First Apple added emergency satellite communication to the iPhone. Then Qualcomm tried (and failed) to get its own satellite platform for smartphones off the ground. Now Chinese device maker Huawei has made the jump to satellite-enabled… tablets. The new Huawei MatePad Pro 11 (2024) is the first consumer tablet to support 2-way satellite communications… but […]
ZPG A1 Unicorn is a retro gaming handheld with a 4 inch, 720 x 720 pixel display
Most handheld game devices have 16:9 or 4:3 aspect ratio displays, but a handful (pun intended) have 1:1 screens. And now you can add the ZPG A1 Unicorn to that short list. The A1 Unicorn is an upcoming handheld with a 4 inch, 720 x 720 pixel display positioned between a set of game controllers that […]
Daily Deals (11-28-2023)
Black Friday and Cyber Monday may have come and gone, but if you’ve got any money left to spend on Giving Tuesday, many details still remain. Lenovo has extended its Cyber Monday sales on select laptops, tablets, and phones. Some Samsung, HP, and MSI products are also on sale for deep discounts. Here are some […]
One Netbook launches ONEXGPU graphics dock with Radeon RX 7600M XT, USB4, Oculink and an M.2 slot for $599 (crowdfunding)
The ONEXGPU is a compact graphics dock that lets you add an AMD Radeon RX 7600M XT discrete GPU to a handheld, laptop, or desktop computer via a USB4 or Oculink port. First unveiled in October, the ONEXGPU should begin shipping in December and it’s up for pre-order for $599 through an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign. […]
AYA Neo AM01 mini PC with retro-inspired design hits Indiegogo for $150 and up
Handheld gaming PC maker AYA is stepping into the mini PC space with a compact computer designed to look like a classic Mac. It’s in keeping with the company’s habit of offering retro-inspired designs for some versions of its handhelds. First unveiled earlier this month, the AYA Neo Retro Mini PC AM01 is now available […]
GKD Pixel coming soon (tiny handheld game console with a 2 inch screen)
GameKiddy is starting to show off an upcoming handheld game console that looks like it could be positioned as a competitor to the tiny Anbernic RG Nano. The company began sharing details about the GKD Pixel in September, and now we have more details about the tiny console, which should be available soon from RetroCN. […]
Lilbits: Ryzen Z1 mini PC previewed, Meteor Lake laptops leaked, and some Google apps are losing support for older Android versions
Google is ending support for two of its key Android apps on devices running older versions of Android… sort of. Starting early next year the latest versions of the Google Chrome and Google Calendar apps will require Android 8.0 or newer. But that doesn’t mean you can’t use Chrome or Google Calendar on phones running […]
Walmart’s new Google TV stick costs just $15 (but you should buy the $20 model instead)
Walmart’s new onn Full HD Streaming Device is a $15 stick that plugs into an HDMI port of your TV, allowing you to stream video from Netflix, Hulu, YouTube, Disney+ and most other popular streaming services. The device is the cheapest gadget to run Google TV software, and it may be one of the cheapest […]
FriendlyELEC CM3588 NAS kit features 4 M.2 slots and 2.5 GbE Ethernet
FriendlyELEC’s new CM3588 NAS Kit is a versatile little computer that effectively lets you build your own network-attached storage or video device. At its heart is a compute module with a Rockchip RK3588 processor, but that module snaps onto a feature-packed carrier board with 4 M.2 2280 slots with support for PCIe Gen 3 x1 […]
Radxa ROCK 3B is a Pico-ITX RK3568 single-board PC with Raspberry Pi-compatible headers
The Radxa ROCK 3B is a Pico-ITX single-board computer, meaning that it measures 100 x 72mm (3.94”x 2.83″), making it a little larger than a typical Raspberry Pi Model B-style computer, which measures 85 x 56 (3.35″ x 2.20″). But this little computer, which is powered by a 2 GHz Rockchip RK3568 quad-core ARM Cortex-A55 processor, is […]