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SmartEyeglass prototype from Sony at IFA 2014
Sony already announced their mobile devices at IFA 2014 electronic show in Berlin. Its time for them to show other products they have been developing and today they showed their latest SmartEyeglass prototype. Framed inside the thick plastic, there is the clear lenses. Texts appear on the lens in green color giving a very different experience.
This prototype glass feels little unwieldy due to its large body. It still interacts with the smartphone to provide locations and context aware information. It supports apps like Wikitude for directions, Cookpad for showing recipe information for cooking and Local Life for showing what’ events are happening around in local area. The additional settings menu is also found in a paired smartphone that shows display for gmail updates, facebook posts, calender reminders, tweets and RSS feeds possible on glasses.
The texts appearing on the lens remind of the 1980’s computer monitors. They take over a great portion of lens and the display is nothing but green texts and some graphics and they are a bit higher resolution than that of old computer monitors.
Dell introduces 5K display monitor!
Pixels are the main game in today’s era of technology. Almost every device that has display is packed with higher pixels for better display. Smartphones are gaining the 2K display battle whereas TVs and monitors are battling for 4K display. Dell has made itself above the ground from such battle introducing 5K display technology monitor named “Dell UltraSharp”
It is 27″ Ultra HD 5K display monitor with a resolution of 5120*2880. For comparison, this display packs 14.7MP compared to 8.3MP found in 3840*2160 4K display monitor and 7 times the resolution of typical 1080p display. This 5K display converts to 218 ppi.
Furthermore, it includes a pair of Harmon Kardon speakers, Dell’s PremierColor technology, card reader and 6 USB ports. For maximum utilization of this hefty display, one have to consider same class of video cards if wishes to pump out best graphics. With such monster pixels, it comes with monster price tag of $2500 when it hits the stores in fourth quarter.
Microsoft has something for us: Lumia 830 and Lumia 730/735
Microsoft rolls out 3 different Lumia smartphones at IFA 2014. Nokia Lumia 830 is so-called affor
dable flagship and Lumia 735 is advertised as selfie-friendly whereas Lumia 730 is dual-sim vairant of Lumia 735 which will be offered in select markets. These three smartphones will roll out this month.
Nokia Lumia 830, also known for affordable flagship comes at price of $433 and comes with following specifications:
- 5″ 1280*720p display
- 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor
- 16GB internal storage
- 1GB of RAM
- 2200 mAh removable battery
- comes at 8.5mm thick and weighs 150g
- Windows Phone 8.1
Nokia Lumia 735 comes with price tag of $288 and has following specifications:
- 4.7″ 1280*720p display
- 1.2GHz quad-core snapdragon processor
- 8GB internal storage
- 1GB of RAM
- 2200 mAh removable battery
- comes at 8.9mm thick and weighs 134.3g
- Windows Phone 8.1
It also support wireless charging and screencasting acessories.
Huawei announced 2 new smartphones: Ascend Mate 7 and Ascend G7
Every big OEMs have announced their latest flagship smartphones at IFA 2014. Huawei also unveiled their smartphones: Asend Mate 7 and Ascend G7
Huawei Ascend Mate 7 has following specs:
- 6″ 1080p display covered by Corning Gorilla Glass 3 with very thin bezels
- Huawei Kirin 925 Octa-core CPU (1.8 GHz Cortex-A15 and 1.3GHz Cortex-A7)
- 16GB (with 2GB RAM) and 32GB (with 3GB RAM) built-in storage with expansion slot
- 95% metal construction and 7.9mm thick, weighs 185g (front panel enjoys an impressive 83% body-screen ratio)
- 4100 mAh battery with 2 days battery backup
- Android 4.4 KitKat with Huawei’s EMUI 3.0 on-top
- 13MP rear camera (only capable of shooting 1080p and not 4K) and 5MP front facing camera (limited to 720p video recording)
- Fingerprint scanner (8-bit grey level detection and 360 degree readability, can be used with wet hands) on rear side below camera with “instant single-touch” sensor used for unlocking device and making payments.
Ascend G7 is a small screen sized offering from Huawei at 5.5″.
Other features include:
- 5.5″ 720p resolution display with 267 ppi with 7.6mm thick
- 13MP rear facing camera and 5MP front facing camera
- 16GB internal memory, 2GB RAM
- Snadragon 1.2GHz Cortex-A53 processor
- 3000 mAh battery and weighs 165g
- Android 4.4 KitKat with Huawei’s EMUI 3.0
Samsung got Android powered Printers for enterprises
IFA 2014 Trade Show is still going on. Samsung already announced their mobile devices on 3rd September. They are not done with new product announcement. This time, they come up with an idea of Printer powered by Android Operating System.
Samsung is planning to sell 10 different printers to business and enterprises. More of that, these printers will be the first in class to have Android OS. These Smart MultiXpress printers will have smart UX center on top of Android. Samsung also provides additional Samsung NFC Pro acessory that can be used with all these printers and users are facilitated to print from their Smartphones remotely. Samsung further says:
“The new Samsung Smart MultiXpress series of MFPs each feature a 10.1-inch full touchscreen panel that enables users to search and print from web browsers, emails, maps, images and other types of content – without the need to connect to a PC or server. The touchscreen also offers the ability to preview documents, as well as editing and annotating capabilities.”
Desire 820 is mid-range 64-bit offering from HTC
Htc launched its mid-range smartphone Desire 816 in its Desire series 6 months ago. Now, Htc planned to launch its successor Desire 820 with a-bit decent specs. It is planning to sell Desire 820 to markets worldwide but different region carries different price tag. It offers better specifications than Desire 816 with a few key performance improvements. The specs are:
- 5.5″ 720p display
- Snapdragon 615 octa-core 64-bit processor with its big.LITTLE architecture (four 1.5GHz cores and four 1GHz cors )
- 16GB of in-built storage
- 2GB of RAM
- 13MP rear facing camera and 8MP front facing camera
- 2600 mAh battery and comes at 7.74mm thick
- Android 4.4 KitKat
- Htc’s BoomSound with solid Polycarbonate shell
On the left side, sim card and microSD card slot are placed under the plastic flap whereas power button and volume rockers are placed on the right side. Camera is placed at the topmost part of the body with little bulging from rest of the back. It also comes in different color shell.
Lenovo’s announcement at IFA 2014: Vibe Z2, Vibe X2 and Tab S8
Lenovo announced 2 smartphones at their event in IFA 2014. Vibe X2 is powered by MediaTek processor whereas Vibe Z2 is underboss of its previously announced flagship Vibe Z2 Pro rocking Snapdragon’s 64-bit processor. Vibe X2 cost $399 and Vibe Z2 costs $429 starting availability in China this October.
Lenovo Vibe X2 has the following specifications:
- 5″ 1920*1080 FHD display
- MediaTek MT6595m True Octa-core processor clocked at 2.0GHz
- 2GB of RAM
- 32GB of built-in storage
- 13MP rear facing camera and 5MP front facing camera
- 2300 mAh battery and weighs round 120g
- 7.27mm thick
- Android 4.4 KitKat with Lenovo’s Vibe UI 2.0
Lenovo Vibe Z2 has the following specifications:
- 5.5″ 720p display
- Snapdragon 410 64-bit processor clocked at 1.2GHz
- 2GB of RAM
- 13MP rear facing camera and 8MP front facing camera
- Weighs 158g and have dual-sim support
Lets talk about the affordable tablet announced by Lenovo. Tab S8 has decent specifications to justify the price tag it carries at just $199.
The features includes:
- 8″ 1920*1200 FHD display
- Intel Atom Z3745 quad-core processor clocked at 1.86GHz
- 16GB internal memory
- 2GB of RAM
- 8MP rear facing camera and 1.6MP front facing camera
- Stereo speakers with dolby digital sound
- 7 hours of battery life
- Android 4.4 KitKat
- Weighs 299g and have optional LTE support
Western Digital’s portable drive: All things in One
Lets talk about the storage capacity here. Nearly every smartphone is capable of 1080p video recording, DSLR cameras of photographers need a lot of space for capturing photos and videos on-the-go and everybody these days want HD movies. All of these criteria needs a lot of storage. There are cloud storage options too but it isn’t conventional always due to lack of internet where ever you go. May be, this is why WD has came up with its awesome idea for its portable drive.
This protable drive is part of My Passport from WD. For computer users, it supports USB 3.0 port for faster data transfer. It provides option for photographers to swap their SD cards into it and it automatically downloads the photos and videos from card to drive. If the camera is wifi enabled, then the contents can be transferred wirelessly using FTP protocol. It has in-built wifi for wireless file transfer as well as media streaming to devices that supports DLNA protocol. HD videos can be streamed from up to 4 different devices at the same time. It also offers mobile apps, My cloud that supports other cloud services like dropbox, onedrive and google drive. This app manages various My Passport drives and provide option to choose which one for upload or download.
This WD drive also doubles as wifi hotspot through which you can connect upto 8 devices at the same time. It charges via USB cable and can provide up to 20 hours stand-by time and 6 hours of continuous HD video streaming.
You can get this small unit in capacities of 500GB ($130), 1TB ($180) and 2TB ($220).
Asus Memo Pad 7 with premium body and Intel processor!
At IFA 2014, Asus announced its latest tablet with Intel’s 64-bit quad-core processor. The hardware design is premium build. It consists of 50% duralumin and 34% fiberglass with just at 8.3mm thick. The device is fairly light at arond 270g.
Specifications of this Memo Pad 7 includes:
- 7″ 1920*1200 FHD IPS display
- Intel Z3560 quad-core processor with clock speed of 1.83GHz
- 16GB or 32GB in-built storage with microSD expansion upto 64GB
- 2GB of RAM
- Stereo speakers with SonicMaster
- 5MP rear and 2MP front-facing camera
- Android 4.4 KitKat with ZenUI on-top.
The tablet comes in three color variant: Gentle Black, Rose Champagne and Burgundy Red. The pricing starts with $265 and it is offered in both wifi only and LTE versions.
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