Over the last six nights, I’ve learned that I’m not a great sleeper. I need at least a half hour to doze off, and I’m likely to stir from my slumber a few times or more during the night, which in turn prevents me from getting …
Gadgets
Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight Review: An E-Reader That’s Not Afraid of the Dark
If ever a technology was defined by its highs and lows, it’s E Ink, the monochrome screen system used in e-book readers from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Sony and other companies.
Its virtues are downright amazing. E Ink uses power …
Chinese Microblogs Ripe with Reports of Fruit-Scented iPhones
First, people wanted to smell like brand-new Apple products. Now it appears brand-new Apple products smell like fruit.
Well, that’s the news coming out of China, anyway. M.I.C. Gadget writes that the Chinese Internet is awash …
Google’s Galaxy Nexus: Unlocked and Contract-Free for $399
The Galaxy Nexus by Samsung is one of the best Android phones out right now, and starting today, Google is selling it unlocked and contract-free for $399.
Considering that most wireless carriers charge upwards of $600 for …
Windows 8’s Near-Final ‘Release Preview’ Coming Early June
Microsoft will let users try a near-final version of Windows 8 starting the first week of June.
Want to Skype a Video Call on Your PS Vita? Now You Can
I’m not sure I’d call it the killer app the PS Vita’s looking for, but if you’ve been waiting for a video chat option that lets you avail yourself of the Vita’s dual cameras, it’s finally here, as in right now, courtesy Skype. …
A Brief, Inaccurate History of the Mythical ‘iPhone Nano,’ 2007-Present
Let us examine a legendary Apple product that has never arrived — and yet just won’t go away.
Fitbit Aria Body Scale Uploads Your Weight to the Web
If you’re going to spend $130 on a fancy scale, it might as well connect to the Internet, right? Right. That’s just what the Fitbit Aria — announced in January and now available — does.
Once connected to your home’s Wi-Fi …
Cheap iPhone Rumor Returns
Like clockwork, rumors of a cheaper iPhone are back.
Citing a report in China Times, Boy Genius Report claims that Apple is working on a low-cost iPhone to compete with the cheapest Android smartphones. Apple will reportedly …
Would Apple Create a Smartwatch? If So, When?
Earlier this year, I wrote an article here suggesting four industries Apple could disrupt, and one of the industries I mentioned was the watch industry.
When Steve Jobs introduced the touchscreen iPod Nano in 2010, he …
Review: Samsung Takes On Kindle Fire with New 7-inch Galaxy Tab 2
This Sunday, consumers will see another Kindle Fire challenger hit the market. What’s so special about this one? Well, it’s priced at $249.99 and ships with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.
The first 7-inch Galaxy Tab was good, …
X-Ray Vision Smartphones? In-Cell Touchscreens? A T-1000 ‘Liquidmetal’ iPhone 5?
Phones with cameras that let you see through walls, paper or clothing? An iPhone with a case made of “liquid metal” and — wait, what’s an “in-cell” touchscreen?