Zotac has been offering tiny desktop computers for a few years… but now the company is launching its smallest PC yet. The Zotac ZBOX PI320 pico measures 4.5″ x 2.6″ x 0.76″ making it about the size of a chunky smartphone. But it has the guts of a low-power desktop computer capable of running Windows […]
Zotac ZBOX PI320 pico is a pocket-sized Bay Trail desktop PC is a post from: Liliputing
Hardkernel launched a new single-board computer in July that basically takes the guts of a Raspberry Pi mini PC and sticks them in an even smaller package. But just a month after launching the ODROID-W, Hardkernel has announced that once it’s finished selling the units it has in stock the project is kaput. You won’t […]
Hardkernel’s Raspberry Pi-like ODROID-W discontinued a month after launch is a post from: Liliputing
French consumer electronics maker Archos is probably best known for offering cheap Android tablets. But now the company is getting into the cheap Windows handset and tablet space. The company has unveiled a new line of products in advance of next week’s IFA trade show in Berlin, and along with a few new Android devices […]
Archos launches Windows tablet, Windows Phone handset (and more) is a post from: Liliputing
Sony has been making smartwatches for a few years, but the company’s next model could be a bit different. According to a report from 9to5Google, the Sony Smartwatch 3 will be the first wearable device from the company to run Google’s Android Wear software. Earlier this year Sony said it’d continue using its own custom […]
Report: Sony’s first Android Wear smartwatch (and more) launching this week is a post from: Liliputing
The MIPS Creator CI20 is a small, low-cost single-board computer with an Ingenic Jz4780 processor, PowerVR SGX540 graphics, 1GB of RAM, and 8GB of flash storage. It’s basically Imagination Technologies’s answer to the Raspberry Pi… but instead of an ARM-based chip, it uses the company’s MIPS-based processor. The goal is to make it easier for software and […]
Imagination is giving away its first MIPS-based dev board for free (to some people) is a post from: Liliputing
Kobo’s first water and dust-resistant eReader will be available in the US, Canada, and parts of Europe starting October 1st for $180, £140, or €180, depending on your region. It’ll be available for preorder starting September 1st from Kobo.com. As expected, the device is called the Kobo Aura H2O, and it features a high-resolution E Ink […]
Kobo Aura H2O waterproof eReader launches October 1st for $180 is a post from: Liliputing
As expected, HTC is launching its first smartphone featuring a 64-bit processor based on ARMv8 architecture. And as expected, it’s a mid-range device rather than a phone with bleeding edge specs. The HTC Desire 510 is powered by Qualcomm’s 1.2 GHz Snapdragon 410 processor, making it the first phone announced to feature Qualcomm’s new entry-level […]
HTC’s first 64-bit smartphone is also its cheapest phone with 4G LTE is a post from: Liliputing
Asus plans to reveal its first smartwatch at the IFA show in Berlin next week. The company’s already told us it’ll be cheaper than other devices running Google’s Android Wear software, and now we have a slightly better idea of what it’ll look like thanks to some sketches the company has posted to Facebook. Meanwhile […]
Lilbits (8-26-2014): Asus smartwatch, Intel’s “luxury” smart bracelet, and the Moto G2 is a post from: Liliputing
Most Android phones and tablets come with Google’s News & Weather app and widget pre-loaded. But Google hadn’t bothered to update the app for years… until today. Say goodbye to the Android 2.3 Gingerbread-style app, and hello to a new app with an improved layout, a cards-style user interface, and a resizable home screen widget. […]
Google News & Weather app for Android gets first major update in years is a post from: Liliputing
Google’s been testing 64-bit builds of its Chrome web browser for Windows for a few months. Now Chrome 37 has graduated from beta status and Chrome 64-bit is available to anyone running a 64-bit version of Windows. Google says the new 64-bit version of Chrome is faster, more stable, and more secure than the 32-bit […]
Google Chrome browser for Windows is now 64-bit is a post from: Liliputing
Microsoft may have just slashed the price of its Surface 2 tablet to $349, but you can pick one up for even less than that if you’re willing to go refurbished. Or for about $50 more you can snag a refurbished Microsoft Surface Pro tablet with an Intel Core i5 processors. Sure, it’s a first-generation […]
Deals of the Day (8-26-2014) is a post from: Liliputing
Lenovo may be preparing to expand its line of ThinkPad Yoga 2-in-1 notebooks with new models featuring larger displays. At least that seems like the obvious conclusion you can draw from a series of names listed on a Lenovo support page. Lenovo’s Yoga notebooks feature touchscreen displays and special hinges that let you fold the display […]
Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 14 and 15 in development? is a post from: Liliputing
Microsoft is expected to release a preview of the next version of Windows this fall and it will likely be followed by a full release of Windows 9 in early 2015. Right now the software’s code-named Windows “Threshold,” and details about the software have been leaking left and right. It’s not clear how accurate all […]
Windows 9 “Threshold”: Microsoft removing the Start Screen from Enterprise and the desktop from Windows RT? is a post from: Liliputing
Microsoft has slashed $100 from the price of its entry-level tablet. The Microsoft Surface 2 sold for $449 and up when it launched a little less than a year ago. Now you can pick up the 10 inch Windows RT tablet for $349 and up. The Microsoft Surface 2 features a 10.6 inch, 1920 x […]
Microsoft Surface 2 price drops to $349 is a post from: Liliputing
As expected, LG is adding a stylus-toting model to its line of G3-branded smartphones. The LG G3 Stylus looks kind of like LG’s answer to the Samsung Galaxy Note line of pen-enabled phones… but it’s not really. That’s because while the original LG G3 is a top-tier phone with high-end specs, the LG G3 Stylus has the […]
LG G3 Stylus is a mid-range, stylus-equipped smartphone is a post from: Liliputing
The Sony Vaio Tap 11 is kind of Sony’s answer to the Microsoft Surface. It’s an 11.6 inch Windows tablet with a full HD display, 4GB of RAM, 128GB of storage, support for a digital pen, and a Bluetooth keyboard that lets you use the system like a notebook. Sony’s not really making laptops or […]
Deals of the Day (8-29-2014) is a post from: Liliputing
While the folks behind Chinese startup OnePlus have run some promotional stunts recently, the company has earned kudos for for offering a high-quality smartphone at a reasonably low price. Unfortunately it’s hard to actually buy one of the phones. There are limited quantities available, so OnePlus has implemented an invitation system and if you don’t have an […]
OnePlus is killing its smartphone invite system, hopes to launch pre-orders in October is a post from: Liliputing
Toshiba is adding a new Chromebook to its lineup. At first glance the new Toshiba Chromebook CB30-007 looks just like the model the company launched earlier this year. But the first Toshiba Chromebook sports an Intel Celeron 2955 Haswell processor. The new model has a lower-power Celeron N2830 Bay Trail chip. The new Bay Trail model […]
Toshiba Chromebook CB30-007 is a 13 inch Bay Trail laptop is a post from: Liliputing
Intel may be getting ready to launch its Broadwell processor yet… but that doesn’t mean the company is done with Haswell chips. While the first processors based on 5th generation Intel Core technology will be low-power chips for notebooks and tablets, Intel’s latest 4th-gen Core chips are part of the new Haswell-E “Extreme Edition” processor […]
Lilbits (8-29-2014): Hello Haswell-E is a post from: Liliputing
Intel expects to ship its first processor based on 5th-gen Intel Core architecture (code-named “Broadwell’) this year. And it looks like that chip might not just be used for Windows notebooks and tablets: we could see Chromebooks or Chromebox devices with Broadwell chips as well. Google’s François Beaufort notes that code for a Broadwell-based device code-named Auron has been […]
Chromebooks with Intel Broadwell chips are on the way is a post from: Liliputing
Nokia has been offering mapping applications for smartphone since way back when Google was just a company that ran a search engine and email service. Now Nokia is bringing the latest version of its mapping service to Android phones… or rather to Android phones made by Samsung. Nokia HERE Maps is coming to Samsung Galaxy […]
Nokia introduces HERE Maps for Samsung phones, smartwatches is a post from: Liliputing
Samsung is holding an event September 3rd where the company is expected to unveil the Galaxy Note 4 smartphone, among other things. If leaks and benchmark results posted online are anything to go by, Samsung’s next big-screen phone will have a high-resolution display, 3GB of RAM, and one of the company’s first 64-bit processors. It’s […]
Samsung’s first 64-bit chip could launch in September is a post from: Liliputing
Think Toshiba’s new $199 Windows tablet is too expensive? No problem… shortly after launch you can pick it up for $20 off from Amazon. Still too much? No problem. Toshiba is selling refurbished versions of a slightly older tablet on eBay for $149… and as an added bonus that older model actually has more memory and […]
Deals of the Day (8-28-2014) is a post from: Liliputing
With the IFA show scheduled to start in Berlin next week some companies are spilling the beans on their new products early. Others are having their beans spilled for them. Lenovo falls into the latter camp. Notebook Italia reports the company will introduce a new 8 inch Android tablet and an updated version of its […]
Lenovo ThinkPad Helix 2, IdeaTab S8 leaked ahead of IFA is a post from: Liliputing
The NVIDIA Shield Tablet is an 8 inch Android tablet with an NVIDIA Tegra K1 processor and an emphasis on gaming. NVIDIA launched a WiFi-only model with 16GB of storage in July for $299. Now a model with 32GB of storage and 4G LTE support is on the way. It’ll cost $399 when it goes […]
NVIDIA Shield gaming tablet with 4G LTE hits the FCC, coming soon for $399 is a post from: Liliputing
Amazon made headlines when the company announced last December that it was working on technology that would allow it to deliver packages by aerial drones. But it turns out Google has been working on a similar project for nearly two years… since long before Amazon Prime Air was announced. The Atlantic has an in-depth look […]
Project Wing: Google’s delivery-by-drone service is a post from: Liliputing
Tronsmart’s next Android-powered TV box will be the company’s first model to feature a Rockchip RK3288 ARM Cortex-A17 processor. But that’s not the only thing that will make Tronsmart Orion R28 unusual. The company also plans to offer a model of this tiny computer/media streamer with 4GB of RAM… although the first versions scheduled to hit the streets […]
Tronsmart Orion R28 Android box sports RK3288 CPU, up to 4GB of RAM is a post from: Liliputing
LG is preparing to launch its second smartwatch featuring Google’s Android Wear software… and this time it’s round. The LG G Watch was one of the first Android Wear devices to go on sale when it launched this summer for $229. The company’s new model features similar specs, but the LG G Watch R looks a […]
Meet the LG G Watch R: Android Wear with a round face is a post from: Liliputing
Most smartwatches are wearable devices designed to work with your smartphone by displaying notifications on your wrist, letting you control music playback on your phone, or performing other symbiotic functions. The Samsung Gear S is a smartwatch that can replace your phone… or at least it’ll work whether or not you happen to have a phone […]
Samsung Gear S is a smartwatch that can replace your phone is a post from: Liliputing
It’s been almost 9 months since Zotac started showing off its first tiny desktop computers to feature ARM-based processors. Now the company is getting ready to start selling its new ZBOX Nano D518 with a Freescale i.MX6 Quad processor. It’s expected to go on sale in September for less than $200. Japanese site Ask-Corp.jp has […]
Zotac’s first ARM-based mini PC coming in September for under $200 is a post from: Liliputing
LG plans to launch a new smartwatch next week. Like the company’s first G Watch, it’s expected to run Google’s Android Wear software. But while the LG G Watch has a square design, the new LG G Watch R will be… round. The Korean electronics company posted a teaser video on YouTube… and although it’s […]
LG to round out its smartwatch lineup with… a round watch is a post from: Liliputing
Toshiba’s new $199 Encore 2 WT8 tablet may be one of the first Windows tablets to launch with a list price under $200. But it’s hardly the only tablet in that price range. It usually doesn’t take long for retailers to start marking down prices on Windows notebooks and tablets… so a number of models […]
Deals of the Day (8-21-2014) is a post from: Liliputing
Small form-factor PC maker Shuttle is launching its first little PCs powered by ARM-based processors and Google Android software. The company unveiled the Shuttle DSA2LS earlier this year, but now Shuttle has announced that it’s available in Europe for a suggested retail price of 158 Euros (including VAT). That’s about $210 US, but it’ll likely be […]
Shuttle launches its first Android, ARM-based computers is a post from: Liliputing
ECS is a device manufacturer based in Taiwan that produces hardware for other companies. One of those devices just showed up at the FCC website, and while it has the specs of a relatively unexciting Android tablet, I have the feeling that the ECS TC69CA1 is worth keeping an eye on. That’s because the specs […]
ECS 7 inch tablet with Clover Trail+ hits the FCC is a post from: Liliputing
Sony’s next flagship smartphone is probably coming soon… maybe as soon as September when a number of gadget makers will launch new devices at the IFA trade show in Berlin. Some data about the Sony Xperia Z3 leaked earlier this summer. Now a few listings at the Chinese version of the FCC confirm most of […]
Sony Xperia Z3 specs confirmed by Chinese regulatory listings (maybe) is a post from: Liliputing
Google’s Project Ara is an effort to design a modular smartphone so that customers can buy just the skeleton of a phone and then attach the screen, battery, processor, and other components as they see fit. The earliest prototypes have been powered by Texas Instruments OMAP 4460 processors. Now the Project Ara team has announced that […]
Google’s modular Project Ara smartphones to support Rockchip processors is a post from: Liliputing
Microsoft might be preparing to launch a wireless display dongle. Plug it into your TV’s HDMI port and you can stream content from your tablet, laptop, or phone to the big screen. It’d be sort of like Google’s Chromecast… but probably more limited in scope different (see comments below for discussion on this point). Windows […]
Microsoft Surface wireless display dongle might be in the works is a post from: Liliputing
It’s been over a year since Google started selling Chromecast. The $35 device plugs into your TV and lets you use a phone, tablet, or desktop web browser as a remote control while streaming internet video from Netflix, Hulu Plus, YouTube, and many other services. Shortly after the Chromecast launched, developers started trying to find […]
Now you can root Google’s Chromecast (again) is a post from: Liliputing
Most of the new Android tablets Asus unveiled this summer are entry-level models with Intel Atom Bay Trail processors and 1280 x 800 pixel displays. But if you prefer tablets with full HD screens, Asus has you covered. The company’s new Transformer Pad TF303 line of Android tablets feature 10.1 inch, 1920 x 1080 pixel […]
Asus Transformer Pad TF303 tablets with FHD screen hits Europe is a post from: Liliputing
If you believe the rumor/leak mill, Google’s next-gen Nexus tablet will be a 9 inch model that’s built by HTC and it could launch by early October. But it probably won’t be as cheap as last year’s model… especially if you pick up a refurbished model. Right now Woot is selling the 2013 Google Nexus […]
Deals of the Day (8-22-2014) is a post from: Liliputing
Once upon a time when we talked about wireless capabilities for notebook or tablet PCs, we were only talking about connecting to the internet or a home (or business) network without an Ethernet cable. These days there are plenty of devices shipping with wireless display technology that lets you connect to a TV or monitor […]
Intel looks ahead to a world without wires is a post from: Liliputing
Intel’s NUC line of computers are tiny desktop systems which pack most of the power of a full-sized PC into a package you can hold in one hand. According to leaked documents obtained by Fanless Tech, Intel’s next-gen NUC systems should start to hit the streets in early 2015. The new “Rock Canyon” line of […]
Intel’s next-gen tiny desktop PCs coming in 2015 (leaked roadmap) is a post from: Liliputing
Acer is expanding its Chromebook family with a new model featuring an Intel Celeron Bay Trail processor. The Acer Chromebook 11 showed up in a product brochure in July and now Acer has posted a promotional video for the laptop which describes it as having the “best value,” although the company hasn’t yet unveiled the price. According […]
Acer Chromebook 11 is a Bay Trail-powered laptop is a post from: Liliputing
The next version of Microsoft Windows is expected to bring back a sort of start menu, kill the charms bar, and generally be easier to use on desktops. If the latest reports are to be believed, Microsoft could launch a free preview of the next-gen operating system at the end of September. Meanwhile the company […]
Lilbits (8-21-2014): Windows 9 coming soon, while Windows RT drops the desktop? is a post from: Liliputing
It wasn’t that long ago that US wireless carriers Sprint and T-Mobile were talking about merging. That didn’t happen… and now T-Mobile is running a new promotion that provides big incentives for customers that convince their friends to move from Sprint, Verizon, or AT&T to T-Mobile. When you refer a friend who switches to T-Mobile […]
T-Mobile, Sprint unveil dueling free or cheap data deals is a post from: Liliputing
Looking for a TV box that comes with XBMC pre-loaded, and don’t feel like spending over $100 on crowdfunded device? VidOn is now taking pre-orders for a new $49 device called the VidOn Box. At least that’s how much the hardware costs. Software is another story. Plug the VidOn Box into your TV and you can run […]
VidOn Box is a $49 Android XBMC media center (plus subscription fees) is a post from: Liliputing
Kobo plans to launch a new eReader with a high-resolution E Ink display and a water and dust-proof case. It’s called the Kobo Aura H2O, and it recently passed through the FCC. Now German eBook blog Alles Book has found a spec sheet, picture, and alleged price and launch date. If the leaked info is […]
Kobo’s Aura H2O waterproof eReader could launch Sept 1st for $179 is a post from: Liliputing
Acer is launching its first desktop computer powered by Google’s Chrome OS. The Acer Chromebox CXI Series will be available in the US and Canada starting in late September, and Acer is targeting education and business customers, but the computers will be available for anyone interested in a cheap, small Chrome OS computer. An Acer Chromebox […]
Acer Chromebox CXI coming in September for $180 and up is a post from: Liliputing
What happens if you take HTC’s latest flagship phone and replace the Android operating system with Windows Phone? Apparently you get the HTC One (M8) for Windows… a new phone that’s available in the United States exclusively from Verizon. You can pick one up starting this afternoon for $100 when you sign up for a 2-year […]
HTC One (M8) with Windows Phone software hits Verizon is a post from: Liliputing
Google Glass is a wearable device that puts a small screen just above one eye and lets you search the web, snap photos, or perform other activities using voice commands. It’s also a pretty conspicuous device that has a tendency to make people think you’re constantly video recording them (whether you are or not). Now […]
Future Google Glass devices might look more like… glasses is a post from: Liliputing
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