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Unannounced Motorola Moto X likely spotted in the hands of Google's Eric Schmidt
During the winter, Sun Valley is known for its skiing. This time of the year, however, it's quickly becoming a tech hotspot as some of the industry's top execs gather together at the annual Allen and Co media conference. Among the attendees is Google's Eric Schmidt, who brought along a mystery Motorola phone and couldn't resist showing it off. While Schmidt couldn't "comment on the nature of this phone," according to Variety's Rachel Abrams, it certainly didn't stop him from giving everyone a sneak peek. Multiple images of the device, which appears to feature a carbon fiber-like back and sleek curves, popped up on Twitter from the likes of Gary He and Taylor Wimberly. As it doesn't match the leaked pictures of the upcoming Droid Ultra or Maxx -- but carries an uncanny resemblance to the leaks and FCC diagrams we've seen of the X already -- we're guessing this is the legendary smartphone in the flesh; and judging by Schmidt's willingness to flaunt it, it's quite likely that we won't have to wait much longer before we see even more of it. There's one more shot of the device from the top past the break.
Eddy Cue also attending Sun Valley Conference
Yesterday we reported that Tim Cook is attending the Sun Valley Conference that takes place in Idaho this week. This year's conference has a heavy focus on content deals and cable television. Given that both those things are extremely important for a future Apple television, it is perhaps telling how significant this Sun Valley Conference is, because not only has Tim Cook shown up, but now Eddy Cue has been spotted as well. Apple's Tim Cook & Eddy Cue arrive at Sun Valley. Big week ahead? "We'll see" says Cook #sunvalley13 pic.twitter.com/QGIRExpMGQ - Jon Erlichman (@JonErlichman) July 10, 2013 Bloomberg reporter Jon Erlichman spotted Cue, who is Apple's senior vice president of Internet Software and Services, along with Cook yesterday. If any content deals are in the works, Cue would be the one leading them on Apple's side. The Sun Valley Conference runs until Friday, but if there are any content deals struck, it would be unlikely that they would be announced publicly just yet.
Tim Cook to attend Sun Valley Conference
Tim Cook is expected to attend the Sun Valley Conference that starts today in Idaho, reports Reuters. The annual conference is hosted by New York-based investment bank Allen & Co. About 300 executives will attend lectures on politics, business and other subjects. This year's conference will be led by Liberty Media Corp Chairman John Malone, known as "the King of Cable" because of all his cable company acquisitions and sales throughout the years. While the conference is closed to the press, Reuters says this year's conference will focus heavily on the future of cable TV. As Apple and other technology companies become increasingly interested in television, it's no surprise that many of Silicon Valley's tech CEOs will be in attendance. Besides Apple's Cook, Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg; Amazon's Jeff Bezos; Google's Sergey Brin, Eric Schmidt and Larry Page; and Netflix's Reed Hastings will be in attendance. The Sun Valley Conference runs from today until Friday.
Browser-controlled robot lets you skip stones remotely, mentally escape the concrete jungle
Can't unwind without the aid of open spaces? Skippy the robot might be able to help you out. The aptly named bot lets you remotely skip stones across an Idaho pond using a simple web interface. After waiting for your turn in a virtual queue, the machine lets you adjust its aim, tweak the amount of force behind the pitch and dispatch a rock. Best of all, your stone jumping exploits are automatically recorded, letting you show off your skipping prowess. Devised as a way to raise awareness for Idaho's Sun Valley resort area during the summer months, the mechanical projectile chucker seems to be arduino-powered, and operates only during daytime hours. Check out the source to start pelting pebbles, or venture past the break for two short videos of the contraption in action.
