While some phone makers have been opting for pop-up cameras in order to release phones with virtually no bezels (or notches), Nubia’s taking a different approach with its next flagship. The Nubia Z20 is a smartphone that’s nearly all screen on the front, and which has no moving parts… or front-facing camera, as it turns out. Instead, […]
Hands-on with the Lenovo Yoga C640 convertible notebook with 4G LTE
The Lenovo Yoga C640 is a thin and light laptop with a 13.3 inch touchscreen display, a 360-degree hinge, and optional support for 4G LTE if you want a model with always-connected capabilities. In fact, Lenovo says this is an update to last year’s Yoga 630 which had a Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 processor and built-in LTE. […]
Hands-on with the Lenovo Yoga Smart Tab (with Google Assistant)
The Lenovo Yoga Smart Tab is an Android tablet that also doubles as a sort of smart display. At first glance, it looks like a funny-shaped Android tablet. But it has a 3-microphone array for far-field voice recognition, and built-in stereo 2 watt speakers so you can hear Google Assistant reply when you’re talking to […]
Piper Computer Kit 2 is kid-friendly computer (some assembly required)
The Piper Computer Kit is a DIY laptop with a Raspberry Pi, battery, LCD display, and wood case. Designed to teach kids the basics of computers and coding, it also has electronics breadboards, witches, wires, and even a little built-in toolbox. I got a chance to check out the original Piper Computer Kit last summer, […]
DIY case turns a tiny PC into a modular game console (for handheld or desktop gaming)
Folks have been building portable game consoles and handheld computers out of Raspberry Pi-like single-board PCs for ages. But the designer of the MagClick Case System for the LattePanda Alpha has gone a bit further than most. Put the little computer in this modular case and you can easily switch between using it as a […]
Daily Deals (9-20-2019)
Amazon is running a 1-day sale on Belkin surge protectors, and another 1-day sale on USB-C adapters. Meanwhile Newegg has in 8-in-1 portable USB-C hub, and Woot is selling a portable 15.6 inch touchscreen display for $200. All of which is to say, today’s not a bad day to shop some PC and electronics accessories […]
Samsung cautions against touching Galaxy Fold too hard ($2000 smartphone)
Samsung’s first smartphone with a foldable display is finally shipping after a multi-month delay. The company says it used that time to make the phone a little sturdier and harder to break… but for a smartphone with a $1980 price tag, it looks like the Samsung Galaxy Fold is still remarkably fragile — and Samsung […]
TiVo plans to launch a $50 Android TV dongle next year
TiVo is trying to make a comeback… again. The company has announced plans for a new TiVo+ service that will offer subscribers a more seamless combination of streaming and recorded content. And now it looks like the company will launch new low-cost hardware next year. In an interview with CNN, TiVo CEO Dave Shull revealed […]
Lenovo quietly releases AMD-powered Chromebook S345
When Lenovo launched three new Intel-powered Chromebooks recently, the company didn’t mention that there would be a fourth model powered by an AMD processor. But it looks like the company went ahead and released one anyway, because a new Lenovo Chromebook S345-14 with an AMD A6-9220 processor and a 14 inch touchscreen display, 4GB of […]
Hands-on with Lenovo’s Yoga C940 laptops (14 inch with Ice Lake, 15.6 inch with Coffee Lake + GTX 1650)
Lenovo unveiled a new line of Yoga C940 laptops at IFA earlier this month, and they’re coming to the US in October. The Lenovo Yoga C940 14 inch notebook weighs less than 3 pounds and is one of the first laptops to feature a 10th-gen Intel Ice Lake processor with Iris Plus graphics. It’s expected to […]
Nokia 7.2 coming Sept 30 for $349 (triple-cameras, 128GB of storage)
The Nokia 7.2 is a mid-range smartphone with the kind of specs that might have been reserved for high-end models a few years ago. It has three rear cameras, including a 48MP primary camera, an 8MP ultra-wide camera, and a 5MP depth-sensing camera. The phone has 4GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. But unlike […]
Kobo Libra H20 eReader now available for $170
The Kobo Libra H20 is an eBook reader with a 7 inch, illuminated E Ink display with adjustable color temperature and 300 pixels per inch. As the name suggests, it’s wateproof, making it safe to use on the beach or in the kitchen or bathroom. And it has physical page turn buttons. In other words, […]
Daily Deals (9-19-2019)
The Epic Games Store has been giving away a free game or two every week since it launched earlier this year. But this week’s deal may be the most impressive to date: you can snag 6 Batman PC games. For free. The only catch is that you’ll need to sign up for an Epic Games […]
Huawei’s new phones cost up to $2300, ship without Google Play
Huawei’s latest smartphones feature impressive hardware, design, and software. But one thing they don’t feature? Google Mobile Services. While Google’s Android operating system is open source, the company’s Google Mobile Services which includes Search, Gmail, Google Maps, YouTube, and the Google Play Store are not. And due to US trade restrictions, Huawei wasn’t able to […]
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