Broadcom, Samsung, and others form benchmarking consortium for mobile devices

Benchmarks are something that we talked about a lot around here when it comes time to review smartphones and other electronic products. Benchmarks aren’t only for the spec hounds out there looking for the highest performing device they can spend their hard-earned dollars on. Benchmarks also help device makers fine-tune smartphones and other electronic devices […]

EU committee to introduce legislation requiring common smartphone chargers

One of the biggest sources of irritation for many smartphone users who switch between devices is that many smartphones out there use different types of chargers. This is particularly true of Apple smartphones compared to Android devices. Most Android smartphones and tablets use a common micro USB charger. Apple on the other hand uses either […]

Record a Concert on the Sly With This Stealth Taper Rig

Record a Concert on the Sly With This Stealth Taper Rig

Don’t pay $40 for a crappy tour T-shirt. Take home a real souvenir — your own high-quality audio recording of the show.

    



This Handy Case Turns Your iPhone Into a Toolbox

This Handy Case Turns Your iPhone Into a Toolbox

If you’ve ever wished your iPhone could also double as a physical multitool, you should take a look at the In1Case.

    



Six Amazing Bedroom Technology Innovations That Are Coming Soon

Innovative Bedroom of the FutureAmazing new innovations in sleep technology are coming soon. Some are available now but only in limited ways, and others are just down the road.Take a look at what your future bedroom may have in store…

Evernote Skitch 3 for iOS 7 lets you mark up your favorite photos

Evernote has announced Skitch 3 for iOS 7 users. The application is designed to provide mobile annotation capability in a package that’s fast and easy-to-use. The application will work on the iPhone and the iPad and features a new Quick Shot mode. The Quick Shot mode makes it very fast to add annotations to photographs […]

Goldfinger 2: Asian Site Leaks Rumored Gold iPad Mini 2 With TouchID Sensor

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It’s not that much of a stretch of the imagination to believe that Apple might unveil gold, or “space gray,” iPads in the upcoming month(s). That’s why it’s quite interesting that Chinese tech site DoNews has posted photos of a champagne iPad mini 2, complete with TouchID sensor.

Not enough evidence? Sonny Dickson, the same fellow who released the most accurate pre-release photos of the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c, has today tweeted out his own information regarding the inevitable iPad mini launch, as well as a photo of an unassembled iPad mini 2 in “space grey.”

From the unconfirmed photos, as well as Dickson’s predictions, it seems that there are quite a few similarities between the latest flagship iPhone and the forthcoming iPad mini. As you can see in the images above and below, the next-gen iPad minis will allegedly come in champagne gold and the same space grey we’ve seen with the iPhone 5s.

Dickson also tweeted, without revealing photos, that the iPad mini will be available in silver as well. Furthermore, we may see a TouchID fingerprint scanner on the Apple tablets, also shown in images.

No word yet on whether or not the iPad mini will sport a high-res Retina display.


As with any Apple leak, these images are far from confirmed, but Dickson has a solid track record and the details seem to make sense in terms of Apple’s evolution. After the iPhone 5 came out in the anodized aluminum black “slate”, so too did the iPad mini.

Dickson also mentioned that, according to his sources, the iPad mini 2 would include Apple’s new A7 64-bit chip, the M7 motion coprocessor we’re seeing in the iPhone 5s, along with 1GB of RAM. As for the 9.7-inch iPad 5, Dickson’s sources revealed that it will pack 2GB of RAM under the hood, presumably sporting the same specs as little brother.

Again, we haven’t even received an invitation to the iPad/iPad mini launch event (expected to go down sometime in October), so it’s far too early to tell the legitimacy of these claims and/or photos.

Still, these aren’t too far outside the realm of possibility.

[via PhoneArena]

Yamaha YSP-1400 and YAS-152 sound bars rock built-in subwoofers and Bluetooth connectivity

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Sony VPL-VW1100ES and VPL-VW600ES projectors support 4K content and upscaling

Sony unveiled new 4K home theater projectors at CEDIA this week that offer high resolutions and are aimed at custom installers. The projectors include the Sony VPL-VW1100ES and Sony VPL-VW600ES. The VW1100ES home theater projector supports 4K images and comes bundled with several other Sony products allowing users to take advantage of 4K viewing in […]

Purifying Cutting Board System will keep your kitchen organized and germ-free

Purifying Cutting Board System
Cooking seems like a thing of the past for a lot of us. Meals are on the go or frozen before we eat them, because the time it takes to make one doesn’t fit into our schedules. There seem to be less and less ‘home-cooked meals’ happening. When we do make it into the kitchen though, there’s always a lot of cleanup involved in the aftermath. If you do a poor job with this aspect, then you’ll be looking at all sorts of tasty bacteria floating around the place you prepare your food.

While a good wash in the sink goes a long way, many are still worried about the potential health hazards that could be hanging around. If you want to make sure things get nice and clean, then the Purifying Cutting Board System may give you the peace of mind you’re looking for. Seeing that these are used the most, and are an awkward size, it seems only right to go the extra mile to get rid of germs.

This is a stand that will hold four cutting boards, and has a 254 nanometer light that will “destroy the DNA and cell membranes of virtually all microorganisms”. Essentially, any viruses or germs that wanted to stick around won’t be able to. Not only is this a neat way to keep your boards clean, but the colored ones could help you know what you cut on each board (meat, veggies, fruits, miscellaneous). This whole setup with four cutting boards will cost you anywhere from $100-200 depending on where you shop.

Available for purchase at Pureliving, found via GeekAlerts
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