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Garmin has announced vivoactive, the company's latest ultra-sleek smartwatch with built-in GPS, sports and activity tracking apps at the CES. It lets you track several activities including, GPS-enabled running, cycling, golfing, swimming and more.
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Features of Garmin vivoactive
Ultra-thin GPS smartwatch with a sunlight-readable, high-resolution color touchscreen
1.13" x 0.80" (205 x 148 pixels) sunlight-readable display
Built-in sports apps, including GPS-enabled running, biking and golfing plus swimming and activity tracking, let you view your stats even when away from your phone
Sensor-based technology for its swimming app to compute the number of lengths, total and interval distances, paces by length, by interval, and for the full session, as well as calories burned
Pairs with your smartphone via Bluetooth to gently vibrate and display alerts for incoming calls, texts, emails and calendar items plus notifications from social media and other mobile apps
Play, pause or skip a song on smartphone’s music player, and send an audible alert to help you locate the smartphone
Customize with free watch face designs, widgets and apps from Connect IQ store
Water-resistant to 50 meters
Up to 3 weeks battery life in watch/activity tracking mode or up to 10 hours using GPS
It also connects to a range of sensors and devices, capture even more data by ...
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Acer has announced world's largest Chromebook with 15.6 HD display ahead of CES 2015. Dubbed as Chromebook 15, it will be available in two display resolutions - 1920x1080 pixels and 1366x768 pixels.
The Chromebook 15 will also feature Intel's new fifth-generation Core i3 or Celeron processor. Acer says these new Broadwell-based chips will allow the laptop to reach 8 hours of battery life on a single charge. Storage options range from 2GB or 4GB of RAM or either a 16GB or 32GB SSD. The Chromebook weighs 4.85 pounds and measures 15.4 x 10.08 x 0.95 inches. It has the largest touchpad available on any Chromebook device.
Other features of the Chromebook 15 are dual-band, MIMO 802.11ac Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0. As for hard connections, this model offers one USB 3 and USB 2 port each, along with HDMI and an SD card reader. The Acer Chromebook 15 will be available in several configurations in the U.S. and price start at $249.99.
In addition, Acer has also updated its current Chromebook 13 with touch screen. It will start at $329.99 and be available later this month. Acer will display its new Chromebook at CES 2015 this week.
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Seagate has launched 500GB Wireless Hard Drive ahead of CES 2015. The on the go storage device has a built-in power supply and a Wi-Fi radio for accessing files on the go.
The wireless hard drive is "designed for streaming and offloading media from mobile devices". Available in five bright colors -lime green, cool blue, slate gray, fire-engine red, and white, the hard drive can connect upto 3 devices simultaneously. It offers a nine hour battery life and the ability to store media like photos and videos.
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The wireless hard drive allows users to stream their favourite HD video content using Seagate Media app for Apple iOS, Android, Kindle Fire HD, Windows 8 tablets. It can also be used to access content on big screen using Apple Airplay, Chromecast and Roku. The Seagate wireless hard drive will be available this month for $129.99 from the Seagate website and through retailers like Amazon and Best Buy.
NVIDIA has announced the Tegra X1, the company’s latest mobile processor at the International CES 2015 in Las Vegas. It is the successor of last year's Tegra K1 chip and is based on NVIDIA Maxwell architecture. This 8 CPU cores the includes four ARM Cortex A57 CPU cores and four ARM Cortex A53 cores. It has 256-core Maxwell GPU that promises much better GPU performance than Tegra K1 at the same power of less than 10 watts.
It can handle 4K video at 60Hz, and is the first mobile chip to exceed 1 teraflop of throughput. The Tegra X1 supports major graphics standards, including Unreal Engine 4, DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.5, CUDA®, OpenGL ES 3.1 and the Android Extension Pack.
Nvidia Tegra X1 specifications
8 CPU cores (4x ARM Cortex A57 + 4x ARM Cortex A53) 64/32-bit CPU architecture
256-core Maxwell GPU with support for FP16
Memory: Up to 4 GB LPDDR3, LPDDR4-1600, 64-bit (25.6 GB/s)
Storage: e-MMC 5.1 (HS533), CMD Queuing
End-to-end 4K 60 fps pipeline that delivers 4K experience with support for 4K, 60 fps decode of H.265 (HEVC) and VP9 streams.
Support for 2 Simultaneous display controllers, HDMI 2.0, HDCP 2.2, 4K 60 fps
Dual ISP, 1.3 gigapixel of camera throughput, 4096 focus points, 100 MP Sensor support, up to 6 camera inputs
Built on the TSMC 20nm ...
Samsung has been rumored to be working on the Galaxy S6 for quiet some time . A new report is now stating that the company will give a first look of the device at the upcoming CES 2015.
According to the report, Samsung will showcase the phone only to selected partners and not the consumers at CES 2015. The company is even expected to show the Galaxy S6 variant at the event. Some rumors speculate that the Galaxy S6 variant Samsung is working on is the Galaxy S6 Edge. Meanwhile, in the same news the Galaxy S6 has been leaked in photos. The photos show all metal chassis where the place is cutout for camera and at the rear back bottom.
Samsung Galaxy S6 which is code named as Project Zero is expected to have a 5.5 QHD display with a resolution of 2560 x 1440, a Samsung Exynos octa-core 64-bit processor, 3 GB of RAM, Android 5.0 Lollipop, and a 20 megapixel rear camera. It is not mentioned if there is a microSD slot, but it does show 32 GB of onboard storage and that the smartphone is running on the newest version of Android 5.0 Lollipop. The Galaxy S6 has already appeared in ...
Twitter was said to be working on its own video service since November last year. Now, according to a report from TechCrunch, the micro blogging site's new service will host videos upto 10 minutes.
The native video platform will support videos up to 10 minutes in length with no cap on file size. These videos will be an extension of the existing Twitter Cards functionality, said the report. For starters, the video service will support MP4 and MOV files. Videos should use a 16:9 aspect ratio and will users can pick a thumbnail to customize how it appears on their Twitter timeline with png and .jpg thumbnail uploads.
Users can tweet videos but the tweets cannot be scheduled in advance. The video platform will not allow YouTube or outside videos and all of them must be uploaded to the Twitter platform itself. Third-party advertisers are not allowed to run placements on the content either. At present the video service has no editing tools and videos can only be either sent to all subscribers or be hidden and used as part of an ad campaign on the social network. Users also get some stats for their content such as number of views and percentage of video ...
ARCHOS, has announced a range of 4G smartphones and tablets at CES 2015 starting at under 80 Euros. This includes the top-end Archos Diamond 50 smartphone in the Diamond series and 80b Helium 4G tablet in the Helium series. Check out the specifications of these devices below.
ARCHOS 50 Diamond specifications
5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) IPS display
Octa-Core Snapdragon 615 (ARM Cortex A53 at 1.5 GHz & 1 GHz) processor with Adreno 405 GPU
2GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, expandable memory with MicroSD
Android 4.4 (KitKat) OS
Dual SIM
16MP rear camera with LED Flash, BSI sensor and 1080p HD video recording
8MP front-facing camera
8mm thick and weighs 142grams
4G LTE/ 3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth, GPS
2700mAh battery
Price: 199.99 GBP
ARCHOS 80b Helium 4G specifications
8-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) IPS display
1.5GHz Quad-Core Mediatek MT8732 processor with 760 MP2 GPU
1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 64GB with MicroSD
Android 4.4 (KitKat) OS
Dual SIM
2MP rear camera with LED Flash
0.3MP (VGA) front-facing camera
9.3mm thick and weighs 320grams
4G LTE / 3G (voice calling) , WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth, GPS
3600mAh battery
Price: 149.99 GBP
Commenting on the new devices, Loïc Poirier, General Director of ARCHOS, said:
In 2014, consumers don't have access to high performance handsets from traditional smartphone vendors below £500. With the ARCHOS ...
Sony has launched MDR-EX31BN, the company's latest Noise Cancelling Bluetooth earphones in India. It has 13.5mm sound driver unit that delivers high quality, powerful sound by the integration of high quality digital noise cancellation capability for crystal clear output, says Sony. It works on one-touch connectivity with NFC and is capable of drastically reducing noise disturbances since it has built-in noise cancellation.
Features of Sony MDR-EX31BN Bluetooth earphones
Wireless Stereo Dynamic In-Ear Headset
13.5mm high sensitivity driver, 105 dB/mW Sensitivity
Frequency Response - 20 - 20,000Hz
Hybrid silicone rubber earbuds (S,M,L) supplied fitting and long-term wearing comfort
Bluetooth Power Class2, Noise Cancelling set
Battery life: 9.0 Hours with NC ON) and up to 10.5 Hours with NC OFF
The MDR-EX31BN comes in red and black colors and is priced at Rs. 5,490 (MRP) in India. It is available from Sony Centers and major electronic stores across India.
We know that Asus is going to announce next iteration of Zenfone at the CES 2015. The company has released a video teaser giving out more details about the upcoming announcement.
The video teaser which uses Morse code to delivery a "secret" message is deployed, with ASUS asking viewers to solve the message. The brief Morse code message translates to "optical zoom", which is in line with the photo-themed teasers that ASUS has released previously for CES 2015.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knJc6jEkbrI
Though the video does not mention anything about the phone, the “See what others can’t see” tag line is seen. Bluetooth SIG documents had revealed a phone with a 4.5-inch 480 x 854 display, a dual-core Intel CPU inside and a 5MP camera. A previous teaser last month from Asus stated "Expreince 2morrow" hinting the next phone will be called Zenfone2. The smartphone is rumored to be powered by a Atom Z3560 or Z3580 SoC based on Moorefield platform.
We will know more about the phone at the CES event this week.
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Lenovo launched the S580 smartphone last month exclusively on Snapdeal for Rs. 8,999. We already brought you the unboxing and photo gallery of the smartphone recently, here we have the benchmarks. It is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 200 Processor with four ARM Cortex A7 cores clocked at 1.19 GHz per core and has Adreno 302 GPU. But the CPU-Z and other benchmark apps show that it has a Adreno 305 GPU. It has 1GB RAM, 5-inch HD screen and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) OS. Check out the synthetic benchmark scores.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wU-g6fpb-Xo
Quadrant Benchmark
It managed to score 8314 points in the Quadrant benchmark and lies behind the LG G2 Beat.
AnTuTu Benchmark 4
It managed to score just 15184 points in the AnTuTu 4 benchmark.
Vellamo 2.0 HTML5
It scored 1612 points in the Vellamo 2 HTML5 browser benchmark.
Vellamo 2.0 Metal
It managed to score just 454 points in the Vellamo 2 Metal CPU subsystem performance test.
Linpack Single Thread
It managed to clock around 86.6 MFLOPS in the Linpack Single Thread benchmark.
Linpack Multi-Thread
It managed to clock around 225.18 MFLOPS in the Linpack Multi-Thread benchmark.
NenaMark 2
It clocked just 34.7fps in the NenaMark 2 GPU benchmark.
GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex (On screen)
It clocked just 6.7fps in the GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex ...
Garmin today announced the vivofit 2 fitness tracker, successor of the first vivofit at the CES. It also has interchangeable accessory bands in several colors and variants. It has move bar on its always-on display and also features audible alerts that remind users when it’s time to get up and move.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6ipCOD2V2s
Highlights of Garmin vivofit 2
Easy-to-read 25.5 mm x 10 mm LCD display – View the time of day and your stats right on your wrist.
Features 1+ year battery life with two replaceable CR1632 coin cells
Stylish, comfortable and water-resistant up to 50 meters or 5 ATM
Reminds you to stay active with move bar and audible alert
Learns your activity level and proposes a personalized daily goal
Shows steps, calories, distance and time of day on backlit display
Monitor your sleep – Set the sleep mode when you go to bed to track the quality of your rest.
Automatically syncs to Garmin Connect to save, plan and share progress
The interchangeable design option such as Style Collection from the Signature Series made from premium materials, such as leather and stainless steel. Three-pack colored accessory bands will be available in neutral (black, slate and white), downtown (burgundy, slate and navy), active (red, blue and green), serenity (mint, cloud, ...
Garmin has announced vivoactive, the company's latest ultra-sleek smartwatch with built-in GPS, sports and activity tracking apps at the CES. It lets you track several activities including, GPS-enabled running, cycling, golfing, swimming and more.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WWHrd4ScUg
Features of Garmin vivoactive
Ultra-thin GPS smartwatch with a sunlight-readable, high-resolution color touchscreen
1.13" x 0.80" (205 x 148 pixels) sunlight-readable display
Built-in sports apps, including GPS-enabled running, biking and golfing plus swimming and activity tracking, let you view your stats even when away from your phone
Sensor-based technology for its swimming app to compute the number of lengths, total and interval distances, paces by length, by interval, and for the full session, as well as calories burned
Pairs with your smartphone via Bluetooth to gently vibrate and display alerts for incoming calls, texts, emails and calendar items plus notifications from social media and other mobile apps
Play, pause or skip a song on smartphone’s music player, and send an audible alert to help you locate the smartphone
Customize with free watch face designs, widgets and apps from Connect IQ store
Water-resistant to 50 meters
Up to 3 weeks battery life in watch/activity tracking mode or up to 10 hours using GPS
It also connects to a range of sensors and devices, capture even more data by ...
LG has officially unveiled its second generation Flex smartphone at its dedicated Consumer Electronics Show press conference in Las Vegas.
LG G Flex 2 is the first smartphone to feature the 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor with octa-core 2.0GHz CPU under the hood. Apart from spectacular hardware configuration, the device comes with the combination of G3’s practical design and original G Flex’s dynamic curves.
Just like the first generation G Flex its successor also sports a self-healing back panel. While the original model came out with a 6-inch 720p panel, the G Flex 2 has a much smaller 5.5-inch display, but its resolution has been bumped to 1080p. LG has used its plastic OLED screen, which is similar to the one on the G Watch R. There is a layer of Gorilla Glass 3 for protection against scratches and minor sniffs.
LG G Flex 2 measures 149.1 x 75.3 x 7.1 – 9.44mm (at the thinnest and thickest spots respectively).
LG claims that the curved display on the G Flex 2 is about 20% tougher than what the previous model sported. Furthermore, the company claims to have enhanced the speed of the self-healing back panel. The one ...
Google today introduced Google Cast for audio. The audio streaming service enables users to wirelessly control and send the music playing on your iOS, Android device or Chrome browser right to new Google Cast-enabled audio speakers.
The Google Cast for audio can stream music or audio from a selection of apps including Rdio, Pandora, NPR One, Google Play Music, and others to Google Cast-ready speakers, sound bars, and receivers. The service will work similar to Google's Chromecast streaming stick and users will have to simply tap the “cast” button in an app on Android, iOS, or the web, and select a Google Cast-supported device.
As for hardware, Google said the first speakers to support Google Cast for audio will be available from LG, HEOS by Denon, Sony and others this spring in the US. Google's current service looks like a take on Apple's Airplay which also enables streaming of audio to AirPlay-enabled speakers. In addition to speakers, Google says it also plans to soon embed the same kind of streaming functionality in game consoles, set-top boxes with Android TV and televisions.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8q0yZomXuSw
Google has also teamed up with chip maker MediaTek's whose System on Chip (SoC), MT8507, will power a seamless home audio experience that allows consumers ...
SanDisk Corporation has announced SanDisk Ultra Dual USB Drive 3.0, the company’s latest USB flash drive with dual (micro-USB and a USB 3.0) connectors. This is designed for Android smartphones and tablets so that you can easily transfer files from you PC or Laptop to mobile devices with USB on-the-go (OTG) support. It has a longer micro-USB connector to accommodate device cases or port covers.
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Features of SanDisk Ultra Dual USB Drive 3.0
Transfer files from an Android smartphone or tablet to your PC or Mac
Micro-USB connector on one side and USB 3.0 connector on the other
USB 3.0 connector offers up to 130MB/s transfer speed
Data storage capacity from 16, up to 64GB
SanDisk Memory Zone app lets you manage, organize, and back up files
USB drive is automatically detected when used with compatible devices
The SanDisk Ultra Dual USB Drive 3.0 comes in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB memory variants and are priced between MSRPs of $22.99 and $64.99.
Intel has officially announced its new 5th generation Intel Core processor family. The latest range of silicon’s are designed on 14 nm architecture and is expected to deliver improve system and graphics performance, natural and immersive user experiences and also enable longer battery life as compared previous generations.
The new series of processors are said to be designed to power devices across diverse form factors including the traditional notebooks, 2 in 1s, ultrabooks, chromebooks, desktops PCs and mini PCs. The line-up of the 5th generation Intel processors include Core i3, Core i5, Core i5 vPro, Core i7 and Core i7 vPro processors.
The 5th generation Intel core family processors have 35% more transistors on a 37% smaller die. The new architectural enhancement allows the chip to deliver up to 24% better graphics performance, up to 50% faster video conversion and about 1.5 hours longer battery life as compared to the previous generation.
Furthermore, they offer graphics options including Intel HD Graphics 5500, HD Graphics 6000 and Intel Iris Graphics 6100 which enable 4K Ultra HD display. They also support latest graphics programmability features such as OpenCL 2.0 and OpenGL 4.3.
Intel’s 5th generation processors will also be available to ...
Toshiba has launched first of its kind TransferJet adapter for iDevices such as iPhone, iPad and iPod, which fulfills the gadget's close proximity wireless transfer technology.
If you are wondering what TransferJet is all about – well, it’s a device built on the TransferJet Consortium, which is a technology that provides simple connections and ultra-high speed data transfers with low power consumption.
You can transfer data, movies and pictures without any hassle by simply brining the two devices in close proximity. Toshiba claims the maximum data throughput to be 375Mbps, which means that you can transfer about 100MB of data in just about three seconds.
If you happen to have an iDevice, you can use the TransfeJet by attaching the adapter to your iPhone, iPad or iPad with a lightning connector and by downloading the dedicated iOS application. The TranferJet is compatible with iOS 7.1 and above versions of the mobile operating system.
Toshiba's TransferJet will go on sale starting from spring 2015 in Japan and will reach Europe, the Americas and Asia soon after.
Meanwhile, Toshiba will be show casing its new TransferJet adapters at the on-going Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and if you are around, make sure ...
ASUS has taken wraps of its latest ZenFone 2 smartphone at its dedicated CES 2015 event in Las Vegas. The company’s chairman also announced that they are now shipping over 1.5 million ZenFone smartphones a month.
ASUS ZenFone 2 sports a 5.5-inch Full HD display and comes with a 72% screen-to-body ration, which means that the display occupies more space in the body rather the bezels. It has a layer of Gorilla Glass 3, which protects the smartphone from scratches and minor sniffs.
Under the hood, there’s a 64-bit Intel Atom Z3580 processor powering the smartphone and ASUS says that it is up to 3.1 times faster than some of the quad-core competitors. The GPU performance is also claimed to be 8.1 times quicker and it does support OpenGL 3.0.
The spotlight, however, is on the random access memory of the smartphone, which is about 4GB -making it the first smartphone to feature such a configuration.
There’s a 13 megapixel rear camera and it is equipped with the PixelMaster technology, which according the company allows you to take better low light photographs that are up to 400% brighter than what the previous generation was capable of capturing. The 5 megapixel front facing shooter ...
ASUS along with the ZenFone 2 has announced ZenFone Zoom at its event in Las Vegas. ASUS CEO Jonney Shih during his presentation showcased the company’s latest camera phone.
ASUS ZenFone Zoom is basically the ZenFone 2 itself with an enhanced rear camera. The device is presumably targeted towards heavy photography users. The ZenFone Zoom sports a 5.5-inch display with a Full HD resolution.
The talking point of the device is at the rear of the smartphone – the 13 megapixel rear camera with 3x optical zoom and optical image stabilization. If you are a photography enthusiast, you get to enjoy a lot of freedom with the device’s camera featuring a manual mode, which allows you to control options such as white balance, exposure, ISO, shutter speed and focal point.
ASUS ZenFone Zoom also has laser based auto focus for precise and speedy measurements. ASUS claims that the ZenFone Zoom is the thinnest smartphone to have a camera with a 3x optical zoom.
There is a 5 megapixel front facing camera as well. Apart from the camera, the other internal hardware configuration remains identical to the ZenFone 2.
The ASUS ZenFone Zoom will be available in the market starting from second quarter of ...
Lenovo’s biggest event has always been the Consumer Electronics Show and it’s not any different this year either. The company has introduced P90, which is its first smartphone to be powered by the newest 64-bit Intel Atom Z3560 processor.
Lenovo P90 sports a 5.5-inch display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080p that accounts to a resolution of 440 pixels per inch. Under the hood powering the smartphone is a quad-core 1.83 GHz Intel Atom Z3560 processor along with 2GB of RAM.
There’s 32GB of internal storage and the company hasn’t revealed if that can be expanded via microSD card slot. Moving on to the camera, there’s a 13 megapixel rear shooter with OIS and LED flash, while the front features a 5 megapixel snapper.
Connectivity options for the Lenovo P90 include 4G LTE Advanced FDD and TDD bands, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi hotspot, Bluetooth 3.0HS and Bluetooth 4.1 LE.
Lenovo P90 will come out with Android 4.4 KitKat out of the box and its quite unfortunate considering the fact that Android 5.0 Lollipop is the latest version of the mobile operating system. Lastly, the juice for the device will be provided a large 4,000mAh battery.
The Lenovo P90 will be up for grabs ...
Along with the P90, Lenovo has also introduced a Vibe X2 Pro limited edition smartphone at its press conference in Las Vegas. The Lenovo Vibe X2 Pro is based on the layered design of the X2 and comes with a metal body.
The Lenovo Vibe X2 Pro comes with a 5.3 inch display with a resolution of 1980 x 1080 pixels. The smartphone is powered by a 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor with octa-core 1.5GHz CPU and 2GB of RAM.
Lenovo has packed a 13 megapixel rear camera with LED flash at the rear of the device. If you take a lot of selfies then you would love to own the Vibe X2 Pro as the smartphone comes with a 13 megapixel front facing shooter, which allows you to capture high quality selfie images.
You get 32GB of internal storage and if that does not fulfil your requirement you future expand it by another 32GB via a microSD card. On the software front, the Vibe X2 Pro runs on Android 4.4 KitKat and has a layer of Vibe 2.0 user interface on top.
The dual-SIM smartphone measures about 146.3 x 71.0 x 6.95mm and weighs about 140 grams. Lastly, there’s a 2,410mAh battery ...
