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HP Spectre XT TouchSmart ultrabook
Feeling much like a MacBook Pro, new Spectre XT TouchSmart notebook by HP is well built with solid specs and gorgeous and vibrant IPS display. Oh, and a Thunderbolt port! TouchSmart features 15.6-inch glossy capacitive touch-screen with 1,920×1,080 pixel resolution. It weighs 2.2 kg (4.77lb) and measures 377 x 254 x 17.9 mm (14.84 [...]
HP EliteBook Revolve 810
A convertible Ivy Bridge packed, 4G capable, touch-screen notebook; EliteBook Revolve features 11.6-inch touch-screen that rotates, but doesn’t detach. Once rotated, screen can be placed on top and used as a tablet. Announced by HP in December, made a debut in Consumer Electronics Show CES 2013, HP EliteBook Revolve is a Windows 8 convertible notebook. [...]
Tactus Touch Technology
This micro-fluid technology enables physical bubble-like buttons to raise above the touch screen when activated and fall down, or melt away when not needed. In other words there are physical buttons that appear on the touch screen on demand. This mind-blowing technology was presented at CES 2013 by Tactus Technology. When you call up a [...]
Sony Xperia Z – Waterproof and Dustproof
Waterproof smartphones aren’t a novelty; Panasonic Eluga comes to mind, but Sony Xperia Z does impress with splashy specs. Sony Xperia Z features a beautiful scratch-resistant, capacitive, multi-touch, 5-inch display with 1080 x 1920 pixel resolution and 440ppi pixel density. It measures 139 x 71 x 7.9mm and weighs 146 grams. 2330 mAh battery [...]
New Trends at CES 2013
This year’s Consumer Electronics Show was no doubt about Ultra HD TVs with resolution of 4 times that of 1080p, OLED technology on TVs, mirror link smartphone-car integration, NFC (Near Field Communication) as well as various exercise trackers and monitoring systems. The world’s largest Ultra HD TV was made by Samsung. World’s first big [...]
Lowe Iris monitoring system at CES
Ready to fall in love with your house again? Meet Iris! Iris is a cloud-based home monitoring system keeping track of things at home. There are various apps for various platforms helping you to manage appliances, lights or security. Lowe is hoping that their Iris will become a one stop shopping for all your home [...]
Asus Transformer All-in-One desktop
Windows 8 touch AiO solution introduced at CES by Asus transformes into Android Jelly Bean tablet once taken off of the dock. With netvertible tablets and convertible notebooks, that slide, twist and transform, it is no doubt that the touch screen computing is the trend of the day. Perhaps it’s time for desktop solution [...]
Samsung 8-Core Exynos 5 at CES
Just 8 months after Exynos 4 was introduced, Samsung unveiled new Exynos 5 Octa processor at CES. The Octa chip will be able to handle some serious multitasking. Browsing and downloading will be seamless and uninterrupted. HD movies will be streamed at highest picture quality. At the keynote Samsung’s Stephen Woo said that the [...]
Samsung Galaxy SII Plus at CES
Galaxy SII has sold in tens of millions, and even though Jelly Been update has been promised and delayed, it may just be that owners of this wonderful phone may never see the day when newest android update is granted. Instead Samsung introduced a clone of SII called Galaxy SII Plus with Jelly Bean on [...]
Archos android tablets at CES
Finally some quad-core tablets from Archos! Both Platinum tablets Archos 80 Platinum and Archos 97 Platinum HD run Allwinner-A31 ARM Cortex-A9 chips. Archos 80 Platinum is an 8 inch tablet with a 1024 x 768 pixel IPS display, available in March starting at $169. Archos 97 Platinum HD features a 9.7 inch, 2048 x [...]
Archos FamilyPad 2 tablet at CES
ARNOVA FamilyPad’s successor the FamilyPad 2 have been introduced by Archos at CES. There is a slew of tablets around from 5-inch phablets to 10-inch tablets. There isn’t many 13-inchers around and I am glad Archos looked into it. FamilyPad 2 is a family friendly tablet that isn’t very portable, but offers a tablet [...]
Samsung’s flexible Youm display
Prototype of a flexible smartphone has been introduced by Samsung at the CES in Las Vegas. Samsung has been using brand Youm for all its flexible display products since summer of last year. Flexible display technology is very much in developmental stages. Its progress is hampered by capabilities of current processors. Current Glass technologies [...]
HP monitors with Beats audio and U160 portable monitor at CES
HP uses Beats Audio on all of the products on CES 2013 and new HP monitors aren’t exemption. All (but one) Pavilion IPS monitors have 1920 x 1080 Full HD resolution. Connectivity includes HDMI, VGA, DVI-D, ports. Envy 27 features edge-to-edge glass and a very slim profile. HP also shows off their new U160 [...]
Lenovo Erazer X700 and IdeaCentre A730 at CES
With most of eyeballs stuck on Ultra HD TVs and ultraportable computers, desktops may not get enough spotlight on CES 2013, but Lenovo does want to show their new desktop Erazer X700 gaming PC. Erazer X700 is going to ring bell with a lot of gaming enthusiasts with its Onekey overclocking, two Nvidia GeForce [...]
Lenovo ThinkPad Helix at CES
Lenovo being the biggest computer manufacturer in the world simply cannot ignore Windows 8. At this year’s Consumer Electronics show in Las Vegas, Lenovo introduces a lineup of new Windows 8 convertible notebooks. Few months ago Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga was introduced. Other Lenovo Windows 8 devices were already under way including IdeaTab Lynx, ThinkPad [...]
Lenovo Windows 8 tabletop at CES
27-inch IdeaCentre Horizon windows 8 tablet is meant to be laid down on top of your coffee table for an evening of family fun. Over 5,000 apps are ready and linked via App Store. I am a bit reluctant to call it a tablet or a portable device, even if it does have a 2 [...]
Razer’s Edge – Windows 8 gaming tablet at CES
Known for gaming gadgets Razer brings in two 10-inch Windows 8 gaming tablets to the floor of Consumer Electronics Show. Both featuring full Windows 8 OS and multitouch displays. Both have a single USB 3.0 port and Bluetooth 4.0. First version called Razer Edge is run by Intel Core i5 chip and Nvidia GT640M [...]
Vizio’s Android and Windows 8 tablets
Powered by NVidia’s Tegra 4 processor, 10-inch Vizio tablet is speedy and super light. Vizio features pure Android 4.2 Jelly Bean OS on this tablet with no third-party skins. There is 32GB of built-in storage, two cameras, mini USB, micro USB, and 3.5mm headphone jack. Connectivity is taken care of by Bluetooth 4.0 and Wi-Fi. [...]
