Simply NUC is a company that sells and supports Intel NUC mini PCs, and the company showed up at the Consumer Electronics Show this year planning to promote the availability of Intel’s new Hades Canyon NUC with a high-power Intel processor featuring Radeon Vega M graphics. But Simply NUC is also planning to launch a […]
January 2018
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Closer look at BLOCKS modular smartwatch
It’s been almost three years since BLOCKS announced plans to create a modular smartwatch and ecosystem, and more than two years since the company raised over $1.6 million through a Kickstarter campaign. Now BLOCKS has finalized the hardware and started shipping devices to backers of the crowdfunding campaign. It’ll begin shipping for new customers this […]
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You can hear S-Ray portable directional speakers, your seatmate can’t
A group of Samsung employees is showing off a side-project called S-Ray at the Consumer Electronics Show. It’s a set of portable directional speakers that transmit audio so that you can only hear it from certain angles. Put on a neckband with speakers facing up and you’ll be able to hear music, podcasts, or other […]
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Moviphone is a $600 smartphone with a built-in projector
The Moviphone from Wireless Mobi Solutions is a smartphone with a 5.5 inch, 1920 x 1080 pixel display, a MediaTek 6750 octa-core processor, 128GB of storage, and a 4,000 mAh battery. It’s available for purchase from Moviphones.com for $600, which seems kind of steep for a phone with those specs… until you realize that this […]
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Gemini Lake laptops are coming
Smart speakers, home automation, robots, and wireless chargers abound at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show. But if you look hard enough you can also find vendors showing off their latest laptop, tablet, and desktop PC designs. Most of the models I’ve spotted so far are still equipped with Intel Atom Cherry Trail chips or Celeron […]
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ECS introduces Liva Z2 fanless mini PC
ECS is updating is Liva line of tiny desktop computers with a new passively-cooled (fanless) system called the Liva Z2. It’s powered by an Intel Pentium Silver Gemini Lake processor, has a 2.5 inch drive bay for an SSD or hard drive, and supports HDMI 2.0. FanlessTech notes that the heat sink has been redesigned […]
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Hands-on with the eOneBook’s new dual-screen E Ink manga reader
The eOneBook isn’t so much an electronic book reader as it is an electronic book. It opens and closes like a book. When it’s open there are dual E Ink displays, one on the left and another on the right. And it even comes with a book jacket. But that’s not where the similarities end, […]
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Chuwi’s CES 2018 lineup: Windows and Android tablets and GBox Pro mini PC
Chinese computer maker Chuwi is unveiling three new devices during this week’s Consumer Electronics Show. But only one was actually at the company’s booth when I stopped by today. It’s also the one we know the least about, since specs are still being finalized. That said, the new GBox Pro small form factor desktop computer […]
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Closer look at Asus 2018 mini PC lineup (Chromebox 3, PN40 and PB40)
Asus is showing off some of its newest compact desktop computers at the Consumer Electronics Show this week, including the company’s latest Chromebox and two new Windows-ready PCs. The new Asus Chromebox 3 features the same basic design as earlier models, but the port layout has been changed a bit and the latest model is […]
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Deals of the Day (1-10-2018)
Lenovo’s latest ThinkPad X1 Tablet has an improved display, support for up to an 8th-gen Intel Core i7 processor. But it’s also pretty expensive, with an expected starting price of $1599. You know what’s a lot cheaper than a 3rd-gen ThinkPad X1 Tablet? A first-generation model. Right now Woot is selling some for $680. For […]