The NBA All-Star 2013 Weekend has come to a close, however, you can extend the fun to your Android smartphone or tablet through plenty of entertainment from the Google Play store. In this video, we check out the top ten basketball apps, games and live wallpapers for Android, including NBA 2K13 by 2K Games,...
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The countdown to the HTC One (M7) announcement, scheduled for February 19, has officially started. The Taiwanese handset-maker posted a countdown clock on htc.com that teases the upcoming flagship Android smartphone with glimpses from various angles. We’re teased with the company logo, rear camera and what appear to be the sides and corners of...
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In case you missed our CES 2013 coverage from earlier in the month, here’s a roundup of all our videos from the conference. We managed to film over 30 videos covering smartphones, tablets, gaming, smart devices, prototypes, fitness bands, various accessories and more. Check out the list with direct links below or head to...
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The Goal Zero Switch 8 Solar Recharging Kit is for users who want a fail-safe reserve battery source in the event their smartphone runs out of juice from regular use or during a power outage. As described in the video above, the Kit includes the Switch 8 Recharger and Nomad Solar Panel. You can...
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In this video, we give a quick review of Temple Run 2, which debuted for Android yesterday on the Google Play store for free. The successor to the original Temple Run game offers the same addictive gameplay, but with enriched graphics, more obstacles, more achievements, more power-ups, and a more ferocious demon monkey. The...
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Here’s a quick look at what gaming looks like on the Sony Xperia ZL and Z Android smartphones and their identical 5-inch 1080p FHD Reality display powered by the Mobile Bravia Engine 2. The game demoed in the video is called Mini Motor Racing and you can purchase it from the Google Play Store...
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This is a demo of the BuQu Tech Magnetyze magnetic charging system for the Samsung Galaxy S III Android smartphone and iPhone 4/4S/5. It’s basically a protective case that allows you to charge your phone wirelessly through various magnetic docks for your office, home and car. Unlike traditional inductive chargers, this conductive charging solution...
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In this video from CES 2013, Sony talks about the Xperia Z / ZL Android smartphone and the one-touch mirroring functionality, which allows sharing content from phone to TV using Miracast and NFC (Near Field Communication) capabilities built into the new Bravia KDL-W900A LED HD 3DTV and its accompanying remote control. Most current smartphones...
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This is a video of Pebble’s press conference from the International CES 2013. Pebble, formerly called inPulse, is an E-Paper smartwatch that connects to Android smartphones, the iPhone and iPod Touch through Bluetooth. The feature-rich wristwatch went viral when it appeared on the crowd-funding platform Kickstarter in April 2012. It’s become the most highly...
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This is a first look at the Sharp 10.1-inch IGZO tablet display with ultra high sensitivity for pen input. Although it’s still classified as a prototype, I imagine we’ll be seeing this 10″ screen on select Android and Windows 8 RT/Pro tablets later in 2013. After all, what other capacitive display can recognize such...
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Sharp displayed its 6.1-inch WQXGA (2560×1600) IGZO mobile display prototype at CES 2013. That’s the same resolution found on the 10-inch Nexus 10 Android tablet, but in a much smaller display size, which translates to a pixel density of nearly 500ppi. Keep in mind, Sharp showed off its 5-inch 1080p “prototype” display just months...
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This is a quick rundown from CES 2013 of Sharp’s two Android smartphones with IGZO display technology. IGZO screens promise ultra low power consumption and high sensitivity. The first phone in the demo is called the Aquos Phone Zeta SH-02E and it recently became available in Japan on carrier NTT Docomo. The second, the...
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This is an overview video from CES 2013 of the Archos 80 Platinum and 97 Platinum Android 4.1 Jelly Bean tablets. These aren’t to be confused with the Titanium line, also from the Elements series. Both Platinum devices feature an Allwinner ARM Cortex-A7 A31 quad-core 1.2GHz processor with eight-core PowerVR SGX544 MP2 GPU, 2GB...
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In this video from CES 2013, we get a quick demo of Huawei’s upcoming Windows Phone 8 device, the Ascend W1. This smartphone features a 4-inch WVGA IPS LCD display, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8230 1.2GHz dual-core processor with Adreno 320 GPU, 4GB of internal storage, 512MB of RAM, a 5 megapixel rear camera, VGA...
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The LG Smart Activity Tracker prototype bracelet was unveiled at CES 2013 in Las Vegas last week. In this video, we take a quick first look at the new smart wristband that tracks and records your daily and athletic activities. This includes tracking of walking, jogging, running, distance traveled, calories burned and so on....
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