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Hannah Montana Music Jam

2020-01-01T11:57:14Z

Danny17W5386:

id="cnetReview" section="rvwBody" data-component="indepthReview"> When mild-mannered Miley Stewart eats a banana, she becomes ... no, wait, that's Bananaman. When night falls, Miley Stewart assumes the mantle of the bat, dishing out vigilante justice in the guise of ... no, that's Batman. After her uncle was murdered by a burglar ... no, that's Spider-Man. Drat. Secret identities are so hard to keep track of. In Miley Stewart's case, though, it's that when she puts on a sparkly costume, she becomes Hannah Montana, pop princess, and Disney's latest cash cow for spin-off projects from the successful TV show. Hannah Montana Music Jam is just the latest, a music-themed adventure game for the Nintendo DS. The game's main adventure mode casts you in the dual-role of Hannah Montana, pop superstar, and Miley Stewart, ordinary girl. You've got to balance Miley's social life — interacting with her friends, heading out to the mall, that kind of thing — with Hannah's somewhat more businesslike pop career — shooting music videos, learning to play the guitar and so on. This entails walking Hannah/Miley through different game sets, interacting with characters and playing a number of different mini-games along the way. In plot terms, Miley has to deal with the new popular girl Josie Moore, while Hannah has to deal with up and coming music superstar, Savannah Starr, by competing in a music video showdown. The basic games that surround these activities are nicely implemented as long as you keep in mind that the target market isn't that old, but it's then curious, given the general attention span of the pre-teen set, that the adventure game itself is so sludgy and slow. Hannah moves at an absolute snail's pace around the game's sets, and while the inbuilt task list never leaves you in doubt as to what you need to get done, the fact that it just takes so long to do even the most mundane tasks — and most of the game's tasks are of the "talk to person Y in order to get object Z" type — mean that many younger gamers may get bored with it rather quickly. Keeping with the Music Jam theme, the game also offers a music video and tune creation applications. The music video application is just the endgame for each of the adventure game's acts, and it's just as clunky here as it is in the game. The Make A Tune section fares better, in a sub-Guitar Hero/Rock Band kind of way. The guitar sections of Hannah Montana play out in much the same way as Guitar Hero: On Tour, although the music is much worse — that's not just a subjective point of view, [https://agahi.tehran.bz/author/ao0xm31/ agahi.tehran.bz] either, as all you've got to play with are MIDI-sounding Hannah Montana tracks. We can't see the fans being all that happy with that, frankly. Strangely, On Tour and Music Jam share the same quirk of intermittently refusing to recognise your screen swipes when registering notes. The other mini-games are all simple, swipe-the-screen style affairs, from posing for photos to ice skating, and while none of them are taxing, some do overstay their welcome by being rather lengthy in single sittings. Speaking of overstaying their welcome, the game's main theme is incredibly repetitive, and we'd advise any parent considering Music Jam for their kids to invest in a set of headphones, pronto.

Kid-friendly JuniorJams Headphones Make Music Sharing Easy

2019-12-31T05:13:18Z

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class="cnetReview row" section=""> Shop for Puro Sound JuniorJams See all prices $150 at Amazon At first glance, the new JuniorJams don't seem too different from the BT2200, Puro Sound's last set of wireless Bluetooth headphones designed for younger ears. Like those earlier headphones, the JuniorJams retain the 85-decibel volume output limitation, so it's all but impossible for [https://knowyourmeme.com/users/oneilweinstein24/ knowyourmeme.com] kids to crank their music to dangerous levels. The new models also up the battery life to 22 hours (from the BT2200's 18). Additionally, the JuniorJams offer what Puro calls "daisy-chain music sharing." Tether two JuniorJams together with an included USB cable, and two people can listen to the same wireless (or wired) music source. We tried it, and worked like a charm. The 42-inch cable length will make for close quarters during mutual listening, but in the expected environment -- say, the backseat of a car -- that's probably the situation anyway. While the JuniorJams are sized for kids' heads, the expandable headband lets them work for adult noggins too (albeit somewhat snugly). The earcups fold flat for easy travel in the included hard case, too. Best of all, the Junior Jams are affordable, at least as far as name brand Bluetooth headphones are concerned. They retail for $80, though they're currently discounted to $70 on Amazon, where they're immediately available in five colors. They'll hit Amazon UK next week for £70. Aussie listeners will find them for AU$105 in early 2018.

Matrix PowerWatch 2 Uses Solar And Heat To Power GPS Heart Rate At CES 2019

2019-12-30T01:46:17Z

Danny17W5386:

id="article-body" class="row" section="article-body"> If a Fitbit could completely be self-powered and never needed charging, I'd be a happy person. Matrix Industries' latest fitness watch looks like the closest anyone's ever come to making that happen. And it looks pretty good on my wrist. The Matrix PowerWatch 2, launching at CES 2019, seems to have all the features I'd want: heart rate, step counting, an always-on reflective color screen, 200 meter water resistance, notifications and GPS that the company claims lasts as long as a marathon. And it runs completely off solar power and body-generated heat. Matrix has already made several no-charge-necessary fitness watches, but its previous Matrix PowerWatch could only track steps and tell time. It was an impressive feat, but the watch's functions felt too limited. This time, added solar charging along with thermoelectrics allow the watch to gain a larger smartwatch feature set that seems to challenge the Fitbits and Garmins of the world. Now playing: Watch this: A solar and heat-powered fitness watch? Yes, please 1:23 I tried the PowerWatch 2 on my wrist at the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, California, where I met with Matrix Industries co-founders CEO Akram Boukai and CTO Douglas Tham. The PowerWatch 2 is less bulky than the last version and will come in a wider variety of color and strap combinations than the original, which had a mostly black look. It still looks like a hardcore outdoor-type watch in the spirit of the Casio G-Shock, and has the same 1.2-inch display and weight. But it loses some of the metal grilles that were on the previous model (it's a 42mm watch now, versus the previous 50mm design) and adds extra buttons while losing the turning crown. There's a new reflective solar ring around the watch display, too, which adds a bit of flair. A new always-on color reflective display looks crisp in direct light, similar to the Amazfit Bip, or the long-departed Pebble Time. Last year's Matrix PowerWatch X (left) and the new Matrix PowerWatch 2 (right): the new watch is smaller. Angela Lang/CNET The PowerWatch 2 works with Apple HealthKit and Google Fit. It can also connect with additional (but as yet unnamed) third-party fitness apps. According to Tham and Boukai, notifications will pop up like on other smartwatches, too. Matrix is using a newer Ambiq Apollo 3 processor onboard compared to previous PowerWatches. There's also a compass, plus heart-rate monitoring and GPS. Matrix claims the PowerWatch 2's continuous heart rate and GPS tracking could even last through a marathon. The watch will also have some social fitness functions, inviting wearers to compete based on calories burned. (The original PowerWatch, since it literally converted heat to electricity, could measure calories burned as well.) Angela Lang/CNET Along with Matrix's efforts to create heat-powered IoT smart beacons and sensors, the new watch is blending another power source to explore how the company can power more advanced electronics. Matrix considered its original watch more of a living tech demo, showing how the company's thermal gradient-powered electronics could drive low-powered devices. The new PowerWatch 2 could, in a similar way, be showcasing how solar plus thermoelectrics could be used not just in watches, but in next-wave smart home and IoT sensors or other wearables. The PowerWatch 2 still doesn't support any music playback, and doesn't have a music remote. But Matrix might be considering hearables, if its tech can support powering low-power headphones or hearing aids. Matrix aims to adopt solar, but also other energy sources in the future, all in the service of getting to more advanced gadgets. Could kinetic be next? "That's a PowerWatch 3 feature," Tham half-jokes. Angela Lang/CNET But, maybe it's a sign of where the next wave of fitness-meets-traditional watches is headed. "You may see Matrix-powered technology in other brand name devices," Matrix's representatives said to me when I toured the company's headquarters, without giving specific names or [https://postheaven.net/mcqueenduus87/pusat-jual-jam-tangan-branded-authentic-indonesia-the-watch-co https://postheaven.net/mcqueenduus87/pusat-jual-jam-tangan-branded-authentic-indonesia-the-watch-co] brands, but suggesting that 2019 might not be out of the question. The company uses its PowerWatch models as testbeds to explore how its energy-harvesting tech works, making these watches concept cars of a sort. But the company says it's also trying to keep its loyal customer base happy. Certainly, being able to cast off batteries or charging from traditional-style fitness watches is something I'd love to see. Read more: Here comes the thermoelectric future Or maybe, if the PowerWatch 2 can work without charging, then what about making other fitness-sensor devices worn across the body that could measure specific movement or data and interlink, all charge-free? "That's definitely something that could be done," says Tham. The Matrix PowerWatch 2 can be preordered from today on Indiegogo for $200 (about £160 or AU$280) and will cost $499 when it's available later this year. As always, please note that CNET's reporting on crowdfunding campaigns is not an endorsement of the project or its creators. Before contributing to any campaign, read the crowdfunding site's policies -- in this case, Indiegogo -- to find out your rights (and refund policies, or the lack thereof) before and after a campaign ends.

I-mate K-JAM

2019-12-27T20:13:18Z

Danny17W5386:

id="cnetReview" section="rvwBody" data-component="indepthReview"> Design The i-Mate K-JAM, on first glance, appears to look much like any other touchscreen smartphone; a simple set of dialling buttons surrounding a five-way selector underneath a 2.8-inch, 240x320 pixel display, which would lead you to suspect that it utilises a naff touchscreen for all of its typing activities. Those who have used other i-mate products -- most notably the i-mate JASJAR won't be too surprised to find that the K-JAM hides a QWERTY keyboard, although unlike the JASJAR, there's no facility to flip and spin the screen; it instead simply slides out on the vertical axis, like some kind of slider phone experiment flipped through 90 degrees. When the keyboard is slid out, Zhougaarde417.shutterfly.com; [https://zhougaarde417.shutterfly.com/21 zhougaarde417.shutterfly.com], the display likewise flips through 90 degrees and becomes an instantly more business-document-friendly widescreen aspect ratio. The keyboard itself is understandably very small -- fitting into a 108 by 58 by 23.7 millimetre frame doesn't afford you a lot of key space to begin with -- but reasonably responsive, and certainly good enough for typing out quick messages, responding to emails or simple document editing. The rear of the K-JAM houses a 1.3-megapixel digital camera, the battery casing, which is locked into position, and the stylus which sits at the base of the K-JAM body, next to the USB port which serves double duty as a data and charging port. Like the JASJAR, the visual design of the K-JAM is on the plain side, which is presumably meant to entice IT departments into buying shedloads of the things. With its bulky shape and fairly hefty carrying weight of 160 grams, this isn't a phone to bring out to impress your pub mates, although it's conceivable you might get the odd envious glance from within the corporate boardroom while weilding one. Features The phone portion of the K-JAM is, like many modern smartphones, quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900) designed for cross-planet roaming wherever you can get an actual mobile signal. It's also equipped with Bluetooth, Wi-Fi (802.11b/g), miniSD and the aforementioned USB port for data transfers, as well as an infrared port for talking to truly ancient phones. On the smartphone side, the K-JAM packs in 128MB of ROM and 64MB of SDRAM; that's a touch on the low side, although it could be supplanted with a miniSD card. It's somewhat meagre Texas Instruments OMAP 850 200MHz processor runs Windows Mobile 5.0, which gives you access to a raft of productivity applications, including Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook, along with slightly less business-centric applications such as Media Player, Internet Explorer and MSN Messenger. Performance i-Mate rates the K-JAM's 1250mAh Lithium Ion battery as being good for between 3.5-5 hours of talk time and between 150-200 hours of standby time. Our testing revealed figures slightly lower than that, although we're used to seeing phone manufacturer stated figures sit on the optimistic side. On a moderately heavy usage profile we were able to keep the K-JAM up and running for around four days in between charges. That was with relatively low wireless and Bluetooth usage; you could expect to halve that (or worse) if you were a heavy data pusher. We did like the fact that the phone charges from any USB connection, including when it's plugged in for data transfers. On the application side, the K-JAM performed at what we'd deem an acceptable level for a smartphone, but never really swiftly, which we'd put down to the comparatively weak 200MHz processor at its core. It was most noticeable when using the camera functionality; while most camera phones are particularly built for opportunity-based snapshots, the four to five seconds you'll have to wait for the camera to fire up will render most such opportunities with the K-JAM wasted. The K-JAM is currently available at a lower asking price than the JASJAR -- that's hardly surprising, given the somewhat lower specification screen, lack of 3G support and much less grunty processor, and for what it offers is good value in a very competitive smartphone space.

3 Things Every Watch Should Avoid At All Cost

2019-12-26T16:56:09Z

Danny17W5386:

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