It's widely accepted that while Sony's unveiling of the QX lens camera attachments for smartphones last year was a novel idea, the execution was far from ideal. Poor, sluggish functionality were the general quibbles with what might have been a game-changer, but to its credit, the company is back with a couple of new ideas and new products that encompass said ideas.
The IFA trade show in Berlin, Germany will once again attract some of the biggest names in tech, but as we await the big announcements from Samsung, Motorola et al, Elgato has taken the wraps off several HomeKit-ready home automation devices.
The wearable tech market is currently amid something of a boom. From smartwatches to head-mounted gizmos like Oculus, Google Glass and Samsung's purported Gear VR headset, many major companies are looking for a slice of the pie. But as Nike has demonstrated countless times with the likes of the FuelBand, you don't have to be in the field of technology to dabble, and in a move that would seem rather unlikely, the iconic Ralph Lauren brand now has its first smart t-shirt.
As consumers of mobile tech products, we're often focused on features like resolution, camera capabilities and processors, but while strong tech. specs enable us to enjoy a better overall experience with apps and games, the technology at our disposal could also serve as guardians of our health and wellbeing. Given the smartwatch boom and the introduction of several fitness-related initiatives right from the top, we're going to be seeing a lot more emphasis on this particular sector, and although the likes of the Samsung Galaxy S5 already include basic-level heart rate monitoring systems, a new $200 case can gather such intricate details that it's able to diagnose a number of heart conditions.
Phone cases that are also battery packs are nothing new, but they all suffer from the same ailment of being a bit on the large side of the fence. They might solve the problem of getting through an entire day without your phone dying, but it's far from ideal.
There's no doubting the popularity of the Game of Thrones series. Be it the hugely popular books or the equally well viewed TV series, the Game of Thrones franchise is one that must be raking in a pretty penny for its creator, George R.R. Martin.
Since the digital era is in full swing, there’s hardly any need for paper in our daily lives. Every passing day and every other gadget pushes us more towards a paperless system that’s not only more efficient in terms of management and storage, but also more environment friendly. However, time and again, we come across the need for hard copies of various items - from receipts to memoirs and whatnot. Since printers have virtually become a dime a dozen these days, it’s not really a challenge anymore, either, but what about on-the-go printing? What if you want to keep on paper whatever you have on your iPhone’s screen? That’s precisely what Rolto aims to do.
If you use your iPhones as much as we do, then the chances are that you also carry around an external battery pack of some sort. If you carry a battery pack around, then you're also likely to carry some means of charging either that battery pack or your iPhone itself. Or, if you're particularly careful, one for both!
Although our mobile devices seem to offer an endless list of great features and perks that, even some five or so years ago, we could only have dreamed about, there remains a great deal that our much-lauded smartphones and tablets simply aren't capable of. Now thermal imaging isn't something that consumers are necessarily crying out for, but as anybody else who played Splinter Cell will be able to vouch, having such abilities in real life would be pretty darned cool. Thanks to one company, iPhone users will soon be able to experience thermal imaging by attaching a contraption known as a FLIR, or forward-looking infra-red device, to the back, and on first glance, we're certainly impressed.
Waterproof smartphones are all the rage right now, a trend which Sony brought to the mainstream with the release of its Xperia Z handset, and other big names followed suit, such as Samsung, with the release of the Galaxy S5. But the big question in everyone’s mind is: is it possible to add waterproofing credentials to your existing smartphone without busting your bank? Well, yes, it’s possible, and it will cost you only 30 bucks!














