Kirabook laptops are popular for their thin and light form factor and today, at CES 2014, Toshiba has updated the Kirabooks with Intel Core i-series haswell processors, which bring major battery life improvements. As expected, battery life is now close to 9 hours on a single charge – amazing for a laptop that weighs mere 2.6 pounds.
E Fun, a budget tablet manufacture has churned out a USD 100 smartwatch. Called the NextOne, it has 1.5 inch display and pairs with Android and iOS devices. Like Samsung Galaxy Gear, the NextOne shows notifications from your phone.
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While China has flooded the tablet market with cheap Android tablets, the manufactures there are yet to properly utilize the Windows tablet market. This is chiefly due to the licensing fees for Windows, whereas the Android is totally free. Meet Vido W10 tablet, a tablet that runs Windows 8.1 operating system on a 10 inch display and powered by Bay Trail Intel Atom processor. Read Vido W10 review to find out more about it.
Lenovo has unveiled the 2014 version of the ultimate Thinkpad ultrabook, X1 at the CES 2014 that is being held in Las Vegas, USA. So, what has changed compared to the 2013 model?
The CPU has been updated to the fourth generation Core i-series processor and casing design have also been overhauled. Starting screen resolution is HD+ (1,600 × 900 dots), but you can equip it with up to ultra high resolution too (2,560 × 1,440 pixels).
Weight has also been reduced from 1.36 kilograms to 1.31 (2013 vs 2014). However, the biggest difference is use of programmable keys that replace the F1 – F12 keys. All functions of the top row are now reprogrammable.
Lenovo bundles a software that lets you modify the commands.
Trackpad is also larger compared to yesteryear’s model.
Like the Lenovo X240, which is also a ThinkPad, the display of X1 2014 can be opened 180 degrees.
Here are the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 2014 Specs.
Processor Fourth generation Core processor
Memory Up to 8GB (on board)
Storage Up to 512GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 5000 (GT3) / 4400 (GT2)
Display 14-inch 1,600 × 900 dot LCD TN / 14-inch 2,560 × 1,440 dot IPS LCD (10-point multi-touch selectable)
Audio Stereo speakers (Dolby Digital Plus) / HD microphone
Port (Corresponding charge during standby 1 port), USB 3.0 × 2 3.5mm audio (headphone / microphone), HDMI, One Link dock, Mini DP, LAN dongle
Radio Bluetooth 4.0, (configuration varies depending on SKU) Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11ac available), NFC, wireless WAN
Camera 720p HD camera
Battery life (capacity) Up to 9 hours (capacity undisclosed)
Size (Height x width × depth) 331 × 226 × 18.46mm (touchscreen model) / 331 × 226.5 × 17.7mm (non-touchscreen model)
Weight About 1.31kg
OS Windows 8.1
Price $ 1,299 – NA
And this how its OneLink Dock Pro looks like.
Thanks to pcwatch Japan for the pics.
Acer has released its 7.9 inch tablet lineup with the Iconia A1-830. It is one of the few x86 powered Android tablets. It features an IPS display, an Intel atom processor and a respectable 7.5 hours of runtime.
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Polaroid is now showcasing its tablet line up at the CES 2014, Las Vegas. Three models are being showcased – Q7, Q8 and Q10, which don 7, 8 and 10 inch displays respectively.
E Fun, a tablet manufacture has churned out a slew of new Android tablets - Nextbook 7, Nextbook 8, and Nextbook 10 tablets. Prices start at about USD 100 for the Nextbook 7, and go up to USD 150 for the top-end model.
Acer is the only company that is offering Android operating system in their all-in-one desktops. Meet the Acer TA272, a 27 inch all in one that doubles as computer display.
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Chinese tablet company, Cube has been on fire lately. Just last month, it released Talk 79S, and few days back, it released the Talk 7X, which we will be reviewing today, courtesy of imp3. The Talk 7X is more portable, thanks to smaller 7 inch display. This screen is identical to the one being used in Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 (PLS type).
CUBE Talk 7X Specs include 7 inch Samsung PLS display, 1024×600 pixel resolution, Mediatek MT8312 processor, 1 gigabyte RAM, 4 gigabytes of flash storage (expandable via micro SD card slot) , Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, FM and a phone radio (WCDMA, GSM). There are two cameras on the unit – 2 megapixel rear and 0.3 MP front. The CUBE Talk 7X has 2700 mAh battery and it runs Android 4.2.2 jelly bean operating system.
CUBE Talk 7X Price. It is being sold for 399 Yuan (USD 65) and you can buy it in black or white colors. The body is made of plastic.
Design wise, the CUBE Talk 7X is excellent. Power button and volume control keys are arranged correctly on the right side, allowing one handed operation. On the top, you will find a headphone jack and USB port.
Samsung’s PLS screen is at par with the standard IPS display – it has decent color reproduction and viewing angles are excellent too.
There are two micro SD card slots, both of which can easily expand the mediocre internal flash storage. There is a SIM card slot too, allowing the user to make phone calls.
While using the CUBE Talk 7X, you experience no lag. Entire operation is very smooth and there are no significant delays. This is chiefly due to powerful Mediatek MT8312 processor, which is based on low powered ARM Cortex A7 architecture. It is manufactured using 28 nm processing and runs at 1.3 GHz. The CPU is backed by dual core Mali 400 GPU.
The CUBE Talk 7X is equipped with a gig of RAM and out of box, 600 MB is taken by OS’ services and background apps. Out of 4 GB flash storage, you get paltry 1.5 GB.
We are not into benchmarks, but you get 12541 in the AnTuTu benchmark test.
Call quality and signal performance are satisfactory. The radio also supports 3G, and we were able to enjoy fast Internet speeds in no time.
Web browsing experience is excellent. Chinese sites use a lot of flash content, and this tablet does not come with pre installed flash plugin. If lack of flash does not bother you, you will do just fine.
CUBE Talk 7X Review Summary. The performance of this tablet is very satisfactory, especially when you take its low USD 65 price tag into consideration. Its display is very bright. Thanks to good optimization by CUBE, the 7x runs like a butter, even though it has a dual core processor.
Chinese review by imp3.
Not a lot of times you see a tablet with calling capability and dual SIM slots. Ainol is now offering one for an unbelievable price. Ainol calls it BW1 and it packs 7.85 inch display and a quad core processor by MediaTek.
Full specs include 7.85 inch IPS display, 1024×768 pixel resolution, Mediatek 4-core processor (based on ARM Cortex A7 architecture), 1 gigabyte RAM, 8 GB flash storage, 802.11n Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, FM radio, and micro SD card.
There are two cameras – a front 0.3 MP and 2 MP rear camera. Release date and concrete price details are not available, but it is being speculated that it should not exceed EUR 150. [via imp3 (Chinese)]
