The 7-inch Panasonic Toughpad FZ-M1 is a rugged Windows 8.1 Pro tablet that slots into the ever-increasing Toughpad range alongside the FZ-G1 and under the new Toughpad 4K. Announced at CES 2014, it also comes in a Windows 7 version should you decide that you don’t want to migrate to Microsoft’s latest OS. Aside from the ruggedization, the most interesting […]

Sony, like every vendor on the planet, is hotter on 4K TVs than ever. The company showed off its latest flagship 85-inch, LED Ultra HDTV during CES 2014: the XBR-85X950B. So, we’re just going to call it the XBR-85 from here on out. Cool? Cool. What’s admirable about Sony’s approach is that the Japanese vendor isn’t interested in making the […]

Acer divvied up a couple of new Android tablet devices earlier this week but also footnoted its announcements with a curiously familiar laptop called the Acer C720P-2600. Those that missed out Acer’s first budget and touchscreen Chromebook, the C720P, should expect practically the same 1,366×768 touchscreen equipped laptop except in a new coat of white. Otherwise the 11.6-inch laptop comes […]

SteelSeries, a major purveyor of mechanical keyboards, had a big secret to share with us and it turns out the PC gaming peripheral maker had a new wireless mouse called the Sensei Wireless. The mouse promises to deliver lag-free wireless gaming with a one-millisecond response time from dragging the device to whipping around in FPS games. What’s more the mouse […]

The update to HTC’s One is expected soon, and it has seen a good amount of rumor mongering. The latest regards the presence of a fingerprint sensor, with new cases lending credence to something other than a camera on the rear of the device. Given the sensor on the One Max, we’re not convinced. Though various cases for the current […]

Just like there are big screen phablets, there are also big screen smartphones. Neptune’s Pine Smartwatch is by far the largest wearable device we’ve ever slapped onto our wrists. Featuring a 2.4-inch screen, Pine has no reservations to replace smartphones. It’s big. Let’s just get that out of the way. To put that in perspective, the Pine’s screen is about […]

Introduction One console to rule them all. One console to find all your devices, one console to control all your services and in the living room bind them. That’s Microsoft’s plan. Gaming, cable television, music and movies all streaming into one system: the Xbox One. It’s ambitious, but the hardware seems capable. The real question is this: can the Xbox […]

Remember the Samsung GamePad? The thing that was announced all the way back in March 2013 but never materialised? Well, it’s back, it’s changed colour and we’ve run our fingers all over the new version. There are many stark differences with this new polished unit from Samsung – namely, the millions (well, three) joystick / d-pads that adorn the front. […]