Mobile Phones

This Projection Alarm Clock will keep you constant when traveling

Posted by Jack on in alarm clock, clock, lcd display, Mobile Phones, projection alarm clock, Projector, Travel Gadgets

Projection Alarm Clock

When you have to uproot yourself to travel for work on the regular, it can be tough to feel grounded. Every slight variant of a hotel room makes you feel more and more detached from any form of stability. Not only that, but it’s hard to keep track of when you are in the world. We bring clothes and toiletries with us when we’re on the road which give us some form of familiarity, but the more you travel, the more you start knowing exactly what items you’d prefer to have handy so you can feel more at home wherever you are.

Some people bring portable french presses with them to avoid drinking “swill”, and others like having gadgets that bring a sense of normalcy to their travels, like this Projection Alarm Clock. This was meant to be taken on the road since it can fold down to 4.5 x 0.94 x 3” when closed. It can charge your smartphone, and projects the time onto the ceiling or wall in a bright red light. While it may not do much, the constant of a red light against the wall or ceiling being one of the first things you see when you wake up will at least let you know that you’re in a somewhat familiar place.

You will need 3 AAA batteries to make this work, and it comes with an optional micro-USB cable so you can use the backlight and projection constantly if you’d like. The LCD display will show you the full information for the date and time, while the projection will only give you the digits of the present time. The projection arm can be angled 90 degrees, and you’ll have backlighting options of bright, dim, or off when it is being powered through the micro USB cable. This $26 device will give you some measure of commonality on the go.

Available for purchase on Amazon
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Case-Mate features Allure selfie case for better looking narcissistic shots

Posted by Jack on in case mate, case-mate allure, iPhone Gadgets, Mobile Phones, Smartphone Case

allure-casemate“Selfie time!” is a phrase that many of us hear on a regular basis, and even more so when it comes to gatherings with family and friends. Check out social media accounts of many people today, and you will see selfies and food shots being two very popular themes. Well, the front-facing camera has certainly improved by leaps and bounds over the years in a smartphone, but there is still room for improvement. Case-Mate knows this, which is why they have worked with Allure in order to deliver the all-new Allure x Case-Mate Selfie Case.

This particular Allure x Case-Mate Selfie Case will feature adjustable, professional-grade LED lighting that can illuminate the user’s face with a soft, flattering glow. The case itself comes with a 360° rotating ring that delivers additional functionality and security; all the while maintaining dual-layer drop protection. The user is also able to capture up to 2,000 selfies with a single, full charge. In order to sweeten the deal, the Allure x Case-Mate Selfie Case comes with a complimentary one year subscription to Allure Magazine, as well as a month’s subscription to the Allure Beauty Box.

The asking price for the Allure x Case-Mate Selfie Case? $70 a pop on Case-Mate’s e-commerce site, although folks will soon be able to pick it up from their local Verizon retailer in due time as well. Those who are interested can choose from rose gold or a shade of black, with the latter being made available only some time down the road.

Now the Allure x Case-Mate Selfie Case is a new smartphone case that delivers protection while offering a stylish solution at the same time. Those who love snapping selfies would definitely want to check it out, and it is one of the very few smartphone cases that needs to be charged, now how about that?

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The Pokket Mini DJ Mixer takes your show on the road

Posted by Jack on in Audio/Video Gadgets, DJ, mixer, Mobile Phones

Pokket DJ

When you have a passion for something, it’s generally on your mind for about ten minutes or more every day. If it’s an activity or hobby, you think of what your next project will be, or how you can work through issues that you face on the project you’re currently working on. For those that live and breathe being a DJ, every moment you’re a awake could be spent mixing a new song or figuring out the logistics of your playlist.

For all the times that you aren’t mixing your next masterpiece, you want to practice the performance side of things. Since you don’t want to carry an entire pro-grade mixer around with you, this Pokket Mini DJ Mixer will do just fine for impromtu gigs. This measures 6 x 3.8 x 1.7”, and can easily be put in your bag or pocket so you’ll be able to put on a show at a moment’s notice.

You will need to have your MP3‘s, iPhones, or whatever your music players of choice are, plug into your amp, headphones, and you’re ready to go. The only cable you should need is for your amp, but if you don’t have that from the get-go then you likely have other purchases to make before setting your sights on this $109 device. Best of all is that you won’t need to constantly replace batteries or or plug this in for charging on a regular basis.

Available for purchase on Amazon
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BlackBerry KEYone pulls one back for BlackBerry

Posted by Jack on in BlackBerry, blackberry keyone, keyone, keyone smartphone, Mobile Phones, Smartphone, TCL

blackberry-keyoneBlackBerry might be deem to be irrelevant among smartphone users, but they do happen to have a new lease of life as shown in the recent MWC 2017 in Barcelona, Spain. TCL Communication, a leading global smartphone manufacturer from China, has decided to work alongside BlackBerry to reveal the latest BlackBerry smartphone to the masses, calling it the BlackBerry KEYone.

The BlackBerry KEYone would be the very first BlackBerry smartphone that rolled off from TCL Communication’s manufacturing lines, thanks to a new brand licensing agreement that was agreed upon just last December with BlackBerry Limited. The BlackBerry KEYone will arrive with a great camera, display and design for a truly special user experience. In other words, the KEYone brings together the best of BlackBerry Limited’s software and security, alongside TCL Communication’s commitment when it comes to reliable and high performing smartphones.

Those who are interested in the BlackBerry KEYone can pick it up from next month onward for €599/ £499/$549, depending on the region in which you live in. Definitely not the cheapest device around unlocked, but then again, it is not going to break the $1,000 price ceiling that the Samsung Galaxy S8 and iPhone 8 are expected to.

The BlackBerry KEYone arrives in an anodized aluminum chassis and soft touch textured back, featuring a 4.5-inch display at 1620×1080 resolution, with Corning Gorilla Glass 4. Merging a touch display with a physical keyboard, users will have more useable space for typing. It will run on Android 7.1 Nougat right out of the box, in addition to BlackBerry Hub so that all of your messages will appear in one consolidated place. Running underneath the hood would be the Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor with a Qualcomm Adreno 506 GPU, accompanied by Quick Charge 3.0 technology, a 12MP rear camera, and a wide angle 8MP front facing camera.

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Meitu T8 is first dual selfie camera smartphone in the world

Posted by Jack on in meitu, meitu t8, meitu t8 smartphone, Mobile Phones, Smartphone

meitu-t8While many of us look at the imaging quality of any smartphone to be an essential feature, the promise of bokeh like effects with a dual camera setup in any smartphone is almost too tempting an offer to resist, save for the relatively high price tag that comes with such territory, of course. Meitu, which hails from China and definitely should not be mistaken with the other Chinese brand, Meizu, has achieved a world’s first — the Meitu T8, touted to be the smartest selfie phone in the world.

The Meitu T8 claims to be able to offer DSLR-like camera features including image stabilization and low-light shooting, although we do wonder just how far that claim is able to travel. For sure it is the first smartphone that delivers Dual Pixel PDAF to the front-facing camera, and not only that, Meitu claims that its all new Magical AI Beautification capability is able to automatically retouch faces depending on the subject’s gender and age.

I myself have my concerns about such claims, since facial recognition AI has not quite made the cut thus far in terms of recognizing one’s gender. The Xiaomi handset that I use at the moment sometimes peg me as a female in my early 20s, but at times, it classifies me as a male in my 40s. Sure, there will be specific areas where the Magical AI Beautification will work in favor of the subject, but in a group?

The Meitu T8 will run on the latest newest MEIOS3.5 system, accompanied by 4GB of RAM as well as 128GB of internal storage that is huge enough for most ordinary folks. An unnamed ten-core processor will run proceedings from within, and it plays nice with every major mobile service provider in China. Expect the Meitu T8 to arrive in a quartet of fashion-forward colors: Magical Orange, Jazz Gold, Dazzling Blue, and Diamond Grey, alongside a recommended retail price of $479 thereabouts after conversion.

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