Apple’s iPad mini 2 may be a few years old, but it’s still able to run the latest version of iOS and the 7.9 inch tablet has a high-resolution 2048 x 1536 pixel display which would make it a pretty decent media player, if nothing else.
While Apple continues to sell the iPad mini 2 for $269 and up, Best Buy is currently offering the tablet for at least $70 off its list price.
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Apple’s iPad mini 2 may be a few years old, but it’s still able to run the latest version of iOS and the 7.9 inch tablet has a high-resolution 2048 x 1536 pixel display which would make it a pretty decent media player, if nothing else.
While Apple continues to sell the iPad mini 2 for $269 and up, Best Buy is currently offering the tablet for at least $70 off its list price.
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After showing off an early prototype of a wearable device that sends vibrations through your skin, allowing you to use your finger like a Bluetooth headset, the folks behind the Signl watch strap are launching a Kickstarter campaign.
Early bird backers…
After showing off an early prototype of a wearable device that sends vibrations through your skin, allowing you to use your finger like a Bluetooth headset, the folks behind the Signl watch strap are launching a Kickstarter campaign.
Early bird backers can reserve a Sgnl for a pledge of $99 or more, and the hardware is expected to begin shipping in February.
When I first went fingers-on with the Sgnl prototype, it actually had a different name.
Asus may have introduced the ZenPad 3S 10 tablet in Taiwan in July, but the 9.7 inch Android tablet got its official coming out party for the Western world at the IFA show in Berlin today.
The ZenPad 3S 10 is coming to Europe for 379 Euros (about $420).
At that price, you’d probably expect some premium specs, and for the most part it looks like the ZenPad 3S 10 delivers.
Asus may have introduced the ZenPad 3S 10 tablet in Taiwan in July, but the 9.7 inch Android tablet got its official coming out party for the Western world at the IFA show in Berlin today.
The ZenPad 3S 10 is coming to Europe for 379 Euros (about $420).
At that price, you’d probably expect some premium specs, and for the most part it looks like the ZenPad 3S 10 delivers.
When the Asus Zenfone 2 launched in 2015, it was one of the first sub-$300 smartphones to be available with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. But over the past year I’ve heard plenty of complaints about the Zenfone 2… and the biggest is that Asus is slow to update the software on its phones, if it ever does.
In February the company promised to deliver Android 6.0 for the Zenfone 2 by the end of June.
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When the Asus Zenfone 2 launched in 2015, it was one of the first sub-$300 smartphones to be available with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. But over the past year I’ve heard plenty of complaints about the Zenfone 2… and the biggest is that Asus is slow to update the software on its phones, if it ever does.
In February the company promised to deliver Android 6.0 for the Zenfone 2 by the end of June.
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Qualcomm’s newest processor for premium smartphones is basically a souped up version of the Snapdragon 820 chip that launched earlier this year. But while it may not use next-gen technology, Qualcomm says the new Snapdragon 821 chip is up to 10 percent faster than the Snapdragon 820, and about 5 percent more energy efficient.
Like the Snapdragon 820, the new chip is a quad-core processor with four of Qualcomm’s custom Kryo CPU cores and Adreno 530 graphics.
Qualcomm’s newest processor for premium smartphones is basically a souped up version of the Snapdragon 820 chip that launched earlier this year. But while it may not use next-gen technology, Qualcomm says the new Snapdragon 821 chip is up to 10 percent faster than the Snapdragon 820, and about 5 percent more energy efficient.
Like the Snapdragon 820, the new chip is a quad-core processor with four of Qualcomm’s custom Kryo CPU cores and Adreno 530 graphics.
Asus is launching its first smartwatch with a round display, and it also happens to be the first Android Wear smartwatch to feature three physical buttons on the side, as well as a touchscreen display.
The Asus ZenWatch 3 is being positioned as a more premium device than the company’s first two smartwatches, which were emphasized as budget devices with a few premium design elements.
With a starting price of 229 Euros, the ZenWatch 3 is hardly the most expensive smartwatch on the market.
Asus is launching its first smartwatch with a round display, and it also happens to be the first Android Wear smartwatch to feature three physical buttons on the side, as well as a touchscreen display.
The Asus ZenWatch 3 is being positioned as a more premium device than the company’s first two smartwatches, which were emphasized as budget devices with a few premium design elements.
With a starting price of 229 Euros, the ZenWatch 3 is hardly the most expensive smartwatch on the market.
Have a notebook with a small display… but need a little extra screen space on the go from time to time? There are a handful of portable monitors designed to plug into the USB port of a notebook or tablet.
But the Asus ZenScreen is one of the most portable 15.6 inch monitors I’ve seen to date. It weighs about 1.8 pounds, measures less than a third of an inch thick, and has a USB Type-C connector that works both as a power adapter and as a video input.
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Have a notebook with a small display… but need a little extra screen space on the go from time to time? There are a handful of portable monitors designed to plug into the USB port of a notebook or tablet.
But the Asus ZenScreen is one of the most portable 15.6 inch monitors I’ve seen to date. It weighs about 1.8 pounds, measures less than a third of an inch thick, and has a USB Type-C connector that works both as a power adapter and as a video input.
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The Asus Zenbook 3 is 2 pound notebook that measures less than half an inch thick and which has a 12.5 inch display, up to an Intel Core i7 processor, and up to 16GB of RAM.
Asus first unveiled the Zenbook 3 at Computex in May, but now the company is re-introducing the laptop at IFA, and this time Asus is promising it’ll ship with a 7th-gen Intel Kaby Lake processor rather than a 6th-gen Skylake chip.
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The Asus Zenbook 3 is 2 pound notebook that measures less than half an inch thick and which has a 12.5 inch display, up to an Intel Core i7 processor, and up to 16GB of RAM.
Asus first unveiled the Zenbook 3 at Computex in May, but now the company is re-introducing the laptop at IFA, and this time Asus is promising it’ll ship with a 7th-gen Intel Kaby Lake processor rather than a 6th-gen Skylake chip.
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Amazon’s Dash buttons are small, internet-connected gadgets with one use: press a button to place an order for products you need to re-order regularly. Running out of toilet paper, toothpaste, or laundry detergent? There are buttons for that. Cat food and condoms too, among many other things.
First offered only in the US, Amazon is now offering Dash buttons for select items in Germany, Austria, and the UK.
The international Dash buttons work pretty much the same way as the US versions: set them up, place them in a convenient place, and press them when you want to place an order.
Amazon’s Dash buttons are small, internet-connected gadgets with one use: press a button to place an order for products you need to re-order regularly. Running out of toilet paper, toothpaste, or laundry detergent? There are buttons for that. Cat food and condoms too, among many other things.
First offered only in the US, Amazon is now offering Dash buttons for select items in Germany, Austria, and the UK.
The international Dash buttons work pretty much the same way as the US versions: set them up, place them in a convenient place, and press them when you want to place an order.
The thinnest and lightest member of Acer’s new Swift notebook lineup is a model that measures 0.39 inches thick, and which weighs about 2.5 pounds. The Acer Swift 7 also happens to be the most expensive member of Acer’s new line of notebooks.
It’s expected to sell for $999 and up when it goes on sale in North America in October.
The laptop features a 13.3 inch, 1920 x 1080 pixel IPS display with Corning Gorilla Glass, 8GB of RAM, 256GB of solid state storage, and an Intel Core i5-7Y54 processor.
The thinnest and lightest member of Acer’s new Swift notebook lineup is a model that measures 0.39 inches thick, and which weighs about 2.5 pounds. The Acer Swift 7 also happens to be the most expensive member of Acer’s new line of notebooks.
It’s expected to sell for $999 and up when it goes on sale in North America in October.
The laptop features a 13.3 inch, 1920 x 1080 pixel IPS display with Corning Gorilla Glass, 8GB of RAM, 256GB of solid state storage, and an Intel Core i5-7Y54 processor.