When a manufacturer like Dell or HP offers up an all-in-one, it’s usually a desktop monitor with a PC crammed behind the panel. Sometimes a company comes along and squeezes in a little more “all.” Take the T1 from Onenuts. From looking at the image, you might think it’s a chunky tablet meant for industrial […]
September 2016
Asus Zenfone 3 family coming to America, Asus unveils new international models
Asus introduced the Zenfone 3 smartphone family in May, and now the first models in that lineup are up for pre-order in the United States. But Asus isn’t done… the company has also unveiled several new Zenfone 3 models, including one with some seriously premium specs. For now, the first two Zenfone 3 devices to go […]
Bloomberg: Apple has a Siri-based Amazon Echo competitor too
Earlier this year Google announced plans to launch an internet-connected speaker that would sit in your home, play music on command, and respond to questions or requests that you voice. It’s called Google Home, and if it sounds familiar, that’s because it’s basically the company’s answer to an existing product: the Amazon Echo. But Google […]
BLU Life Max and Studio G Plus HD smartphones hit the FCC
This week BLU introduced a new 5.2 inch smartphone with a full HD display, a fingerprint scanner, and a starting price of $150 (or less). But it looks like the company has at least two more phones coming soon. Documents for unannounced smartphones called the BLU Life Max and the BLU Studio G Plus HD […]
Report: A lot of US e-waste “recycled” ends up in landfills
Have an old phone, computer, printer, or TV that you don’t need anymore, but which isn’t new enough to fetch a decent price on eBay? Then you may want to recycle it. In fact, some communities have laws that require you to recycle it rather than putting electronic items with toxic components out on the curb […]
12 inch ECS mPad tablet with pen support hits the FCC
Taiwanese device manufacturer Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) has a new 12 inch Windows tablet with a full HD display, a Cherry Trail processor, support for pen input, and support for up to 8GB of RAM. The ECS 12″ mPad is listed on the company’s website and it recently passed through the FCC website… but odds […]
Roku Express, Premiere, and Ultra streaming media players leaked
Roku is prepping its next-gen media streaming devices, and blogger Dave Zatz got the scoop on the names (and a few new features) last month. Now he has pictures. Lots and lots of pictures. Say hello to the new Roku Express, Premier, and Ultra hardware. Here’s a run-down of what we know about the new […]
Sony launches Xperia X Compact and Xperia XZ for the US market
Sony’s latest flagship smartphones are coming to the United States in the next week or two… but they’re not coming cheap. The Sony Xperia X Compact is up for pre-order for $469 and it should ship September 25th. The larger, more powerful Sony Xperia XZ, meanwhile, is coming October 2nd and has a suggested retail […]
Yahoo: Account details for 500 million users was stolen in 2014
Have a Yahoo account? Now might be a good time to change your password. The company has confirmed that account information for “at least 500 million user accounts” was stolen in late 2014. Yahoo believes this was the result of a state-sponsored action, and that compromised data could include names, email address, hashed passwords, phone […]
BLOCKS modular smartwatch hits the FCC
The BLOCKS modular smartwatch is expected to begin shipping by the end of the year, and the team behind the project are currently taking pre-orders from folks who missed out on last year’s Kickstarter campaign. We’ve seen demo videos of the modular smartwatch in action, and Blocks co-founder Serge Didenko gave us a lot of […]