Quiz: Who Said It? Steve Jobs or Bill Gates

Both Steve Jobs and Bill Gates were known for their innovation and design that they put into their computers. They started the two biggest computer companies in the world.

Let's see if you can tell who said what.

Take the quiz here: Quiz: Who Said It? Steve Jobs or Bill Gates

Nike Just Invented Self-Tying Shoes

Nike just invented a shoe for the lazy athlete. This shoe not only ties its own shoelaces but it also looks sleek, modern and has a blue backlight on the side of the shoe.

The shoes are meant to "reduce a typical athlete concern, distraction". When stepping in the shoe, you activate a sensor that automatically self-tightens the shoe. There are also two buttons that you can use to tighten and loosen the shoelaces.

The shoelaces also don't flop around and allow for you to trip.

Want a pair? The Nike HyperAdapt 1.0 is only available to Nike+ members (which means just sign-up on the website).

Would you buy a Nike HyperAdapt 1.0? Comment on the comment section below!

Indian Smartphone Sells For $4 (Scam Revisited)

See the previous article here: A $4 Indian Smartphone Just Dropped...

Techies and people hoping to buy the Freedom 251 around the world are confused. At the opening event for Freedom 251, Ringing Bells paraded around their phone, which was part of the Made In India campaign.

Then, a few days later people started noticing that the logo on the top was whited out on every picture. People noticed that a lot of the time, the pictures on the official website appeared to have the iPod touch iOS UI photoshopped in.

After some people scratched off the whiteout on their phone, they found a logo that didn't look like Ringing Bells' - Adcom.

Adcom is a Chinese phone maker. They build cheap phones including the Ikon 4 ($50). Their phone has many of the same specs as the Freedom and has the same chassis as the Freedom 251.

Here, take a look for yourself:

When contacted, Adcom denied that they built the phone for Ringing Bells and that they had nothing to do with them.

Ringing Bells abruptly stopped selling their product recently, citing their high demand. High demand's normally great for a business! Why stop?

An Indian government official has called this "A Ponzi Scam". A Ponzi Scam is when a fake company is set up to draw investment to pay old investors that they ripped off.

The Indian government is investigating the case of the $4 Smartphone right now. Many people have filed fraud against Ringing Bells and will see court soon.

I'm kind of disappointed. At first, I was kind of suspicious (especially after seeing the whiteout covering the logo on many of the pictures) and of the dirt-cheap price, but hopeful that this would  bring down the price of tech and make it more accessible to people.

What do you think? Do you think a $4 Smartphone will ever be possible to make and when? Comment in the comment section below!

Mini Lumio - A Notebook That Lights Up And Charges Your iPhone

The Mini Lumio was a design project invented by Max Gunawan. The notebook lights up in the dark, allowing you to write in it without turning on the lights. On the go, you can also use the notebook to charge your phone as well through the USB port on the side.

It won two design awards in 2014 and four design awards in 2015. It was also shouted out by Mark Cuban, who said "It's the coolest light I have ever seen".

The notebook looks beautiful, and doubles as a lantern that you could take with you anywhere.

Want to get one? You might want to look at the price tag first. The Mini Lumio costs $125 and is available for purchase at (http://www.hellolumio.com/products/mini-lumio-2).

Would you buy a $125 notebook? Comment in the comment section below!

Is The New 2016 Macbook Worth It?

Apple's motto about their new computer is "Light. Years Ahead." But is it really?

Looking at its processing power, the base model has only 1.1GHz and by paying $300 more, you can get 1.2GHz. For $1,299.99/$1,599.99, this really isn't impressive. GHz is how fast your computer runs, and these stats aren't too impressive.

To give you some perspective - A Google Chromebook Pixel going for $400 has 1.8 GHz and the 2015 Macbook Pro going for $1,299.99 has 2.7GHz. Not very impressive.


Apple also brought in a new keyboard. I tested out both of the keyboards, and for the people who are used to the old Apple keyboards, the new ones are hard to type on. They don't really give you the sensation of "typing". I don't know if that makes sense, but I prefer the old keyboard.


Apple also highlights their new Force Touch mechanism. You can now use different functions with one click (renaming files, previewing suspicious links, previewing upcoming calendar events, checking definitions, etc.). Not life-changing but definitely a nice touch. (See what I did there?)


The Macbook also comes with features like a Retina screen and can connect to your Apple phone's personal hotspot as well (which also comes with the 2015 model, though).

Remember the recent Apple controversy about removing the headphone jack from the iPhone 7? Well, there's another controversy about Apple removing ports.

[AFTER THE JUMP: The removed port, more features and functions and the review]

A Book That Creates Safe, Drinkable Water

A Book That Creates Safe, Drinkable Water

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon have developed a book that in each of its pages, contain two filters. Each are able to clean 26 gallons of water. The Drinkable Book was created to provide people with reading material while also providing them with a cheap way to filter their water as well.

The way someone uses this book to filter water is simple - you rip out one of the pages, put it over a wooden box and pour the water.

In field tests done by the inventor in South Africa, Ghana, Haiti and Kenya, the paper filtered 99.9% of the filthy water.

Here's a video on the Drinkable Book:

A Candle That (Almost) Lasts Forever

This candle, invented by the British designer Benjamin Shine lasts almost forever. When used, the wax that melted seeps back into the container below and dries into a new candle. However, you can't reuse the wick, so you'll have to buy some, which costs around $6 for 100.

After breaking open the mold - ta-da! Another candle! The candle that comes out of the candle looks exactly like the one you burnt down.

Would you buy this candle that almost lasts forever? Comment in the comments section below!

7 iPhone 7 Leaked Images

1. TechRadar's iPhone Leaked Image
This concept is light, has a HDR camera and has the headphone jack removed. Rumor has it that Apple wants to remove the headphone jack so the phone can be thinner.






2-5. iPhone Concept from CICCARESE
The phone is slightly thicker, has a headphone jack and is slightly curved.


6. iPhone with WatchOS
This phone has a WatchOS interface and a massive date on the front of the phone. It's an interesting concept but I doubt most phone users would switch to WatchOS.


7. iPhone 7 with iOS 9 functions
This iPhone doesn't really show the phone that much, but it does show new OS functions.

What do you think about the iPhone comments? Comment below!

World's Easiest Test

**Sorry - this test for some reason is invalid now. Trying to get it back up. **
http://bit.ly/1VKbCWf: Can you get a perfect score on the test a third-grader could pass? Or will you fall for a trick question and fail? Success is a 100% and failure is anything less. Ready? Go!

Tablets Under $50

Want to buy the new iPad Air but don't have enough? There's plenty of options $50 or less.

For example, the Dragon Touch Y88X Plus is 50%, selling at $50. It comes with Android KitKat 4.4, a quad-core A33 processing chip and has 8GB of data.

The Voyager II Tablet also sells at $42, sporting 8GB of data, 8 hours of battery life, Android Lollipop 5.0 and a 3MP camera.

Another option is the Chromo Inc 7" Tablet, $124 off from it's initial listing price of $169.99. Despite its initial high listing price, it sports most of the same stats as the $50 tablets.

It comes with a 1.3MP camera, 4GB of memory, 512MB of Ram, a 1GHz dual-core processor and Android 4.1.3.

Which tablet would you buy? Comment in the comments section!

Plastic That Can Heal Itself

Chemical engineers from the University of Michigan have created a plastic that can heal itself. When shot by a bullet, a liquid flows out of the open hole and automatically plugs up the hole.

In the real world, NASA is trying to make space suits that repair itself. In space, like the book "The Martian", when a space suit is punctured, the scenario is normally not good.

But with a self-healing material, the suit can heal itself and the astronaut won't be in a terrible scenario.

Here's a video of the spacesuit in action:

What do you think? Comment in the comments section!

Fitbit Blaze: Effective or Not?

Many people have been buying Fitbits to make them healthy. While it can help you get up and move, helping you get healthy, just walking 10,000 steps a day won't make you an Ironman athlete. So would buying a $200 smartwatch be worth it?

Relative to other smartwatches like the Apple Sport Watch (starting from $300-$350), the Pebble Time Steel ($250) or the Samsung Gear S2 ($300), the Fitbit Blaze is cheaper than many other popular smartwatches. But does it have enough features to stand up to the Apple Watch and does it actually help you get fit?

On its website, Fitbit brags about its "BREAKTHROUGH FEATURES": PurePulse(TM) Heart Rate, Connected GPS, On-Screen Workouts and its Color Touchscreen. Its "ESSENTIAL" functions are "Multi-Sport", All-Day Activity and Sleep, Music Control, Call, Text and Calendar alerts and accessories. Let's explore the features in more depth now.

BREAKTHROUGH FEATURES


PurePulse HeartRate
PurePulse HeartRate allows you to see your heart-rate and what exercise zones you were in the duration of your workout. It also shows you how many calories you burned. Using your heart rate zones, you can then optimize your workouts, increasing training efficiency. It also helps you make sure if you're keeping your workouts intense and effective. You can also see at what times of the day you were most active.

[AFTER THE JUMP: We look at more functions and features of the Fitbit Blaze!]