Samsung unveiled the Gear S smartwatch last week and began showing off the watch with a 2 inch screen and support for cellular networks at the IFA shows in Berlin this week. Like most of the company’s other smart wearable devices, the Gear S runs an operating system based on Tizen Linux. Samsung also plans […]
Upgrade your smartphone camera with Sony’s new Lens add-ons
Folks snap an awful lot of pictures with their smartphones… but most phone cameras don’t have wide angle lenses, optical zoom, and other features that you’d get with a decent dedicated camera. So last year Sony launched a line of lenses that you can clip onto a phone in order to take better pictures. Now Sony is […]
Toshiba Satellite CL10-B is a Windows notebook with Chromebook-like specs
Asus isn’t the only company launching a portable Windows notebook with the kind of specs you’d expect from a Chromebook. The Toshiba Satellite CL10-BÂ is an 11.6 inch notebook with an 11.6 inch display, 2GB of RAM, and 32GB of eMMC solid state storage. The notebook weighs 2.4 pounds, measures about 0.8 inches thick, and should […]
Amazon Fire TV launches in Europe
Amazon is bringing its Fire TV digital media box to Europe, starting with the UK and Germany. German customers will be able to snag one when it ships on September 25th for €99, but folks who are already Amazon prime subscribers will be able to get one for half that price. The Amazon Fire TV will be […]
Deals of the Day (9-03-2014)
The Dell Venue 11 Pro is a Windows tablet with a 10.8 inch, 1920 x 1080 pixel display, a choice of an Intel Bay Trail or Haswell processor, and an optional keyboard cover, among other accessories. While Dell sells models with Bay Trail chips for $430 and up, if you want a Venue 11 Pro with […]
Sony’s smallest HiFi Walkman is coming in November for $300
Looking for a better portable music player than your smartphone? A handful of companies offer high-end devices for audiophiles who aren’t happy with compressed MP3 music and cheap audio hardware. Sony has a long history in the space. At one point the company’s Walkman brand was pretty much synonymous with the idea of a portable […]
Sony introduces Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact with 8 inch display
What do you get if you take the guts of a Sony Xperia Z3 smartphone and put them into a super-slim 8 inch tablet? The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact. Once you get past the name that seems to have been designed by committee, Sony’s new Android tablet looks pretty intriguing. It measures 0.25 inches […]
Sony unveils Xperia Z3 and Z3 compact smartphones
Sony is updating its flagship smartphone lineup with two new models. The Sony Xperia Z3 is a 5.2 inch phone with a full HD display and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor, while the Xperia Z3 Compact is smaller model with a 4.6 inch, 720p display. Both should be available starting this fall. While many companies […]
Sony unveils Smartwatch 3 and SmartBand Talk fitness tracker
As expected, Sony is launching two new wearables. The Sony Smartwatch 3 is the company’s first device to run Google’s Android Wear software — and it’s one of the first to feature support for new Android Wear features including GPS. The company is also unveiling the SmartBand Talk, a fitness tracker with an e-paper display. […]
Samsung Gear VR is a virtual reality headset for the Galaxy Note 4
Samsung is no stranger to wearable devices: the company offers a wider range of smartwatches than just about any other. But the company’s next wearable is a bit more of niche device: it’s a virtual reality headset designed to work with a Galaxy Note 4 smartphone. In fact, the Note 4 actually functions as the […]