E Ink has been making paper-like displays for decades, but up until a few years ago most of the company’s screens have been black and white displays that support 16 shades of grey, but no color. That started to change in 2020 when the first eReaders and eNote devices with E Ink Kaleido displays started […]
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PocketBook InkPad Eo is a 10.3 inch E Ink Color tablet with pen support
The PocketBook InkPad Eo is a 10.3 inch tablet with an Android 11-based operating system and an E Ink Kaleido 3 display with support for up to 4096 colors. Designed for reading and writing, the device has a touchscreen display and a Wacom digitizer with support for pressure sensitive pen input, allowing you to take handwritten […]
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MSI Cubi N ADL now available as a fanless mini PC
The MSI Cubi N ADL is a small desktop computer with support for up to an Intel Processor N200 chip and room inside the case for an M.2 SSD, a 2.5 inch hard drive or SSD, and up to 16GB of RAM. First launched last summer as an actively cooled computer (with a fan inside […]
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Daily Deals (4-09-2024)
Best Buy is selling the Asus ROG Ally handheld gaming PC with a Ryzen Z1 Extreme processor for $100 off the list price (or more than $200 off if you opt for an open box model). Amazon is selling a mini PC with an Intel N100 chip, 8GB of RAM, 256GB of storage, WiFi 6, […]
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6 Comments on WordPress parent company Automattic buys universal chat app Beeper (which is finally out of beta)
WordPress parent company Automattic buys universal chat app Beeper (which is finally out of beta)
6 Comments on WordPress parent company Automattic buys universal chat app Beeper (which is finally out of beta)Beeper is a “universal” chat application designed to let you communicate not only with other Beeper users, but with folks who are using other chat platforms including SMS, RCS, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Slack, Signal, Telegram, Google Chat, Discord, and IRC, just to name a few. First launched as an invite-only beta in 2021, Beeper has […]
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Fairphone’s Fairbuds are true wireless earbuds with repairable design and user-replaceable batteries
4 Comments on Fairphone’s Fairbuds are true wireless earbuds with repairable design and user-replaceable batteriesDutch smartphone maker Fairphone has made a name for itself by building sustainable products that are meant to last a long time. That’s because the company’s phones have user-repairable designs and the company sells spare parts (and sometimes even hardware upgrades). Last year the company expanded into the wireless audio space with the launch of […]
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Acer unveils two new 14 inch gaming laptops: Predator Helios Neo 14 and Nitro 14
Acer has introduced new Nitro and Predator Helios-branded gaming laptops set to hit the streets this spring and summer including two reasonably compact models that pack premium specs into small spaces. The new Acer Predator Helios Neo 14Â is a 4.2 pound gaming laptop with up to a 3,072 x 1920 pixel, 165 Hz display, an […]
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SiFive HiFive Premiere P550 high-performance RISC-V dev board coming this summer
SiFive has unveiled an upcoming RISC-V developer board that the company says delivers the “highest performance” of any model currently on the market. The upcoming SiFive HiFive Premiere P550 is powered by an Eswin EIC7700 processor that combines four SiFive P550 CPU cores with a GPU, NPU, and support for PCIe Gen 3, among other things. […]
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Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2024) is now available in the US for $330 and up
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2024) is an Android tablet with a 10.4 inch, 2000 x 1200 pixel IPS LCD display, a Samsung Exynos 1280 processor, 4GB of RAM and 64GB or 128GB of storage. It’s also the cheapest Samsung tablet with S-Pen support. First announced in March, the tablet is now available in the […]
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Low-tech: Make a pinhole camera to watch the solar eclipse
Since it’s not safe to look directly at the sun (even when it’s partially blocked), many people have been shopping for eclipse glasses ahead of the solar eclipse in the United States. These glasses are so dark that just about the only thing that you can see through them is an extremely bright object like the […]