First some really annoying news:
Samsung rumored to put chips in accessories to curb sales of unofficial products
Details on Samsung’s purported plan to kill unofficial accessories
Samsung gets more like Apple every day.
Smart Watches
Smart watches, not glasses, I think are the next big thing. One of the primary reasons is fitness tracking.
The Time Has Come For Smartwatches – ReadWrite
AIRO wristband tracks not just sleep, exercise and stress, but also what you eat
I was interested until I saw the price. Does this thing use Intel/Windows or something? :-)
Qualcomm Toq release date set for December 2, will cost $349
Review: Withings Pulse with built-in heart rate monitor
Neptune Pine smartwatch gets reinvented, reaches Kickstarter target in less than a day - Android Authority
Tablets
Inexpensive Unu Tablet Also Acts as Media Center | Sci-Tech Today
This $279 tablet is considerably nicer than an iPad 2:
Archos 101 XS 2 tablet coming in December for $279 - Liliputing
You'll be able to buy a 20 inch, 4K tablet in January (for $6000) - Liliputing
Samsung Galaxy Note 12.2 visits the FCC - Liliputing
Kid's Tablets
MEEP! X2 tablet for kids is faster, slimmer, still costs $150 - Liliputing
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Kids priced at $230, arrives to the U.S. in Nov.
Phones
Samsung changed their minds, it is clear that a small phone has its place in the US market:
Samsung brings smaller version of S4 to US - KansasCity.com
Motorola's make your own smartphone out of modules is so different and interesting, I'm including three articles about it!
Motorola's 'Project Ara' modular smartphone setup switches out hardware like apps
Motorola's Project Ara aims to build modular, upgradeable phones - Liliputing
Motorola Taps 3D Systems To Produce Parts For Its Crazy Modular Smartphones | TechCrunch
The Moto G is very interesting. This is a real Apple killer in the long run:
Motorola Announces The Moto G: What The iPhone 5C Should Have Been – ReadWrite
Moto G unboxing and first impressions
Miscellaneous Devices
Acer's new 2560 x 1440 pixel smart display has Tegra 4, Android - Liliputing
Devon's Ceptor thin client-on-a-stick now available for $99 - Liliputing
Here's how Dell's Wyse Cloud Client works (pocket-sized thin client) - Liliputing
