Review: Chromecast

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Google's Chromecast is a tiny HDMI-dongle that is actually a media streaming accessory. It plugs into any HDMI port on your HDTV and has its own power adapter. Once you assign it to your WiFi network, you can use any Android or iOS mobile device as well as any PC or Mac to stream YouTube, NetFlix and Google Play videos, photos or music.

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Review: Google Chromebook Series 3 by Samsung

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The newest Chromebook costs US $249 ($270 in Canada) and is the first to feature a Samsung-made 1.7GHz Exynos ARM processor powering a browser-based cloud operating system. A lot has changed since I first dabbled with using a Chromebook as my main computer. Here’s what I found out.

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Review: Speaker HD Dock for the Motorola XOOM tablet

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Of all the recent tablet releases, the Motorola XOOM WiFi has distinguished itself as the dominant multimedia and video playback device. Credit this to its powerful 1GHz Tegra 2 dual-core processor, its HD recording (at 720p HD) and playback (at 1080p HD) graphics capability as well as that stunning (although distractingly reflective)  10.1" inch 1280x800 resolution screen. The Motorola XOOM also offers mini HDMI-out connectivity right out of the box which makes it convenient to take over any HDMI enabled screen or projector.

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Toshiba reveals 10-inch Honeycomb Tablet, set to launch in Spring

The Android tablet parade continues. Toshiba's just gone live with a comprehensive website focusing on their Toshiba Tablet. Aside from being a 10" inch Android tablet, it also features a removable battery, a choice of colours, i/o galore by way of HDMI-out, MiniUSB, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and a smart screen that automaticall adjusts brightness and contrast. No word on pricing but we hope its priced more reasonably than that $800 Motorola Xoom.