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AT&T had three major announcements at this year’s CES. First they unveiled Sponsored Data, allowing businesses to pay for users’ mobile data consumption. This in turn will make some apps and services 100% free, without their usage adding to customers’ data bill. When using these sponsored apps/services, users will see a “sponsored” symbol in the…
There’s a new way to play and this time you’ll use your eyes! Swedish company Tobii Technology recently unveiled its new eye-tracking sensor. Demonstrated at CES, it’s an impressive technology and the company’s offering dev kit preorders for only $95! Tobii has partnered with peripheral company SteelSeries to manufacture the device. It looks very similar…
Robert Scoble is the most visible of the Google Glass Explorers and a prominent supporter of Google’s wearable tech. Today Scoble showed up at CES, in glass of course, to pimp the latest popular app to make its way Glass-wards. Scoble partnered with Hang w/, the popular live streaming social media platform, to announce its…
Hot on the heels of Microsoft’s announcement that it sold 3 million Xbox One units in 2013, Sony has hit back, announcing that a whopping 4.2 million PS4 consoles have been sold in 2013. If you’re a gamer at heart and an Xbox loyalist, the $100 premium of Microsoft’s latest console likely didn’t make you…
Wow, forget the gadgets, CES this year is all about the DRAMA! First Michael Bay’s onstage meltdown and now this? I’m surprised TMZ isn’t there right now. Anyway, on with the story! Last night at CES in Las Vegas, AT&T (a.k.a the Evil Empire) was hosting an exquisite party, complete with a performance by none…
Polaroid is returning to its roots, launching a camera that can instantly print photos. That’s right, the Socialmatic is a fancy gadget that will bring back the “good ol’ days” for many folks, while also providing them with some advanced features along the way. You see, this is an Android-powered device that has many (if…
Now we know what all those balls falling from the Taiwan’s sky were all about; just like we’ve predicted, ASUS unveiled a trio of new smartphones with screen sizes ranging from 4 to 6 inches. The new Zenfone 4, Zenfone 5 and Zenfone 6 are affordable handsets, targeting folks looking for “high-value” products. The Zenfone…
Like many other tech companies, Intel too wants to ride the smart wearables wave. During this year’s CES, the company’s chief executive Brian Krzanich demonstrated Intel-developed designs for wearable devices including smart earbuds with biometric and fitness capabilities, an always-on smart headset that integrates with existing personal assistant technologies, and a smart wireless charging bowl.…
Aside from offering the SmartWatch, Sony wants to enter other “aspects” of the smart wearables market. At this year’s CES, the Japanese company has unveiled two cool devices – the Core and SmartBand. The first of the two is made to record various information about your lifestyle. It syncs to a dedicated Android app called…
We’ve told you that OnePlus is preparing to unveil something important at CES and voila – we’ve got their press release announcing partnership with makers of CyanogenMod, Cyanogen Inc. From the same document we learn that the company’s first smartphone, OnePlus One, will be released in the first half of the year. Unfortunately, no other…