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CES 2013 Video: Hands-On with the Polaroid Kids Tablet

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Polaroid’s new Kids Tablet made an appearance at CES 2013 and I just had to try it out for myself. Tablets for kids used to be pretty disappointing devices, but now we’re seeing kids tablets with some decent specs and performance. The Polaroid Kids Tablet is an example of how a device for children doesn’t more »

CES 2013 Video: Come See the First XO Tablet in Action

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At CES today, I stopped by Vivitar’s booth to check out a new device called the XO Tablet. The XO Tablet runs customized Android software called the XO Learning System that was created by the One Laptop per Child Association. Sakar International is the first company to license this software and place it inside hardware more »

CES 2013: Coby’s new Google-certified tablets may be their best yet

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At CES 2012, Coby had a lot of Android tablets. Unfortunately, quantity didn’t exactly equal quality. None of Coby’s tablets were certified by Google at that time, and I found the tablets to be a little sluggish. This year, Coby is back with another small army of Android tablets that received Google’s blessing. The company more »

CES: Not Quite Irrelevant Yet

It seems like someone always has to throw cold water on the party. I read an article yesterday on why CES is already irrelevant. Their main argument is that the big companies, Microsoft, Google, HP, Apple, etc. either aren’t present or have scaled back their presence. Okay, so the big guys aren’t there. CES isn’t more »

CES 2013: Take a Look into the Future of Haptic Feedback

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Haptic feedback is one of those features that we take for granted. Whenever our mobile devices vibrate, we respond to whatever notification we have and keep moving. Most people don’t think about the technology that enables haptic feedback and what can be done to make it better. Strategic Polymers on the other hand, wants to more »

CES 2013: Walmart lets you convert physical DVDs to digital files from your home

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Walmart’s disc-to-digital service began in April 2012. This service allows customers to take physical DVDs and Blu-rays into Walmart stores, pay a small fee and have a digital version of the movie available to them through Walmart’s VUDU service. Today at CES 2013, Walmart announced an expansion to the service which will let customers do more »

E Fun Trickles Out Details on its Second Tablet in the Google Play Series

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E Fun has been steadily releasing details about what it will show at CES 2013. We’ve already covered the Nextbook 7GP Android tablet and the APEN Touch8 attachment for Windows 8 PCs. Today, we’ve gotten a look at the second tablet in E Fun’s new Google Play Series. This tablet is called the Nextbook 8GP, and more »

RCA Debuts the First Android Tablet With Built-In TV Tuners

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RCA to set to debut an Android tablet at CES that is unlike any other before it. It’s called the RCA Mobile TV Tablet and it will allow you to watch over-the-air broadcasts all over the United States. The tablet comes with a built-in DTV tuner and a mobile TV tuner that provides channels in more »

Archos TV connect Turns Any HDTV Into an Android TV

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Smart televisions are very enticing, but their prices can be prohibitive to a lot of consumers. That’s why companies like Roku have come up with standalone products that bring smart TV-like features to normal HDTVs. If you’re looking for something with more functionality than a box that dispenses apps, the Archos TV connect may be more »

Polaroid is Now Selling an Android Tablet for Kids

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That fancy Android-powered camera won’t be the only thing Polaroid has to show at CES 2013. The company will also show off the new Polaroid kids tablet during the show. If you won’t be at the show to see this tablet next week, you’ll be able to find it at Kohl’s stores this month. You can also more »