If you’re one of a thousand folks who pick up a special Entertainment Weekly magazine in New York or Los Angeles this week, you may end up getting a dirt cheap Android smartphone as part of the deal. The CW took out a special ad which includes a video screen that displays information about some […]
Microsoft Surface goes on sale at midnight, October 26th… price TBA
Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system goes on sale on October 26th, and so does the company’s first Surface tablet. In fact, The Verge reports that Microsoft will start selling the Surface tablet at midnight on the 26th at select Microsoft Stores and pop-up store locations. What we still don’t know is how much the tablet […]
Deals of the Day (10-04-2012)
Amazon and Barnes & Noble may come out with new eBook readers and tablets every year. But you know what? Last year’s models are still pretty good. They’re also a lot cheaper, especially if you don’t mind buying refurbished products. Today’s daily deals roundup includes some pretty great deals on older Kindle and NOOK tablets […]
B&N subsidiary NOOK Media LLC takes over bookseller’s digital, college businesses
Barnes & Noble and Microsoft have completed their plans to create a new B&N subsidiary called NOOK Media LLC (previously called NewCo). The new division will be responsible for the Barnes & Noble NOOK eBook devices, digital media sales, and the NOOK College business. Microsoft invested $300 million in the deal, and we should see […]
Modbook Pro ships in November: $3499 tablet made from MacBook parts
Once upon a time, in a world without an iPad, Mac users dreamed about a tablet running OS X. And Axiotron decided to make that dream a reality by taking MacBook Pro laptops, ripping them apart, and putting them back together again as tablets called Modbooks. It’s been a few years since the last Modbook […]
FXI Cotton Candy $199 PC-on-a-stick hits general availability
The FXI Cotton Candy is a tiny computer with an ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Mali 400 graphics, and Android 4.0 software. It’s been in development for almost a year, and last week FXI started shipping the little PC-on-a-stick to customers that had pre-ordered. Now the Cotton Candy store is officially open to the public, and anyone […]
Acer Iconia W700 Windows 8 tablet launches Oct 26th for $800 and up
The Acer Iconia Tab W700 is a tablet with an 11.6 inch, full HD display, an Intel Ivy Bridge processor, and Windows 8 operating system. We first saw the tablet in June, but now Acer has confirmed that it will be available on Windows 8 launch day on October 26th, with prices starting at $799.99. […]
iPad battery case mod lets you double battery life of Chinese Android tablets
The Pipo Max M1 is an Android tablet with a 9.7 inch display, a Rockchip RK3066 dual core processor, Mali 400 graphics, and Android 4.1 Jelly Bean software. It’s about the same size as an iPad — and that means you can use some iPad cases with the tablet. SlateDroid forum member Carnivore figured out […]
Panasonic introduces Windows 8 hybrid ultrabook for Japan
Panasonic is showing off an ultrabook with an 11.6 inch display and Windows 8 operating system at CEATEC in Japan this week. It’s due to go on sale in Japan later this month, and while the computer looks like a thin and light notebook at first glance, it can also be used as a tablet […]
Wandboard dev board is a tiny Freescale i.MX6 PC for $69 and up
A new developer board with an ARM Cortex-A9 processor is due to hit the streets in November. It’s called the Wandboard, and it features a Freescale i.MX6 processor and a starting price of $69. At that price, you get a version with a single core CPU and 512MB of RAM. If you need a little […]