We ’ve just wrapped up the second day of Mobile World Congress , the annual mobile technology conference in Barcelona . We ’ve catch smartphones , VR headsets , and some batshit wild hooey ( see exposure above)—and almost all of it has been awful . Here are some of our favorites :
Galaxy S7 Hands-on: The Six Things You Need to Know
Samsung revealed its new flagship smartphone — the Galaxy S7 — today at Mobile World Congress ( MWC ) , and we were lucky enough to get our hands on the gadget for a short demo . After spending a few minute test the twist , it became clear that Samsung can still make a gravid Android phone .
LG’s G5 Is Like an All Metal Phone Prototype From the Future
Afterweeks of conjecture , the LG G5 is finally here . This is the 5th coevals of LG ’s flagship smartphone , and this time around , the telephone set has been completely reimagined : The G5 has an aluminum case , includes a crazy expansion slot that we ’ve never seen on a earpiece before , and stick out a fistful of accessories that make the phone feel more like a toy than a smartphone .
HTC Vive Will Cost $800 and Hit Shelves in Early April
Here are the tantalizing last details about HTC ’s virtual realism headset . The HTC Vive will be available for pre - guild starting February 29th in progress of hitting shelves in former April . It ’ll cost a whopping $ 799 ( read : $ 800 ) , far more than theOculus Rift , which embark on at $ 600 .
CAT S60 Hands-On: The Phone That Lets You See Like Predator Is Awesome
Most phones these days are essentially the same . A little gimmickhere , a mite of innovationthere — but basically they ’re all indistinguishable . That ’s not the case with the Cat S60 , which is the first smartphone to have FLIR caloric imagingbuilt in .
This LG Robot Ball Thing Is Insane
Let ’s talk about Lucille Ball for a second . They ’re super ready to hand . They ’ve done a flock for humans . And because of globular physical object , we have sports and automobiles . Heck — even the Earth is a giant ball .
But LG just took ball technology to the next level .
Samsung Put Me In an Absurd Hell Chamber of Virtual Reality Headsets
Today was uncanny . Samsung ’s events are not something that unremarkably fall under the definition of normal , but today was particularly crazy . See , I sit in a gigantic dark room filled with 5,000 other people while we watchedthe unexampled Galaxy S7 phonebeing break — through a VR headset . It was terrific and cool , but mostly terrifying .
Using Nothing But Google’s Project Tango Tablet To Escape a Maze
The Palau Nacional ( Catalan for National Palace ) is a gigantic Renaissance - style palace built in 1929 that now dish out as themain nontextual matter museumin Barcelona . Google sent me into that gorgeous maze of never - terminate residence hall and corridor armed only with a Project Tango Prototype .
Sony’s Latest Concepts Imagine a Creepy Future
Sony register off three newfangled concept at the Mobile World Congress today , but they all share one thing in common : They ’re a lilliputian turn creepy .
LG 360 VR Is One of the Shittiest Virtual Reality Headsets I’ve Tried
LG is jumping on the VR bandwagon with the release of its newfangled LG 360 VR headset , designed solely for thenew G5 telephone . We had a chance to taste it during Mobile World Congress in Barcelona and finish up with some pretty solid feelings . The LG 360 VR is right smart less immersive ( and impressive ) than other headset like the Gear VR , Oculus Rift , and HTC Vive — and it ’s strong to imagine who on earth would desire a headset like this .
HP’s Elite x3 Is a Beastly Smartphone…Running Windows
When Microsoft announced its finish of unite Windows 10 software across PC , pad of paper , phones , secret plan consoles , and even sherlock - power micro computers , the future seemed promising . But there was one big problem with that imaginativeness : no one really wants a Windows smartphone .
Sony’s Ear Puts an AI Inside Your, Er, Ear
Sony clearly watched Joaquin Phoenix in Her . Its latest promulgation is an headphone that interact with your sound to inject the sweet mutterings of an AI flat into your skull . Welcome to the future .
I Controlled an RC Car With My Mind and It Was Amazing
Many gondola accidents happen because the driver gets distracted or is too tired to drive . to help solve this proceeds , a companionship call Alchemy Technology has team up with Acer to develop a security mechanism , which uses EEG headset to notice a driver ’s brain body process , and slow the car down if it seems like the number one wood might not be pay attention . After a quick demo of the technology implement on an RC car , all I can say is I ’m psyched for the future tense of mentality driving .
Samsung’s Gear 360 Wants To Make Everyone a VR Creator
It ’s a common chronicle in applied science . ironware always develop faster than the content delight on it . extremist - high definition ( well know as 4 K ) tv set fought the problem , and practical reality ca n’t get away a similar battle . So Samsung is taking the matter into its own hands , and yours , with the Gear 360 .
Huawei Matebook Hands-On: A Great Windows Tablet Hybrid That Isn’t Anything New
Huawei is know for making smartphones . And some of them are actually pretty proficient . Now , the company is make convertible tablets too … with keyboards … and Windows 10 . The result is the young Huawei Matebook , a twist with a scratch similarityto the Microsoft Surfacebut packed with a span of crotchet that make it unique .
Sony’s Xperia X Range Has a Phone for Every Pocket
Sony ’s announce a kind of mid - high scope phones today at Mobile World Congress , all under a novel Xperia X umbrella . And there ’s something for everyone : A regular Xperia X , the side bezel - free Xperia XA and speed - boosted Xperia X Performance .
The Most Important New Smartphone Feature Is a Little Magic Slot
When LG foretell its new flagship smartphone , the G5 , at Mobile World Congress yesterday , it did something radically different . At the base of the phone , LG build a small slot it might just change everything .
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