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Huawei Matebook: luxury tablet, pricey hybrid
Ars Technica's Valentina Palladino reviews the Huawei Matebook, a stylish, luxury tablet with some optional accessories that can make it a pseudo-hybrid laptop, but at a high price.
Read the article: http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/06/huawei-matebook-reviewed-a-surface-clone-that-puts-style-first-work-second/
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Sony Xperia X Performance smartphone: fast, great for selfies, very pricey
Ars Technica's Valentina Palladino reviews the Sony Xperia X Performance smartphone. With a 23MP selfie cam, Snapdragon 820, SD expansion slot, but no 4K or fingerprint security, we try to determine if the glitz is worth the high price.
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Ars Review: Samsung's Gear Fit 2
Ars Technica's Valentina Palladino reviews Samsung's new Gear Fit 2 activity tracker and its companion apps.
Read the article: http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/06/gear-fit-2-review-a-thoughtful-marriage-of-smartwatch-and-fitness-band/
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Garmin Vivoactive HR activity tracker
Ars Technica's Valentina Palladino reviews the Garmin Vivoactive HR activity tracker.
Read the article: http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/05/review-garmins-vivoactive-hr-is-more-hardcore-than-fitbits-surge/
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Lenovo's Thinkpad X1 tablet/laptop device
Ars Technica's Valentina Palladino reviews Lenovo's Thinkpad X1 tablet/laptop combo, which fares pretty well against the Microsoft Surface Book.
Read the article: http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/05/lenovo-thinkpad-x1-reviewed-a-hybrid-for-the-workaholics-among-us
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Withings Go - a simple, affordably priced activity tracker
Ars Technica's Valentina Palladino reviews the Withings' first affordably priced activity tracker, the Withings Go.
Read the article: http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/05/withings-go-reviewed-this-button-sized-fitness-tracker-left-me-wanting-more/
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Chatting with the Amazon Echo's Alexa
Ars Technica's Valentina Palladino reviews the Amazon Echo's voice component, Alexa.
Read the article: http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/05/one-year-after-alexa-amazons-echo-has-found-a-small-but-smart-niche/
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Ars reviews the Misfit Ray activity tracker
Ars Technica's Valentina Palladino reviews the stylish Misfit Ray activity tracker and its companion apps.
Read the article: http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/04/misfit-ray-fitness-tracker-review-putting-style-ahead-of-fancy-features/
Tech Reviews
- technology Huawei Matebook: luxury tablet, pricey hybrid Ars Technica's Valentina Palladino reviews the Huawei Matebook, a stylish, luxury tablet with some optional accessories that can make it a pseudo-hybrid laptop, but at a high price. Read the article: http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/06/huawei-matebook-reviewed-a-surface-clone-that-puts-style-first-work-second/technology Sony Xperia X Performance smartphone: fast, great for selfies, very pricey Ars Technica's Valentina Palladino reviews the Sony Xperia X Performance smartphone. With a 23MP selfie cam, Snapdragon 820, SD expansion slot, but no 4K or fingerprint security, we try to determine if the glitz is worth the high price.
- technology Ars Review: Samsung's Gear Fit 2 Ars Technica's Valentina Palladino reviews Samsung's new Gear Fit 2 activity tracker and its companion apps. Read the article: http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/06/gear-fit-2-review-a-thoughtful-marriage-of-smartwatch-and-fitness-band/technology Garmin Vivoactive HR activity tracker Ars Technica's Valentina Palladino reviews the Garmin Vivoactive HR activity tracker. Read the article: http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/05/review-garmins-vivoactive-hr-is-more-hardcore-than-fitbits-surge/
- technology Lenovo's Thinkpad X1 tablet/laptop device Ars Technica's Valentina Palladino reviews Lenovo's Thinkpad X1 tablet/laptop combo, which fares pretty well against the Microsoft Surface Book. Read the article: http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/05/lenovo-thinkpad-x1-reviewed-a-hybrid-for-the-workaholics-among-ustechnology Withings Go - a simple, affordably priced activity tracker Ars Technica's Valentina Palladino reviews the Withings' first affordably priced activity tracker, the Withings Go. Read the article: http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/05/withings-go-reviewed-this-button-sized-fitness-tracker-left-me-wanting-more/
- technology Chatting with the Amazon Echo's Alexa Ars Technica's Valentina Palladino reviews the Amazon Echo's voice component, Alexa. Read the article: http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/05/one-year-after-alexa-amazons-echo-has-found-a-small-but-smart-niche/technology Ars reviews the Misfit Ray activity tracker Ars Technica's Valentina Palladino reviews the stylish Misfit Ray activity tracker and its companion apps. Read the article: http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/04/misfit-ray-fitness-tracker-review-putting-style-ahead-of-fancy-features/
- technology Ars reviews the Skulpt Chisel Ars Technica's Valentina Palladino reviews the Skulpt Chisel, a fitness assessment device that measures muscle quality/composition and body fat percentage. Read the article: http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/04/skulpt-chisel-delivers-the-hard-truth-about-your-muscle-and-fat-levels/technology Ars reviews the Polar A360 fitness tracker Ars Technica's Valentina Palladino reviews the Polar A360 fitness tracker, which has some comparable features to the Garmin Vivosmart HR. Read the article: http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/03/polar-a360-reviewed-another-fitness-tracker-with-smartwatch-envy/
- gears and gadgets Ars reviews the Fitbit Blaze Ars Technica's Valentina Palladino reviews the new Fitbit Blaze, a new fitness smart watch. Read the article: http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/03/fitbit-blaze-reviewed-a-totally-unnecessary-tracker-with-a-few-cool-features/technology Hexoskin smart clothing review Ars Technica's Valentina Palladino reviews Hexoskin's new smart fitness clothing.
- technology Ars reviews the Microsoft Surface Book Ars' Peter Bright reviews Microsoft's new Surface Book hybrid laptop. Read the article: http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/10/surface-book-review-the-laptop-that-replaces-your-tablet/technology Ars reviews the Jaybird Reign active recovery band Ars Technica's Valentina Palladino reviews the Jaybird Reign active recovery band. Read the article: http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/02/jaybird-reign-fitness-tracker-review-keeping-you-honest-with-heart-rate-variability/
- gears and gadgets Ars reviews the Atlas Wristband Ars Technica's Valentina Palladino reviews the Atlas Wristband, the workout and heart monitor functions and the Atlas companion app. Read the article: http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/01/atlas-wristband-review-finally-a-fitness-tracker-for-the-gym-rats-among-us/technology Ars reviews Sensoria Fitness smart socks and smart bra Ars Technica's Valentina Palladino reviews smart socks, a smart bra and their companion app by Sensoria Fitness. Read the article: http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/01/sensoria-smart-clothing-reviewed-a-ton-of-running-data-at-your-toe-tips/
- gears and gadgets Ars reviews the Fossil Q Founder Android smart watch Ars Technica's Valentina Palladino reviews Fossil's Q Founder Android smart watch. Read the article: http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/12/fossil-q-founder-review-bold-beautiful-but-average-with-android-wear/technology Ars reviews the Pebble Time Round smart watch Ars Technica's Valentina Palladino reviews the new, ultra-thin Pebble Time Round smart watch and its companion app. Read the article: http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/11/pebble-time-round-reviewed-you-can-judge-this-book-by-its-cover/