There’s no such thing as too much battery life… but if there was, the folks at HyperJuice would be on a mission to prove it. The company makes external battery packs that you can use to charge a phone, tablet, or Apple laptop. The biggest model is a 61,000mAh, 222Wh battery which can extend the […]
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EnerPlex offers solar cases to (slowly) charge your Galaxy S4, iPhone 5S
You’re on a camping trip. Your phone is dead, but you need to make a call. If you’ve got an EnerPlex case (and some sunlight), all you need is a little patience. The company offers a line of solar-powered smartphone cases for the iPhone 5S and Samsung Galaxy S4. Stick your phone in the sun […]
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A few favorites from CES 2014
As the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show draws to a close, we’ve seen the introduction of thousands of new products… some more noteworthy than others. I’m not going to declare any particular device the best of show because that would imply I actually had time to check out and evaluate every single item. But I can […]
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Future of Google TV? Meet the Hisense VIDAA Smart TV and Pulse Pro box
Google TV is basically a custom version of Android designed to bring online media and third-party apps to a television, while also allowing you to access live and recorded TV from your service provider. But it hasn’t exactly been a runaway success. Google’s been offering the platform for a few years, but the existing Google […]
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Gigabyte Brix Max: Haswell and Android-powered NAS media server
Gigabyte’s Brix line of devices are small computers that don’t look much larger than a small stack of CD cases. Now the company is developing a new model that’s a little different. Instead of a standalone PC, the Gigabyte Brix Max is designed to be used as a network-attached storage device and media server for […]
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ZBOX 01520 is an orb-shaped, Haswell-powered PC
Zotac plans to launch a range of new mini computers this year, including its first models with ARM-based chips, new powerful models with Intel Iris Pro graphics, and an unusual device called the ZBOXÂ 01520 which looks like the ill-fated Google Nexus Q, but rolls up the guts of a tiny PC and packs them into […]
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Nuance brings Swype keyboard and voice assist to smartwatches
Smartphone screens keep getting bigger and bigger, which means typing with an on-screen keyboard is also getting easier and easier. But not all touchscreen devices have big screens — the average smartwatch has a 1.5 inch or smaller display. So how do you enter text? Nuance things it has an answer… or two. The company […]
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Kurio introduces smartphones, 4G tablets for kids
Kurio has been offering Android tablets for kids for a few years. Now the company is expanding its lineup by offering kids’ tablets with integrated 4G LTE and a Kurio Phone. The smartphone is a pretty basic Android phone designed both for kids… and for parents who want to be able to monitor and control […]
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AMD shows off Nano PC powered by Mullins chip
Chip maker AMD isn’t quiet ready to launch its next-gen, low-power Mullins processor. But the company is showing off one of the things you can do with a quad-core Mullins chip using a Nano PC concept. The Nano PC is a little PC that’s small enough to hold in your hand, but which has 2GB […]
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Huawei Tron game console is like a next-gen Ouya
Chinese electronics maker Huawei is showing off a tiny new video game console that takes a few pages out of the Ouya playbook… but it’s launching about a year later than the Ouya and it features more powerful hardware. The Huawei Tron runs Google Android software, connects to your TV via HDMI, and lets you […]