Google has acquired Nest, a company that makes a home thermostat that can be programmed from mobile phones, for US$3.2 billion in cash, Google said on Monday. The founders of Nest, Tony Fadell and Matt Rogers, “have built a ...
Tags: Smart Thermostat, Google
Open-source board maker BeagleBoard.org has introduced a bare-bones PC starting at $45, bringing it closer to the popular Raspberry Pi, which offers basic models for $25 and $35. The $45 BeagleBoard Black has no casing and comes in the ...
Asustek has lowered starting prices for Android tablets, announcing the $149 Memo Pad tablet, which has a 7-inch screen and Android 4.1. Android tablet prices from top vendors hit lows last year, with Google's 7-inch Nexus 7 tablet and ...
Tags: Asustek, Android tablets, Memo Pad tablet
The launch of Google's Nexus Q media streaming device has been postponed, and those who preordered will get the device free, the company said on Tuesday. Google announced the circular Nexus Q streaming device in June at the Google I/O ...
Tags: Google, Nexus Q, media streaming device, the cloud
Editor's note: This story has been changed since it was originally posted to correct the price of the Nexus Q. It is $299, not $199. Google's new consumer media streaming device, the Nexus Q, poses little threat to Apple's growing Apple ...