Comparison of 7-inch Android tablets
[Updated Jul 5, 2012] — This post tabulates the key features and specifications of six 7-inch Android tablets. The comparison includes ViewSonic’s ViewPad 7e and 7x; Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus and...
View ArticleiPad vs Galaxy Tab smackdown
[Updated May 24, 2012] – Before launching into this review, which pits Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 against Apple’s iPad 2, I took a few days to familiarize myself with the Galaxy Tab’s Android 3.1...
View ArticleRooted Kindle Fire screenshot tour
This screenshot tour accompanies our article about rooting and tweaking an Amazon Kindle Fire. The tour comprises more than 100 screenshots, which showcase the Kindle Fire’s standard homescreens and...
View ArticleAirplay in the conference room
Many Apple fans know the joy of sharing videos, music, and photos at get-togethers with friends, by “Airplaying” them from their iPads and iPhones to an HDTV via an Apple TV box. Now, this phenomenon...
View ArticleKindle Fire root and tweak
[Updated Jun 11, 2012] — Like almost everyone else, DeviceGuru initially dismissed Amazon’s $199 Kindle Fire as merely a vehicle for Amazon to generate ongoing revenue from ebook, music, videos, and...
View ArticleGalaxy Tab 2 7.0 screenshot tour
This screenshot tour was created to accompany our in-depth review of Samsung’s new 7-inch Android tablet, the $249 Galaxy Tab 2 7.0. The tour comprises more than 300 screenshots, which showcase...
View ArticleReview: Linux Mint Debian Edition
I’ve long been a fan of Debian-based Linux OSes in general, and Ubuntu in particular. However, my disaffection with Ubuntu’s new Unity desktop had left me yearning for a suitable alternative. Finally...
View ArticleSonos debuts wireless sub-woofer
[Updated Jun 20, 2012] – Sonos, maker of a line of wireless, Internet-streaming music systems, has added a sub-woofer to its offering. The “Sub” adds “soul-shaking, heart-pounding” bass to any of the...
View ArticleGalaxy Tab 2 7.0 review
[Updated Jul 5, 2012] — In my recent article on turning a Kindle Fire into a “real” Android tablet, I noted that several aspects of the result were less than optimal, and I suggested that an upcoming...
View ArticleD-Link DSM-312 MovieNite Plus review
Although Apple’s and Roku’s streaming media players are the darlings of “cordcutters” seeking freedom from cable TV costs and restrictions right now, several other companies are angling for a slice of...
View ArticleNexus 7 vs Galaxy Tab vs Kindle Fire vs Nook Tablet
In preparation for a detailed review of Google’s recently-released Nexus 7 tablet, we’ve compiled a table summarizing the key specs of the Nexus 7 to those of the latest 7-inch Android tablets from...
View ArticleGoogle Nexus 7 screenshot tour
This screenshot tour was created to accompany DeviceGuru’s in-depth review of the first Google Nexus-branded Android tablet, the $199 Google Nexus 7. The tour includes over 350 images showcasing...
View ArticlePioneering “embedded PC” standard turns 20
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the launch of the PC/104 specification, which introduced a standardized way to build PC-compatible functions into a wide range of instruments, devices, and...
View ArticleNexus 7 vs Galaxy Tab 2 vs Kindle Fire HD
Which 7-inch Android tablet is best? To answer that question, this post compares the key features and specs of today’s most popular 7-inch tablets: Google’s Nexus 7, Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 2 7.0, and...
View ArticleAn in-depth Nexus 7 review
This highly detailed review introduces Google’s first Android tablet: the Nexus 7, made by Asus. After briefly comparing the device’s features and specs to those of several other leading 7-inch...
View ArticleStartup gives birth to telepresence robot
Suitable Technologies today unveiled a telepresence robot based on “Texai” technology from Willow Garage, a robotics research lab. “Beam” (as in “Beam me up, Scotty” — no, really!) implements a video...
View ArticleWorld’s first Arduino flashlight ships soon
Following a highly successful Kickstarter project and over a year of development, HexBright, billed by its creator as the “world’s first open source Arduino flashlight,” is now in production with...
View ArticleNew Boxee box: media streaming + live TV + DVR
Boxee has announced a second-generation media streaming device. In contrast with the company’s pioneering Boxee Box, the new “Boxee TV” product features a limited set of apps for streaming from the...
View ArticleLenovo 9-inch Android tablet: great features, anemic display
With 10-inch Android tablets going for around twice the price of 7-inch devices, there ought to be a market opportunity for midsized tablets, positioned halfway between typical 7- and 10-inch tablet...
View ArticleLenovo IdeaTab S2110 screenshot tour
This screenshot tour was created in preparation for DeviceGuru’s upcoming in-depth review of Lenovo’s IdeaTab 2110 10-inch Android tablet. The comprehensive tour includes over 500 images showcasing...
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