Just as next-generation televisions are gaining resolution, TomTom is adding detail to its traffic service for car navigation. Dubbed HD Traffic version 6.0, this latest upgrade combines information from over 76 million live sources, ...
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Smart Home Labs introduces the RoboSmart wireless LED lighting system that enables smart lighting control via your smartphone, tablet or computer over Bluetooth Smart wireless. The wireless LED light bulb is available for pre-orders on ...
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IGZO: the name doesn't exactly roll off your tongue, but this new technology promises to make your tablet run a bit more smoothly. IGZO is a new technology from Sharp, and it's also an acronym for indium, gallium, zinc, and oxide—a ...
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Like other camcorder makers, Sony has been struggling, in part because many consumers are shooting more video on smart phones. With some estimates showing camcorder sales down significantly, Sony has introduced just 11 new full-sized HD ...
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Until now, Sony's Xperia line of smart phones might have been described as middling. But the new Xperia Z and ZL phones shown at CES today have graduated to top tier. Both Android (Jellybean) phones have 5-inch 1080P displays, ...
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Sony bungee-jumped into the sports camcorder market recently with two Action Cam models, one with and one without Wi-Fi. I've been shooting with the Wi-Fi model (HDR-AS15, $270) for a while. In short, if I ever work up the courage to go ...
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Maybe you're a gamer-commuter who needs more challenge and variety than smart-phone games can provide. Or perhaps your child is clamoring for a mobile gaming console. Should you go for the PlayStation Vita, Sony's entry, with its with its ...
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Our latest test group of digital cameras includes more wireless cameras than ever before. Here are some of the features and differentiating factors you'll want to be aware of, if you're thinking of trying one out. Not all wireless ...
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In case you thought phones had gotten as large as they ever would, think again: At CES this year was the Huawei Ascend Mate, with a 6.1-inch screen, the largest we've seen on a smart phone. Consumer Reports phone expert Mike Gikas noted ...
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The Lumia 920 and HTC Windows Phone 8X, two of the first Windows Phone 8 models, turned in some of best performances of phones in our newest Ratings—just a few points behind top-scoring Android phones from LG and Samsung, and the ...
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The Snapseed photo-editing app was originally developed by Nik Software and cost $5. But Google acquired both the company and app, and announced last week that it would offer Snapseed for free; it has a few new filters features, too. The ...
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In our most recent lab reviews of smart phones, we finally got our hands on some of the newest Windows 8 devices. While we were all excited to put the new operating system through its paces in our labs, we noticed something before we even ...
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Watch movies in the shower, capture HDR video, or just use it to make phone calls. Sony says it has something for everyone in its new Xperia Z smartphone, the company's flagship handset for 2013. The phone, which was unveiled on Monday at ...
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At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, companies tireless boast of their brilliant new products. Well, Magellan goes one better with a truly smart idea, integrating social and localized content into its upcoming SmartGPS ...
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At CES, Texas Instruments gave a glimpse into what sort of controls and displays might be in our cars within the next few years, as conventional knobs and dials continue to go the way of do-do bird and window cranks. A prototype mockup at ...
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