Microsoft Office for Ipad

Sooo i came across some information that I found to be VERY surprising, since most people are familiar with the MICROSOFT vs. APPLE feud. Microsoft has decided to release microsoft office for ipad in the app store. How this came about I have no idea since microsoft has always been so protective of their office product. They decided to make every office program into a separate app. So there is a separate app for (word, excel, powerpoint etc.). This is great news for people that own ipads since now they can pretty much turn their ipad into a laptop, all you would need to do is add a keyboard to it. Apple had a version of these apps before called Office Mobile for iPhone but this new version that was recently released offers much more features. Now the only downfall with this is that to unlock the full potential of these applications you do need to have a subscription to office 360. you do however get full access to OneDrive (a.k.a. 'skydrive') as well as the ability to read Word, excel and powerpoint files on the free version. Once you purchase the office 360 subscription you unlock the ability to create and edit documents. As for me i will stick to google docs as it is free for now. :)

Moto 360 Android Watch

This area of technology seems really interesting to me because I am a fan of new ideas as I am a firm believer in innovation. I admire people that can think outside the box and this little gadget proves to do just that. It is pretty much a phone that you can use as a watch. This little gadget can do much more than just tell time. Most of the details that have been revealed have left readers wanting to hear more but here are some of the things that we know so far. The "Moto 360" watch will be water resistant (this does not mean that you can go swimming with it), it is going to work well with the latest android 4.3 phones. It features NO charge port, so there will be a new way of charging this gizmo (Maybe a charging pad?). You will be able to talk to it to since it will have voice commands enabled to be used with google now. For those of you that are not familiar with google now it is essentially what "Siri" is on the iphone for google products. We do know that this watch will be available in the summer, however there is still on news on pricing. I am not much of a watch wearing kind of guy but this is something that i may consider. 

Interested? read more here! http://www.cnet.com/products/moto-360/

For Windows 8 Users

Thinking about moving to Windows 8.1? or maybe you already made the switch and still can't get used to its new user interface. Well if you want to get the most out of your windows 8.1 system I just found a pretty cool way to do it WITHOUT having to go buy a touchscreen monitor. Logitech has come out with a touchpad (similar to what apple has for the iMac) that you can use to swipe between screens and navigate through windows 8 more easily. I recently build my computer and put windows 8.1 on it just because I like to become familiar with the latest technology but I am using a regular keyboard and mouse. I still like Windows 8.1 a lot so far. The only thing I don't really like is the lack of applications in the Windows store but that will change once more get added. Otherwise its pretty much like a PC/Big tablet that I can use for anything.

interested in the touchpad? read more here: http://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/touchpad-t650

For all of you apple fans

Hello guys! well this week's post im going to focus on all of the products that apple will be unveiling. Now i'm going to be honest I don't really keep up on apple's products all that much but it was interesting to find out about some of the products that they will be releasing. First off they have refined iOS 7.1 (which is the latest operating system on iphones) They have changed the screen that displays an incoming phone call and they have refined the calendar view. They are currently working with 2 other companies to try to perfect their maps app since google no longer lets them use the google maps app. Apple is also going to release a new version of the apple TV featuring a camera on the front that will allow you to use hand gestures to swipe through music and movies. Hand gestures will also allow you to type on the keyboard; I can't wrap my head around how they propose this will work but I guess we will just have to wait and find out. The third thing that was mentioned is the touch less integration they will be adding into the new 2014 car models. Apple will also be working with pioneer to add the touch less controls to pioneers aftermarket units as well so it won't leave out the people that do not want to buy a new car just to get these features.

For more on iOS 8 click this link: http://www.macrumors.com/roundup/ios-8/

Vizio 4k TVs!

                       

     So this year CES 2014 was held here in Las Vegas, like it has been in many previous years. CES is an annual convention that is held here to promote the latest technology that is going to be revealed to consumers everywhere later in the year. Major companies promote technology such as New TVs, Tablets, App enabled vehicles, Internet enabled appliances and many many other gadgets. This year the 'theme' at CES seemed to be mobile technology. The biggest news to me was in the TV department this year. This was the most exciting news to me because lets face it, who DOESN'T like enjoying a movie on a stunningly beautiful display? Anyway, Vizio announced this year that their 4k resolution TVs will not only be sharp but very affordable. I say affordable because TVs in this resolution from other vendors such as samsung and LG will be FAR more pricey. For those of you who don't know what a 4k TV is, it is essentially a TV with 4 TIMES the resolution of a regular 1080p televison (which was the highest resolution we had at the time). It didn't take long for vizio to spill the news on pricing for these TVs which they are calling their P-series models. According to the verge "its consumer-grade P series lineup of 4K TVs will start at only $999.99 for a 50-inch model." The TV will be released later this year and there is no news on an exact date that I could find. Now, the only downfall with buying a 4k TV right now is that there currently isn't very many content available that will allow you to take advantage of that vibrant, amazingly sharp display. Netflix however, has announced that all of the shows that are being filmed by them (ex. House of Cards) will be filmed in 4k. This means that pretty soon everyone else will jump on board with filming movies and shows in this resolution.
Read more here: http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/7/5286772/vizios-first-4k-tvs-will-start-at-only-999