Archive of posts tagged android

Episode 1034

Rubik’s Slide
Puzzle-Solving Game
Link: Rubik’s Slide
 
Techno Source made the Rubik’s TouchCube (Episode 776) last year. This year at Toy Fair, they have a new product, Rubik’s Slide. Instead of having 6 faces, the Slide has only one, and you have to solve puzzles using the coloured squares. It also has a voice that [...]

Episode 1007

Google Nexus One
Smartphone
Link: Google Nexus One
Turn-The-Tables-Tuesday
 
Leo ordered the Google Nexus One as soon as it was announced, and it arrived just after he left for CES.  The Nexus One is similar in size to the iPhone, slightly thinner, with a 3.7-inch OLED screen (800 x 480 pixels), 100,000:1 contrast radio; 5MP camera with built-in [...]

Episode 967

Motorola Droid
Smartphone
Link: Motorola
Turn-The-Tables-Tuesday
 
After wondering if he should do the Logitech Anywhere MX Mouse (Episode 913) and the TVclean (Episode 961), Leo suddenly finds himself with a plethora of gadgets to choose from, including the Vizio 24″ LCD HDTV and the Slingbox Pro-HD.  But he settles on the Motorola Droid.
The Droid runs on Verizon’s CDMA and [...]

Episode 933

HTC Hero
Android Phone
Link: HTC
 
HTC’s follow-up to the G1 (Episode 686), the Hero continues to use Google’s Android SmartPhone operating system, with its own customisation of the UI called HTC Sense which enables a high degree of personalisation of the home screen and allows you to move between applications with a swipe.  It will be available [...]

Episode 872

iPhone 3GS
Smartphone
Link: Apple
Turn-The-Tables-Tuesday
 
Leo was tempted to buy the Palm Pre (Episode 862), but after Apple announced the features on the latest iteration of the iPhone, Leo got the iPhone 3GS instead.  It has a faster processor and hence the "S" suffix for speed.  In addition to the GPS which already existed in the iPhone 3G, [...]