One of the key features of Google Android is its voice recognition and text-to-speech engine which lets you talk to your phone and receive spoken replies. But if your phone’s voice has always sounded a bit… basic, the latest version of the Google Text-to-Speech app could improve things dramatically. Instead of voice data files that […]
Asus Zenbook NX500 4K ultrabook on the way
Asus is reportedly working on a new 15 inch ultrabook with a 4K, Ultra HD display. It’s called the Asus Zenbook NX500 and the laptop reportedly an aluminum body, an anti-glare display, and Bang & Olufsen audio. The Zenbook NX500 wouldn’t be the first 15 inch ultrabook from Asus. It’ll likely replace the aging Asus […]
PocketBook Aqua is a water-resistant eReader
Digital book reader company PocketBook is launching a new water-resistant model with a 6 inch E Ink display. The PocketBook 640 has a Pearl E Ink touchscreen display and it’s expected sell for around $200 or less. The device is also known as the PocketBook Aqua thanks to its case which is dustproof and water-resistant. […]
Acer Aspire Switch 10 is a 3-in-1 Windows tablet
Apparently 2-in-1 computers which offer tablet and laptop modes are old hat, because there are a growing number of multi-mode machines hitting the market. Lenovo’s Yoga line of devices offer laptop, tablet, and tent modes. Toshiba showed off a 5-in-1 PC concept at CES in January. And now Acer appears to be working on a […]
Streaming game service OnLive returns from the dead with new plans starting at $10 per month
OnLive is an online video game service that lets you stream games to a PC, Mac, or Android machine… or at least it was until OnLive pretty much fired its staff and shut down about a year and a half ago. Now OnLive is back, and this time they’re doing things a little differently. Not […]
Deals of the Day (3-05-2014)
The HP Pavilion x2 is a computer for folks that don’t want to have to choose between a Windows tablet and a Windows laptop. It’s a 13 inch tablet which comes with a keyboard dock. It has an Intel Haswell processor, runs for up to 8.5 hours on a charge, and features a 128GB SSD […]
Asus Transformer Pad TF103 and TF303 break cover
Asus appears to be prepping two new 2-in-1 tablets. The Asus Transformer Pad TF103 and TF303 showed up recently at the website for design firm red dot 21, along with a (very) brief product description. These new tablets are said to be “renovated from last generation,” which suggests that they’re updates to the Asus Transformer […]
OnePlus One smartphone launching in 10 countries in Q2, 2014
The folks at Chinese startup OnePlus plan to launch their first smartphone in the second quarter of 2014. The OnePlus One is expected to be a very geek-friendly device which will ship with software developed by CyanogenMod, and the folks at OnePlus are promising that unlocking the bootloader, rooting your phone, or installing stock or […]
ECS Android tablet is powered by Bay Trail
Taiwan-based manufacturer ECS is showing off a reference design for one of the first Android tablets to feature an Intel Atom Bay Trail processor. Intel plans to roll out a series of new low-power chips designed for inexpensive Android tablets this year, and the ECS TA80TA1 is one of the first tablets based on the […]
FreedomPop’s Privacy Phone encrypts your (cheap) phone calls for $189
FreedomPop’s claim to fame is the company’s low-cost wireless plans. But now FreedomPop is jumping on the privacy and security bandwagon, offering a new phone that it says offers more secure communications. It’s called the Privacy Phone, and while the hardware is kind of dated, it’s loaded with features to help keep your voice calls […]