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- Steam Finally Adds FPS Counter to its Overlay
- Healbe GoBe: A Deceiving Body Manager with a Sleek Design
- Invoxia Triby Smart Fridge Magnet Makes Its Debut at CES
- Samsung might introduce the Galaxy S6 at CES 2015
| Steam Finally Adds FPS Counter to its Overlay Posted: 05 Jan 2015 06:00 AM PST  Among its announcement and fixes, Valve announced it’s adding an FPS counter to its Steam overlay, something gamers and users of the platform have been requesting for quite some time. Until now, those who were asking for the framerate counter had to use a tool like FRAPS if they wanted to check their game’s frame rate. Now, obviously they’re not happy (the gamers, that is). Now they want he FPS counter to be customizable in both color and display position, but baby steps. Just getting one is good enough for now. Among other fixes, Steam announced it has reduced CPU usage when drawing animated images or videos, fixed video playback performance regression on Mac OS X and Linux and fixed reloading settings values in the Steam Overlay. A nice bonus to all of those who love taking screenshots of what they’re playing on Steam:Bonus: The counter is part of Steam’s overlay, and thus won’t show up in screenshots taken within Steam (default key F12). Source: Steam Community        |
| Healbe GoBe: A Deceiving Body Manager with a Sleek Design Posted: 05 Jan 2015 05:30 AM PST  Activity trackers and calorie counters are taken for granted by most people, and few are the ones who actually care about the accuracy of such devices, the gimmicky factor being the one that matters to most. Health and fitness gadgets have the role of helping us keep track of many parameters characterizing our bodies. The whole concept of the Quantified Self is based on how accurately the devices are able to monitor various bodily functions, so any manufacturer of wearables should back their gadgets with some relevant research in order to inspire trust. That doesn’t seem to be the case with Healbe Gobe, a “fully automated body manager” that relies on three sensors to monitor our body and daily (or nightly) activities. The pulse sensor and the accelerometer are two sensors that have made their way into a lot of modern wearables, and while these do add some functionality, the innovation comes from the use of an impedance level that tracks fluid levels in the tissues. Besides calorie intake and calories burned, the Healbe GoBe can measure heart rate, stress level, hydration levels and sleep status. To be taken into consideration, a gadget with so many functions would need some proper certifications or reviews to back it. Currently featured at CES in Las Vegas, Healbe GoBe hasn’t really been certified in terms of sensor accuracy by a high authority. When asked whether the results have been published in any peer-reviewed journals, George Mikaberidze, Healbe’s managing director, pointed out that the Memorial Sloan-Kettering in New York and the Saint Petersburg State Institute of Health’s Medical and Sports Clinic have tested the gadget, and that further details are available on the company’s website. As a matter of fact, there’s no mention of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering on healbe.com, fact that makes you wonder how far this company would go to sell its product. Healbe Gobe was featured on Indiegogo between March 5 and April 15, 2014, where it raised more than ten times the $100,000 funding goal, suggesting that some people truly believed in its potential. Even though backers were supposed to get the gadgets they had pledged their hard-earned money for in June of last year, the manufacturer now claims that the body manager will be delivered at the end of this month. The ones who missed the crowdfunding campaign can get it on Healbe’s website for $299.
I guess this stands to show that anyone can get to CES nowadays, regardless if their product is accurate or simply based on bad science. Be social! Follow Walyou on Facebook and Twitter, and read more related stories about the Anonabox privacy router’s awry crowdfunding campaign, or the Jawbone UP3 fitness tracker and its many sensors.    |
| Invoxia Triby Smart Fridge Magnet Makes Its Debut at CES Posted: 05 Jan 2015 04:30 AM PST  If until now fridge magnets doubled at most as bottle openers or kitchen timers, Invoxia Triby adds a whole lot of functionality that leads us to think that such decorative accessories could play a greater role in our lives. Over the past few years I have developed an obsession for fridge magnets and I strive to get at least Supposing that you live in a developed country and you don’t bury your food to keep it cool (not so sure about the fresh factor in this context), chances are you take a trip to the fridge at least once a day. When doing so, it’s probably better to adorn it with smart (or at least good looking) gadgets, so that the kitchen becomes an even more attractive room, in case it wasn’t already. First of all, Invoxia Triby facilitates communication, regardless if you want to tell the kids to come down for dinner or if you want to talk to them while you’re away. In case you don’t want to disturb the others by making noises, you can doodle a message for them to see when they get nearby the fridge. Triby also packs hands-free functionality, so you can answer calls and continue cooking. Supposing that the microphone and the speaker are good enough, you should be able to do so at a distance. Not at last, Invoxia’s smart fridge magnet doubles as a Bluetooth speaker, so you can stream music to it effortlessly. I particularly prefer this trend of separating functions into different products, rather than making an all-in-one device that’s either mediocre at all that it does, or needs to be taken to the repair shop when one of the features is faulty (Mac computers, anyone?). In other words, I don’t like a thing that’s a Jack of all trades, as companies tend to create better products when they focus on fewer features. That being said, instead of looking to buy a fridge with smart functions, it’s probably better to get a fridge magnet that you can easily replace if it gets broken. Be social! Follow Walyou on Facebook and Twitter, and read more related stories about the QR fridge magnets that remind you of your food’s freshness, or the fridge magnet gadget that delivers yummy pizza.    |
| Samsung might introduce the Galaxy S6 at CES 2015 Posted: 04 Jan 2015 07:14 PM PST  It’s no secret that Samsung plan to jump back and fight for the top spot at the smartphone race with their next flagship release, but it might happen sooner than expected. Maybe today. January 6 marks the beginning of CES 2015, one of the biggest events of the year for tech fans around the world. Samsung, one of the biggest tech companies in the world and producers of the acclaimed Galaxy line of phones and tablets might take advantage of the buzz and use the event to display their upcoming Galaxy S6, also known as project Zero: a top of the line phone, with a sleek aluminum unibody with top of the line specs. There is one catch, though: as exciting as this sounds, it might only be shown to partners and not all attendants. But, rest assured, we will let you know as soon as we find out. The Galaxy S6 line is meant to take Samsung right back to its rightful spot as innovators with a sharp edge for design, and was codenamed project Zero after the fact that the creators went back to the drawing board to correct every single detail that has bugged users in previous iterations of the line. Rumored specs for the Galaxy S6 include a QHD Super AMOLED display, Android 5.0 Lollipop, an Exynos 7420 SoC or a Snapdragon 810 chipset, with 3GB RAM and 32GB storage. Don't forget to follow Walyou on Facebook and Twitter. And read more related stories at Milk VR by Samsung wants to make virtual reality a daily habit and Samsung Galaxy E5 and E7 Specs Leak; Powerful Mid-Range Phones.    |
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