Category: OS

VMware shows smartphone virtualization on the LG Revolution

Posted by – January 15, 2012

VMware now supports a secure enterprise version of Android at the same time as you can run your personal “hackable” version of Android, both on the same device in a fully secure virtualized way.

LiftMaster shows Android and iOS powered Garage Door opener

Posted by – January 15, 2012

You install their garage door motor on your garage door and you install the Android or iOS app on your smartphone and tablets and you can then open and close your garage door over the Internet.

Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E130

Posted by – January 15, 2012

Here’s the next generation entry level ultraportable Lenovo ThinkPad laptop to be sold in the USA at $449 using the second generation Intel Core i processors and AMD’s quad core processor.

Toshiba Excite X10 launched in the USA, OMAP4430 1.2Ghz thinnest lightest 10.1″ Tablet

Posted by – January 15, 2012

The Toshiba engineers use a magnesium casing and a new type of display where they are directly bonding the touch panel to the display itself, eliminating the air-gap between those two, helping them to get it to be really thin and really light.

Motorola Kopin Golden-i at the Verizon booth at CES 2012


The Motorola Kopin Golden-i is being showcased at the Verizon booth at CES 2012, demonstrating hands-free wearable computing user interfaces for Industrial uses such as Construction, Medical, Public safety, Utilities and more. I’ve been using this for the past 2 months to attempt to have a wearable computing augmented video-blogging system, using Google+ Hangouts On Air with the headmounted display showing a live chat and live status updates from Google+, Twitter, Email alerts and more.

Geniatech shows Ice Cream Sandwich on Set-top-box using AmLogic ARM Cortex-A9

Posted by – January 14, 2012

Shenzhen Geniatech shows their latest Set-top-box powered by the single-core AmLogic ARM Cortex-A9 processor running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

Asus Transformer Prime powered by the Nvidia Tegra3

Posted by – January 14, 2012

Here’s the worlds most powerful ARM Powered Laptop.

ZTE X501, 3.5″ HVGA cheap Android phone

Posted by – January 14, 2012

ZTE is showing this cheap 800Mhz Android phone. It will definitely sell below $100 unlocked or on pre-paid.

Qualcomm shows Android TV on APQ8060

Posted by – January 14, 2012

Qualcomm is investing in Android TV support, the first product being the Lenovo Android TV. This is not Google TV yet, but it could soon be with or without HDMI input/overlays and IR blaster.

Qualcomm S4 MSM8960 Tablet Gaming performance

Posted by – January 14, 2012

Qualcomm shows their MSM8960 S4 Krait reference tablet playing some 3D games on a HDTV.

Always Innovating OMAP4 HDMI Dongle


Always Innovating fits the Texas Instruments OMAP4 motherboard with all the needed features for a Desktop, Set-top-box and 3D home console into a USB stick sized device that connects to the HDMI port of your HDTV and gets power from USB. It has Bluetooth for Bluetooth keyboards and game controllers. Its USB can do USB host.

Robert Scoble at CES 2012

Posted by – January 12, 2012

Here are his impressions, what he thinks about the consumer electronics show, the industry, Apple vs Google, and more.

Casio GB-6900 G-Shock, Bluetooth 4.0 watch

Posted by – January 12, 2012

Communicates with your Android smartphone that has an ultra low power Bluetooth 4.0 support. Battery life is about 2 years with Bluetooth synchronized to your phone 12 hours per day. It synchronizes with incoming calls, incoming SMS, with time zone changes, it can sound an alarm on your phone if you can’t find it. They are expanding the functionality to support other apps in Android.

Toshiba shows 5.1″, 7.7″ and 13.3″ Tablets at CES 2012

Posted by – January 12, 2012

Toshiba is showing 5.1″, 7.7″ AMOLED and 13.3″ HD Tablet concepts at CES 2012, look back for more from Toshiba on new tablets at Mobile World Congress.

Eken $108 10.1″ and $75 7″ Ice Cream Sandwich Boxchip AllWinner 1.2Ghz ARM Cortex-A8

Posted by – January 11, 2012

Eken.com shows this 10.1″ capacitive ICS Android 4.0 tablet, the cost is only $108 per tablet when ordered in a quantity of at least 1000. I don’t remember having seen the Boxchip AllWinner ARM processors before. It uses the ARM Mali-400 GPU. It’ll start being mass manufactured and delivered in February and later. They can also make a 7″ version capacitive Ice Cream Sandwich, ARM Cortex-A8, for $75 in an order quantity of 1000.

Keenhigh shows ICS on their 7″ $99 single-core ARM Cortex-A9 AmLogic Tablet

Posted by – January 11, 2012

With a 1024×600 7″ capacitive screen, the price is below $100 for big orders.

Kinwei AmLogic ARM Cortex-A9 Tablet running an Ice Cream Sandwich demo

Posted by – January 11, 2012

Kinwei shows their $81 single-core AmLogic ARM Cortex-A9 7″ Ice Cream Sandwich capacitive Android tablet. They can do 5″ and 9.7″ capacitive also for about $150 for a 1000 units order.


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Top Eight shows $135 10.1″ AmLogic ARM Cortex-A9 ICS tablet

Posted by – January 11, 2012

Here’s another AmLogic based ICS Android Tablet.

Yitoa $120 9.7″ Rockchip RK2918 Ice Cream Sandwich tablet

Posted by – January 11, 2012

Shenhen Yitoa Digital Appliance Co Ltd shows their Rockchip RK2918 Ice Cream Sandwich tablet to be sold at $120 for orders of at least 1000 units.


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FXI Technologies Cotton Candy, Samsung Exynos 4210 dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 with a Mali-400

Posted by – January 11, 2012

Here’s a super compact USB Stick sized ARM desktop computer, can be used as Set-top-box also, here demonstrating some advanced 3D gaming on a HDTV. Your next USB stick (HDMI stick) can actually be a computer, set-top-box, home console, all-in-one.