Category: Android

I’m Watch Android Watch, a growing market for smart Android watches

Posted by Charbax – January 21, 2013
Category: Wearables, Smartwatch, Exclusive videos, Freescale, CES, Android

Italian startup I’m Watch thus far has sold 30 thousand Android wrist watches worldwide, with pre-orders for over 50 thousand units, their goal is to sell more than 100 thousand units this year. For now the watch runs on the Freescale i.MX233 and runs Android 2, with certain Android applications being optimized for the I’m Watch, Bluetooth synchronization with any Android or iPhone. Thus when you get calls, you can see caller ID on your watch, you can use the watch as Bluetooth headset, dial contacts, view email titles/senders, IM messages, plenty other Android notifications can be programmed to be shown on the watch. They have a gold version for 13000 euros, Titanium version for 800 euros, silver version for 1500 euros and the regular one has an MSRP of 350 euros ($389 in the USA, currently with a $150 discount, thus $239). They are also launching the I’m Here GPS Tracker, with a SIM card built-in, the GPS tracker can be used to track all types of things everywhere in the country. You can put it in the bicycle, inside the car, inside a bag, in pockets of children, etc, then it can localize the GPS tracker on your phone or on your I’m watch.

My video with I’m Watch filmed last year when they showed the first prototype of the device in 2011 got over 372 thousand views thus far, 351 comments, I guess my video-blogging kind of helped them launch the device. I’m looking forward to (I guess, and I’d like to see) the next version to be slimmer, lighter, using Bluetooth 4.0 low power, run on a faster Jelly Bean compatible ARM Processor, and run tons more Android notifications synchronizations apps, use a sunlight readable Pixel Qi LCD or an E Ink display for the display to stay turned on the whole day, thus whenever you glance at your watch, it always shows time, notifications and everything, no need to reach it and push the button to turn on the display.

I’d like to see the Android smart watch device market explode during 2013, I’d like to see real useful usage being demonstrated and proven to work perfectly on this type of device. They gave me an I’m Watch which I am now going to try to test over the next days and weeks and I’ll report and post some video reviews on my hopeful success in being able to use it to improve my overall Android and smart device usage and experience. 2013 is the year that wearable computing becomes a mass market success, this device is one of the first examples of what we can expect.

CoreTech Home Phone and Home Security Tablet

Posted by Charbax – January 21, 2013
Category: Tablets, Smartphones, Exclusive videos, Telechips, CES, Android

CoreTech presents a tablet with dock for DECT home phone use and for control and view of home security cameras on the home network.

Havit Tablets and Accessories

Posted by Charbax – January 21, 2013
Category: Tablets, Exclusive videos, Allwinner, Rockchip, CES, Android

$59 (retail price) Allwinner A13 7″ tablets, $119 (retail price) Rockchip RK3066 7″ 1024×600, $249 (retail price) Rockchip RK3066 9.7″. Their accessories are headphones, mice, keyboards and more. Selling these devices in South America and expanding to more markets.

Minix RK3066 HDMI Stick and Set-top-box

Posted by Charbax – January 20, 2013
Category: Set-top-boxes, HDMI Sticks, Exclusive videos, Rockchip, CES, Android

Minix shows their latest Rockchip RK3066 HDMI Sticks and Set-top-boxes.

Sungworld 9.7″ Exynos 4412 Tablet and more at CES 2013

Posted by Charbax – January 20, 2013
Category: Tablets, Exclusive videos, Allwinner, Rockchip, Samsung, CES, Android

Sungworld shows Exynos 4412, Allwinner A31 quad-core ARM Cortex-A7, Rockchip RK3066 dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 and more. $60 for the Allwinner A13 9″ 800×480 tablet.

Chusei Android Tablets and Set-top-boxes at CES 2013

Posted by Charbax – January 20, 2013
Category: Tablets, Set-top-boxes, HDMI Sticks, Exclusive videos, Allwinner, Rockchip, AmLogic, CES, Android

Showing Allwinner, Rockchip and AmLogic tablets and a Rockchip RK3066 set-top-box.

TesTime in-app customer support service

Posted by Charbax – January 20, 2013
Category: Software, Exclusive videos, CES, Android

Here’s an in-app customer service support system within smartphone apps.

Roboware Kimi Android educational robot

Posted by Charbax – January 16, 2013
Category: Robots, Exclusive videos, CES, Android

Roboware develops KIMI and KIBOT educational home service robot. Here demonstrating their new mass market Android powered Android robot.

Kia Uvo, in-car infotainment system with advanced voice- and touch-activated features

Posted by Charbax – January 14, 2013
Category: Tablets, Cars, Other, Exclusive videos, CES, Android

Access your Bluetooth-enabled phone and make hands-free calls and stream your music just by saying the command.

Casio G-Shock GB-6900AA Bluetooth 4.0 Smartphone interface

Posted by Charbax – January 14, 2013
Category: Wearables, Smartwatch, Exclusive videos, CES, Android

Casio is finally launching their Bluetooth 4.0 smartwatch to interface with smartphones such as Android phones and the iPhone, the phone can run 2 years on a regular wrist watch battery even with the Bluetooth 4.0 connection being active most of the time every day, when you get a call, it can light up and vibrate your watch, make it beep, display the caller ID, other features such as notifications, social network updates can also be enabled and managed through the app on the smartphone.

Woddon Industrial shows remote controlled tank, helicopter, quad-copter, cars and more at CES 2013

Posted by Charbax – January 14, 2013
Category: Robots, Exclusive videos, CES, Android

They even have a sub-$100 retail-price Sphero-like remote controlled ball.

Kopin Golden-i 3.8 headmounted ARM Powered wearable computer for augmented video-blogging

Posted by Charbax – January 13, 2013
Category: Wearables, Smart Glass, Exclusive videos, Texas Instruments, CES, Kopin, Android, Windows

Kopin presents their new next generation wearable computer, headmounted hands-free interface micro-display connected device. This time it’s lighter, more compact, runs on a much faster OMAP4470, interfaces with Verizon’s LTE network, runs longer on a smaller battery, has a new higher-resolution micro-display, has a new better design. The Golden-i 3.8 is being released through Verizon in the USA during the next few months, through Vodafone in Europe, there are also potential carrier distributors for India and China. The use is industrial such as for using wearable computers for firefighters, police, doctors, mechanics, construction workers, military and more. The use can also be for all professionals and enthusiasts and early adopters of wearable computing.

During CES 2013, I was live video-streaming to a Google+ Hangout while reading the live IRC chat in the Golden-i headmounted display, that custom Google+ Hangouts and IRC chat functionality was programmed for me by Dave Hollick of Ikanos Consulting. This is just scratching the surface of what thishardware can do. With Android support coming to the Golden-i within a couple months, the whole Google+ Hangouts app and IRC apps can be made to run directly within the Golden-i, with voice-commands and voice dictation to live-blog, live-post to Google+ and live-tweet hands-free, for rapidly increasing the capabilities of ones headmounted hands-free Augmented Video-blogging setup.

This is how I video-blog.

Nicolas Charbonnier Golden-i 3.8 OMAP4470 Panasonic GH3 Steadicam Merlin 2 with vest

As Google’s Project Glass approaches early public testing phases, the enthusiasm for wearable computing is rapidly ramping up during 2013, I think that we can expect some really amazing things to become possible and usable using these types of wearable computing. Check back in the weeks and months to come on http://ARMdevices.net for much more coverage of the real useful usage of wearable computers with the Kopin Golden-i representing the forefront of what we can expect.

Archos TV Connect, $129 OMAP4470 HD webcam, Bluetooth remote, Archos Android set-top-box

Posted by Charbax – January 13, 2013
Category: Set-top-boxes, Exclusive videos, Texas Instruments, CES, Archos, Android

Archos launches their new TV Set-top-box system based on the dual-core Texas Instruments OMAP4470 with SGX544 GPU, it features a HD webcam, Ethernet, HDMI output, USB Host, Bluetooth 4.0 low-power support, (probably Miracast support), runs Android 4.1 and everything that also runs on Archos’s latest 101/97 XS Generation 10 series. You can use Archos new Bluetooth 4.0 remote and you can also use any other Bluetooth game controller from Xbox360/PS3/Wii and you can use any Bluetooth or RF/USB Keyboard and mice also for controls. The price is $129.

Archos Platinum 8″, 9.7″ Retina, first Allwinner A31 Quad-core ARM Cortex-A7, 40% cheaper than Apple

Posted by Charbax – January 13, 2013
Category: Tablets, Exclusive videos, Allwinner, CES, Archos, Android

Archos launches new tablets on the all-new Allwinner A31 processor platform, which is a quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 processor with SGX544 GPU. The price is $199 for 8″ 1024×768 (40% cheaper than iPad Mini), $299 for 9.7″ Retina (40% cheaper than the iPad4).

Archos Titanium 7″, 8″, 9.7″, 10.1″, 40-50% cheaper than Nexus7/KindleFire/iPadMini/iPad4/Nexus10

Posted by Charbax – January 13, 2013
Category: Tablets, Exclusive videos, Rockchip, CES, Archos, Android

Craig Terblanche of Archos USA shows us the new Archos Titanium range of tablets based on the dual-core Rockchip RK3066 ARM Cortex-A9 with Mali-400MP4, on Android 4.1, all Google Certified, 8GB Flash and 1GB RAM, IPS screens, aluminum chassis in thin and light form factors, white color, 7″ 1024×600 $119 (40% cheaper than Nexus7 and Kindle Fire HD), 8″ 1024×768 $169 (50% cheaper than iPad Mini), 9.7″ 2048×1536 Retina $249 (50% cheaper than iPad 4), 10.1″ 1280×800 $199 (50% cheaper than Nexus10).

Archos Gamepad, $169 available in the USA starting in February

Posted by Charbax – January 13, 2013
Category: Tablets, Gaming, Exclusive videos, Rockchip, CES, Archos, Android

Phil Geldard of Archos shows and talks about the release of the Archos Gamepad on the US market, scheduled to happen in February 2013 at the price of $169 MSRP. Archos has been trying to ramp up mass manufacturing to be able to deliver to supply the huge demand worldwide that there is for this really cool product. When Archos started selling the device in Europe before Christmas, they sold out of all of their European stock in 4 hours after making it available on their website. Archos hasn’t experienced such strong demand for a product since they launched their Gen8 Donut/Eclair/Froyo Cortex-A8 Android tablets in 2010. I know I’ll be playing all my favorite N64 games on this device in the months to come, as well as any really cool new Android games that I may find.

Nufront NS115 at CES 2013

Posted by Charbax – January 13, 2013
Category: Tablets, Exclusive videos, Nufront, CES, Android

Nufront’s third generation NS115 dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 platform has been taking more and more sales in the Chinese tablet market. Here at CES 2013, Nufront is showing some of the examples for implementations being released with their processor.

Huawei Ascend Mate, 6.1″ 1080p K3V2 4050mAh Android phone

Posted by Charbax – January 13, 2013
Category: Smartphones, Exclusive videos, HiSilicon, CES, Android

Huawei releases their new impressive 6.1″ 1080p Android phone, running on their 1.5Ghz quad-core ARM Cortex-A9 HiSilicon K3V2 processor.

Infotmic iMAPx15 dual-core ARM Cortex-A5 launched

Posted by Charbax – January 13, 2013
Category: Tablets, Laptops, Exclusive videos, Infotmic, CES, Android

Infotmic launches the iMAPx15 at CES 2013 as the cost-down version of their iMAPx820 dual-core ARM Cortex-A5 to target the entry-level tablet and laptop market.

LEGO Mindstorms EV3 launched

Posted by Charbax – January 13, 2013
Category: Robots, Exclusive videos, Texas Instruments, CES, Android

LEGO Mindstorms EV3 turns your LEGO creations into live robots that follow your command. The new LEGO Mindstorms EV3 set includes new motors, new sensors, new programmable brick that runs hackable Linux on a Texas Instruments AM1808 ARM9 processor (upgraded from ARM7 in the previous mindstorms), 550+ LEGO Technic elements, remote control – to create and command robots, including 5 cool robot characters. The 3D building instructions and the Android/iOS app commands your robot via Bluetooth or WiFi. You can program your robots to walk, talk, move via the software program, the programmable brick or your smart device. Download brochure.