Category: New Launch

Add Magnetic charge to your smartphone with ZNAPS By @VicenteA_George #Startup #Znaps

Looking forward the hassle of taking care of the charging socket of your smartphone when it lacks wireless charging, ZNAPS offers a really simple solution.

Poster 2ZNAPS is a specially designed magnetic adapter for your mobile devices, one that can easily change the way you charge.

The trick is made by the two parts of the adaptor, the first part that goes in your phone socket and the second one that goes over your cable plug.

ZNAPS supports charging as well as data synchronization and it’s designed for Lightning cable, Micro-USB and USB Type C cable which makes it compatible with almost every piece of portable tech you have.

Let’s take a look a what it offers:

Lightning / Micro-USB / USB-C Support

Easy Plug / Unplug: The magnetic connection Connect and Detect your phone instantly.

Reversible: You can “plug” the cable on any side.

Data Synchronisation

Charge Indicator:  Small hidden LED to indicate charging status.

Cable Protection: Protection for the cable connector head.

Minimal: It’s so small that’s compatible with almost any smartphone case (maybe some Trident or Otterbox cases may present problems due to the charger flap)

Affordable: The base price point is $9

Waterproof: Prevent water damage at the phone socket.

Yes! you read that right, it makes your phone waterproof! Well sort of, what it really makes is block liquids of any kind from entering the phone socket.
The ZNAPS Connector has a silicone ring that does the work of preventing water from getting into your phone port.

Another special features it has and worth the notice are:

Is Micro-USB 3.0 compatible.

Supports Quick Charge 2.0.

and last but no least they also add a Keychain Case to carry two adapters and two connectors with you.

But enough talk! Take a look by yourself:

Right now the guys at ZNAPS are about to finish their Kickstarter campaign but you can still grab some early promotions that goes from $9 with One (1) ZNAPS combo (connector+adapter) all the way until $480 with 10 ZNAPS combos + 10 Keychains and more stuff

To do that you can go HERE

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Moto G 3rd Gen Unboxing in photos. #MotoG #Ireland..

It has finally arrived an the latest iteration from Motorola in the G series called the Moto G 3rd gen offering some pretty decent specs with a good price to boot…

Lets have a look at what the retail package gives us and a tour around the device itself.

The initial presentation is nice ie the box itself and there is not much more inside apart from the Device itself,some booklets that most people never read and a USB cable.There is NO plug folks but surely you have some lying around.

Around the device we have the usual suspects with the micro USB port on the bottom,Volume toggle on the right hand side and power key ,the left hand side is totally bare so nothing to see here and up top we have the headphone socket and mic. On the bottom left there is a little notch to remove the back cover for access to the sim card and micro sd areas,the battery is non removable.

Which leaves us with just the back and front of the device,on the front we have ONE speaker,it looks like two this is a trick we see many manufacturers  pull to leave people thinking its dual speakers,the bottom grille is where the sound comes from the other is just a design feature,also we have our usual sensors and front facing camera,on the rear of the device is our camera and flash area centred in the middle which is a preferred option for most rather than the camera stuck in one of the corners..The back though has a nice ribbed feel to it giving you better grip so less chance of a drop here…

 

Check HERE for more and how to buy..

Meet “London” The audiophile phone from #Marshall #Android #London

Marshall might be a name not well known for some of our audience, but for other is synonymous of good audio quality.

The world-class amplifiers maker Marshall has decide to join to smartphone world with his own personalize and specifically designed for audio purposes.

The London

The London is nothing but a mid-range phone, but is not aimed for the smartphone power user out there, the focus? Satisfy the most demanding audiophiles.

Here’s the specs list:

A 4.7″ HD IPS-LCD display
A Qualcomm 64-bit SoC Snapdragon 410
2GB of RAM
16GB of storage (microSD available)
An 8mp rear camera and a 2mp front camera
A 2500 mAh battery.
All of that with Android Lollipop 5.0.2 with customized music applications

Nothing Interesting yet? Well those are just half of the specs, the rest, is what makes this phone something to think about

Take a look:

Two front-facing speakers (13 mm x 18 mm) with enhanced volume & bass
Two MEMS mics with active noise cancellation
A Wolfson WM8281 Audio Hub
Two 3.5mm stereo audio jacks on top (Yes, Two)
Bluetooth APTX (real-time high quality stereo audio over a Bluetooth connection)

and Two other dedicated and specially design buttons

The “M-BUTTON” a dedicated one-click access to your music, you can use this for controlling your music no matter on what screen of your phone you are.

The “SCROLL WHEEL” not your usual Volume rocker, with this you’ll be able to control the volume of the phone at its maximum!

                                                          The M-Button with the Two headphones jacks
                                                                              The Scroll Wheel

Of course, as a phone there will be times when you want to use it for your own, that’s why Marshall has also include a Mode in-ear headphones so you’ll never miss a beat.

                                                                                  The Mode in-ear

The phone is still in Pre-Order state, set to be available in 22 countries worldwide with delivery in late August (country depending)

One thing I found not as good is the price tag, $585 for a mid-range phone is a little to much

If you’re interested on one, you can pre-order yours HERE

Take a look at the Press Ad HERE

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Source: Marshallheadphones

Become “The Ultimate Player” with the 1TB #Sony PlayStation 4 By @VicenteA_George #PS4 #Game

Lately, games have become more complex and more detailed, for this reason they now tend to “eat” almost all your console memory (you want them all in your hands, even if you only play one or two at the time hahaha).

Bigger memories are now been demanded by player of all realms (PC, Console, Portatils, Phones) and they were listened with the new Xbox One 1TB!

But… What if you aren’t an Xbox player?

Enter the new PlayStation 4 Ultimate Player 1TB Edition.

The 1TB version is scheduled to arrive in the UK on July 15, it will be on the US more or less two weeks after, is already available in Japan.

Let’s take a look:

Believe it or not the price tag of this version is not really different from the older ones.

Is priced at £339.85 with FREE UK Delivery!!! You can pre-order yours HERE

One thing is certain:

The more the storage the more the players are going to buy Online Games, what will raise the incomes of Online retailers.

Everyday more companies are focusing on Cloud working and Online sales (see Apple Music) whether tha is a good or a bad thing depends on your point of view.

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ZTE launches two new affordable phones in the U.S By @VicenteA_George #ZTE #Android #Maven #Sonata2

ZTE is well known for their great a well priced phones, and meanwhile we’re waiting for the next flagship (The bezel-less Nubia Z9) to be available in this side of the world.

What we have instead is two new super affordables phones un the U.S carries AT&T and Cricket Wireless the ZTE Maven and the ZTE Sonata 2

The ZTE Maven is the big bro this time with some good specs for the middle range, take a look:

A Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 SoC
A 4.5” display (480 x 854 resolution)
1 GB of RAM
8 GB of internal storage (microSD up to 32 GB)
A 5mp main camera with a low quality front-facer of 0.3mp
A 2,100 mAh Battery
Android 5.1 Lollipop

The Maven will be available in AT&T priced at $59.99 off-contract. You can find it HERE.

The ZTE Sonata 2 is the second and little brother with some interesting specs, let’s see:

A Snapdragon 200 SoC
A 4” screen (480 x 800 resolution)
1 GB of RAM
4 GB of internal storage (microSD up to 32 GB)
A 5mp main camera and an adequate 2mp front camera
A 1,650 mAh Battery
Android 4.4 KitKat

The Sonata will be priced at $29.99 in Cricket. You can find it HERE.

As you can see this phones are aimed to the entry level segment or for people that is going to try an smartphone for the first time.

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Awaken different with the new “Smart Speaker” from Sony By @VicenteA_George #Sony #Speaker #Music

Something that’s really difficult for most people is to wake up in the early mornings. In my country people normally wakes up at 5 am to go to work, and trust me! Some days can be really hard hahaha.

But now waking up won’t be as hard or boring thanks to Sony and their new “Smart Dancing Speaker” the BSP60.

                                                                Night Stand Watch
                                                                   Stereo Speaker

It can be set as an alarm clock, used as Hands Free device and of course! As a speaker

The devices has multi-lingual voice control for people in not English speaking countries, besides that has a unusual but fun addition, a new “Dance Mode” which allow you to “dance with it”

Let’s take a look:

Some of the key features are:

Voice control
NFC One-touch
Bluetooth
Alarm function

The devices works with devices running Android 4.4 or later and Sony announced it as the perfect companion for the new Z3+ (Z4)

Unfortunately the devices is only available in Europe at the moment and through pre-orders with a retail price of £220.00.

What do you think of ti? Are you goin to change the way of waking up every morning?

You can grab yours HERE

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Add the dreamy “back button” to your iPhone6 or 6+ with the guys of @Smart_Halo By @VicenteA_George #Iphone6 #haloback

One of the many reason why I’m not a big Apple fan is hardware, specially the lack of the back button, I don’t like all my apps to run in the background.

Well, that particular reason is about to be useless thanks to the guys of Halo Back and their “Smart Screen Protector”.

The guys of Halo Back have been working on this for the last four years and they finally have it.

I have pretty big hands and even I have some troubles to reach the upper left corner of phone; I know that IOS has a “Back gesture” and the “Double tap on the Home Button”, but I always found way more easier just have it right where it should be.

This “Smart Screen Protector” is unique on its territory, besides protect your phone from even explotions (it was really cool read this) it add the only thing that all your Android and WP friends always make fun of you,

THE BACK BUTTON

But let’s take a look to what are they offering us:

How it works? is much easier than you think:

Our fingers conduct electricity, which is used to trigger the actions on “capacitive touchscreens” (the one that all phones have) and the guys of Halo Back, added a circuit layer to traditional glass screen protector.

It helps to lead current when you press lower left corner of the screen, so that’s how the “new back button” works.

Here’s an example of how to install and use one in your phone:

Here are the specs:
Compatibility: iPhone 6 | iPhone 6 Plus
Crystal Clear: High-grade tempered glass provides ultimate clarity. Its nano coating repels natural skin oils making Glass simple to keep clean and looking great.
Height: 130mm | 150mm  Width: 59mm | 69mm  Depth: 0.21mm  Weight: 6g | 8g

As you can see they have thought a lot about it, and you can help they dream (and if you’re like me, yours too) to come true on our beloved Kickstarter for just $17.

And it will be nice taking in consideration the estimated retail price of $49

If everything works as it should it would be awesome! (and I’ll have to stand my Iphone friends for ages…)

You can order your HERE

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Sony update their “Selfie Line” with the Xperia C4 & C4 Dual By @VicenteA_George #Android #Sony #Xperia

Last year Sony unveiled the Xperia C3 for the “selfie-fanatics”, it was a mid-ranger with a great FF camera that has a soft flash.

Now Sony is back in the selfie game with the updated Xperia C4 and C4 Dual.

Both of them have good specs lets take a look:


As you can see in the video under the hood we have:

A 5.5-inch IPS display with 1920×1080 resolution.

A 64-bit MediaTek MTK6752 octa-core CPU at 1.7GHz.

A Mali 760 MP2 GPU.

2GB RAM.

16GB internal memory (microSD support).

Of course a Sony 13 megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5 megapixel wide-angle (25mm wide) front camera with soft LED flash.

All of that powered by a 2,600mAh battery.

With Android 5.0 Lollipop and Xperia UI on top.

The Xperia C4 (Single SIM/Dual SIM) will be available in select markets from the beginning of June but we don’t have info regarding price tags.

The C4 and the C4 Dual share the internals so is up to you what would you choose?

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LG introduces the G Stylo, a mid-range phone that can handle 2TB SD cards By @VicenteA_George #lg #android #GStylo

Yesterday LG announced a new smartphone: the G Stylo (yes! It comes with a stylus pen)

The LG G Stylo runs on Android 5.0 Lollipop and sports a large display of 5.7-inch with the resolution 720 x 1280 pixels, a 3000 mAh battery, a 8mp rear camera with 5mp Front camera, 1.5 GB of RAM and 8 GB of internal storage.

Powered by a 64-bit, quad-core Snapdragon 410 processor clocked at 1.2 GHz is all-in-all a mid range smartphone (even with that huge display)

But what make us have an eye on the G Stylo is the rare capacity for 2TB SD card (ones that not even exist) and this could be what we call “future-proof” on a smartphone.

The G Stylo is available in South Korea, costing 400,000 KRW (like $460) and according to LG this phone will make it way around the world starting in May.

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Source: LG (translation may be required)