Bringing its Chrome packaged app family closer in line with the functionality of Android programs, Google's prepared a new Chrome Wallet App to offer in-program payments. If you're looking to try it out early (and you don't already know the drill), ensure you're running Google's Chrome Canary iteration and install the In-App Payments sample files found over at Github -- we've collected all the necessary links below. when.eng("eng.perm.init")Saturday, June 22, 2013
Google Wallet in-app payment feature for Chrome's packaged apps revealed
Google Wallet in-app payment feature for Chrome's packaged apps revealed data = {blogUrl: "www.engadget.com",v: 315};when = {jquery: lab.scriptBs("jquery"),plugins: lab.scriptBs("plugins"),eng: lab.scriptBs("eng")}; var s265prop9 = ('20585130' !== '') ? 'bsd:20585130' : ''; var postID = '20585130'; var modalMNo = '93319229', modalVideoMNo = '93320648', modalGalleryMNo = '93304207'; when.eng("eng.omni.init", {pfxID:"weg",pageName:document.title,server:"acp-ld39.websys.aol.com",channel:"us.engadget", s_account: "aolwbengadget,aolsvc", short_url: "",pageType:"",linkInternalFilters:"javascript:,",prop1:"article",prop2:"internet",prop9:s265prop9,prop12:document.location,prop17:"",prop18:"",prop19:"",prop20:"", prop22:"mat-smith", prop54:"blogsmith",mmxgo: true }); adSendTerms('1')adSetMOAT('1');adSetAdURL('/_uac/adpagem.html');lab._script("http://o.aolcdn.com/os/ads/adhesion/js/adhads-min.js").wait(function(){var floatingAd = new AdhesiveAd("348-14-15-14d",{hideOnSwipe:true});}); onBreak({980: function () { adSetType("F");htmlAdWH("93319229", "LB", "LB"); adSetType("");}}); EngadgetMenu NewsReviews Features Galleries VideosEventsPodcasts Engadget ShowTopics Buyers Guides Sagas Store HD Mobile Alt Announcements Cameras Cellphones Desktops Displays Gaming GPS Handhelds Home Entertainment Household Internet Laptops Meta Misc Networking Peripherals Podcasts Robots Portable Audio/Video Science Software Storage Tablets Transportation Wearables Wireless Acer Amazon AMD Apple ASUS AT&T Blackberry Canon Dell Facebook Google HP HTC Intel Lenovo LG Microsoft Nikon Nintendo Nokia NVIDIA Samsung Sony Sprint T-Mobile Verizon About UsSubscribeLike Engadget@engadgettip uswhen.eng("eng.nav.init")when.eng("eng.tips.init") onBreak({980: function () {htmlAdWH("93308280", "215", "35",'AJAX','ajaxsponsor');}});Google Wallet in-app payment feature for Chrome's packaged apps revealedByMat SmithpostedMay 28th, 2013 at 5:12 AM 0 Bringing its Chrome packaged app family closer in line with the functionality of Android programs, Google's prepared a new Chrome Wallet App to offer in-program payments. If you're looking to try it out early (and you don't already know the drill), ensure you're running Google's Chrome Canary iteration and install the In-App Payments sample files found over at Github -- we've collected all the necessary links below. when.eng("eng.perm.init")
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Earth, as seen by Raspberry Pi camera attached to weather balloon
Earth, as seen by Raspberry Pi camera attached to weather balloon data = {blogUrl: "www.engadget.com",v: 315};when = {jquery: lab.scriptBs("jquery"),plugins: lab.scriptBs("plugins"),eng: lab.scriptBs("eng")}; var s265prop9 = ('20585119' !== '') ? 'bsd:20585119' : ''; var postID = '20585119'; var modalMNo = '93319229', modalVideoMNo = '93320648', modalGalleryMNo = '93304207'; when.eng("eng.omni.init", {pfxID:"weg",pageName:document.title,server:"acp-ld39.websys.aol.com",channel:"us.engadget", s_account: "aolwbengadget,aolsvc", short_url: "",pageType:"",linkInternalFilters:"javascript:,",prop1:"article",prop2:"",prop9:s265prop9,prop12:document.location,prop17:"",prop18:"",prop19:"",prop20:"", prop22:"stefan-constantinescu", prop54:"blogsmith",mmxgo: true }); adSendTerms('1')adSetMOAT('1');adSetAdURL('/_uac/adpagem.html');lab._script("http://o.aolcdn.com/os/ads/adhesion/js/adhads-min.js").wait(function(){var floatingAd = new AdhesiveAd("348-14-15-14d",{hideOnSwipe:true});}); onBreak({980: function () { adSetType("F");htmlAdWH("93319229", "LB", "LB"); adSetType("");}}); EngadgetMenu NewsReviews Features Galleries VideosEventsPodcasts Engadget ShowTopics Buyers Guides Sagas Store HD Mobile Alt Announcements Cameras Cellphones Desktops Displays Gaming GPS Handhelds Home Entertainment Household Internet Laptops Meta Misc Networking Peripherals Podcasts Robots Portable Audio/Video Science Software Storage Tablets Transportation Wearables Wireless Acer Amazon AMD Apple ASUS AT&T Blackberry Canon Dell Facebook Google HP HTC Intel Lenovo LG Microsoft Nikon Nintendo Nokia NVIDIA Samsung Sony Sprint T-Mobile Verizon About UsSubscribeLike Engadget@engadgettip uswhen.eng("eng.nav.init")when.eng("eng.tips.init") onBreak({980: function () {htmlAdWH("93308280", "215", "35",'AJAX','ajaxsponsor');}});Earth, as seen by Raspberry Pi camera attached to weather balloonByStefan ConstantinescupostedMay 28th, 2013 at 7:34 AM 0
The Raspberry Pi camera has been out for less than two weeks, and it's already skirted the final frontier. Armchair astronaut Dave Akerman strapped the $25 shooter to the equally inexpensive Raspberry Pi, put it inside a protective case shaped like the berry that inspired the product's name, and then attached it to a weather balloon. Three hours and quite a few vertical miles later, his experiment was recovered by a stranger not too far from the launch site, who called the phone number written on the side of the Linux powered microcomputer. The resulting photos are beautiful (see more at the source link), and required no help whatsoever from NASA.
Enter the Get Sandalized! Sweepstakes
Welcome to summer. A season full of wearing the kind of shoes that puts one's feet on public display. From the high-heeled to gladiator flat and the multi-strapped to basic thong, there's a slew of sandals available in nearly every shape or size. While the footwear options are endless, one thing's for sure: Your toes and heels need to be in showoff shape. To help give you a kick-start to achieving sandal-ready feet, we'll be giving away at-home-pedicure sets all week long.
Starting at 2 p.m, go to our Facebook page for official rules and regulations, but all you'll have to do is take your best stab at guessing which feet belong to which celebrity, and you could win a complete pedicure set from Bliss, Julep, Priti, or Butter London. They include all the essentials for soft, summer feet from scrubs and creams to punchy polish colors. Good luck!
Verizon Galaxy S 4 to support AWS-based LTE through software update
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While we already knew that Verizon slipped support for AWS-based LTE into its edition of the Galaxy S 4, it didn't say how those extra frequencies would come alive. The carrier's Mike Haberman has just cleared the air(waves): he tells Bloomberg that Samsung's flagship will get a software update to support AWS bands. Haberman hasn't said when the patch will arrive, although it's contingent on the higher-capacity 4G network rolling out in the next few months. The GS4 isn't likely to be alone, whatever the timing. The Nokia Lumia 928 also supports AWS, and we've reached out to learn if and when the higher-tiered Windows Phone will get an upgrade to reach its full potential.
when.eng("eng.perm.init")Lab Rat: A Refreshing, Restorative Face Mist
Imagine you wake up one hot, sticky summer morning to some of that omnipresent morning rain drizzling outside. Then all of a sudden, you hear Aretha's Natural Woman in your head as you open your medicine cabinet (the first verse is starting to gain momentum) and then you spritz Red Flower's Ionizing Vita Toning Flower Mist all over your face, and everything kind of feels all right. Instantly cooling and herbal-scented, the miracle mist is made with 100 percent organic and natural ingredients. A blend of eleven essential oils and hydrasols (concentrated flower water) — from juniper berry to tangerine and rosewater — boosts the skin's cellular renewal properties, as well as reduce inflammation.
Hold the pale blue glass bottle about an arm's length away from the face (but at a slight angle above your head) and give it a few pumps. Let the ultrafine mist fall onto your skin. Its gentle formula can be sprayed onto the skin after your morning (or evening) cleansing sessions, prior to moisturizer applications. However, its lightly hydrating, antioxidant-rich formula can also be spritzed on your face at various times during throughout the day, especially when you feel like your complexion needs a revitalizing boost (great for long plane rides or when makeup looks a bit wilted).
I welcome this new addition to my daily repetoir, despite the additional step in my already pared-down skin-care routine. I'll also keep it in my bag for a quick spritz following a hot yoga session.
Can Men Worry About ‘Having It All’ Too?
When I first saw the headline, I actually rolled my eyes. "Why Men Still Can’t Have It All." We've finally reached the inevitable point when Lean In crossed the gender divide: another article on Sandberg’s book and social movement, this time by a man. Worse yet, a man whom I used to work with at my old job at Esquire, a guy who had coincidentally attended the same college I did, and whom I considered something of a role-model-from-afar if we’re being completely honest. A guy who had a solid magazine career, a great wardrobe, what seemed like a decent amount of fun, and then went home to a family with kids each night.
A few months ago, when Lean In was being released, a male friend Gchatted to tell me that his boss had told him to “lean in.” His manager was also a guy, and this was around the moment when everyone was sort of using Sheryl Sandberg’s catchphrase as shorthand for “have some balls” (or, in less gender-anatomized terms, “go for it”). My friend and I laughed at the time — or LOL’d, actually, as we were typing — because the idea that one man had told another man to lean in at work seemed ludicrous; a symptom of having only read the title and not the book. Sandberg’s whole schematic was a call to action for women to compete with men in the workplace, after all, in hopes that both genders someday reach balance (in compensation, in the rungs of the corporate ladder, in work satisfaction, in shared housework duties, in child-rearing, in anything and everything, basically).
Because I work at the Cut (nearly 100 percent women, many covering these topics), I usually internalize these problems and this debate as ladies-only. Yet, as ridiculous as this seems, the Esquire article had me realizing that a lot of the anxiety surrounding “leaning in” or “having it all” does feel relevant to me as a man. I worry about having kids and a good job and how I will balance it all. As I’ve gotten a little older, I think about making my apartment look nice — and the housework inherent therein, even if I’m not as genetically predisposed as Jessica Grose to want a clean space. I think about being able to afford a house and retirement and health care simultaneously. And this weekend, when I was driving back with some friends from the beach, we actually started talking about how Williamsburg, Brooklyn, where some of us currently live, doesn’t really have any good schools. (Is this even true? Help me, commenters.) But there seemed to be more children walking around the neighborhood lately. Does that mean our early-twenties playground is finally become family-friendly? Could we live in the same rental apartment we do now, even when we have kids? Where would these kids go (both literally and figuratively)? How expensive are kids? Where does the time come from to raise them? Nannies, really? It’s not surprising we immediately switched back to talking about my friend’s movie project. We twentysomethings — conditioned to be obsessed with finding and keeping a job — are good at talking about work. We haven’t yet learned what comes after that.
Yet, as the having-it-all, lean-in debate has given a forum and vocabulary for women to articulate both their problems and aspirations, I’d argue it has pushed guys to the margins. That’s exactly the point, I imagine women thinking to themselves as they’re reading that sentence, but it doesn’t make me any less jealous that women collectively seem to be a lot better at mentoring, giving each other advice, and helping each other succeed in both the workplace and family space. (Example conversation from our last Christmas party: One older female colleague telling another to have kids as young as possible, when her earning potential is dampered the least. Meanwhile, I sat there thinking two men would never feel comfortable sharing that advice, even if they had it to give.)
When men “mentor” other men, I can tell you it’s mostly about making money, feeling or looking awesome, or getting away with something scandalous. There aren’t exactly Lean In groups for late-twenties dudes with solid careers who want to figure out how adoption or child care works over a few beers. Let alone whether paternity leave feels emasculating or unfulfilling. Or how to deal with aging parents. Or who does the hypothetical laundry if your partner makes more money. Men simply aren’t talking about these things in any regard — even those who already have children. As Dorment explains, “Chalk this up to social conditioning (men are raised to be the providers, so it's easier for them to be absent) or genetic predisposition (men are not naturally nurturing) or emotional shallowness (men aren't as in touch with their feelings), but there is the sense, down to the man, that missing their kids is the price of doing business.”
Like most women in my life, I’m now realizing that “Having It All” is an aspirational myth, not something that can be legitimately achieved; it’s nothing more than a framework for thinking about what you want to sacrifice and cling to when you’ve only got 24 hours, a job, and a family. But I hope that, by the time I have kids, some five or ten years out, there are more viable role models or groups or self-help books or something that takes these very real, legitimate, and actually not-so-gendered problems, and then provides specific solutions for guys — even in a world that, yes, I get it, is working against women more often than not. Should I take a pay cut if it means loving my job and having more time? Should I move closer to my family when my parents get sick? Do I need to start thinking about the rote mechanics of acquiring kids, now, like women approaching their thirties might? Am I a total softie for even bringing this shit up? (It’s impossible not to be somewhat glib, as that’s how most men I know cope with seeming somewhat nonchalant about these things, a safeguard against driving ourselves insane.) I can’t be the only guy worried about these issues even as women seem to be the only ones talking about them.
And that divide is coming at a time when it’s even worse for men now, because we’re constantly told we're legitimately becoming obsolete. Back to Dorment’s article:
Even as we — all of us — welcome equality, these very real problems are worth men figuring out for themselves. And for the time being, at least, it’s the women who are giving us the best language to do just that.
PC Mobile may carry smartphones on June 5th, heat up Canada's mobile space
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Telus may be near taking over one of its competitors, but it could soon offer an olive branch to Canadians wanting a choice in budget carriers. MobileSyrup understands that prepaid service PC Mobile (which uses Telus' network) is going postpaid on June 5th, and introducing smartphones at the same time. The provider will reportedly embrace Koodo-style installment payments, as well as frugal plans that range between $35 and $60. It should also support a range of 3G and 4G phones that mostly line up with Telus' offerings: an inventory leak shows the higher-end BlackBerry Q10, Nexus 4 and Galaxy S 4 joined by the cheap-as-chips Lumia 520. Although we doubt that PC Mobile's expansion will completely make up for a shrinking market, we can't object to a small carrier entering the big leagues.
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