Hasta La Gadget!

Today we’ve got our hands on the brand new AT&T Pantech Discover, a 4.8-inch 720p TFT display wielding Android smartphone with a 13 megapixel camera being prepped for hot sales under its surprisingly inexpensive $50 price tag. This machine was introduced to the world just this morning and was met with a collection of surprised eyes at the combination of a sub-$100 cost and specifications that would warrant much more cash up-front. In our hand here and now, the truth becomes clear.

Under the hood of this machine you’ve got dual-core Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 processor, that being the same processor you’ll find in a surprisingly large number of phones (and some tablets!) over the past several months. You’ve got the ability to use NFC to beam URLs and contacts (and other fun stuff) from the Pantech Discover to any other Android device working with the technology as well.

This machine’s main point is to bring you a rather powerful presentation at an extremely low price point. Whether or not you want a smartphone now, with a $50 phone you’ll have a bit more difficult time saying no – or that’s AT&T and Pantech’s intent, anyway. This device does not work with the most recent version of Android, nor does it stagger the masses with highest-level specs in all areas, but the target audience isn’t those that need the best of the best, it’s those that want a fabulous Android phone for $50 USD.

Have a peek at our hands-on video above as well as our hands-on photos above and below to get a hang of this machine before it hits stores rather rapidly. Also be sure to stick around our CES portal all week long for more fun from all angles!

Pantech Discover hands-on: AT&T budget powerhouse is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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We’ve certainly seen 1TB flash drives before, but today at CES, Kingston unveiled the world’s highest-capacity USB 3.0 flash drive, the HyperX Predator, with a capacity of 1TB — 1,024 large, sweet gigabytes. While the high capacity usually gets priority over speed in most flash drives, Kingston’s Predator doesn’t skimp on that, promising read/write speeds of up to 240MB/s and 160MB/s, respectively.

It’s certainly not as fast as most of the SSDs that ship in many of today’s laptops, but it’s definitely plenty fast for a storage device that fits in your pocket, and we’re assuming that most people won’t expect SSD-type speeds anyway, considering it’s just a flash drive and nothing more.

The HyperX Predator comes in at a size of 2.84″ x 1.06″ x 0.82″ without the attached keyring, and it jumps to 3.49″ long with it on. It’s a pretty average size for a flash drive, so don’t expect anything spectacular in that respect once you get your hands on it. Either way, it’s still plenty portable to take with wherever you go, and the zinc metal alloy casing keeps it safe from the elements.

The 1TB HyperX Predator will be available later in Q1, and while the price hasn’t been disclosed yet, the 512GB version of the same flash drive model is available now for a staggering $1,750, so we’re guessing the 1TB version will be at least double that. The company is also releasing 32GB and 64GB versions for those who don’t quite want to spend that much dough.

Kingston announces HyperX Predator 1TB USB 3.0 flash drive is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Users can monitor their plants from their tablets using the Flower Power application that features a database of over 6,000 plants. Finding the plant you own is easy even if you do not know its name, you can find it simply by looking in its color category. The device I saw at CES Unveiled was still a prototype, and although the device might be expected in Q2 2013, there was still no word on pricing.

I got a demo of the application (see video) and it seems that Monitoring the needs of your plants using Flower Power  is super easy and fun. Parrot is famous for launching unusual devices that are well designed and fun to use (i.e. A.R. Drone), and the Flower Power is right in line with the company’s reputation.

More information and specifications on the product page

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