Although the rumor bonanza from the past few months seemed to be leading up to an X Phone intro during Google’s I/O conference last week, the search giant decided to let us stew a little more. Some even started to think the X was never real, although the evidence is crystal clear. And I’m not more »

K-TOR, LLC, designer and manufacturer of portable power generators, recently announced the release of their second-generation Pocket Socket hand crank generator, the Pocket Socket 2. This affordable human powered generator features a standard outlet interface, which provides backup energy and emergency power to a wide range of electronic devices. The patented technology inside the Pocket more »

SNAPJAW LLC, a social telematics company, has announced SNAPJAW, the world’s first interactive digital bumper sticker that enables drivers and passengers to communicate socially and extend their personal identity on the road. Currently up on Kickstarter seeking funding, SNAPJAW features a simple concept; Express yourself easily and frequently to other drivers around you. I know. It more »

The smartphone market is booming, tablets are on the rise, TVs become “smarter” and smarter by the day, so in this entire equation someone has to lose ground in the big, happy family of technology. Most “experts” and pundits seem to be predicting the fall of the gaming console, but what if it can adapt, more »

Samsung may have started this “bigger is better” craze in the smartphone world with the unexpectedly successful Galaxy Notes, but that can’t stop everyone else from essentially copying the same strategy and trying to continuously raise the bar. Huawei has a 6.1-incher around called Ascend Mate, LG’s newest flagship, the Optimus G Pro, sports a more »

LG’s Optimus G Pro is one of the biggest (literally), baddest and sexiest smartphones around, but, seeing as it’s been made available in the US less than two weeks ago, it’s no surprise it’s still fairly pricey. But fret not, as Amazon always has your back. The online retailer has already shaven a cool 30 more »

Following the Xperia Z and ZL unveilings from back January, Sony has introduced the SP, ZR, A and UL, making it nearly impossible for the regular Joe to distinguish between so many mid-range, upper mid-range and high-end smartphones. Fortunately, it appears that a few of these will have their launches restricted to certain countries or more »

How many of you have abandoned a handheld gaming system for tablet/smartphone gaming? You’re not alone. App Annie just released its Q1 report on mobile gaming, and iOS and Android gaming is growing, while handheld gaming has declined significantly. Here’s the chart That’s significant growth for smartphone/tablet gaming and a serious decline for handheld consoles. more »

Nvidia made a lot of waves during January’s CES with what it initially called “Project Shield”, a very intriguing Android-powered mobile gaming console, but between then and now there wasn’t a lot of hype-building on the world-renowned chip maker’s part. But the gizmo is finally back in the spotlight and this time it’s a “project” more »

Leading motherboard, graphics card, and computer peripherals maker MSI has expanded its Gaming catalogue with its first Mechanical Gaming Keyboard. Built on the popular Cherry MX Red linear switches, the MSI GK-601 provides superb feedback and sensitive key responsiveness. Each key on the MSI GK-601 is created with precision laser etching for extra resistance to more »