Something that largely flew under the radar amid the iPhone 4S media frenzy was the fact that the device’s Bluetooth capabilities took a huge leap forward, moving from Bluetooth 2.1 to Bluetooth 4.0. The new Bluetooth protocols – high-speed, low-energy and classic – enables an all new class of device pairing to exchange specific information between two devices. Dont we already have that...
Back in January, AT&T promised to offer its customers a choice of at least 12 Android smartphones during 2011. The company has today exceeded that with an expansion to its Android lineup that sees the introduction of five new devices from Motorola, Samsung, Pantech, and ZTE. AT&T now offers 19 Android smartphones in total, with more planned to follow. So let’s take a look at...
Sony hasn’t exactly been highly secretive about its upcoming tablet duo — currently codenamed the S1 and the S2. The devices have already enjoyed fame in a series of teaser videos that began last month, and Sony even allowed the press to play with the devices following the company’s announcement with AT&T a couple of weeks ago. However, there’s a few things that Sony has so far...
The controllers we use to play our games consoles currently take on a variety of forms. There's the good old-fashioned handheld controller that comes bundled with our PlayStation or Xbox, those that focus on motion like the Wii remote or PlayStation Move, and even those that sit in front of your TV picking up your body movements while your prance about in front of them. Surely, then,...
You’d be hard-pressed to find people these days who haven’t at least heard of Bluetooth. As for how many of them actually use it — well, that’s a different story. Although practically all modern smartphones, tablets and computers support wireless BT connectivity between gadgets and accessories, end users often don’t bother with it unless it’s absolutely necessary. Little wonder why —...
Rocking the Tears for Fears Lately, I’ve been lucky enough to spend time with a select fleet of quality gadgets, and the Altec Lansing inMotion Air wireless Bluetooth speaker system is yet another gem in the rough. Altec Lansing has taken portable sound to the next level with the inMotion Air, for sound quality, portability, and ease of use were three of the unit’s prime features. Not...
Logitech has decided that just carrying around your tablet is no longer good enough, so it’s time you added some accessories to that ultra-portable device. The company has announced a keyboard, mouse and speakers that will work with your iPad or Android tablets via Bluetooth. As was already well known, the various iPad models can work with Bluetooth devices, and there have already...
Classic gaming has come to the iPhone and iPad in a big way with the release of Atari’s Greatest Hits (iTunes link). While the app emulator itself is free, and comes with the classic game of Pong, additional games will cost you 99¢ for a four pack, or $14.99 for a whopping total of 100 games. (you can see the full list at the bottom of this post) The games are a mixture of some of...