Sgnl smart strap is a Kickstarter project that may, if not revolutionize the communication industry, then at least make it look more sci-fi-like. In short, Sgnl smart strap is a watch strap connected to Bluetooth. When the strap receives a signal, it generates a voice-transmitting vibration that runs up to the user’s fingertip. When the user places his fingertip in his ear, echoes amplify the sound within it. Sgnl will run on lithium polymer battery that supports up to 500 recharges, and needs to be recharged once per week. It will be possible to make outgoing calls with it, too ...

Do you enjoy pinpointing grammar errors wherever you see them, particulary in messages sent to you? Then you are in luck, because App Store has just released the Grammar Snob iMessage sticker pack. This nasty little app allows its user to correct the sender’s message with a large, blood-red marker-like text. Those of you who enjoy being called a Grammar Nazi, you can buy the app for one dollar here. Tweet Vote on HN ...

We already knew that Xiaomi Mi 5s is supposed to sport first ever under glass fingerprint scanner. Now, thanks to the leaked picture that first appeared on a Chinese blog website Weibo, we also know that the upcoming model will not have a physical Home button, instead opting for a touchscreen button. It is the black and white button on the bottom edge of the screen, which looks similiar to an iPhone’s. It is said that this button will house the aforementioned under glass fingerprint scanner, rumoured to work even when the user’s finger is wet. The upcoming device is reported ...

The long awaited Motorola model called G4 Play is finally coming to the USA.It will be available in September for a price of $149.99.Official motorola online store offers the device on pre-order, and it is a network free version and without any contract.It can also be purchased on Amazon for $99.99, but you must be a prime member of Amazon and it will be full off lockscreen offers and adds.Motorola G4 Play packs a 5-inch 720p touchscreen, an 8 MP main camera with LED flash, a 5 MP front-facing unit, the Snapdragon 410 SoC (with a 1.2 GHz quad-core Cortex-A53 CPU), 2GB of RAM, 16GB of ...

In Friday I informed you about middle- segment Lenovo K6 series and now we know about two more models: low-segment A Plus and more powerful then K6 P2.Lenovo P2System: Android 6.0;Screen: 5.5″ 1080p AMOLED;SoC: Snapdragon 625;RAM: 3/4GB;Storage: 32GB + microSD;Cameras: 13/5MP;Battery: 5100mAh;Other: fingerprint scanner, Quick charge;Cena: 249/299 EUR.Lenovo P2 is still middle-end device but it’s as high in it you can get – for $280 (3GB) or $335 (4GB) you get good top in the middle segment SoC, good amount of memory (both RAM and internal storage), an AMOLED display and ...

Lenovo K6System: Android 6.0.1;Screen: 5″ 1080p;SoC: Snapdragon 430;RAM: 2GB;Storage: 16GB + microSD;Cameras: 13/8MP;Others: fingerprint scanner, dual SIM;Size: 141,9×70,5×8,2 mm;Weight: 145g;Lenovo K6 PowerSystem: Android 6.0.1;Screen: 5″ 1080p;SoC: Snapdragon 430;RAM: 2GB;Storage: 16GB + microSD;Cameras: 13/8MP;Battery: 4000mAh;Others: fingerprint scanner, dual SIM;Lenovo K6 NoteSystem: Android 6.0.1;Screen: 5.5″ 1080p;SoC: Snapdragon 430;RAM: 3GB;Storage: 32GB + microSD;Cameras: 16/8MP;Others: fingerprint scanner, dual SIM;Size: 151x76x8,4mm;Weight: 169g;First ...

To start it properly – and for you to understand what it means – a little history lesson:On 29th October 2013 Google and Motorola announced thet they start work on modular smartphone and Danish designer Dave Hakkens (who announsed work on similar project in April of same year) will help them – that’s how ARA was born.In first concepts every element of phone was nothing more then module – even SoC. But fast this become gigantic problem and Google/Motorola changed plas making motherboard (with SoC) un removable base. But still you could just pin in additional ...

Neffos X1System: Android 6.0;Screen: 5″ 720p IPS;SoC: MediaTek Helio P10;RAM: 3GB;Storage: 32GB + microSD;Cameras: 13/5MP;Battery: 2250mAh;Others: fingerprint scanner, dual SIM;Price: 199 EUR.Neffos X1 MaxSystem: Android 6.0;Screen: 5.5″ 1080p 2.5D IPS;SoC: MediaTek Helio P10;RAM: 3/4GB;Storage: 32/64GB + microSD;Cameras: 13/5MP;Battery: 3000mAh;Others: fingerprint scanner, dual SIM;Cena: 249 EUR.Recalculating prices to USD gives: $220 & $280 what means medium segment and gives good power to price ratio aspecially when we will take into account full metal body.At the moment ...

Those models are: Liquid Z6 (entry level), Liquid Z6 Plus (middle segment) and phablet Iconia Talk S (buisness class). It’s clear that Acer whant to sell devices to wide spectrum of targets and it’s realy good tactic.So, are those phones interesting? Yes and no:Liquid Z6Screen: 5″ 720p;SoC: MediaTek MT6737P;RAM: 1GB;Storage: 8GB;Cameras: 8/2MP;Battery: 2000mAh;Liquid Z6 PlusScreen: 5.5″ 1080p 2.5D;SoC: MediaTek MT6753;RAM: 3GB;Storage: 32GB;Cameras: 13/5MP;Battery: 4080mAh;Iconia Talk SScreen: 6.9″ 720p;SoC: MediaTek MT8735;RAM: 2GB;Storage: 16GB;Cameras: ...

Screen: 6″ 1080p(?);SoC: MediaTek Helio P20;RAM: 3(?)/4GB;Storage: 32/64GB;Others: fingerprint scanner;Price: Yuan 1799/1999I marked not confirmed entries with “(?)”.After curency transition prices are $270 and $300. Are those good prices? It’s difficult question because we must take into account two things: Xiaomi Mi Max (major rival of M3 Max) and SoC used.SoC: Snapdragon 650/652/652;RAM: 3/3/4GB;Storage: 32/64/128GB;Price: Yuan 1499/1699/1999.As for SoC differences here are major informations:SD650 have 64-bit cores (6) with clock up to 1,8GHz (2x Cortex A72, 4x ...