Best Tech Christmas Gifts: Christmas Gift Guide 2012

Time flies fast and we will come to the big festival Christmas. Except writing to Santa, making Christmas cards and others, preparing for Christmas gift is the essential part. There is plenty to choose from this year, and tech products have become the popular option. I collect the most awesome tech gift in 2012 in the following. You can pick up the most suitable one.

Best Tech Christmas Gifts for men

• iPhone 5

With the powerful A6X processor, iPhone 5 delivers a faster web experience. As the thinnest and lightest iPhone ever,it is more portable and the 4 inch Retina Display gives you an incredible photo or video view. It is very suitable for men with the largest apps at Apple store.

• Surface RT

The attractive point of Surface RT is the full office 2013 service , which is a must-have for work at present. It is really great when we can do the office on tablet totally the same as using PC. For men,it is very useful for the Surface RT’s business uses. It provides the keyboard match.For app, Microsoft has built an app store to offer more apps than iPad.

• Philips Norelco PT720/41 Powertouch Electric Razor

This shaver use comfort cut shaving system to give men a close, comfortable shave. It features fully washable simply rinse clean and can automatically adjust to every contour of your face and neck.

Best Tech Christmas Gifts for Women

• USB cup warmer

This USB cup warmer could be the perfect solution to stop your coffee getting cold before you've had a chance to drink it. The gadget benefits from the USB power to heat a small element to 40ºC, so your drink should be drinkable even an hour after it was made.

• Nook HD

As the Highest Resolution 7 inch HD Tablet,Nook HD is also a very great E-book Reader just like Kindle.It also includes massive books, magazines and newspapers. Besides, you can enjoy the movies with a wonderful display.It has many popular apps and games but less than android or ios or Amazon.The most important point about it is it offers much Kids’ Stories, Games and Learning.It is really an awesome family tablet.

Best Tech Christmas Gifts for Teenagers

• Kindle Fire

Kindle Fire is no doubt an excellent E-book Reader for people. And thousands of E-books and magazines are offered at Amazon store.The special Amazon Prime service provides great videos and Kindle Owners' Lending Library. The useful FreeTime make parents control the time of playing Kindle.

• Oregon Scientific QW201 Time and Wireless Charging Station

QW201 Time and Wireless Charging Station can charge your Qi-enabled device just simply lay it beside the station. Also, it includes atomic clock and indoor/outdoor temperature display.

•  Fujifilm INSTAX MINI Film Camera

As a beautifully designed and robust camera, Fujifilm INSTAX MINI Film Camera has a built-in flash and produces prints that are about the size of a credit card. It has a real retro look but sports modern technology.

• Total Media Software

When we record some family Christmas video or find some videos to burn dvd for later playback,We may need a program to help us to keep the Christmas in memory.Using the media software, you can easily deal with the Christmas videos or the audios.

Best Tech Christmas Gifts for kids

• LeapFrog LeapPad 2 Explorer Learning Tablet

Specifically designed for children, the LeapFrog LeapPad Explorer Learning Tablet features a range of educational titles, a camera, video camera and a tilt sensor are offered.Also,it can be used for playing music and videos.It is a very good option for kids to connect with the technology.

• Fisher Price Laugh & Learn Click ‘n Learn Remote

Fisher Price Laugh & Learn Click ‘n Learn Remote is an educational toy to teach these young people about cause and effect – if they press the button this will happen. Kids can entertain themselves with the tools’ different functions.



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2012 Black Friday Deals on Hot tablets

Time flies and we will go to the end of 2012.Besides the very royal Christmas holiday, we have our Black Friday, just after the Thanksgiving Day. For people, 2012 is full of surprise with so such new and featured tablets, for instance, Nexus 7, which adds much excitement to us. And in this shopping carnival, Black Friday 2012 ads continue to trickle out, if you just want to buy a tablet either watch HD movie on it or play games on it , just grasp the chance on Black Friday, 2012 to get a cheap but good one. You can pick out one from the following list. 

• iPad 2(16G Wi-Fi)  $349.00,Save$50 
• Coby  8'' (4:3) MID with Android OS 4.0, 4GB Memory, Wi-Fi & Capacitive Touch Panel  $139.99,Save$90  
• Nexus 7(32G)  $229 save, $20 off w/coupon RMN20$229.00 + Free Shipping 
• Archos 8GB 80 G9 Android 8" Tablet  $159,save$50  
• Lenovo Idea Tablet A2109(16G)   $235.99 + Free Shipping,Save $64 
• Lenovo Ideatab S2109(16GB)  $219.92 with free delivery ,save $130.07 
• Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0(8GB)  $199.99,save$50  
• NOOK Color(8G) $99+free shipping,save$46

Just find the one you like. And if you found the else tablets, then go to Amazon ,Best Buy，Ebay，Staples and so on. Just enjoy your 2012 Black Friday.

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Using Nexus 7 with a keyboard?

My Nexus 7 is almost always in my hand, surfing the web, researching articles, reading an ebook, or otherwise consuming content from the web. It is particularly useful for those purposes as I have detailed in the past. I am getting asked if the Nexus 7 would be useful for creating content with an external keyboard. My answer is absolutely not.

I have a reputation for using tablets in my work by using them with keyboards to write thousands of words. They are very good at that as my working history proves, but only to a point.

The Nexus 7 will never be good for writing as I do, even with a good external keyboard. That's due to one factor: size. While the 7-inch display makes the Nexus 7 perfect for a portable companion, it is too limiting for use as a laptop replacement.

This limit is due to two factors, keyboard width and display size. Just like the original 7-inch netbook, the Eee PC, the Nexus 7 is too narrow to support a case with a workable keyboard. I never could type well on the Eee PC, and the same would be true for any keyboard for the Nexus 7.

The screen size is even worse for using in a laptop configuration with a keyboard. While the small display is perfect while held in the hand not too far from the eyes, it's a different ballgame when propped up with a keyboard for typing. The small screen is too far from the eyes and just too darn small to be useful.

That's why I can't see ever using the Nexus 7 as a standin for writing, even if it's the only gadget in the bag. While larger tablets like the iPad work well for me for such tasks, I am not willing to use something that makes the process difficult. A tiny display would certainly do that so I'll stick to using the iPad for writing and the Nexus 7 for most everything else.

from zdnet

Samsung 11.8 inch tablet disclosed in court documents

Dozens of Apple and Samsung products are being leaked to the public in the blockbuster patent trial that got started in San Jose, Calif., today. The latest of these leaks comes from court documents that show Samsung might be working on an 11.8 inch tablet with Retina display, according to The Verge.

Codenamed "P10," this tablet would reportedly have LTE connectivity, 2560 x 1600 resolution, and a pixel density of 256 ppi, according to The Verge. This is much bigger than the iPad tablet, which currently features a 9.5 inch screen, 2048 x 1536 resolution, and a pixel density of 264 ppi.

According to The Verge, Samsung is one of the largest suppliers of LCDs and AMOLEDs, so it makes sense that it would look to get into the world of Retina display for its Galaxy line.

Sales of Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 are currently banned in the U.S. due to the patent case with Apple. U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh ordered an injunction on the tablet in June at Apple's request. Apple said that the key design patents that cover its iPad also seem to apply to Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1. In its counter-argument, Samsung has repeatedly referred to that design as "generic."

In addition to the possible "P10," other leaked products via court documents include two Windows Phone 8-based Samsung devices, codenamed Odyssey and Marco, and dozens of early prototypes and sketches of Apple's iPad and iPhone.

from cnet

Stability Face-off:Nexus 7 vs iPad

Recently,some people have done some test for Nexus 7 and iPad, and the results revealed that Nexus 7 is better than iPad in terms of stability.They mainly test the Nexus 7 and the iPad to see how they fare when they are dropped from chest height, Table top height and when they are dunked in a bath tub.

The test results:

• Falling from a height

The back and front of Nexus 7 is all intact except for kind of corner wear while iPad’s screen has worn down even some cracks can be found on the screen although the back of iPad is intact.

• Falling from a chest height

No obvious damages have be found on Nexus 7.But some cracks existed on the back of iPad and the corner of iPad have worn down seriously.

• Falling into the water

The touch screen of iPad and Nexus 7 are both normal, but iPad cannot be audible and Nexus 7’s sound is normal.

You can watch the below video to enjoy the entire process.

Nexus 7 16GB Tablet is Sold Out at Google Play store

The 16GB version of Google's Nexus 7 is out of stock, as evident by the "Coming Soon" Google Play store. The 8GB version is in stock and ships within 3 to 5 business days. Apparently, Google thought that the $199 8GB version would be the big seller, according to reporting by the Guardian:

"The Guardian understands that Google's planners had thought that buyers on the Google Play store, more than from physical or online retailers, would be more committed to the company's "cloud" concept, and so would have more of their content stored online, rather than wanting to keep it on the device."

Retailers such as Staples, Sam's Club and Office Depot are also having a hard time satisfying demand for the Nexus 7. Buyers who can't wait to procure a 16B Nexus 7 tablet might find one at a cost of $300 to $400 on eBay.

CNET reviewer Eric Franklin rated the Nexus 7 as the best 7-inch tablet available at this time (read the full review). He wrote, "With a beautiful screen, fast performance, a comfortable design, and overall great media options, the Nexus 7 is easily the best 7-inch tablet available and one of the top tablets on the market."

Apple is rumored to be prepping a 7.85-inch iPad to compete in what is turning out to be a popular form factor for tablets.

                       

from cnet

Samsung Wins U.K. Apple Over the Design ‘Not as Cool’ Galaxy Tab

One of Apple’s legal claims against Samsung, based on the alleged similarity between the Samsung Galaxy Tab and the iPad, was thrown away in an UK court last week. A British High Judge, Colin Biriss ruled that there is a big difference between both products, although he did noted that there are some design similarities.

What’s interesting is that the judge’s somehow expressed his appreciation for Apple’s designs. Biriss stated that the Galaxy Tab devices “do not have the same understated and extreme simplicity which is possessed by the Apple design”. The judge also said that even though the devices are not identical, they are “rather similar” in appearance from the front.

Biriss’ final conclusion on the argument was that the Galaxy Tab’s design was simply “not as cool”, compared to Apple’s tablet. The judges said that the Galaxy Tab’s thinness and design of the rear side differentiated it from the iPad, enough to ensure that customers can’t confuse them.

The legal team at Samsung might be not pleased that they don’t live up to the UK judge’s expectations, however, they are delighted that they won the case, stating that:

“Should Apple continue to make excessive legal claims in other countries based on such generic designs, innovation in the industry could be harmed and consumer choice unduly limited.”

In case you have not been following the recent legal spats between Samsung and Apple, just last week, Apple obtained a preliminary injunction against Samsung, preventing further sales of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in the United States. Cupertino has also obtained a temporary ban against the Galaxy Nexus, although Google is widely expected to issue a software patch that will remove the feature that the court found infringing. Apple’s offense hasn’t been so strong in the United Kingdom, with HTC winning an important battle just last week.

from androidauthority

Android points the road for small tablets

Google's mobile OS has a pretty good handle on the small tablet market. Does Apple need to be there too?

So, a small, inexpensive Apple tablet-like device could/maybe/possibly be in the works. If true, this may be a market better suited to Android.

NPD DisplaySearch analyst Richard Shim told me yesterday that he thinks a small Apple tablet is being planned. (And mainstream reports followed suit. )
Is this really all that likely? Just a cheaper, smaller iPad? That's not a Jobsian approach given the way he felt about a smaller tablet device (and the way Cook has dissed "limited function" tablets in the past).

Granted, Jobs isn't running the show there anymore but I still don't see what it gets Apple aside from stanching the flow of small Android tablets.

I (and presumably millions of other people) have been using the 7-inch Kindle Fire since late last year. It's a great deal for $199, offering the basics that satisfy a lot of non-techie consumers: a good e-mail app, fast browser, Kindle reader, good movie viewer (I quit Netflix and went with Amazon's service). And it has a good display, to boot.

(In fact, its customized Android 2.3 is faster and more stable than Android 3.2.2 on my overpriced 10-inch Motorola Xyboard, aka, Xoom 2 -- but I digress.)

The point is that Amazon, along with Samsung and its 7-inch sub-$250 Galaxy Tab (among other Android 7-inch tablets), are offering good value already.
Then, of course, we have the $199 Google Nexus 7, which got an Editor's Choice rating from CNET Reviews.

Though I don't have one (yet), an analyst who I spoke with yesterday (who wishes to remain anonymous because he doesn't want to be seen endorsing a product), has been wowed by the Nexus 7 and thinks it comes reasonably close to doing what his (pricier) iPad does.

Which brings us back to Apple. It already offers the 9.7-inch $399 iPad 2. Does Apple need to go lower, smaller than that?

Or does Tim Cook know something we don't? Apple could come up with some spectacular new tech that's worth paying a premium for. Or a market segment we haven't imagined yet. But a pure value tablet play is probably better left to the Android guys.

from cnet