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Most of the tablets released in 2011 will be Android-based, but a few stalwarts are sticking with Windows.
We recently got a closer look at two tablets shown off in Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s CES 2011 keynote: The Acer Iconia and the Asus Eee Slate EP121.… Read the rest
A game currently in development by Mattel will let you play Angry Birds in real life.
The iPhone and iPad game has been near or at the top of the Apple App Store’s “most popular” list for months, and has been downloaded more than 50 million times.… Read the rest
If you don’t like the options for 3-D content, go out and make some of your own.
That’ll be an increasingly practical option in 2011, thanks to a handful of new 3-D consumer cameras and camcorders.
Previously, you had to be a pretty serious stereophotography enthusiast to make 3-D images or video.… Read the rest
U.S. iPhone customers have been eagerly awaiting a Verizon-branded iPhone almost since day one.
Starting February 10, they’ll have that option. Verizon announced Tuesday that it would soon offer the iPhone 4 on its 3G network. The 16-GB model will cost $200 and a 32-GB model will go for $300, both with a two-year contract.… Read the rest
U.S. iPhone users frustrated with AT&T’s frequently dropped calls, limited geographic coverage, delayed delivery of iPhone tethering, elimination of unlimited data plans, poor customer service, and alleged cooperation with warrantless wiretapping by the NSA may soon have an alternative.*… Read the rest
LAS VEGAS — This year’s Consumer Electronics Show is more about incremental upgrades than massive breakthroughs. And, of course, there are the tablets.
Check out this video for a quick, two-minute overview of the highlights.
Full story: Video: What’s Hot at CES | Gadget Lab | Wired.com… Read the rest
LAS VEGAS — Put this tubular object in your backpack, and you can generate juice for your cellphone — just by walking around.
The nPower PEG (short for “personal energy generator”) contains a weight, a spring, some inductive coils and a battery.… Read the rest
LAS VEGAS — Microsoft unveiled its vision of the future, where everything from phones and tablets to big-ass tables runs Windows.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer delivered a somnolescent and nearly news-free keynote presentation on the eve of the Consumer Electronics Show here, laying out his company’s strategy for home entertainment, mobile content, PCs and tablets.… Read the rest
LAS VEGAS — Intel is preparing a new line of processing, graphics and wireless technologies aimed in part at bringing video to consumers — and preventing them from copying it.
The content protection scheme, known as “Intel Insider,” is a feature built into its second-generation Core processors, which Intel unveiled Wednesday at the Consumer Electronics Show here.… Read the rest
When this year began, we were feverishly speculating about an Apple tablet, looking forward to 3-D TV sets, and optimistically waiting for the end of the cable companies’ cruel grip on our wallets.
We had to settle for one out of three.… Read the rest
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