The German car manufacturer has geared up and announced that they will be partnering with the tech giant Google. An all new Android-power in-car infotainment system is what Audi has its sights on, and new Audi cars that will come fully equipped with Android Cellphone connectivity. Approaching the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show, both Google and Audi will share more about this adventure, but for now we are limited to rumors and small reports. Joining them on this new future car tech, Google and Audi have reportedly contacted chip manufacturer NVidia to “establish Android as an important technology for future vehicles,”…
Author: Justin Vendette
To kick off their CES presence, graphics card manufacturer, NVidia, has created a new type of mobile graphics chip so advanced “you’ll think extraterrestrial life was behind [it]”. Known as the 192-core Tegra K1, the new type of GPU incorporates NVidia’s Kepler software which is what currently dominates the graphics market. Announced was not one, but two versions of this unheard of GPU chip, one that runs a Quad A15 CPU at 32bits and another that runs a dual Denver CPU at 64bits. “It’s the most successful architecture we’ve created,” said CEO Jen-Hsun Huang. “It’s almost inappropriate to call it…
ChromeOS, Google’s first attempt at a rival operating system against Microsoft’s Windows and and Apple’s OS X. The ChomeOS is a light weight, Linux based, operating system that does one thing: it runs Chrome; yes Chrome, the web browser. Set to create budget friendly netbooks and laptops, the ChromeOS has been a successful hit for Google so far. With early adopters like HP, Acer, and Dell, we are seeing more and more ChromeOS based systems hit the market. Well, during the 2014 Consumer Electrons Show, LG Electronics have taken the bold move to unveil the first Google Chrome-based all-on-one desktop…
As a new year dawns, so does new technology. Seagate, a world leader in hard drive manufacturing, has just announced what they have in store for us at the 2014 CES stage, a new type of hard drive. Designed with a silver-plated hard drive in a sphere shape, Seagate’s new drive may change the way future hard drives will be built. Handcrafted in France, the LaCie Sphere hard drive will be an external drive constructed out of steel, and have a starting capacity of 1TB (up to 4TB) with a USB 3.0 connector. Seagate also plans to create Thunderbolt editions…
Over the past week I have been reviewing a Wicked Lasers EVO Laser rated at a minimum of 50mWs. Provided by Wicked Lasers themselves, the EVO laser is the world’s first customizable laser that you can actually control via your Android device, iOS device or PC. Throughout my review I will be going over the unboxing, build quality, features/specifications and finally my overall thoughts. Figure 1 – The EVO with the included wrist strap. The Unboxing Sent to me was a review unit that came with additional add-ons and was shipped in a standard shipping envelope. Included was the EVO…
On a CNet Top 5 “Outdated technology” episode, earlier this year, the broadcaster stated that on his top 5 list of soon-to-be-outdated technology, the home printer will become a thing of the past. Currently a staple for any home office, the home printer is a product that I don’t see as a thing of the past, but an industry that is still advancing. Controlled by very few manufacturers, printers, scanners and fax machines haven’t changed much over the years. One of the greatest improvements though is the fact that they have become all-in-one machines, freeing up some desk space. Being…
With USB connectors being the standard on almost every PC, flash drive, mobile device, etc., the group behind the USB connector stated on Wednesday that the newest USB Type-C connector is scheduled for a mid-2014 release. The Type-C specification is built from the previous USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 technology so that thinner and sleeker USB products can be designed. As the newest USB 3.0 speeds are already reaching 5Gbit/s a second, I would expect the Type-C connector to go beyond that and reach speeds similar to Intel’s Thunderbolt connector at double USB 3.0 speeds. USB Promoter Group chairman, Brad…
The time has come when Google is rumored to be creating an Android platform television set-top box. With competitors such as Microsoft, Sony, Samsung and Apple, Google has a tough road ahead. Just recently released by Google, the Chromecast is a $35 USB streaming device that takes your Android device and streams its content to a big screen TV. So far, so good; The Chromecast has been an outstanding hit for Google with sales still continuing. However, it seems that Google is looking to advance to the next level and create a fully functional Android Set-Top Box. Rumored to handle…
I have seen it time and time again where people are spending $9.99, $99.99, or $499.99 on what salespeople call “high quality” HDMI cables. Remember who you’re buying from, salespeople, people who get a profit from a sale that they just gave you. Or companies like Monster who trick their customers into thinking their cables are better than others. It’s plain and simple: all HDMI cables are the same. They’re all made in the same country in the same factory. When looking at specifications from an HDMI cable we see basically the same output between an eBay HDMI cable costing…
Some may call it a super smartphone, others a mini tablet, but with its colorful 5.7 inch screen, the latest offering from Samsung, the Galaxy Note 3, falls squarely within the phablet concept. It wasn’t long ago when people were carrying flip phones with a screen size of perhaps 3 inches across. Over the past few weeks I have been reviewing and using the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 that was generously provided by Samsung. Having one of the largest displays I have ever seen on a smart phone, the Note 3 offers up a world of new and innovative features…