We’re going to get our first official look at the OnePlus 2 tomorrow, and its Chinese maker is getting everything ready behind the scenes: you can now download the launch event app and sign up for an invitation. Or at least try to. The OnePlus 2 invite page has now gone live, but when we checked it there was only an option to reserve a spot in the invitation to
It’s usually the iPhone that dominates Apple’s earnings reports but let’s not forget about the iPad: if new reports out of Asia are to be believed we might get three new fruit-flavoured slates before Christmas. The leaked tips centre around the iPad mini 4, which sources say will be a shrunken iPad Air 2, complete with an A8 processor and an 8MP iSight camera. The dimensions will be the same
Build, Battery Life and Swim Tracking As the name suggests, the Garmin Swim is a fitness watch aimed at swimmers. Plenty of smartwatches and fitness bands include swim tracking, but this is one of the few that’s dedicated for swimmers. There’s no step counting or sleep tracking here, it’s all about the pool, and as such, Garmin is strokes ahead of the competition. It costs £129.99 from the Garmin shop
Introduction and living with tech How many pieces of technology do you carry? As technology has proliferated so has the need to safely transport these devices. A whole industry has sprung up around this issue with cases and bags now available for every gadget from smartphones to tablet PCs. Says Scott Jordan, the founder of SCOTTeVEST: “The many pockets in SCOTTeVEST clothing keeps people’s devices organized – including essential spare
Introduction We knew they were coming, and now third-party Apple Watch bands are popping up just like cheap plastic cases after an iPhone launch. If you’re looking for something different (or perhaps, cheaper) than the 38 official Apple Watch bands, we’ve got you covered with ten of the best straps on the market. Looking for stands and other accessories? Check out our favorites here. Baseus Apple Watch Milanese Loop Band
German carmaker Daimler is planning to test self-driving trucks as early as this year, executive board member Wolfgang Bernhard told a German newspaper. “We are positive that we will get approval for tests on German motorways within the next weeks,” Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung quoted him as saying. First tests of semi-autonomous trucks will take place in Daimler’s home state Baden-Wuerttemberg while the start of production is 2-3 years away, Bernhard,
German carmaker Daimler is planning to test self-driving trucks as early as this year, executive board member Wolfgang Bernhard told a German newspaper. “We are positive that we will get approval for tests on German motorways within the next weeks,” Welt am Sonntag quoted him as saying. “Then we will start immediately.” First tests of semi-autonomous trucks will take place in Daimler’s home state Baden-Wuerttemberg while the start of production
German carmaker Daimler is planning to test self-driving trucks as early as this year, executive board member Wolfgang Bernhard told a German newspaper. “We are positive that we will get approval for tests on German motorways within the next weeks,” Welt am Sonntag quoted him as saying. “Then we will start immediately.” First tests of semi-autonomous trucks will take place in Daimler’s home state Baden-Wuerttemberg while the start of production
Giving Jackson a high five There’s a trend in wearable technology to keep imbuing more devices with ever greater technology to give us more data about how fit we’re getting. That’s why I was standing in Regent’s Park in London at the centre of a dusty running track with Colin Jackson, learning about how many sensors Sony’s new Smart B-Trainer has packed in. You can read more about that in
Your mobile phone already knows where it is, how you’re holding it, what you’re saying to it and how fast you’re moving. Yet with significant improvements in mobile sensor technology just around the corner, this is only the beginning chapter in the era of self-aware devices and continuous data logging. There’s much more to come. We’re now used to phones and tablets recognising when they’re being held upside down and
