Today, more than ever in mobile devices, we are interested in the autonomy of operation. This is mainly the problem of the manufacturers of powerful smartphones, which literally rely on energy to run out sooner than you would like. Of course, there are already many ways to extend the autonomy of phones and tablets, but none is as brilliant as the Vibram Hero (Harvesting of Energy in Rubber Outsole), a shoe device that allows you to charge your phone while walking!
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All you cat lovers out there will be in for a treat with these 5-finger smartphone gloves. The idea somehow comes from Japan, and it's a glove with a cat motif, the tail of which extends into the finger, specifically the index finger, which most people use to slide around the touch screen. And when we do, our cat in the glove wags its tail happily! The right one probably says less, because you don't pay enough attention to it.
Foxconn is a Chinese factory that manufactures iPhone smartphones. In your opinion, what is the cost of manufacturing one iPhone, which you can buy in Slovenia for at least 649 euros, without any restrictions? How much do you think their employees are paid per hour? 10, maybe 5 euros per hour? Not even close!
Bluejay (blue jay) is basically a bird, and in this case we are talking about a smart car holder for the phone, the first of its kind, which is also a driver's assistant. The innovative phone holder in the car is also the result of Slovenian know-how. More precisely, the New Zealand company The Kiwi Factory is behind it. A smart holder that improves the driving experience is currently being presented on Kickstarter, where you can order it for as little as 70 euros.
Volvo says goodbye to keys in 2017! Smartphones will, unsurprisingly, cost them their jobs. It will equip its cars with digital car key technology as early as next year. Unlocking the vehicle will be handled by a mobile application that Volvo is developing together with the Swedish company Sunfleet. Thus, one user will be able to open several cars.
Yes, you read that right. The cheapest smartphone in the world costs as much as beer! It was sent to the market by the little-known Indian company Ringing Bells, and it goes by the name of Ringing Bells Freedom 251, which with its price of 3.30 euros easily took over the primacy of the cheapest smartphone in the world.
Lock up candy, chips, food, cigarettes, car keys, money, credit cards, toys and all other temptations and only access them after a set time. TimeBox can help you quit smoking, lose weight, save, educate, and countless other daily habits and temptations.
Tense neck, hunched posture, phone shoulder, wrinkles, disturbed sleep, "WhatsAppitis" (inflammation of the tendon due to the position of the thumb when searching and viewing applications), and now the list of consequences of excessive use of smartphones has included finger deformation! The specific position of the phone actually bends the little finger. Is yours too? Quickly check if you also have a bent finger from holding your smartphone.
The CES 2016 fair served up many interesting things, including smartphones, among which the Huawei Mate 8 caught our eye the most, the new standard bearer of this Chinese company, which is diligently gaining a reputation even behind the Great Wall of China. More power, better performance and a long-lasting battery, the Huawei Mate 8 is the embodiment of the highest quality class and the wishes of users.
SUR-FAKE is a series of photographs by French photographer Antoine Geiger that depicts people in everyday situations with their gazes sucked into smartphone screens. But with an important detail. With photo manipulation, she created creepy scenes that reveal how smartphones suck us in and how we ignore the world around us. Has our obsession with portable devices gone too far? Have smartphones really stolen our souls?
How dependent we are on smartphones is evidenced by the fact that the average person checks their phone as many as 150 times a day. This is quite an interesting fact and an even more interesting relationship in our lives. If we are constantly looking for confirmation of our ego online or disrespectfully annoy our interlocutor by constantly hiding our face behind the smartphone screen, it may be time for a digital "detox". Here are five techniques you can use to change your relationship with your smartphone and kick your smartphone addiction.
Hide and Seek is a photo series that summarizes life in the digital age in one photo. It is a project by photographer Kamil Kotarba, who erased people from scenes from everyday life, leaving only their hand holding a smartphone. With surrealistic scenes, he draws attention to the negative effects that mobile devices have on our lives. Shocking!