Apr 22
Sous-vide cooking isn’t new, but Mellow aims to make it mainstream with its eponymous “kitchen robot”, a smart appliance that can not only cook but cool, and all controlled from … Continue reading
Apr 21
An activity tracker called the Goccia has turned up on Kickstarter and it claims to be the smallest and simplest tracker on the market today. While most of the activity … Continue reading
Apr 07
I’m not such a fan of going to the grocery store. It’s a pain in the butt and my kids always want to buy stuff I know they won’t eat. I also always forget to buy something important because I get distracted by all the samples. This is one of the reasons that the AmazonFresh grocery delivery service is so interesting to me.
The service is only offered in parts of California and Washington right now and allows those in the region to order their groceries online. That means you never have to step into a grocery store again or wait in line. To complement the service, a new gadget has been announced called the Amazon Dash. This device is aiming at making what has to be the worst part of the AmazonFresh service, making your list, easier.
Dash is a handheld gadget that scans barcodes on the items you want and uploads them via WiFi to your shopping list. It also has a mic and voice recording function for those items that don’t have bar codes.
The Dash is apparently free for anyone in the AmazonFresh delivery area.
[via Engadget]
Apr 01
Even with the prevelance of digital cameras and mobile devices, 35 mm film remains a mainstay of photography. But for those who want to bring this traditional medium to the … Continue reading
Mar 18
It doesn’t matter how good the password is on your computer if you forget to lock the machine when you step away. A lot of people set up secure passwords … Continue reading
Mar 17
There are several different brands of robot vacuum cleaners on the market today and they all promise to do the same things. They will clean the floors in your home … Continue reading
Mar 12
Researchers around the world are always looking for new devices and gadgets that will help keep people healthy. A new gadget called the Cefaly has been approved by the FDA … Continue reading
Mar 07
Smartwatches are very popular right now. Even if they might not be selling in droves just yet, the smartwatch is one of those products that a bunch of firms are … Continue reading
Mar 06
There is a wide range of drones in use around the world today. The military makes use of drones for military strikes and surveillance. In the civilian world, there are … Continue reading
Feb 24
The smartphones that we think are affordable here in the US, are often way out of reach for people in developing nations. Many of these places don’t get subsidies, so they have to pay the entire amount for their smartphones up front. Nokia has unveiled a new smartphone at Mobile World Congress 2014 in Barcelona that is aimed directly at the developing world, but will come to Europe as well.
The smartphone is called the Nokia XL Dual SIM and as the name implies it has dual SIM card slots. Despite Nokia now being owned by Microsoft, the phone runs the Android OS.
The smartphone is 10.9mm thick and has a 5-inch screen. The screen offers wide viewing angles and tactile feedback. It has a resolution of 800 x 480 and supports 24-bit color. The rear camera is a 5MP autofocus unit. The processor under the hood is the Qualcomm Snapdragon S4, and the phone offers Bluetooth 3.0, and 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi conectivity.
It works on 2G and 3G networks. The Nokia XL has 768MB of RAM and 4GB of storage. It also supports MicroSD cards for storage expansion. The phone will roll out in Q2 2014 for €109 (~$150 USD). The company also introduced the Nokia X and X+ phones, which are even more budget conscious, but have smaller screens, a lower resolution camera and the X also having less RAM.
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