Jan 05
As entertainment and such becomes increasingly digital and cloud access an arguable necessity, the use of personal cloud services that expand beyond mere external hard drives is increasing. NAS units … Continue reading
Jan 05
Lenovo has shown off an extensive collection of laptops here at CES 2014, many of which are convertible and detachable units. As far as clamshell notebooks go, the company has … Continue reading
Jan 05
[CES 2014] This is the year of the wearable and finally a company is trying to make a connected band really sexy! The June by Netatmo is a bracelet equipped with a jewel sensor that connect to the iPhone to monitor sun exposure. This smart piece of jewelry is dedicated to women who want to track their daily UV exposure to avoid sunburn and premature ageing… (more…)
June by Netatmo: Connected Bracelet with Jewel UV Sensor original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Jan 05
Sphero, as the name implies, was a robotic sphere. Now Orbotix, the makers of this beloved ball, have decided to elongate the it into a tube (a cylinder, really), drop the price to $99, and make one of the funnest little toys I’ve ever seen. If the original Sphero was Eve, their new produce, 2B, is Wall-E. This scrappy device is twice as fast as the current version of the Sphero and will cost about $99 when it is released this Fall.
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Orbotix cofounder Ian Bernstein said that Sphero was one of the first connected devices – a device that tethered to a smartphone. By expanding the original product while simplifying the design they think they’ll be able to get the 2B into more living rooms.
“2B looks and drives like it’s something from the future,” said Bernstein. The company will create accessories for 2B including nubby tires for outdoor play and a built-in IR sensor and light that will let you play tag with multiple 2Bs and race them from checkpoint to checkpoint.
We got the chance to play with the 2B at CES 2014 and I was definitely impressed – it looks to be a lot of fun.
The company also updated their app to support more features on the Sphero 2.0 and have announced Sphero Rangers, a school program to teach kids programming and geometry using the Sphero as sort of a real-life LOGO Turtle. The 2B will work with most of these new programming features.
Jan 05
Among its other offerings revealed today at CES, LaCie has introduced the hand-crafted Sphere external hard drive, a shiny ball that is at both times retro and modern. The enclosure … Continue reading
Jan 05
Pure has introduced some new products here at the start of CES, among them being the Jongo T4, a wireless speaker that the company says will be available later on … Continue reading
Jan 05
[CES 2014] When Lenovo showed us the ThinkVision 28 4K2K, it was a surprising move because up until now manufacturers have been pretty timid when it comes to large Android all-in-one computers, but that’s the twist: the ThinkVision 28 Smart 4K is NOT pitched as an Android “all in one”, but rather as a very nice computer monitor (3840×2160) that is also capable of running Android apps. It is assumed that it will be used alongside a computer, and the Android capability is a nice bonus that lets users perform many computing tasks like web browsing, email, gaming and media playback without having to turn their computer on. When using Android, it is a complete instant-on experience.
Lenovo ThinkVision 28 Smart 4K Andoid Display original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Jan 05
[CES 2014] Last year Lenovo launched the Flex 14 inch and 15 inch laptops. These are unique machines, capable of “flexible,” meaning that the display can be opened at an angle of 300 degress to enter “stand mode” which basically makes use of the laptop’s keyboard as a stand for the display. We reviewed the Lenovo Flex 14 soon after it was announced and found that it offered nice specs and a decent battery life, giving it an overall product rating of 6/10. At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Lenovo has now unveiled the new Flex 14D and 15D laptops. (more…)
Lenovo Flex 14D And 15D Convertible Laptops Announced original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Jan 05
[CES 2014] Wearable technology and connected objects is going to be the major trend at CES this year. All the conditions are set for the “perfect storm”: components are cheaper, more powerful and consume less energy than ever, a lot more people own a smartphone in 2013, software development costs have decreased (except for the engineer salaries in the US) and crowdfunding platforms such as Kickstarter have funded wearable concepts to a level never expected. I am thinking of Pebble ($10 M), Emotiv Insight ($1.6M), or Oculus Rift ($2M) for example. (more…)
Kolibree Connected Electric ToothBrush original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Jan 05
[CES 2014] Sometimes parents can be a little overbearing and overly concerned about our welfare, and we suppose for those who are still too young to understand, this is something that you will miss when they are gone or when you are a parent of your own. However for those who are missing the attention and care that they get from the mothers, perhaps the Mother device by Sen.se might be worth taking a look at. As the name implies, this is a device that will apparently have the ability to learn, adapt, and even come to care for you, at least as far as artificial intelligence is concerned. (more…)
Mother Is Your Robotic Material Substitute original content from Ubergizmo. 
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