Plenty of companies have laptops that transform into tablets. But Compal’s DuoFlip is something a little… different. At first glance it looks like a normal notebook, and you can use it like one by lifting the lid the way you would on any other laptop PC. Push the screen back 360 degrees and you can […]
Energizer P18K smartphone with 18,000 mAh battery hits Indiegogo
Tired of carrying around a portable battery pack because your smartphone battery isn’t big enough to make it through the day? Last month Avenir Technology unveiled the Energizer Power Max P18K, a device that’s more battery than phone, at least in terms of volume. The phone features a 6.2 inch, 2280 x 1080 pixel LCD […]
Daily Deals (3-20-2019)
Bose makes some of the most popular noise-cancelling headphones around… but they’re not exactly cheap. A new set of Bose QuietComfort 35 Series II headphones will set you back $349. But right now Bose is selling refurbished previous-gen models in its eBay store for $199. While these are factory renewed products, they’re covered by a […]
Oculus Rift S is a higher-res VR headset with inside-out tracking (for $399)
The Oculus Rift was arguably the headset that really kicked off the modern virtual reality boom. But it’s been nearly three years since the original Rift started shipping. Now the Facebook-owned Oculus hsa partnered with Lenovo to design a new model called the Oculus Rift S. It’s designed to be more comfortable. It supports inside-out […]
Apple’s 2nd-gen AirPods offer 50 percent longer battery life
Other companies may be selling truly wireless earbuds for as little as $15, but Apple is sticking with its $159 starting price for its AirPods. But the company says its new 2nd-gen AirPods do offer a better experience for the same price. Apple says they include a brand new Apple H1 chip which offers better […]
Amazon’s entry-level gets a front light (and a price hike, now starts at $90)
Amazon has been selling Kindle eReaders with adjustable front lights for years, but for the most part the feature has been limited to the company’s mid-range and high-end models. Now Amazon has updated the entry-level Kindle with a new model that features a front light. It’s the first sub-$100 Kindle to have the feature. But […]
Signs point to Pixel 3a being cheaper, but not cheap
Google’s Pixel 3 smartphones sell for $799 and up when they’re not on sale for $200 off (like they are right now), which isn’t surprising for a modern flagship phone. But that does make them the most expensive Pixel or Nexus phones to date… which makes them a tough sell for some customers. Rumor has […]
Compal’s Dual Cylindrical 360 is a weird, super-thin convertible tablet concept
In some ways convertible tablet-style laptops give you the best of both worlds. You have a full-fledged laptop that you can also use as a tablet by pushing the display back 360 degrees so that it’s back-to-back with the keyboard. But laptops with this type of 360-degree display are typically thicker and heavier than standalone […]
Google Stadia is a game streaming service for “any device”
It’s official: Google is a gaming company (among other things). The company says the goal of its new Stadia game streaming service is to make it easy to game anywhere, any time. You don’t need a high-end gaming PC. And you don’t even need to wait for a game to download. Stadia works on PC […]
Daily Deals (3-19-2019)
Yesterday Rakuten was selling the top-of-the-line Huawei MateBook X Pro for $1180, which was one of the best priced I’d seen for that laptop to date. Today Newegg has that price beat: for $1140 you can pick up this 13.9 inch laptop with a high-resolution touchscreen display, NVIDIA GeForce MX150 graphics, an 8th-gen Intel Core […]
Firefox 66 blocks auto-playing audio, improves multi-tab search, and more
Firefox 66 is out today, and the latest version of the web browser includes a bunch of new features including support for Windows Hello authentication (so you can login to websites using a fingerprint, facial recognition, or a PIN, basic support for the macOS Touch Bar, and the number of processes used to render web […]
UP Xtreme is a single-board computer with a 15 watt Whiskey Lake-U processor
The makers of the UP line of single-board computers and development kits have been offering low-power systems powered by x86 processors for years. Now the company is getting ready to launch the most powerful model to date. The new UP Xtreme is basically a 4.7″ x 4.7″ PC motherboard with support for up to an […]