Sunday, March 22, 2015

Gadgets for the week: from platinum Galaxy S6 to “aircar” – BBC News

Vesti.Hi-tech continue to monitor the most important events from the world of consumer electronics. During the week there was a lot of interesting startups Goldgenie started taking pre-orders for “elite” model Galaxy S6 in the case of gold and platinum, Microsoft welcomed the new smartphone Lumia 430 state employees only 70 dollars for “smart” Apple announced an external clock in the form akkuumlyator -factor washers and Slovak Aeromobil promised to establish mass production of flying cars already in 2017.


Platinum smartphone Galaxy S6

Start Goldgenie opened pre-orders for “tuned” version of its flagship smartphone Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge with a body made of gold and platinum. The cost of new items will start at 2500 dollars. Thus, Galaxy S6 transformed from just an expensive flagship smartphone in real attribute of the rich.

Consumers have several options precious coating – “24-karat gold,” “Rose Gold” and “Platinum”. Dressed in precious metals novelty will be delivered in a box of oak and cherry wood.

In the sale of “luxury” device posutpit April 10. Those who have that kind of money, it may be recalled that the standard version of the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge is also available in gold color, although precious metals there is certainly missing.




Lenovo S90: an overview “ayfonozamenitelya”

Lenovo put into the body that is virtually indistinguishable from the iPhone 6, stuffing smartphone-average performance, this seasoned cocktail SELF-high resolution camera with flash. The result was a model S90, at first glance very similar to the “tube” Apple.

The device uses the display of high-resolution, especially for fairly large diagonal 5 inches – 1280 by 720 pixels. Thanks to technology OLED matrix viewing angles are large, color-rich, the stock brightness is also quite large – in the sun to use the smartphone comfortable enough. Main camera 13 megapixel here, and unlike the iPhone 6, does not act on the rear panel.

Lenovo S90 is available in two versions – the “younger” with 16 GB of internal flash storage and 1GB ” RAM “and” senior “, in which the constant and twice the RAM – 32 GB and 2 GB. All about the “iPhone on Android” – read our detailed review .




Lumia 430 for $ 70

Microsoft has announced the cheapest of all the devices on the platform of Windows Phone. For the money, which is in the US, for example, iPhone 6, you can buy 9 new Lumia 430.

Features have gadget, of course, is not the flagship. The device has a 4-inch display with a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels, dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor with a frequency of 1.2 gigahertz, gigabytes of RAM. There are 8 gigabytes of internal memory expandable using microSD. All this is powered by a battery of 1500 mAh.

The main camera is very weak – a 2-megapixel and 0.3-megapixel front-facing “eye” is unlikely to succeed to do quality “self.” Already in April, sales of the new device will start on the territory of Rosii, Belarus and Kazakhstan. Ruble price of the device has not yet been announced.




Review: Alcatel OnTouch Hero 8

Alcatel OneTouch Hero 8 D820H – stylish tablet, in a thin aluminum casing which is installed powerful 8-core processor from MediaTek, designed specifically for the “pills”. An additional advantage of the 8-inch device Alcatel to provide support networks LTE.

Exterior trends largely follows the design of a smartphone in the same family – Hero 2 with smoothly rounded body, plastic insert at the top of the aluminum back panel and a dark color. Around the perimeter of the Hero 8 also passes glossy plastic (but very similar to metal) bezel. The lower end of the unit a little slanted.

Under the hood gadget installed 8-core plftorma MT8392 (cores can simultaneously operate at a maximum frequency of 1.7 GHz), and the functions assigned to the graphics accelerator, 4-core co-processor ARM Mali- 450 MP4. In the pros and cons of new items not cheap dealt Vesti.Hi-tech .




External Battery for Apple Watch

Watch Apple Watch has not yet gone on sale, but third-party developers have created for them accessories. As you know, one of the main problems is the small Watch battery time. Nomad Pod fix this problem.

In a compact device that resembles a hockey puck, integrated battery 1800 mAh. This would allow the volume to charge four times the clock. Special connector for the clock is located on the lid of the gadget. Thus, Watch can be charged directly, without using the adapter cables.

In case you need to charge the battery from another device to the “puck” attached new USB-C port and cable (for charging the battery and other devices) port for charging by USB and USB-out cable for USB-charging devices. In the sale Normad Pod go in June. For pre-order the gadget will cost $ 60.




Galaxy Tab A

Vesti.Hi-tech presentation attended by Samsung, which has chosen Russia for the world premiere of the new generation of its mid-range tablet. Devices should appear on the shelves in April.

The new line of tablets Tab A profess the same ideology as the A-line smartphones (Galaxy A3, A5 and A7). That is, the buyer for a price slightly above average receives device elaborated a modern and stylish design, but the average characteristics. Models with powerful hardware manufacturer locates in line S. Thus, the Samsung are trying to create a clear positioning for their devices mainstream segment.

Samsung showed two devices at once – with 8-inch and 9.7-inch display. They look really very, very nice. The company notes that the line Tab A is “tablets for the Internet.” For this reason, the company decided to abandon the aspect ratio of 16: 9, convenient for viewing videos and stopped at a ratio of 4: 3.

eight-inch version without LTE, Samsung are going to sell for 17-19 thousand rubles, with LTE – for 21-23 thousand. Wi-Fi-version 9.7-inch tablet will cost 21-23 thousand, support for LTE will raise the price up to 25-27 thousand.




Protected tablet BlackBerry

BlackBerry decided to test a new approach to the market tablets. Instead of trying to create a product for a highly competitive mass market, Canadians will release device maximum protection from cyber threats and intended for government agencies and corporations.

In this case, instead of its own “iron” will take a third-party – a top tablet Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5. The plate is positioned as the ideal solution for work with highly sensitive data and will be delivered to state structures and corporations. Technology Secusmart already certified the governments of Canada, Germany and other countries for use in government agencies. Sales SecuTablet should appear in the summer of 2380 at a price of $ .




Bluetooth-headset Plantronics Voyager Edge

On Vestyah.Hi-tech came overview of Bluetooth-headset Voyager Edge. Gadget to hit the market almost a year ago – is the flagship product in the US today Plantronics sector conversational mono headsets, then apply the most advanced solutions, futuristic design, and even a year after the announcement of an innovative product is perceived.

Price (on average 7-8 000), however, also be a function, the product is clearly not a mass, is designed for those who are willing to spend the extra few thousand for the use of technologically advanced chips.

From most other headsets Plantronics Voyager Edge, in addition to the design (see. photo) distinguish at least two points. The first – the set includes carrying case (or even permanent wear, even on your belt or keychain – there is a special petlichka), which incorporates a battery. The second feature – built-in sensors. They allow the device to “understand” when it is inserted into the ear, and when not. About all the nuances of using Voyager Edge – read our detailed review .




Flying cars

Slovak Aeromobil company announced plans to establish a mass production aircar already in 2017. The width of the “flying roadster” does not exceed 2.25 meters (with folded wings), which allows it to fit on a standard parking spaces, and length – 6 meters. In addition, it can take off like a lawn, seeded with grass and flat straight road.

Under the hood Aeromobil 3.0 is 4-cylinder Rotax 912S (used as fuel gas) power of 100 horsepower (~ 75 kW). It allows aeromobile speeds up to 200 km / h in flight and up to 160 km / h on the highway. The duration of the flight / drive on a full tank – 700/500 km fuel consumption – 15/8 liters per hour. To control they need a pilot’s license.

In the cockpit Aeromobil 3.0, there are two places – for the pilot and passenger. Since the autumn of last year, the car is involved in a program of regular test flights. This and other projects “flying” machines you can learn from our material .

Prepared Oleg Ilyukhin with the participation of Nicholas Belkin, Svyatoslav Leontiev and Andrew Borzenko

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