Fuhu has taken a number of shots at introducing tablets meant for a niche audience – namely, the young lot, the kids and those in early teens. Whereas the earlier models from the company haven’t gained much traction, it has now dished out Nabi XD, a high-end tablet which costs a mere $250.
PrimeSense is not a new name in the arena of technology. The company is very well-known for creating sensors that are widely used across the industry. It now seems that PrimeSense is now aiming to take things to an all-new level. The company has announced Capri, the world’s smallest 3D sensor.
Yahoo has redone the looks of its email service, making it a lot simpler and fairly elegant. Yahoo Mail was long due for such an update; thanks to this new redesign, the email service now has the same look across all platforms.
To bring computing power to the students, online charity DonorsChoose.org along with Google, started selling Samsung Series 5 Chromebooks for students and school teachers for $99 from Monday, December 10, 2012. The buzzing news is, all those Chromebooks were sold out within 24 hours.
Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 Carbon ultrabooks have been around for a while. The company has now decided to ship out yet another version of the same model. The highlight of the new version is that it is touchscreen and specifically designed to run Windows 8.
When it comes to education, technology holds a critically important position. Yet, many students are unable to afford a computer, a huge disadvantage in today’s tech-savvy world. Google now plans to resolve this problem through a $99 Chromebook campaign.
We reported earlier that one of the Pirate Bay founders, Gottfrid Svartholm, had been arrested by Cambodian police and handed over to Swedish authorities. He had been in solitary confinement for the last three months but thankfully, he is finally being released from it and is being moved to a normal prison.
Green tourism is a growing trend around the world. Tourists going to places want to leave a minimal footprint on the nature there. In view of these new needs, In-Tenta has come up with an excellent idea – that of an environment-friendly, portable apartment called ‘Drop Eco-Hotel.’