Who would of thought we would see the One Plus 3 hit a retailer?? Well now it is happening but sadly not for Irish users and probably never will. Given its specs and price point it would surely be a good seller on any network but with how their business model started out with it did not go down to well with potential customer with the invite system which they eventually ditched… To add on top of that its the logistics if you had an issue but this seems to have been all forgiven and it would certainly be welcomed by most to see it in a store rather than online… Could this be the beginning of something new seeing new OEMs landing on our shelves??
The OnePlus 3 will be available on a range of O2 Refresh tariffs, starting at £28 per month, with no upfront costs. Not only that, but the device will be available in O2 retail stores and online from September 29.
One Plus have said…
O2 attracted us for a number of reasons. First of all, they have an unparalleled pedigree when it comes to exclusive launches for the finest handsets and introducing the hottest new tech to their community. The strength of their Refresh initiative, rewarding loyalty by removing high upgrade prices, is a perfect fit for the OnePlus 3. Finally, there’s O2 Priority, delivering exclusive early opportunities to grab tickets for the hottest events and gigs – an initiative that lines up beautifully with our Never Settle mentality.
Would you like to see it here in Ireland with our networks?? Let us know..
In our modern world, manufactures keep working on making devices more eye-catching and attractive each time, as an example we have Apple with their increasingly thinner new iPhones or Samsung with their updated Curved Glass and Metal flagships.
But then we put a usually not so attractive case on them to protect them from falls and scratches, which is good, but as result we lost the precious look OEMs worked so hard to craft.
Let’s change that by adding a unique handcrafted case and a design that will make your phone look even better with the added protection.
Carved Cases
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Carved is an US-based company that makes real wood (literal real) cases and skins for iPhone, Galaxy and Nexus devices.
With different models to choose from, like:
Slim
A “snap on” case with a real wood back and polycarbonate at the sides to assure drop protection while keeping the natural look of the phone.
Traveler
With a similar “snap on” design as before the Traveler cases add an extra layer of protection changing the slim style look for a “Rubber Bumper” cover that goes around the sides, giving the phone a bit of bulk but providing more coverage against drops than its predecessor.
Wood Skins
As the name implies there’s no “case” this time, but a laser cut and engraved wood vinyl for the back of your device (These are iPhone 4 or newer versions only)
Solid Wood Cases
Every piece is carefully selected from wood that is usually overlooked or thrown away. The cracks, knots and burls are where we find our most dramatic patterns and colors. Our unique hardening process creates an extremely strong, durable block that is precision machined into your next iPhone case.
These cases are one solid piece that will transform your phone into an art statement. With solid metal buttons and an open bottom to easy access your charging port and 3.5 jack; you will not find any extra cutouts on this beauty. (unfortunately for Android users, this model is also iPhone only)
Their cases come in a huge variety of designs, going from popular images to custom-made draws added by famous artists or if you prefer even your own design.
Made by Georgia based illustrator, Katy Lipscomb, the artwork is printed on real maple wood, you’ll find more of her gorgeous work over Carved website
Also there’s the Special Edition:
Seaside Collection
Featuring the natural beauty of a real shell inlay. The artwork is inlaid on a Veneered MDF sheet of genuine wood, laser cut and finished by hand.
The guys at Carved were kind enough to provide us with two cases to review and also for a GIVEAWAY, so take a look at the video below to know more about them.
RT this Tweet if you want the iPhone 6/6s case or this Tweet if you want the iPhone 5/5s/SE case
And if you happened to be the winner post a photo on Social Media letting us know you got the product.
The giveaway is open to all America (continent) and will run for a week from the publishing date of this post, and we’ll announce the winner over twitter so keep an eye to see if you win. After 48h without response we’ll choose a different winner.
But now tell us, What are your thoughts on these cases? Will you get you hands on this unique design? If so, which one will you choose?
Let us know in the comment section below or join the twitter conversation
Budget smartphones are aplenty these days but overall the cost even for high end phones is coming down to an extent, However new OEMs and chinee manufacturers are winning customers over taking a piece of the over saturated pie in the mobile space.
Medion have been resident at Aldi for some years now and they have a new model to check out called the Medion Life E5005 5 Inch smartphone.. These devices seem to be popular especially with Aldi shoppers and dont last long on the shelf..
Lest look at the specs and see what you get for its price tag of €99.99
Compact, powerful and modern, this LTE Medion Life Smartphone features a new-look Android™ 6.0 Marshmallow® operating system. It also has an impressive 5MP rear camera with autofocus, flash and digital zoom, along with a 2MP front camera.
If something has changed since the inclusion of smartphones in our life, is how important wall outlets have become.
Therefore, the need for power banks is common but sometimes its just harder to find them in local stores. Thinking about it, HP came out the idea of turning the battery into a full backpack.
HP Powerup Backpack
The idea comes in handy when you paired with a generous capacity. Included is a 22400 mAh power bank that can charge smartphones, tablets and even laptops.
As far as they don’t use USB Type-C, everything should be fine. But the novelties don’t stop there, there’s also a “heat sensor” that will automatically adjust the temperature.
The Power up comes with a wide variety of charging cables but Type-C or any proprietary charging method, albeit with an adapter you should be ready to go. The Laptop charger works for most HP laptops (as you could expect) but also works for those that use 4.5mm or 7.4mm barrel connectors.
The Power bank comes with USB 2.0 and USB 2.4 and 19V outputs to have you covered.
The material seems to be very durable and is said to withstand some rain, but in case the sky in falling over you, there’s a rain cover include in the box.
But lets take a look:
Unfortunately is not yet available, but it will be on September 14th, you pre-order yours via Amazon, but with a price tag of $199.99 is not precisely “cheap”.
Let us know what are your though on this? Would you take one for school? Or to play Pokémon GO nonstop? Sound off below or join us on Twitter at @techbuzzinfo and @VicenteA_George.
In case you missed it, LG is going to unveil the V10 successor in an event in San Francisco on September 6th.
The V10 was LG flagship until the G5 came out, despite the low sales, the company is aiming a hit with this gadget.
The V10 was an already excellent device and recently was updated to Marshmallow. With a build-in32-BIT HI-FI DAC the audio quality of this phone was the best of 2015, but this time, the revamp model will come with a quad arrangement that promise to produce 50% less ambient noise that’s comparable to a “Live Performance“.
The company behind this technology will be ESS Technology, the same who brought the outstanding sound to the V10.
Here’s what Juno Cho, LG’s president thinks about it:
As smartphones mature, we’re seeing more and more customers looking beyond just fast processors and big displays in their devices,” said Juno Cho, president of LG Electronics and Mobile Communications Company. “Higher quality audio is simply the natural evolution of the smartphone, as the industry moves toward a more holistic multimedia consumption experience. We’re pleased to continue this long-term partnership with ESS and bring best in class audio to LG V20 users.
The V20 is said to sport the same dual selfie cameras at the front, and well the secondary display found on its predecessor. An improved rear camera, SD 820 and 4GB of RAM among other interesting things.
Another important feature to have in mind is the premier release of Android 7.o Nougat, LG already confirmed that the phone will come with the latest version of Android right out of the box.
What do you think about this? Will you be getting the new LG flagship? I would if I can!
Let us know your thought below or join the twitter conversation.
Ulefone have just announced their latest handset is now up for pre-order which is said to be the best in its class and for the price asking a measly sum of 109.99 USD..
There is plenty of new cheap Androids to pick from today which are taking chunks from the bug players in the market and this is something to consider perhaps if you are on a budget,again it sports a now familiar design which has become boring for some..This however does look nice and sleek given its familiar looks which are quite obvious.
Some specs include Metal unibody, 2.5D Glass, MTK6753, 3GB RAM, 16GB, fingerprint scanner, 3050mAh big battery, 5-inch, HD display, Sony IMX149 sensor,Android 6.0. and its a Dual Sim..
For what looks well and the specs on offer for the price to pay it looks like a good deal to be had but we shall wait until our review unit arrives and then we will see it it lives up to job..
So we decided to take a bet on the One Plus Three which has received good and bad criticism to date but for the measly €365 thanks to the collapse of sterling we decided to take a punt on it,for the price you cant really go wrong to be honest and at that price its a bargain. We just have used it for two days and said we will do a quick unboxing and overview as there is plenty of reviews and so on out there now. My initial thoughts are ITS GOOD.. ITS DUAL SIM..
Good but perhaps for people moving up from the One Plus One but for those using the One Plus 2 it might not seem such a huge step forward,Considering the specs on tow here though for even new users to Android with not much cash to spare this is a good move if you would rather skip the more more expensive HTC or Samsung’s out there now which we also use here ourselves and lets not leave out Huawei either which have some good offerings now but with bumped prices compared to what we are use to seeing from,them,their flagship phones are now approaching flagship prices bordering HTC and Samsung price brackets.
First off the handset looks well it must be said although resembling Apple and HTC they did not hold back here but this is the new design language from many manufacturers now and perhaps we might see a change here as this design language is now getting boring but where do we go from here,I still think the Samsung Edge range win the looks department from any other devices out there today.
Image Gallery
Right side,power key and Sim tray
Dash charger
USB-TyPE C
Bottom view,home/fingerprint sensor and ports
Front view
Top view
Left side,Silent lock and volume toggle
Keys close
Camera area
keys close up
Whats in the box
Dash charger
Dash charger
Front top
Back view
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From what you pay though,which has increased recently you really cant complain,unless you are just looking for bear-bugs to nitpick at but just forget it. The phone is great,feels great,looks good and familiar,light,fast and sports Marshmallow out of the box with a huge 6GBs of of RAM.This is insane. Given we are held to a 64GB storage capacity which actually turns out to be 56GBs on ours there is enough for the average user and again not to mention the word CLOUD which we seem to be pushed towards. On using the phone so far I found it fast doing what I tend to do on a smartphone today which is browse,shop,social media,listen to music,you tube and very little gaming,It performed with ease,no lags no crashes YET….
The only downfall here is the battery especially for a power-user like myself but then again you get their version of fast charging with a caveat for many USB Type C is on offer but its something we will eventually become custom too,I own two phones using this new charging option and find it a hassle using them as in many sockets around the house I have the standard micro USB plugs well settled in but its time for change…And that is me nitpicking to be honest,You could say I am just comfortable as I am puttting it on the long finger,Something which reminds me when I started to really get into smartphones and would not move away from the darn Symbian OS when Android was wining the race, Yes my very First Android was the Galaxy S2 and some HTC,took my time there didnt I.
Overall the more pros than cons to be fair and its worth a punt,It takes little or no time to get a good judgement on a device since I sue so many and this has mostly been impressive thus far,so If you are on a budget this is the one to go for,Or perhaps look at what the other chinese OEMs have to offer or maybe Huawei or Motorola.
You can check out the One Plus 3 and its Full spec sheets HERE
Well we have been all waiting for this “flagship killer” to see if it lived up to the hype, now, everything is out and we finally can check this boy out.First of all “No invites required”
OnePlus 3
This is the third iteration of OnePlus into the flagship market, this time with a different approach but keeping what they became known for, A BUDGET PRICE.
This time the device is presented as a metalic unibody design with just two color option which are Graphite and Soft Gold.
On the spec sheet we have everything you could ask for, so let’s go into it:
Operating System: OxygenOS based on Android™ Marshmallow
Display Size:5.5” Resolution 1080p Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) 401 ppi
Cover Glass: Corning® Gorilla® Glass 4
Type: Optic AMOLED
Features: Night Mode Display Dark Theme System Accent Colors
Rear Camera:
16 MP Sony IMX 298 Sensor, 1.12 µm, OIS, Autofocus, RAW Image support, Auto-HDR, Dynamic Denoise, Manual Control, Clear Image
Aperture: f/2.0
Video:
4K resolution video at 30fps Slow Motion 720p video at 120fps
Front Camera:
8 MP Sony IMX179, 1.4 µm, Autofocus, Fixed Focus
Aperture: f/2.0
Video:
1080p video at 30fps Auto selfie Smile Capture
AS you can see, they bring back the NFC supportfor this version, which is great, but they also confirmed already that they will not be offering a OnePlus X 2 as the company want to focus on flagship devices like when it started.
Front
Back
Sides
Another killer feature of these devices is the insane amount of RAM you have now,6GB of RAMto move everything around.
The only “downside” you could find its the 1080p screen for a 5.5″ device on 2016, but in reality you’ll not see any difference unless you compare it directly to an S7 side by side.
What still remains to be seen if the 3000mAh battery will be enough or even better due to the lower resolution screen, what could help a little is the fast charging capabilities, giving you 6h of use with just 30min charge.
Another great feature of the OnePlus 3 lies on its super customizable nature, you minimum knowledge you can easily slap a custom ROM on it and make it look exactly the way you want.
At the beginning we told you that now the device just have two color options, but now all those lovable back cover of the OnePlus 2 are now cases that you can use depending on the occasion.
All that for $399 is not a bad deal at all, the best part? They finally get rid of the “invite system” so you can get right now if you want to.
But let us know, Would you get one? Do you have one already? What are your thoughts on this 6GB monster? Sound off in the comment section below or join the conversation on twitter.
Something that has happened to almost all of us at least once, has been sitting in the airport, bus terminal, bar or even at the gym doing nothing when something on the TV caught our attention.
There’s just one tiny little problem, most of TV’s are muted or with a really low volume, what makes impossible for us to hear… Until today!
Lets welcome Tunity
This app does something so simple but yet so useful that is incredible no one has done it before.
Following a similar path as Shazam, the app with give you the info you need about something in TV.
All you need to do is “scan” the program you want the audio from with your camera and the sound will be sent to your phone’s headphones for your hearing pleasure.
The only catch in here is the fact that only works with live broadcasting (like an urgent news, the Oscars or a live football match) and you need to use GPS to know where you are in order to give you the correct audio stream.
This means, the app will not work on every single channel, but at least that random but “important” things we wanted to listen for a moment will be available for us.
As of today, Tunity works with approx. 100 channels including ESPN, TBS and even TNT(so Oscars are an option) among others.
Right now the app is available on Android and iOS and only in the US but is aimed to reach other countries soon.
What do you think of this? Do you see yourself using this app at some point? Let us know in the comment section below or joint the twitter conversation.
