ajb{log} » Gadgets http://allanjosephbatac.com/blog Personal Blog of AJ Batac Fri, 18 May 2012 20:59:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 This is Smart: Nest Learning Thermostat http://allanjosephbatac.com/blog/2011/10/this-is-smart-nest-learning-thermostat.html http://allanjosephbatac.com/blog/2011/10/this-is-smart-nest-learning-thermostat.html#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:31:18 +0000 AJ http://allanjosephbatac.com/blog/?p=20213

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]]> Meet Nest, the world’s first Learning Thermostat.

Nest learns from your temperature adjustments, programs itself to keep you comfortable, and guides you to energy savings. You can control the thermostat from anywhere using a smartphone, tablet or laptop, and Nest never stops learning, even as your life and the seasons change.

This video shows you how Nest is different from programmable thermostats; how it saves energy and learns your schedule. Find out how you can control Nest from a phone or laptop and see how much you saved in Energy History.

Pretty cool huh? Learn more about the Nest Learning Thermostat at http://www.nest.com

This is Smart: Nest Learning Thermostat originally appeared on ajb{log} on October 25, 2011. Tweet This

]]> http://allanjosephbatac.com/blog/2011/10/this-is-smart-nest-learning-thermostat.html/feed 0 PSN Update: Sony Shuts Down PlayStation Network Indefinitely http://allanjosephbatac.com/blog/2011/04/psn-update-sony-shuts-down-playstation-network-indefinitely.html http://allanjosephbatac.com/blog/2011/04/psn-update-sony-shuts-down-playstation-network-indefinitely.html#comments Tue, 26 Apr 2011 16:00:30 +0000 AJ http://www.allanjosephbatac.com/blog/?p=16023

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I know you are waiting for additional information on when PlayStation Network and Qriocity services will be online. Unfortunately, I don’t have an update or timeframe to share at this point in time.

As we previously noted, this is a time intensive process and we’re working to get them back online quickly. We’ll keep you updated with information as it becomes available. We once again thank you for your patience.

This is a sad time for gamers.

via PSN Update – PlayStation Blog.

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]]> http://allanjosephbatac.com/blog/2011/04/psn-update-sony-shuts-down-playstation-network-indefinitely.html/feed 0 The Future of User Interface is Made of Glass. Watch this Futuristic Video “A Day Made of Glass” http://allanjosephbatac.com/blog/2011/02/the-future-of-user-interface-is-made-of-glass-watch-this-futuristic-video-a-day-made-of-glass.html http://allanjosephbatac.com/blog/2011/02/the-future-of-user-interface-is-made-of-glass-watch-this-futuristic-video-a-day-made-of-glass.html#comments Thu, 24 Feb 2011 20:42:13 +0000 AJ http://www.allanjosephbatac.com/blog/?p=8546

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“A Day Made of Glass” is a five minute video worth watching as it takes you to the future of user interface design and how it plays a major role in our day to day life in the near future.

Can’t wait to see the future and I can’t wait to see these in action.

The Future of User Interface is Made of Glass. Watch this Futuristic Video “A Day Made of Glass” originally appeared on ajb{log} on February 24, 2011. Tweet This

]]> http://allanjosephbatac.com/blog/2011/02/the-future-of-user-interface-is-made-of-glass-watch-this-futuristic-video-a-day-made-of-glass.html/feed 1 A Glimpse of the Future http://allanjosephbatac.com/blog/2010/09/a-glimpse-of-the-future.html http://allanjosephbatac.com/blog/2010/09/a-glimpse-of-the-future.html#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:06:13 +0000 AJ http://www.allanjosephbatac.com/blog/2010/09/a-glimpse-of-the-future.html

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]]> This is an amazing and entirely original concept that I have seen so far and personally, I see this happening in the next 5 years. And believe me, we’re almost there!

“This is the result of the Open Innovation experiment. It is an experience video showing the future of screen technology with stretchable screens, transparent screens and e-ink displays, to name a few.”

It’s awesome! Great video editing.

A Glimpse of the Future originally appeared on ajb{log} on September 1, 2010. Tweet This

]]> http://allanjosephbatac.com/blog/2010/09/a-glimpse-of-the-future.html/feed 0 Web find of the day: $6,600 HP Blackbird 002 http://allanjosephbatac.com/blog/2008/06/web-find-of-the-day-6600-hp-blackbird-002.html http://allanjosephbatac.com/blog/2008/06/web-find-of-the-day-6600-hp-blackbird-002.html#comments Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:19:57 +0000 AJ http://www.allanjosephbatac.com/blog/2008/06/web-find-of-the-day-6600-hp-blackbird-002.html

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]]> Exactly. This machine is not for the faint of heart.

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Ok… I added some more nice items, some upgrades and here’s the final total.

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$10,103.95. Nice!

Got money lying around? Get the Blackbird 002 now and you might just get broke tomorrow.

Web find of the day: $6,600 HP Blackbird 002 originally appeared on ajb{log} on June 16, 2008. Tweet This

]]> http://allanjosephbatac.com/blog/2008/06/web-find-of-the-day-6600-hp-blackbird-002.html/feed 0 Something Really Big Coming in July 11th http://allanjosephbatac.com/blog/2008/06/something-really-big-coming-in-july-11th.html http://allanjosephbatac.com/blog/2008/06/something-really-big-coming-in-july-11th.html#comments Tue, 10 Jun 2008 04:00:35 +0000 AJ http://www.allanjosephbatac.com/blog/2008/06/something-really-big-coming-in-july-11th.html

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]]> Ok… Let’s pretend we all don’t know…

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Hmm… I wonder what it is…

Maybe it should be “Something really thin, long battery life, 3G, Maps with GPS, App Store… um what else… MobileMe integration… Push email, push contacts, $199 (MAX), blah bleh blih…”

Something Really Big Coming in July 11th originally appeared on ajb{log} on June 9, 2008. Tweet This

]]> http://allanjosephbatac.com/blog/2008/06/something-really-big-coming-in-july-11th.html/feed 0 Star Wars hologram communication now a reality http://allanjosephbatac.com/blog/2008/05/star-wars-hologram-communication-now-a-reality.html http://allanjosephbatac.com/blog/2008/05/star-wars-hologram-communication-now-a-reality.html#comments Thu, 29 May 2008 23:08:41 +0000 AJ http://www.allanjosephbatac.com/blog/2008/05/star-wars-hologram-communication-now-a-reality.html

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]]> Remember Star Wars’ Princess Leia’s hologram communication with Obi-wan? Yeah, that was like more than 20 years ago. Now that technology is not science fiction anymore.

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Cisco just unveiled their newest product On-Stage TelePresence Holographic Video Conferencing. It’s very cool and it brings out the inner geek in us.

You have to really watch this video to believe it!

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Check out the video!

–aj

Star Wars hologram communication now a reality originally appeared on ajb{log} on May 29, 2008. Tweet This

]]> http://allanjosephbatac.com/blog/2008/05/star-wars-hologram-communication-now-a-reality.html/feed 15 Secret life of Shrek and Fiona [toys] http://allanjosephbatac.com/blog/2008/05/secret-life-of-shrek-and-fiona-toys.html http://allanjosephbatac.com/blog/2008/05/secret-life-of-shrek-and-fiona-toys.html#comments Thu, 15 May 2008 14:03:32 +0000 AJ http://www.allanjosephbatac.com/blog/2008/05/secret-life-of-shrek-and-fiona-toys.html Here’s Shrek. The secret Mac zealot.

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Inspired with the secret life of toys group at Flickr. There’s more here and here.

–aj

Secret life of Shrek and Fiona [toys] originally appeared on ajb{log} on May 15, 2008. Tweet This

]]> http://allanjosephbatac.com/blog/2008/05/secret-life-of-shrek-and-fiona-toys.html/feed 1 Asians get iPhones. Nothing, nada, null for Canucks. Argh! http://allanjosephbatac.com/blog/2008/05/asians-get-iphones-nothing-nada-null-for-canucks-argh.html http://allanjosephbatac.com/blog/2008/05/asians-get-iphones-nothing-nada-null-for-canucks-argh.html#comments Mon, 12 May 2008 19:44:35 +0000 AJ http://www.allanjosephbatac.com/blog/2008/05/asians-gets-iphones-nothing-nada-null-for-canucks-argh.html

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]]> Via TUAW:

“SingTel confirms iPhone for Singapore, India, the Philippines and Australia.

In a singularly uninformative press release, SingTel, Singapore’s largest telecommunications company, has announced that it is bringing the iPhone to “Singapore, India, the Philippines and Australia later this year” through several subsidiary carrier brands: SingTel, Bharti Airtel, Globe and Optus.

The latter confirms our earlier post that Aussies won’t be limited to Vodafone for their iPhone needs. Unfortunately no dates or pricing have been announced; it seems safe to assume this will cover the forthcoming 3G iPhone. In any case, this is good news for some of our Asia / Pacific iPhone brethren.”

Still nothing for us over here.

Argh!

–aj

Update: And it’s probably 3G!

Asians get iPhones. Nothing, nada, null for Canucks. Argh! originally appeared on ajb{log} on May 12, 2008. Tweet This

]]> http://allanjosephbatac.com/blog/2008/05/asians-get-iphones-nothing-nada-null-for-canucks-argh.html/feed 1 New Apple Macbooks makes me drool (again) http://allanjosephbatac.com/blog/2008/02/new-apple-macbooks-makes-me-drool-again.html http://allanjosephbatac.com/blog/2008/02/new-apple-macbooks-makes-me-drool-again.html#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2008 20:26:52 +0000 AJ http://www.allanjosephbatac.com/blog/2008/02/new-apple-macbooks-makes-me-drool-again.html applemacbooks.png

New Macbook Pro and Macbooks with the new processors just got out. Head over to Apple.com now and drool.

–aj

New Apple Macbooks makes me drool (again) originally appeared on ajb{log} on February 26, 2008. Tweet This

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