Monday, January 06, 2014

Sharp's New Quattron Plus TV Isn't 4K, But It Can Fake It

Source: http://gizmodo.com/sharps-new-quattron-plus-tv-isnt-4k-but-it-can-fake-1495580129

Sharp's New Quattron Plus TV Isn't 4K, But It Can Fake It

4K is great, but it's also expensive. Getting cheaper, but still a pretty penny. Sharp's new Aquos Quattron Plus is another option: a super high resolution HD TV that's not quite 4K, but that can play 4K content. It's a Faux-K TV.

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The Biggest Chromebook Yet Is Still Super Cheap

Source: http://gizmodo.com/the-biggest-chromebook-yet-is-still-super-cheap-1495335851

The Biggest Chromebook Yet Is Still Super Cheap

Toshiba is coming out with a Chromebook of its own. It's slightly larger than the Pixel, and more than a whole thousand bucks cheaper.

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LG's Fitness Tracker: Looks Like a Fitbit, Works Like a Smartwatch

Source: http://gizmodo.com/lgs-fitness-tracker-looks-like-a-fitbit-works-like-a-1495294510

LG's Fitness Tracker: Looks Like a Fitbit, Works Like a Smartwatch

We saw a half-baked version of LG's Lifeband Touch last year at CES, but couldn't actually play with it, and we never actually saw the fully torqued tracker come to fruition. This year the fitness tracker is back, and it is surely trying to be a whole lot of things all at once.

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LG's Bringing Back WebOS to Run Its Smart TVs

Source: http://gizmodo.com/lgs-bringing-back-webos-to-run-its-smart-tvs-1494089630

LG's Bringing Back WebOS to Run Its Smart TVs

It's official, LG really is incorporating an open WebOS into its 2014 lineup of smart TVs. That includes everything from the curved 55 to 77-inch OLED models all the way up to the curved 105 inch monstrosity you'll never get through the front door.

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Toshiba Chromebook is the company's first Chrome OS device; arrives next month for $279 (hands-on)

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2014/01/06/toshiba-chromebook-hands-on/

Toshiba Chromebook is the company's first Chrome OS device; arrives next month for $279 (hands-on)

We already knew Toshiba was coming out with a Chrome OS device, but in the four months since Intel teased it at IDF, we haven't seen anything in the way of specs, much less product shots. That changes today: The company just announced the Toshiba Chromebook here at CES, making this the first time we've seen the device up close. Of note, this has a 13-inch display, which, for whatever reason, has never been used on a Chromebook before. At any rate, Toshiba is betting that consumers coming over from Windows and Mac machines will want the same in-between-sized screen they're already used to -- especially if they plan on spending a lot of time in Gmail and GDocs.

Due to that larger screen, this is naturally going to be a bit heavier than, say, the HP Chromebook 11 (three pounds vs. 2.3), but what you lose in portability, you'll make up for in power. While HP's offering makes do with an ARM processor, the Toshiba Chromebook offers a Haswell-series Celeron 2955U CPU for the same price, promising stronger performance and longer battery life (up to nine hours, say company reps).

Also, that larger footprint means a less-cramped keyboard. Indeed, after just a few minutes of hands-on time, we noticed the buttons were well-spaced, with a good deal of travel. Elsewhere on the gray plastic chassis, you'll find two USB 3.0 connections, a full-sized HDMI socket, a headphone port, an SDXC card reader and a lock slot -- a particularly handy feature for students and teachers. As for that 13.3-inch 1,366 x 768 display, the viewing angles are pretty limited, but then again, what else did you expect from a $279 machine?

For now, Toshiba is only planning on selling a WiFi-only model with 2GB of RAM and the standard 16GB of built-in storage, but a spokesperson told us the company could "potentially" come out with a 4G version, too. For now, that WiFi-only edition is shipping February 16th for $279 -- slightly less than you'd pay for other Haswell Chromebooks.

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