Is this the end of the mouse era?

There are things that have been around us for quite a while but still we can’t consider them obsolete. Today we are going to talk about one of them, the mouse which is used on every PC and Mac. In this case we could say that in the battle of pointing devices the touch screen is trying to attack this dominance but recently a new device joined the completion. The device in question is the leap motion controller manufactured by Leap Motion Inc. Basically you can use your arm or arms to control objects or the cursor of your device.

This device is small considering it has two infrared cameras and three infrared LEDs that can detect movement up to 3feet. This device will help you generate 3D movement in the virtual world. Maybe you are wondering how it can achieve this. Well the answer to this question is very simple, because of the two cameras placed in the same way as a 3D recording camera and with the help of math formulas the two planes or should I say the two frames are compared to generate a 3D position. Connecting this device is done using a USB cable.

Just like the touchscreen this device can replace the use of the mouse. You can move with it your mouse cursor, but this works perfectly with games like Cut the Rope, Angry Birds,  but also with creativity applications like Photoshop.

Overall for a device that can take to a whole new level the gaming experience, create things or even sculpt into virtual clay, $79.99 is a small price to pay.

New tablets inspired by “Steve Jobs”?

The world renowned actor Ashton Kutcher that portrayed Steve Jobs in one of these summer’s blockbusters, “Jobs”, has accepted a ‘Product Engineer’ job at Lenovo. How did he arrived to this and what will come next?

Well... although this comes as a bit odd, it seems that the actor has quite a neck for emerging markets and IT or tech startups. In his early career as a businessman he invested in companies like Skype, Spotify, Foursquare, Fab and moreover, he co-founded the media creating company Katalyst.

Enough with the jibber-jabber about his history and these awesome companies!

Mr. Kutcher seems to have had a real impact on Lenovo’s orientation. After this short collaboration, Lenovo’s Yoga tablet seems to push the boundaries on ergonomics. The short story is that the company decided to create a case that is more consumer friendly and strap into it a few nifty components that make the iPad Air shiver in its boots.

Though few might say that the new Lenovo Yoga tablet is a bit unfit to be compared to the iPad’s stylish curves and features, keep in mind that this is a first move towards a new collection of tablets’ features. On the other hand, an aspect that is not very hard on the consumers’ wallet is the lack of necessity for multiple accessories. Although the iPad takes pride in covers that come in different shapes and sizes or with various functions, they are sometimes very pricey. The Yoga tablet has a cylindrical handle that doubles as a prop or a stand out to angle the screen, all “wrapped” around a battery that will power the device for 18 hours.

Might all this fuss be for nothing or are “Steve Jobs” and the new Lenovo Yoga tablet making way for new changes in the world wide tablet arena?

How to download restricted apps from Play Store

There are a lot of questions that start with "Why…" when it comes to Android apps, but the most annoying of them all why would not a well-known app from Play Store not work on all devices. Considering that Android devices are not restricted to download and install only from Play store like all iDevices do with App Store, users can test non-Market apps by activating Unknown sources on their Android device. We have seen in the past apps or ports of some apps work on devices where developers said that won’t work or there are region locked. But not all developers obey this marketing scheme and they really say that their app won’t work on some device because of deprecated hardware configuration or old Android version.

You can download any free app that has restrictions from Play Store to your device using this cool web tool called APK Downloader. I think some of you did not understand the mechanism, well to make it simple here’s an example. Because I own Samsung Galaxy S with stock Android 2.3.4 I can’t install BBM on my device. So in this case I had two ways by generating a download link first using the Play Store app address or the name of the package in my case com.bbm. After using this tool for a while I was stunned to see that most apps worked well on my device. If you want to test restricted apps just visit http://apps.evozi.com/apk-downloader/