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CONVERGENCE & CONVERTIBLE HYBRID PCS
The Hisense Chromebook: Can It Be This Cheap and Good?

Last week, Google announced its brand new Chromebit PC-on-a-stick dongle, as well as a slew of new affordable Chromebooks to look forward to. The two initially touted as the most affordable Google-powered laptops yet, the Haier and Hisense Chromebooks, are … Continue reading →

 

INTEL
Intel’s New Braswell List Include Celeron and Pentium Core Models

Last week, Intel announced its Bay Trail 14nm successor cores dubbed Braswell. Made for low-end desktops, PCs, and laptops, two dual core models and two quad core models exist in the current Braswell list, and will be marketed under the … Continue reading →

 

BATTERY & POWER TECHNOLOGY
Wireless Charging from up to 30 Feet Could Be a Possibility with Cota

I’ve said this before and I will say it again, charging is one of the ongoing drawbacks of being so reliant on our smartphones and mobile devices. Most of us use our smartphones all dang day long, and although we … Continue reading →

 

LAPTOPS & ULTRATHIN ULTRABOOKS
Microsoft Surface 3 Is No “Pro”, but the Price Is Just Right

Microsoft’s line of Surface and Surface Pro tablets were the first to bridge the gap between laptops in tablets in such a successful and mainstream way. The Surface Pro 3 was undoubtedly the most popular and functional model in the … Continue reading →

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Tiko3D Printer Sports a Unibody Design to Maintain Its Sub-$200 Pricetag

Ontario-based 3D printing company Tiko3D has launched its Kickstarter campaign just in time for many of us who have nearly lost hope that an affordable, well-working 3D printer could exist. The past couple of years has been flooded with $99 … Continue reading →

 

SAMSUNG
Samsung’s Popular SSD 850 EVO Series in New Form Factors

Last year, Samsung came out with a steady line of solid state storage called the SSD 850 Pro Series, a higher-end variant, then the more affordable 3D V-NAND technology, SSD 850 EVO Series soon after. The most recent update in … Continue reading →

 

DELL
Google Announces Asus Chromebit & Slew of Affordable Chromebook Models to Come

Google just created something that’s going to remind you a heck of a lot of Intel’s Compute Stick. It’s a computer dongle that Google crammed all of its browser-based components into. Dubbed the Chromebit, this Asus-made stick looks a lot … Continue reading →

 

TABLETS
Lenovos Yoga Tablet 2 pro May Not Win Your Heart

When you think of a tablet, don’t you picture a 7-or-so inch device that you can pick up and use for casual browsing, social media, and email? Then we have hybrid/convertible laptops which can function as both a tablet and … Continue reading →

 

CONVERGENCE & CONVERTIBLE HYBRID PCS
Asus Transformer Book T300 Chi, Similar to MacBook Air, Could Be Better

We love tablets, we love laptops. We’re starting to love tablets that double as laptops because they give us the feeling of portability but do not limit the functionality we need. Asus has a new hybrid/convertible laptop that’s closer to … Continue reading →

 

INTEL
Intel and Micron to Release 3D NAND for 10TB SSDs

NAND is all over the news this week. Toshiba/SanDisk just announced its 48-layer BiCS 3D NAND, just hours before Intel and Micron announced its partnership to create its very own NAND flash chips for SSDs. It would stack up 32 … Continue reading →

 

DELL
Dell Adds Premium Options to Their Inspiron 15 Laptop Lineup

In between working on the “world’s thinnest tablet” and developing the world’s smallest 13-inch notebook, Dell has been busy adding some pretty sweet upgrades to their mid-range products as well. While the record-setting devices are nice, not everyone can afford … Continue reading →

 

DISPLAY SCREEN TECHNOLOGY
Leap Motion Technology Will Be Incorporated into Razer’s OSVR Kit

Virtual Reality isn’t just about putting a headset on. More and more companies are integrating hand-sensing technology into the whole experience. This makes the world truly immersive by being able to touch, and sometimes even feel, objects around you. OSVR, … Continue reading →

 

DISPLAY SCREEN TECHNOLOGY
Nvidia’s Autonomous Vehicle Technology, Drive PX, Using Tegra X1

Nvidia, known for making semiconductors and video game components, has also been busy working with automakers for a decade now, powering digital dashboards and infotainment systems with its Tegra processors. Now, it has come up with its own autonomous car … Continue reading →

 

DELL
Alienware Alpha Packs PC Gaming into a Compact Console

While console gaming has come a very long way since the days of the Atari, it still lags behind comparable technology in several areas, most notably in performance. Even the relatively newer consoles struggle with running at full 1080p resolution, … Continue reading →

 

BATTERY & POWER TECHNOLOGY
Google Has Devised an ‘Ebola-proof’ Tablet

If you watched television or used the internet at all last year, odds are you know at least a little about the West African Ebola epidemic. It was a ruthless outbreak that spread all the way to the United States … Continue reading →