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New Roku Streaming Stick to Compete with Google’s Chromecast

March 5, 2014 by QTOOTH

Roku is set to start shipping its new HDMI-connected Streaming Stick in April. It is intended to compete directly with Google’s very popular Chromecast. Seeing as Roku’s new device sells for $49.99 versus $35 for Chromecast, it looks like the competition will be fierce. So what makes this different than the original $99 Roku Streaming […]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Featured Content, Home & Office, News Tagged With: Apple, Google, HiSense, Roku, TCL

Check Out All of the Latest Gear at the WearableTech Expo in Los Angeles

November 13, 2013 by QTOOTH

We here at QTOOTH are extremely excited to be attending the first Wearable Tech Expo to be held in Los Angeles. It promises to be a very eye-opening event with plenty of innovative technologies on display as well as talks by some of the industry’s leading luminaries. The conference is being held at the Hilton […]

Filed Under: News, Tech Talk, Wearable Tagged With: Bluetooth, BodyMedia, Google, Pebble, Plantronics, Samsung, Siemens, tech, tech talk, wifi

Moto X Phone – Revealed by Google at Last

August 3, 2013 by QTOOTH

The Moto X! Finally revealed by Google it represents a bid to revive the once mighty mobile tech giant. We here at QTOOTH remember having several Motorola phones over the years. We loved them. Durable with excellent call quality. Nothing else compared. The ultimate benchmark for quality was a Motorola phone on the Verizon network. […]

Filed Under: Featured Content, Mobile, News, Reviews Tagged With: Android, Bluetooth, Google, Motorola, phone, wifi

Google to Provide Free WiFi to San Francisco Parks

August 2, 2013 by QTOOTH

Google has made a $600,000 gift to the city of San Francisco in the form of providing free WiFi to 31 parks, playgrounds, plazas and recreation centers. Under the agreement, Google will install the system starting in November and it should be complete by April of 2014. The no-strings-attached deal is intended to empower citizens […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Google, wifi

Ruckus Explores Tracking Your Indoor Location with Your Cell Phone

July 14, 2013 by QTOOTH

Ruckus Wireless has discovered another application for its Wi-Fi technology beyond just delivering fast connections to the web. Drawing on the help of YFind, a location services startup based in Singapore, Ruckus utilizes Wi-Fi signals to triangulate a smartphone’s position indoors, an environment that GPS signals typically can’t penetrate. Ruckus revealed on Wednesday that it […]

Filed Under: Mobile, News, Tech Talk Tagged With: Apple, Aruba Networks, Google, Ruckus, Walkbase, Wifarer, wifi, WifiSlam

Wearable Technology Market Will Top $6 Billion by 2016

July 5, 2013 by QTOOTH

Demand for real-time data, including personal health information, is driving the market for wearable, wireless devices that will grow from 14 million items this year to as many as 171 million in 2016. In four years, the market for wearable wireless devices is expected to achieve minimum revenues of $6 billion, according to new research […]

Filed Under: News, Wearable Tagged With: Apple, Bluetooth, Google, Samsung

FCC Approves Google’s TVWS Database for Use, Whitespace Broadband Coming Soon?

June 28, 2013 by QTOOTH

Two months after Google got permission to test its TV whitespace (TVWS) database from the FCC, the Commission is approving it for operation. Which whitespace channels are available for use depend on the region in question, and registered wireless devices will be able to use the database to automatically determine the frequencies they can transmit […]

Filed Under: News, Tech Talk Tagged With: Broadband, Google

Google Wireless Network Perfect For High-Density Urban Centers

June 25, 2013 by QTOOTH

So, when will Google wireless be coming to an environment near you? Here’s a blurb from a little while back from TechCrunch: When Google experiments, it can have earth-changing consequences. That might be the case with its latest project: the building of a wireless network on-campus at its Mountain View headquarters, reported by the Wall […]

Filed Under: Featured Content, News, Tech Talk Tagged With: Google

Google Ring Adds Gesture Control to Project Glass

June 19, 2013 by QTOOTH

So perhaps there won’t be as much head-shaking and nervous-tic-looking movements from wearer’s of Google’s new Project Glass. A US patent application submitted last September for a Google ring and just now published raises the possibility of more sophisticated control coming from your hands. A ring, or something similar, can serve as a gesture control […]

Filed Under: News, Wearable Tagged With: Bluetooth, Glass, Google

Samsung Introduces GALAXY S4 Zoom – First Smartphone to Offer 10x Optical Zoom

June 16, 2013 by QTOOTH

Samsung Introduces GALAXY S4 zoom – the first smartphone to offer 10x optical zoom, for perfect picture taking. Samsung Electronics announced the launch of the Samsung GALAXY S4 zoom, a powerful new device which combines the stylish heritage of the latest GALAXY S4 smartphone with advanced photographic capabilities. Part of the GALAXY S4 family, the […]

Filed Under: Featured Content, Mobile, News, Reviews Tagged With: Android, Bluetooth, Galaxy, Google, phone, Samsung, wifi, Zoom

Nokia Lumia 925 vs HTC One

June 14, 2013 by QTOOTH

Here’s a great little video review on the pros and cons of the Nokia Lumia 925 vs. the HTC One from the folks over at PocketNow. Each of these phones are the flagship of their respective companies. Both have some stunning features and just like most phone shootouts, each comes out on top… depending on […]

Filed Under: Featured Content, Mobile, News, Reviews Tagged With: 925, Android, Bluetooth, Google, HTC, Lumia, Nokia, One, phone

Apple’s Tim Cook On Why The Nike+ FuelBand Works And Google Glass Doesn’t

June 4, 2013 by QTOOTH

As the future of wearable wireless technology slowly reveals itself, it is interesting to see how everyone has different views on what form it should take. One of the big takeaways from the All Things D conference was the interview with Apple’s Tim Cook who had some specific observations when it came to wearing a […]

Filed Under: News, Tech Talk, Wearable Tagged With: Google, Nike, tech

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