Posted inNews

Smach Z handheld gaming PC coming to Kickstarter (again)

It’s been more than half a year since the team behind the Smach Z handheld gaming computer launched a Kickstarter campaign… and then canceled it two days later. Now they’re ready to try again. This time they’ve got a prototype, outside investors, more details about the hardware they’re using, and some thoughts about stretch goals […]

Posted inNews

Gole1 mini PC giveaway

The Gole1 mini PC is one of the oddest devices I’ve reviewed in recent years: it’s either a tiny desktop computer with a touchscreen and a battery, or a chunky handheld tablet that can also be used like a dekstop, depending on how you look at it. I’m not entirely sure what you’re supposed to […]

Posted inNews

Superbook gets 1080p display option (crowdfunding laptop dock for Android phones)

It’s been just over a week since Andromium launched a Kickstarter campaign in hopes of raising $50,000 to produce a device that lets you use an Android smartphone like a laptop. With 21 days left to go in the Superbook campaign, the project has received over $1.1 million in pledges, which means that it’s hit […]

Posted inNews

This DIY mini NES is way cooler than Nintendo’s (but a lot harder to set up)

This November Nintendo will ship the $60 NES Classic Edition. It’s a tiny replica of the classic Nintendo Entertainment System game console that comes with 30 games pre-loaded… and no way to add or remove any of those games. Meanwhile, folks have been building their own NES Classic-style devices for years by putting a Raspberry Pi […]

Posted inDeals

Deals of the Day (7-29-2016)

I picked up a pair of cheap Bluetooth earbuds last year, and while they’re not the best sounding headphones I own, they’re my go-to headphones for listening to podcasts while walking or tuning into conference calls when I’m working because it’s just so convenient to be able to listen without fumbling over wires. I actually […]

Posted inNews

Microsoft sold 13.8 million Lumia phones last year

It’s no secret that Microsoft’s Windows software for smartphones has a relatively tiny market share. But the same week that Apple is trumpeting the sale of its billionth iPhone, Microsoft has released financial documents showing that the company sold just 13.8 million Lumia phones in 2016… and just about 1.2 million in the last quarter. The […]

Posted inNews

Diginnos DG-STK4S is a PC stick with 4GB RAM, Atom x5-Z8500 CPU

Computer-on-a-stick products have gotten a lot more powerful in 2016. A few years ago you could find models with ARM-based processors and Android software. In 2015 we started to see models with Intel Atom Bay Trail chips. And this year saw the launch of new Intel Compute Stick models, with some featuring Atom Cherry Trail […]

Posted inNews

Akyumen’s phones and tablets with built-in projectors coming in September

Sure, Motorola is selling a $300 projector that you can snap onto the back of the company’s Moto Z smartphones. But every now and again we see phones or tablets that have built-in projectors. A startup called Akyumen seems to be building an entire line of products around the concept. This September company plans to begin […]

Posted inNews

Upcoming TCL 950 could be the flagship phone the Alcatel Idol 4S isn’t (leaks)

Alcatel recently launched two new smartphones, the $400 Alcatel Idol 4S and the smaller, cheaper $200 Alcatel Idol 4. But it looks like the company that produces phones sold under the Alcatel brand has another model on the way, and leaks paint a picture of a phone with a faster processor, more RAM, and a higher resolution […]