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We're finding out about the new Xbox on May 21st. But that doesn't mean we have no idea what's coming. Here's a rundown of everything we know, or think we know, about the next Xbox.
Showing posts with label Specs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Specs. Show all posts
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Samsung Galaxy S4 Review: The S Stands For Super, Not Simple
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The Galaxy S4 has an easy mode, and more importantly, the Galaxy S4 needs an easy mode. This necessity is a double-edged sword. It means that the technology built into Samsung’s latest generation smartphone does things you’ve never seen before, and maybe couldn’t even imagine. However, really using that technology isn’t as simple as you might think, and could be downright overwhelming to a novice smartphone user.
This is the theme I kept running into with the GS4. If you’re technologically advanced enough to be excited for hovering gestures and optical readers and two cameras working at the same time, then yes, you should absolutely jump on the Galaxy S bandwagon. But for those of you who want a phone that works well, keeps you connected, and not much else, be forewarned that the S in Galaxy S4 certainly doesn’t stand for simple...
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
How Google Glass Works [Infographic]
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During the writing of this post, Google Glass is being shipped out to Glass Explorers. But alas it is only to early adapters and developers who had forked out the hefty price tag and only a portion of those who signed for it is actually getting a unit.
For the rest of us, we will just have to wait until Glass is more commercially available but if you’re like me, you probably wondered how this wearable gadget actually works. Well this simple inforgraphic by Martin Missfeldt explains the technology behind Google Glass. How images are projected onto the ‘visual layer’, what does a view behind Glass look like and how bespectacled enthusiasts can also join in on the fun.
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Google Glass Has a 5-Megapixel Camera, 720p Video, and Long Lasting Battery
The first Explorer Editions of Google Glass, which eager developers had to shell out $1500 for during Google I/O last year, have started shipping and to coincide with this, Google has provided an official specification sheet for the high-tech glasses. Anyone expecting Glass’ features to rival top-end smartphones is going to be disappointed, as the camera has 5-megapixels and the video camera shoots at 720p. Wi-Fi and an unknown version of Bluetooth are both installed, along with a total of 16GB of memory, 12GB of which will be usable. This will also sync with Google cloud storage.
Here Are Google Glass' Tech Specs
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Google just released the official specs for Google Glass (after releasing the API too) and the futuristic frames come with 16GB (only 12GB will be usable) Flash memory, 5 megapixel camera for stills, 720p video recording, Wi-Fi b/g, Bluetooth and a battery that can handle "one full day of typical use".
Of course with a product like Google Glass, its specs won't tell us how much we'll actually use the, um, specs. Here are the nuts and bolts of Google Glass...
Thursday, March 28, 2013
PlayStation 4's Blu-ray drive is 3x as fast as PS3's, PSN friends list cap raised, and other tidbits from Sony's GDC panel
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The PlayStation 4's new DualShock 4 controller can be charged even while the PlayStation 4 is turned off. The PlayStation 4's new Eye motion camera has a tilt sensor so it can tell players when its facing the wrong direction or if it's fallen off your TV stand. The PlayStation 4's Blu-ray disc drive is three times as fast as the PlayStation 3's. In case it weren't clear, Sony's PlayStation 4 panel at this week's Game Developers Conference wasn't chock full of major revelations, but it did provide plenty of interesting little details about the PlayStation 4 and its various hardware companions.
Saturday, March 23, 2013
Leaked images point to Galaxy S4 mini with 4.3-inch screen and mid-range specs
via theverge.com
With the Galaxy S4's launch on the horizon, Samsung may be prepping another phone — this one a successor to the Galaxy S III mini. Leaked images posted at SamMobile appear to show a phone with the same design language as the Galaxy S4 but a smaller form factor, just as the original mini was a copy of the Galaxy S III. Its model number is shown as GT-I9190, compared to the S III mini's GT-I8190. SamMobile says the device has a 4.3-inch screen, compared to the 5-inch screen of the Galaxy S4 or the 4-inch screen of the S III mini. 4.3 inches was once enough for Samsung's flagship Galaxy S II, and there's still obviously demand for phones with smaller screens than the S4.
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Samsung Galaxy S4 vs. iPhone 5: Which phone should you buy?
via extremetech.com
How do you choose between the iPhone 5 and Galaxy S4? On the one hand, the iPhone 5 is an entirely known entity that just works. You might not be getting the most exciting or feature-rich smartphone, but at least you know exactly what you’re getting. Samsung’s Galaxy S4, on the other hand, is world’s apart from the iPhone 5: It’s huge, and massively powerful, and it has a ton of features that might be awesome or gimmicky, depending on your point of view.
The best bet, if you need help choosing between the iPhone 5 and Galaxy S4, is for us to start at the beginning: the hardware. We’ll then work our way up through the software, first- and third-party support, and other features that might break the tie.
Friday, March 15, 2013
Samsung Galaxy S 4: Everything You Need To Know
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At a packed event in New York’s Radio City Music Hall Thursday, Samsung revealed its newest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S 4. Following in the footsteps of the bestselling Android phone on the market, the Galaxy S III, the S 4 sports a number of unique new features, while keeping some favorite options from its predecessor.
A far from ordinary event, the announcement was full of song and dance numbers, some bizarre theater moments, and a few surprises.
Galaxy S4 vs. Galaxy S3: Spec comparison
Samsung just announced the slimmer, lighter, and stronger Galaxy S4 and it looks about the same as the Galaxy S3, aside from some new software additions. There’s no denying the Galaxy S3 was the breakout star of Android in 2012 and it is clear Samsung wants to duplicate that success with the Galaxy S4 by playing it safe with the design. Despite including a larger screen at 5 inches, the S4 is actually smaller and feels smaller than the previous iteration thanks to a slimmer profile and a greatly reduced bezel. The question is whether the same-old design can compete with a more aggressive design like we’ve seen from the HTC One. Let’s look at the numbers, shall we?
Monday, March 4, 2013
The New PlayStation 4: 10 Things You Need to Know
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On February 20th, the highly anticipated next-generation video game home console Sony Playstation 4 was announced to the world. It was the second new-gen console to be revealed following the launch of Wii U on 18th November last year.
Much to the disappointment of diehard PlayStation fans around the world though, the announcement didn’t seem to say enough about the new console (heck, they didn’t even reveal the casing design!).
Monday, February 25, 2013
The PS4's processor and performance: what we know and what we think we know
via engadget.com
After all the press events, TV cameos and probing interviews, what do we really know about the PS4? The announcement of the next-gen console is a prime example of having an abundance of specs and a lack of knowledge. Although Sony put out a sheet of stats about the console's processor and memory, many of the words it used -- Jaguar cores, compute units, unified memory -- are more ambiguous than they may sound.
Nevertheless, even with all these foggy bits, there are some things -- five, in fact -- that we probably can predict about the PS4's hardware. They're listed after the break in order of decreasing certainty. All the way from confident logic down to... well, not quite flailing around with a butter knife during a power cut, but you get the picture.
Nvidia Tegra 4: the first benchmarks
via theverge.com
Nvidia's next-generation mobile processor, the Tegra 4, may have been announced at CES last month, but it's only today that the company has truly let us get an idea of its pixel-pushing potential. Running a trio of the most popular Android benchmarks on an Android 4.2 development platform, we got to see just how much performance can be squeezed out of a quad-core Cortex-A15 processor with a 72-core GPU.
Friday, February 22, 2013
Chromebook Pixel: Google's Retina, Touchscreen, MacBook Pro Counterpunch
via gizmodo.com
Until now, Chromebooks hadn't been much more than glorified netbooks; underpowered curios best suited for technological novices. The 13-inch, touchscreen, retina-displayed, full-powered Chromebook Pixel, though, appears to be anything but. And it should be enough to make Apple at least a little nervous. At least until you get to the price.
The anodized aluminum Pixel is purpose-built for working in the cloud. Rather than the standard 16:9 resolution, the Pixel is optimized for viewing Internet-based content with a 2560x1700 resolution on a 3:2 aspect ratio—which provides 18 percent more vertical space than the conventional 16:9 layout. That's 4.3 million pixels total, 239 per inch—appreciably more than the 13-inch retina MacBook Pro's 227 ppi. What's more, the display is Gorilla Glass and doubles as a capacitive touch screen.
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Nikon D7100: A Loaded Intermediate DSLR Might Be Just Right
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Over the last year, Nikon has replaced its two bottom DSLRs with the D3200 and D5200 refreshes. The new D7100 is the latest DX format camera bump, replacing the dated D7000 from three years ago.
The D7100 is the last APS-C sensor camera in the line before you move up to a professional full-frame (FX format) camera that costs $1000 more. Good news is that the D7100 comes loaded with a lot of hand-me-down tech from Nikon's FX line, which might make spending extra cash worth it.
As with the D3200 and D5200, the D7100's APS-C sensor has been boosted to 24-megapixel resolution. But it's not the same sensor—this one has been engineered without the low-pass filter designed to help eliminate aliasing distortions. Nikon says it's improved the sensor to the point where the filter isn't necessary anymore. In keeping with the cheaper DX (APS-C sensor) models, the D7100's top standard sensitivity is ISO 6400. That's good enough that you should be able to get good shots in dark situations or capture well-let, but fast-moving subjects without blur.
Other key new features include the new 51-point autofocus system. The only other Nikon camera with that system is the badass $3000 D800. Not even the $2100 full-frame D600 has the new 51-point system. The D7100 is also the cheapest DSLR out there to offer an uncompressed video feed from the HDMI output—that was one of the most talked about features of the D800 when it was released last year.
PlayStation 4 tech specs revealed: AMD 'Jaguar' CPU, faster Blu-ray, 720p 3D camera
via theverge.com
We still have absolutely no idea what the PlayStation 4 looks like, but we're getting a better picture of what's within: Sony's just released a list of tech specs for the console. Confirming months of rumors, the PS4 will primarily have AMD silicon inside, in the form of a "single-chip custom processor" with eight AMD Jaguar CPU cores, and a next-gen Radeon graphics engine capable of 1.84 teraflops of performance.
Here's the full spec sheet:
Single-chip custom processor, with eight x86-64 AMD Jaguar CPU cores and 1.84 TFLOPS next-gen AMD Radeon based graphics engine
8GB GDDR5 memory
Built-in hard drive
6x Blu-Ray and 8x DVD drive
USB 3.0 and auxiliary ports
Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth 2.1
HDMI, analog AV-out, and optical S/PDIF audio output
DualShock 4 controller, with two-point capacitive touchpad, three-axis gyroscope, three-axis accelerometer, vibration, light bar with three color LEDs, mono speaker, micro USB port, stereo headset port, extension port, 1000mAh battery
PlayStation 4 Eye camera, with two 1280 x 800 cameras, f/2.0 fixed focus lenses, 85-degree field of view, 30cm minimum focusing distance, four-channel microphone array
What does it all mean? Looking at the existing PlayStation 3, it's immediately clear that Sony's playing to its strengths while trying to address some of its former weaknesses.
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
How the Blackberry Z10 Stacks Up to the Competition
via gizmodo.com
The Q10's physical keyboard may be the most notable feature in the new lineup, but the Z10 is BlackBerry's best shot at taking a share of the more prominent (at least for now), touchscreen market. So can the Z10 measure up to some of the its biggest contenders?
Unsurprisingly, there's not a whole lot of variability under the hood of top phones. BlackBerry's playing catchup here, and so while they're hitting all the features we've come to expect in top of the line smartphones (e.g. LTE, 8 megapixel camera, high pixel density, NFC), they're not offering any real standout innovation. Of course, specs aren't going to tell the whole story, but here they are anyway—we're interested to hear what you think.
What we know about BlackBerry 10
via engadget.com
Despite -- or rather thanks to -- major delays in releasing BlackBerry 10, RIM has let quite a bit slip about its upcoming operating system and related BB10 devices. We've had more than a year to absorb leaks, rumors and official information, after all, so it's no surprise that we have a very good idea of what to expect when Waterloo pulls back the curtain on January 30th. That doesn't mean things are as plain as day, though; the deluge of blurrycam shots and carrier screens have provided an almost indigestible amount of information about BB10, and we don't blame you if you can't keep the story straight. We're here to parse the madness, though, so read on to find out what to expect at tomorrow's launch event.
Monday, January 7, 2013
USB 3.0 Is Going To Double Speeds
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USB data transfer is about to get a hell of a lot faster. The USB Promoter Group is rolling out SuperSpeed USB, a supplement to USB 3.0 due out later this year that should surge your speeds two-fold.
SuperSpeed USB is supposed to give you 10 Gbps USB data rate, which is the same as Thunderbolt. It's also expected to feature better data encoding for transfers, more efficiency power efficient ports, and best of all, compatibility with existing devices. Later this year when you download a movie or a CD, it could take much less time thanks to the new standard.
Saturday, December 1, 2012
The Amazing History and Figures of the First Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier in the World
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The USS Enterprise, the first nuclear aircraft carrier in the world, has been officially retired today at a ceremony in Norfolk, Virginia—special appearance by Captain Kirk included. Since her comissioning in November 1961, she has served under ten Commanders-in-Chief, including John F. Kennedy during the Cuban missile crisis in 1962.
The figures and the history of this mighty sea titan are impressive. Here you have them all...
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