Xiaomi is dipping its toes in the virtual reality space. But the company’s first VR product isn’t set to compete with high-end headsets like the Oculus Rift or HTC Vive. Instead, the Mi VR Play Headset is a variation on Google Cardboard.
It’s basically a case designed to let you strap a smartphone to your face. But the Mi VR Play does have a few features that make it different from the dozens of similar devices already on the market.
Continue reading Xiaomi’s first VR headset is… a fancy version of Google Cardboard at Liliputing.
Xiaomi is dipping its toes in the virtual reality space. But the company’s first VR product isn’t set to compete with high-end headsets like the Oculus Rift or HTC Vive. Instead, the Mi VR Play Headset is a variation on Google Cardboard.
It’s basically a case designed to let you strap a smartphone to your face. But the Mi VR Play does have a few features that make it different from the dozens of similar devices already on the market.
Continue reading Xiaomi’s first VR headset is… a fancy version of Google Cardboard at Liliputing.
Don’t want to buy phones or tablets for everyone in your household just so you can text them to let them know when dinner is ready? Once upon a time there was another solution: intercoms.
The Nucleus is a modern take on the intercom. The $249 device features an 8 inch touchscreen display, a wide-angle camera, stereo speakers, and the ability to connect to the internet over WiFi or Ethernet so you can communicate with other people in your household… or other people in other households who also have a Nucleus device.
Continue reading Nucleus is a $249 intercom/video phone with Amazon Alexa at Liliputing.
Don’t want to buy phones or tablets for everyone in your household just so you can text them to let them know when dinner is ready? Once upon a time there was another solution: intercoms.
The Nucleus is a modern take on the intercom. The $249 device features an 8 inch touchscreen display, a wide-angle camera, stereo speakers, and the ability to connect to the internet over WiFi or Ethernet so you can communicate with other people in your household… or other people in other households who also have a Nucleus device.
Continue reading Nucleus is a $249 intercom/video phone with Amazon Alexa at Liliputing.
Starting with the launch of Windows 10 last year, Microsoft made it easy to roll back to an earlier version of Windows if you encountered problems. The gave users upgrading form Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 about a month to decide whether to roll back the update.
But Microsoft says most people didn’t need 30 days to make that decision: they either rolled back within a few days or not at all.
So starting with the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, which launched earlier this week, users now have 10 days to roll back to an earlier build.
Continue reading Windows 10 Anniversary Update gives you 10 days to roll back to earlier build at Liliputing.
Starting with the launch of Windows 10 last year, Microsoft made it easy to roll back to an earlier version of Windows if you encountered problems. The gave users upgrading form Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 about a month to decide whether to roll back the update.
But Microsoft says most people didn’t need 30 days to make that decision: they either rolled back within a few days or not at all.
So starting with the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, which launched earlier this week, users now have 10 days to roll back to an earlier build.
Continue reading Windows 10 Anniversary Update gives you 10 days to roll back to earlier build at Liliputing.
Three classic Disney games from the 90s are now available as modern PC games. First launched as 16-bit platformers for Sega game consoles, Aladdin, The Lion King, and The Jungle Book are now available as DRM-free games for modern computers running Windows, Mac, or Linux from GOG.com.
The games are priced at $9.99 each, but if you order by August 8th, 2016 you can save a buck on each title… or buy all three at once for $19.99 (which is almost $10 off the list price).
Continue reading Three 90s-era Disney 16-bit games are now available on modern PCs at Liliputing.
Three classic Disney games from the 90s are now available as modern PC games. First launched as 16-bit platformers for Sega game consoles, Aladdin, The Lion King, and The Jungle Book are now available as DRM-free games for modern computers running Windows, Mac, or Linux from GOG.com.
The games are priced at $9.99 each, but if you order by August 8th, 2016 you can save a buck on each title… or buy all three at once for $19.99 (which is almost $10 off the list price).
Continue reading Three 90s-era Disney 16-bit games are now available on modern PCs at Liliputing.
You know you should use complex, hard-to-guess passwords for apps and websites that require a login. And you know you should use different passwords for each service. But typing tH!sLIttl3p!ggyW3nt0M@rk3t on your smartphone keyboard is a pain in the behind… not to mention remembering dozens of equally complicated passwords.
Password managers like 1Pass, Dashlane, and LastPass take a bit of the pain away by letting you store all of your passwords in one place, while keeping them safe, encrypted, and protected by a single password (or thumb print, or what have you).
Continue reading Google and Dashlane unveil Open YOLO: Android API for password managers at Liliputing.
You know you should use complex, hard-to-guess passwords for apps and websites that require a login. And you know you should use different passwords for each service. But typing tH!sLIttl3p!ggyW3nt0M@rk3t on your smartphone keyboard is a pain in the behind… not to mention remembering dozens of equally complicated passwords.
Password managers like 1Pass, Dashlane, and LastPass take a bit of the pain away by letting you store all of your passwords in one place, while keeping them safe, encrypted, and protected by a single password (or thumb print, or what have you).
Continue reading Google and Dashlane unveil Open YOLO: Android API for password managers at Liliputing.
Microsoft’s HoloLens wearable computer/augmented reality device is still very much in the developer preview stage of its life cycle. HoloLens hardware is currently expensive, the software is still under development, and did I mention that it’s expensive?
But now you can buy one if you want. Microsoft started shipping $3,000 HoloLens development kits earlier this year, but at the time they were only available to developers who filled out an application before paying for the hardware.
Continue reading Microsoft HoloLens now available without an application (still costs $3,000) at Liliputing.
Microsoft’s HoloLens wearable computer/augmented reality device is still very much in the developer preview stage of its life cycle. HoloLens hardware is currently expensive, the software is still under development, and did I mention that it’s expensive?
But now you can buy one if you want. Microsoft started shipping $3,000 HoloLens development kits earlier this year, but at the time they were only available to developers who filled out an application before paying for the hardware.
Continue reading Microsoft HoloLens now available without an application (still costs $3,000) at Liliputing.
Lenovo appears to have a new 2-in-1 tablet on the way, and it seems to be designed to fill the same niche as the Acer Switch Alpha 12 I reviewed recently: folks looking for a computer with Microsoft Surface-like hardware, but a lower price tag.
The new…
Lenovo appears to have a new 2-in-1 tablet on the way, and it seems to be designed to fill the same niche as the Acer Switch Alpha 12 I reviewed recently: folks looking for a computer with Microsoft Surface-like hardware, but a lower price tag.
The new Lenovo Miix 510 features a 12.2 inch, 1920 x 1200 pixel IPS display, a detachable keyboard, and support for a digital pen with 2,048 levels of pressure sensitivity.
Continue reading Lenovo Miix 510 is a 12.2 inch 2-in-1 Windows tablet with pen input (leaks) at Liliputing.
So you may have heard that Samsung launched a new phone this week. The Galaxy Note 7 has a big, high-res display, a digital pen, a waterproof design, and an iris scanner that lets you unlock the device (or some other features) by looking at the phone.
The phone is available for pre-order from Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint… but priced at around $850, the phone isn’t exactly cheap.
Fortunately, some wireless carriers and retailers are offering some big promotions.
Continue reading Deals of the Day (8-03-2016) at Liliputing.
So you may have heard that Samsung launched a new phone this week. The Galaxy Note 7 has a big, high-res display, a digital pen, a waterproof design, and an iris scanner that lets you unlock the device (or some other features) by looking at the phone.
The phone is available for pre-order from Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint… but priced at around $850, the phone isn’t exactly cheap.
Fortunately, some wireless carriers and retailers are offering some big promotions.
Continue reading Deals of the Day (8-03-2016) at Liliputing.
Plenty of smartwatches have fitness-tracking features including pedometer and heart rate tracking functions. But the new Polar M600 seems more like a fitness tracker with watch functions than vice versa.
Polar is best known for its fitness gadgets including a line of activity-tracking wristbands, a connected scale, and GPS running watches and bike computers.
The new M600 is available for $330, and it uses many of the same sensors and design elements as those devices.
Continue reading Polar M600 is a fitness tracker that’s also an Android Wear smartwatch at Liliputing.
Plenty of smartwatches have fitness-tracking features including pedometer and heart rate tracking functions. But the new Polar M600 seems more like a fitness tracker with watch functions than vice versa.
Polar is best known for its fitness gadgets including a line of activity-tracking wristbands, a connected scale, and GPS running watches and bike computers.
The new M600 is available for $330, and it uses many of the same sensors and design elements as those devices.
Continue reading Polar M600 is a fitness tracker that’s also an Android Wear smartwatch at Liliputing.
Hulu plans to launch a live TV streaming service in 2017, and now we have an idea of some of the things you’ll be able to watch.
Time Warner has just bought a 10 percent stake in Hulu, joining existing partners Disney, Fox, and Comcast. In the announcement, Time Warner notes that content from its Turner network channels will be available live and on-demand through Hulu.
That means Adult Swim, Boomerang, Cartoon Network, CNN, TBS, TNT, TruTV, and Turner Classic Movies are all coming to Hulu’s live streaming service.
Continue reading Hulu’s live TV service will include TNT, TBS, CNN, Cartoon Network (in 2017) at Liliputing.
Hulu plans to launch a live TV streaming service in 2017, and now we have an idea of some of the things you’ll be able to watch.
Time Warner has just bought a 10 percent stake in Hulu, joining existing partners Disney, Fox, and Comcast. In the announcement, Time Warner notes that content from its Turner network channels will be available live and on-demand through Hulu.
That means Adult Swim, Boomerang, Cartoon Network, CNN, TBS, TNT, TruTV, and Turner Classic Movies are all coming to Hulu’s live streaming service.
Continue reading Hulu’s live TV service will include TNT, TBS, CNN, Cartoon Network (in 2017) at Liliputing.