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operating platform and connects with Android
smartphones through Bluetooth for texts, e-
mails, social networks access as well as the
making of calls. Sony has a less-pricey option
also complemented by a full color touchscreen
in Sony Smartwatch. It retails for $130, but
only syncs with Android devices. The Motoac-
tiv smart watch, at $269, has been designed
to help users track time as well as fitness ac-
tivities. It comes with heart rate monitor as well
as a pedometer, and additionally provides GPS
functions and MP3 player applications.
Wearable tech will lead to other transi-
tions, just as the days are gone that cell phones
are only used for making calls, the reliance on
watches to only tell time, will soon take a time-
out.
Keeping Up
With Demand
Google has finally released its new
“Keep” service, a tool that allows us-
ers to efficiently create and store notes
which can be integrated with Google
Drive. Google has introduced the pro-
gram on the Web as well as through a
new Android App for 4.0 devices and
above. Keep will reportedly allow us-
ers to rapidly transcribe messages, re-
minders and inspiring ideas, as well as
checklists and captured images, which
can be conveniently stored on Google
Drive and also synced to all other devic-
es for rapid access. For those who prefer
to talk as opposed to take-note, Keep
also feature a handy-dandy hands-free
function that automatically transcribes
voice memos. A search function addi-
tionally allows user to quickly find spe-
cific notes in the system. Google has
ventured before into note services that
no longer serve, say Google Notebook
or Google Reader, users may hope for
Keep to keep on keeping on.