Boston-based Equiso is looking to be an early Smart-TV-on-a-Stick contender with its $70 thumbdrive-sized device that plugs directly into your TVs HDMI port, turning your set into a big-screen version of Android.
Accessories & Peripherals
TouchFire: The iPad’s Keyboard Gets Physical
Last November, I wrote about TouchFire, a Kickstarter-funded gizmo that aimed to make iPad input comfier, faster and more accurate by letting you type on a clear piece of silicone rubber with cushioned “keys” that sit on top of …
foxLv2 Bluetooth Portable Speaker Review: Sweet, Bass-Thumping Sound
I’m usually not susceptible to stunt-pitching, but when the speaker wonks at Soundmatters lobbed an email for the company’s $200 foxLv2 portable Bluetooth speaker at the universe with a blurb from The Great Kat, well…
I …
Peel’s AllPlay: A More All-Encompassing Guide to What’s on TV
Last year, I reviewed Peel, an intriguing smartphone application–it’s free, although it also works with a gizmo that turns it into a universal remote control–designed to make it easier to find the handful of TV shows you’ll …
Hello, Nexus Q. Goodbye, Google TV?
Though I wasn’t expecting big news for Google TV at the Google I/O developers conference this week, I didn’t think it’d be practically ignored.
Instead of talking about Google TV at its keynotes, Google surprised its audience …
Google’s Nexus 7 and Nexus Q: A Photo Tour of the New Hardware
Android was the main focus at the Google I/O developer conference on Wednesday, with announcements for the Nexus 7 tablet and a strange streaming device dubbed the Nexus Q. Here’s a closer look.
WATCH: Skydivers Stream Live Video from Google’s Connected Glasses
In case you missed the Twitteruption caused by most of the tech press earlier this afternoon, Google demonstrated its wearable, connected glasses (Project Glass) by having a bunch of skydivers jump out of a blimp and land atop …
Google Unveils $199 Nexus 7 Tablet, New Android Software and More
Google’s day-one keynote from the 2012 I/O developer conference has officially wrapped up. We’ll have plenty of analysis directly from the show, but here’s a quick look at what’s been announced so far (check out pictures of the …
Cisco’s New Linksys Router: Making Networking Interesting Again
When I think of Linksys, I think of routers. Wi-Fi routers that sit quietly in a corner, doing their job well and requiring little or no attention from their owners.
That’s certainly a argument in favor of buying Linksys …
Seagate’s New External Hard Drives: Back to Basics
For years, hard-disk kingpin Seagate has tried to jazz up the image of the humble hard drive. For a while, it used the slogan “Your on,” which led insufficiently hip people to wonder if it had made an embarrassing typo. It also …
Pogoplug Review: The Ups and Downs of DIY Cloud Storage
Between Dropbox, Google Drive, SkyDrive and SugarSync, there are plenty of options for backing up your files online. But to store an entire hard drive’s worth of data with any of these services, you’ll have to pay hefty, …
10 Cool Tech Twists for Any Summer Party
It’s summer — that means hot days, backyard barbecues and the gadgets, accessories and apps to help you enjoy it all.
