The Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) is an inexpensive 7 inch tablet with a decent screen, a relatively zippy 1 GHz dual core processor, and Android 4.0 operating system. But if you want to get even more performance out of this $249 tablet and don’t mind voiding your warranty (and possibly breaking something in the process), there’s a way to…
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The Raspberry Pi is a tiny, low power computer that sells for just $35. At that price you don’t get an awful lot. There’s no case for the PC. The 700 MHz ARM-based CPU isn’t that speedy. And while there are HDMI, USB, and Ethernet ports, that’s about it… for now. But the Raspberry Pi team is working on peripherals…
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Microsoft has spent a lot of time over the last few months showing off the new Metro user interface for Windows 8. This is a full screen UI designed for apps that are “chromeless,” meaning there are no title bars, borders, or other items surrounding them. They take up the full screen and look great on tablets, all-in-one PCs, and…
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Asus has filed a patent for a notebook with a built-in projector. In other words you’d be able to use the computer like a typical notebook — by tapping away on the keyboard and gazing into the LCD display. But you could also use the projector to blow up the image and show it on a display or wall. Patent…
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Research in Motion’s next-generation operating system will be able to run on phones and tablets. If you want to run BlackBerry 10 on your phone, you’ll probably have to buy a new handset. No upgrades are planned for current BlackBerry 7 devices. But BlackBerry tablet users will have a chance to move to BB10 without buying new hardware. The BlackBerry…
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Sony has announced plans to roll out a software update for the Sony Tablet P starting May 24th. The update will bring Android 4.0 to the dual-screen tablet, as well as Sony’s “small apps” feature which lets you run a handful of apps in small windows without first minimizing the app you were using. The update will roll out to…
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The HP TouchPad is kind of the tablet that won’t die… HP discontinued the tablet only two months after launching it last summer. But while the tablet didn’t sell very well at $499 and up, the TouchPad has had an amazing afterlife. HP slashed prices on the remaining units by up to 80 percent and sold millions of units… and…
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Netbooks are small, inexpensive computers that tend to have low power processors. But Intel’s latest chips designed for netbooks use even less power than their predecessors, while offering modest performance gains. Among other things, this can allow PC makers to build netbooks that run at low temperatures — so there’s no need for a fan in the case. That means…
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Linux computer builder ZaReason is now selling its first tablet. But while all of the company’s laptop and desktop computers are sold with Ubuntu Linux, the ZaTab is an Android tablet. The good news for folks who like to tinker is that ZaReason sells the tablet with the bootloader unlocked which means that the tablet can support custom ROMs. The…
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So you want to build your own Android tablet, but you’re not necessarily interested in sourcing the system board, processor, RAM, battery, and other components. You could just tear apart an off-the-shelf tablet, try to modify the insides and then slap the results in your own case. Or you can buy an Amber from Liquidware… if you can afford one….
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Amazon offers its Kindle eReaders for as little as $79. But in order to get a Kindle at that rock bottom price you have to put up with advertisements as your screen saver. An ad-free version costs $30 more. Up until now the only Kindle with Special Offers models have been the E Ink Kindle and Kindle Touch. But now…
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Linux Mint is a popular Linux-based operating system that used to be little more than a version of Ubuntu Linux with some custom tools and a custom user interface. But over the past few years Mint has come into its own as a powerful, customizable, and easy to set up operating system. The latest versions are based on Debian and…
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