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Jide’s Ultra Tablet with Remix OS: A Microsoft Surface Clone with Android

Android tablets are a dime a dozen these days (almost literally… some Android tablets are really cheap), but a startup called Jide hopes its new tablet stands out thanks to a set of premium features designed to help you get work done. The Ultra Tablet runs a custom version of Android called Remix OS which is […]

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CES 2015 Global Technology Marketplace tour (Asian exhibitors)

Thousands of companies descended on Las Vegas for the Consumer Electronics Show this week, to show off their latest laptops, tablets, desktops, smartphones, processors, game systems, accessories, and other technology. But while big name including Toshiba, Panasonic, Sony, and Samsung dominate the show floor, many companies including HP, Dell, Lenovo, Asus, and Acer don’t bother exhibiting at the […]

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Dell’s Latitude notebooks get a Broadwell update

Dell’s Latitude line of laptops are designed for use in business and enterprise, but like Lenovo’s ThinkPad laptops, they also might appeal to folks looking for a home computer with a no-nonsense design (they come in a choice of black). This week Dell announced it’s updating its Latitude family with new models featuring 5th-gen Intel Core […]

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Polaroid iZone WiFi camera with optical zoom works with Android, iPhone

Some companies want to help you take better photos with your camera by building better cameras into smartphones. Others are taking a different approach… by offering separate camera modules that you can control with your phone. Polaroid is now in the latter camp, thanks to the introducing of the Polaroid iZone. It’s a small 18 […]

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Hands-on: Netronix eReader with pen support

Netronix introduced an eBook reader last year with an E Ink display and support for pressure-sensitive pen input. This lets you not only read eBooks, but also jot notes on the device. Now Netronix is showing off its pen enabled eReaders at the Consumer Electronics Show… and the manufacturer says retail partner Astak plans to sell the device […]

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Aiptek ProjectorPad P70: A 7 inch tablet with a projector

Aiptek’s ProjectorPad P70 is an Android tablet with a built-in projector which you can use to shine movies, pictures, or presentations (among other things) on a screen or wall. As a tablet, the P70 has pretty modest specs. But it’s one of the few tablets I’ve seen to feature a built-in projector… albeit a low […]

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First look: Rockchip RK3368 octa-core, 64-bit CPU

Rockchip is showing off a developer kit for its first 64-bit, octa-core processor at the Consumer Electronics Show this week. The RK3368 kit includes a the company’s new processor hooked up to a series of boards powering a touchscreen display running Android 5.0 Lollipop. When I actually tried to use the tablet, it felt incredibly […]