Funky Gadget: New Nexus 5 release date in 2013: LG’s next Android generation

One portion of Google’s Nexus hardware picture has been filled in for the next year with the arrival of the new generation of the Nexus 7 tablet, now running Android 4.3 with a more pixel dense screen and still coming from manufacturer Asus under the watchful eye of Google itself. But the other significant part of the equation, the Nexus 5 smartphone, has a future which remains cloudy. The Nexus 5 will arrive later this year, but Nexus 4 phone manufacturer LG is waffling on whether be involved, leaving Google with one eye on a new manufacturing partner even as Android 5.0 hangs over its launch. 

Google has options for the Nexus 5. It can turn to Asus, which has already shown itself capable of producing the Nexus 7 in quantity. Or it can look internally and give the Nexus 5 to its own Motorola subsidiary, though that may be overkill in light of Motorola’s assumption of the X phone project. But Google has another quandary. The launch of the new Nexus 7 lined up perfectly with the arrival of the Android 4.3 software update, allowing it to debut both in tandem and present a picture of Android cohesion. Now it has to figure out if it can align Android 5.0 with the Nexus 5.

Funky Gadget: Samsung smartwatch unveiled at Berlin tech show

The most anticipated new technology of the year – a smartwatch that allows users to make calls and check messages with just a flick of the wrist – was unveiled yesterday by Samsung.

Funky Gadget: Digital USB Phone Calls and Room Conversation Recording Device

PC Recorder – The revolutionary device for digital recording of telephone calls and room conversations

To record telephone calls and room conversations to a computer use the PC Phone Recorder. After loading the software on a computer and plugging a phone into the PC Recorder’s dual outlet simply plug the PC Recorders USB cable into the USB port on the computer follow the directions and begin recording. It’s that simple. The software allows you to save and replay calls.

Funky Gadget: Spy Professional Wireless audio recording system

A Professional Wireless audio  recording system with variety of wireless microphones that transmit high quality audio to a digital recorder up to ~100 meters indoor  and up to ~300 meters outdoor. Stores up to 500 hours of recordings. Receiver is built right inside the tape recorder.

Funky Gadget: 8GB Noise Reduction Bluetooth Voice Cellphone Recorder

Main function

• One button noise reduction, SHQ recoding mode

 

• Mobile Bluetooth recording, one button answering and redialing

 The first one who introduces wireless mobile phone recording, support Bluetooth hands free speakerphone

Gadget News: iPhone 5S ‘dropping September 20th’, iPhone 6 a few weeks later

The next edition of the standard iPhone will beat its much-rumoured low-cost stablemate to market, a leading tech business site forecasts.
Dave Smith, editor of International Business Times, has hung his hat on a September 20th due date for the full-fat, full-featured iPhone 5S. His forecast is based on Apple’s previous release cycles and supply-chain rumbles.

Funky Gadget: Gamers shrug at Nintendo 2DS console

Announcement of a Nintendo 2DS handheld console is causing a collective “eh” among fans of the pioneering gaming company.

The new console hopes to entice the entry-level gamer (i.e. kids) with a large catalog of games designed for the Nintendo 3DS and DS while appealing to parents with a low price point ($129). Unlike its counterpart, the 2DS does not have 3-D visual effects, nor can it be folded shut like other DS handheld consoles.

Gadget News: Smart watches to boom in 2014

The smart watch market is set to grow tenfold by the end of 2014.

According to the latest figures from research company Canalys, 500,000 smart watches will be sold this year. That figure is up from the 330,000 smart watches that were sold during 2012.

It said that Kickstarter-backed Pebble Technology and Sony will dominate the market during 2013.

Gadget News: Apple iPhone 5S release date, features, price and rumours

The Apple iPhone 5S release date could be as soon as September 2013, with the phone tipped to feature a fingerprint scanner, NFC, Full HD and different colours.

When it comes to smartphones, the first few months of 2013 moved the proverbial goalposts. Android handsets flourished with Full HD screens, aluminium or glass unibodies and every feature under the sun.

Apple’s iPhone 5 has been on the scene for a while now but its thunder is in danger of being stolen by the Android Army.

Gadget News: BlackBerry slashes Z10 and Q10 production by 50 per cent

During the last quarter, BlackBerry managed to ship 2.7 million BB10 devices. It is unclear how many of those handsets were sold, and how many are still held by retailers and distributors.

The news is seriously troubling for the smartphone maker.

It is the first quarter the Z10 has been on sale for the whole of. It is also the three month period it launched the Q10 during.