Amazon’s Dash buttons are small, internet-connected buttons that usually do one thing: let you order refills of specific products from Amazon. The company sells them for $5 and gives you a $5 credit on your first order, which basically makes them free.
But if you’re not the sort of person who orders a lot of detergent, coffee, or diapers from Amazon, the buttons can still be useful: hackers have been finding other ways to use these small buttons for almost as long as they’ve been available.
Continue reading Amazon’s latest Dash Button is the programmable $20 AWS IoT Button at Liliputing.
Amazon’s Dash buttons are small, internet-connected buttons that usually do one thing: let you order refills of specific products from Amazon. The company sells them for $5 and gives you a $5 credit on your first order, which basically makes them free.
But if you’re not the sort of person who orders a lot of detergent, coffee, or diapers from Amazon, the buttons can still be useful: hackers have been finding other ways to use these small buttons for almost as long as they’ve been available.
Continue reading Amazon’s latest Dash Button is the programmable $20 AWS IoT Button at Liliputing.
Motorola is expected to launch its next-gen Moto G smartphone on May 17th, and a series of leaks have given us an idea of what to expect… but the latest leak suggests the phone might be more of an upgrade than previously thought.
A phone that may be the 4th-gen Moto G passed through the FCC this week, and as Roland Quandt notes, the website for benchmarking utility Geekbench also has a few more details.
Continue reading 4th-gen Motorola Mot G hits the FCC, may have Snapdragon 617 at Liliputing.
Motorola is expected to launch its next-gen Moto G smartphone on May 17th, and a series of leaks have given us an idea of what to expect… but the latest leak suggests the phone might be more of an upgrade than previously thought.
A phone that may be the 4th-gen Moto G passed through the FCC this week, and as Roland Quandt notes, the website for benchmarking utility Geekbench also has a few more details.
Continue reading 4th-gen Motorola Mot G hits the FCC, may have Snapdragon 617 at Liliputing.
Toshiba’s Satellite Radius 12 is a 2.9 notebook with a 12.5 inch, full HD display. It’s also a tablet, thanks to a 360 degree hinge that lets you fold the touchscreen display all the way back.
While a model with 8GB of RAM, 256GB of storage, and an Intel Core i5 Skylake processor has a list price of $800, Best Buy is currently selling it for just $550.
A model with a 3840 x 2160 pixel display and a Core i7 processor is also on sale for $150 off its list price… but at $850, it’s still a lot more expensive than the 1080p model.
Continue reading Deals of the Day (5-13-2016) at Liliputing.
Toshiba’s Satellite Radius 12 is a 2.9 notebook with a 12.5 inch, full HD display. It’s also a tablet, thanks to a 360 degree hinge that lets you fold the touchscreen display all the way back.
While a model with 8GB of RAM, 256GB of storage, and an Intel Core i5 Skylake processor has a list price of $800, Best Buy is currently selling it for just $550.
A model with a 3840 x 2160 pixel display and a Core i7 processor is also on sale for $150 off its list price… but at $850, it’s still a lot more expensive than the 1080p model.
Continue reading Deals of the Day (5-13-2016) at Liliputing.
Want to interact with your laptop, phone, or tablet? Then you probably need a keyboard, mouse, and/or touchscreen. But what about next-gen devices like smartwatches, VR headsets, and augmented reality systems like Microsoft’s HoloLens? It can be tough to use a traditional keyboard or touchscreen on devices that are tiny, or which obstruct your vision.
So the makers of Tap came up with a new idea: a device that you wear on your hand which lets you type or perform other actions just by moving your fingers.
Continue reading Tap wants to turn your hand into a Bluetooth keyboard at Liliputing.
Want to interact with your laptop, phone, or tablet? Then you probably need a keyboard, mouse, and/or touchscreen. But what about next-gen devices like smartwatches, VR headsets, and augmented reality systems like Microsoft’s HoloLens? It can be tough to use a traditional keyboard or touchscreen on devices that are tiny, or which obstruct your vision.
So the makers of Tap came up with a new idea: a device that you wear on your hand which lets you type or perform other actions just by moving your fingers.
Continue reading Tap wants to turn your hand into a Bluetooth keyboard at Liliputing.
The Amazon Echo was the first device to utilize Amazon’s Alexa voice service, and it’s probably still one of the best, thanks to its high-quality speaker and microphone array that enables always-listening support and the ability to detect your voice from across the room.
But it’s also more expensive than the Amazon Tap or Dot, and a lot less portable, since it’s bigger and lacks a battery.
But now there’s a third-party accessory that allows you to use the Echo when it’s not plugged in: the $50 Battery Base from Mission Cables can power the Echo for up to 6 hours at a time.
Continue reading $50 Battery Base makes Amazon Echo a portable device at Liliputing.
The Amazon Echo was the first device to utilize Amazon’s Alexa voice service, and it’s probably still one of the best, thanks to its high-quality speaker and microphone array that enables always-listening support and the ability to detect your voice from across the room.
But it’s also more expensive than the Amazon Tap or Dot, and a lot less portable, since it’s bigger and lacks a battery.
But now there’s a third-party accessory that allows you to use the Echo when it’s not plugged in: the $50 Battery Base from Mission Cables can power the Echo for up to 6 hours at a time.
Continue reading $50 Battery Base makes Amazon Echo a portable device at Liliputing.
The Raspberry Pi line of tiny, inexpensive computers can run a wide range of software. But one of the easiest ways to get started is with Raspbian, an operating system that’s based on Debian Linux and which is optimized for Raspberry Pi hardware.
When the Raspberry Pi Foundation launched the Raspberry Pi 3 in February though, the latest Raspbian image didn’t support all of the new computer’s hardware: there was limited support for Bluetooth.
Continue reading Raspbian update brings Bluetooth support for Raspberry Pi 3 at Liliputing.
The Raspberry Pi line of tiny, inexpensive computers can run a wide range of software. But one of the easiest ways to get started is with Raspbian, an operating system that’s based on Debian Linux and which is optimized for Raspberry Pi hardware.
When the Raspberry Pi Foundation launched the Raspberry Pi 3 in February though, the latest Raspbian image didn’t support all of the new computer’s hardware: there was limited support for Bluetooth.
Continue reading Raspbian update brings Bluetooth support for Raspberry Pi 3 at Liliputing.
The Asus Zenbook UX305 line of laptops, are thin, light, and surprisingly cheap when you look at their spec sheets.
Asus launched the first model in early 2015, offering a 2.7 pound laptop with 8GB of RAM, 256GB of solid state storage, and an Intel Core M processor for just $699. It certainly wasn’t the most powerful notebook available, but I was impressed enough with the design, build quality, and performance to call the original Zenbook UX305 a laptop that almost felt like a no-compromise machine.
Continue reading Asus Zenbook UX305UA laptop review (Core i5 Skylake model) at Liliputing.
The Asus Zenbook UX305 line of laptops, are thin, light, and surprisingly cheap when you look at their spec sheets.
Asus launched the first model in early 2015, offering a 2.7 pound laptop with 8GB of RAM, 256GB of solid state storage, and an Intel Core M processor for just $699. It certainly wasn’t the most powerful notebook available, but I was impressed enough with the design, build quality, and performance to call the original Zenbook UX305 a laptop that almost felt like a no-compromise machine.
Continue reading Asus Zenbook UX305UA laptop review (Core i5 Skylake model) at Liliputing.
Last year Chinese device maker Cube launched a 10.6 inch Windows tablet with a Core M Broadwell processor, a Wacom digitizer, pen support, and 4GB of RAM.
Now the company has a new model with a more powerful processor and a USB 3.1 Type-C connector.
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Last year Chinese device maker Cube launched a 10.6 inch Windows tablet with a Core M Broadwell processor, a Wacom digitizer, pen support, and 4GB of RAM.
Now the company has a new model with a more powerful processor and a USB 3.1 Type-C connector.
The Cube i16 Tablet is up for order from AliExpress for $514.
The tablet features a 1920 x 1080 pixel display, an Intel Core M3-6Y30 Skylake processor, 4GB of RAM, and 64GB of storage plus a microSD card slot.
Continue reading Cube i16: A $515 Windows tablet with full HD screen, Core M3 Skylake, pen support, 4GB RAM at Liliputing.
There are a growing number of Windows tablets with support for digital pens that let you write or draw on the screen or hover the pen over the display to move an on-screen cursor or perform other actions. And Microsoft is building a whole new “Ink Workspace” experience which will roll out to users with the Windows 10 Anniversary Update this summer.
But figuring out which pen works with which tablet can be a bit of a pain, because you generally can’t use a Wacom pen on a tablet with N-Trig technology, or vice versa.
Continue reading Microsoft Pen Program could standardize pen design for Windows 10 devices at Liliputing.
There are a growing number of Windows tablets with support for digital pens that let you write or draw on the screen or hover the pen over the display to move an on-screen cursor or perform other actions. And Microsoft is building a whole new “Ink Workspace” experience which will roll out to users with the Windows 10 Anniversary Update this summer.
But figuring out which pen works with which tablet can be a bit of a pain, because you generally can’t use a Wacom pen on a tablet with N-Trig technology, or vice versa.
Continue reading Microsoft Pen Program could standardize pen design for Windows 10 devices at Liliputing.
NVIDIA launched an 8 inch Android tablet designed for gaming in 2014. Then the company re-launched the tablet with a new name, but similar specs (and a lower price tag) in late 2015.
Now it looks like a new NVIDIA Shield tablet is on the way. Maybe this time NVIDIA will put a new chip in the tablet.
An unannounced NVIDIA tablet showed up at the FCC website this week.
While the FCC documents are light on specs, here’s what we do know:
- It supports 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz 802.11ac WiFi.
Continue reading Next-gen NVIDIA Shield tablet leaked by the FCC? at Liliputing.
NVIDIA launched an 8 inch Android tablet designed for gaming in 2014. Then the company re-launched the tablet with a new name, but similar specs (and a lower price tag) in late 2015.
Now it looks like a new NVIDIA Shield tablet is on the way. Maybe this time NVIDIA will put a new chip in the tablet.
An unannounced NVIDIA tablet showed up at the FCC website this week.
While the FCC documents are light on specs, here’s what we do know:
- It supports 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz 802.11ac WiFi.
Continue reading Next-gen NVIDIA Shield tablet leaked by the FCC? at Liliputing.