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Neptune Pine: The First True Smartwatch, Quick Walk Through Video

By |CES 2014, Editors' Picks, smart watch|

Some of this year's smartwatches are great. The Pebble, The Galaxy Gear and The Toq do exactly what they say they will do. They're great for notification management, keeping up with the time and in some instances apps and fitness. But with all of the smartwatch talk this year, people have been craving more. Many [...]

Apps To Have A Huge Roll At The 2014 International CES

By |CES 2014, Editors' Picks|

Over the past few years there's been an evolution of sorts at the International CES. The conference, held in January in Las Vegas, is the largest technology conference and event in the western hemisphere. What began as a forum to show off the latest in appliances, TVs, stereos and eventually computers, has made way for [...]

Y Combinator Portfolio Worth more than $30B

By |News|

It is no secret that Y Combinator is one of, usually considered the, most successful startup accelerators in the world. But just how successful was revealed on Tuesday. Sam Altman, the President of Y Combinator, published a broad overview of the accelerator's portfolio stats on Tuesday. It is incredibly short, so here are the details [...]

Mobile Adoption in U.S. Schools [Infographic]

By |Education, Infographics|

By all accounts, mobile devices are drastically rising in educational use. Schools are rapidly adopting some sort of mobile device or another for the classroom. While the numbers alone are pretty encouraging, it looks like the trend will continue, if not absolutely explode. The infographic below speaks to this growing trend. 71% of districts surveyed [...]

Gizmag Opens Up A Candy Store For Tech Geeks

By |Editors' Picks, Gadgets & Tech, News|

Not many tech websites will write about the efforts of another, really, I think that unwritten rule is pretty stupid, especially when something really cool is going on. Well our friends at Gizmag have been testing e-commerce for quite a while and this week they've finally unveiled The Gizmag Store. While ThinkGeek is great for [...]

Glu Mobile Releasing Robocop Game Ahead Of Robocop Reboot

By |Gaming, News|

Glu Mobile, the successful app development studio behind blockbuster hits like Deer Hunter, Contract Killer and Gun Bros, is back again with a game that's sure to be popular among both the young and old. The company has been tasked with creating the accompanying "free to play" game for the forthcoming a RoboCop movie. With [...]

New Smart-Ring Takes Wearable Computing off of The Wrist

By |Crowdfunding, Gadgets & Tech|

As wearable devices like the Pebble Watch, Galaxy Gear, FitBit, and Google Glass are exploding in popularity, the recently funded Smarty Ring Indiegogo campaign wants to move wearables to your finger.

Samsung Z: World’s 1st Tizen Powered Consumer Smartphone [Updated]

By |Editors' Picks, Samsung|

Update: We just came across a video of the new UI or the Galaxy Z. Posted at the bottom of the page. On Monday, June 2, the Samsung Google feud took a new turn. Samsung introduced the Samsung Z smartphone. While that alone doesn't sound all that interesting, the Samsung Z is the World's first [...]

Mac Of All Trades: Sell your Apple products quick and painlessly

By |Apple, FETC 2014|

In what was probably the most straightforward concept of any company/booth we visited at the 2014 Florida Educational Technology Conference, we had a chance to speak with representatives from Mac of All Trades. While simple, Mac of All Trades provides a much needed service. Imagine that you just purchased the new, top of the line [...]

Sony Prepares To End Support For Some Key PS3 Titles

By |Gaming, News|

With the launch of the Playstation 4 many assumed that Sony would start ending support of previous generation titles. However, to Sony's credit they continued supporting Playstation 2 titles for nearly 7 years after the PS3 was released. Back in November Sony announced that they planned on supporting PS3 titles for many years to come, [...]

Live stream of Galaxy S5 Unpacked MWC Event

By |Editors' Picks, Everything Else, MWC 2014|

Today, at 2 PM EST, Samsung will be unveiling, among other things, the new Galaxy S5 smartphone. Below is a live stream of the event:

Rare Beatles’ Recordings Headed To iTunes

By |Apple, Editors' Picks|

(photo: PA Photos) Apple Computer, and Apple Corps, the company that holds the rights to the Beatles recordings, were in a huge lawsuit over name, logo and trademark that finally ended in 2007. Since iTunes debuted in 2001, adding the Beatles catalog to the most popular digital music service in the world was [...]

Open Up The Flood Gates The First CMYK 3D Printer Is Here

By |3d, 3D Faster, Crowdfunding|

Surely we all know about the boom in 3D printing. We run a feature here at Techfaster called 3DFaster which highlights some of the trends in the exciting, and exploding 3D Printing Industry. Our good friends at 3DLT provide industry insight into the world of 3D printing. You probably see and hear about 3D printers [...]

Amazon Makes A Bigger Bet On Games Than We Previously Thought

By |Amazon, Editors' Picks, Gaming|

(photo: pocketlint.com) Amazon released the Amazon Fire set top box and video game controller yesterday. There were mixed reviews of the new device, but most of them were positive. It was no secret that Amazon was planning a set top box. They are making a big hardware push to compliment their media offerings. [...]

Galaxy S5 Evolution and Hands-On [Video and Infographic]

By |Infographics, MWC 2014, Samsung|

A few days ago, we told you all about the new Samsung Galaxy S5. However, if you are just a casual observer, that article wont do you much good - aside from the pictures. However, Samsung just released an infographic that details how the Galaxy S has changed through the 5 iterations.

powerStation by FuelBox: A Versatile Charging Station for All Devices

By |Crowdfunding, Editors' Picks|

As you can no doubt tell from our coverage, we love a good power source. There are a ton out there, but more often than not, they seem to be shoddy and cheaply made. However, we just came across the FuelBox powerStation. This thing looks awesome. The powerStation is much more than a charger. "The [...]

Xbox One And PS4 Sold 1,000 Units Per Minute On Amazon, PS4 Closing In On 2x

By |Editors' Picks, Gaming|

The game console still has some life left in it after all. That's the message that Sonny and Microsoft are trying to convey to consumers purchasing electronics in the coming years. Data over the past few years has suggested that tablets and smartphones may altogether sign the demise of the gaming console, but that doesn't [...]

Flipkart – The Indian Amazon – Closes $1B Round

By |Editors' Picks, Investing, News|

On Tuesday, Flipkart - who raised on of the largest rounds in 2013 - announced that the company had raised a new round of funding valued at $1 billion. Flipkart's $1 billion round comes in as the largest ever funding round for an Indian company, and the second largest round globally, just behind Uber's recent $1.2 [...]

EdTech: B.E. Publishing: Resources for Educators [Tots and Tech Preview]

By |Education, Interviews, TCEA Tots|

As we are gearing up to head to the TECA Tots and Technology Conference, we have had the opportunity to speak with several exhibitors. Among these exhibitor companies is B.E. Publishing. B.E. Publishing will be showing off their new typing platform: EduTyping at Tots and Tech. We had a chance to speak with the B.E. Publishing [...]

First Look At Amazon’s 3D Smartphone

By |3d, Editors' Picks, News|

Via BGR In what is becoming one of the more interesting stories that we are following, it looks like Amazon is gearing up to announce the rumored 3D Smartphone. According to a report from FierceWireless, "Amazon aims to announce the phone by the end of June and start shipping phones by the end of September, ahead [...]