iberry Auxus ONE with 5.7-inch display, 15.5MP rotating camera and Auxus RIST Smartwatch launched for Rs. 15990 and Rs. 9990

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iberry has launched Auxus ONE, the company’s latest smartphone with a 15.5-megapixel swivel camera that can rotate 207 degrees. It has a 5.7-inch HD OGS display with Corning Gorilla Glass protection, powered by a 1.7 GHz Octa-Core with MediaTek MT6592 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) OS. It has a touch panel on the back that lets users scroll up/down and capture the images on camera touching the back panel of the phone. Continue reading “iberry Auxus ONE with 5.7-inch display, 15.5MP rotating camera and Auxus RIST Smartwatch launched for Rs. 15990 and Rs. 9990”

Sony Smartwatch 3 Photo Gallery

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Sony announced the Smartwatch 3 SWR50 in September this year. The company’s first smartwatch that runs on Android Wear landed on the U.S. Google Play Store last month for $249.99. It has a 1.6-inch (320 x 320 pixels) TFT LCD capacitive touch screen display and is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor. The smartwatch offers notification for messages, calls and more when connected to the smartphone over Bluetooth. Continue reading “Sony Smartwatch 3 Photo Gallery”

LG G Watch R Vs Samsung Gear S Photo Gallery

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LG announced the G Watch R, the company’s second Android Wear smartwatch and the successor of the G Watch recently. It went on sale in the U.S. on Google Play recently for $299. We also brought you the unboxing of the G Watch R recently. Now let’s compare the G Watch R to Samsung Gear S that was announcedin August and went on sale in India last month.

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LG G Watch R Vs LG G Watch Photo Gallery

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LG announced the G Watch R, the company’s second Android Wear smartwatch and the successor of the G Watch recently. It  went on sale in the U.S. on Google Play recently for $299. We brought you the unboxing of the G Watch R recently. Now lets compare the LG G Watch R with LG G Watch that was announced back in June. Continue reading “LG G Watch R Vs LG G Watch Photo Gallery”

Acer Liquid Leap SmartWatch First Impressions

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Wearable technology is a fast growing market and one of the companies eager to get involved is Acer; earlier this year they announced the Acer Liquid Leap (as a companion to their Liquid Jade smartphone) and as part of our weekend to Edinburgh with Acer, we had a chance to take a closer look at this smartwatch. After 36 hours with the Liquid Leap, how good is it and how does it compare to the likes of Android Wear and fitness bands like the Sony Smartband Talk and Samsung Gear Fit? Continue reading “Acer Liquid Leap SmartWatch First Impressions”

Acer Live Blog 2014 – Let the Challenges Begin

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Hello from Edinburgh where we’ve traveled on the Caledonian Sleeper train yesterday evening with Acer UK for a weekend of live blogging, challenges and mobile technology. The train yesterday evening was an interesting experience (more on that in another post) but we’re now in Edinburgh ready for the challenges – what do Acer UK have in store for us? Continue reading “Acer Live Blog 2014 – Let the Challenges Begin”

Pebble smartwatch priced at $79 and Pebble Steel at $149 under Black Friday sale

The Black Friday sale has a number of luring deals on a range of devices. One such deal is on the Pebble smartwatch which is available at just $79 against the original price of $99.

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Sony SmartWatch 3 Review

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One of the biggest trends in technology at the moment is wearable devices such as smartwatches and whilst many manufacturers have begun launching their first devices this year, Sony’s already on the third generation of the Sony Smartwatch range. Whilst this year’s smartwatch shares many similarities with its predecessors (such as durability and overall design), it features a few major differences and the biggest of these is its powered by Google’s new Android Wear operating system.

Whilst previous devices were powered by Sony’s proprietary user interface, the adoption of Android Wear has meant Sony can stop focusing on the software and instead look to innovate in hardware and design. Has this move paid off or should Sony have continued using its proprietary OS? Continue reading “Sony SmartWatch 3 Review”

Motorola Moto 360 now available in 18mm gold and silver straps

The Moto 360 smartwatch from Motorola with lim metal wristbands has been listed on the company’s website. The smartwatch is available in silver and gold stainless steel band.

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Samsung Gear S WiFi only variant hits Japan

Samsung has launched a WiFi only variant of the Gear S in Japan for ¥38,880 ($330). The WiFi-only version of the Gear S is currently offered by Japanese carrier KDDI au while the and NTT DoCoMo is selling the SIM card slot equipped Gear S.

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LG G Watch R vs Motorola Moto 360 Photo Gallery

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LG announced the G Watch R, the company’s second Android Wear smartwatch and the successor of the G Watch recently. It went on sale in the U.S. on Google Play recently for $299. We brought you the unboxing of the G Watch R recently. Here we have the comparison gallery between the LG G Watch R and the Motorola Moto 360 that also has a circular display.

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Samsung Gear S vs Samsung Gear Live Photo Gallery

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Samsung announced the Gear S smartwatch in August and it went on sale  in India earlier this month for Rs 27,900. We have already seen the unboxing and the photo gallery of the smartwatch and also went handson with it at IFA Berlin. Now lets compare the smartwatch to Samsung Gear Live that was announced at Google I/O conference in June. It launched in India in July for Rs 15,900.

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The Gear S runs on company’s homegrown OS Tizen. It sports a 2 inch (360 x 480 pixels) curved Super AMOLED display and is powered by a 1GHz Dual-Core processor. While the Gear Live runs on Android Wear and has a 1.63 inch touchscreen with a 320×320 resolution and is powered by a 1.2 GHz processor. Both the smartwatches have 512MB RAM and 4GB of internal storage.

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The Gear S has sensors like Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient Light, UV, Barometer. On the other hand the Gear Live has a heart rate sensor, pedometer, Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass. Both the devices are IP67 Certified for dust and water resistance. Both the devices have the heart rate sensor and charging pins below the device. The Gear S comes with a built in SIM Card slot while the Gear Live does not have one.

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The Gear S measure 23.4 x 57.4 x 11.95 mm and weighs 27g while the Gear Live is 8.9mm thick  and weighs over 60g. Both the devices have 300mAh battery. In terms of connectivity Gear S supports 3G and Bluetooth 4.1 while the Gear Live supports Bluetooth 4.0.

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Gear S has a signature home button below the display and the ambient light sensor is present next to it and has a stainless steel body and blue, black and white changing straps. The Gear Live also comes with a stainless steel body and a usual rubbery strap.