Kyocera Event hits Virgin Mobile prepaid
Virgin Mobile has added a new prepaid Android smartphone to its lineup of devices. The new Android device is called the Kyocera Event and it is available for $79.99. The new smartphone has a 3.5-inch...
View ArticleBem Wireless Mobile Speaker now shipping
Bem Wireless isn’t exactly a household name when it comes to Bluetooth audio products, but the company offer some attractive and very simplistic products. In the past, we reviewed the company’s Speaker...
View ArticleNew Dragontrail facility chemically treats glass for strength
In the smartphone market devices seem to always be getting thinner with each new generation. In the quest to make devices thinner and thinner manufacturers have turned to all sorts of technology...
View ArticleEmbrace+ bracelet notifies you with light
It seems like every time we turn around there is some sort of wearable device that is designed to interface with various smartphones. A new wearable smartphone notification device has hit Kickstarter...
View ArticleTI unveils new TI-Nspire iPad applications
Texas Instruments has announced that it has built its high-end graphing calculator technology into some applications designed to run on the Apple iPad. The company has announced the launch of two new...
View ArticleMcLaren announces powertrain specifications for P1 supercar
McLaren Automotive has made some of the most desirable sports cars in the world for a long time. The company has been teasing automotive enthusiasts with little details about its new McLaren P1 for a...
View ArticlePinterest raises $200 million in funding valuing the company at $2.5 billion
If you’re one of the many users of Pinterest, you might find it interesting that the company recently raised $200 million in funding. By raising $200 million in funding, the company now has a value of...
View ArticlemyIDkey is a secure biometric Bluetooth/USB drive that also manages passwords
A product called myIDkey is currently available on Kickstarter seeking the funding it needs to come to market. The people behind the project need $150,000 to bring the device to market and with 28 days...
View ArticleBillboard now takes YouTube views into account in its Hot 100 formula
Billboard has been offering up charts that show which songs are the most popular in the country and around the world for decades. The company has had its Hot 100 chart for 55 years and the formula used...
View ArticleVW unveils new GTD Golf for Europe
European Volkswagen fans with a soft spot for the Golf will be glad to hear that Volkswagen has unveiled a new Golf GTD that will be sold in Europe only. VW won’t acknowledge any plans to build the...
View ArticleCanon MREAL Mixed Reality Hands-on
Augmented reality is going to be big, and Canon is jumping straight in with its MREAL System for Mixed Reality, a combination of a clever head-mounted display and integration with 3D graphics software...
View ArticleSony exec explains PS4 no-show during yesterday’s event
Yesterday, Sony took two hours to officially announce the PlayStation 4 and show off a few games coming to the new console. They unveiled the new DualShock 4 controller, which has a touchpad, headphone...
View ArticleApple iWatch wristband patent shows the future of slap bracelets
Apple’s iWatch has been making the rounds lately, and we’ve seen our fair share of mockups and possible ideas going behind the rumored smartwatch. Today, for instance, a new patent filing suggests...
View ArticleAcer H6510BD Projector brings 2D to 3D with NVIDIA 3DTV Play
This week Acer is bringing the heat with a cool new projector that works with several new-age technologies that make 3D media a reality for your own home environment. With the Acer H6510BD Projector...
View ArticlePetition to legalize phone unlocking reaches 100,000 signatures
On January 26, it officially became illegal to unlock mobile phones without the carrier’s permission, but a White House petition ended up being started to fight back on the ruling, and called for the...
View ArticleQualcomm announces new RF chips for thinner, more-powerful devices
Qualcomm today has announced the RF360 Front End Solution, which they claim “enables for the first time a single, global 4G LTE design for mobile devices.” The RF360 is actually a family of RF chips...
View ArticlePlayStation 4 console: why the box doesn’t matter
This week Sony unveiled the essence of the PlayStation 4 with glimpses of both the controller you’ll be using and the new Eye camera that’ll come with it, skipping the part where you actually see the...
View ArticleNetflix for iOS updates with improved UI and zoom controls
Netflix pushed out a pretty significant update, which brings the streaming app up to an even version 3.0. The update includes an improved player user interface, where you can just tap to display the...
View ArticlePlayStation Vita not getting price drop in the US
Earlier this week, Sony announced that it would be dropping the price of its PlayStation Vita from 24,980 yen to 19,980 yen in Japan only starting February 28, hinting that a similar price drop may...
View ArticleNikon D7100 overshadowed by tiny wireless WR-1 Transceiver
This week the Nikon D7100 APS-C camera has been revealed with a fabulous new 24.1-megapixel DX-format CMOS sensor as well as a beastly EXPEED 3 image processing engine. But it may be the WR-1...
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