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MetaWatch Strata and Frame smartwatches soon heading to Best Buy Oct 17th 2013, 13:49, by Robert Nelson Best Buy will soon be adding a few additional smartwatches to the available lineup. The latest are coming from MetaWatch and will include the Strata and Frame. These will be exclusively available with Best Buy and available online and in-stores beginning on November 3rd. Each of these watches has a bit of a different look, however they both bring support for Android smartphones. First things first, the Strata will be $179 and the Frame will be $229. The folks at MetaWatch tout these two as bridging the gap between fashion and technology. But perhaps more important are the specs and features. Each of these watches have a battery that should be able to last for roughly 5 to 7 days between charges and they will each also serve as companion display for your phone. These pair using a Bluetooth 4.0 connection and will provide “subtle” vibrations for messages, emails and calls as well as upcoming appointments, tasks, reminders and more. And similar to what we are seeing with other smartwatches, that ‘and more’ also includes music controls. MetaWatch users will also get glanceable information in the form of weather, stock info, phone battery life and more. Both models have a display that should be easily readable even in direct sunlight. While these two watches share many of the same specs, there are some differences. The watch sitting towards the top of the post is the Strata and the one further down is the Frame. The Strata is a sport watch with a 5 ATM water-resistance . The Frame is touted as being “stylish and elegant” and features a leather band with polished stainless steel case. The Frame is water resistant to 3 ATM. Lastly, Best Buy will have the Strata and Frame in retail stores in black with additional colors available online. SOURCE: PR Web Story Timeline Xiaomi Millet smartwatch rumors emerge Filip smartwatch lets parents track their kids the hi-tech way Google may be working on a smartwatch running Google Now Sony SmartWatch 2 launches in the US Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch gets rooted LG G Pad 8.3 US availability begins today Oct 17th 2013, 13:20, by Robert Nelson The LG G Pad 8.3 tablet has been rolling out globally and it looks like there has been another release. The latest is the US, where the tablet will be available by way of Best Buy. The retailer will have the LG G Pad 8.3 available beginning today for those shopping online. Elsewise, in-store availability will begin on November 3rd. LG originally announced the G Pad 8.3 back in early-September during IFA 2013. We did spend a bit of hands-on time with the table during the show. For that we have some images (as well as the video) sitting below. In terms of the specs, LG has this one sporting an 8.3-inch IPS display with a Full HD resolution of 1920 x 1200 and a ppi of 273. The tablet is powered by a quad-core 1.7GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor which is paired with 2GB of RAM. Other specs include 16GB of storage, a microSD card slot with support for cards up to 64GB, 4600 mAh battery and Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean. The tablet will also have a 5 megapixel rear-facing camera. Otherwise, in addition to Jelly Bean, and similar to what we have been seeing with other LG offerings — this one has features to include QPair, QSlide Function, Slide Aside, QuickMemo and others. These are all LG features and QPair in particular aims at keeping those with an LG tablet and smartphone in sync. LG describes QPair as being a “seamless extension to their Android smartphones by providing simultaneous access to recently opened apps, incoming calls, text messages and more.” That all being said, the tablet is priced at $349.99. Story Timeline LG G Pad 8.3 gets official with 1920 x 1200 display and Android 4.2.2 LG G Pad 8.3 hands-on LG G Pad 8.3 tipped to compete with the Nexus 7, priced at $299 LG G Pad 8.3 to launch Korea on October 14, global sales to follow soon LG G Pad 8.3 global rollout hitting the UK and Ireland

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