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DISPLAY SCREEN TECHNOLOGY
Mattel Brings Back View-Master for a Virtual Go-around

Remember Google Cardboard? The inexpensive virtual reality headset kit that is seriously made out of cardboard? Yeah, it’s seriously awesome, and now has some extra cool purpose. Put that with the very iconic View-Master from Mattel, you’ve got a VR … Continue reading →

 

MICROSOFT
Windows 10 for Smartphones Preview Rolls Out

A technical review of Windows 10 for the smaller screen is here. Announced Thursday, many Windows phone lovers have been waiting for this. The version, although expected to have a bunch of unfinished elements, will include Action Center upgrades, voice … Continue reading →

 

DELL
Dell’s New Venue 10 and Venue 10 Pro Tablets Are Made to Be Super Durable

Dell announced a series of education-oriented products this week, including the Venue 10 and the Venue 10 Pro tablets, that offer several cool new features geared towards students. The Venue 10 series by all estimations falls just short of the … Continue reading →

 

CES - CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW
Dell Made a Chromebook 11 Just for Students, Made of Plastic

The already highly popular Dell Chromebook 11 (award winner at CES, actually) has a Version 2.0, and it’s not for everyone. It’s designed for the student population, as Dell is looking to further invade the education sector by providing a … 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 →

 

DISPLAY SCREEN TECHNOLOGY
The New Razer Blade Gaming Laptop is Packed with Some Serious Upgrades

Big things often come in small packages, and that is especially true when it comes to laptops. The struggle to find the perfect balance between size and performance is akin to the Goldilocks dilemma – try to pack in too … 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 →

 

HP
Super Cheap Highly-Rated HP Windows Tablet, the Stream 7

The price of HP’s Stream 7 tablet is so low, it may make you wonder how HP can afford to sell a Microsoft-operating device for just $79. You may or may not know that Microsoft no longer charges device manufacturers … 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 →

 

DISPLAY SCREEN TECHNOLOGY
You May Need to Hush in Front of Your Samsung SmartTV

Samsung is big in the news this week, and it’s Internet-connected SmartTV is to blame. The company, along with many others, are warning users that it might be a good idea to keep their secrets to themselves while using the … 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 →

 

CES - CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW
HP Launches New ZBook 14 and 15 Workstations with AMD FirePro Graphics

HP, also known as the world’s most popular workstation manufacturer, is busting out with a new heavy duty, high-quality line of Zbook laptops. Well, actually, the company went ahead and showed the new Zbooks off at CES last month, but … 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 →