Tablet Horse Race: iPad Pro, Pixel C, Surface Pro 4 Specs

Chart adapted from CNet. I deleted the MacBook Air column because it’s not a damn tablet.

Both the iPad Pro and the Surface Pro 4 should do very well.

The Pixel C will be a flop.

Seriously, Google does a flagship tablet when its OS still can’t do multiwindows? Is anyone in charge over there? Anyone at all? With an active intelligence?

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See the future with updated View-Master VR headset from the past

See the future with updated View-Master VR headset from the past

New from Mattel is a 21st century reboot of the classic View-Master toy.

This time around rather than showing a static image, the VR View-Master houses a smartphone and puts the viewer into a virtual world.

The headset is compatible with Google Cardboard apps, too, so rather than plump for the DIY kit, the $30 View-Master is a stylish way to dip into VR and it’s launching with a View-Master app for Android and iOS.

The app offers free previews of locations and complete “experience packs” cost $15.

Compatible phones include Apple iPhone 5, 6, 6 Plus; Samsung Galaxy S4, S5, S6 and Note 4, HTC One, Nexus 6, Moto X and LG G3 and G4 phones.

Via liliputing

Blu Pure XL Superphone Sales Delayed

Thanks to George Parrott in Comments, who wondered why Amazon wasn’t yet listing it for sale.

According to Blu on Twitter:

I was real gung-ho on this phone but now wonder if that Super AMOLED screen is the best thing for me. It seems that I prefer IPS screens, which tend to offer better gradations when it comes to the color black. I’ve seen this mentioned as a problem when viewing videos before but, at post time, this is the only mention I can find:

AMOLED screens can have a black clipping problem where dark greys become black so that dark movies get really dark.

One of my tests revealed that clipping problem and it can really ruin a video.

Polish Kruger & Matz EDGE 1161 tablet does a pretty good impression of a Surface Pro

Fresh from Polish firm Kruger & Matz is the EDGE 1161 tablet, a very Surface Pro looking piece of kit that has an 11.6-inch, 1920 x 1080 pixel display and runs on an Intel M-5Y10c dual core processor.

On the memory front there’s 4GB of RAM and 64GB storage, and keeping the the tradition of its influence there’s a kickstand and type cover in there too.

This is a Windows device and will launch at just over $500.

Via tablet-news

Japan Displays at it again: tamed nearly 8K resolution into a 17.3-inch screen

If there’s a development in resolution and screens, these days it’s most likely come from the hard-working Japan Display company, whose latest achievement is an impressive 17.3-inch display with a resolution of 7680 x 4320 pixels, giving 510 pixels per inch.

Japan Displays has called this their 8K4K display and if it can be produced at a relatively marketable price, this could be the kind of thing we’ll be seeing in the next big leap of laptops, tablets and monitors.

The LCD display uses low temperature poly-silicon (LTPS) and has a 120Hz refresh rate, along with a 176-degree viewing angle.

Don’t toss out those 4K displays just yet though, we need to wait for the content providers to catch up to that first, then we can think ahead to beyond.

Via liliputing

1MORE earphones – Champagne and gold style Chinese headphones at a low price

Standing out a little in a sea of earphones are these Champagne and gold coloured new earphones from China’s 1MORE.

The reportedly well-built earphones have moving coil drivers and in-line controls compatible with iOS.

Coming in a neat gift-box, complete with carry case, the main body unit is made of aluminium, while the cable is Kevlar-wrapped.

For something a bit different, these might be worth a try as they’re just 199 yuan (US$30).

Via imp3