Tuesday, March 11, 2014

OnePlus One has a 5.5 inch screen, but it's smaller than a 5 inch phone

OnePlus is continuing to gradually reveal specs for its upcoming smartphone. We already knew the OnePlus One would have a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 CPU and a 3100mAh battery. Now we also know it’ll have a 5.5 inch display. Think that’ll make the phone too big? Well it turns out OnePlus is promising it’ll actually be smaller […]

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Shuttle DS81 mini-PC has an Intel Haswell heart

Shuttle’s been making small form-factor computers for just about as long as anyone, and the company’s latest model is a tiny powerhouse. The Shuttle DS81 measures 7.4″ x 6.5″ x 1.7″ but has room for a 8 USB ports, 2 Ethernet jacks, a couple of display outputs, and more. Oh yeah, it also features an […]

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Neil Young's PonoPlayer hits Kickstarter, ships in October

The Neil Young-backed PonoPlayer portable media player is now available for pre-order through Kickstarter. While the list price for a PonoPlayer will eventually be $399, backers of the campaign can reserve one for $300… it just won’t ship until October. Neil Young and the folks at PonoMusic are targeting audiophiles who aren’t happy with the […]

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Deals of the Day (3-11-2014)

Dell’s Venue 8 Pro is an 8 inch Windows tablet with a list price of about $200. But it rarely actually seems to sell for that price. The often-discounted tablet is now available for just two thirds of its launch price, which is pretty good for a tablet with an Intel Atom Bay Trail processor […]

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GamePop Android game console ready to ship (kind of)

The GamePop video game console from BlueStacks has been in development since 2013, and now TechCrunch reports it’s ready to ship. The system is designed to let you play Android games on your TV, but unlike the Ouya or Mad Catz M.O.J.O. which let you buy games one at a time, the GamePop system charges […]

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Raspberry Pi gets enhanced audio with a Wolfson card (that costs as much as the PC itself)

The Raspberry Pi is an inexpensive computer board which features a processor, SD card slot for storage, HDMI output, and USB ports. But what the basic Raspberry Pi doesn’t included dedicated audio hardware — you can add a headset or digital audio convert with a USB peripheral or by using some of the GPIO connectors […]

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Zotac ZBOX nano AQ02 is a tiny AMD desktop PC

Zotac is updating its ZBOX nano line of mini-desktops with a new model sporting an AMD A8-5545M quad-core processor and Radeon HD 8510G graphics. The ZBOX nano AQ02  not exactly a premium gaming machine, but it should offer enough power for most basic computing tasks including home theater PC duties. It’d also make a decent […]

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Google Chromecast launching in more countries within weeks

Google’s $35 Chromecast media streamer provides one of the cheapest, simplest tools for streaming online video to your TV… if you’re in the United States. But soon Google will begin offering the Chromecast around the world. Speaking this week at SXSW, Google’s Android and Chrome chief Sundar Pichai announced that Chromecast would be available in […]

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Sony, Panasonic introduce "Archival Disc" with up to 1TB of storage

A growing number of laptop computers are shipping without CD, DVD, or Blu-ray drives, but the optical disc drive may have some life left in it. Sony and Panasonic have announced a new platform they call “Archival Disc” which is designed for long-term storage of large amounts of data. Double-sided Archival Discs will be able […]

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Monday, March 10, 2014

Apple iOS 7.1 adds CarPlay support, Siri improvements, and more

Apple has released iOS 7.1 for iPhones and iPads. The update brings a few major new features including support for Apple CarPlay — a new service that lets you pair your phone with an in-car system in some vehicles to control phone, music, maps, and other features using your car’s touchscreens, knobs, and buttons without […]

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