| Koush shows Chromecast streaming videos from Dropbox Aug 2nd 2013, 16:01, by Robert Nelson Google launched the Chromecast with support for a few services. Those include Netflix and YouTube as well as Google Play movies, television and music. Since then we have seen a few others come forward promising support. Those others have included Hulu, HBO, Vimeo and Redbox Instant, but it looks like some still not-yet-available options are going to open the Chromecast streaming options a bit further. 
These other options are coming from Koush at the moment. Earlier in the week he demonstrated how he can stream anything from the handsets Gallery to the Chromecast. This means pictures and videos that are stored on your smartphone or tablet. Certainly useful, but a follow-up video is now offering a look at how he is streaming content from Dropbox. Keep in mind, this comes without any official support from Dropbox. Basically, it looks like Koush has set this up using the standard Android sharing options. As you will see in the video, he opens up Dropbox on an Android smartphone, navigates to a video stored in the cloud and taps on it. From here you click to “share” and then choose the Chromecast option. As one would expect, this has the video running on the television where your Chromecast happens to be plugged in. Seems simple enough, though there is a few second delay from when you tap to share and when the video starts. Aside from using Dropbox, it looks like this will extend to other cloud services as well. Koush mentioned that he can also stream from Google Drive. Now for the disappointing part — this app, just like the one we saw earlier in the week have yet to be released. More to the point, due to the current restrictions with the SDK, he is unable to release these apps just yet. SOURCE: Google+ |  | OpenGlass project shows Google Glass for the visually impaired Aug 2nd 2013, 15:28, by Robert Nelson We have seen some interesting use cases for Google Glass, but it seems to safe to think that we have yet to see them live up to what they are truly capable of doing. That true capability can be a variety of things and will likely vary from person to person. But with that in mind, the folks at OpenGlass have recently shown what Google Glass can mean for the visually impaired. 
As we have seen from the OpenGlass team in the past, this means a video demonstration. In this case the video is roughly 3 minutes and 30 seconds. Perhaps more important though, it gives solid examples using a Twitter-based question and answer as well as a tour using Memento. The Twitter question and answer is maybe the simpler of the two. With this the Glass user would take a picture of an item and in return they are told what they are holding/looking at. The answer comes back by way of an audio reply that is sent through the bone-conducting speaker on Glass. The process is just about the same as any Glass process would be and begins with the “Share with OpenGlass” command. From here the user asks their question, which in this case refers to what is on the box (and in the can). And in return, they get the answer. Simple and seemingly rather useful. The other side here comes with Memento. In this case the details would need to be set up in advance. The video offers a look at the sighted person creating and describing the scene. Once that has been competed the visually impaired person tours the room and is able to know what items are in front of them. Plus, there is also the option to give additional information about any items or objects shown. Overall the process seems rather smooth, though it does say the recognition process takes about two seconds. Bottom line here, while this video demo offered a brief tour around the workshop, this could prove to be useful in a wide variety of locations. Otherwise, aside from this video offering the question and answer demos, this is actually a follow up to a “Glass Applications for Visually Impaired Users” video that was released by OpenGlass a few weeks earlier. VIA: 9to5Google SOURCE: OpenGlass | | T-Mobile Moto X will "initially" be available only with Motorola Aug 2nd 2013, 14:40, by Robert Nelson The Moto X was unveiled with a wide variety of carrier support being mentioned. There was talk of the handset coming to T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Sprint and US Cellular. The release dates have yet to be confirmed and the handset is still pegged for a release sometime in late-August. With that in mind, we are beginning to see some talk in terms of pre-orders (already available with US Cellular) and in the case of T-Mobile, where the handset will and will not be available for purchase. 
It seems the T-Mobile Moto X is not going to be widely available. Following the initial handset announcement T-Mobile had issued a statement letting everyone know the Moto X is compatible with the 4G LTE network, but that they “have no further announcement at this time.” Well, when pressed by AllThingsD, the carrier further responded with those availability details. Basically, those looking for a T-Mobile compatible Moto X will have to look towards Motorola. The details were revealed by T-Mobile Chief Marketing Office Mike Sievert who said they “do not plan to stock Moto X devices immediately in our stores.” The good news part of that comes in with the immediately portion. Further talk from Sievert revealed how they are “working closely with Motorola to make the Moto X a great experience for T-Mobile customers.” And while not confirming the handset would come available direct with T-Mobile, Sievert did mention that “any news about distribution in our stores would come at a later date." Bottom line here, the Moto X will be available and will work with the T-Mobile network, but those looking to make a purchase will need to look towards Motorola. That brings the question of pricing. We have seen the Moto X will be $199.99 on a two-year agreement, but as we have seen from the UNcarrier setup, that isn’t how T-Mobile is currently handling things. Simply put, it looks like we need something firm in terms of the full-retail price. | |
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