings or use non overlapping channels such as 1,6, and 11. Few applications for Windows/Mac/Android OS can be found on internet/play store. Example, Netstumbler/Kismac/Wifi Analyzer respectively.

4)    Go in Wireless Advance tab of your DD-WRT router and enable the following.

MIMO – Transmission Fixed Rate : Auto
CTS Protection Mod: Disable
Frame Burst: Enable
Beacon Interval: 100 <= if poor signals you can reduce it. Play with it.
TX Power:  90mW
Afterburner: Enable

5)    I also recommend using two different routers if you have mix of new and old devices. Connecting G router to N router will drop the network back to G. So if you set one router to N only and one to N&G, you can connect old devices to N&G, while newer to N only.

6)    I overclocked my router and bumped these settings. My Router has been stable and working extremely better. I will post pictures later.