In case you missed our CES 2013 coverage from earlier in the month, here’s a roundup of all our videos from the conference. We managed to film over 30 videos covering smartphones, tablets, gaming, smart devices, prototypes, fitness bands, various accessories and more. Check out the list with direct links below or head to...
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This is a demo of the BuQu Tech Magnetyze magnetic charging system for the Samsung Galaxy S III Android smartphone and iPhone 4/4S/5. It’s basically a protective case that allows you to charge your phone wirelessly through various magnetic docks for your office, home and car. Unlike traditional inductive chargers, this conductive charging solution...
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This is a video of Pebble’s press conference from the International CES 2013. Pebble, formerly called inPulse, is an E-Paper smartwatch that connects to Android smartphones, the iPhone and iPod Touch through Bluetooth. The feature-rich wristwatch went viral when it appeared on the crowd-funding platform Kickstarter in April 2012. It’s become the most highly...
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This is a first look at the Sharp 10.1-inch IGZO tablet display with ultra high sensitivity for pen input. Although it’s still classified as a prototype, I imagine we’ll be seeing this 10″ screen on select Android and Windows 8 RT/Pro tablets later in 2013. After all, what other capacitive display can recognize such...
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Sharp displayed its 6.1-inch WQXGA (2560×1600) IGZO mobile display prototype at CES 2013. That’s the same resolution found on the 10-inch Nexus 10 Android tablet, but in a much smaller display size, which translates to a pixel density of nearly 500ppi. Keep in mind, Sharp showed off its 5-inch 1080p “prototype” display just months...
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This is a quick rundown from CES 2013 of Sharp’s two Android smartphones with IGZO display technology. IGZO screens promise ultra low power consumption and high sensitivity. The first phone in the demo is called the Aquos Phone Zeta SH-02E and it recently became available in Japan on carrier NTT Docomo. The second, the...
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This is an overview video from CES 2013 of the Archos 80 Platinum and 97 Platinum Android 4.1 Jelly Bean tablets. These aren’t to be confused with the Titanium line, also from the Elements series. Both Platinum devices feature an Allwinner ARM Cortex-A7 A31 quad-core 1.2GHz processor with eight-core PowerVR SGX544 MP2 GPU, 2GB...
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In this video from CES 2013, we get a quick demo of Huawei’s upcoming Windows Phone 8 device, the Ascend W1. This smartphone features a 4-inch WVGA IPS LCD display, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8230 1.2GHz dual-core processor with Adreno 320 GPU, 4GB of internal storage, 512MB of RAM, a 5 megapixel rear camera, VGA...
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The LG Smart Activity Tracker prototype bracelet was unveiled at CES 2013 in Las Vegas last week. In this video, we take a quick first look at the new smart wristband that tracks and records your daily and athletic activities. This includes tracking of walking, jogging, running, distance traveled, calories burned and so on....
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The Fitbit Flex, Zip and One wireless activity trackers, as well as the Aria WiFi scale, were on display at the 2013 CES, so we dropped by the booth to find out more about them. All four products support the Samsung Galaxy S III and Galaxy Note II Android smartphones, as well as the...
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Lilliputian Systems’ Nectar Power system is a unique, portable battery charger that uses fuel cartridges to charge Android smartphones, Windows Phones, the iPhone & iPad, tablets, MP3 players, cameras and more. That translates to not having to charge phones or traditional lithium battery-based portable power packs through cables before getting enough juice to get...
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At the 2013 CES, Dacor showcased its upcoming 30-inch Android-equipped Discovery smart oven. The new Discovery Wall Oven connects the kitchen to the home via the Discovery IQ Controller, which is basically a built-in 7-inch LCD touchscreen WiFi tablet that’s powered by a Samsung 1GHz Processor with PowerVR SGX 540 GPU, 512MB DDR2 RAM,...
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Corning unveiled its new glass technology for smartphones and tablets, Gorilla Glass 3, at the International CES 2013 in Las Vegas. The third generation of Gorilla Glass is said to be three times more scratch resistant. According to Corning, Gorilla Glass 3 has been improved at the molecular level by implementing a feature called...
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In this video from CES 2013, we go hands on with the ARCHOS GamePad Android 4.1 Jelly Bean tablet. The GamePad basically merges a 7-inch tablet with a full-featured gaming controller with exclusive button mapping capabilities. The gaming tablet is powered by a dual-core 1.6GHz processor, quad-core Mali 400MP GPU and 1GB of RAM....
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At Fulton Innovation’s booth at the 2013 CES, we received a tech demo of the new eCoupled two-way wireless charging solution between tablets and smartphones. Essentially, a tablet that’s being charged wirelessly can actually be used to wirelessly charge a Qi-enabled mobile phone. By placing the two devices back-to-back, the power transfers wirelessly between...
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