Run Google Glass apps on a Nexus 7 tablet
Tweet Google Glass is an Android-based wearable computer that you control by talking to it. But only a few thousand Glass devices are in the wild right now, and at $1500 per unit, they’re pretty expensive. That doesn’t mean you can’t get a taste of Glass. Redditer zhuowei has modified a few of the apps [...]
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 leaks, yet another 8-inch tablet
Feast your eyes, tablet fans, on what’s reported to be an early look at the rumoured forthcoming Samsung Galaxy Tab 8-inch. Yes folks, just what the world needs: another 8-inch tablet! The new Tab will follow the Galaxy Tab 2 7-inch and Galaxy Tab 2 10.1-inch, splitting the difference on size. The difference between the [...]
HP unveils Slate7 Android consumer tablet – Business Times – Business Times
SINGAPORE: HP today announced the HP Slate7, an affordable Android consumer tablet that provides customers with easy access to Google Mobile services. With a 7-inch diagonal screen and weighing 370g, the HP Slate7 is an ideal trusted personal companion. It also is the industry’s first tablet to offer embedded Beats Audio, for the best-sounding, richest [...]
Google Maps for iPad Coming Soon
Google had plenty to say about its Maps app at this year’s Google I/O keynote presentation. Ever since Apple launched its own mapping application millions of iOS 6 users have downloaded Google’s stand-alone Google Maps app, released in December. iPad owners were left out of the fun, but the company now says an iPad version [...]
Hangouts quietly gets a new update to fix tablet woes
Google this week at Google I/O unveiled its unified messaging service called Hangouts (our app review here). The Google Talk replacement has had a rocky launch, causing update woes for many, especially those with a tablet. Rest assured that Google has quietly pushed out a new update for Hangouts, which will make the app compatible with tablets [...]
Archos Unveils Cheap Android Tablet With 3G
Archos this week unveiled an 8-inch Android tablet with built-in 3G set to debut next month for $199.99. The Archos 80 xenon runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, and comes packed with everything Google: Play, Talk, Maps, Drive, Google+, and the Google Now digital assistant. With the built-in GPS, you’ll be able to check in using [...]
Google Play for Education Launched
The 2013 edition of the Google I/O Conference may not have been about fancy hardware launches or even a new iteration of Android (both of which were hotly anticipated), but that does not mean there weren’t any important or interesting announcements made. There is the very interesting new feature that Google launched aimed primarily at [...]
Creator Posts Link to His Own Comic on a Pirate Site
Writer Ian Sharman wants readers to buy his new book Hero: 9 to 5 – Quietus, but he realizes some folks haven’t read the first volume, which comprises issues #1-#4. So he’s making the first collection available digitally, for free, but he’s letting others do the work: On his Tumblr, Sharman posted a link to [...]
Panasonic Toughbook H2 Debuts With Even Stronger Case, Faster CPU
The tough and rugged tablets are a segment that will never get old, since construction sites and dangerous oil rigs may always require such devices. Panasonic made a name for itself with the ToughBook lineup of such devices and now they’re launching a new model. This one is called the ToughBook H2 and it doesn’t [...]
Google Maps redesigned with improved search and tablet UI (video) – Engadget
An errant leak this morning gave us a pretty good idea that Google Maps was getting revamped in time for I/O, so this announcement comes as no huge surprise. Mountain View just pulled back the curtain on the next major release of Maps for desktops while offering up an advance look Android and iOS. The [...]
Samsung Preparing Tablet Based on Intel Bay Trail Platform
Samsung likes to get its paws in all the honey jars, so aside from Windows 8, Windows Phone, Android, they also had Bada, Tizen and will probably have Firefox OS. They also like to experiment with many CPUs, so now they’re getting into the Intel biz, with a new generation of Atom line, the Bay [...]
Archos launches ChefPad, a 9.7-inch Android tablet for your kitchen – Engadget
ARCHOS Unveils the ChefPad, a Tablet for the Cooking Enthusiast A fully Google certified tablet, the ChefPad features a unique Chef Apps Zone, HD 1080p video playback, front and back cameras, Android 4.1, and a fast dual-core 1.6 GHz CPU Denver, CO – May 13th, 2013 – ARCHOS, a pioneer in AndroidTM devices, is pleased [...]
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