Qualcomm says its new Snapdragon 835 chip has the chops to handle virtual reality and augmented reality applications. So it shouldn’t be surprising that device makers aren’t only putting the Snapdragon 835 processor into smartphones. Osterhout Design Group (ODG) has unveiled two new wearables that will use the chip. The upcoming ODG R-8 is a […]
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chips are coming in the first half of 2017
Qualcomm is officially launching its new top-of-the-line smartphone processor. The Snapdragon 835 chip is an octa-core processor with four Kryo 280 custom CPU cores that run at 2.45 GHz and four more energy-efficient CPU cores clocked at 1.9 GHz. The chip features Adreno 540 graphics, support for 4K video capture, and Qualcomm Quick Charge 4 […]
Huawei brings Honor 6X to US and Europe
After launching in China in October, the Honor 6X smartphone is going West: it’s launching in the US and Europe this month. The phone is part of Huawei’s Honor line of value-oriented devices, but it has pretty strong specs for a device in its price range. The Honor 6X features a 5.5 inch, 1920 x […]
Lenovo 500 Multimedia Controller is a handheld keyboard and touchpad
Have a PC plugged into your TV? If you’re running media center software like Kodi, then you can probably navigate your music, movies, and other content using a multimedia remote that looks a lot like a TV remote. But what if you want to surf the web to find YouTube videos, play online games, or […]
E Ink launches 42 inch electronic paper display
The company that designs the 6 inch ePaper displays used on Kindle and NOOK eReaders is thinking big. E Ink is introducing a 42 inch display for digital signage applications. Last year, at CES 2016, E Ink showed off a digital signage system made of 4 separate panels. The new panels are even larger, which could […]
Asus VivoPC X is a compact, VR-ready gaming PC
The Asus Vivo PC line of desktops have been around for a few years, and most are focused more on diminutive size than bleeding-edge performance. If you want a truly powerful Asus desktop for gaming, you’re usually better off going with one of the company’s ROG gaming rigs. But this year Asus is launching a […]
Toshiba launches Portégé X20W convertible notebook
Toshiba has largely scaled back its presence in the US notebook computer space, but the company is launching at least one new convertible laptop at this week’s Consumer Electronics Show. The PortĂ©gĂ© X20W is a 12.5 inch notebook with a 360 degree hinge that allows you to use it as a tablet. The convertible also supports […]
TVs with built-in Amazon Fire TV capabilities are coming soon
Amazon’s Fire TV box and Fire TV Stick are relatively inexpensive gadgets that you can plug into a TV to stream video and music from Amazon, Netflix, Vudu, and many other sources. But soon you might not need to buy a gadget to use the Fire TV software. That’s because Amazon has partnered with a […]
Dell Latitude 5285 is a Surface Pro-like tablet with Kaby Lake
Microsoft’s Surface Pro tablets may not be available with 7th-gen Intel Kaby Lake chips yet, but there’s no shortage of Surface Pro clones with the latest Intel chips. Lenovo introduced a new one today. And so did Dell. The Dell Latitude 5285 is a 2-in-1 Windows tablet with a 12.3 inch display, a built-in kickstand, […]
Intel launches 40 more Kaby Lake processors
Intel’s 7th-gen Intel Core processors started to roll out in 2017 with the launch of Kaby Lake chips for laptops, notebooks, and low-power desktop computers. But now Intel is unleashing the rest of the Kaby Lake lineup, with new chips aimed at high-performance laptop and desktop computers. Some of the most powerful chips use up […]