Looking for a small, low-power box that you can use both as a media center PC for playing videos on your TV and as a media hub for backing and sharing your smartphone’s photos and videos? The folks behind Ezeecube have designed a device that does both of those things. It’s a media hub with […]
June 2014
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Lilbits (6-05-2014): AMD’s new G-Series embedded chips
It’s not just AMD’s notebook chips that are getting a refresh. The company also launched a new series of embedded chips aimed at low power machines such as thin clients, retail point-of-sales machines, industrial applications, or other environments where you might not need a traditional PC to do some computing. The new AMD G-Series chips […]
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Intel and Samsung want to deliver 4K monitors for $399
A growing number of laptops, tablets, and even smartphones with screen resolutions higher than 1080p have popped up in the last few years. But desktop monitors with higher-than-full HD displays have been few and far between… and Intel is betting that one of the reasons we don’t see more high-res PC displays is because people […]
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Pre-order the Asus MeMO Pad 7 and 8, Transformer Pad TF103
Asus unveiled several new tablets at Computex this week… and three models are already up for pre-order with estimated ship dates starting June 22nd. You can now order the new Asus MeMO Pad 7, MeMO Pad, or Transformer Pad TF103 tablets for $149, $199, and $299, respectively. Asus MeMO Pad 7 (ME176) This 7 inch […]
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Aereo now streams live or recorded TV to Chromecast
Aereo is a somewhat controversial service that lets subscribers in select markets stream live or recorded TV over the internet to a phone, tablet, Roku, or Apple TV. Now Aereo works with Google Chromecast as well. That means for the price of a $35 Chromecast plus $8 per month, you can get live or recorded TV […]
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Google introduces Project Tango Tablet dev kit (for $1024)
Google’s Project Tango is a hardware and software platform that lets tablets or phones create 3D maps of their environment so apps can interact with real-world settings. The company launched a smartphone-based Tango developer kit earlier this year, and as expected, there’s a new Project Tango Tablet Development kit on the way. Developers can sign […]
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Intel says Moorefield tops Snapdragon 801 in graphics benchmarks
Benchmark tools are best taken with a grain of salt, but they provide at least one way to compare performance between devices. And Intel is using FutureMarks’ 3DMark test for Android to make the claim that its new chip for smartphones and tablets offers better graphics performance than one of the fastest ARM-based chips on […]
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Deals of the Day (6-05-2014)
Father’s Day is on the way, and Amazon and B&N figure odds are that your dad likes to read and/or watch videos… so both retailers are running Father’s Day promotions. Amazon is also giving just about anyone who wants it $5 off their next purchase of $25 or more if you just install a Chrome […]
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Next-gen NVIDIA Shield gaming handhelds hit the FCC
Two new products from NVIDIA showed up at the FCC this week. One appears to be a tablet-shaped device which suggests it could be a next-gen NVIDA Tegra Note 7 tablet, while the other looks like a next-gen NVIDIA Shield handheld game console. Since there are no specs in the FCC listings it’s hard to […]
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Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 NOOK will be B&N’s new tablets
Barnes & Noble’s next NOOK tablet won’t be made by Barnes & Noble. Following disappointing sales for its NOOK HD tablet line the book retailer announced it would seek hardware partners for future devices… and now it looks like Samsung is the first of those partners. The next tablet to wear the NOOK name will […]