Today Amazon held an event where they announced this year's lineup of Kindle e-readers and tablets. Amazon announced quite a few new things including the new Kindle Paperwhite e-reader which offers a nice mix between e-ink and an LCD. They also refreshed their Kindle Fire lineup with the new Kindle … [Read more...]
Last fall Amazon launched their first tablet which was called the Kindle Fire. Amazon's Kindle Fire was a low cost $200 7-inch tablet that was powered by Amazon's highly modified version of Android. The Kindle Fire itself was overall a decent tablet, but just wasn't good enough to buy over something … [Read more...]
I've been enjoying the ASUS built Google Nexus 7 over the past week. The Nexus 7 is a really amazing $200 7-inch Android tablet that really makes the Kindle Fire seem like a rip off. Google has managed to pack an IPS HD display, quad core processor, and Android Jelly Bean into the Nexus 7 making it … [Read more...]
This year at Mobile World Congress 2012 just like previous years has been a huge event for Android and Google. Last year was all about tablets and this year is all about both phones and tablets. Both Sony and HTC have already announced new Android smartphones, and ASUS announced some new Android … [Read more...]
Last year was a pretty interesting year as far as entertainment goes. We saw the set top box in some ways fail and in some ways succeed. We saw the Apple TV, the Google TV, the Roku, the Boxee Box, and many others and all are bringing the Internet to your HDTV making your HDTV a bit more smart. … [Read more...]
During the month of December we held a poll called the Best Tech Of 2011 poll. The poll was basically a way for you the readers of ZL Studios to vote on what your favorite gadgets of the year were. It was a pretty simple poll that you could vote on and we got plenty of votes over the month that gave … [Read more...]
The year of 2011 is over and now it's 2012. Last year like many other years was a huge year for consumer electronics and technology. At ZL Studios we wrote thousands of blog posts over the past year covering what has been going on in depth. We've written so much that it might be difficult for you … [Read more...]
Originally the Android operating system was only available on a few smartphones but now Android is much more. Android is on tablets, smartphones, portable media players, computers, and really anything that can get Android hacked onto it. We've even seen an Android wristwatch from Motorola. But what … [Read more...]
Most tablets on the market are about $500 which is pretty much the standard although it is pretty expensive. However there are some cheaper tablets on the market like the Amazon Kindle Fire which only costs $200 and that's something that most people like. It's an affordable yet functional tablet and … [Read more...]
RIM might not be the biggest company anymore when it comes to mobile devices but they are still around. And I guess even though they aren't really the most interesting company they might be getting purchased from another company. The list of possible buyers includes Microsoft, Nokia, and Amazon all … [Read more...]
