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 google.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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Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1: a new generation on tablet

In previous, Samsung launched its Galaxy S3 smartphone in order to complete with the new iPhone. Now The Galaxy Note 10.1 is Samsung’s latest attempt to take on the iPad and threaten Apple's dominance in the tablet market, with new features of the stylus pen. The new Galaxy Note 10.1 creates a new generation on the tool tablet.

The new tablet features several standout design decisions that make it absolutely stand out from the crowd. Besides Inside rocks with a 1.4GHz quad-core processor in addition to 2GB RAM, the new Note, is also a tablet featuring a 10.1 inch LCD display, the aforementioned processor and ram package, a 5 megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 1.9 megapixel camera in the front for video calling. Also the Note equipped with a special S Pen.

Now let’s preview what we can do with the new Galaxy Note 10.1.

1.Multi-tasking on the same screen

With original multi-screen display function, the user can watch video while browsing; you can take notes while watching video, which makes the tablet to achieve PC-class real personal experience.

2.High quality games for quad-core

3.Professional image processing software

Samsung GALAXY Note 10.1 can be the best learning tool with the function of painting. Schoolchildren can complete the task by Galaxy Note 10.1, through easily sketched standard geometry and writing formulas. While Undergraduate and graduate instructional can view videos online, and use the S Note take notes while watching video at the same time.

With the systems become more and more perfect nowadays, the hardware now has been basically one in demand. The main competition for the future of the tablet market is gradually transferred from the hardware to the competition in features and applications. Unlikely used the tablet for entertainment in past, Samsung Galaxy Note is undoubtedly the first step in market, make the tablet become a necessity of life, let the tablet become a tool to simplify life. In this sense, Galaxy Note creates a new generation on tablet.

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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

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Some Galaxy Tab 10.1 Buyers thought they Purchased iPads, Returned the Android tablets,according to Best Buy

Things continue to look not-so-good for Samsung in its complicated patent-based lawsuit against Apple. The two giants are going to face each other off in courts starting with July 30 in the U.S. case, the most important one of for both companies–and they’re fighting it out in over 50 cases in 10 countries.

Earlier today, we heard that Google warned Samsung that the Galaxy Tab 10.1 looked too much like the iPad, which is what Apple was able to get apparently from Samsung documents.

Now we hear that the iPhone and iPad maker scored other similar documents that reveal internal Samsung discussions regarding similarities between its products and Apple’s. One of the interesting tidbits, which Samsung will have a tough time fighting, is the fact that Best Buy customers returned Galaxy Tab 10.1 devices after realizing they were not iPads, which is what they though they were buying in the first place:

Samsung was forced to release a bunch of documents it had been keeping under seal that show the likeness between its products and Apple’s. Examples outlined in the documents include comments from Samsung workers discussing similarities with Apple’s products, and reports Samsung got from retailer Best Buy that Samsung tablets were being returned because customers thought they were getting iPads. Samsung still has a pending motion to prevent all of this information from being included at trial.

So far, Samsung did not have such a great time in courts, where Apple has won more favorable rulings than the South Korean company did, with the most recent one being scored in the U.S. case – the jury was instructed to take into account that Samsung did not preserve documents that could have been used by Apple as evidence in court.

We are thoroughly following the Apple vs Samsung battle because it’s one of the most important legal fights out there for the mobile business, so we’ll be back with more details from the U.S. case that’s about to begin.

Meanwhile, if any of those Best Buy buyers that returned Galaxy Tab 10.1 devices after realizing they were not iPads are reading these lines, then let us know what happened back then and why you made such a mistake.

from androidauthority

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Office Depot Nexus 7 launch Start July 12?

Google’s Nexus 7 is slowly but surely approaching its official launch as both Google and other third-party retailers are getting ready to accommodate your tablet needs – and by that I mean shipping the Nexus 7 or making the device available in stores.

While we wait for Google to announce the release date of the Nexus 7 – somewhere around mid July – we’ll tell you that pre-orders are still available to anyone interested in the device. In fact, Office Depot is the latest retailer to offer Google Nexus 7 pre-orders. According to a leaked document dug up by Droid-Life, Office Depot “will be authorized to pre-sell the new 16GB Google Nexus 7 tablet in all stores and online.” The device will cost $249.99, which is what Google is charging for it inside Google Play.

Furthermore, the same document reveals that the 16GB Nexus 7 tablet will ship starting with Thursday, July 12 – on the same day, inventory will begin to arrive to 341 select stores.

Those of you interested in getting their hands on a Google Nexus 7 tablet as fast as possible should definitely check with your closest Office Depot retail store to find out more details about the availability of the device. The company will not sell the 8GB version initially, although the document hints that the cheaper Nexus 7 will hit Office Depot at some point in the future.

In case the July 12 date turns out to be the day Office Depot does indeed start shipping the Nexus 7, then we can only assume that Google will also ship the device to those of you that pre-ordered it from Google Play around the same day.

from  androidauthority

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Android: The Motorola Tablet's Update

Let's see, it's 5:00 and the cable guy was supposed to show up at 1:00. And, oh yeah, where's my Android update?

I hear Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0) is great. I've been hearing how great ICS is since October (when it was released).

Which is about the same time I got my Motorola Xyboard (aka, Xoom 2) -- with Honeycomb. You know, Android 3.0, the old version of Android.

Think about it. Motorola announced a brand-new tablet design just as ICS was coming out but saddled it with Honeycomb.

So, I've been waiting.

It wasn't exactly encouraging when Motorola posted a schedule of upcoming updates last year showing the 10.1-inch Xyboard ICS update slated for "early Q3 2012."

When I first saw this I thought, wait, don't you mean Q1? Somebody must be getting their quarters mixed up.

Now I hear the ICS update is finally ready and "runs extremely smooth."

Like I said, I hear Ice Cream Sandwich is great. Motorola is not officially offering the upgrade yet. (I check for official updates constantly.)

This Android update thing gets under my skin because I like Motorola's Xyboard. A lot.

In fact, I like its physical design more than that of my third-generation iPad. The Xyboard is lighter, thinner, and easier to hold. (The Xyboard is 8.8mm thick versus the iPad's 9.4mm, and weighs 603 grams versus the iPad's 652 grams.)

Weight and weight distribution in a tablet is really important to me. And Motorola nailed it with the Xyboard.

I also wanted the Xyboard because it came with 4G -- at the time of purchase this wasn't an option on the iPad. And, oh, the Xyboard has a killer display.

And I like the Android market. I like the fact that there are a lot of different tablet designs to choose from in all shapes and sizes (though this has a dark side too, in the form of fragmentation). In that sense, Android is a lot more dynamic than Apple's one-design-fits-all.

And I like the Android OS. Or, I should say, I want to like it. Despite all the griping (yeah, I'm guilty of raising a stink, too) about the lack of apps on Android, I can get most of the apps I need.

The biggest problem I have is with updates and, consequently, performance. Honeycomb on the Xyboard is not always a smooth experience. Basic things (like text input, Web browsing) can, at times, become too slow to be productive. (A 3.2.2 update improved things but not as much as I thought initially.)

But it doesn't have to be that way. Other Android tablets running ICS, such as the Asus Transformer Prime and, now, Google's Nexus 7 with Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean), are fast and smooth.

And up to date. So, hurry up with the update Motorola while I wait for the cable guy to show up.

from cnet

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Amazon's new Kindle Fire tablet will debut in early August? (update: maybe July)

We knew that there would be another Kindle Fire at some point, but we didn't know when it would arrive, or exactly what it'd look like. If the latest report from the China Times is true, however, we can expect Amazon's new slate to ship around August 7th. Like the first Fire, this new version will be built by Quanta, with a metal chassis and displays provided by LG and Panasonic. Other details, like its size or the contents within said metallic frame, are still nowhere to be found. What we can tell you is that the new tablet can't get here fast enough for Amazon given the Fire's declining sales numbers and its fresh competition from Mountain View.

Update: Looks like something was lost in translation -- it turns out the China Times report actually states that the new Kindle Fire is set to make its appearance in July or August, not specifically on August 7th.

  

 The Basic Specifications:

• Form factor: Tablet
• Operating system: Android (Gingerbread [2.3])
• Screen size: 7 inches
• Storage type: Internal storage (8 GB, Flash)
• Maximum battery life: Up to 8 hours
• Dimensions: 7.5 x 4.7 x 0.45 in
• Weight :14.6 oz
• Released: 2011-11-15

from engadget

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Nokia Accuses Google’s Nexus 7 's Infringement on its patents

Google and its partners are knee deep in patent disputes. And this time, instead of a certain Cupertino company, it’s Nokia on the offensive. Less than a week after Google unveiled its new Nexus 7 tablet, Nokia has made claims that the Nexus 7 infringes on some of its patents.

The news came only days after Apple won not one, but two injunctions against Samsung Android devices. Both the Galaxy 10.1 tablet and the Galaxy Nexus, Google’s flagship smartphone, may face U.S. sales bans.

The Nexus 7, however, won’t necessarily face injunction. Nokia has yet to file any suits against Google or Asus, the OEM responsible for manufacturing the Nexus 7. Nokia is much more likely to request that Google and Asus pay the appropriate licensing fees than bring either one to court.

“Nokia has more than 40 licensees, mainly for its standards essential patent portfolio, including most of the mobile device manufacturers,” a Nokia spokesperson told Wired in an e-mail. “Neither Google nor Asus is licensed under our patent portfolio. Companies who are not yet licensed under our standard essential patents should simply approach us and sign up for a license.”

It's unclear, however, which of Nokia’s patents the Nexus 7 infringes. The Inquirer reports that it could have to do with patents regarding IEEE 802.11 Wi-Fi standard. The Nexus 7 comes in a Wi-Fi only model, without cellular data options.

Google and Asus did not respond with comment by the time of publication.

Considering the financial hurdles Nokia currently faces, it makes sense for the company to leverage its 30,000-strong patent portfolio. This could be the beginning of Nokia’s patent mining efforts, as it waits for Windows Phone to pay off.

from wired

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Research Firm SaysTablets Will Outship Notebooks by 2016

Research firm NPD DisplaySearch expects tablet shipments to exceed laptop shipments by 2016, likely due to consumer desire for more portability.

"Consumer preference for mobile computing devices is shifting from notebook to tablet PCs," NPD DisplaySearch senior analyst Richard Shim said in a press release on Tuesday.

The firm expects notebook sales to increase from 208 million units this year to 393 million units by 2017. Tablet shipments, however, will reportedly grow much faster, increasing fourfold from 121 million units this year to 416 million units in 2017.



While NPD DisplaySearch doesn't mention it by name, Microsoft's newly-announced Surface tablet and other Windows 8 tablets may spur this fast growth. Rather than running an operating system designed for mobile devices, the Surface and other Windows 8 tablets will run a full version of Windows 8. This means that a host of laptop applications not currently available to tablet users will be available on Windows 8 tablets. Combine this availabilty with tablet cases that have integrated physical keyboards, and users will no longer need to carry around bulky laptops.

Portability isn't the only reason tablets are, and will be, so successful. NPD DisplaySearch points out that tablet battery life is much improved over laptop battery life, due to less focus on computing power within the device. While there are some people who need a significant amount of computing power for mobile computing tasks, most users find tablets sufficient for their needs.

Those who need more raw power from tablets may not have to wait long. NPD DisplaySearch expects future enhancements to tablets will include multi-core processors, better operating systems, an ever-increasing number of apps, and higher-resolution displays.

So here's the question for PCWorld readers: Do you see yourself replacing your laptop with a tablet in the not-too-distant future? Will you be one of the many users NPD DisplaySearch expects to make the leap by 2016?

from  pcworld

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