Sunday, March 13, 2016

Gadgets for the week from Samsung Galaxy S7 to VR-gloves … – BBC News

Two weeks c Samsung Galaxy S7, the fastest SSD-drive, “live” photos flagship HTC One 10 reviews Breathalyzer DrinkMate and smartphone Moto X Play, the new notebook Acer Aspire F and the world’s first commercial model of a virtual reality gloves. These and other gadgets – in a weekly compilation Vestey.Hi-tech


Review: Samsung Galaxy S7

On March 18 in Russia will start selling Galaxy S7 flagship smartphone. Vesti.Hi-tech tested it for two weeks and came to the conclusion that the new Samsung stood out to glory. Samsung Galaxy S7 – still the best Android-smartphone, which we have tested in 2016.

The annual work on the mistakes and the desire to improve the product have done their job.. Elegant futuristic design, conveniently lies in the hand of the body, a record performance is the best among Android-smartphone camera, complete protection from water and high, of course, but given the financial realities, very reasonable price – 49 990 rubles

. In general, Galaxy S7 went very balanced. Here is everything that is important to the user – a good camera, long-playing battery, beautiful, comfortable and protected from the elements the body – and there is nothing superfluous, except for non-removable “little presents” from Facebook and Microsoft. What pleased the new product the Samsung, but what – disappointed, you will be able to learn from our review


The most nimble SSD

Seagate Technology introduced the “fastest” in the world of solid-state drive, providing the transmission of information at speeds of up to 10 gigabytes per second. The company said that the disc is “more than 4 Gb / s faster than the previous fastest SSD in the market.” It meets the specifications of Open Compute Project (OCP) -. Led Facebook initiative to develop a “hardware” open computing architecture

The technology, which is connected via the bus PCI Express (PCIe) x16, will be compatible with any system that supports Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) protocol. New Seagate is designed for the development of the corporate sector to perform tasks that require high-speed computing. As an example, a manufacturer of lead “web applications, weather modeling and statistical analysis of trends”.

Product release is scheduled for summer 2016. New products will be exhibited at the forum Open Compute Project Summit, which will take place from 9 to 10 March in San Jose (California, USA).




The flagship of HTC One 10 “live” photo

Blogger @stagueve posted on Twitter are two photos of the new HTC flagship smartphone, which can be represented in the next month. On the “spy” shots, probably captured One test sample of 10 (working name – HTC Perfume). According to the Weather widget on the home screen, the leak occurred in China

On the front panel, HTC One 10 can see the elongated “Home” button with built-in fingerprint and two capacitive buttons:. “Back” and the menu has recently running applications. In the previous model, HTC One M9, a button located directly on the screen

On the right smartphone rib housed the volume rocker and the power button on the back cover -. A large “eye” camera, dual flash, plastic inserts passing cell signal and HTC logo in the middle. The device is clad in aluminum body, and its edge is tapered much. So, apparently, the company’s engineers felt that the device will be more convenient to hold in your hand


Notebooks Acer Aspire F:. Start of sales in Russia

Acer has opened in Russian sales of a new line of notebooks – Aspire F. Advantages laptops: aluminum body with textured pattern, a Skype certification, and TrueHarmony tech support, providing high-quality sound, and BluelightShield, reducing eye strain. In addition, the software and “hardware” of new products have been Skype certified, which ensures high quality audio and video playback without interruption and distortion.

Audio Technology TrueHarmony, said in the Acer, surprising realistic sound, especially while watching movies. Another “trick” laptops – BluelightShield system that reduces the load on the eye, reducing the intensity of the blue light from the screen. It provides multiple modes of use, including long-term work.

At the heart of Aspire F are the latest generation Intel processors and NVIDIA GeForce discrete graphics. Sales of new products has already begun. Laptops are available in a variety of configurations for the price from 43 990 rubles.




The flagship Huawei P9 show April 6

Huawei has invited journalists to press conference on the announcement of a new product. The event is scheduled for Wednesday, April 6. It innovation will be shown that “will change the way you see the world,” promised producer. It is easy to guess, is a flagship smartphone P9. Causing the image reel and unambiguous hashtag #oo, Huawei indirectly confirmed rumors prochaschie device system of two chambers

As expected, this year’s lineup will once P9 four models. “Normal” P9 and advanced option, as well as “light” P9lite and PHABLET P9max. Premium version of P9 from the usual will feature a slightly increased display (5.2 inches), more RAM and internal memory, a more powerful chipset Kirin 950, as well as an improved camera with two lenses and dual 12-megapixel sensor.

Earlier, sources in the media described P9 camera configuration as a 2nd-generation technology, which debuted in the Huawei Honor 6 Plus 2014-2015 model year. Planshetofonu P9max, in turn, promised a large 6.2-inch screen


Overview:. Smartphone Moto X Play

on the test to Vestyam.Hi-tech was “middling” Moto X Play the legendary brand Motorola, who has returned to the Russian retail after more than 5-year hiatus. Exterior of this smartphone with a water-repellent coating diversify colored removable panels. In devaysa stuffing, seasoned with “clean” All Android, allocated capacity battery and an advanced 21-megapixel camera.

Smartphone Moto X Play, you can no doubt be attributed to the most interesting representatives of the middle segment. About 30 thousand Russians proposed unit under the famous brand with the original design and quality components. Note that the color of the new devaysa easily and quickly changing, thanks to a removable plastic panels and water-repellent nanocoating protects the body from the device to dripping or splashing. High-quality 5.5-inch display side by side at the Moto X Play with the flagship 21-megapixel camera and a fairly capacious battery.

Unfortunately, the novelty can boast a record performance. In addition, a good autonomy of the smartphone is connected to a long process of filling his large-capacity non-removable battery. For fast charging adapter supplied Moto X Play, alas, is not included. About all the nuances of the use of Android-smartphone – in Vestey.Hi-tech survey


VR-gloves Manus <. /> span>

Startup Manus announced a virtual reality glove for HTC Vive VR-helmet which allow freely move his hands and fingers in the digital space. Pre-order model for developers to open in II-nd quarter. The set can be purchased for $ 250, and the beginning of his deliveries scheduled for the III-rd quarter.

As part of Manus VR will include USB-dongle, steam washable gloves and two bracelets holder SteamVR controllers with tactile feedback, are used to move and interact with 3D-objects. Built-in battery VR-gadget should be enough for 8 hours of continuous use.

Manus VR developed a team from the Netherlands, which in 2014 set out to create the first commercial model VR-gloves in the world. Their device allows you to perform in a virtual environment, natural movements with high accuracy – both real life. As an example, engineers found the game-simulator surgeon, in which players will discover an alien body, and extract from it a bomb


Overview:. Breathalyzer DrinkMate

in Russia, recently began selling DrinkMate – compact and not very expensive (. 3000 p) Breathalyzer, which measures blood alcohol content by analyzing the exhaled air. The main advantages of the device – a compact minimalist design and availability, compatible with both the iPhone, and with the Android-smartphone. Benefits “cobutylnika” appreciated Vesti.Hi-tech

The device is really compact -. Perhaps record compact in its category. To achieve this allowed the rejection of their own controls, and indicators, that is, without a smartphone device is useless. Use simple – run a free download from the App Store (it is necessary first to set up a personal profile or, if desired, more) DrinkMate, click “Measure”, waiting for the mandatory 15 seconds until warm up the sensor and gently when the wind blows in a Breathalyzer face from a distance of about three centimeters.

Indications device during testing roughly corresponded easily detectable in the network of health data on the likely content of alcohol after drinking a certain amount of a drink. Procedure 0.034 ppm half an hour after 350 ml of white wine in a man weighing 75 kg – like the truth. The only inconvenience we encountered when using the device – it is not always the first time recognized by the application

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

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