CES 2014: Lenovo Teases With Tablets, Laptops, And More
Lenovo tends to show off impressive hardware every CES, leaving us waiting until the products actually hit the market. This year is no exception, with a slew of systems to make us positively quiver...
View ArticleLG TVs Get Smart With WebOS
My love of webOS is no secret. For example, my TouchPad is my main tablet, despite being discontinued over two years ago. I recently attempted to use a Pre Plus as a daily driver and only gave it up...
View ArticleGoogle Buys Itself A Three Billion Dollar Nest
In a rather surprising move, Google purchases Nest for $3.2 billion. Obviously, this is excellent news for Nest CEO, Tony Fadell, but what does it mean for current and future customers of the Nest...
View ArticleThe Google Glass Backlash Has Officially Begun
If you were paying any attention last week, you may have heard the tale of one Sarah Slocum. It’s a story that has landed on Gawker, the UK’s Daily Mail, Mashable, SF Chronicle, The Examiner, LA...
View ArticleGoogle Grabs For Your Wrist – And Wallet – With Android Wear
With wearable computing the current “next big thing”, it would have been silly to think Google was going to settle for Glass as the only entry in that market. The search and operating system...
View ArticleAmazon Sparks Set-top Box Competition With Release Of Fire TV
Let’s face it, television setups are complicated these days. We have broadcast, cable, satellite, and a plethora of streaming services. Getting said streaming services on to your TV might mean having...
View ArticleA Few Minutes On The New Apple Watch
For years now, tech enthusiasts have been clamoring for a smartwatch from Apple. Apple, being smart, has sat this out, looking at the emerging market. Pebble and Android Wear have shown that there’s...
View ArticleOn The Cheap: $50 Off LG’s Smartwatch, The G Watch
As I mentioned in my thoughts on the Apple Watch yesterday, I’m not sure that I personally have a need for a smartwatch. I certainly can’t justify spending $350 on the stunning Apple Watch or $250 on...
View ArticleYour iPhone Will Pick Up The Tab With ApplePay
One of the big rumors about yesterday’s Apple event was that the new iPhones would finally embrace NFC. For those unfamiliar, NFC (Near Field Communications) is a wireless chip/protocol that allows...
View ArticleAmazon Unleashes A Flood Of Kindle Updates, Including One For Your Guppies
Amazon’s Kindle line is one of the biggest recent success stories in consumer electronics. With a custom Android OS, Amazon prices them lower than other vendors because it’s seen as a “digital...
View ArticleScanSnap Serves Up Image Capture Options In Grande, Vente, And Trenta
Way back in 2011, Techcitement got to run the ScanSnap S1100 through the paces. We were impressed and it has come in handy for sudden scan needs. Except as you all know, tech doesn’t sit still. What...
View ArticleDrop Aims To Make Your Kitchen Measurably Smarter
Confession: When Techcitement saw the Drop being demoed at a recent event, we almost walked right past it. A connected scale? Big deal. Except the Drop is more than a scale that shows results on your...
View ArticleSamsung Bringing A True Wrist-phone To The U.S. This Fall
The headline really says it all, folks. Starting this fall, you can get an actual smartwatch phone on all four major U.S. carriers. Unlike Android Wear devices or the Apple Watch, the Samsung Gear S...
View ArticleSafety Tech: Self-security In The 21st Century
Recently, a video was released of a woman, Shoshana Roberts, walking through the streets of New York, being harassed as she goes. Putting aside issues (and there are issues) of the races that were...
View ArticleThe Obsolescence Of The DSLR Camera
SLR cameras have long been a staple of photography, dating back to the days of film. Short for Single Lens Reflex, the SLR gets its moniker from a spring loaded mirror behind the lens which reflects...
View ArticleReview: Amazon Fire TV Stick Has A Few Kinks To Work Out
Guest review by Nat Gertler Amazon’s new Fire TV Stick is the e-tailing giant’s entry into the TV-streamers-on-an-HDMI-dongle market, facing up against Google’s Chromecast and the Roku stick. Like...
View ArticleReview: Adonit Wants You To Take Stylus In Hand With The Jot Touch and Script
For these stylus pens, we asked an artist to do a guest review. Travis Hanson is an Eisner-nominated fantasy illustrator with a huge imagination. His works include comics, children’s art, fantasy, and...
View ArticleNew Phone Or Tablet, Make This Your Tech New Year’s Resolution
Now that we’re safely in the new year, there’s something I want, nay something I must share with you. A good portion of you probably received a new tablet or phone this holiday season. Flurry.com...
View ArticleCES 2015 Brings The Nostalgia Factor With Polaroid, Sony, Dell, And Palm
You may have noticed a lack of CES 2015 coverage on Techcitement. To be honest, it’s all been a bit overwhelming. So far, many of our favorite companies have announced impressive new devices. We’re...
View ArticleReview: Diving In To The Altec Lansing LifeJacket Waterproof Bluetooth Speakers
Remember when Altec Lansing was the name in portable audio? I remember getting an Altec Lansing iPod dock for my bar mitzvah almost 10 years ago. That device was amazing and lasted until it was stolen...
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