Sony’s PS4 Remote Play May Come To Xperia Z2 and Z2 Tablet

Earlier this year, Sony unveiled the PlayStation 4 Remote Play, which currently exclusive to the Sony Xperia Z3, Z3 Compact, and Z3 Tablet Compact.

However, it seems the PS4 Remote Play may launch come with support for existing Xperia devices too. Sony inadvertently confirmed this via their Xperia Lounge app, which mentions confirms that Xperia Z2 and Xperia Z2 Tablet will get PS4 Remote Play functionality upon its launch in November later this year.

It doesn’t mention if any other Xperia device will work with the remote, but it’s good to see that Xperia Z2 and Tablet Z2 will get support for it. Plus, there’s hardly any major difference between the Xperia Z2 and the Z3, so it kind of makes sense for the Japanese OEM to offer support to those two devices as well.

New Dyson Humidifier Uses Ultraviolet Light To Clean Air

Dyson well known for its innovative vacuum cleaners has this week unveiled a new addition to their range of products with the launch of the Dyson Humidifier.
The Dyson Humidifier uses ultraviolet light to clean the air and remove any germs that might be circulating, preventing dry air in the process, as well as being equipped with a dual function for year round use.

The design styling and technology builds on the already launched Dyson bladeless fans and heaters, and the new Dyson Humidifier is equipped with a 3 litre water reservoir and a piezoelectric transducer that has been designed to vibrate up to 1.7 million times a second creating tiny airborne microscopic water particles to purify the air.
The technology in the system is called Dyson’s Air Multiplier and exposes the water within the humidifier to ultraviolet rays twice making sure that 99.9 percent of bacteria are killed before the water droplets are recirculating around your home.
Unfortunately Dyson has announced that they will only be launching the new Dyson Humidifier in Japan this year and other markets will have to wait until the fall of 2015 to be able to get their hands on the innovative new range of humidifiers. For more information on the new Dyson Humidifier jump over to the Dyson website for details. Dyson explains :

“Before releasing any mist, Ultraviolet Cleanse technology uses a three-minute cycle to kill 99.9% of bacteria in the tank of water. Every drop of water is exposed to an ultraviolet light and then atomised by a piezo. This ensures that any mist projected is always 99.9% bacteria-free.
The Dyson humidifier measures temperature and humidity and adjusts accordingly to project a hygienic mist for a comfortable environment. The accurate humidistat and efficient water management system ensure up to 18 hours of continuous use on one tank of water. And there’s a built-in sleep timer for automatic turn off.”

Microsoft Smartwatch With Fitness Focus Coming Soon

We have been hearing rumors about a new Microsoft Smartwatch for some time, the device is said to be designed for sports and fitness, and now it looks like Microsoft are getting ready to launch the device.

According to a recent report, the fitness focused Microsoft Smartwatch could launch ‘within weeks’, and this will not juts be a Windows Phone compatible smartwatch, it is also expected to work with Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android devices.

The Microsoft Smartwatch is said to focus heavily on fitness and sports tracking, and the device is rumored to come with around 11 different sensor to measure everything from your heart rate and more.

The device is said to come with a 1.5 inch display, although the actual design of the display is not known at the moment, it could feature a design similar to the one above, or it could look more like a normal watch.

As yet there are really not very many details on what hardware the Microsoft Smartwatch will come with, it will be interesting to see what the device is like.

If Microsoft does decide to make their new smartwatch compatible with a number of different operatinbg systems, then it could end up being a popular device.

RetroPi Raspberry Pi Emulator In-Car Console System

Makers and hobbyists that enjoy building projects using the awesome Raspberry Pi single board computer might be interested in a new project published over on the Instructables website that provides instructions on how to create a Raspberry Pi Emulator in-car console.
The Raspberry Pi Emulator or RetroPi as it has been named, was created by Instructable’s member MoTinkerGNome and uses a Raspberry Pi B+, 3W class d amplifier together with a 5 inch TFT screen complete with mini driver HDMI purchased from Adafruit, all housed in a Pelican 1050 dry box.

MoTinkerGNome explains a little more about the awesome Raspberry Pi Emulator and his design process :

“Scope of project: After building a Bar-Top Raspberry Pi retro gaming machine I determined that while cool I cant take it around easily as it weighs about 40 lbs and is the size of a large microwave. And while fun for the basement perhaps Arthur would want to play it in the car for the long drives back to his Moms house.

My original plan for this build was based off the Adafruit PiGRRL but I I wanted the ability to play the SNES and Genesis emulators. I figured I would just need to add a couple more buttons and it would be a peace of cake. I thought wrong.

Unlike my other projects I bought almost everything for this build. I used my 10% off coupon for being a pro member with Adafruit, I have to say their support forums are great and the benefit of being an Instructables Pro member was worth it just with the savings on that one order. I chose the the 5″ non touch TFT with HDMI input however in hindsight with the finished project I would have picked a analog/composite display as the driver board and signal wires are easier to route then HDMI.