Hasta La Gadget!

Ignore all the noise at CES and just get a Double, a Telepresence robot with an iPad for a face. Pay someone to turn it on at CES and enjoy all the sights and sounds from the comfort of your home. Sounds like paradise to me.

In fact, just for a lark, that’s what John Biggs did one cool CES morning. Instead of slumming it on the CES showfloor with Jordan and Greg, John joined the live streaming crew without leaving our CES booth.

As Jordan notes in the video, the Double looks and acts like a small Segway with an iPad mounted on top. It’s controlled by an iPad or iPhone on the other side. Essentially, as long as both ends are connected to the Internet, the Double becomes your eyes and ears. And if the connectivity can work deep within CES, it will likely work anywhere.

“People are buying them faster than we can make them,” says Double Robotics’ Jay Liew revealing that there have been 900 orders placed in 45 countries. “We are trying to scale up production. 90% are businesses.”

The Double is currently available for pre-ordering for $2,000.

The folks from Archos revealed their new 97 Titanium tablet back in December with a Retina-like display and Jelly Bean for a low price, and today they’ve added three new tablets to the lineup. Here at CES the Archos crew just unveiled three new tablets will join their Titanium offering.

While the 97 Titanium is the most expensive of the pack and features a 2048×1536 resolution display, the rest are rather affordable and should make for some good budget tablets. Today Archos took the wraps off the entire family. The models will include the 70 Titanium, 80 Titanium, 101 Titanium and the previously mentioned 97 Titanium HD.

Just like all tablets from Archos the models represent their respective sizes. So we have a 7-inch mode, 8, 9.7, and 10.1-inch to rock out all with dual-core processors and Android Jelly Bean — starting at $119. The full specs haven’t been released but Archos confirms they’ll all have IPS HD displays, and 1.6 GHz dual-core processors to keep things smooth. Obviously we have sleek aluminum or “titanium” designs, and Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.

Archos specifically mentions the 7-inch will also include an HD display, yet will still start at just $119 so we’re guessing this will be a pretty impressive price/performance tablet. Then you’ll be paying $169 for the 8-inch, $199 for the Titanium 101, and $249 for the Retina packing 97 that was announced last year. Archos states their 7-inch is similar to Amazon’s offering at a better price, the 80 competes with the iPad mini, and their 9.7 Titanium is half the price of the new iPad. Obviously build quality won’t be on par, but what are your thoughts on these new tablets?

[via Android Community]

Archos announces Titanium tablet lineup with Jelly Bean starting at $119 is written by Cory Gunther & originally posted on SlashGear.
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[CES 2013] So we are halfway through the madness that is known as CES 2013, and what other kinds of goodies have we discovered? Rapoo, one of the leading manufacturers of wireless peripheral products, has just announced their latest addition to the wonderful world of gadgets in the form of the Rapoo TV. Basically, the Rapoo TV is a receiver and remote solution that will help turn any HDTV “smart”, and I do wonder what happens to those folks who already own a Smart TV, and plug in the Rapoo TV? Does this mean that their Smart TVs are now Genius TVs? Humor me.

Well, back to the Rapoo TV – it will basically hook up any Wi-Fi enabled iOS or Android device to an HDTV, allowing users to perform searches over the Internet, download applications and view web or smartphone content. The Rapoo TV is capable of mirroring content from the connected iOS or Android devices onto the HDTV, and your smartphone or tablet will also double up as a remote control for the TV. Heck, opt to connect a wireless mouse and keyboard to Rapoo TV and your HDTV ends up as a pseudo-desktop. I find it rather humorous that in an age of 3D color TVs, the Rapoo TV will come in black or white later this quarter.

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Gigabyte has revealed a pair of new Windows 8 tablets, the 11-inch S1185 complete with a Full HD IPS display, and its smaller sibling, the 10-inch S1082. The larger of the two, the Gigabyte S1185, packs an Intel Core ULV processor, up to 8GB of DDR3 memory, up to 256GB of mSATA SSD storage, and both USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 connectivity, though it’s the 1920 x 1080 IPS display that will probably be most appealing.

There’s also VGA and HDMI, a microphone input and headphones socket, a microSD card reader, and a SIM slot for the optional 3.5G WWAN. WiFi b/g/n and Bluetooth 4.0 are standard. Up front is a 1.3-megapixel camera, with a 5-megapixel camera on the back. Gigabyte will also offer a keyboard dock for easier text input.

As for the Gigabyte S1082, that runs a 1.1GHz Celeron dualcore 847 with up to 8GB of DDR3 memory and Intel HD Graphics. There’s an optional docking station with an integrated DVD burner, while storage is courtesy of either up to a 500GB HDD or up to a 256GB SSD.

Ports include USB 2.0, VGA, HDMI, gigabit ethernet, audio in/out, SD card reader, and a SIM card slot for the optional 3.5G WWAN. As with the larger model, WiFi b/g/n and Bluetooth 4.0 are standard. No word on pricing or availability at this stage.

Gigabyte S1185 Full HD and S1082 Windows 8 tablets official is written by Chris Davies & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Compared to years past, CES 2013 was pretty light on phones. The focus was more on health/fitness gadgets and 4K UHD TVs. But among the few phones at the show, we some good ones. Here are the top five. More »