Showerproof pocket for all smartphones & iPods

Cell phones have become one of our most intimate lives of people, but even heavy cell phone users still have to reluctantly part with some occasions, such as bathrooms and kitchens. 

In order to achieve all-weather, no dead ends, uninterrupted intimate contact with the cell phone, you can consider the recent fund-raising on Kickstarter masses accessories Hoyo.

Cook time Hoyo should provide a lot of convenience, especially for students inseparable recipes.

Hoyo also help outdoor workers.

Hoyo allows you to take a bath when the brush face book, but do not worry about cell phone water damage. The accessories are mainly composed of three parts, from top to bottom is a sucker, round phone entrance, protective plastic bag. 

While shaving the side view daily information.

Dream is to equip every bathroom with HOYO:

• An affordable waterproof pocket that is always there ready to be used
• An essential accessory to the bathroom like towel hangers and soap dispensers. 
• A pocket where we could tuck in out any smartphone in a second
• A pocket that gives us full control over our smartphones or music players while we shower

The advantage of doing that is keeping your glass curtain while benefiting from the same advantage when fixing HOYO on the shower curtain - having the access opening in the dry zone while the pocket and smartphone are in the wet zone. Without the use of a lid, your smartphone is perfectly safe from water splashes. 

Hoyo has now completed all the chips goals, consumers spend $ 25 to pre-order. Barring unforeseen circumstances, the parts will be shipped in June of this year.

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Samsung Galaxy S5 vs. iPhone 5S vs. LG G Pro 2

24 February 2014 morning, at a press conference at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, Samsung finally took the wraps off the much-anticipated Galaxy S5, its newest flagship smartphone.

Samsung also gave the S5 a heart rate monitor, which is built into the camera's flash. You get four color choices with the phone; black, white, blue, and coppery gold. However, color choices will vary by market, so you might not be able to pick up the gold version depending on where you live.Though it's not the major overhaul from theGalaxy S4 that we expected, the shiny new phone sports a sharp and bright 5.1-inch screen, a 2.5GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor, and a 16-megapixel camera. The device is also waterproof, inspired by theSamsung Galaxy S4 Active from 2013, and comes with a new fingerprint scanner similar to the iPhone 5S.

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Apple rumors start spinning

A new year, time for new Apple rumors. First up: bigger displays for the iPhone. The Wall Street Journal is reporting we'll see multiple new iPhones this summer with display sizes somewhere north of 4.5 or even 5 inches. Another report, from QQ Tech, indicated 4.7-inch and 5.7-inch sizes. Is the era of the iPhone Pro upon us?
The other rumor has to do with the Apple TV -- the set-top box, not the actual television. Word according to 9to5Mac is that sometime in the first half of this year, Apple will upgrade the box to include a proper App Store and support for game controllers, the sorts of things we've been expecting for years now.

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Tech Retrospect: Snowden speaks and Mac turns 30

After saying an awful, awful lot about the woes of the NSA and American techno-surveillance in general last June, Edward Snowden quickly retreated from the public eye -- and you certainly can't blame him, what with the whole "act of treason" thing. Coinciding with the US Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) finding the NSA's bulk monitoring of electronic transmissions both illegal and ineffective, Snowden broke silence this week to answer a series of questions posed over Twitter.
He indicated that the warrantless surveillance must be stopped, instead reverting to the usual way of doing things -- involving warrants and court orders. That said, he made it clear that we should not vilify the people working at the NSA or other intelligence organizations. "They're good people trying to do the right thing, and I can tell you from personal experience that they were worried about the same things I was."


With the PCLOB's findings and President Obama applying some limited restrictions on the power of the NSA just last week, it's certainly beginning to look like the days are numbered for this spying program. What remains to be seen, of course, is the legal fate of Edward Snowden himself here in the United States.

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Samsung Galaxy S5: Every rumor about the specs and release date of Samsung's next big phone

Samsung's 2013 flagship phone, the Galaxy S4, has been a smashing success, but with its first birthday fast approaching, rumors are flying about its successor. All of the details of Samsung's next flagship phone -- including design, camera, and materials -- are still up in the air. Even the name is uncertain, but we're assuming it will be called the Samsung Galaxy S5.


We're tracking all the buzz about the next Galaxy S, and we'll continue to update this post as new reports surface. Share your predictions for the new device in the comments below.
What we think we know
The rumors for the Samsung Galaxy S5 have been all over the place, but a few things seem certain. Samsung will most definitely include several hardware upgrades with the new device, including a new camera, possibly with an improved sensor, a powerful processor, and maybe a fast-charging battery. There are a handful of reports of a higher-resolution screen with a 2,560x1,440-pixel AMOLED display. Some speculate that Samsung will ditch the polycarbonate exterior it used on S4 and Galaxy Note 3 and instead give the S5 an all-metal case.
Rumors are also flying about new sensors, including an iris scanner that would unlock your phone by scanning your eyeball (this would be Samsung's answer to Apple's Touch ID fingerprint scanner on the iPhone 5S). On the software front, there's a good chance that TouchWiz, Samsung's version of Android, is getting a makeover with a new design.
When we will get it
The buzz is that Samsung will announce the Galaxy S5 in February, either ahead of Mobile World Congress or during the massive mobile hardware trade show in Barcelona, which takes place from February 24 to 27. However, the phone isn't expected to go on sale until March or April.

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Does the Switch Infinia LED outshine the competition? (hands-on)

Your LED options keep on expanding, with new, forward-thinking designs, an increasing number of automatable smart lights, and no shortage of bold claims about performance and longevity. In the end, however, the bulbs we've been most impressed with tend to be the ones from manufacturers willing to put their money where their mouth is by offering consumers long-term warranties. Cree's been a particular favorite of ours, as their variety of LED bulbs have all performed well in our tests, and all come packaged with a 10-year warranty.


But Cree might have some legitimate competition in Switch, a small Silicon Valley-based company founded by a team of engineers in 2007. At a price of $11.99 per bulb, the 60-watt replacement Switch Infinia LED is priced to compete with Cree's own 60-watt replacement, which costs about a buck more at $12.97. The two bulbs have quite a bit in common. Both are efficient enough to earn Energy Star certification, meaning that they'll cost a lot less if you live in a region that offers energy rebates. At 800 lumens and 2700K each, the bulbs offer a remarkably similar quality of light, and both are rated to last 25,000 hours (that's about 25 years if you run them for 3 hours a day.)
The biggest difference between the two comes with the warranty. Cree's got those 10 years of coverage -- but Switch warrants their Infinia LEDs for life. As long as you own one, they'll replace it free of charge if it fails, even past that projected 25-year lifespan.

There are other differences between the two as well. The Switch Infinia LED is a weighty bulb, coming in at 6 ounces -- the Cree LED weighs less than 4. The designs are also noticeably different, with a slightly bulky ring of heat sinks around the neck of the Cree bulb that you won't find on the Switch.
Switch claims that the lack of conspicuous heat sinks is thanks to the "LQD Cooling System" that bathes the Infinia's chips in a specially formulated liquid, allowing heat to dissipate evenly through the glass. According to Switch, this liquid-cooled design makes for 40 percent better thermal performance than standard, air-cooled LEDs. Sure enough, the Infinia did seem noticeably cooler to the touch than the Cree bulb after a few minutes of use. Switch also claims that their cooler-running bulb is safe for use in all recessed and enclosed lighting setups, where excess heat can sometimes cause trouble for electrical components.

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Juice Cubes: Rovio's cute take on a familiar puzzle game

So, you've completed every level of Angry Birds known to man and now you're looking for something else to while away your free time. What's next, Candy Crush Saga? For many casual gamers, that answer is yes. But, before you go down that road, take a look at Juice Cubes, a matching game from Rovio, the developers behind the wildly popular bird-flinging franchise.

Game-makers have been putting their own spin on match-three games for years. While some require players to move tiles or icons around to match up three or more like designs, others have them drawing lines to connect them together. It's such a simple concept to master, yet so hard to put down. Rovio's Juice Cubes is no exception.
Set against a tropical backdrop, your job is to draw a connecting line through three or more cubes. You can move horizontally, vertically, and even diagonally in your effort to create matches. These connecting lines can grow quite long at times, and will yield rewards and bonuses. In a nutshell, the longer the chain, the higher the score and potential bonus. String together four or more, and you'll create a bomb that blows up adjacent tiles or rows.
Players are given a task at the outset of each round and the goal gets harder as you progress through the 200 increasingly difficult levels. Cross a specific score threshold, remove a set number of sand blocks, or beat the clock. It's nothing you haven't seen before, yet Rovio's take is refreshing all the same.

I found this game to be charming on a number of levels, including the graphics and animations. It's immediately obvious that this is not some generic clone. From the music and sound effects to the polished characters, this one oozes cuteness. Since you can beat your own achievement level, awarded in stars, motivation to replay the game is high.

Juice Cubes is free to play, but you can buy into in-app purchases and you will be hit with advertising. While you can earn charms and boosters to help you clear levels, it's often quite difficult. Instead, players are given the option to tip the scales in their favor by purchasing gold bars. Gold ranges from $1.99 (15 pieces) all the way up to $99.99 (1,200 pieces) and can be used to procure extra moves, bombs, and more. I would love to see some free samples of these boosters scattered across the game just so that I know what I would be spending real money on.
Another drawback that I've run into is that players must have gold bars to progress to higher levels in the game. If you don't want to cough up a few dollars, you'll have to ask your Facebook friends to play with you -- if they do, you'll get extra map pieces that'll help move you along. Or, you'll need to find gold "hidden" on the map. Whichever course you take, it's an aggravating sidestep that's almost always worth the $2 fee to avoid, which is exactly what the developers want you to do.
If you're looking for a fun alternative to games like Bejeweled, Candy Crush Saga, and Jelly Dash, then you'll do well with Juice Cubes. I was up and running within moments, and kept reaching for it during my free time. Just know that you may wind up spending a little pocket change on it -- say $5 or more -- before moving on to a new game.

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