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 →

 

APPLE
The New Phorm Case Adds Real Buttons to Your iPad Mini

Nowadays most of us have at least one smartphone, tablet, phablet, or otherwise touchscreen-based device that we use on a daily basis. While these products make our lives more convenient and are super portable, making the adjustment to typing on … Continue reading →

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Researchers in Oxford Achieve Internet Speeds of 224 Gbps Using Light Beams

Thanks to some very scientific types across the pond at Oxford University, a new technology has been developed that can deliver ultra-high-speed Wi-Fi via light beams. And we’re not just talking along the lines of say, Google Fiber fast. A … Continue reading →

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Ethertronics Develops Active Antenna for Improved Wi-Fi

Pretty much everyone has internet, and sure, it’s gotten better. Wi-Fi spots are all over town, at your place of work, in your parking lot, and at your neighborhood coffee shop. It’s easier than ever to be consistently be connected. … Continue reading →

 

DELL
Eurocom’s MXM GPU Upgrade Kit for Existing Laptops

Eurocom Corp., a British video game developing company, designs high performance supercomputer-class mobile systems so that they’re easily upgradable. The company is known for designing arcade console ports, also big name games such as Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s … Continue reading →

 

INVENTIONS & INNOVATIONS
CuBox Is a Tiny 2-Inch Cube Set Top Box

Tiny computers are so awesome. From the so-loved Raspberry Pi to a good ol’ Chromecast HDMI stick, portable mini-computers are usually very functional, and very reasonably priced. The one thing that could make streaming devices this even better though, is … Continue reading →

 

DISPLAY SCREEN TECHNOLOGY
New Standard Will Allow 8K on Laptop Displays

8K resolution, or 7,680 x 4,320 pixels to be exact, could be on its way to a screen near you. While we usually only see such high resolution displays on fancy TV models, 8K video might be possible really soon, … Continue reading →

 

APPLE
ControlAir Is a Gesture Recognition App to Control Media on Your Mac

Macs have come a long way when it comes to media playback. There are countless options, like using an app on your smartphone, the Today widget, a mini-player, etc (Cnet). When sitting at your Mac, you’ll most likely be using … Continue reading →

 

INVENTIONS & INNOVATIONS
Ubuntu’s First Smartphone Will Launch in Europe via Flash Sales

Ubuntu wants its own place in the market so bad that it’s willing to go where everyone else has gone before. Canonical, the UK-based company behind Ubuntu, is making its very own Ubuntu OS-running smartphone. Apparently, rumors of this began … Continue reading →

 

BATTERY & POWER TECHNOLOGY
Batteries Could Get an Up Charge Using Lithium Power

Yet another company is jumping on the battery advancement train. MIT startup SolidEnergy has been using its 12 employees and $4.5 million in funding to work on a new lithium-ion battery technology to power our devices. While current lithium-ion batteries … Continue reading →

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
ARM Launches Cortex-A72 for Double CPU Speed

ARM is working on new processor architecture that will be up to an incredible 350% faster than previous Cortex models. It’s the 64-bit Cortex-A72 processor core, which if all goes well, should be the perfect ingredient for the next generation … Continue reading →

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Bye Bye Buffering And “Notspots”, Eero Encourages More Wi-Fi Coverage

Setting up wireless routers isn’t as easy as plugging in a few cords. Besides the headache of picking one out (there’s endless options), installing it takes some serious patience, and a relatively good password since people are apparently fantastic at … Continue reading →

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
OneBoard Pro+, an Android Keyboard That’s Also a Computer

It seems the concept of hiding computers inside otherwise ordinary electronics is becoming popular. Just a few weeks back, we heard of a computer mouse that runs an entire operating system and functions like a real computer. We also can’t … Continue reading →