CCS Tek Show Notes - Android L and Apple News (7/1/14)

Google News

Android Wear - Google Smart Watches

The first three are: LG G Watch, Samsung Galaxy Gear Life, and Moto 360

http://www.engadget.com/2014/06/26/android-wear-watches-compared/

Gear Live - http://www.engadget.com/2014/06/26/samsung-gear-live-walkthrough/

LG G Watch - http://www.engadget.com/2014/06/26/designing-the-g-watch/

Android L - the next version

http://www.engadget.com/2014/06/25/android-l/

Large upgrades - first off the nav buttons ( < o [] )

transparencys (apple :P)

More flatness and a new design UI

Calls and Texts show up on chromebooks (Apple?)

lock screen - swipe left bring camera / swipe right to bring dialer

voice enabled

more contextual awareness

Android everywhere - TV/Chromecast, Chrome web, Android Phone and Tablet

check out mkbhd - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9ue7TNpxS0

Apple News

ipod touch - 16gb now the same as 32gb and 64 rear camera and full colors

but now $199

and 32 = $249 & 64gb = $299

http://www.macrumors.com/2014/06/26/apple-new-16gb-ipod-touch/

new 21.5” imac

$1099 - $200 cheaper than next

1.4GHz dc i5 with Turbo Boost Speeds up to 2.7 GHz. (intel hd 5000)

8gb memory (not upgradable) & 500gb HD

or 1TB, 1TB fusion or 256gb SSD

http://store.apple.com/us/buy-mac/imac

Interesting Benchmarks for iMacs

http://www.macworld.com/article/2366147/lab-tested-new-21-inch-1-4ghz-core-i5-imac-benchmarks.html

Amazon Fire Phone

4.7-inch Gorilla Glass display (720p). polarized so you can see in sun

It also has a rubberized frame with aluminum buttons,

a quad-core 2.2GHz processor,

Adreno 330 GPU

2GB of RAM.

13-megapixel rear-facing with f/2.0 lens and optical image stabilization and the ability to capture 1080p video.

dedicated camera key and free unlimited cloud storage for photos as well.

global LTE and connectivity with nine bands of LTE, quad-band GSM, five bands of UMTS, 802.11ac support, WiFi channel bonding, NFC and Bluetooth.

promising nearly 285 hours of standby time, 22 hours of talk time, 65 hours of audio and 11 hours of video playback.

Only AT&T for $199 if you want the 32GB version, or $299 if you prefer the 64GB.

or 32GB version for $27/month or 64GB for $31/month with AT&T's Next

Off contract for $649 for 32GB and $749 for 64GB

You can read more here: http://www.engadget.com/2014/06/18/amazon-phone/