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Relive all your web frustrations with User Inyerface

NEWS – Have you ever visited a frustrating website?  You know what I mean – the one where the buttons don’t work, hint characters don’t clear from text boxes, tab order doesn’t work and so on?  The folks at Bagaar have built a shrine to poor web design with their User Inyerface web page.

Once you figure out how to begin, the main page opens with the following banner:

Of course, the wording is confusing and the buttons, or more correctly, button and non-highlighted text, are the opposite of what you’d expect. After you accept those terms, you get the following severely messed-up user interface.

There are fun elements all over the screen.  There are missing buttons, cursors that don’t change, useless distractions and so on. I won’t detail them for you and spoil the fun, but suffice it to say that the folks at Bagaar went above and beyond to pay homage to all the frustrations I have ever seen in web design,  Especially frustrating fun is the pop-up reminding you that time is ticking!

Be sure to explore all the pages as there are fun elements on every page. Enjoy!

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Relive all your web frustrations with User Inyerface originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on July 11, 2019 at 8:00 am.

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Mobvoi announces new TicWatch Pro 4G/LTE

NEWS – Supported by Verizon, Mobvio’s newly updated TicWatch Pro now comes in a 4G LTE version that is jam-packed with all the smartphone features you want and need, like GPS, NFC for Google payments from your wrist, built-in heart rate monitor, and activity tracking. It’s also IP68+ rated so you can wear it while swimming, and it has 30 days of battery life. No, you didn’t read that wrong, I said 30 days of battery life per charge!

This new 4G version of the TicWatch Pro uses the same dual layered-screen technology as the TicWatch Pro that I reviewed last year. The watch has two displays. When the battery gets low, it automatically switches from Smart Mode which uses the AMOLED display to Essential Mode which uses the mono LCD. If you have a mixed use of both Smart Mode and Essential Mode, the watch battery will last up to 5 days per charge, but using the watch only in Essential Mode will give you 30 days of use.

The TicWatch Pro is powered by Wear OS by Google and also features Number Sharing and Cloud Synchronization to keep you connected to important messages from your smartphone, without actually tethering your smartphone. This new Wear OS standalone smartwatch can actually replace your smartphone because you can make calls right from your wrist using this watch.

Available starting today on Amazon and on Mobvoi’s brand website mobvoi.com, the TicWatch Pro 4G/LTE is priced $299.

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Mobvoi announces new TicWatch Pro 4G/LTE originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on July 10, 2019 at 11:00 am.

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The Dango Coin Capsule is something you never knew you needed until now

NEWS – I almost never use physical currency (coins and dollars) anymore. I use my phone (Huawei P30 Pro) with Google Pay wherever I can, or I use my credit card. That said, I do realize that there are places where coins are still needed to make purchases, like laundromats, self-serve car washes, parking meters, older vending machines, etc. And that brings me to the Coin Capsule from Dango. It’s a coin organizer that you never knew you needed until now.

The Coin Capsule is made in the USA of aerospace grade aluminum and is available in anodized jet black and satin silver. It’s designed to hold $5.44 in coins, which works out to 16 quarters, 10 dimes, 7 nickels, and 9 pennies. You can clip it to your belt or hang it from a lanyard. Want one? You can buy your own Coin Capsule for $39 from Dango Products.

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The Dango Coin Capsule is something you never knew you needed until now originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on July 10, 2019 at 10:00 am.

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dokiPal announces a 4G LTE and voice enabled smartwatch for kids

NEWS – Strap this Qualcomm Snapdragon 2100 powered smartwatch on your kid (ages 5 and up), and they will have a full smartwatch on their wrist with a nice set of features. The main features of the dokiPal include video calling using the built-in camera, fitness tracking, an integrated AI voice assistant, and SOS location tracking for the parent that uses GPS, LBS, and WiFi to triangulate the location. Oh, it tells time too.

The dokiPal smartwatch is available in blue or pink and is designed to last for about 48hrs per charge on the built-in 800mAH rechargeable battery. It uses 4G LTE cellular service and is compatible with AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon here in the US, and other networks worldwide. The watch comes with a SIM card that you can activate through Doki if you don’t want to purchase one directly through your carrier. Doki’s monthly service in the US is only $9.99 per month for unlimited data.

The dokiPal 4G LTE smartwatch for kids is available today (7/10/19) for $179 from www.doki.com

 

 

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We’re giving away a Huawei MediaPad M5 Lite tablet!

GIVEAWAY – You need a Huawei MediaPad M5 Lite tablet in your life and one lucky winner will walk away with one! Entering is easy! Just answer one simple question in the comments section at the bottom of this post and if you’re willing to jump through a few extra hoops, you can earn up to three additional entries which will greatly increase your chances of winning. Please read the details and the rules before you submit your entries for a chance to win a Huawei MediaPad M5 Lite tablet!

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One person will win a Huawei MediaPad M5 Lite Android tablet

The Huawei MediaPad M5 is a 10.1 inch tablet that features 32GB, microSD card expansion, and an 8MP camera. Check out all the specs here.

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We’re giving away a Huawei MediaPad M5 Lite tablet! originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on July 8, 2019 at 10:00 am.

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