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Sub-$200 CTL H4 Chromebook Packs 4GB RAM
BlueStacks Brings Android Apps to OS X
Gunnar & Razer introduce their gaming lenses

Sub-$200 CTL H4 Chromebook Packs 4GB RAM

Posted: 02 Jul 2015 01:25 PM PDT

As technology evolves, production costs get lower and hardware gets cheaper. When it comes to notebooks, there has been a focus on using them for education recently, and CTL’s latest Chromebook could definitely be of great aid in that department.

CTL went to this year’s ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) conference to unveil its rugged H4 Chromebook for Education. At the $199 price-point, where this Chromebook starts at, you’d expect notebooks to come with just 2GB of RAM, but in this particular case, you’re in for a surprise.

“CTL is excited to bring the H4 to market and offer our education customers another Chromebook option that enables schools to meet their IT and budgetary demands,” pointed out Jeremy Burnett, CTL’s Director of Engineering. “The H4 is easy to maintain and keep secure and features a lightweight, student-friendly design with carry handle and water-resistant keyboard.”

At its heart, the CTL H4 Chromebook has a Rockchip RK3288 Quad-Core Cortex-A17 CPU running at 1.8 Ghz, along with the aforementioned 4GB of RAM, and 16GB of storage that can be furthermore expanded using a microSD card. Other specs include a 11.6″ HD wide screen LED-backlit display, Bluetooth 4.0, a multi-gesture touchpad, built-in camera and microphone, and an abundance of ports. More precisely, the H4 features 2 USB ports, HDMI and headphone jacks, and a microSD slot for additional storage.

There has been no word on the battery’s capacity, but CTL points out that it should keep the Chromebook up and running for up to 10 hours.

And here’s an excerpt from the press release that was published on June 30 by CTL:

“The CTL H4 Chromebook comes with 100GB of Google Drive cloud storage free for two years. This product also can be bundled with CTL’s Professional Development. In addition, CTL offers a wide range of enterprise class services and support including Chrome Device Management licenses, White Glove Chrome Device Management provisioning, Hapara licenses, custom logo painting, Pearson Education software and eTextbooks, asset tagging and much more.

All CTL Chromebook customers will receive one year of Securly content filtering and analysis, allowing schools and parents to easily set automatic website and app filtering policies. See the CTL Education Solutions Guide for our complete range of services and warranty options.”

The manufacturer claims that the H4 is water resistant and that it can withstand drops from 70 cm. I guess that makes it perfect even for the harshest… studying conditions.

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BlueStacks Brings Android Apps to OS X

Posted: 02 Jul 2015 01:18 PM PDT

Four years and 90-million Windows users since it has debuted, this Android emulator is finally making its way into Apple territory.

Who would have thought that Apple and Android would someday have a common future? Apple is known to loathe emulators, and the fact that iOS 8.1 blocks them is clear proof of that. However, the Cupertino company may be a bit more permissive when it comes to its desktop OS. The BlueStacks Android emulator has been around for more than 4 years, but thus far it was only offered to Windows users. The company must have thought that it’s about time to expand its horizons to encompass OSX users, as well.

However, the idea of making an OS X version of their software didn’t come out of the blue. A limited alpha was developed back in 2012, and more recently there has been a beta version of the emulator. What we’re witnessing now is just the official launch of the App Player for Mac.

Overall, BlueStacks is a fully-functional emulator, with built-in support for a mouse and keyboard. On top of that, trackpads can be used for pinching and zooming, not to mention that the apps will be scaled properly to the Mac’s Retina display. What that means is that Android games will get to look extremely well on a Mac. Isn’t it ironic?

In the odd (but not entirely impossible) scenario that you’re using an Android smartphone and a Mac as your computer, you can sync files and data between mobile devices, and even get new apps from Google Play straight on your Mac.

As far as Android emulators for Windows go, I’ve grown fond of DuOS, which doesn’t have a subscription plan, like BlueStacks does, but offers unlimited functionality for a one-off payment of just $10. Some of you are probably asking themselves: “Wait, so BlueStacks is not free?” In its free form, it downloads sponsored Android apps (that eventual get to clog your computer) on a regular basis. To get rid of that, you’d have to pay $2 per PC per month. I’m pretty sure that a similar subscription plan will be offered to OSX users, too.

If you want to try the app player on either Windows or OSX, head over to the BlueStacks website and download the software.

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Gunnar & Razer introduce their gaming lenses

Posted: 02 Jul 2015 12:56 PM PDT

GUNNAR, the team behind the market’s best gaming eyewear for PC and consoles have released a new line together with Razer, the most well-known accesory makers.

The GUNNAR Designed by Razer are a set of eyewear that use GUNNAR’s i-AMP technology, created to improve sharpness and ensure the users’ eyes don’t tire as fast while watching high resolution images. They come in black and green, inspired by Razer’s aesthetics and slogan: "For Gamers. By Gamers". This new line includes two variants, the RPG Designed by Razer and the Cerberus Designed by Razer. Each model is created with light, highly resistant materials to offer durability and optic quality. It has soft thermoplastic temples with rubber tips as to avoid them slipping. Furthermore, using springs that flex and contort they can adjust to any head and face shape. They also have a wide frame as to create a panoramic field of view that immerses players in the action.

Min-Liang Tan, the Razer CEO was quoted saying "Razer has always stood for cutting-edge design with brilliant products that give gamers every advantage over the competition. GUNNAR shares our passion for product innovation and design elegance, and we're delighted to collaborate with them to push the limits of performance and style even further."

The RPG set are different for being sturdy, with a double frame created to protect the eyes and lenses at the same time. Its four core hinge and ergonomic design for the nose ensure the best flexibility for the longest time. On the other hand, the Cerberus combine classic style with modern sensibilities and construction, rounding a headset that articulates in three dimensions, and can be adjusted in the most comfortable and safest way for the longest gaming sessions.

Both of these headsets are already on sale, and can be bought for $99.99 USD at Gunnar’s official website.

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