Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Hands on with the LG Lifeband Touch at CES 2014

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One of the new devices announced by LG at CES 2014 is their version of a fitness tracker, the LG Lifeband Touch. We got to check out the new device on the floor of CES 2014. The LG Lifeband Touch includes a variety of “workout” functions like a calories burned counter, speed, work out time, [...]



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Hands on with the ARCHOS smartwatches at CES 2014

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Besides smartphones and tablets, Archos is pushing into the wearables market. While they haven’t officially given these devices names, were able to get a hands on with some of these devices. Archos is looking at pushing three different smartwatches each with different screen technologies. What this means is that we’re going to see differing battery [...]



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Hands on with the Archos GamePad 2 at CES

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Last year at CES, Archos showed off their GamePad tablet device. It was a pretty unique tablet-hybrid, but it wasn’t without faults. This year, Archos has brought a much improved GamePad 2 to CES that improves a number of things to create a really great Android gaming experience. The device runs a quad-core CPU with [...]



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Hands On With E-Fun’s NextOne Smartwatch At CES 2014

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As one who has been in the market for quite some time now for a smartwatch, I’m highly anticipating a slew of devices to come out of CES before I make my choice. The Galaxy Gear has great aesthetics but is extremely over priced for the amount of battery life you get. The Qualcomm Toq [...]



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Monday, January 6, 2014

Qualcomm Toq gets a price break through January 11, costs only $299

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If Qualcomm’s Toq smart watch was deterring you due to its price, then this is your lucky week. In honor of CES 2014, the company is shedding $50 off of the retail price for entire the week. This means that the Toq smart watch can be yours for just $299. Yes, the same as Samsung’s [...]



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Vizio announces Smart Audio speakers that have Android 4.4 KitKat-powered displays built in

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Vizio has announced two new devices that put an interesting spin on Bluetooth speakers. The Portable Smart Audio devices have Android-powered displays built in. There are 4.7-inch and 7-inch models. The whole purpose is to get rid of the interruptions from a smartphone to control speakers. You can control the Smart Audio speakers from a [...]



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Omate TrueSmart Smartwatch gets TWRP support

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The Omate TrueSmart smartwatch is unique in that it runs full Android and function on its own, unlike other smartwatches that require a smartphone. Because of that, it makes sense that the TrueSmart would be a little more desirable with the developer and enthusiast community. That’s especially true today, as an early build of TWRP [...]



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Wednesday, January 1, 2014

PowerUp 3.0 brings Paper Airplanes to a new Level

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I have very fond memories of folding countless sheets of paper into airplanes and throwing them across the house and yard. I even used to have a “howto” book to make more insane looking and flying sheets of paper. It was always a quick and inexpensive way to have some good fun. While I still […]



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