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Polaroid unveils the M10 and M7 Android tablets at CES

By Robert Nelson
on 9 Jan, 2013

We saw the Polaroid iM1836 Android camera unveiled during CES. And well, it looks like the camera was not the only Android related announcement coming from the folks at Polaroid. In fact, the company also unveiled a pair of Jelly Bean tablets, the M10 and the M7. These tablets are featuring dual and quad-core processors and being touted as having mighty performance with minimal price.

Chameleon Launcher shown running on Android smartphones

By Robert Nelson
on 9 Jan, 2013

The Chameleon Launcher is one of many add-on launchers for Android devices. Of course, this particular one made a splash when it launched as a Kickstarter offering. Chameleon has since come available and can be purchased by way of the Google Play Store for $3.99. The one catch with this -- the Chameleon Launcher is currently only available for tablets.

Lenovo K900 Hands-on: Intel Atom and a 5.5-inch 1080p display

By Cory Gunther
on 8 Jan, 2013

Today Lenovo dropped some rather impressive news to the Android world here at CES 2013. The Lenovo K900 is the company’s new hero phone, and is powered by an Intel Atom processor, Android, and a 5.5-inch 1080p HD display. This will be the first Android phone to enjoy Intel's new ATOM processor, and we have some hands-on video below so check it out.

ZTE Grand S 1080p smartphone hits CES, we go hands-on

By Cory Gunther
on 8 Jan, 2013

ZTE has been sharing the details slowly about what they had in store here for CES 2013, and today we ran down to their booth to get a quick hands-on with their new and impressive 5-inch phablet. The device is called the ZTE Grand S as well as a Grand S LTE and the name certainly lives up to the expectations. Check out this Jelly Bean powerhouse smartphone below.

Archos GamePad Tablet Hands-on

By Cory Gunther
on 8 Jan, 2013

Last year the folks from Archos unveiled their own take on the Android gaming market with their new 7-inch GamePad tablet with an integrated controller. After finally launching in late December outside of the US, we were able to get some quick hands-on pictures and video today at CES 2013 to show you all. Check out this Jelly Bean tablet in action below.

Huawei Ascend D2 manufacturing process revealed

By Robert Nelson
on 8 Jan, 2013

Huawei unveiled the Ascend D2 smartphone here at CES 2013 and while we went hands-on with the handset yesterday, we are getting a look at the manufacturing process today. The sneak peak of the manufacturing process comes direct from Huawei and has arrived in the form of a short, but sweet YouTube video.

Ematic announces the Fun Tab Family of tablets with Zoodles Kid Mode

By Robert Nelson
on 8 Jan, 2013

Coming out of CES 2013, we have mention of some new kid-friendly tablets from Ematic. These latest, of which there are four include the FunTab Pro, FunTab, FunTab XL and the FunTab Mini. These four tablets will make up what Ematic is referring to as the FunTab Family and they will all arrive running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich with the Zoodles Kid Mode.

Vizio 5-inch and 4.7-inch HD smartphone hands-on

By Robert Nelson
on 8 Jan, 2013

In addition to the 10- and 7-inch Jelly Bean tablets, Vizio was also showing off a pair of smartphones here at CES. Specifically, a 5.0-inch 1080p Full HD and a 4.7-inch 720p HD smartphone. Of course, while these smartphone both looked really nice, we tried not to get all that excited due to the market availability.

Vizio 10-inch and 7-inch tablet hands-on

By Robert Nelson
on 8 Jan, 2013

Coming out of CES 2013, Vizio has been showing off a pair of Android tablets. Specifically, a 10-inch and 7-inch tablet that will arrive running Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. Of course, therein lies the question, the arrival. From what we have seen, Vizio has been pretty quiet in terms of the 10-inch model, however they have said that the 7-inch model will arrive in the first half of 2013.

Basis fitness tracker Android app announced

By Robert Nelson
on 8 Jan, 2013

There is no shortage in terms of fitness apps and gadgets at this point. We have offerings from Jawbone, Fitbit, Nike and countless others including Basis. And speaking of Basis, we first saw the Basis fitness tracker during CES 2012, yes 2012. Though, while originally shown off in January 2012, the Basis fitness band didn't come available until the end of November 2012.