Gadgets cover wide and varied areas including accessories, imaging, audio and visual and the likes.
still not into plastic wrapped, mega-sized handsets? then perhaps this new premium offering from Sony, the Sony Xperia Z1 smartphone, might just be right up your alley. clad in the usual beautiful Sony styling, the Xperia Z1 smartphone takes on Sony’s OmniBalance design featuring an one-piece aluminum, topped off with tempered glass on both the front and the back.
as expected, Samsung has taken the wrap off the third generation Note, the Samsung GALAXY Note 3 smartphone, at the IFA 2013 and it would be a phone that would put a grin on all plastic-haters. the refreshed Note now sports a soft, textured-touch faux-leather back, complete with delicate stitching for what Sammy’s called “premium look and feel.”
while we are all for Google’s effort to minimize the number of buttons on our smartphones, there are times we do miss the buttons. you see, hard buttons, unlike soft buttons, saves you the hassle of turning on your phone to actually do something, actually that’s not true. we only realized that when we stumbled upon this little must-have Android accessory called Pressy.
the Kindle Paperwhite 2 (officially, just all-new Kindle Paperwhite) finally has a display that actually lives up to its namesake – Paperwhite. sporting a what Amazon dubbed as the “most advanced e-reader display ever constructed”, the new Kindle Paperwhite’s 6″ display is now of higher contrast and has better reflectivity, resulting in whites that are whiter and blacks that are blacker
we must have seen tons of stands for iOS and Android devices, and dozens of them dealing in natural amplification, but hardly any that can actually claim as one-size fits all and by all, we do mean nearly all devices – ranging from smartphones to tablets. this is where the OPUS Universal Device Stand with Sound Amplifier
don’t be taken aback by its price, for the Happy Plugs 18-carat Solid Gold Earphones is after all, the first headphones to be crafted in 18-carat solid gold. yes. solid gold – not plated or anything lesser, which makes us think: isn’t gold an awesome conductor that would hinder with the circuitry?
when it comes to Android handsets, they are pretty much the same and the one to stand out is the one that rocks the market with another “first” like this Acer Liquid S2 Smartphone, which is claiming the title of the world’s first 4K-recording smartphone – well, at least for now. you know how it is – the ‘first’ title are so volatile these days cos’
it is an unassuming box, but what the FABtotum Personal Fabricator can do is anything but unassuming. this one box that’s going to change the way you look at 3D printer, or 3D scanner, or a CNC milling rig. why the three? cos’ it is actually all three things packed into one compact box – meaning you can scan an object, print it out on this very same device, and if need be
if you love what LG mobile has offered to you up to this point, you might be looking forward to a slate from this other Korean electronics juggernaut. it has been a long hiatus since we last seen a slate from LG and here it is, the much rumored (well, may be not so much), much leaked LG Android tablet is finally been announced ahead of its official debut at the 2013 IFA.
touted as the world’s first social camera, theQ would be the perfect digital camera for serious share-your-photos-on-social-network addicts. instead of going through the hassle of downloading and uploading, the theQ pushes your work of arts wirelessly via 3G (no, it is not a smartphone) to your favorite social network.
one look at the name, you may think this is the old all-in-one music system from the Boston-based audio equipment maker, but the Tivoli Audio Music System+ is actually an update as noted with a subtle ‘+’ in its product name. basically, it is the Tivoli Audio Music System that you know from donkey years ago, rejuvenated with modern features such as Bluetooth