This mysterious announcement comes after
other hardware manufacturers making Steam Machines have suggested they're still waiting for Valve to let them know when they'll be able to release their hardware - iBuyPower suggests specifically that they'd potentially be able to release as soon as February of this year if it weren't for waiting on Valve.
Not exact matches
But over the years Ferrari — and most
other manufacturers, too — have
made huge strides with the software and
hardware of their paddle - shift gearboxes.
For Notion Ink has now trained its focus on the
hardware of the tablet in its latest video, bringing out various facets of the tablet that, as per its
manufacturer makes the tablet «more male and industrial than
other softer tablets out there.»
Additionally, although Amazon
makes the Kindle
hardware, the company also offers the Kindle software on
other hardware platforms, including the iPad, to
make the e-reading experience seamless as
other manufacturer's devices could sync with the Kindle store.
Not wanting to lose control of their destiny and be regulated to an Android
hardware manufacturer trying to differentiate itself from
other Android
hardware manufacturers, RIM
made the decision to play the game on their own terms.
But ultimately that loss might also lead to Amazon partnering up with
hardware manufacturers to
make the device longer - term — opening the door again for Samsung, HTC and Motorola, and
others, perhaps?
Originally a
manufacturer of motherboards and
other related
hardware products, they have continued to expand, now
making a wide range of products including branded monitors, cell phones, and
other devices outside of their start within the core computing market.
If only Apple stopped
making hardware and licensed their OS to
other manufacturers, surely, it would do much better.
In
other words, Microsoft is saying Windows 7 is old for modern
hardware, and
hardware manufacturers have to write extra code to
make Windows 7 understand modern chips.
Nexus devices are designed by Google and sold directly on Google's Play Store, although they're manufactured by
other hardware manufacturers (LG
makes the Nexus 4, ASUS
makes the Nexus 7, and Samsung
makes the Nexus 10.)
Hogeg told TNW that Sirin Labs will release the
hardware designs as well, in hopes that
other manufacturers will
make unique offerings of their own.
It's just currently unclear whether this second group of
manufacturers will be
making watches, or merely supporting Android Wear
hardware from
other companies.
Google or Alphabet has now entered the
hardware arena and this will surely pose a risk to
other manufacturers, such as Samsung and
other manufacturers making Android phones.
Making short - term
hardware losses isn't anything new for tech
manufacturers, particularly when that
hardware can drive revenue through
other means.
While it's great to see that Google is finally getting serious about letting the world know it
makes hardware — especially since
other Android
manufacturers will have to step their game up — the Nexus line will be missed.
Other manufacturers cease support for a given device with a reason that
makes no sense, stating that the older
hardware would not be capable of running the newer version of the operating system when the underlying reason seems to be more, «the development teams are busy with this year's model, sorry.»
Both Amazon and Google know that they need to fight hard to
make sure their virtual assistant platforms are the obvious choice for
other hardware manufacturers.
As for
other internal
hardware details, the Vivo X21 is said to be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 chipset, though
other rumors suggest that the unit could
make use of the chipset
manufacturer's Snapdragon 670 SoC instead, which should feature four Kryo 360 Gold CPU cores clocked at up to 2.6 GHz along with four additional Kryo 385 Silver cores operating at 1.7 GHz, as well as an Adreno 615 graphics chip.
What
makes these particular smartphones different from previous generation Google - associated
hardware is that the Pixel and the Pixel XL are smartphones that are «
made by Google» and do not bare any association to
other manufacturers or device partners.