CES 2015 Show Review

Best of CES 2015

Curved displays were popular
http://www.engadget.com/2015/01/08/engadget-forums-whats-up-with-curved-displays/

Sling Tv won best of CES
http://www.engadget.com/2015/01/09/sling-tv-best-of-ces-2015-winner/

Razer Forge TV won peoples choice best of CES

Check out my full review.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqFbusR3PWY

CES Day 3 Review

CES Day 3

GoPro Hero 4 Firmware Update
http://www.engadget.com/2015/01/07/gopro-hero4-new-features/

New Samsung SSD
http://www.engadget.com/2015/01/08/samsung-sm941-pcie-ssd/

CES 2015 Best of CES Finalists
http://www.engadget.com/2015/01/07/introducing-the-best-of-ces-2015-finalists/

CES Day 2

CES Day 2 Review

BMW technology
http://techcrunch.com/2015/01/06/bmw-gesture-controls/

Intel Compute Stick
http://www.engadget.com/2015/01/07/intel-compute-stick/

Dish Sling TV
http://www.engadget.com/2015/01/07/dish-sling-tv-hands-on/

CES Day 1

CES Day 1 Review

Whats gone on so far in CES
http://www.engadget.com/2015/01/06/what-youve-missed-at-ces-so-far/

Razer Forge TV and Nabu X
http://techcrunch.com/2015/01/06/razer-forge-nabu-x-osvr/?ncid=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29&utm_content=FaceBook

CCS Tek - Misfit Flash Unboxing and First Look

Misfit flash

The misfit flash is the lower end model of the misfit series but its not lesser in any way but its construction.
The misfit shine is made out of aluminum, where the flash is made of plastic

I was looking for a fitness wearable so when I saw this for a good price, I picked one up and thought I'd review it

The flash is very easy to use. Simply push down on the face and it lights up. First it will show you the clock, then your fitness progress. The clock is interesting. first it lights up the 4 time points (12, 3, 6, 9). then it glows bright which hour it is. then it flashes the minute number. For displaying the progress, it fills up dots around the ring of the face. You can also reverse it so it shows progress then clock in the app.

The app really is where most of the functionality comes from.
In there you can track your activity, calories burned and how much progress you have on your goals for fitness.
It also tracks your sleep - the misfit tracks your motion and heartbeat in conjunction with time and tracks your deep sleep and regular sleep, and then also compares that to your set goal of how much sleep you want

In the app you can set your goals: points for fitness, hours for sleep, and desired weight. Change which device syncs with your app and change settings in your device

It even has a social aspect where you can share your progress and see how other misfit users are doing (anonymous) or your friends on FB, Twitter, linkedin or contacts


Conclusions - the flash is a basic but functional fitness tracker.. with a watch face kind of thrown in there. Its light weight, easy to use, nice to track, and cheap.
But its not quiet as function rich as things like the jawbone, etc. Overall good device for the price.

Tek News Show Notes (12/22) - The Interview Banned, Instagram followers lost and other news

Tek News - 12/22

Sony update news

http://www.engadget.com/2014/12/19/north-korea-hack-the-interview-must-watch/
http://www.engadget.com/2014/12/19/president-obama-the-interview-mistake/
Executives chose to not release the film
But they did make it so everyone wants to watch it. It will be torrented a lot
I think this was a mistake - giving into cyber terrorism.
And even the president said not releasing it was a mistake


Instagram followers cut
http://hothardware.com/news/instagram-deletes-millions-of-fake-accounts-celebs-see-their-followers-plummet
http://www.engadget.com/2014/12/19/instagram-purges-spam/
Digital fame is fickle
Many celebs losts hundreds of thousands of followers (most all fake accounts) as Instagram went through and purged thousands of fake or inactive accounts.


Minecraft inventor outbid Jz
http://www.engadget.com/2014/12/18/minecraft-success-helps-its-creator-buy-a-70-million-mansion/
Minecraft inventor Notch outbid a house for 70 million dollars that Jay-Z and Beyonce were trying to buy. This house was the most expensive one for sale in beverley hills and its quite amazing.


Prime Now
http://www.engadget.com/2014/12/18/amazon-prime-now/
Amazon is launching a new shipment service (only in Brooklyn currently but more soon). For 7.99 you can have select things shipped to you in only an hour, or in two hours for free if you have a prime membership. this is in competition to Google’s Shopping Express.

CCS Tek (12/15) - Holiday Buying Guide 2014

Holiday Buying Guide

Laptops

Hp stream 11 & 13

The 1TB online storage and 1 year of Office 365 makes it more than worth it

Macbook Air - 11 & 13”

Phones

iPhone 6

Samsung Galaxy 5

HTC M8

Moterola Moto X

Tablets

Samsung Galaxy Tab

The Nvidia Shield tablet

The iPad Air 2 or Mini 2

Other Cheap gifts

portable battery charger

Amazon Fire TV Stick or Chromecast

Bluetooth Speakers

An external harddrive - 500GB or 1TB

A Misfit Flash or other Fashion Wearable

Other gift ideas

http://www.cnet.com/holiday-gift-guide/

http://www.cnet.com/holiday-gift-guide/under-100/20/3

http://www.cnet.com/holiday-gift-guide/top-gifts/11/