APPLE
Elite Recreates the ZX Spectrum for a Nice Game of Nostalgia

A new version, a recreation if you will, of the famous Sinclair ZX Spectrum is in order. If you aren’t aware, the ZX Spectrum is a British computer from the 1980’s that helped jump start the video game industry in … Continue reading

 

DISPLAY SCREEN TECHNOLOGY
Let the Festivities Begin! SXSW 2015 Is Here

Before the city becomes an absolute madhouse of artists, superfans, musicians and lushes, Austin welcomes its first 33,000 or so Festival-goers into the fold of the South by Southwest Interactive Festival, which kicks off today. If you’re one of the … Continue reading

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
BBC’s Make It Digital Initiative Will Give 1 Million Microcomputers to Students

The BCC has revealed a microcomputer called Micro Bit, part of its Make It Digital initiative, a program for students to start learning code to prepare them for possible careers in the tech world. It’s a tiny little thing, about … Continue reading

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Eyefi’s New Mobi Pro 32GB SD Card Adds Extra Convenience

Memory card maker Eyefi has one primary purpose, to make our lives a little easier when it comes to transferring photos from camera to device. By connecting memory cards to Wi-Fi, Eyefi minimizes the amount of steps to see and … Continue reading

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Google X’s Astro Teller and Other Notable Keynote Speakers at SXSW 2015

When I was a kid my heroes were very easily identifiable. They wore capes, they flew, they dodged bullets and had every manner of gadget and gizmo imaginable packed tightly into colorful utility belts. They were smart, strong, and somehow … Continue reading

 

CES - CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW
SXSW Gets Fully Interactive with a Robot Petting Zoo

Tomorrow more than 30,000 people will descend upon the fair city of Austin, TX to attend the Interactive portion of South by Southwest’s annual technology, film and music festival. The SXSW Interactive festival runs from Friday, March 13th through Tuesday, … Continue reading

 

CES - CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW
Before the Music Kicks off next Week, SXSW Interactive Brings You the Flying Car

It’s no secret that SXSW has always been all about the music; a socially acceptable six-day bender that brings hundreds of thousands of audiophiles and bands from hundreds of countries to the fair city of Austin, TX for a week … Continue reading

 

BATTERY & POWER TECHNOLOGY
Wi-Charge Is Actual Wireless Charging, Uses Infrared Light

Wi-Charge is a tech company from Israel after my own heart. Set out to combat the number one annoying issue with mobile devices, the need to constantly charge, Wi-Charge uses its own proprietary wireless power transmission technology to recharge devices … Continue reading

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Lenovo’s A7000 Boasts Android Lollipop, Features Dolby Atmos Technology

Chinese manufacturer Lenovo has a released new low budget smartphone. It’s called the A7000, and no, you’re not having deja vu. The low budget 4G A6000 was in fact released a couple of short months back. Looks like the company … Continue reading

 

DISPLAY SCREEN TECHNOLOGY
Desktop Lovers Will Love Intel’s New Iris Pro GPUs

This week, during the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, Intel showed off a new integrated graphics line using fifth-generation Core processors for desktop PC enthusiasts and desktop gamers. First announced back in January, the “65-watt, unlocked desktop Core i7 … Continue reading

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
InfiniFlash from SanDisk Hold up to 512TB at $1/GB

SanDisk just announced InfiniFlash, a 512TB, all-flash storage platform intended for apps to hold high performance databases, streaming video, and other big data. The technology is being touted as an entirely new category in the market (The Inquirer). Three models … Continue reading

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Spark’s New Electron Cellular Board for the IoT

Remember Spark Labs from Kickstarter? The company raised a bunch of funding after launching Spark Core, its open source Wi-Fi dev kit board for the Internet of Things (IoT). Soon after, it was the Spark Core, Photon, then the Internet … Continue reading

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Beautiful (and Indulgent) Take on Retro Gaming, the R-Kaid-R

We’ll never forget about arcades and arcade games, no matter how digital our lives become. Well, maybe the kids growing up in this era, where smartphones are handed to them as a toddler, will. One company, individual actually, by the … Continue reading

 

DISPLAY SCREEN TECHNOLOGY
Razer’s OSVR Opens up VR Hardware and Software

One cool thing that has happened with the blooming virtual reality industry is the amount of participation and cooperation among companies. Everyone wants a part of it. So much so, companies like Oculus, Valve, and even Samsung collaborating and sharing … Continue reading

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
FCC Approves Strongest Net Neutrality Rules to Date

In a landmark decision today, the Federal Communications Commission approved its long-awaited network neutrality plan, which reclassifies broadband internet as a Title II public utility. This classification will also enable the agency to have more regulatory power over the internet … Continue reading