The best things you hear throughout the day come and go in an instant. But if you really tune in, you'll be amazed by what you discover.
Kapture is officially out in the wild!
As we take in feedback from our earliest customers, we’ll share tips and tricks for getting the most out of your experience.
Transfer a back-log of audio klips by connecting the Kapture device to its charger and double-tapping. This brings files over without having to record an unnecessary klip.
Turn off Bluetooth from your phone in order to avoid the lag time of double-tapping to save your next klip. Turn BT back on and double-tap to bring any saved files over to your phone. No need to re-pair.
Even though it says ‘not connected’ in your Bluetooth Settings, the Kapture device is still paired. Once you two-tap Kapture to save a recording, it’ll reconnect briefly to download the klip to your phone and then go back to 'not connected’.
Use the Kapture app to record your moments. At the top-right, click the microphone and save audio recordings in standard or continuous mode. Standard mode allows you to set the start and stop times. Continuous recording works like the device - tap after you hear something worth saving.
Triple-tapping Kapture to turn it off does not conserve battery since it’s merely turning off the recording.
Make sure your Kapture mobile app is open or on in the background when double-tapping to transfer a klip.
For the Kapture device to register a successful tap, it’s best to tap down onto the center of the “grill.” Tapping from the sides won’t work. If you strike it correctly, you shouldn’t have to tap it too hard either. Just make sure it’s a deliberate tap - we’ve designed the product to avoid false positives.
Trying to understand the device’s feedback when you tap? Check out this graphic.
If you feel the device is stuck, try connecting it to the charger, wait for the red blinking, and then take it back off the charger.
If you don’t get any feedback from the device when you tap, it’s possible that you mistakenly turned it off. Try tapping three times to turn it back on.
Allow the device to get through its stage before you start tapping again. Otherwise, it’ll get hung up and you’ll have to connect it to the charger and possibly even do a hard reset.
After editing and publishing your klip, share it via email, text, Twitter/Facebook. Click on the unique kapturelive.com link and you’ll see this “download now” button.
Did your band get dirty? Follow these steps to clean the silicone.
To reset, plug the device in to charge and tap 3 times while on the charger. You should feel it vibrate 6 times and blink red. Then uninstall the Kapture app from your phone and reinstall it. Once this is complete, forget the device from your Bluetooth settings. Then try pairing again (4-tap). After that, while the device is not on the charger, tap twice again to see if it transfers a klip.
Wearable technology has been around for a long time, and it’s really come on to the scene thanks to the bevy of fitness trackers and smart watches. Big names in consumer electronics, like Samsung and Apple, have sparked some mainstream appeal. But while there’s certainly heightened interest from consumers (which has caused a land grab for ‘wrist real estate’), there’s plenty of hesitancy.
Black Friday is over, and you might have noticed a trend. Almost every major retail outlet featured wearable technology as an alluring door buster sale. Even JC Penney was in on the action.
Why? And why didn’t you pull the trigger on one of the hottest new categories for consumers? The ‘why’ for retail stores is a 22 page strategy document, but let’s assume it goes something like this when you boil it down: new electronic gizmos and gadgets get people in the door. Fitness trackers might be the closest to mainstream, and yet almost the entire lineup of wearable tech products represents a unique gifting opportunity.
So it’s the last weekend in November and you’re looking to get gifts for family and friends while avoiding the hassle of malls and the blandness of Amazon. As a Cincinnati startup, we’d love to have you #shopsmall here in town so we’ve put together a 10 minute route you can follow to check out ten great local businesses in Over The Rhine and hopefully cross out a few names on your gift list.
It takes an egregious amount of energy to navigate the entire Thanksgiving Day celebration without engaging in tired family tales or awkward family squabbles. Like answers to many age-old problems, it’s sometime best to flip the norm on its head and develop a totally new approach.
From cutting the turkey, to watching the Macy’s Parade and football, to feasting on pumpkin and apple pie, there are many things that pop into our head when we think “American Thanksgiving.” But not surprisingly, there are many cultures that have festivals where they give thanks to the harvest, count their blessings for the year that’s passed, and get together with family to celebrate it all over a big meal. Here’s a list of 10 ways other cultures around the world give thanks.
The holidays are upon us, and we’ve begun the mass exodus home. We book trains, planes, and cars and do our best to return to people that matter most to us. The common wisdom during holiday time is this; turn off the cell phone, close our laptops, step away from the television, and spend some quality time with your friends, family, and loved ones. While this isn’t necessarily bad advice, it implies that technology is driving us apart and only in-person communication can bring us back together again. I’ve seen plenty of examples - in popular culture and in my own life - of how technology has actually brought us closer, especially when seeing someone in person is impractical or near impossible.
Ira Glass, host and producer of NPR’s “This American Life,” recently visited the Aronoff Center in Cincinnati for a show about reinventing radio. I was so eager to attend, yet not sure what to anticipate. I grew up listening to NPR. My kitchen was filled with the voices from All Things Considered, Car Talk, and This American Life. My father would make me breakfast in the morning and pack my lunch before I headed to school each morning. He always played the radio while he was cooking, and it was always some program on NPR. I didn’t realize at the time, but this became a great bonding ritual for my dad and me. As I grew a little older, we would spend that time not only listening but discussing what was happening in the world. It’s strange to think, but I now have this strong association between eggs, chocolate milk and talk radio. That bond has persisted and now that I’m older and away from home, I continue to listen to NPR and have those same conversations with my dad.
Are those my only two options? -Matthew
That’s great! We understand the dilemma ;) Just a thought, but you could order both since the parts are all interchangeable. So get the wristband device, then add a klip-on accessory for just $25 more. Re: sound quality, there won’t be much difference (if at all) between the two. Hope that helps! -Matthew