I picked up my Google Glass this week, and one of my first instincts was to share one of the cool POV videos out to YouTube and blast a tweet to my followers. I’m not always the most ‘on it’ when it comes to ‘leveraging trends’ and whatnot, but I think that Glass is interesting and I figured some other folks do as well.
But I couldn’t, because Glass doesn’t ship with YouTube support. Instead, you have to share stuff to Google+ and, for better or worse, I don’t really use it. Not only are my followers not used to seeing me post stuff there, you still can’t reliably cross-share to Twitter from it.
But I knew it wouldn’t be much time before an option arrived, and now it has. Independent YouTube network Fullscreen has created a YouTube app called BEAM for Google Glass that works as a Sharing Contact. You add the contact and turn it on, and Fullscreen lets you choose whether to upload the videos to your signed-in Google account privately and whether you’d like to Tweet a link when you’re done.
I tried it out and it worked like a charm. The video description notes when you uploaded it and that it was shot with Glass. Currently there’s no way to tweak any sharing options on Glass so you get a timestamped title but overall it’s the smoothest, easiest way to share videos publicly but not through Google+ from Google Glass.
Fullscreen’s Head of Tech Solutions Drew Baumann is responsible for the app, which he says he made with Ruby on Rails. There’s a Mirror API gem for Ruby developers who would like to use the API as well, created by Baumann and Monica Wilkinson .
There are a few utility apps starting to pop up around Google Glass including Glass Tweet, which works in a similar way.
eBay Christmas listings reveal that UK consumers are selling iPads, but keeping Android tablets
Christmas Day 2013 has come and gone, and it looks like Santa might not have brought everyone exactly what they wanted. At least, that seems to be the case according to the number of tech listings on eBao.uk in the last 24 hours.
According to data sent to The Next Web today by eBay UK, the company expects more than 100,000 consumer items to be listed (globally) as people try to reclaim some of the value of their unwanted gifts. In total, listings for tablets and computers shot up by 25 percent yesterday, and toys saw an increase of 8 percent.
Among the tech items, eBay said that iPad Air listings outnumbered iPad Mini by four-to-one and that in the last 24 hours more than 1,000 iPads had been listed. There were also about the same number of iPods listed in the same time frame.
While Apple’s products have been seen as the de-facto desirable gift for quite some time now, it actually seems that UK dwellers that received Android tablets for Christmas are happier to hang on to their new presents – only around 200 newly listed devices have been added to the site in the last day.
Of course, with the lower average selling price of an Android tablet, it could just be that people see less of a financial incentive to sell their gift, or perhaps fewer were given as a gift in the first place.
If you do happen to be in the market for one of those unwanted iPads, many of the auction format sales offering them end on Saturday, so that’s when you’ll need to keep your eyes peeled.
It seems that smaller tech items, like the Nike Fuelband, were better received – there have been just five of these listed since yesterday.
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12 quirky gadgets and accessories for geeks
If you’re a gadget fiend who appreciates the finer things in life, look no further than our latest guide to good-looking, quirky gadgets and accessories.
For more inspiration, check out our 2013 holiday gift guide – just because it’s no longer the season doesn’t mean you can’t indulge yourself.
iPhones are good, but they don’t have superpowers (yet). If you want your iPhone 5, 5s or 5c to make a real impact in the workplace, this eye-catching charger will make it look like it’s defying gravity. $35
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If you looked below and the first thing you thought was “Mario!” as a warm glow of nostalgia embraced you, this lamp is for you. It makes fun 8-bit sounds but (buyer’s warning) you won’t get coins, flowers or any other goodies popping out of it. $94
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Matching the look of Apple’s official wireless keyboard and trackpad, this USB hub is as stylish as it is handy to have around. $28
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Pictured here attached to an iPad but compatible with any Bluetooth audio device, this speaker system is a good choice for taking on the go. It clamps to most tablets, mini-tablets, and many laptops. $199
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Electricity is to gadgets as water is to humans, so give your USB devices as nice big drink from the mains with this unusual adapter . The version sold here is designed to work with United States power sockets. $30
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Bridging the ‘cool vs creepy’ divide at these Mitamanma Megane glasses that record up to 40 minutes of 30 fps HD video and capture 4032 x 3024-pixel still images.. Hailing from Japan, you’ll have to decipher the instructions yourself but they certainly cost less than Google Glass. $135
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It might make telling the time a little more difficult than with a standard watch, but that’s the allure of this timepiece : only those smart enough to understand binary need apply. It’s cased in stainless steel, with a leather strap and is water resistant up to 90 feet. $210
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We’re not expecting many of you to be in the market for one of these, but if you’ve just sold your company for a good price and are looking for something to show for it that isn’t a car or a house, maybe this enormous, high-spec Samsung 4K TV is for you. Just make sure that you have a very large room to put it in. $44,999
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If you’re the kind of person who enjoys life in the great outdoors, this case will help you stay connected. Promising to be 100 percent waterproof and protecting against dust and dropping, it’s a great choice for explorers, adventurers and anyone who isn’t put off by a bit of thunder and lightning. $120
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Keep your desk tidy and your smartphone to hand with this wooden dock . It won’t charge your device but, contrary to its name, it promises to fit “almost any phone.” $40
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If the latest smartwatches or traditional Swiss classics aren’t for you but you want a stylish piece of design on your wrist, this Braun watch is worth considering. It won the iF award and the Red dot award for product design in 2012 and features a patented ‘EasySkroll v2.0’ operating system. $800
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If you swear by your Apple Magic Trackpad but feel that it’s time for a change look-wise, this carbon fiber skin will protect your trusted device while giving it a stylish new appearance. $16
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