The Pebble and Other Stuff

It finally happened: James got his Pebble Smart Watch. Learn the full review after using it for a week.

We also talk about BMW getting into the electric car market, the new Moto X from Motorola and Google, Bob Mansfield’s semi-retirement, Sony’s and Panasonic’s next gen disk, Google’s wi-fi take-over at Starbucks, Samsung’s less-than-real performance, HP’s new Android-based SlateBook, the Black Hat conference, Google Glass being used in the NFL, hybrid airplanes, Apple’s eBook punishment and teleportation. Wow!

• HOT Watch: Complete Smart Watch w/Revolutionary Private Calls
• Bob Mansfield leaves the Exec team at Apple
• ‘Everybody Loves Bob’
• Bob will be working with silicon and wireless chips
• Sony and Panasonic to jointly create next gen optical storage
• BMW tries to compete with Tesla… and fails
• Android Fragmentation Visualized
• Samsung lies about Galaxy S 4 performance
• HP launches Android-based SlateBook ‘PC’
• Google gives AT&T the boot, will supply 7000 US Starbucks locations with WiFi starting next month
• A Quick Look at the Moto X – Motorola’s New Flagship
• Motomaker video
• Moto X vs. the world: spec sheet smackdown
• Wired’s Look at the Moto X
• Don’t plug in to stranger’s chargers
• How Google Glass may change the NFL
• Hybrid planes trying to charge into action
• Apple faces 5-year ban for price fixing
• Bad News, These Physicists Say That Teleportation is Unworkable