Nike is teaming up with TomTom to launch the Nike+ SportWatch GPS Powered by TomTom. Unveiled at the CES, the new running watch will provide athletes with the “most dynamic and motivational running experience in the world.” As expected, the device can sing along Nike+ web service, allowing users to seamlessly track their fitness activities.…
Amazon launching Android Appstore
Like we don’t already have enough mobile app stores, Amazon decided to join the race and launch its own service with a focus on the Android platform. Unlike the vanilla Android Market, Amazon will curate its store a la Apple, though in a more liberal fashion. Moreover, the online retailer won’t allow developers to set…
Jabra launches CRUISER2 Bluetooth in-car speakerphone
Jabra is using the CES to launch a whole array of products. Unfortunately we don’t care about most of what they’re showing off in Las Vegas, except for the CRUISER2, a successor to the company’s popular Bluetooth-enabled in-car speakerphone. The new device can sing along a wide variety of third-party apps that allow users to…
ASUS Eee Slate EP121 rocks 12.1-inch screen, Windows 7 Home Premium
So it was not only the three Android tablets ASUS has prepared for this year’s CES. The Taiwanese company also had a Windows slate ready for the event. Called Eee Slate EP121, it rocks a 12.1-inch LED-backlit capacitive touchscreen with 1280×800 pixels resolution and a wide 178° viewing angle. Then there’s a 32 or 64…
Dual-mode Lenovo IdeaPad U1 with LePad launched, again
It was during last year’s CES when Lenovo unveiled the dual-mode IdeaPad U1. At that point, the company used its own flavor of Linux to run the show while the device was running the in the slate mode. This year they’re opting for Android, providing users with access to tons of apps from the Android…
LG to announce Optimus Pad Android Honeycomb tablet tomorrow
It’s been an avalanche of tablets here in Vegas ever since we landed and while most people are waiting for Motorola to announce its Xoom tablet, LG will definitely be bringing us the Optimus Pad tomorrow. Will it have what it takes to take on the Xoom and the rest of the Android rivals? Tomorrow…
ESPN Pack launches on Sprint ID phones
ESPN content will be available in a new way to select Sprint customers, using Sprint ID service. As a result, sports fans will be able to connect to their favorite teams and sports directly from the device’s homescreen. Speaking of “select customers,” the ESPN ID pack is available on few phones offered by Sprint —…
Qualcomm to invest $1 billion in Taiwanese Mirasol display factory
Qualcomm, looking to expand their product portfolio after making a name for themselves by being one of the best suppliers of chipsets for mobile phones, has announced that they’re going to invest $1 billion in Mirasol display technology by building a factory in Taiwan that produces screens for various types of devices. Last summer it…
Amazon’s Kindle apps coming to Android and Windows tablets
As part of its “Buy Once, Read Everywhere” strategy, Amazon will be supporting a number of tablets that are set to be launched at this year’s CES. Specifically, the online retailer pledged support for Android and Windows-powered products, allowing users to read, rate, comment and buy any of more than 775,000 books available through the…
Freescale i.MX 6 brings quad core Cortex A9 support to the table and hardware accelerated VP8
Freescale Semiconductor, which used to be a part of Motorola until 2004, has recently announced a new lineup of chips dubbed the i.MX 6 series and they pack one hell of a punch. To start things off the applications processor is based on ARM’s Cortex A9 processor. Right not there’s nothing on the market that’s…