Airport Utility For Mac OS X Updated to Version 6.2

Apple has released an updated version of its AirPort Utility wireless networkmanager, bringing it to version 6.2.

The update contains the usual improvements and bug fixes, but Apple mentions three specific changes:

- The ability to extend the Guest Wi-Fi network on a network that is configured with multiple AirPort Base Stations

- The ability to add a WPS-capable Wi-Fi printer

- Improved international support

The update weighs in at 20.64MB and is available through Apple's software update website.

Update: Apple has also released AirPort Base Station and Time CapsuleFirmware Update 7.6.3 for updating the units themselves.

Finally, the AirPort Utility app for iOS has also been updated to add the new functionality.

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Presenting The Neptune Smart-Watch Has a Camera, Runs Android And Even Has GPS

Smart watches are everywhere these days. But of all the time-telling, wearable, connected devices, it’s possible that this new offering from Neptune may be the coolest one I’ve ever seen. Why? Because, unlike all the others, the Neptune Pine doesn’t need a smartphone to make it smart. All it needs is a micro-SIM card.

According to the product website, the Pine has a slot for you to insert your micro-SIM card, and once you do you can leave your phone at home. From there, the Neptune Pine can measure all of your health information, including heart rate, pace, calories burned, distance, and your position, meaning that this thing is probably jam-packed full of sensors (we don’t know because the founders didn’t get back to us.)

The Pine features quad-band GSM, 3D, 802.11 WiFi, a USB 2.0 connection, GPS and Bluetooth 4.0. Plus, it has a digital compass and FM radio built in. You can browse the web, check email, stay up to date with your calendar and even listen to your music library.

But even with all that connectivity, the Pine is still missing the very important camera function that’s so valuable within your smartphone. Or is it?

The Pine comes with a small 3.2-megapixel camera called the Recondite. I can’t imagine that the image quality is quite as good as the new smartphones on the market with 8-, 12- and 13- (!) megapixel shooters, but it’ll get the job done in a pinch.

Which is the idea, I think. No one wants to leave their phone home all the time. But the Neptune Pine is meant to be smart all the time, and work uniquely well if you’re going for a jog, or heading out on a special date with the lady love, or doing anything that makes you kind of wish you could leave the phone behind just this once.

The Neptune Pin runs Android 4.0, and doesn’t have an exact ship date. However, the $395 watch (which doesn’t include shipping costs) is promised to ship in the third quarter of 2013. Like many smart watches, this thing overpromises and I’m sure it’s going to under-deliver (if it ships at all) but why not marvel at its iWatch-esque charm while we wait for the Pebble to ship? [TechCrunch]

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Wireless Charging Might Be One Of The Features Of The Galaxy S4 [Report]

Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S IV smartphone may feature wireless charging this generation, according to reports.

Christmas is barely a recent memory, but that hasn’t stopped the rumor mill kicking into overdrive this January, and the unannounced Samsung Galaxy S IV is high on the list of devices that we are all talking about.

With the Galaxy S III possibly the most popular Android phone ever, it is understandable that the Android community is eagerly awaiting whatever Samsung has up its sleeve this year. After all, how do you best a device that caused many an iPhone user to switch to Google’s ecosystem? Well, one improvement may well be wireless charging.

According to at least one Korean blog, Samsung is set to bring wireless charging to its Galaxy S lineup for the first time. Rather than build the technology required right into the phone itself as Nokia has, Samsung is likely to take a similar approach to that of Palm, back in the days of the Pre. For those with short memories, that means we can expected to see a charging mat of some sort being sold separately to the phone itself, with a replacement rear Galaxy S IV panel bundled alongside it.

Interestingly, Samsung was apparently considering taking an altogether different route by plumping for the more advanced resonant magnetic coupling method of wireless charging. This is what Apple has been looking at already, and has been claiming patents on. According to SamMobile however, the costs involved were prohibitive for Samsung this time around. That’s a real shame, as resonant magnetic coupling does not require the phone to be in contact with the charging station in order for power to be transferred. If Samsung wants to rid itself of the ‘plastic toy’ stigma it harshly possesses, such a technology would certainly go a long way.

There has been no official word from Samsung regarding the next generation Galaxy S handset, but it’s a fairly safe bet that one is already in the works, with a release later this year almost guaranteed. We’ll just have to wait and see whether wireless charging is something that the handset can boast come announcement day. [RedmondPie]

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