The Asus Zenbook line of thin and light laptops were among the first ultrabooks to hit the market. They were also some of the first to offer high resolution displays. Nowadays most models ship with 1920 x 1080 pixel screens and high price tags, or 1366 x 768 pixel screens and much lower prices. Or […]
Sony Xperia Tablet Z goes global this week for $500 and up
Sony’s Xperia Tablet Z features a full HD display, a quad-core CPU, and one of the thinnest designs around. The tablet measures just 0.27 inches thick and weighs just 1.1 pounds. The tablet has been available for pre-order for nearly a month, but now Sony has confirmed that the Sony Xperia Tablet Z will be […]
Asus Zenbook Infinity with a Gorilla Glass lid coming to Computex 2013
Asus plans to unveil a new ultrabook at Computex later this month. The company says the Asus Zenbook Infinity will be 14 percent thinner than other notebooks in the Zenbook line, thanks to new materials. The Asus Zenbook Infinity has an aluminum and glass case, and features Corning Gorilla Glass 3 on the lid and […]
Jolla’s first Sailfish smartphone coming this year for about $500
Jolla Mobile has unveiled the first smartphone designed to run the company’s open source Sailfish operating system. It’s expected to ship in some European markets by the end of the year for €399, which is about $513 US. Sailfish is a Linux-based operating system that picks up where MeeGo left off… or rather where Nokia left […]
Samsung unveils a 13 inch, 3200 x 1800 pixel notebook display
Sharp isn’t the only company working on 3200 x 1800 pixel laptop displays. Samsung just announced that it’s showing off a 13.3 inch laptop display with that same screen resolution with that same screen resolution. Since Sharp’s model is actually a 14 inch screen, technically Samsung’s display is a little sharper (although it’ll probably consume […]
B&N to update NOOK Simple Touch with web browser, email client
Barnes & Noble’s NOOK Simple Touch is an inexpensive eBook reader with an E Ink display. It’s designed for reading ebooks and not much else… yet. While the NOOK Simple Touch features WiFi, all you can do with it right note is browse the B&N book store and download content. But according to a leaked […]
Arduino Robot kit makes building, programming robots simple(r)
Folks have been using the popular Arduino DIY computing platform to build robots and all sorts of other simple computing devices for a while. Arduino boards are inexpensive and relatively easy to use devices with support for a range of sensors and motors. Now there’s an official Arduino Robot kit which makes it even easier […]
Acer Iconia W3 Windows 8 tablet shows up in Finland
Acer’s first 8 inch Windows 8 tablet is expected to launch soon for $380. While Acer hasn’t officially announced the launch details, the company has confirmed that it’s working on Windows 8 tablets with screens smaller than 10 inches, and the Acer Iconia W3 already showed up at Amazon and the FCC. Now Acer Finland […]
Asus 1015E review: 10 inch notebook with a Celeron 847 CPU
The Asus 1015E is a tiny notebook computer with a tiny price tag. It features a 10 inch display and sells for under $299. In fact, many stores are selling the little laptop for as little as $249. That’s not a bad price for a 2.8 pound computer with an Intel Celeron dual-core processor, a […]
Google H840 media player hits the FCC: Next Nexus Q?
Last year Google introduced a media player called the Nexus Q which was designed to let you stream content from your phone or tablet (and from the internet) to your TV. It didn’t last long. But now it looks like Google may be getting ready to launch a new media player. A device called the […]