‘News’ Category

I know this is a little bit silly, but bear with me for a second: Chinese manufacturers have already started making iPad 2S/iPad 3 cases. We had a lot of rumors about the upcoming Apple tablet, but nothing certain yet, so we'll take any kind of confirmation until Apple announces this thing.Since the rumor goes that production of the third generation iPad tablet has begun already it's believable that manufacturers in the area (China in this case) have got some specs we don't know, including t...

If you have kids and travel by car a lot with the family you know how easy is for the young ones to get bored, and how today's gadgets are helping you get by easier.The latest concept comes from GM, who's thinking on going touchscreen with the car windows, that can be used to display various apps and interact with the car occupants during long trips.The concept uses transparent displays (of course) and can be used for pretty much anything you think of: navigation, games, watching movies,...

I don't know if you still remember last year's LG G-Slate (also known as Optimus Pad), an expensive 8.9 inch tablet with limited 3D capabilities. LG has pretty much abandoned that project and just redesigned the whole thing from the ground up.That's why today the Korean company officially announced the LG Optimus Pad LTE, a tablet that uses the same 8.9" form factor, but adds updated components. As the name suggests, the tablet supports LTE data networks, so it will make it to US at some poi...

As the date for the official launch of Windows 8 approaches, Microsoft is starting to let out more details about the company's newest Windows Operating System, one vital for the mobile niche, where the Redmond company hopes to gain traction with tablet users.So, after the awful news earlier this week regarding the pricing of Windows 8 slates it's time to take a look at the official requirements. Microsoft said any Windows 7 capable computer will be able to run Windows 8, but things change a ...

Despite rumors from last week's CES show about ASUS working on a 3G enabled Transformer Prime, it seems the company doesn't have any such plans at this time to offer a Prime TF201 tablet with 3G or even 4G LTE capabilities.I know most consumers don't care for that, but for users always on the go this is a must have feature, something they can't live without. And before jumping to any conclusions, I think the problem lies into the tablets's design, which uses a full metal back case that has s...

It's been a while already since we've talked about the Blackberry Playbook, the 7 inch tablet of 2011 that wasn't to be. We're still waiting for the OS 2.0 software update, the one which will add an email, calendar, contact and messenger client, which is due to arrive in February 2012.We're still weeks away from that date, so let's take a look at the latest rumors about RIM, a company that doesn't seem able to dust itself off and shine again in a fast changing mobile world. That doesn't mean...

Just about when I thought I was done with the CES 2012 coverage I've found an interesting hybrid concept from Toshiba, called Portege M930, a 'normal' laptop with a central screen hinge that's used to adjust the screen 360 degrees from notebook mode to slate tablet operating mode.The new hinge design is the most important thing in this story, as it's attached to the middle back of the screen and allows the display to be adjusted from horizontal mode, laying flat over the keyboard to a notebo...

Unlike last year's CES show, dominated by Android tablets trying to offer a viable alternative to the iPad, in 2012 there weren't so many Android slates on display, or announced, as more and more manufacturers are focusing on this year's novelty, Windows 8, a subject we've covered here extensively.Now a little bit of worrying news has showed up, making me doubt the success of Microsoft's first tablet focused OS: it seems that both the Redmond company and its partner Intel are not willing to ...

Bear with me for one more educational product for today. This time is a very interesting OLPC XO 3 tablet, which we've talked about two years ago. OLPC stands for One Laptop Per Child, and is an old project that was meant to bring a $100 or less computer to each child on this planet, so clearly it's a product with specifics that take into account problems in the underdeveloped countries.You might think this is junk, but just read the entire article and especially watch the hands on video at ...

We all know what educational computers are: PCs specially designed for the learning sector or for under developer countries. We've covered a little bit the subject here and at CES 2012 there were some new models launched by CTL and Lenovo, a newly interested manufacturer in this segment.CTL had two 2go Classmate PC models, the convertible tablet NL3 and the more 'classic' laptop design E12. Both are rugged computers meant to withstand some punishment from the kids that'll use them. Power com...