With a clock on just about every device going, it seems like the days are numbered for the nearly obsolete wristwatch.

But according to an article on Fast Company, the watch may be in for a comeback - in a big way.

The recent acquisition of smartwatch company Meta Watch by some big industry players points to signs the wristwatch may be where we see the next big advancements in smart technologies. A group of investors led by former Nokia exec Juha Pinomaa have purchased the company and its related IPs.

Advanced wrist-wear like this may seem like something out of a James Bond film, but the gadget is available to purchase now for $200 USD. It's currently aimed at developers, but that's in the interest of consumers in the long run: Meta Watch wants to get the device into the hands of developers early so the development of apps can begin.

The company was founded by Bill Geiser and David Rosales, formerly of Fossil's connected watch division. Fossil saw the diminishing sales in the watch

Facebook's ever-growing popularity and pervasiveness seems to be changing our priorities in today's society, according to one British survey.

The Daily Mail reports that a survey of 3,000 adults found people prioritized Facebook above having a stove, a flushing toilet and a shower.

The survey, conducted by One Poll for London's Science Museum, was originally part of the museum's new exhibition on the necessity of fresh water. Each participant was asked what they couldn't live without. The results of the study were a bit of a shock, prompting the museum's Exhibition Manager, Sarah Richardson, to describe the results as 'crazy.'

"Brits are obsessed by the weather, so it's not surprising sunshine was rated as the top thing we couldn't live without," said Richardson in The Daily Mail. "But to say you can't live without material things over drinking water is crazy."

As Richardson mentioned, sunshine topped the list as a necessity, followed by Internet connection, clean drinking water, a

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Backing up computer files is a lot like exercising: we know it's important, but many of us rarely do it.

As our personal and professional lives become increasingly digital -- photos, camcorder footage, documents and music collections -- it's critical to back up everything in case something happens to the original files.

What can happen, you ask? Files could vanish in a number of ways: a nasty computer virus, hardware malfunction, natural disaster (such as fire or flood) or electrical power surge. Or your laptop could be lost or stolen.

In a flash, your entire digital life could be gone forever -- unless you proactively back up on a regular basis.  And so the following are a few simple things you can do to back-up and protect your important files:

* If you don't have a lot of files -- say, a few hundred photos and documents -- simply pick up an inexpensive USB thumbdrive which you can find for about $10 to $15 (for 8GB of memory). Drag and drop your files from your computer to the USB

If you believe sales propel a product atop its respective market, you'll agree the Android smartphone is the best out there.

But some might argue sales are not completely indicative of market dominance, that customer satisfaction holds sway over purchased products.

For the sixth consecutive study, J.D. Power and Associates found Apple's iPhone to hold the highest rank in customer satisfaction, a rank the iconic phone has held for the past three years.

HTC - maker of both the Android and Windows smartphones - ranks second with Samsung, Motorola and Canada's RIM rounding out the top five.

The 2011 U.S. Wireless Smartphone Customer Satisfaction Study documents the experiences of nearly 7,000 smartphone users between the months of January and June.

Gadgetbox lists the key factors in order of importance: performance (35 per cent); ease of operation (24 per cent); features (21 per cent); and physical design (20 per cent).

Size - in terms of screen and the phone itself - apparently means the

Ask anyone born in the 1980's what they wanted most after seeing 'Back to the Future II,' and the answer is almost guaranteed to be Marty McFly's hoverboard, closely followed by his light-up shoes.

That hoverboard still isn't a reality (perhaps by 2015?), but now those famous shoes can be yours.

Nike has created the Nike Mag, a replica of the shoes Michael J. Fox wore in Back to the Future II. With a limited run of only 1,500, these shoes will very quickly become collector's items.

And like Michael J. Fox said in his interview with David Letterman where he showed off the new shoes, there are three kinds of people who will be fighting to get their hands on these. 'Sneakerheads' and Back to the Future fans alike will be keen for a pair of the light-up shoes, but so will people who want to support research to cure Parkinson's disease.

Nike will be selling the shoes in auctions on eBay over the next ten days, with all net proceeds going towards the Michael J. Fox Foundation. Google

With big incentives and lots of interest in future investments, Quebec could soon become to the video game industry what 'Hollywood North' is to film?

U.S. game developers are flocking to La Belle Province to help create some of the biggest titles in gaming today. According to Invest Quebec, an economic development agency, 86 companies have come to Quebec to benefit from the province's lucrative subsidies program.

For every dollar those companies pay their employees, Quebec pays them 37.5 cents. With over one-third of the payroll supported by the government, it's no wonder that those companies have migrated 8,236 jobs to Quebec to take advantage of the offer. The amount they get goes up if the company is creating a French-language version of their game, too.

For French publisher Ubisoft, that comes as a no-brainer. Ubisoft has the largest presence of any game company in Montreal with 2,100 employees based in the city. According to Reuters, Ubisoft helped to "put the city on the map as

I've been working in television on and off for the better part of the last decade.  While sitting in the make-up chair sounds like a glamourous part of the job, it can also be downright scary.  As a broadcast newbie during my years at G4TechTV, I was often too uncomfortable to let the artist doing my face know what I like (more accurately, I didn't really have a "look," was always the type of gal who preferred a quick lipgloss and a real tan).

Over the past few years I've learned a lot more about how to wear make-up.  Thanks to some talented women who I've worked with, I now feel pretty confident painting a smokey eye and mastering a neutral lip.  However, today an iPhone app taught me that I still have a lot to learn.

Makeup iQ is unlike most other downloads in this category (incidentally, there are more than 100 make-up iPhone apps in the iTunes Store alone).  Instead of simply dishing out tips, it is simple 14-question quiz.  The more answers you get right, the faster you can get

If you've ever thought all your game consoles are taking up too much space, you're clearly not alone.

Reddit user timofiend took on the challenge of combining his Xbox 360 and his PS3 into one PC case, creating what I think could be the world's best heater.

He says the whole thing cost him around 400 GBP (about $638 CDN), including the PS3 he owned prior to embarking on the experiment.

If you're interested in all the nitty-gritty details of how he pulled it off, or want to create your own, timofiend has posted the instructions on his blog.

As for how hot it actually gets, it isn't as bad as you might think. The picture below shows the temperatures at 28.5C for the PS3 and 25.5C for the Xbox 360 when idle, although when those temperatures were posted, timofiend said he'd only tested them for a short time. The case mod does include a custom cooling system that timofiend created for the PS3 and the stock cooling system in the Xbox 360.

(Photos from http://timofiend.blogspot.com)