1. Samsung Gear S
Without a doubt the year of the smartwatch, buoyed by the release of Android Wear and a slew of devices built to Run it. The Gear S isn ' t one of those products; It ' s instead based on Tizen. From there, it further sets itself apart from the other Samsung Gear devices in the It can be used as a full-fledged phone. But would, want to? Sure, it ' s comfortable, but it's also super chunky-like wearing a shrunken-down Galaxy S5 on your wrist. Can talk to it Dick Tracy-style and it works pretty well, but you won ' t be tossing your handset just yet:you can ' t AC Tivate the smartwatch, install apps on it or even get notifications on the Gear S without a phone. As it stands, the Gear S might is a conversation piece, but you ' re better off taking your conversations elsewhere.
2014 is undoubtedly a year of wearable device blowout, many devices start to run Android Wear system, but Samsung Gear S is not that kind of product, it is equipped with Tizen system, One of the differences between Samsung's other wearable devices is that it's a complete, standalone phone. But is this what you want? Of course, it is very comfortable to wear, just want to be a smaller version of the Galaxy 5 tied to your hand, you can talk to it, and it does work very well, but you can not shake your hand when the call. Without a mobile phone you can't even activate it, install apps on it, and get notifications, maybe Gear S is a good assistant for a call, but when you're on the phone, you stay in the corner.
2, ZTE Sprint Livepro
It s a projector! It ' s a mobile hotspot! It ' s a media player! The ZTE Sprint Livepro can do all this and more, but the one thing it's not Superman. That's to say, it doesn ' t does any of the these things very well, though it ' ll certainly does in a pinch--as long as that pinch Doesn ' t last longer than an hour and a half, which are about "how long" the battery can manage in projector mode. But with a native resolution of 854 x 480, you really won ' t want to watch any movies on this thing, especially with the BU Ilt-in fan drowning out of the sound. While there is certainly a few travelers who could use a device so can pull double-duty in a portable package, a steep Price of around $ on-contract with Sprint means the ZTE Livepro would be nobody ' s hero.
This is a projector, is a mobile hotspot, but also a multimedia player, yes, ZTE's sprint Livepro
There's a lot more to do, but it's not a Superman can do anything, in other words, it can't do everything well, although it can do a projector, but if the battery life is too short, basically no more than 1.5 hours. The resolution of the projection is 854 x 480, but you certainly don't want to see the movie with it, especially with its built-in speakers, and some outdoor travelers may be able to bring it in their backpack, but the $300 sprint version of the contract price I believe is unattractive.
3. Microsoft Band
Some wearable devices is content to being simple fitness trackers; Others aspire to feed your as much information as possible, kind of like a wrist-worn smartphone. Then there is products like the Microsoft Band, a fitness device at heart, can also deliver notifications from your H Andset. The included features is pretty great; The Band has a lot more sensors than your typical activity tracker, including GPS, heart rate and even ultraviolet light. But being crammed full of features comes at a cost:the Microsoft Band was incredibly uncomfortable, thanks to an inflexibl E loop that makes us feel like we ' re under house arrest.
Some wearable devices just want to track your movement data, but some devices want to give you more information, just like a phone. Think of Microsoft Band as a product that can track your motion data and push notifications on your phone. It has a lot of great features, including GPS heart rate monitoring and even UV monitoring, but at the cost of so many features, it's wearing a really uncomfortable, retractable "strap" that feels like it's under house arrest.
4, Ibuypower SBX
Valve was supposed-take-over your living-in-Steamos, adding PC games to your entertainment center in an Attractive and Easy-to-use package, could compete with dedicated game consoles. Now we ' re closing out the year and Steamos are nowhere to being seen, and all the companies who announced Steam machines a yea R ago is left holding the bag. Rather than just continue to wait around, a few has decided to release their products anyway. But, without the custom-designed Steamos-back things up, the Ibuypower SBX feels half-baked. It looks like a console, but still acts like a PC, with plenty of pop-ups and errors to break the illusion for anyone Was thinking they ' d is replacing their Xbox or PlayStation. That's, if the fact that you had to use a mouse and keyboard to control the SBX didn ' t already make that clear.
Valve has been thinking of using Steamos (a streaming media system) to occupy your living room, and it wants to compete with its home entertainment center and easy-to-use features and game consoles. But now that you're a year away, Steamos is gone, all the companies that have advertised the product have been stripped out after a year, and few companies have decided to release their products rather than wait. Without custom Steamos's return, Ibuypower SBX the product also died halfway. It wants to be a workstation, also want a computer host, often pop up error let those want to replace the Xbox and PlayStation have produced the illusion, with the mouse and keyboard to control SBX let people really think its positioning is very vague.
5. HP Slatebook 14
If Chromebooks is supposed to being lightweight, cheap laptops using a lightweight OS, then HP went one better by equipping Its slatebook with Android. But it's not better than getting a Chromebook or a a long shot. It's a nice piece of hardware, with solid battery life and a comfy keyboard. However, lots of laptops can offer this--the reason to specifically buy a slatebook are for the unique experience of H Aving Android on a laptop. That's said, you shouldn ' t buy it. Android is really meant to being touched and you'll want to touch the screen, making the keyboard and trackpad superfluous Most of the time. Just purchase an Android tablet and a detachable keyboard for those few occasions when do need to do some heavy typing ; You'll get a much better experience for roughly the same cost, if not less. A $430 asking price was just too much to spend on our lowest-rated product of 2014.
Chromebook is a lightweight and inexpensive operating system, but HP's Slatebook 14 is installed on Android, which is not a successful attempt compared to Chromebook and Windows. Its hardware is good, battery life is also very good, the keyboard is very comfortable, these things a lot of notebooks will have, so the only reason to buy this machine is to experience the feeling of Android system in the notebook, in other words, it is not worth you have. Android is designed for touch screen, there will be a touch screen feel, with the keyboard and touchpad is very unnecessary, if you need to type frequently, then buy an Android tablet and removable keyboard bar, send sample price you can get a better experience, the price of 430 dollars for the use of low-frequency products too expensive.
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