On the video at around 2:00, it shows how to pass from autovoice to Google Now. Just set up a command "google" that launches Google Now. It does add a step to getting to Google Now, but it lets you do custom tasks through Autovoice.

What version of Android are you on? I thought that's exactly how mine works....

A lot of that is built in through the accessibility tools for the visually disabled... you probably don't want full TalkBack but I'm sure there's an app for it.

On the exit command, first add a 15 minute "wait" from the actions > tasker section. After that's up, it'll then apply your desired settings you want to revert to.

It looks like they made it far easier to use on a touch screen with the bigger spacing and less icons, but for those of us still using mouse and keyboard, it sacrifices a fair amount of functional screen real estate. I'm also not keen on losing the ability of placing my saved searches or shortcuts up by the menu bar…

Yes, it works. Basically it's your play list with an interwoven story and occasional zombie chases that react to how fast you run. They are generally timed to last as long as the Couch to 5K sprints should last so it's pretty much a different way of getting you to follow a training program. Some are a bit creepy that…

As someone who gets bored on a treadmill pretty quickly, I can't recommend this enough. Been using it for a while with good results. Do wish they'd fix the audio balance as the story line tends to be softer than my integrated playlist volume, but that's easily fixed.

Here's a couple notes from someone who purchases and deploys IT across dozens of major enterprises each year:

Google has gone a slightly more draconian route and banned all Ad blockers from the Play store and most sideloaded versions don't work without root. That's probably the biggest reason I root my S3. That and all of the crazy stuff I get Tasker to do :) Still on stock rom though.

That would be *highly* unlikely. Crashplan does however run discounts for folks converting from competing services every now and then. Check the web, there's probably a coupon code for existing Carbonite users.

Vote: Crashplan. It works as advertised, which is really quite cool.

I do want to add, even though I voted for the Nuvi, the above is slightly misleading, not all of the Nuvi models offer free traffic or free map updates for life, if the model has LMT, that stands for lifetime Maps and Traffic. Those models are usually a bit extra. Most either don't have the L designation or are just…

I can't speak for older Garmins, but my Nuvi does let me navigate to city via voice without a specific address. It's just "voice command" + "find city" + "Syracuse NY"

Garmin nuvi 2497LMT - Voice controlled, syncs with my phone, does bluetooth calls, works without cell coverage, routes me automatically around accidents or traffic snarls, is lane aware, free map and traffic updates for life. As a consultant, it's down right essential as I have to be dead on time in a major metro and…

I noticed a distinct lack of Indie love. Games like Limbo, Braid and Thomas was Alone among other terrific and innovative titles are well worth experiencing and the cost of entry is less than a movie theater ticket.

I'm a fan of BeyondPod. Polished and easy to use but has more advanced functions like playback speed and such.

By far the best way I've found: Use Swype with a Long(ish) word that it autosuggests on a pattern of swirls that is repeatable or custom dictionary entry. It's robust enough to enable encryption but still offers super quick device access, even without looking. I've tried to "smear" attack my own phone, but due to the…

Sounds like a good project. My suggestion is to make sure you have (A) dedicated fuse to the inverter (B) Sufficent airflow around the device as they get hot all on their own (C) Buy something other than the cheapest of the cheap.

I'm sorry, but almost anything more serious than the most basic media PC is going to need more airflow than that. If I dropped a sunfire in there, it'd be dead in thirty minutes. That setup has no where for the hot air to go aside from out the same front facing vent you are trying to pull cold air from - no the small…

A long time ago I did the same thing with the power inverter and put it in my jeep (not nearly as nice of a job). Things got exciting when it caught fire from overheating.....