OLPC unveiling XO 3.0 tablet at CES 2012

The OLPC project are finally ready for the launch of their next XO Tablet. The XO 3.0, which has been in limbo for some time, will be shown off at CES next week. Marvell and OLPC have collaborated on previous models that are currently in the hands of over 2.4 million children in 42 countries.

Evigroup drops SmartPaddle Pro price to €699, optional head-tracking feature watches you intently

Are you and all of your friends flocking to buy that thing shown above at full retail price? Exactly. Evigroup’s SmartPaddle Pro tablet is now available from €699 (under $900) for the base 10-inch configuration with no GPS, no 3G and a 32GB solid-state hard drive. Additional configurations are available

Motorola Xyboard WiFi models hit pre-order, hits wallet less

Liked those ‘iconic’ corners but not willing to foot the LTE bill? You’ll be glad to hear that WiFi-only versions of the Xyboard duo will arrive at these shores on January 19th. Each model lops $200 off Verizon’s LTE models, with the 8.2-inch model priced at $400 for 16GB or double the space for $500.

BitTorrent Share to compete against DropBox in the game of cloud storage

With cloud computing on the rise, BitTorrent Inc., has created its own service to compete with DropBox and other file sharing services. BitTorrent Inc. is widely known for its peer-to-peer file sharing protocol, BitTorrent. Thursday marked an important day for the company with the launch of Share. With

Vuzix designs Smart Glasses to look like sunshades, tout connected transparent display

Vuzix has announced plans to develop a stylish head-mounted display solution in the form of Smart Glasses, through a licensing partnership with Nokia. The yet-unnamed product would integrate a bright, high-contrast display with a pair of seemingly ordinary-looking sunglasses — sounds like a perfect

Ford recycling bottles from CES for Ford Focus Electric

Those attending CES will benefit Ford’s Focus Electric, which are slated to leave assembly lines in March. Repreve, made by Unifi, is a blend of post-industrial fiber waste and post-consumer waste. Starting this year Repreve will be used in the Focus’ seating material. To do this Ford plans

4SquareAnd7YearsAgo Becomes Timehop, Takes You A Year Back In Time Through Online Content

4SquareAnd7YearsAgo, a service built at a Foursquare Hackathon that emailed you your Foursquare checkins from exactly a year ago, has branched out beyond Foursquare. Now the service, newly re-monikered Timehop, includes your Facebook status updates, photos you updated, photos you were tagged in, as well

Mindbloom Helps You Grow Your Tree of Life

The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your st…

Steam Sales double – Again!

Valve disclosed their Steam sales in 2011 more than doubled the mark set in 2010, marking seven consecutive years of 100 percent growth. Can we stop with the cute “PC gaming is dying”, and let the numbers speak for themselves? Steam sales are no where near slowing down based on this new information,

Vizio’s next market? Desktop and laptop PCs

Just when it seems like everyone is running away from the PC business, well known HDTV company Vizio has apparently decided that after dabbling in lightbulbs, it’s a great time to get in. Chief Technology Officer Matt McRae revealed in an interview with Bloomberg that it will introduce two desktop all-in-ones