Batteries are at the core of modern life. Sure, they’ve been a big deal for a long time – the Energizer bunny is iconic for a good reason – but now more than ever batteries dictate our lives. They power our laptops, watches, and phones, and they’re starting to power our cars and homes. It wouldn’t be a wild idea to say that battery technology is the next big jump we’re waiting for....
Wishes and promises are nice, but real world performance always matters more than the ideal situations companies sell us when advertising their products. With Nintendo Switch consoles in the hands of some gaming outlets, the hybrid handheld’s 4,310 mAh battery life is finally being tested and we’re getting some real-world numbers that tell us how much game time we can expect out of the...
As smartphones become the norm in some parts of the world, the biggest problem many mobile users have to deal with is running out of battery life when you're far from home. In response, charging stations are popping up all over the place, and Thai soy milk company Vitamilk recently unveiled a pretty cool project of their own to help smartphone owners on the go. "Dead Batteries for Dead...
Despite its cutthroat nature, the mobile device market can be quite predictable in terms of innovation, which is mostly restricted to just a handful of areas. What’s more, most of the innovation that we see is evolutionary. But to quote late Apple founder Steve Jobs, “Every once in a while a revolutionary product comes along that changes everything.” That’s exactly the kind of...
With the iPhone 5 mere weeks away from announcement, I’ve decided to put on my prognostication cap and try my hand at predicting the features and omissions of the new iPhone. Some of the new features have already been predicted and perhaps seem inevitable, nevertheless, I’ll be including them in my predictions, and examining the possible rationals of why Apple will choose to go with...
Last night, Sony had its pre-Tokyo Game Show conference to detail some of the upcoming happenings for the hardware and software manufacturer. A big chunk of their presentation was dedicated exclusively to their upcoming handheld, the PS Vita. Our own Killian Bell tossed up the roster of Japanese launch games for the device and its December 17th release date this morning. Now, Sony's...