A battle of action cameras is heating up. GoPro is about to release a few new models, HTC is rumored to be sneaking in to the arena with a 16MP sensor cam, and two camera companies that took a fall are making a comeback with action cams.
Those in the market for an action cam might be considering GoPro Hero vs Contour vs Polaroid Cube, so lets have a look.
XBMC has made monumental developments since it was first designed for the original Xbox to double as a media player. Over the past 10 years, XBMC has released 13 versions of the open-source media player and they are now set to release a 14th, Helix.
Lenovo is going at it, mixing it up with Qualcomm and MediaTek SoCs, quad- and octa-core CPUs. In addition to the Vibe X2, Lenovo has a couple more cards to lay on the table.
While not so many manufacturers are utilizing MT6595 yet, Lenovo is taking the opportunity to release one of their own models employing this chipset series. The X2 is expected to be released on September 5th.
Leaks and rumors have gotten consumers tied up in the whole Lenovo Vibe X2 thrill. Finally, there has been significant information released on the model.
Huawei’s Honor 3C Play Edition has been officially released this past week.
The 3C Play is a lower end version of their popular Honor 3C model. Designating it as “Play” edition rather than the more common additional letter suffix or “Lite” to indicate its low end nature of a previous model, is an interesting move. It calls the attention of consumers, although in a way, it may also be misleading.
Lately, it has been Doogee and iNew taking center stage and battling it out model to model. Meanwhile, Zopo has been keeping a low profile, but they are certainly not moving over – on the contrary, they are moving in.
In the later part of 2013, researchers at Queen Mary University of London and Imperial College London came up with an interesting technique to boost solar cell efficiency by as much as 45%. The tech was to incorporate Zinc Oxide nanorods coated with an active light-to-electricity converting polymer into the solar cells. They then generated sound waves to trigger vibrations in the nanorods which in turn produced electricity.
MediaTek’s most recent update is a 4G LTE chip with 64-bit architecture implemented, but more significantly, it supports a full range of network connectivity. The chipset has been designated as MT6735, with a corresponding low-end version, MT6735M.
The fast-growing Xiaomi line of mobile gadgets has officially expanded with the launch and release of the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G version.
Lenovo will be releasing an update to the Lenovo Vibe Z. The official announcement of the new Lenovo Vibe Z2 (K920) is set for August 5th. The K920 has been leaked quite a few times by Lenovo themselves, even showcased at a mobile expo once.
One of the beautiful things about human nature is the desire to push everything beyond limits. Mix that with creativity and the ever-evolving technology that exists today, we will most likely get something truly amazing. And this is exactly what a few remarkable groups of minds have done. (more…)
