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A couple of years ago I reviewed a very unique Canadian made stylus called the oStylus. It had a very unique design with a bullseye style swivel tip. At the time I really liked the stylus because it made it much easier to draw due to the fact that I was able to see the […]
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We posted news about the upsoming Sony SmartWatch back in January, but now it is actually shipping and we have more details. This $149.99 device connects to your Android smartphone and displays various pieces of information. You can order the SmartWatch at the Sony site. The specs include: 1.3″ OLED display 128 x 128 pixels 65k
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Wacom just released an update to their Bamboo Stylus. Their new Bamboo Stylus Duo adds a ballpoint pen on the other end of the stylus. This new design makes much more sense as you won’t have to carry an additional pen. They will sell for $39.95 when they come out in May.
Wacom’s Upgraded Bamboo Stylus Duo Read More
Hands up! Who likes to start their morning with a coffee and a catchup of the daily news? In “the old days,” this meant grabbing the latest newspaper to read, but these days with all the digitised content out there, you’re no longer constrained to having to read a single source about a single subject.
Feedly News Aggregator Review Read More
This Pebble E-Paper Watch is a Kickstarter project. It probably set a funding record, receiving pledges of over a million dollars in 28 hours. The Pebble watch connects to an iPhone or Android smartphone via Bluetooth, so you’ll be notified of incoming calls or emails with a vibrating alert. You can access functions of the
Pebble E-Paper Watch for iOS and Android Smartphones Read More
The Feinger system consists of an mount attachment for the back of your phone and a finger sleeve to attach the phone to your hand. The neoprene finger sleeve is available in sizes to fit fingers of most sizes. The mount has an adhesive pad that attaches to your phone or small, handheld device. Snap
Never Drop Your Cell Phone Again with Feinger Read More
The Next Issue app for Android gives you unlimited access to all the magazines in their library, with new issues available each month. All the magazines have enhanced content, like videos and interactive content, and all are managed by a single app, so the reading experience is the same for all titles. The app is
Next Issue is a News Stand for Android Tablets Read More
With the Moverio BT-100 wearable display from Epson, you’ll always have a floating 80″ high-res, quarter HD display with you so you can enjoy streaming video and side-by-side 3D content. The “screen” is see-through, so you’ll always be aware of the world around you. The Moverio BT-100 runs on an Android 2.2 platform with Adobe
Epson America Ships World’s First Android-Based See-Through Wearable Display Read More
Today in London Sony announced the Xperia sola smartphone which is powered by Android version 2.3. That may cause your eyes to glaze over in boredom, but keep reading because they’ve added some “magic” to what might otherwise be just another Android smartphone. The sola’s key features include: NFC enabled and Xperia SmartTags in the box to enable
Xperia sola Android Smartphone from Sony has the Magic Touch Read More
Anirudh Sharma, a student of Informatics Engineering at the Rajasthan Technical University, has designed Le Chal (Hindi for ‘Take Along”) to assist the blind and visually impaired to navigate around. By pairing Le Chal with an Android smartphone with GPS, the user can speak a destination into Google maps and then manoeuvre via Google’s navigation. Four small vibration motors
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I’ll admit that when I saw the ThingSling for the first time, I was not impressed – a small strap for the back of your phone? More basically – something else somebody wants to stick on my phone? I already have a case that demands I adhere some micro-Velcro to it, and a car mount
Yeah, yeah, we know we need at least thirty minutes of exercise a day, but come on, it’s just so boring. You know what would make it better? That’s right–Zombies! Zombies, Run! is an app for the iPhone/iPad/Android that casts you as a survivor in the zombie apocalypse. You become Runner 5, and it’s your
Winters here in Southern Indiana can be pretty brutal. Not this year though. Heck, it was 70 degrees on the last day of February. But in general, temps get well below freezing, which means I have to dig out a pair of gloves every morning for my drive to work. Gloves plus a touchscreen phone can equal
NewerTech NuTouch Gloves Review Read More
Children always want to have things like their parents have, and I’ll admit that my daughter had her first (hand-me-down) PDA when she was five. Before that age, I wouldn’t have been comfortable even letting her play with my devices because very young children can have trouble understanding the need for being very careful with
Archos Announces the Child Pad 7” ICS Kid-Friendly Tablet Read More
How do you use your Android tablet? How are your screens set out? Is it just a bunch of apps ? This article is supposed to be in the vein of my Thinkpad Tablet review, a “how it works for me” rather than any sort of technical discussion. ( And you’ll note that I haven’t
Why I Love My Android Tablet – Widgets Read More
Okay, you’ve got your free 50GB Android Box Account, you’ve set your Box account up as a network drive, what else can you do with it ? If you use Dolphin HD browser on your Android device, then you can load the Box for Dolphin extension. So while you’re surfing and you find a site that you
More uses for your Box Account on Android Read More
If I were to ask a group of our readers to name an Android smartphone with a built in keyboard, I would expect the majority of them to say a Motorola Droid. This wouldn’t be a surprise given the fact that the original Motorola Droid remains a popular phone to this day over 2yrs after it was first released.
Motorola Droid 4 Review Read More
We first reported a prototype of the FXI Cotton Candy in November 2011, and a new updated version is now available for pre-order for $199 with limited availability in March 2012. As a quick reminder, the Cotton Candy is a self contained USB memory stick sized computer device that allows users to connect to personal
Try a Taste of FXI Cotton Candy Read More
Need some cloud storage? Feel left out after Box’s iOS free 50GB offer? Box is now offering 50GB of free space to all Android users. Just login to Box from the newly updated Android app before Friday, March 23, 2012 at 11:59pm PST and the space is yours. Normally a 50GB Box account would cost you
Android Users Get 50GB Free Cloud Storage with Box for Android Read More
Power by Gen has created what can safely be hailed as just the most adorable Android charger on the market. Meet Andru, a 2.5″ tall charging assistant for your Android phone or any USB-powered device. When not in use, he has his own stand and you can move his arms and bend his antennae, but
Phone dead? Andru can help! Read More