It’s been a Android kind of week, what with Google launching a developer preview of the next version of Android, introducing Android for cars and TVs, and selling the first smartwatches based on the Android Wear platform. Motorola’s smartwatch isn’t available just yet, but it’s one of the nicest looking smartwatches announced to date, and Motorola […]
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Lilbits (4-29-2014): Cheap(er) Kindles
Been holding off on picking up a Kindle eReader because the $69 starting price seems a bit steep? Amazon’s selling the latest Kindle for just $49. The Kindle Paperwhite is also $20 off this week, with a starting price of $99. Sure, it’s twice as expensive, but that’s still a pretty good deal for a […]
Lilbits (3-20-2014): This is what Android Wear looks like… on your phone
LG and Motorola plan to launch smartwatches running Google’s new Android Wear software in the first half of the year. But you can already get an idea of how the platform will work by taking the software developer kit for a spin on your computer. Or you can actually install the Android Wear launcher on […]
Mad Catz M.O.J.O. adds Ouya Everywhere support, drops price to $200
Mad Catz is dropping the price of its M.O.J.O. Video game console by $50, and the company has announced that the micro-console will support Ouya software in the coming months. With this announcement, Mad Catz becomes the first partner to sign onto the new Ouya Everywhere platform, which brings the user interface, game store, and […]
Ouya Everywhere aims to separate games from the $99 Ouya box
The Ouya is a $99 video game console with an NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor, a wireless game controller, and an Android-based operating system. It’s designed to be one of the cheapest video game consoles that you can connect to your TV to run games on the big screen. But soon you might not actually need […]
Ouya game console now available with 16GB for $129 (No new CPU in sight)
Ouya is adding a new model to its line of Android-powered game consoles. For $129 you can now pick up a matte black model with 16GB of storage. That’s twice the storage you get with the standard $99 model. Unfortunately the matte black finish and extra storage are about all that’s new. There’s no word […]
Ouya returns to its roots: Hacked to become a handheld game system
The Ouya is an inexpensive game console with the guts of a cheap Android phone or tablet. But unlike most Android devices, the Ouya doesn’t have a display or touchscreen — it’s meant to be plugged into your TV and used with a wireless remote control. But one hacker decided to make the Ouya a […]
Lilbits (11-21-2013): Safeplug anonymizes your internet use for $49
There are a number of ways to protect your privacy while surfing the web. A popular, but moderately complicated option is to use Tor software which anonymizes your data to keep internet services from tracking your data. Now the folks behind the Pogoplug home server and cloud storage service are offering an easy way to […]
Ouya introduces white, 16GB game console for $129
Ouya is expanding its tiny video game console lineup with a new model sporting a white case and controller and twice the storage of the original. The new white Ouya has 16GB of built-in storage and a $129 price tag. Ouya’s calling it a Limited Edition model, but if it sells well there’s no reason […]
Lilbits (11-05-2013): Another peek inside the Google Nexus 5
Another high profile device, another teardown from iFixit. The repair shop has ripped open a Google Nexus 5 to get a look at its insides. They liked what they saw, deeming the Nexus 5 relatively easy to repair — but let’s be honest. the odds of you fixing the $350 phone yourself instead of buying […]