The Chinese manufacturer Zopo is considered a specialist in the world of mobile phones. It is a young brand that bets on technically advanced and colorful phones, and in the MotoGP class on Jorge Lorenzo. Last but not least, he is their ambassador and in many ways personifies their phones. The last of these, the Zopo Speed 8, will compete with the rivals as Lorenzo competes with them. Uncompromising and without awe of the competition.
Google's Project Ara shook up the world of mobile phones a year ago. Although Google has encountered quite a few unexpected technical problems in the meantime, a modular phone in which the user can change individual components, such as the camera or the processor, is now becoming a reality. Google predicts that it will be on the shelves at the beginning of 2017, and already in the fall the first versions will be in the hands of the chosen ones (read: module developers).
Wondering what are the best mobile apps of 2016? In the flood of phone apps, it's hard to separate the wheat from the weeds. Thankfully, there's internet giant Google to do it for us. Introducing the best mobile apps of 2016 so far!
Smart phones, smart watches, smart home, smart clothes... Our everyday life is increasingly characterized by smart products. Even the most elementary ones are becoming smart. One such is a one-handed opener created by startup Box.
Virtual and augmented reality are the next technological milestones. The sparrows are already chirping about it. The potential they offer is limitless. The renowned Japanese Keiichi Matsuda, who earns his living by creating special effects in movies, gave his vision of the VR future, and this time he made a video that shows how we will see the world one day.
Trainerbot is a smart thrower of ping pong balls. It is a great training aid, better than any teammate. Well, unless this is Bojan Tokič. You control it with your smartphone, and through the mobile application you can determine, among other things, the ball's rotation, speed and direction, and simulate a real match.
Meet Google Assistant, your new digital best friend. He knows how to answer your every question and fulfill your every request. It is the next stage in the evolution of the digital assistant, which has evolved from the Google Now digital assistant, which we have become very good friends with in recent years. Google introduced it at the I/O developer conference.
What a wonderful feeling it is when we complete a task collected and as a result quite quickly! Tranquillo, a lamp that turns on when your phone is off, helps us on our way to this productive posture. The designer Avid Kadam responds to the often unaddressed, but therefore no less problematic, problems of generations who live under the great influence of modern technology. Thus, the Tranquillo light only turns on when your phone is turned off.
Smartwatches have been on the market for quite some time, and while their benefits are great and obvious, their success has not been consistent. One of the big problems with smart watches is definitely their small size. Carnegie Mellon University solved the problem with SkinTrack. Part of the smartwatch screen was transferred to the user's hand. Thus, the user can use his hand as a touchpad - for example, he writes a letter with his finger on the palm of his hand, and it is printed on the screen.
The Sony Xperia XA Ultra smartphone is a big benevolent giant. Big because it really is big. It boasts a 6-inch screen and measures 164.2 x 79.4 x 8.4 millimeters and weighs 190 grams. Good-natured because it is decorated with a pleasant appearance and a hand-friendly design. In contrast to Roald Dahl's giant, it was conceived by Sony's engineers, who really outdid themselves this time.
At the I/O developer conference, Google presented a bunch of new products, including Duo, an application that enables video calls even with a poor Internet connection, which otherwise conditions the operation of any such online service. The duo has no problems with the internet connection, even if the signal is really weak, thanks to the in-house QUIC protocol.
Love them or hate them, selfie sticks aren't going anywhere (yet). If until now we have more than made fun of them, now they are clearly developing in the right direction. The next step in their evolution is the UnREAL Selfie Stick, an automatic telescopic Bluetooth selfie stick that extends itself and has a bunch of photo accessories that you'll be more than impressed with.