GeekBeatTV #224: revision3.com A 3D notebook that doesn’t make you wear special glasses, getting your phone charged without the cable mess, ivy-covered walls that could help you get off the power grid, and a review of the HTC Flyer Android tablet! Glasses-Free 3D Notebook Toshiba is bringing you a 3D notebook, with no glasses required. The Qosmio F755 will be available August 16 for 00. www.wired.com Charging Without Cables Cables are a pain, but we need them to keep our gear charged. Or do we? The MiniDock plugs into the wall, and charges your phone without a cable to be seen! www.bluelounge.com Solar Ivy There’s definitely an old-style charm to ivy covered buildings, but this new design of solar collector can make them things of beauty to the most modern alternative energy enthusiasts. geekbeat.tv JackThreads Hey guys, want to shop for clothes from your computer? Head on over to JackThreads and try them out. They can save you up to 80% on popular brands. jackthreads.com HTC Flyer Review Geek Beat blogger Leland Flynn gives his impressions of the HTC Flyer and tells us why a tablet with a stylus can be a pretty cool thing. geekbeat.tv Twitter twitter.com Facebook facebook.com Cali on Twitter twitter.com Whats your favorite Cali blooper? Leave it in the comments! Thanks for watching! Video Rating: 4 / 5
The Archos 70 is finally here! 8gb: www.amazon.com 250gb: www.amazon.com This is the 7 inch 8GB version which retails for 5. It packs an ARM Cortex A8 CPU with DSP, 256mb of ram, WIFI/ Bluetooth, HDMI out, micro USB port and a microsd card slot to expand storage. It is running Android 2.1 out of the box but 2.2 is said to be rolling out this month. Take a look at my preliminary review and let me know what you think of the latest Android tablet to hit the states. Enjoy! Pick one up at amazon today: www.amazon.com -TDD Archos 101 review: www.youtube.com Video tutorial on installing market on Gen8 tablets: www.youtube.com Get your 32GB microsd card: www.amazon.com 16gb: www.amazon.com Galaxy tab: www.amazon.com
Eli the Computer Guy ventures out into the “real world” to our local Best Buy to give advice on buying a tablet computer. Tablet computers are GREAT, IF you buy the right one. If you buy one that is wrong for you it will be an expensive paperweight. I would like to thank the Best Buy in Owings Mills MD for allowing us to film in their store before opening! PS… I REALLY like the ASUS Transformer… If I didn’t have an iPad 2, I’d buy an ASUS… Video Rating: 4 / 5
Archos first 7″ capacitive Android tablet, with ARM Cortex A8 omap3630 1ghz processor, it’s 300gr in weight, very thin and it costs 5, that is less than half the price of the similar Samsung Galaxy Tab. You can now buy the Archos 70 Internet Tablet 8GB for 9 with free shipping at store.archos.com the 250GB version is 9 at store.archos.com
We take a look at the tablet version of Samsung’s newest TouchWiz 4.0 Android user interface overlay, and find it unobtrusive, with some neat ideas, like the Mini Apps tray, and the connectivity toggles in the notification area… For more details, check out our web site: www.phonearena.com
A quick first look review of the Sony Tablet S Android Honeycomb tablet. The Sony Tablet S runs on a 1GHz dual core Tegra 2 CPU with Android Honeycomb 3.1 (upgradeable to 3.2), and it comes in either 16GB or 32GB. It has a full size SD card slot, USB host capability, and a 5 megapixel rear camera and VGA front video chat cam. Check out our full video review at : www.youtube.com Video Rating: 4 / 5
PhoneArena reviews the Sony Tablet S. Known now as the Sony Tablet S, this Honeycomb flavored tablet has a unique spin on the whole tablet design — while throwing in some differentials such as PlayStation Certification and the tight integration with some of Sony’s services. Starting off at 0 for the 16GB model, it obviously seems very reasonable, but it’s going to take more to stand head above water in a sea of crowded tablets… For more details, check out our web site: www.phonearena.com
