It takes a lot to get me engrossed in a tablet game.
Sure, I’ll burn a lot of time on puzzle games; but there’s a big difference between a good time waster and an immersive experience.
There haven’t been a lot of games which I feel have done first person gaming justice. We have some REALLY solid third person shooters, but no games where you got to see out of your character’s eyes.
That is, until now… +Continue Reading
The one bummer about gaming on an Android device?
You’re holding the screen displaying your game with the hands that are also trying to interact with the game. Putting your tablet in a stand won’t always work as then you’re doing an awkward pointer-finger-holding-my-arm-out dance with your device.
If only there were a small wireless joystick-like piece of gear which could help us alleviate some of this gaming burden… +Continue Reading
This app has been around for a little while, but recent refreshes and support for new services prompted me to give it a second look.
I’ve been using Flixster since it first started on Facebook as a way to rate movies you liked. As a social plugin to a social network, I didn’t think it was particularly useful. At its core, one might say that the exact same functionality could be found in services like Netflix or Amazon, and without the benefit of actually being able to rent or buy films.
So why revisit it now? +Continue Reading
Here it is folks.
The Big Daddy.
The “Phablet”.
Quite possibly the most audacious mobile device produced in years, with a host of tricks–old and new.
It’s a power user device. So let’s use it. +Continue Reading
What a night.
To celebrate the release of the New iPad, AT&T reps took a group of us bloggers out for a night on the town. Rolling around Hollywood in a stretched party limo stocked full of drinks and iPads, our happy group was even featured on the local news coverage of the release.
So all this face time with AT&T PR, in the company of fellow techies, and with the hottest slab on the market, did I like the New iPad?
Read on for my impressions… +Continue Reading
I have to confess. This is going to be a difficult review for me to write, as the Personal Media Player market is in an interesting state of flux: Smartphones are attacking the PMP market from the smaller screen size side, and tablets are becoming more competitive at larger screen sizes.
The ability for dedicated PMP’s to differentiate themselves is quickly evaporating; however, the one advantage a company will always be able to leverage is price.
With that in mind, let’s take a look at Archos’ latest entry-level offering. +Continue Reading
For those unfamiliar with this feature, our My Daily Kit segment is pretty much what it sounds like: an opportunity for me to share the actual gear that I keep with me on a daily basis. After our testing period, there are just some pieces of gear that I can’t bear to let go of, and become an indispensable part of my daily tech arsenal–and Booq’s Folio for iPad 2 is one such piece of tech. Carrying my iPad with me wherever I go, keeping it well protected (yet still portable) is a major priority–and the Folio does both…and does it with style.
I’m sure that by now you’ve probably heard how mobile devices, for better or for worse, are the preferred gaming console of consumers worldwide; it’s not so much that the “gaming experience” is better on your iPhone, iPad or Android handset–it’s just that we always have them with us, making casual gaming and impulse purchases that much more accessible. With the video game industry still in a state of flux, many publishers and developers are fighting this move to mobile gaming tooth and nail–while others, like Atari, are embracing this new trend. But Atari also knew that simply porting their existing library to modern devices might not be enough to capture the attention of today’s more savvy consumer; so they partnered with the folks at Discovery Bay Games to create a piece of retro hardware to give new life to older classics–and thus, the Atari Arcade Duo-Powered Joystick was born… +Continue Reading
Standalone media players are in an interesting position at the moment. Much like the PDA market of the last decade, more and more people are turning to converged devices to accomplish all of their ‘on the go’ needs, while tablets are beginning to fulfill more sedentary media consumption roles.
While tablets and smartphones are blossoming growth areas, not everyone is keen on fronting the additional costs of a smartphone plan, and tablets are only just beginning to find their audience.
I spent the Thanksgiving holiday playing with a new Samsung Galaxy Player 5”. Since I’ve recently become a tablet convert (and I’ve been rocking a smart phone for a while now), read on to see how I handled going back to a standalone media player! +Continue Reading
As the holiday decorations get hung nearly everywhere you can imagine, holiday promos and deals are starting to show up everywhere–and Griffin’s new Holiday Sweepstakes could see you walking away with a Gibson Guitar, trip to CES, Home Entertainment systems and more. Each week through mid-December, you can win cool prize packages designed around Griffin’s AppPowered products. Check the full release after the jump. +Continue Reading
As we’ve told you before, some of the best devices we test also happen to be the most simple and useful–and the Scosche clipSYNC falls squarely into this category. With mobile devices playing such a large part in our daily lives, having a charge/sync cable with you at all times is pretty much a must–and leave it to the folks at Scosche to create an easy, elegant solution. An evolution of their flipSYNC, the clipSYNC takes a compact charge and sync cable and not only makes it pocket-size, but adds the convenience of a carabiner clip for attaching it to nearly anything (in my case, a belt loop). There are 2 versions of the clipSYNC; one for iDevices (that features a USB plug on one side and a 30 pin connector on the other), and another for Android devices, that offer both micro and mini USB connectors. The great thing about the USB version is that works for more than just phones or tablets–it can act as a sync cable for virtually any device that uses micro or mini USB.
In my daily use the clipSYNC has proven to be a reliable and durable travel companion; it’s not only saved me from battery drain on numerous occasions, but also seems to come in handy for everyone else I happen to be with (get used to people trying to snag this thing!). The clipSYNC retails for $19.99 (for either version), and should definitely be on everyone’s holiday list as the perfect stocking stuffer.
I’ve only just recently become a tablet user. Happily schnagging one of the firesale Touchpads, I was quickly disappointed in the selection (and high cost) of most TP-compatible accessories.
I’m not one to spend a lot on things like cases (unless I need something specific, like a rugged case), and most of the folio and stand cases available made the already chunky TP even girthier (I
know it’s not a word…but it should be).
Rather than swaddle my glowing rectangle in another layer (and seeing as how I still had a small netbook soft case), I really just needed something to help prop up the device for media viewing.
Thankfully I found Arkon… +Continue Reading
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