- Switched On: Shedding Dead Skins
Each week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On, a column about consumer technology.
Apple and Nokia don’t seem to have much in common these days apart from participating in the global smartphone market. While the former may not have the broadest product line, it’s riding high in the PC, tablet and TV accessory market, whereas the latter is fighting to make a comeback in the handset market it once dominated. But while their rationales might be different, both companies are providing more value to their users by focusing on differentiation via software and services rather than trying to make over user interfaces.
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Switched On: Shedding Dead Skins originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 05 Aug 2012 17:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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- eBay Now to offer same-day shipping from local stores, launching iOS beta in San Francisco
Need something today, but can’t bother yourself with a trip to the store? Apparently, there’s going to be an app for that — at least in San Francisco. Local eBay users have started receiving beta invites for eBay Now, an iOS app that will allow shoppers to pick up items from local stores without leaving the house. eBay is offering beta users $15 off of their first order and free same-day delivery for their first three. Orders will come with a $5 delivery charge once the freebies are used up, forcing users to weigh the value of their time against the frustrations of local parking. The service is only available in San Francisco at the moment, but feel free to hit up the source link below to toss your name in the Beta raffle bucket anyway.
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets, Internet
eBay Now to offer same-day shipping from local stores, launching iOS beta in San Francisco originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 05 Aug 2012 16:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
- Army seeking proposals for casualty-carrying UAVs
Combat is a grizzly business, and despite the best efforts of medical evacuation crews, it’s not always feasible to send rescue teams into the fray. The US Army is seeking to address this with “autonomous vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aircraft systems (UAS)” (read: drones) for dropping off medical supplies and picking up injured troops. In its latest request for research and development proposals, the Army calls not for new tools, but for the repurposing of current aircraft to do the job. Preferred candidates in the already unmanned class include the A160 Hummingbird and the K-MAX, while one of the suggestions for remote-control modification is the infamous Black Hawk. Makes the AR.Drone seem a little wimpy, doesn’t it?
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Army seeking proposals for casualty-carrying UAVs originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 05 Aug 2012 14:39:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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