Most portable power banks that you can use to charge a phone, tablet, or other item on the go have a few LED lights that give you a rough idea of how much juice is left in your battery. But Everett Bradford wanted something a little different: a power bank with a small OLED display […]
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Google Pixel 5 and Pixel 4a 5G specs leaked (again)
The Google Pixel 4a went on sale this month and customers are starting to get their hands on Google’s new $349 smartphone. But it’s only the first of three phones the company plans to release this year. According to the latest leaks: The $499 Google Pixel 4a 5G and pricier Google Pixel 5 could be […]
MSI Creator 17 could be the first laptop with a Mini LED display
Apparently laptops with OLED displays are old hat, because MSI is introducing the first laptop with newfangled Mini LED display that it says offers better brightness, contrast, and efficiency. The upcoming MSI Creator 17 will make its debut at the Consumer Electronics Show in January. MSI says the Mini LED technology means the laptop has a […]
Motorola returns to the flagship market with $1000 Edge+ smartphone (and mid-range Edge)
After focusing on entry-level and mid-range smartphones for the past few years, Motorola is returning to the flagship space with the Motorola Edge+. It’s a phone with a 6.7 inch OLED display featuring a 90 Hz refresh rate, 12GB of LPDDR5 memory, 256GB of UFS 3.0 storage, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 processor, and three rear cameras […]
Samsung’s under-glass camera may debut in laptops rather than smartphones
The first smartphone with under-glass cameras that snap photos and shoot video through the display arrived late last year and early reviews of the ZTE Axon 20 5G’s selfie camera are… mixed at best. But the technology holds a lot of promise since it could provide device makers a way to release products that don’t […]
OPPO unveils rollable smartphone display concept design
Smartphones with foldable displays are now a thing… an expensive thing, but a thing nonetheless. Dual-screen phones are here as well. What’s next? Rollables, apparently. LG has already teased that its next Explorer Edition device will be a smartphone with a screen that unrolls to become tablet-sized. Now Chinese phone maker Oppo has stolen a […]
Lenovo’s newest Chromebook is a Ryzen-powered convertible
Lenovo is introducing its first Chromebook powered by an AMD Ryzen processor. The Lenovo ThinkPad C13 Yoga Enterprise is a 3.3 pound convertible notebook with a 13.3 inch touchscreen display, a 360-degree hinge, and support for up to a 4K OLED display, up to an AMD Ryzen 7 3700C processor, and up to 16GB of RAM […]
First phone with under-display camera: ZTE Axon 20 5G launches in China for $320 and up
The war on smartphone bezels has led smartphone makers to release phones with pop-up selfie cameras, cut holes in the display, or stick with old-fashioned notches. But a few companies are trying something different: hiding the camera under the display. Now the first phone with an under-display camera is ready to go on sale. The ZTE […]
Daily Deals (7-28-2020)
Best Buy is offering a 3-month subscription to Tidal’s High-Fi music streaming service for $1, and the retailer is also knocking $200 off the list price of Samsung’s Galaxy Chromebook with a 4K OLED display. Meanwhile, Newegg is selling the Asus Chromebit CS10 for just $60 when you use the coupon code EMCDNFP62. That’s a […]
LG Velvet smartphone goes official, launches in South Korea for $735
As promised, the LG Velvet smartphone is launching this month in South Korea. It goes up for pre-order May 8 for about $735 and should be available a week later. That’s not exactly cheap, but it makes the phone more affordable than many recent flagships — but the LG Velvet has a mix of mid-range […]
14.1 inch MacBook Pro may replace the 13.3 inch model
A few months ago, Apple replaced its 15.6 inch MacBook Pro with a new MacBook Pro with a 16 inch display. Now it looks like the company could be preparing a similar screen size spec bump for its smaller MacBook Pro models. According to an investor note from Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple is planning […]
ThinkTiny mini laptop sports a 1 inch display + pointing nub (DIY project)
These days you can find tiny laptop computers with screens as small as 7 inches. But Paul Klinger wanted something smaller… a lot smaller. So he built his own. The ThinkTiny is a miniature laptop computer with a 0.96 inch display and a design that’s heavily inspired by Lenovo/IBM ThinkPad style. There’s even a TrackPoint-like pointing […]