CHIL PowerShare Reactor USB Station review
The CHIL Multi-Charger PowerShare Reactor USB Station is your go-to product to charge multiple devices at one time. Charge your smartphones, tablets, and more thanks to the multiple USB ports found on this unit. The four USB ports provide up to 5.1amps of power as well as surge protection for your repective devices. When you need to power up, I say look no further than the Chil PowerShare Reactor.
The Good:
- Four USB ports
- Smartphone and tablet compatible (up to 5.1amps total)
- Surge protection
- Powers off when devices are fully charged saving you money
- Can handle any device, any time
- Portable with a tuck-away cord storage slot
The Bad:
- What’s not to love?
I really enjoy using this product daily to charge anything from my cell and tablet to my battery pack. Be a good host the next time you have company and let the guests charge up while they enjoy time with each other!
CHIL really sets the bar high with the Multi-Charger USB Station. It’s a quality product that’s compact, modern looking, and very useful. Never again do you have to worry about not having enough USB outlets to charge your devices (unless of course you own an electronics store). Even your power hungry tablet that require 2amps to charge will be satisfied with this product. The kicker is that it comes with a lifetime warranty.
Check out the Multi-Charger USB Station and more at CHIL.com. For a special discount, use promo code “androidguys” (expires soon) and save on your purchase. CHIL sells these directly for $49.99 but we’ve seen them on Amazon for closer to $40.
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Super high-res AMOLED mobile screens are finally arriving
While Samsung said in January that it’s hard at work on a 2,560 x 1,440 AMOLED panel, it won’t be the first to show one off. That honor goes to AU Optronics, a Taiwanese display company that makes screens for numerous device manufacturers, Samsung included. At 5.7-inches, it squeezes in 513 pixels-per-inch, the most of any such display yet shown. By contrast, there are already quite a number of QHD LCD screens on the market, like a the Vivo Xplay 3‘s 6-incher and a 543ppi model from LG. The company said it also has a 6-inch QHD AMOLED coming, and Samsung will no doubt announce something similar soon, as well — possibly for the next Galaxy Note model. Either way, prepare for smartphones with more pixels than you could ever possibly see.
Filed under: Cellphones, Displays, Mobile
Via: OLED Info
Source: AUO
Razer delays Nabu wearable launch to avoid Fitbit-like skin complaints
Razer’s Nabu wearable won’t launch until late May or early June, according to various developers who’ve received an email regarding the delay. The “smart band,” which took home our People’s Choice Award at CES this year, was originally supposed to be available by the end of March. According to said email, Razer’s in council with “medical professionals” and running “stringent tests to ensure Nabu is fully certified hypoallergenic” before it reaches consumers. This is obviously a reaction to Fitbit’s recent problems with its Force fitness tracker, which had to be recalled after thousands of reports of rashes and other skin troubles by its users. Whether Razer’s just trying to make the best product possible or simply wants to avoid a PR disaster is irrelevant, we guess, as long as wrists are safe. It begs the question, though: shouldn’t such tests have been factored into wearable development as part of reasonable due diligence, rather than just an afterthought?
[Thanks, irawrr!]
Filed under: Gaming, Wearables
Source: @udezekene (Twitter), Sonicspin2
Family Guy The Quest for Stuff is Family Guy’s answer to The Simpsons Tapped Out
The Simpsons Tapped Out turned out to be quite a hit, offering fresh comedic material and keeping the game constantly updated proved to be beneficial and enjoyable to its 5+ million players. The other most popular comedy show featuring a dysfunctional family, Family Guy, has jumped on the video game bandwagon and is releasing its own freemium game, Family Guy The Quest for Stuff. If you want an idea of what the game is about, check out the release trailer below:
Yes, Peter Griffin is yet again fighting the chicken, destroying the city of Quahog in the process. Sound familiar? That’s probably because that’s almost the exact same premise as The Simpsons Tapped Out, but who’s keeping score anyway? With the city in ruins, it will be your job to rebuild and protect the city from various invasions. From the looks of it, the game contains a whole lot of unique animations and jokes not seen before on the show and also include a whole number of ridiculous costumes to customize your characters with.
And of course, the game is free to download which means there will be lots of not-so-subtle attempts to separate you with your real world money. Nobody’s making you though, of course. If you’re interested in check out Family Guy The Quest for Stuff, the Play Store link can be found below. Let us know how you find it if you pick it up.
Source: Android Police
Game: Family Guy The Quest for Stuff
Price: Free
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Pocket 5.4 introduces immersive reading
Pocket is introducing a new update, especially useful for those running KitKat, to have “Immersive Reading”, which allows whatever article or video you are reading to go full screen.
A little background on Pocket, it is a neat app that allows you to save articles or videos for later reading across multiple devices. This comes in handy when your internet is unavailable and your wanting to catch up on whatever you put in your Pocket!
Source: Pocket
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Formula E’s first public tests to begin in the UK on July 4th
After it completed its successful test debut at France’s La Ferté Gaucher circuit late last year, the Spark-Renault SRT_01E Formula E car now has a place to call home: the UK’s Donington Park. Organizers of the Formula E Championship, the world’s first fully electric race series, have confirmed that the first official team tests will be hosted at the circuit, which will also serve as home for all 10 of the race crews during its inaugural season. The first public tests will be spaced intermittently between July 4th and August 19th, three weeks before the series kicks off in Beijing on September 13th. They’ll be truly public too, allowing fans to attend completely free of charge. Donington’s state-of-the-art facility is set to open in early May with the first car deliveries arriving a few weeks later. Once teams get their hands on the 200kw (270bhp) single-seaters, it’ll only be a couple of months until all of the cars run together for the first time.
Filed under: Transportation
Source: FIA Formula E
Where to buy Samsung’s Galaxy S5
As some of you will probably know, today marks the global launch of Samsung’s Galaxy S5 and wearable Gear range. And, as is the case with nearly all flagship phones, everyone wants a piece of the action. The GS5 is no different, so with high demand expected, it’s up to mobile networks and retailers to make sure your new handset goes through their checkout. There’s a ton of different talk, text and data allowance combinations available, but what better metric to start at than price? Head past the break for a table outlining where you can hunt down a GS5, and at what cost — one spreadsheet you hopefully won’t mind looking at on a Friday.
| Three | O2 | EE | Carphone Warehouse | Phones 4U | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheapest contract (with upfront) | £38 (£29) | £13 (£650) | £14 (£430) | £47 (£19) | £34 (£169) | £28 (£129) | £29 (£199) |
| Cheapest contract (no upfront) | – | £43 | – | £52 | £47 | £42 | £42 |
| Pay-as-you-go | £549 | “Coming soon” | £500 | – | – | – | £560 |
| Unlocked (SIM-free) | – | – | – | – | – | £570 | £570 |
It’s not just the main mobile players that have the GS5 on offer, by the way, as MVNO’s Virgin Mobile, Tesco Mobile, giffgaff and the like are in on the action, too. And, what’s with O2 trying to charge a £650 upfront for a phone that’s £570 unlocked at most vendors, with online retailers like Expansys, Unlocked Mobiles and Clove charging as little as £522 (when stock arrives, that is)? The S5 is available through Samsung’s own stores at £570, too, with the Gear 2 on offer for £300, and Neo or Fit for £170.
Filed under: Cellphones, Samsung
Sony warns users that its VAIO Fit risks catching fire
As Sony prepares to get out of the PC business, reports of a battery defect in one of its new notebooks will do little to preserve a happy memory of its legacy. The Wall Street Journal reports that an issue with Sony’s VAIO Fit 11A could cause the laptop to overheat and catch fire, so the company’s asking owners to stop using the hybrid PC immediately. Sony’s already sold 25,905 units in total, with the majority shipping to Europe, but has not yet issued an official recall for the device. That is the expected outcome, however, leaving the struggling electronics giant with another major headache just as it completes the sale of its VAIO arm to Japan Industrial Partners (JIP).
Filed under: Sony
Source: Wall Street Journal
Oppo’s bringing another LTE phone to the US (and it might just be affordable)
Oppo has a reputation for clever smartphones, but there’s a good reason why you rarely see its devices in the US: it hasn’t had local LTE data until the (currently unreleased) Find 7, and that’s not exactly cheap. Imagine our surprise when we found a version of the R1 with US-capable LTE, fresh from FCC approval. The high-style, low-cost phone can now handle 4G data on T-Mobile and, to a limited extent, AT&T. It should also run quickly on Canadian providers.
Don’t expect an official carrier deal when this variant arrives, though.
Given the lack of network branding, it’s more likely to be sold in unlocked form to fans of the R1′s looks and extra-bright f/2.0 aperture camera. Oppo hasn’t said anything about this model, so it’s not even clear that you’ll get to buy one any time soon. Still, it’s a further sign that the company is taking its North American audience seriously — and it may save you some cash if you don’t need everything the Find 7 has to offer.
Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile
Source: FCC
Chrome beta for Android makes it easy to send web video to Chromecast
You no longer have to engage in some hidden setting gymnastics just to send web videos from Chrome for Android to your Chromecast. Google has rolled out a Chrome 35 beta that lets you deliver “some” clips from the browser to a Chromecast-equipped TV. The company hasn’t said just which videos are compatible, but it notes that YouTube support is rough around the edges. Even if your favorite media site is broken, you can check out a few other notable upgrades: Chrome now does full-screen videos with both HTML5 controls and subtitles, and it boasts improved support for multi-window devices. Head over to Google Play to grab the update if you’re a regular web movie watcher.
Filed under: Cellphones, Home Entertainment, Internet, Software, HD, Mobile, Google
Source: Chrome Releases, Google Play
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