The MOTA SmartRing is a wearable device designed to let you view notifications at a glance to let you know when new email, text messages, phone calls, or calendar appointments pop up on your phone. But while most wearable devices that meet that description these days are watches, the MOTA SmartRing is… well, a ring. […]
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Pi-Top is a 3D printable Raspberry Pi laptop (crowdfunding)
The Raspberry Pi is a tiny, inexpensive computer that’s small enough to slide into a pocket. But it’s not exactly a mobile device. The $35 computer doesn’t include a keyboard, display or battery. But you can use the Raspberry Pi to build your own laptop. One way to do that is to hook one up […]
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Crowdfunded media center updates: Slice gets WiFi, EzeeCube goes quad-core
Two interesting media center products hit their crowdfunding goals recently, which means that the Raspberry Pi-powered Slice media center and the modular EzeeCube should both hit the streets in the next year or so (if all goes according to plan). But if you weren’t sure whether to pull the trigger on either device at first, […]
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Slice is a simple media center based on XBMC, Raspberry Pi (crowdfunding)
You can build your own media center PC by installing XBMC software on a $35 Raspberry Pi mini-computer. But while the process is pretty simple for advanced users, it can be a bit daunting for folks who are new to Linux. Plus you end up with a media center that looks a bit like a circuit […]
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Lilbits (8-06-2014): Mult-user support coming to Android phones?
Nearly two years ago Google started letting Android tablets owners use multiple Google accounts on the same device. This lets families, friends, frenemies, or just about anyone share an Android tablet with each user getting their own homescreen and app data, among other things. But up until now multi-user support has only been available on tablets… […]
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Lilbits (8-04-2014): @Evleaks retires
If you’ve been following tech news over the last few years, odds are you’ve encountered some news that came from Evan Blass… also known by his Twitter handle @evleaks. Blass used to blog for Engadget and PocketNow, but for the past two years he’s been best known for breaking news by reporting on leaks about […]
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TouchPico: Pocket-sized device projects Android onto any wall (crowdfunding)
Looking for a portable projector that lets you stream videos, PowerPoint presentations, or other content onto a wall… without connecting to a computer? TouchPico is a tiny projector that runs Google Android, allowing you to project just about anything that you’d see on your phone onto a screen or wall. It can beam an 80 inch […]
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Lilbits (7-15-2014): Intel chases the tablet market
Intel is on a mission to get its chips into as many phones and tablets as possible, and the company’s willing to offer its chips to device makers at or below cost to make it happen. So while Intel reported stronger than expected earnings in its latest financial report and claims to be on track […]
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Lilbits (7-03-2014): Meet Automotive Grade Linux
Android’s headed to the dashboards of cars thanks to the new Android Auto initiative. So’s iOS, thanks to CarPlay. But these two smart vehicle systems aren’t the only game in town. The Linux Foundation is sponsoring a new operating system called Automotive Grade Linux which is a Tizen-based OS aimed at vehicles. It has a […]
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EzeeCube is a small, modular media center and media hub (crowdfunding)
Looking for a small, low-power box that you can use both as a media center PC for playing videos on your TV and as a media hub for backing and sharing your smartphone’s photos and videos? The folks behind Ezeecube have designed a device that does both of those things. It’s a media hub with […]