Jan 06
HP may have just announced a new Android all-in-one PC designed to cater to business, big and small alike, but it hasn’t forgotten the still larger portion of the desktop … Continue reading
Jan 06
With Android dominating the smartphone and tablet markets, manufacturers are trying to find new territories to explore. While Lenovo has unveiled an all-in-one Android computer suitable for home use, fellow … Continue reading
Jan 06
NVIDIA has been hard at work at trying to usher in a new age of gaming experience. Answering the graphics chip maker’s call, Philips has just unveiled a new 27-inch … Continue reading
Jan 06
[CES 2014] I am quite sure that many of us were fascinated by the idea of Nabaztag when it was first unveiled quite a fair number of years ago. It seems that 2006 is a long time off now, and here we are in 2014 with something from the creator of the Nabaztag. Rafi Haladjian is the person of the moment here, and the latest creation would be known as Mother, which is actually a spooky looking white colored plastic Russian Doll that will be connected to a bunch of sensors known as cookies.
These cookies will then be able to perform various measurements, including those of motion and temperature, and based on the readings collected, they can alert you whenever it notices a change. For example, should you strap a cookie to the door where your medication is kept, but somehow or rather forgot to open it when you were due, the device would continue to nag you – just like mother did (hence its name, I suppose) until you do something about the situation. It remains to be seen just how popular something like Mother would eventually end up, as the Nabaztag did not exactly ring up phenomenal sales figures in the first place.
Mother Continues From Where The Nabaztag Left Off original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Jan 06
When it comes to 4K monitors, the first thought many have is cost. With such a dense resolution and cutting edge technology, they usually cost quite a bit. Lenovo’s ThinkVision … Continue reading
Jan 05
Bringing on a 192-core processor in the NVIDIA Tegra K1 wasn’t a big enough release for NVIDIA at CES 2014. Instead they had to go beyond a single Quad-core A15 … Continue reading
Jan 05
Metawatch Aims For The High End With New Smartwatches By A Former Vertu Designer
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Metawatch, one of the first working smart watches that interfaced directly with Android and iOS cellphones, has announced plans to expand their line with the new Meta. Designed by former Vertu/Nokia designer Frank Nuovo, the new pieces have stainless steel hardware enclosing a rectangular watch body and bold black face.
The pieces will feature better materials than the traditional smart watch including leather bands and nicer crystals. The company has launched a new web campaign for the timepieces and is hoping to distance itself from cheaper, mostly plastic smart watches.
Metawatch announced the partnership last February and this is the first of the pieces to come out of Nuovo’s workshop.
“The new Meta line provides a visibly unique, classically influenced style, which is inspired and driven by our theme: ‘Art of the Glance,’” Nuovo said in a release.
As the idea of a usable wearable devices becomes commonplace, companies like Metawatch have a distinct advantage. Founded by former Fossil engineers, the company’s earlier watches were at the forefront of smart watch tech and, although it took the Pebble to truly define the market, they have succeeded in doing some excellent work. This decision to go into these yet-unpriced luxury pieces makes perfect sense. By aiming at the higher end, it seems, they sidestep all competition from later players and rocket firmly into a very interesting and lucrative niche.
There’s no much more info right now but we’ll keep our eye on these pieces and hopefully have hands on at CES 2014.
Jan 05
Coming out of CES 2014, Roku has unveiled the Roku TV. This has them taking a step away from set-top boxes and into actual televisions. This setup will offer users … Continue reading
Jan 05
[CES 2014] Belkin might have made a name for itself in the world of networking devices over the years, but this does not mean that the company does not have different kinds of concerns elsewhere. In fact, this time around, we have the introduction of the Belkin Crock-Pot Smart Slow Cooker, which is a slow cooker that allows you to control as well as monitor cooking times and temperatures using your smartphone. Yup, the smartphone has just gotten a whole lot smarter I guess, but it remains to be seen whether consumers are willing to fork out additional money to upgrade the appliances in their home that will be able to meet the expectations of a new generation.
After all, a slow cooker might be smart as all get out, but if you still fail as a cook and even burn your kettle as you boil water, it ain’t gonna do much. Still, being able to expand home automation features is a nice way of moving along forward, and who knows? Smart appliances will eventually gain acceptance among the masses in time to come. Do you think that the $99 asking price is too high, considering it is double that of a normal Crock-Pot?
Belkin Crock-Pot Smart Slow Cooker Announced original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Jan 05
Sphero 2B Introduced
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[CES 2014] We have seen the robotic sphere known as Sphero introduced in the past, and right now, Orbotix, the ones behind the Sphero, have decided to make some modifications to it by elongating the Sphero into a tube that is similar in nature to a cylinder, all the while lowering the price point to touch $99 a pop, to make it a really interesting toy. Too bad the mad holiday shopping season is already over to gauge whether the Sphero 2B is really able to make an impact or not, but I guess at the very least, we will be able to have some sort of benchmark to fall back on as it is released to the masses later this year.
The Sphero 2B is said to be twice as fast as the current model, and we cannot wait for Fall to arrive as that is when it will hit the market. You will be able to launch the Sphero 2B using high-speed tricks and jumps, and since it comes in a tubular design, it will also exhibit a great degree of agility. Not only that, customizable tires as well as accessories would be able to make anything possible with the Sphero 2B. There are also advanced multiplayer games to enjoy with the Sphero 2B, and being fully programmable, it lets you embrace your inner hacker. The Sphero 2B will play nice with iOS or Android devices over Bluetooth LE, and it will be powered by USB charging capability with a durable polycarbonate body to boot. [Product Page]
Sphero 2B Introduced original content from Ubergizmo. 
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