There are a lot of apps out there that let you take remote control of your Android device. Most require you to install another app on your device. Some of them can be a little sluggish. Other require you to root your device, which is not something everyone wants to do. That’s not the case […]
Motorola’s Next MotoMod Could Be This VR Headset
Few manufacturers have pushed the modular smartphone as far as Motorola. They’ve turned out a wide variety of add-ons for the Moto Z line, like a pico projector, gamepad, and a 360Âş camera. Heck, Lenovo is even working on a Mod that can record your vital signs. The next MotoMod could be the biggest one […]
Rockchip launches two new chips for IoT devices (like smart speakers)
Chinese chip maker Rockchip makes the processors that power a lot of cheap Chinese tablets and TV boxes. But the company’s two latest processors are aimed at Internet of Things devices like smart speakers and displays. The Rockchip RK3308 and Rockchip “Gemini” processors are both quad-core, ARM Cortex-A35 chips. But the RK3308 is aimed at […]
Deals of the Day (3-09-2018)
One of the reasons you see a lot of Chromebooks with as little as 16GB of storage is because Google’s Chrome OS is primarily designed to run web apps, not local apps that you install on built-in storage. That’s starting to change with support for running Android apps and with devices that have up to […]
Bose AR is an augmented reality platform based on audio
Most of the companies working on augmented reality today are focused on the same thing: video. The idea is to use your phone’s display, smart glasses, or other devices to superimpose virtual items on your real-world environment visually. Bose has an idea that sounds different, because it focuses on… sound. The company is introducing its […]
Sony DPT-CP1 Digital Paper device with E Ink display coming soon?
Since Amazon discontinued its Kindle DX line of devices, most eReaders with E Ink displays come with 6 or 7 inch screens. And then there’s the Sony Digital Paper line of products, which have 13 inch E Ink displays and support for pen input. It’s probably unfair to call them eReaders, since they’re really much […]
AMD’s 2nd-gen “Threadripper” chips coming this year (leaks)
This week we got our first look at AMD’s upcoming 2nd-gen Ryzen chip lineup for mainstream desktops thanks to a set of leaked slides posted by El Chapuzas Informático. Now the site has posted a few more slides that give us an idea of what AMD has planned for high-performance desktops, among other things. Last […]
BLOCKS unveils Project OpenWatch: open source, Android-based smartwatch framework
There are three big names in the smartwatch operating system space at the moment: Apple’s WatchOS, Google’s Android Wear, and Samsung’s Tizen. But the makers of the upcoming BLOCKS modular smartwatch couldn’t use any of those because they wouldn’t support the plug-and-play modules BLOCKS wanted to support. So the company developed its own Android-based software. […]
Intel launches Optane 800P SSD for mainstream consumers (speedy, pricey storage)
It’s been about a year since Intel launched its first Optane storage for mainstream computers. But the first consumer solid state drives to use 3D Xpoint technology were pretty expensive when you looked at the price-per gigabyte, which is one of the reasons Intel decided to launch low-capacity drives meant to be used alongside a […]
What if phones had a tiny camera notch in the corner?
Another day, another development in the hottest smartphone trend of 2018: notches. Chinese phone maker Xiaomi is expected to reveal the Mi Mix 2S smartphone later this month, but a leaked video allegedly gives us a sneak peek at the design. I have no idea if the video is the real deal, but it is intriguing […]