Samsung’s 5.3-inch Galaxy Note sits in the somewhat uncharted space between a large smartphone and a 7-inch tablet. The screen’s size and its 720p resolution are the real draws here, especially for navigating web pages and watching videos.
Exciting times, friends. There now exists a fashionable iPhone case that pulls double duty as “the essential tool for your personal protection.”
Until now, the general sentiment has been that Barnes & Noble’s 7-inch Nook Tablet is a great option for a low-price Android tablet… if only it didn’t cost $50 more than Amazon’s 7-inch Kindle Fire tablet. Starting today, there’s a new version of the Nook Tablet available for $199, putting it directly in line with the Kindle Fire’s $199 price tag.
Today is Presidents Day, and as with any holiday – major or minor – retailers are offering up deep discounts, hoping you’ll use your free time to pick up some new gear. Here’s a look at eight of the better gadget deals I’ve been able to track down this morning.
The fastest I’ve ever gone on skis is 45 miles per hour. I did so at exactly 6:49pm and 19 seconds on December 29, 2011. How do I know that? My ski goggles told me.
Shoot first, focus later. That’s the promise of a new point-and-shoot camera from Lytro. The rectangular gadget looks like anything but a traditional camera, which is probably a good thing since, well, this is anything but a traditional camera.
Barnes & Noble’s $250 Nook Tablet and Amazon’s $200 Kindle Fire have been duking it out since the holidays, each clamoring for a nice slice of the low-price 7-inch tablet market. The Kindle Fire’s $200 price tag has certainly helped its cause, but Barnes & Noble is hoping that a time-limited price match might entice some people into picking up the Nook Tablet.
In news that should shock absolutely nobody, scammers have been trying to cash in on Whitney Houston’s death. One trick: links floating around Facebook purporting to contain a video of Houston’s autopsy that “reveals a shocking secret that explains her death.”
The price of Whitney Houston’s album, The Ultimate Collection, apparently found itself the subject of a 60% price increase in Apple’s iTunes music store shortly following the 48-year-old singer’s death on Saturday.
Hacking group Anonymous has apparently claimed credit for knocking the Central Intelligence Agency’s website offline.
Strap in, friends. Harmonix has just announced that Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley will be making its way to Rock Band by way of a downloadable content pack that’s being made available on Valentine’s Day.
