Monday, January 06, 2014

Article: Liquid Image brings LTE to the action cam game with its new Ego LS

Snowy mountaintops and sheer dirt tracks are just a couple of locations fitting for an epic action cam segment, but they're not places you're likely to find a good WiFi connection. Without putting extra hardware at significant risk of destruction, livestreaming just hasn't been possible in many d...

http://www.engadget.com/2014/01/05/liquid-image-lte-ego-ls/?ncid=rss_truncated

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Article: Google Glass Meets Prescription Lenses--Something Every Geek Will Love

OK, I admit it. I'm a geek. And my glasses have been a badge of honor that I have worn all my life. And when Google Glass became available, it was love at first sight. Well, almost. As a Google Glass Explorer, my first experience with Glass was fascinating, but awkward. My clunky glasses didn't r...

http://www.forbes.com/sites/johnnosta/2014/01/05/google-glass-meets-prescription-lenses-something-every-geek-will-love/

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Article: Lenovo’s new ThinkPad 8 is the best Windows alternative to the iPad mini Retina

Lenovo's second 8-inch Windows 8.1 tablet might just be the best one yet. While Lenovo only unveiled its 8-inch Miix 2 tablet back in October, the company is launching the 8.3-inch ThinkPad 8 today with a focus on power. Alongside the slight increase to the tablet's display size, Lenovo has opted...

http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/5/5277418/lenovo-thinkpad-8-specifications-release-date-price

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Article: HP announces the Slate 21 Pro, an Android-powered all-in-one available now for $399

Hot on the heels of Acer announcing a pair of Android-powered all-in-one desktop computers, HP has just taken the wraps off of its own model. Dubbed the Slate 21 Pro, the device is an all-in-one targeted at business users. HP's biggest selling point with the device is the fact that it comes pre-l...

http://9to5google.com/2014/01/05/hp-announces-the-slate-21-pro-an-android-powered-all-in-one-available-now-for-399/

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Article: The new Sphero 2B looks like a lot of fun, and then some

Here's my first personal highlight of CES 2014: Orbotix, the maker of the Sphero, introduced a new version of its fast little robot Sunday. And unlike the previous two versions, the Sphero 2B isn't actually a ball — instead, it looks a bit like a stylish soda can that someone outfitted with two b...

http://gigaom.com/2014/01/05/the-new-sphero-2b-looks-like-a-lot-of-fun-and-then-some/

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Article: Garmin announces high-def dash cam, HUD+ and new nüvi GPS with wireless backup camera

Garmin had announcements aplenty at this year's CES in Las Vegas. The satellite navigation company on Monday took the wraps off of a number of devices for your car, including a high-def dash cam, a mobile app for its heads-up display and a whole lineup of new nüvis. A high-def record of what happ...

http://gigaom.com/2014/01/06/garmin-announces-high-def-dash-cam-hud-and-new-nuvi-gps-with-wireless-backup-camera/

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Article: Vizio finally intros its first Haswell PCs, with Iris Pro graphics and 802.11ac WiFi

At this point, we wouldn't be surprised if Intel used CES as an opportunity to talk up its next-generation laptop processors, due out later this year. That said, you'll still find the rare company that's just getting around to releasing models with Haswell. Vizio has belatedly refreshed both its ...

http://www.engadget.com/2014/01/06/vizio-haswell-refresh/?ncid=rss_truncated

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Article: Netgear wants to replace your cable box with a Chromecast-sized Android dongle

Honey, they shrunk the cable box: Netgear introduced a new TV dongle called the NeoMediacast, also known as NTV300D, at CES Monday that seems partially inspired by Google's Chromecast. The NTV300D is going to be sold to pay TV operators, who may lease or resell it to their customers. In other wor...

http://gigaom.com/2014/01/06/netgear-ntv300d-neomediacast/

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Friday, January 03, 2014

Article: Velocity Micro SmallBlock desktop computers offer Intel Core or AMD A10 APU

Velocity Micro has announced a new line of desktop computers that use compact enclosures and still offer nice hardware inside. The line of computers is called the SmallBlock desktop line a …

http://www.slashgear.com/velocity-micro-smallblock-desktop-computers-offer-intel-core-or-amd-a10-apu-02310685/

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Article: Samsung Announces the Android-Powered Galaxy Camera 2 - IGN

Samsung has just unveiled the latest addition to its Galaxy line of mobile products, the Galaxy Camera 2. Powered by Android 4.3 Jelly Bean, the new camera features a 16-megapixel BSI CMOS Sensor and 21x optical zoom, just like the original Galaxy Camera. Within the device is a 1.6GHz quad-core p...

http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/01/02/samsung-announces-the-android-powered-galaxy-camera-2?amp&

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Article: Hands-On With Coin, The Electronic Credit Card That Hopes To Declutter Your Wallet

There are a number of startups that are seeking to make our financial lives better, whether it be Simple helping users to set budgets and goals or BillGuard to make them aware of fraudulent charges that show up on their credit cards. Then there's Coin, which wants to create a sort of "one card to...

http://techcrunch.com/2014/01/02/coin-video-demo/

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Article: Acer's latest all-in-one doubles as a 27-inch touch monitor and Android PC

Perhaps the best way to regard Acer's growing range of Android "all-in-ones" is not as PC replacements, or even as giant tablets, but rather as touch-sensitive monitors that have the added benefit of being able to run their own OS. That certainly applies to the latest model, the TA272 HUL, whose ...

http://www.engadget.com/2014/01/03/acer-ta272hul-monitor-android-all-in-one/?ncid=rss_truncated

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Article: Acer Unveils Two New Sub-$200 Android Iconia Tablets And Chromebook

Acer has unveiled several new Android-based devices that will be on display at this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. In particular, the company announced the debut of two new tablets. The Iconia A1-830 is a 7.9-inch tablet available for $179.99 in the US and $199.99 in Canada, while...

http://thenextweb.com/insider/2014/01/03/acer-unveils-two-new-sub-200-android-tablets-1099-desktop-updated-c720-chromebook/

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Article: Augmented reality contact lenses to be human-ready at CES

While Google works on bringing its polished Glass device to market, wearable startup Innovega is taking head-mounted displays a step further: contact lenses that interact with full HD glasses. Anyone who has ever dreamt up a sci-fi future in which neon interfaces float in front of us and informat...

http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-57616459-76/augmented-reality-contact-lenses-to-be-human-ready-at-ces/

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Thursday, January 02, 2014

LG's Giant Curved 4K OLED TVs Will Explode Your Mind

Source: http://gizmodo.com/lgs-giant-curved-4k-oled-tvs-will-explode-your-mind-1492217684

LG's Giant Curved 4K OLED TVs Will Explode Your Mind

Having already divulged its 105-inch LCD UltraHD television earlier this month, LG has just unwrapped its super-premium lineup of 4K OLEDs ahead of next week's CES in Las Vegas. Welcome to the curve.

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