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The OUYA Gaming Console Designed for Gamers, Devs and Hackers

Can you imagine an open source and open hardware video gaming console designed with gamers, developers and even hackers in mind? You won’t have to image long with OUYA. The OUYA gaming console is about the size of a coffee cup and runs apps on any television using Android 4.0. All of the games are absolutely free to try-out and play; if you like the game, you can buy the full version. In addition, the console is very affordable, under 100 bucks for the unit and a wireless controller. Don’t let the OUYA size fool you, it’s powerful Tegra-3 quad-core processor will easily run 1080p High-Definition games and video through [...]

Rip and Flip the Lenovo ThinkPad Helix

Check It Out or Buy on Amazon (Paid Link) The Lenovo ThinkPad Helix release was delayed until later this spring, which got me wondering, "What’s a Helix?" The Helix was introduced at the Consumer Electronics Show and is being marketed as a, "Rip and Flip" mobile computing platform. According to Lenovo, it is primarily an Ultrabook with the added benefit of a removable and very light tablet. The tablet can be removed or, "ripped" and flipped on the base for presentations. This also allows users to fold the device down into a usable tablet while keeping the connectivity of the base and its ports. [...]

The Razer Edge Pro is the Most Powerful Tablet in the World!

Check It Out or Buy on Amazon (Paid Link) I am a huge PC gamer. So if I were to tell you I have an Intel Core i7 1.9GHz dual core system with 8 gig of DDR3 RAM, a two gig NVIDIA GeForce graphic card and Dolby Home Theater sound would you guess I was talking about my tablet? Believe it! The Razer Edge Pro is more than just a tablet. This is a mobile PC in every sense. It comes with Windows 8 preloaded. If you need a keyboard, they have you covered with a docking station converting the Razer to a notebook [...]

Take TV Anywhere with Dish’s Hopper with Sling DVR

My couch potato days might just be over with Dish's Hopper with Sling DVR. That's right, a DVR! Let's rewind... What made the Hopper so popular is its ability to automatically skip or, "hop" commercials on pre-recorded shows instantaneously. No fast-forwarding at all. Combine the Hopper system with its companion system, the Joey, and you can enjoy your pre-recorded content in up to three different rooms of your home. Nothing groundbreaking here until you introduce the Sling technology. The new Hopper with Sling lets you can transfer your content to your iPad through an app and watch it wherever you want; meaning you can now take your shows with you [...]

Back in Blackberry! Meet the Z10 and Q10

Blackberry is back with two new smartphones, the Z10 and Q10. The Z10 will hit the stores first in Canada and the UK in February with a US launch date in March. The Q10 will follow in April. Both are 4G LTE capable, the Q10 retains the physical keyboard while the Z10 is completely touch-interface. As for the specifications, the Z10 is can stand side-by side with the Samsung S3, the Apple iPhone 5 and the Motorola RAZR HD. It has pretty much what you would expect from a smartphone these days. Where it stands out is in the interface. Blackberry has introduced, "the HUB," which they are marketing as, [...]

Apple iPad Slams Door on Microsoft Surface

It’s no secret that there's been a war between Microsoft and Apple for years, Apple innovates and Microsoft imitates, and, as tablets are taking over the business world, the Apple iPad might have started closing the door on Microsoft. Apple just announced a 128-gigabyte version of their fourth generation iPad and no surprise, it comes just as Microsoft is getting ready to launch their Surface brand tablet with Windows 8. Microsoft has been billing their tablet as, "Business, meet pleasure." Well, "Microsoft, meet frustration" because that's what’s going to happen. In a press release from Apple, almost all fortune 500 and 85 percent of global 500 companies are deploying on [...]