Thursday, December 11, 2014

Fedora 21 Linux-based operating system released

The Fedora Project’s latest version of the open source Fedora operating system have released Fedora 21. It comes about a month after the launch of a public beta, and not much has changed since my last article… it’s just that the operating system is now considered stable enough to drop the beta label. Fedora is […]

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Samsung Gear VR headset now available for $199

Want a virtual reality headset and don’t mind using your smartphone as part of the setup? The Samsung Gear VR is a headset designed to work with the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 smartphone. Samsung introduced the headset a few months ago, and now you can buy the Gear VR Innovator Edition for $199. As the […]

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Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Kairos T-band smart watchband works with your normal watch (crowdfunding)

Say you’re a fan of good old fashioned analog watches, but you kind of like the idea of being able to view notifications, track fitness stats, and control music playback using a wrist-worn device. Kairos has an interesting solution: keep your old watch, but replace the wrist strap with a smart band. The company is […]

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Monday, December 8, 2014

Polaroid Socialmatic camera launches in January for $300 (with Android, instant printing)

Polaroid’s Socialmatic Camera is a funny looking camera that gets back to the brand’s roots… with a modern twist. Like a classic Polaroid camera, the new Socialmatic can print pictures. But it uses a ZINK zero ink printer to do it. The camera also features WiFi and Bluetooth and runs Android software. So if you […]

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Toshiba Shared Board is a 24 inch Android tablet (or display or something)

Toshiba’s latest Android device is a bit bigger than most phones or tablets. The Toshiba Shared Board TT301 has a 24 inch full HD multi-touch display, and it’s designed for use in classrooms, businesses, or other environments where you might want to run touchscreen applications that can be used by an individual or by several […]

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Deals of the Day (12-08-2014)

As the holiday approaches the Microsoft Store is running 12 days of deals, and so is Amazon. Today is also a made-up sales holiday called Green Monday, which some online retailers say is their busiest shopping day of the year. What I’m saying is… there are a lot of deep discounts to be had today. […]

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Allwinner H3 chip to bring 4K playback to $50 TV boxes

Allwinner has announced a new low-cost processor designed for smart TV boxes. The Allwinner H3 is a quad-core processor which will sell for just $6. The chip maker suggests it could power TV boxes that will sell for between $35 and $50. Oh yeah, it also supports 4K video playback. The Allwinner H3 features 4 […]

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Report: Sony to launch Android TV products in early 2015

When Google unveiled its Android TV platform this summer, the company announced that a number of TV and set-top-box makers would be launching products powered by the software which brings Android apps to a big screen. But so far there’s exactly one Android TV product you can buy: the Google Nexus Player from Google and […]

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Microsoft's Cortana voice assistant now speaks 6 languages

Microsoft’s Cortana voice assistant for Windows Phone devices is sort of the company’s answer to Apple’s Siri and Google’s voice search feature. You can ask a Windows Phone device questions, make notes, set reminders, and more. Up until recently Cortana has only supported English and Chinese, but now Microsoft is adding initial support for four more languages. […]

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Rikomagic MK902 II Android box with RK3288 (mini-review)

The Rikomagic MK902 II is a TV box that brings Android apps such as Netflix, YouTube, or XBMC/Kodie media center to your TV. Launched this summer, the box sells for about $127, and features some of the most powerful hardware currently available in a small, Android-powered TV box including a  quad-core ARM Cortex-A17 processor,  2GB […]

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