The beauty of Android phones is that there are so many choices and prices. Tough work phones are few but the ones here have lots to offer if you want durability and smarts. They are designed for outside construction work but they have a “survivor” appealand come unlocked.
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ANALOG TAX CHALLENGES? EPSON AWAITS
Analog tax challenges like stacks of any size paper documents? Check out this compact dual side speedy Epson document scanner. The Epson WorkForce ES-400 duplex document scanner for home or office, is a reliable, easy-to-use digital converter of stacls of documents from business cards to receipts and extra-long pages ( maximum scan size for Mac is 8.5″ x 14″; maximum scan size for Windows is 8.5″ x 240″ )
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2017 PHONES DIP $300 BARRIER FOR CANADIANS
This weekend, Android smartphones took centre stage at the Mobile World Congress 2017 in Barcelona for two good reasons.
They are affordable and did not have to compete with the most popular Samsung brand whose upcoming pricey and loaded S8 will launch on March 29.
The average consumer cares about price, battery performance, nice screen and picture quality. These phones, don’t use the fastest processors and typically shave off one or two MB of RAM and feature one notch down Full HD screen resolution at best. More are using metal body instead of plastic. If you want a phone that won’t break the bank, here’s what will be arriving at a phone store near you starting next month.
USB CHARGE CABLES BUILT TO LAST – AND SHOW OFF
Not much thought is given on the quality of USB charging cables. Until they stop working. It’s smart to have spares around from previous phones. Most are made cheaply and designed to last for a few years of daily use. Generally, a more expensive phone will come with a better-quality USB cable.
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SONOS WANTS TO BRING MUSIC BACK…ALOUD
Sonos, maker of HiFi WiFi speakers for home and work has a message for you:
Music out loud together makes life better! It goes beyond personal headphones. When played aloud at home, music can connect family and friends in primal ways that go back thousands of years.
To drive that point, Sonos launched its Wake Up The Silent Home campaign with a moody ad during last night’s Grammy’s. A recent Sonos sponsored global field study was loud and clear on these key insights:
MOTO Z PLAY IS SWISS ARMY KNIFE OF SMARTPHONES
Shooting your child’s big-time school play or soccer game with your smartphone? It’s challenging. Camera phones zoom but with extreme photo quality loss.
Enter Lenovo’s Moto Z Play, a Swiss Army phone with useful accessory features unlike any other.
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“There’s never enough TV” says Netflix
“There’s never enough TV” says Netflix
Subscriber-based Netflix is starting to promote its 2017 lineup with live streaming from New York on YouTube, announcing more than 1,000 hours of new content.
AFFORDABLE PHONES KEEP ON GETTING BETTER
The new ZTE Axon 7 Mini, $0 on a gold two-year term or $399 with no term from Virgin Mobile, thinks it’s a top tier phone with a low sticker price.
It follows a smart industry trend of quality affordable phones like the Alcatel Idol 4S, Samsung Galaxy A5, Moto G4 Plus and Nexus 5X with features and performance that won’t break the bank.
SAMSUNG WEARABLE DEVICES NOW ON iPHONES
Samsung wearable envy for iPhone users? Tired of your square Apple Watch? No more.
Now iPhone users can discover Samsung’s best smartwatches and health trackers by downloading the Samsung Gear S app for the Gear S2 and Gear S3 or the Samsung Gear Fit app for the Gear Fit2 on compatible iOS devices from the Apple App Store.
50th ANNIVERSARY OF CES HAS MUCH TO CELEBRATE
The 2017 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is over! With information overload beyond comprehension for most folks, and more than 3,800 exhibiting company booths to explore, the 50th anniversary tech Mecca show came to an end on Sunday.
Giant brands like Samsung, LG, Panasonic and Sony backed by a crew of several hundred each, in multi million dollar “booths” large enough to fill a dozen homes each, impressed. In contrast, one-person booths with a single table, among the 600 startup displays the CES Eureka Park Marketplace hoped for the break of a lifetime.
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