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Google Glass soon getting Play Music support, stereo earphones Nov 12th 2013, 19:16, by Dima Aryeh There have been reports of the Google Play Music app working on Google Glass, at least to an extent. And now, Google has made this future feature official. There is very little information, but Google says that Google Play Music is coming to Glass in the next few weeks. Along with the announcement of the app, there are also new earphones. They plug into the same port used by the mono earbud that works with the new revision of Google Glass and will provide audio quality good enough for music. Also, they will be customizable with five colors of caps that can be put on them. Google also showed off a video of the new Google Glass, paired with the new earbuds, being used with Google Play Music All Access. I suggest you give it a watch. Google Glass is being improved every single month with every update, so are you more inclined to buy it? Coupon code knocks 10% off custom Moto X from Moto Maker Nov 12th 2013, 18:26, by Dima Aryeh Now that the Moto X is available for all carriers through Moto Maker, we can expect to see the phone sell much better. At only $100 on contract, it’s a great price for a small but really fast phone. And using the coupon code “THANKYOU10″ you can save 10% on your order, whether it’s $10 off the $100 price tag or $50 off the $500 off contract price. However, it’s a bit unpleasant that Motorola would release this coupon the day after it launches the device on all carriers. A lot of people probably bought a Moto X yesterday, so the coupon code launching today is a bit of a poor move. Nonetheless, those who are still holding out have a bit more of an incentive to buy the device. With some pretty nice specs, great software optimization, touchless voice control and a fully customized exterior, it’s pretty hard not to buy it if you have a spare upgrade laying around. Even without one, $450 definitely isn’t a bad price. Will you be buying a Moto X? D?id you purchase it yesterday? If so, are you peeved about the coupon being released the day after? Leave a comment! KitKat should have included camera optimizations Nov 12th 2013, 17:52, by Nick Sarafolean A longtime sore spot of Android devices has been the camera. For years now, people have lamented the fact that the images produced by Android devices haven’t quite stood up to some of their competitors. Don’t get me wrong, I think that what Google did with KitKat is great. The optimizations for lower-end devices without much RAM are something that will be extremely beneficial to the operating system. But the chink in the armor of Android devices has long been the camera experience. Even the new Google Play editions of devices have had the same camera problems. But now that we’ve just been introduced to the 14th (unless you count some of the really incremental updates) version of Android, it’s high time that Google worked on some camera optimizations. The camera experience problem certainly isn’t with the hardware. We’ve seen the same hardware capture incredible shots on devices that run a skinned version of Android. The problem comes with the software. More specifically, with stock Android. Simply put, the camera software isn’t optimized and tailored for the best quality. Granted, this is certainly no easy task. On the other hand, it’s one that could greatly improve the Android experience for many. As the saying goes, “The best camera is the one that you have with you.” We all know that’s not really true, but with smartphones being the prevailing way to take pictures, we want them to be of decent quality. If you buy an Android device with a manufacturer overlay on it, then you’re most likely going to get some sort of camera optimizations. If you’re buying from the big two manufacturers, Samsung and HTC, then you’re going to get something that’s drastically different from the stock Android camera. Generally, that’s a good thing. You’re going to get lots of frills, but you’re also going to get a vastly improved camera experience. Pictures will be sharper and more vivid and you’ll have more options for special types of pictures. Comparatively, the camera experience on stock Android is rather Plain Jane. Even the best pictures generally exude a feeling of “Good, not great.” Things won’t be horrendous, but they’re not going to wow anyone. Special camera effects will be kept to a minimum with Photo Spheres being the main special effect. Even those are only available on Nexus devices. In a perfect world, Google would have sorted out some of these issues by now. Unfortunately, the world is far from perfect and Google hasn’t really done much to solve this problem. While we all hoped that KitKat might include some new camera features, not much has changed on that front. The same plain camera experience is there on the Nexus 5 with KitKat. We’re willing to put our money on the fact the GPe Galaxy S 4 and HTC One will also have the same mediocre camera experience. And once again, we can pin the problem not on the hardware, but on the software. But it’s time to hand off the mic to you fine guys and gals. What do you think of the camera experience on Android? Am I off my rocker or am I onto something? You know what to do with those comments.

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