by Julie on December 21, 2011 · 43 comments
A few years ago, most of the people reading this article probably carried two devices with them every day in their pocket or bag: a mobile phone and a PDA. PDAs aka Personal Digital Assistants were the norm back then, while smartphones were still just a glimmer in eye of Steve Jobs and the Google whiz [...]
Tagged as: PDA
{ 43 comments }
by Julie on December 20, 2011 · 7 comments
Should Amazon be worried that ARCHOS has just announced a 7 inch Android 3.2 (Honeycomb) tablet for $199? If I were faced with a buying decision between the Kindle Fire and this new ARCHOS 70b Internet Tablet, I would pick the ARCHOS due to the specs alone. The processor is faster than the Fire’s at 1.2Ghz, [...]
{ 7 comments }
by Ian Lim on December 20, 2011 · 3 comments
Just released by WordPress, version 2.0 for Android is a major overhaul from the previous version (1.5). With its new one touch dashboard, rich text formatting bar, enhanced media support including image alignment and sizing, and better tablet support, blogging on the go becomes much more viable. Previously creating and formatting posts was messy, especially [...]
Tagged as: Android app, Blogs
{ 3 comments }
by Janet Cloninger on December 20, 2011 · 2 comments
This folding stand for smartphones and similarly-sized devices literally folds up to credit-card size to fit in your wallet. The ifold Mobile Phone Stand is made of 3D PriPack 500 micron polypropylene, so it’s durable and lightweight. When unfolded, the ifold supports iPhones, Android phones, and other small devices for hands-free use. Although both photos [...]
Tagged as: universal phone stand
{ 2 comments }
by Mark Adkins on December 19, 2011 · 2 comments
It was finally time to upgrade my wife’s smartphone, and we had a few challenges to deal with. The biggest ones are that she is a ‘slow adopter’, the apartment she uses when at work in a different state has poor reception, and we use the Sprint network. After some research, I had narrowed it [...]
Tagged as: Android smartphone, Sprint smartphone
{ 2 comments }
by Janet Cloninger on December 18, 2011 · 4 comments
in Android related,Audio, Video, TV Gear,iPhone, iPad, iPod related,Laptops and Gear,News
The Satechi BT Wireless Bluetooth Speaker is designed for use with smartphones, tablets, and laptops. It is small and compact enough, especially when closed (see image in the bottom left of above picture), to fit easily in your gear bag. It has a rechargeable lithium-ion battery for up to 6 hours of sound. It has [...]
Tagged as: Bluetooth speakers
{ 4 comments }
by Jackie Cheng on December 16, 2011 · 0 comments
Ever wish you just had more storage space on your iDevice? AirStash solves that problem with their wireless data hotspot device that accepts SDHC cards up to 32GB. Their 2nd generation AirStash is 30% smaller than the original, but it offers 3X USB speeds, 802.11n wireless speed, and an impressive 7 hours of continuous streaming. [...]
Tagged as: wireless storage
{ 0 comments }
by Craig Froehle on December 16, 2011 · 15 comments
The newest member of Google’s Nexus family of smartphones — the Galaxy Nexus by Samsung — has finally arrived on Verizon with 4G LTE. While Julie will be posting a full, in-depth review here soon, these are my impressions after spending a day with this latest incarnation of Android.
Tagged as: Android smartphone
{ 15 comments }
by Janet Cloninger on December 12, 2011 · 8 comments
in Android related,Gaming Gear,News,Tablet Computers and Gear
This YINLIPS Android Game Console and WiFi Tablet from ishareGifts packs a lot of functionality in a small package. It emulates NES, SNES, GB/GBC/GBA, Mega Drive, MAME, N64, PSX, Flash 10.X games. It also functions as an Android 2.2 tablet with which you can surf, listen to music, watch videos, use apps, read ebooks, and [...]
Tagged as: Android tablet, Gaming console
{ 8 comments }
by Julie on December 12, 2011 · 7 comments
When it comes to Android powered smartphones, it seems like there is a new phone released every month or so. At this point, there isn’t a lot that can be added to a smartphone to make it different than every other smartphone on the market. There are only so many cores you can add to the processor to make it [...]
Tagged as: Android, Smartphone
{ 7 comments }
by Janet Cloninger on December 11, 2011 · 0 comments
Coby has announced an upcoming line of Android Internet tablets that will be among the first to feature the Android 4.0 “Ice Cream Sandwich” OS. They’ll be introduced at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January 2012. There will be a 7″, 8″, 9″, 9.7″, and 10″ model, and all will have the [...]
Tagged as: Android tablet, Ice Cream Sandwich
{ 0 comments }
by Janet Cloninger on December 10, 2011 · 0 comments
It’s been promised for a while, but the software update is finally ready for the Logitech Revue with Google TV. It’s rolling out in phases, so your unit should receive the update soon, if it hasn’t already. The Android 3.1 update gives the Revue access to the Android Market, where you’ll be able to purchase [...]
Tagged as: Android 3.1, Logitech Revue
{ 0 comments }
by Ian Lim on December 9, 2011 · 2 comments
in Android related,Blackberry related,Digital Cameras and Gear,iPhone, iPad, iPod related,News
Photojojo stretches the capability of your camera phone with the Macro Cell Lens Band . The simple sturdy band with built-in macro lens works with any mobile phone. When not in use it can be worn around the wrist for instant access. Maybe they’ll release a tele- and wide-angle as well? It’s currently out of stock, but it sells for $15.00
Tagged as: Cell phone camera lens
{ 2 comments }
by Ian Lim on December 7, 2011 · 0 comments
The Android Market Place sure is growing and it has just reached it’s 10 billionth download. To celebrate, for the next 10 days the little green ‘Droid will have 10 Premium apps available for 10 cents each ( see a pattern here ? ). Day 1 Apps: Fruit Ninja BB – Bedtime Battle AirSync by [...]
Tagged as: Android app
{ 0 comments }
by Craig Froehle on December 5, 2011 · 7 comments
When Motorola burst onto the Android scene with the original Droid (a.k.a. Milestone), the company quickly ramped up to one of the more noteworthy smartphone makers. Then, over the course of a couple of years, their reputation dropped as their phones became less and less innovative, and less and less competitive against the likes of [...]
Tagged as: Android, Smartphone
{ 7 comments }
by Ian Lim on November 28, 2011 · 10 comments
in Android related,iPhone, iPad, iPod related,News,Tablet Computers and Gear
I’m sure there’s more e-doodlers out there than me , and Artist Hardware’s Sensu Artist Brush looks pretty cool for doodling and painting on the go on your capacitive screen device. Now fully funded on Kickstarter ( funding requested $7,500, funding recieved $68,823 !!! ) , the Sensu is a capacitive brush device that gives [...]
Tagged as: Android, Drawing, iPad, Stylus
{ 10 comments }
by Ian Lim on November 23, 2011 · 6 comments
in Android related,eBook Readers and Gear,News,Tablet Computers and Gear
Kyobo Book Centre, Korea’s largest seller of books, has announced the retail availability of the world’s first e-reader to include mirasol® display technology. The touch enabled Kyobo e-Reader features a 5.7″ XGA format (1024 x 768 pixels) mirasol display (screen resolution of 223 ppi) and Qualcomm’s 1.0 GHz Snapdragon™ S2 class processor and runs a custom [...]
Tagged as: eBook reader
{ 6 comments }
by Ian Lim on November 21, 2011 · 3 comments
Why carry around that big screen notebook or tablet or on the other hand have to put up with a small smartphone-sized screen when you can run Android on almost any device with a USB or HDMI port and a screen? The Cotton Candy from FXI Tech is a prototype USB-sized stick that allows [...]
{ 3 comments }
by Janet Cloninger on November 21, 2011 · 3 comments
This year, you won’t have to wait to find A Charlie Brown Christmas on television – you can have it as an interactive pop-up book on your Android or iOS phone or tablet. Loud Crow Interactive has created an interactive version of this Christmas classic that’s complete with scenes and dialog from the original program [...]
Tagged as: Android app, Apple iOS app
{ 3 comments }
by Ian Lim on November 16, 2011 · 37 comments
“The pen is mightier than the finger” -Ian 2011 (Apologies to Edward Bulwer-Lytton) Let me start this article by saying that if you’re looking for a technical review of the new Lenovo Thinkpad Tablet then this is not the article for you. There’s quite a few speed and feed reviews out there, but what I want to [...]
Tagged as: Android app, Android tablet, digital pen, Tablet
{ 37 comments }
|
