Most Americans today still picture Shenzhen as the home of iPhone production, migrant workers, and a huge electronics component bazaar. Well, they’re not wrong. That Shenzhen is still here. However, the way people live, work, and ...
Tags: iPhone production, Huawei, 3D printers
Nokia has released its Nokia X Android smartphone family – which has a tile-based interface inspired by the Lumia family – in the UAE. It comes with Fastlane, a screen which lets people switch between their favourite apps ...
Tags: Nokia, Smartphone, X Android smartphone
Shipments of PC tablets into the Middle East and Africa expanded 111% year on year in the final quarter of 2013, according to the latest results released by IDC, as the overall MEA tablet market reached a total of 3.45 million units for the ...
Tags: Tablet, Computer, PC tablets
Samsung Electronics introduced a trio of accessories on Friday that are designed to help users who are disabled and visually impaired—those with partial or greater loss of vision. Their smartphones can be transformed in this way into ...
Nokia's new Lumia Icon smartphone offers a lot of compelling features. But they don't make up for the fact that the device runs Windows Phone software, which has proved unpopular with both consumers and developers. The Icon is Nokia's new ...
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Home-automation resource Insteon said Wednesday that its Insteon Hub can now connect to the Nest Learning Thermostat, enabling use with lighting, security and energy-saving devices. Nest owners who purchase and install the Insteon Hub and ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
Acer is expanding its product line-up with the launch of two new devices that will bring a dual proposition of expanded feature sets and competitive pricing to retail stores. The new additions include the Acer C720P Chromebook, which ...
Tags: expanding product line-up, Acer, education environment, twin speakers
"With this question my brother and I started an interesting conversation which ended in underneath proof of concept. The tldr [sic] answer is: "Yes, that is possible." Those lines are from the question-and-answer posed on a Tuesday blog ...
Tags: Android application, WhatsApp chat history, instant messaging app
SeeSpace's InAir layered-graphics "augmented TV" system will soon roll out as a $99 (suggested retail) HDMI adapter that plugs in between any 2D or 3D TV and the set-top source device, like a cable box or Roku player. Related kickstarter ...
Tags: TV, Consumer Electronics, Electronics
Automotive technology supplier Robert Bosch is developing technologies to make cars an acitve part of the internet, in order to improve the comfort, safety, and efficiency. In this project, the company is pursuing three strategic ...
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Alco Electronics is introducing the RCA Internet Music System combines Internet streaming capability, traditional CD and FM radio playback, and even Bluetooth and HDMI connectivity to other devices. The system, available now at Walmart ...
Tags: Android Tablet, Tablet, Consumer Electronics, Electronics
In past years, the television was less fondly called the idiot box. Today the TV is more fondly being promoted as a potential informationalized box, signified by technology offered by a new device appearing on Kickstarter called InAiR. This ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, TV
OKO International, maker of traditional watches under the Android brand, has begun offering an updated version of an Android-brand smart watch through its website at a suggested $299. The company is also looking for online and ...
Tags: Android-Brand Watch, Smart Watch, OKO
The Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2014 demonstrated some new trends of the tablet industry: tablets with phone functions are starting to catch attention from brand vendors; some major brand vendors are developing tablets for the niche market, ...
KGPS's HereO kid-tracking watch incorporates GPS and GPRS cellular data at $149, including six months of service. Related smart watch OKO Updates Android-Brand Smart Watch smart watch Samsung Adds Two Tizen-OS Smart Watches smart watch ...
Tags: Smart Watch, Consumer Electronics, Electronics, GPS-Watch