Unlike most phone networks, FreedomPop offers unlimited talking and texting with no contract. gadgetnewsonline Specials currently has one year of service bundled with the second generation Moto E for $150 shipped. 9to5Google’s review was unapologetically positive calling it the “best small Android phone that (a very little amount of) money can buy” Motorola’s 2nd generation Moto E…
Tile, the popular stick-anywhere Bluetooth tracker, has announced a new generation of its product. After selling more than two million units worldwide, it’s now time to upgrade the hardware with new features and improved software. This iteration has been redesigned to make sure that users are losing less and finding more of the things that are most important to them.
Head below for full details and to find out how you can order one today.
The new amiiqo is a small Android-connected disc that allows users to store and share their amiibo collections. Pre-loaded with 10 characters, the small device will essentially act in place of the actual figurine once its data has been transferred from the companion Android app. Nintendo isn’t going to be happy about this:
Flasks have always been cool. They’re symbols of mischief, designed solely to carry and conceal mysterious drinks — the only beverage container that whispers “adults only” before quietly disappearing back in your pocket. That’s why iHome’s new SoundFlask is such an ingenious idea for a powerful, pocket-sized speaker system. It looks naughty, but plays nice with any Bluetooth audio device you may have — iOS, Apple Watch, Android, or computer.
Equipped with two speakers, a microphone, and a rechargeable battery, SoundFlask is built to deliver much louder sound than whichever device you’ve paired with it. If you don’t want to sneak it into a pocket, you can wear it with an included case. Think it’s the ideal speaker for you, or a great gift for someone you know? Below, we’ll show off the SoundFlask, and give you a great deal if you order one right now…
At one point, gaming headsets with microphones were reserved for the hardcore gaming enthusiasts that spent hours online at a time and craved the boost of a locked-in environment. Over the last few years, companies like Turtle Beach, SteelSeries and Razer have flooded the market with headset options at all price points. However, Xbox One users have settled in with one company in particular as the go-to for supplying top-notch audio for their gaming experience.
The Turtle Beach Elite 800X hit the shelves of retailers a few months ago, labeled as “the most advanced gaming headset ever”. That’s a lofty description, but with wireless connectivity, DTS 7.1 surround sound, custom audio profiles and luxury materials, we knew we had to see if this headset lived up to the hype.
We have touchscreens basically everywhere now: phones, tablets, refrigerators, etc. It only seems natural that someone would come up with a simple system to convert just about any modern HDTV into a touchscreen. Sure enough, a crowdfunding campaign has launched to bring this familiar technology to your living room.
The Touchjet WAVE kicked off its project a few days ago and has already blown past its goal.
Today, we’re getting our first look at The Walking Dead: No Man’s Land for iOS and Android from Next Games. Slated to be realeased in October, this is the first real look that we’ve had at the gameplay. The action strategy game takes place after a zombie apocalypse much like the hit TV show. It is…
Update (8/15 10:10am): @Pixelbud is our winner – thank you to everyone for entering our contest!
Back in March we were introduced to Olio’s Connected Timepiece, the brain child of former Beats by Dre and Google product designer Steve Jacobs. Since then, this Apple Watch competitor has enjoyed monstrous success as it sold out of its entire first run of watches.
These high-end devices were thoughtfully crafted to curate the myriad of notifications that come from iPhone and Androids so users aren’t bombarded with a constant stream of distractions. This unique design delivers an individualized “personal assistant” experience.
Today, gadgetnewsonline is happy to announce that we’ve partnered with Olio to giveaway one of its gorgeous Black Collection timepieces, valued at $795. Head below to find out how you can enter to win it.
The benefits for Prime members are widespread and growing regularly. Kindle First is one of those perks that subscribers to Amazon’s two-day shipping service can enjoy. This program affords Prime members early access to new Kindle books across different genres from Amazon Publishing. Full terms and details and be found below.
To get started, visit the Kindle First page and peruse the selection of six books that have been chosen by Amazon editors. From there, Prime subscribers can choose one of the six titles to download to a Kindle device or the iOS/Android app. Non-Prime members are able to select one Kindle First release for $1.99. These books become a permanent addition to customers’ libraries. It’s a perfect opportunity to get into some new literature without having to pay any additional money, aside from your Prime membership.
In addition to Prime members receiving two-day shipping and Kindle First perks, they are able to access the Instant Video library, Amazon’s Music service as well as unlimited backup of photos from iOS or Android devices to the cloud. Additionally, subscribers get exclusive rights to deals on electronics, books, videos and more. Interested? Start a free trial to see if you like it.
This month’s selection of Kindle First books includes:
Outside of adding more megapixels and upping resolution, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to improve on action cameras. GoPro has been out front of the pack for awhile with 4K video and ultra-compact options that fill the needs for most consumers. So when it comes to innovation, the best target for new entries into the marketplace is software. iOS connectivity is a must and most consumers just want to record their moments and have it instantly edited with automatic backup for later.
Enter Graava. Instead of leaning hard on technical specifications, it wants to simplify the video recording process down to the touch of a button. Its programers have modeled it after the human brain, focusing on sensory changes like sound or vision and even heart rate to capture the most important moments.
If you think Public Wi-Fi is secure, you’re playing with serious data-risk fire. That is, unless you use a virtual private network to secure your information, such as TigerVPN. gadgetnewsonline Specials is now offering a lifetime subscription for just $29. By routing your traffic via intermediary servers, TigerVPN disguises your identity from would-be attackers, and…
Update (9/3 8:00am): Worms 4 has now hit the App Store and is available to download for $4.99.
Game developer/publisher Team 17 has been busy this week after putting a number of its games on sale, including Worms3 going free for the very first time as the App Store’s Free App of the Week. While still working on the Banjo-Kazooie spiritual successor Yooka-Laylee, today the team is announcing a pair of new Worms releases for both console and mobile:
Olio first announced its new luxury timepieces for iOS and Android back in March, today they’ve returned with new models made from custom materials. Its latest watches are available in 24 karat gold or 18 karat rose gold. The company has paid extra attention to the details this time around, creating custom batches of the…
QuickShipElectronics (99.4% Positive feedback) via eBay offers the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 16GB Wi-Fi Tablet in White w/Pouch new open box for $169.99 shipped. That’s $160 off the original list price, $129 less than Amazon for a brand new one, and the lowest open box price we’ve seen by $20. It comes with Android 4.4 Kit Kat and has…
Today Kodak announced that its PIXPRO SP360 action camera was adding support for YouTube’s new 360 degree video capture and playback. This new feature allows viewers to see a complete representation of the area around the camera.
The videos are so unique in that they allow users to explore the video in all angles during playback. Instead of a still image that can be moved around, playback continues while the video is rotated. Kodak has captured some really cool videos out in the wilderness and rollercoasters that bring this technology to life.
Update (7/28 10:45am): HTC is now offering the HTC RE waterproof digital camera in multiple colors for $99.50 shipped (Reg. $115+, current lowest we can find).
Best Buy is offering HTC’s RE camera accessory for $99.99 shipped, down from its normal list price of $200. The $99.99 price point is the lowest we’ve seen since during a Black Friday deal when supply was very constrained. For those unfamiliar, the RE camera is a GoPro-like device that records point of view video, but does not have any sort of viewfinder.
Following the success of Raspberry Pi, small simplistic computers are seeing a huge boom in popularity over the last year. Non-traditional operating systems are finding a place in schools and with at home tinkerers looking for a new challenge. From Chromebooks to Ubuntu, more and more consumers are looking for Windows and Mac alternatives.
After being announced last month, Jide Tech launched its Kickstarter campaign for the $30 Remix Mini Android PC five days ago and the response has been astonishing.
Acer is now accepting US orders for its Liquid Leap+ Fitness Watch. But instead of charging the regular price of $99.99, Acer’s online store is currently selling it for $79.99 with free shipping.
This wearable is not only a fitness and sleep tracker but it also features some smartwatch capabilities for iOS and Android devices including email, text notifications, and music control. Each Liquid Leap+ comes with three different color bands (black, green, pink), a microUSB charging cable, and cradle.
Prices for full on Android smartwatches continue to tumble with the ASUS ZenWatch now at $129.99 (Reg. $200) and the Moto 360 at $149 (Orig. $250).
We have all certainly experienced this dreadful feeling at some point: accidentally catching your iPhone or Android’s charging cord with your foot, sending your device helplessly spinning across the room until it strikes the floor. Apple has long had MagSafe technology as a part of its laptop power supplies, although it may be on its way out, but it has yet to find its way to iPhone or iPad. The same is true of Android devices, we’ve come so far and yet our phones are easily turned into sling shots with an accidental trip of the cord.
Enter ZNAPS. A new Kickstarter project that is bringing the same concept of MagSafe to any Lightning or microUSB charging cable. Based on the response from the Kickstarter community thus far, there are a lot of users that desire this type of connectivity.
Google has selected Sago Mini Space Explorer as its Family Friendly Android App of the Week. It typically sells for $3 on Google Play and you can now download it to all your Android devices for free. This game is developed by Sago Sago, which has a number of 4+ rated kids apps available.
Head below for more details and to see the game in action:
Microsoft’s new Universal Foldable Keyboard, first unveiled earlier this year, is now available to purchase online and through Microsoft stores. The super portable Bluetooth keyboard folds in half when not in use and allows users to connect to two mobile devices at once including Android, iPhones, iPads, and Windows devices.
Update (7/20 5:00pm): @tommychen and @mr_avery are our winners – thank you to everyone for entering our giveaway!
In celebration of the 10th year anniversary of microSD cards, SanDisk is partnering with gadgetnewsonline to give readers the chance to win one of its 200GB microSD storage options. This is the “world’s first” card of its type with that amount of space for storing photos, videos, files and more.
Head below for the full details on how you can win one of these microSD cards for your MacBook, phone or digital camera.
Update (9/9 3:30pm): Star Wars: Uprising is now live for iOS and Android, a day before its official release.
As we ramp up for Star Wars: The Force Awakens to hit theaters in December, we are getting Storm Trooper Bluetooth speakers, a new mobile RPG and a SW themed playset for the upcoming Disney 3.0. But it looks like it won’t stop there as Disney has just launched an official new mobile app. Simply named “Star Wars”, this is not a game, but rather a new hub app for “breaking news, rich media, social updates, special events, interactive features” and more:
Update (7/7 3:15pm): Ubisoft has now launched the official site for the new game, along with some new details and screenshots you’ll find below:
Ubisoft just announced a brand new Rayman game coming to mobile. The trailer below shows of the new title’s impressive (console looking) visuals and what appears to be a full-on adventure platformer. The mobile Rayman games, as stellar as they are, have generally remained in the realm of the endless runner, but it looks as though Ubi might be attempting to bring a more console-like Rayman experience to mobile for the first time:
Amazon offers the Anki DRIVE Starter Kit Smart Robot Car Racing Game for $99.99 with free shipping, which is 33% below its regular price and a match for the best deal we’ve seen. Nearly 500 Amazon reviewers rate it 4.4 out of 5 stars. Features include: Toys and video games collide in a first-of-its-kind real-life…
Back in December of last year Telltale announced that it would be working with Mojang on a story-based Minecraft title known as Story Mode. Quite a departure from the usual free-form, creative gameplay Minecraft took the world over with, the title looks to bring Telltale’s narrative touch into the mix. Today we get our first…
Along with the full launch of the family friendly section on the Play app store, Google is now giving us a new app for free every week. This time around, it has selected Thomas’s Musical Day for Percy. It is regularly listed at $5 or so and can be dowloaded on to all your Android devices for free until this time next week.
Head below for more details:
After a week of puzzling YouTube clips and tweets surrounding Seattle’s downtown, we have learned what the Treasure Truck is. Those in Amazon’s home city will be able to obtain special one-day deals on products, food and other items by following the status of the truck on the retailer’s mobile app.
Starting on Saturday, Amazon will be selling items out of the truck but you’ll have to find it first.
The Amazon App Store is giving away another collection of paid apps. While not quite as large as past sales in terms of selection, all told there are about $50 worth of games and apps for free. To sweeten the deal even further, the Amazon App Store Free Android App of the Day is the stellar puzzle platformer Monument Valley. Typically $4, you can grab the game for completely free on the Amazon App Store. It has received a 4+ star rating from over 80,000 ratings on Google Play. It appears Monument Valley is also a part of the freebie sale, but there is a chance it could expire tomorrow morning.
Some other standouts from the freebie sale include Weather Live (Reg. $2), The Bard’s Tale (Reg. $3), Quell Memento (Reg. $3) and more. Combining both Google Play and the Amazon App Store, just these three apps alone have received 4+ star ratings from around 78,000 ratings. You’ll also find titles Trouserheart (Reg. $3), Table Top Racing (Reg. $3), Simply Yoga (Reg. $4), Alarm Clock Pro (Reg. $2) and Airport Mania 2: Wild Trips (Reg. $1), among others.
This sale runs from now through July 1st. Be sure to keep a close eye on our game/apps roundups for all the best deals across every platform and our gadgetnewsonline Google Lunch Break for a list of the day’s best Android hardware and software deals.
After raising more than 800% of its Indiegogo campaign goal, Micro Drone 3.0 has certainly caught the attention of gadget lovers. It’s not the smallest drone, and not even the least expensive one with a camera, but its well-rounded, featured filled design and affordable price might make it one of the best points of entry for those looking to get in the air for the first time:
Amongst other things, one of the best results of the ever developing world of technology is its ability to connect us with friends and family from far away. However, it has admittedly left some out of the loop as its developed with more complex features. FaceTime and Skype offer quality solutions for communicating with loved ones but require pricey iOS devices or login hassles, and sometimes subscriptions.
Insert Ily, a new hardware solution to bring everyone into the fold. Its simple design puts video chat and communication front and center. Best of all, it doesn’t matter if loved ones have an Ily of their own or not, it can communicate with both iOS and Android.
Video gamer producer Funcom has announced that LEGO Minifigures Online will be coming to iOS, Mac, PC and Android devices next week. The June 29th launch will bring all of the platforms together allowing gamers to collect minifigures and battle together online, no matter what device they are using.
We have the full details below:
Update: The Pebble Time is now available to purchase from Best Buy and is coming to Target next month. Pebble has a long-time friendship with Best Buy, and now the smartwatch maker is launching the first widespread availability of its new Pebble Time through the retailer. Available for $200, the standard 22mm non-steel version of…
E3 is set to come to a close today after a week of providing us with a look at some of the newest gaming titles and hardware advancements. We’ve already detailed what Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo are planning to have in store for gamers and today we’re going to take a look at the upcoming mobile releases.
Publisher Square Enix dropped the bomb that Tomb Raider would be making an appearance with Lara Croft Go. This exciting new puzzle adventure game is a follow up to Hitman Go, which was met with much fanfare since its release last Spring. Head below for trailers, release information and more on Lara Croft Go, Star Wars upcoming mobile release and more.
Update 6/12 1:12PM: The listing now is at $69.77 shipped
Update 6/11 3:30PM: This LG has 16GB of storage and 1GB RAM. We previously had the wrong specs for it.
Mobilepros1 (97.6% positive feedback) via eBay Daily Deals offers the manufacturer refurbished 16GB LG G Pad for only $64.99 shipped. That’s $85 off the list price, $64 less than BuyDig (for a new one) and the lowest we can find.
Features include: 1.2 GHz Quad-Core Processor, Android 4.4.2 KitKat, 7-inch IPS Display, MicroSD Memory Slot, and a 4,000 mAh battery.
Amazon shoppers gave the LG G Pad a 4.3/5 star rating. eBay offers a 14-day money back guarantee on this tablet.
Developer Asher Vollmer has now brought his Apple Game of the Year winning puzzler, Threes!, to the free-to-play space. After being heavily ripped off and cloned by other free iOS games, Vollmer decided it was time to start playing hardball, but in the right way. This isn’t your typical free-to-play mobile app that is littered with ads and IAPs, in fact, there are no in-app purchases or annoying pop-ups while you’re playing the game at all:
Google has started offering Chromecast users a pretty sweet deal today. The company is offering all Chromecast owners a free movie rental from the Play Store and the list of movies that you can choose from is pretty impressive. Google is offering up modern day titles such as American Sniper, Lucy, Unbroken, Interstellar, Fifty Shades of Grey, and We’re the Millers for free as part of this promotion.
gadgetnewsonline Specials is currently letting you “pay whatever you want” (currently <$5) for the Mobile-First Developer’s Bundle. It shows you how to start making mobile apps from scratch.
The bundle includes ten courses covering iOS, Android, and HTML5 app development. No previous experience is required, as there is an introductory course for each of the platforms. The tuition is bang up to date, with instruction on coding in Swift for iOS, and building apps for Android Lollipop. Once you have the basics down, you can move on to more specialized tracks, such as how to create games with Unity3D and convert a WordPress site into a native app. You also learn how to design your apps for a great user experience, and how to monetize them.
You can pay what you want for the first two courses; pay above the average price (currently $5) to unlock the full bundle.
American Express has just opened up a new offer for its cardholders that extends a $5 statement credit for eligible Google Play purchase of at least $5. Not every cardholder is eligible for this promo so you’ll have to login to your Amex account to see if you’re one of the chosen few. To do…
There are a wide range of devices available for consumers today that are internet and smartphone connected. It is often a struggle to decide whether to upgrade existing products with an add-on or make the investment in a new release that has these features built-in. Upgrading can be hit or miss and new products, especially appliances, can be pricey. With the impending arrival of Apple’s HomeKit, now is the time to get on the smart home train more than ever.
A new product called tado° has put air conditioning in its sights for a smart upgrade. We have seen smart AC units before, but the execution has at times left something to be desired. By adding tado° to an existing system, consumers have more options with the actual cooling unit, as long as the existing unit meets some requirements.
The capacity of flash storage devices just keeps climbing at an exponential rate, and now we’re hearing (via CNET) that California-based Microdia plans to introduce a 512GB—yes, five hundred twelve gigabyte—microSD card later this summer.
Update (9/9 3:30pm):
There is a brand new official Star Wars RPG in the works over at Kabaam studios. Today, alongside Disney and Lucasfilm, the developer announced Star Wars: Uprising, a new mobile title set to take place after the events of the last chronological film. The game is part of the official Star Wars canon and is set to continue the lore where no other project has before in what looks like quite a deep role playing experience for mobile devices.
Head below for more details on the game/story, a quick peek at the reveal trailer and how to get into the beta:
gadgetnewsonline Specials currently has the Blumoo Bluetooth Universal Remote for $85 with free shipping in time for Father’s Day. You won’t find an easier way to control your entertainment. The Blumoo is a Bluetooth receiver that has ports for any type of audio-visual equipment — you can plug in your cable box, Blu-ray player, home…
Haven’t we all been in that situation, in need of a piece of paper to sketch out that important idea? Trying to capture a visual representation of that conversation or meeting you just had at the coffee shop. Today, we’ve got a pretty cool Kickstarter project that wants to take those worries away.
Actually, it just wants to take the paper away all together…
Bike theft has long been an issue for riders of all ages. No matter the value of your bicycle, it has always been seen as an easy target for someone looking for a new ride or to make a few quick bucks. There is a new Kickstarter campaign that combines the convenience of a smartphone connected device with the security of re-inforced steel. Meet LINKA, the “world’s first” auto-unlocking smart bike lock…
gadgetnewsonline Specials currently has the ‘Neutron A’ Magnetic Phone and Tablet Car Mount for $30 with free shipping. It uses powerful magnets for an instant secure hold. The benefits of being able to use your phone safely while driving are obvious. But getting your phone into many holders is a challenge, so the Neutron…
