Can traditional toy makers capitalize on the rise of smartphones and tablets? Wowwee Toys thinks it can. Next week, the company behind Paper Jamz and Lite Sprites is releasing its first toys in the AppGear line, which combine …
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Compared: HTC’s One X, One S and Evo 4G LTE
After a rough year of plunging profits, HTC is focused on fewer, better phones.
HTC’s One line is the first result of that effort, including the HTC One X on AT&T, the One S on T-Mobile and the Evo 4G LTE on Sprint. Though the …
I Bought Something from a Best Buy Vending Machine, and It Didn’t Go So Well
Sometimes fate is just plain mean. On Wednesday, I wondered if Best Buy’s best strategy for reinventing itself might be to radically reduce the selection of products it stocks and institute a no-frills customer-support policy. …
Did the PS Vita Show Too Much of Its Game Face at Launch?
Conventional wisdom: Launch strong, show your best hand, win hearts and minds. Actual wisdom: Stagger your triple-A releases, because forklifting out everything you’ve got off the block and leaving a black hole of game-space …
Report: The Fastest 4G and 3G Wireless Networks in America
As SNL so masterfully parodied, TV commercials for wireless carriers are usually a mess of vague technical jargon, meaningless graphs and annoying spokespeople. But who actually has the fastest wireless network?
The editors at …
Wonderopolis Gets Smartphone Apps
Last year, we named a site called Wonderopolis to our list of the year’s fifty best sites. Created by the National Center for Family Literacy, it publishes a wonder each day for parents and kids to share — answers to burning …
Intel’s Letexo Brings the Hybrid Tablet/Laptop Party — So Where’s Apple’s?
Tablets. Laptops. Peanut butter and jelly, right? In fact I’d argue that’s been the case from the start, so much so that I’m as surprised now as I was when the iPad first arrived two years ago that we haven’t seen a vanguard …
How Pebble Became a Smartwatch Phenomenon Overnight
Even before it’s finished, the Pebble smartwatch has achieved enough to make any of its rivals jealous. Pebble is only a prototype at the moment, yet eager consumers have pledged more than $3.8 million dollars on Kickstarter to …
Crab-Computing: The Future of Computers Powered by Crabs! Wait, What?
If you’ve heard of the game Minecraft, you may also have heard about all the folks who’ve built working virtual arithmetic logic units (ALUs) out of the LEGO-like game world itself. Sure, they’re more spectacle than useful, but …
New Windows 8 Apps Make a Stronger Case for Metro
The Windows 8 Consumer Preview might be worth another look thanks to a new round of Metro-style apps available now.
The new Windows 8 apps include a Facebook and Twitter client called FlipToast, the hover boat racing game …
Ikea Integrates HDTV, Blu-ray Player and Speakers into Furniture Line
Ikea is not satisfied to simply outfit your home with cheap end tables and shelving units. First, it was entire prefab homes. Now the Swedish company wants to sell all-in-one entertainment systems with electronics built directly …
Finally, an iPhone Case with a Built-in Magna Doodle
In a world brimming with iPhone cases, it takes a lot to get noticed. This iFoolish case might just have what it takes.
Careful to sidestep any legal entanglements, the £19.99 ($32) case simply bills itself as “a 3.7” retro …