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KICKSTARTER: Sequent Supercharger Self Charging Smart Watch We thought we would kickstart the week, (no pun intended…or was it?) with a look at the Sequent Supercharger, the first self-winding, self-charging, cable-free smartwatch. It’s a Kickstarter funded smart watch designed by Swiss designer Adrian Buchmann that has even traditional watch purists sitting up and paying attention for it does for the smart watch what Seiko did for the analog watch many years ago. It runs on kinetic energy and is therefore completely cable free. The more you move around, the faster it charges. The watch is made by Swiss watchmakers, designers and engineers who have teamed up with the best partners in each manufacturing sector. The 42mm watch is being funded energetically too. With 9 days still to go, the Sequent Supercharger has been pledged CHF617,168 from an CHF 80,000 goal. Because you generate the energy for the watch yourself, it is 100% clean energy, and the watch includes the latest
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First look: the Fitbit Charge 2 is a wearable fitness band with a great smartphone app Image: Fitbit The bad news is that my Microsoft Band 2 has died a painful death: despite being only 18 months old, the band has split and the battery won't recharge. The good news is that I've just replaced it with a Fitbit Charge 2, picked up on Amazon Prime Day for around half the price: £88.39 (£64.49 plus £12.90 VAT) compared with the £169.99 I paid for my Band 2. I'm hoping this one will last longer..... The bad news is that the Fitbit Charge 2's small monochrome screen is no match for the Microsoft Band 2's delightful AMOLED color display, or for the user interface that made it such a pleasure to use. The good news is that the Charge 2 provides better sleep and weight tracking - two of my main uses - and has a vastly superior smartphone app. (In both cases, I only used the apps on Android and Windows 10.) For example, Fitbit's app shows how your actual sleep pat
Huawei Mobile Teases An AI-Related Announcement At IFA 2017 Huawei Mobile recently teased an announcement related to its artificial intelligence (AI) efforts that will reportedly be made at this year’s iteration of IFA Berlin that’s scheduled to start on September 1. The Chinese original equipment manufacturer (OEM) took to Twitter last week to share an image that can be seen above, trying to prompt a general discussion on AI and encouraging users to share their own views and experiences related to this emerging technology by asking them to explain what AI means to them. The image itself states that AI is “more than just a voice assistant,” indicating that the company’s possible IFA Berlin announcement may not be related to digital companions and the tech giant won’t introduce a competitor to the likes of the Google Assistant and Amazon’s Alexa. Another possibility is that Huawei is, in fact, working on an AI service but intends to market it as more than just a limited assistant
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How to Get Started with AdWords for Your Online Store Today we are back talking about advertising and your online store. Whatever the size of your shop, it’s inevitable that you will be doing some level of advertising. And one of the most popular ways online is to use Google AdWords. Now this isn’t a topic that you can just jump into and get it over with. But we wanted to give anyone who hasn’t explored this option a chance to learn more about how you can use AdWords and eCommerce effectively. To help us, I brought on Hayk Saakian, an AdWords specialist. Trust me, he knows his stuff. He not only explains  what it takes to get started with AdWords but also gives some real-world examples that clarify some of the questions you might have. From initially making the decision to use them to how to get your ads to show up, we covered it all. So sit back and enjoy my chat with Hyak. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Play | Stitcher