Augment Reality with cool new Lightbeam Pico Projector
The Lightbeam projector is a pico projector. While just a few years ago that might have been cool enough, these days you need something truly epic to be noticed. And the Lightbeam has it.
It includes object tracking, for augmented reality.
Say you want to use a sheet of paper as a screen to show some info. Just hold it up in front of the projector, and the projector will project onto it. As you move the sheet around, the projector will keep track of it, continuing to project onto it for as long as it is in...
Nintendo 3DS Now Fastest Selling Console Ever in Japan
Despite an uncharacteristically slow start, the Nintendo 3DS has taken off like a veritable rocket reaching the 5 million units sold mark in just under a year. Which is 2 months quicker than the Nintendo DS, previously the best selling console ever.
When the 3DS was first released, many questioned whether the device could ever achieve the level of success of its predecessor.
With decent specs but an awkwark glasses free 3D display, a large build, horrible battery life, increased competition from phones and a predecessor that shared many of its characteristics, it seemed destined to failure. And when the sales...
Google Is Making a Hardware Entertainment Device
Like we reported earlier, Google will be building an in-home multimedia device. While the WSJ’s leak doesn’t pinpoint a precise release date, it does mention some interesting tidbits.
The device, apparently, will act as a music hub, letting you stream music from your Google Music account to Google-made speakers, as well as serving said music to other network-connected devices. Likely streaming video will also be part of the deal, and I’d be willing to bet that there’s something of Google TV in there too. It will integrate tightly with Android smartphones and tablets, a good thing since it...
Kindle Fire & Nook Now 40% of Android Tablets
Well that was fast. The Kindle Fire and the Nook Tablet, two of the newest entrants into the tablet race, have already managed to claim 40% of the Android tablet market.
The devices, which decided to--finally--compete with the iPad on price, have exploded in popularity and proved to be the first other type of tablet that people are actually willing to buy.
While Android tablets are largely talked about as failures, they have slowly been picking up momentum. In Q4 2011, for example, a study--performed by the same man who gives the 40% number for the Fire and...
Clever Site Lets you Compare Phone Sizes Visually
Choosing between the hundreds of phone models can be difficult. Fortunately there is a new site that lets you compare them visually. The appropriately named Phone-Size.com has a database of all the latest phones, and many older models too.
Choose your phones from the dropwdown and watch as they’re splashed up on the screen, splayed next to each other. You can even toggle the screen between the default desktops of the phone and an image of candy, which gives you a subjective example of which screens have higher resolutions.
Below the images are a few vital stats. ...
Graphics on $25 Raspberry Pi Outperforms iPhone 4S
You think that smartphone in your pocket is the end-all, be-all of graphics performance? The Raspberry Pi, a cheap, $25.00-$35.00 computer designed for tinkerers and anyone who needs a computer the size of a pack of playing cards, soundly trumps it.
The Pi boasts middling specs, with a 700Mhz processor and only 256 Mib of RAM, but the one place it does excell is in video. The Raspberry Pi is able to output full 1080P video through its HDMI port. And in additon to that, apparently, the tiny computer also boasts a killer graphics card.
Raspberry Pi...
Next XBox Will Sport Blu-Ray, Kinect 2
The rumor mill is turning rapidly, churning out a few choice details of the still unannounced XBox 720 (1080?), some good, some absolutely terrifying.
The first rumor probably goes without saying. According to Kotaku industry sources. This isn’t a surprise, considering that Sony’s Blu-Ray decimated the HD-DVD format, and Microsoft’s XBox has been at a disadvantage for not having one ever since. Oh, and there will be a Kinect 2. Which won’t come as a surprise to anyone.
What is a surprise, and, frankly, quite terrifying, is that some sources mentioned the 720 featuring an anti-used game technology,...
Project Fiona Makes PC Gaming Like Console Gaming
Razer’s Project Fiona hopes to turn tablet gaming into something resembling what you get on a console. Basically a tablet with two Wiimotes stuck on the ends, Project Fiona looks a lot like the Wii U controller.
Personally, this device doesn’t make any sense to me. But everyone who has scored a hands on has come away with their mind blown.
Project Fiona is a full computer capable of playing games on the machine, not relying on streaming services like Onlive. It runs Windows and has the stats of most gaming PC’s, but in a tablet form factor. ...
Asus Making $250 Android Tablet You Should Care About
Asus has been creating one killer product after another lately, and it looks like they have another possible hit on their hands: the Taiwanese company, along with Nvidia, has revealed the Transformer Prime’s little brother.
The new 7 inch tablet will have the same Tegra 3 Quad Core guts as the Transformer Prime, but will come in a 7” form factor. The best part? It will only cost $250.00. In other words, a full Android tablet with modern specs will cost as little as the gimped offerings by Amazon and Barnes and Noble.
For those that waited, this could...
Asus Releasing Revision of Transformer Prime
If you have been thinking of jumping into the Android tablet market, don’t do it yet! Asus, in an attempt to fix a few problems and alienate early adopters, is releasing a revision of the Transformer Prime. And yes, it is better than the original.
The new Transformer TF700T brings improved GPS and wifi performance to the device, thanks to a redesigned back, and a new, 1080p 1920x1200 display. These are major changes, folks. The original Transformer Prime was lauded as the best Android tablet ever, but its GPS and wifi reception could be spotty. No...
SolarKindle Helps your Kindle Never Run Low on Juice
Soon that bright sun might do more than make you Kindle readable. IT could also recharge its batteries. The SolarKindle is a new case that brings solar energy to the ereader. When closes, a solar panel larger than the Kindle itself will pull in the rays and recharge your device.
They have even included a built-in reading lamp, since the Kindle’s screen isn’t readable in the dark like a more traditional LCD display is. The company promises that the solar cover will grant your Kindle months of runtime and up to 50 hours from the lamp, thought I...
OLPC Project (Finally!) Demoing Real Live XO 3.0 Tablet at CES
Well, if Duke Nukem Forever finally came out, why not the XO 3.0? OLPC founder Nicholas Negroponte has announced that the nonprofit will be showcasing the next version of the OLPC at CES this year.
The OLPC, or One Laptop per Child, initiative aims to put cheap, durable computers into the hands of impoverished schoolchildren. The thinking goes that, with computers and internet access to foster learning and skills, underdeveloped regions might be able to fight their crippling economic woes. The first generation of OLPC’s, released in 2007, featured mesh networking so that one internet hotsopt could...
Kindle Fire Review
Amazon has entered the tablet arena spoiling for a fight with the heavyweight. With decent specs, a nice 7” screen, and a price less than half that of its chief competitor, can it compete? After playing with one for a month I have come to the conclusion that yes, indeed it can.
Form The Kindle Fire’s styling is about as minimalist as you can go. The device features a black soft-touch rubberized back with an etched Kindle logo, while the front is highly reflective and a slightly darker shade of black. There is a thin band of...
Roku Streaming Media Box Becomes a Stick
Looks like CES is getting started early. This morning Roku, known for their media streamers, announced that they were developing the Roku Streaming Stick.
Looking like a thumb drive, this stick can bring all the functionality of its larger (though still tiny) box-based brethren, but wouldn’t need an HDMI cord or power. Instead, everything is provided through the integrated HDMI port, though only TVs with MHL are supported. MHL is a protocol that lets a remote talk to both the TV and a peripheral.
This is a big step forward for Roku, taking the platform from yet another...
Google R&D working on Augmented Reality Glasses
Google is hard at work trying to fulfill a dream of mine: augmented reality glasses. That’s right, when Google said they were working on wearable devices they didn’t mean watches.
You have no clue how excited I am by this.
9To5Google claims that Google’s secret R&D think tank has been hard at work on thick-rimmed glasses with augmented reality capabilities powered by Google services. What does that mean? Imagine Google Goggles integration, where looking at a piece of art lets you pull up info on its creator. Or you glance at a CD cover and get a band biography...
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