When I began teaching, no students and few teachers had cell phones. Most of the classrooms did not even have internet and everything was accomplished with books, pen and paper. Of course, as of late, every student has a phone. In fact, in my current classes, every student but one has either an iPhone or [...]
Tag Archives: Android Phones and Tablets
Sonoma Wire Works Announces Android Low Latency Audio Solution at NAMM 2013
I have relentlessly pounded on Android for being a crappy audio solution, but have also frequently posted about companies seeking to solve the key issue – latency. Most companies have been seeking their own path and we are starting to see products trickle out as a result, but now at NAMM 2013 we hear from [...]
APC Releases Rock and Paper Computers
The Raspberry Pi has been openly embraced by the hacker community for all sorts of projects. From roll your own set-top boxes to Amateur Radio uses, it’s become a fast favorite of the hacker community. Not to be outdone, APC has released two new computers that are sure to peak interest of the hacker community and [...]
More Archos CES Goodness!
In our house, for the most part our TV and movie watching is totally fragmented. We’re the opposite of that warm image of everyone gathered around the TV watching, I dunno, “It’s a Wonderful Life” or whatever. (We do have the occasional movie night, though.) Point being, we don’t use our ginormous TV all that [...]
ARCHOS Introduces the New TITANIUM Line
I have had a soft spot in my heart for ARCHOS ever since I did a review of their 604 personal media player. I thought it was a solid effort, if a bit flawed. (This was six months before the iPhone came out and basically destroyed the PMP market.) So I’m quite glad to see that [...]
One Laptop Per Child Association Introduces Three New Products at CES 2013
One Laptop Per Child project started many years ago with the goal of making a durable laptop that was cheap enough to make for education in third world countries. That resulted in their first device, the XO Laptop. At CES, OLPCA has introduced three new products. The first is the new XO 4.0 Touch which [...]
Samsung GALAXY Camera Gets Pictured at CES 2013
At this point, it’s pretty much trite to say that the best camera is the one you have with you, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t true. And as the cameras in phones have improved, the saying has become even truer. Here at CES 2013 Judie and I have large cameras; she is carrying a [...]
Nvidia’s 2013 CES Keynote Takes Gaming into the Cloud; Tegra 4 and Project Shield Announced
Image courtesy of Nvidia Last night Nvidia kicked off CES 2013 with an impressive keynote. Honestly I really would expect nothing less from a cutting edge company like Nvidia, and was hoping to see more than just the obvious “next version” of their mobile and desktop hardware. Everyone knows that after the Tegra 3 comes [...]
unu – Tablet, Game Controller, Smart TV Dock in One, Unveiled at CES
Coming a long way from the public’s first glimpse at the device, the unu tablet has been debuted at CES. The device, called “snakebyte eins” during its production and development, has been given a new name and a warm welcome in sunny Las Vegas at CES this year. A pre-release version of the device is [...]
AT&T LG Optimus G Android Phone Review
I’ve had a love-hate relationship with Android for some time; I’m not sure exactly when it started, but I think that it was around the time that I realized that just because an app was available, it didn’t mean I could necessarily install it on my phone. Lockdowns by carriers and various hardware limitations made Android [...]
Record Numbers of Devices Activated on Christmas, iPad and Amazon Tablets Big Winners
It is not terribly surprising that oodles of new devices were opened up and activated on Christmas morning – in fact, we had three new iPhone 5 activations in our house alone! The site Flurry.com tracks and estimates the daily activations of iOS and Android devices, and is reporting that more than 17 million activations [...]
Save Money on Talk, Text, and Data in 2012 with Republic Wireless
From now until 2013, we’re going to take a look at some New Year’s Resolutions and a Gear Diary way to help you keep them. First up… New Year Resolution: Spend Less on Cellular in 2013 republic wireless offers one single handset. If you want more choices you need to go somewhere else. republic wireless [...]
US Cellular Samsung Galaxy S3 Jelly Bean Update Now Available
When the Samsung Galaxy S3 arrived it had Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich as the operating system. Since the release, Android Jelly Bean 4.1 launched with the Nexus 7, and more recently 4.2 Jelly Bean also arrived. While Ice Cream Sandwich had loads of great features, Jelly Bean was a smaller update – but what [...]
Rapidly Advancing Smartphone Technology Makes It Hard to Go Back
Early this year I got the Motorola Droid 4 for Verizon (on release day no less), and I joined the 4G/LTE revolution. At first it was underwhelming since the 4G coverage in our area was ‘spotty’ at best, and non-existent for the most part. But within a couple of months, Verizon had added a new [...]
Samsung Galaxy Note II from U.S. Cellular Review and Video Hands-On
This is the PDA you would have DIED for in 2002. Last year Samsung introduced the Galaxy Note, which was dubbed a ‘phablet’ – hybrid phone and tablet. To the surprise of many the Galaxy Note sold well, particularly in Asia where the larger screen and stylus allowed for drawing larger characters more easily. Now [...]
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