Google Glass has been the forerunner of smart glasses for quite some time now, with a a pretty small number of challengegrs like the Baidu Eye, Funiki Ambient Smart Glasses and Lenovo’s prototype smart glasses. A new challenger of Google Glass is going to arrive soon in the form of Gear Blink, a pair of smart glasses made by Samsung. ...
Read More »Apple Watch battery life mystery
Apple has introduced the Apple Watch a couple of days ago, but failed to mention even the smallest detail about battery life, which remains a mystery to this day. Tim Cook has mentioned that one could wear the watch all day, but he didn’t say anything about whether it would be working or not by the end of that wonderful ...
Read More »Nexus 9 from HTC might sport Tegra K1
Rumors of HTC returning to tablet manufacturing have been heard a couple of weeks ago, but NVIDIA has spilled the beans on the new Nexus 9 that might be coming from HTC and might be powered by NVIDIA’s Tegra K1 CPU. NVIDIA is currently in the middle of a lawsuit against Samsung and Qualcomm. NVIDIA has charged the two companies with infringing ...
Read More »Bluetooth Speaker and Headset launched by Sony
Sony has rolled out two new devices, a Bluetooth speaker dubbed BSP10 and a Bluetooth headset dubbed SBH60. Both the speaker and the headset use Bluetooth to connect to a smartphone or tablet. The Bluetooth speaker is a round, fairly small portable speaker measuring 78 x 60 mm and weighing 300g. Integrated controls for power, volume, and answering incoming calls are ...
Read More »Google buys Lift Labs
Google has announced today that it has formally acquired Lift Labs, the health technology startup company that manufacturers Lift ware for people affected by Parkinson’s. Lift Labs is in the business of manufacturing devices that cancel tremors and help Parkinson’s patient function in an easier way. The devices they manufacture are designed to improve the quality of life of people ...
Read More »Apple uses MOBA game to showcase the graphical capabilities of iPhone 6 and iOS 8 with Metal
Back in June during the WWDC Apple unveiled Metal, a new gaming technology for the iOS 8. One of the titles used to showcase this new tech at the event was Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare and it did look pretty nice if I do say so myself, but now we have something even better. Apple finally announced the iPhone ...
Read More »Nokia and Windows Phone brands schduled to disappear this Holiday
Soon after Microsoft acquired Nokia’s mobile division earlier this year rumors saying that the Nokia brand will eventually disappear went rampant. While the Redmond-based company still used the branding for the most recent Lumia devices, it seems that they plan to transition to the new brand in the near future. According to a leaked internal document uncovered by GeekOnGadgets, Microsoft will stop ...
Read More »Surface Pro 3 receives update – problem solved.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 tablet has been well received by many thanks to its thin and light design rivaling that of the iPad Air, but users encountered problems with the device soon enough, reporting serious overheating issues and WiFi inconsistencies. Microsoft has heard the cry of Surface Pro 3 fans and has announced an update to be released soon. ...
Read More »Dell Venue 8 7000: thinnest ever tablet
Dell has unveiled the Dell Venue 8 7000 tablet at the Intel Developer Forum and it looks like this is the thinnest tablets can get. Dell Venue 8 is just 6 mm thick, which is amazing. It’s also the first tablet to incorporate Intel’s RealSense 3D camera. The thinnest smartphone at the moment is only 5.1 mm thick from Gionee, ...
Read More »Snapdragon 210 introduced for entry-level devices
Snapdragon is among the most popular CPUs for current flagships, mid-range and entry-level devices. Qualcomm has announced that it will pe upgrading the Snapdragon 200 CPU with the Snapdragon 210 CPU fit for entry-level devices. Snapdragon 210 offers multimode 3G/4G LTE and LTE Dual SIM configurations for less the price. The Snapdragon 210 will provide LTE connectivity fully integrated with 4G LTE-Advanced ...
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