Samsung UFS memory

Samsung UFS (Universal Flash Storage) memory ...
Huge capacity (256 GB) and huge read speeds up to 5x that of Micro SD cards (530 MB/sec)!

Samsung unveils world's first UFS memory cards — the successor to microSD | The Verge:

HDD vs SSD - Differences

Useful article on benefits of SSD versus HDD ...
Solid State Drives (SSDs) are coming down in price and it is only a matter of time before your laptop will be equipped only with an SSD.

Ask GadgetGuy: what’s the difference between HDD and SSD? - Gadget Guy Australia:

Hard disk drive reliability

Interesting statistics on hard disk reliability ...
Continuous operation definitely increases failure rates but, allowing for that, these failure rates remain a worry!

Hard disk reliability examined once more: HGST rules, Seagate is alarming | Ars Technica:

Lenovo's new light laptop

Nice new light laptop from Lenovo ...
My favourite laptop manufacturer has come out with a new laptop lighter than a MacBook Air!

Lenovo's new laptop makes the MacBook Air feel heavy | The Verge:

Intel Broadwell vs Haswell

How Intel's tick-tock development process works ...
New generation Broadwell transistors will be 14 nm (nanometers) whilst a human hair is about 90,000 nm! There are now more than 1 billion of these small transistors in modern CPUs!

Intel Broadwell vs Haswell: What's new in Intel CPUs? | News | TechRadar:

Washer dryer combo with wi-fi

Internet of Things gathers speed ...
Samsung launches Australia's first 8Kg washer dryer combination that connects to your home Wi-Fi network.

Samsung releases Australia's first washer dryer combo with wi-fi:

'Star Wars' robotic arm

Looks like a better option than the traditional hook ...
Interesting that it has been built with similar strength to a natural human arm. No Six Million Dollar man here!

'Star Wars' robotic arm for amputees approved for sale in US - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation):

Google’s self-driving cars

Now Google driverless cars notch up 700,000 miles ...
Quote "This is one of the rare projects that could change the world, and Google says it's "optimistic" that a self-driving car is an achievable goal."

Google’s self-driving cars hit 700,000 miles, learn city navigation | Ars Technica:

Australian Chromecast

Google Chromecast arrives in Australia at last ...

Long awaited Wi-Fi device that you plug into an HDMI port on your TV and then you are able to direct YouTube and other content straight from your tablet or smartphone to your TV. Once playing has started you can do other things on your tablet or smartphone or turn them off.

Hands on: Australian Chromecast:

Google Patents Tiny Cameras

The ultimate Google Glass is on its way ...
Originally for monitoring diabetes and now as an aid for the vision impaired amongst other things.

Google Patents Tiny Cameras Embedded In Contact Lenses | TechCrunch:

Home automation $1b market

Hard to imagine home automation will grow so quickly ...
Our simple Wi-Fi routers are going to become the nerve centre of the home!

Smart home automation will be almost a $1b market by 2017:

SanDisk Wireless Products

New ingenious products from SanDisk ...
Not cheap but definitely offer a new way of working.

SanDisk releases Connect Wireless Media and Flash drives:

Using lithium-ion batteries

Useful hints to prolong the life of lithium-ion batteries ...
Some worthwhile information on the do's and don'ts of using the modern lithium-ion batteries that are in nearly every laptop, tablet and smartphone.

Ask Ars: The best way to use a lithium-ion battery, redux | Ars Technica:

Gear Fit looks good

Looks better than the big square smart watches ...
Wearables are certainly going to be big in 2014! Just another way for the hardware manufacturers to get some incremental revenue!

The Gear Fit is what wearables should look like | The Verge:

Moore's Law - 50 years old

Amazing that Moore's Law has held for 50 years ...
From 2,300 transistors at 10 microns (10,000 nanometers) to the now billions of transistors crammed at 22 nanometers! A nanometer is 1/1000,000,000 of a meter or 10 Angstroms!

Moore's Law: how long will it last? | News | TechRadar:

SanDisk Dual USB Drive

Second USB manufacturer offers micro connection ...
Looks like a really neat device! Standard USB on one end and micro USB on the other end. PC and Android tablet / smart phone now catered for.

SanDisk Dual USB Drive works with mobiles devices and computers:

Nokia Treasure Tags

Great idea from Nokia - who said they were dead? ...
I like the quote "There will also be third-party applications for Android and iOS devices available, the company said." We shall wait and see!

Nokia Treasure Tag helps find lost items - Computerworld:

Chromebook 'end of life'?

Not a great selling point for Chromebooks ...
So it would seem that Chromebook hardware has only a 4 year support life at best! This is not going to great news to consumers. Business writes hardware off in 3 years but I reckon consumers would like to see their hardware last 6 years - I guess it just means that they will not be getting software updates for the last two years! 

Will your Chromebook reach its 'end of life' date next year? - Software - News - HEXUS.net:

Windows on Android phone?

Microsoft is obviously considering all possibilities ...
The tablet and smart phone operating system is getting very confusing! Apart from Apple iOS we have Google with Android plus Google Services on top, Amazon has Android plus their own services in Kindle and now we have Nokia and Microsoft coming up with maybe different versions of Android++! 

Why is Microsoft trying to smuggle Windows into your Android phone? | News | TechRadar:

Acer Chromebook C720

One of the popular Chromebooks at the moment ...
An excellent review article on this popular Chromebook.

Review: Acer Chromebook C720 (C720-29552G01aii):