Auto-Lacing Shoe are here...Finally!!!

After the Bluetooth powered shoes finally we have what we all were waiting for. It’s the Auto-Lacing shoes like that of McFly’s auto-lacing shoes as in the “Back to The Future” series. 

But these shoes are not far from us. In fact the plan is to make it available in the coming year. Powerlace, a Canadian company designed a shoe named P-One with auto-lacing capabilities. At present they are running a Kickstarter campaign to fund their project to about $650,000 CAD and have already raised $34,211 CAD as of now. It will cost you about $175 CAD after launch. 

With 56 days left to reach its goal, they would start shipping the shoes in May 2015 if the funding is successful. The Powerlace shoes have a simple mechanism for auto-lacing that doesn’t involve any voice commands, complex chips, apps, batteries or motors. The mere insertion of the foot automatically engages the lacing system's mechanism. The activation of the small lever found at the lower rear end of the shoe unlocks the power system. It's really that simple! The total energy required for the lacing system's mechanism is provided for by the weight of one's body. 

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Unwrap time for Moto X and Moto G owners as Lollipop update goes Live

Its unwrap time for Moto owners in US. Motorola on Wednesday announced that it’s officially starting to roll out Android 5.0 Lollipop to its latest batch of smartphones, officially beating out every other smartphone manufacturer to the task. It’s even technically beating Google to some of its Nexus devices, which are still awaiting the update. As of today, you can expect to start seeing the Android 5.0 Lollipop update notice hit your Moto X (2014), the Moto G (2014) U.S. GSM model and the Moto G (2014) global GSM retail model sold in the U.S. 

With this update you'll be getting everything, from Material Design to the new Lock screen and the Quick Settings plus the new style Notifications. Also, a new battery save function will help extend your battery life on all three of Motorola’s devices. 

Unfortunately there is no news for the 1st gen Moto owners or for those outside US but it would not be too late seeing that Motorola started pushing the updates 1 week after the Lollipop launch. Stay tuned for further news. 

Source: Motorola

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LG AKA - Cute, Adorable but Weird

In the race of powerful smartphones, LG came up with a weird phones with built-in cartoonish personalities. The new range is available in four models – Eggy, Wooky, Soul and YoYo. 

Eggy is the yellow creature, which falls in love easily. Wooky, the white model, likes slang and is “cute”. YoYo, the only female of the family, loves hamburgers and drinking cokes. Soul is a dark navy blue character is fond of music. The phones come changeable sleeve covers, embedded with a microchip, to switch moods/characters. Which leave the top quarter of the display uncovered. That’s where you’ll see those googly eyes show up, giving your phone a bit of personality even when it’s idle. Of course, that space also shows incoming notifications, so it serves a real purpose as well. 

When it comes to hardware, the AKA is decidedly less impressive, sporting a 5-inch HD IPS display, an 8-megapixel rear camera, a 2.1-megapixel front-facing camera, a 1.2GHz quad-core processor, a removable 2,610mAh battery, 1.5GB of RAM, 16GB of storage with microSD support and NFC. It runs Android 4.4 KitKat with a heavy dose of LG software on top. 

For now AKA is limited to South Korea, where you can buy one for 500,000 won (roughly `28,042). Any information about its international availability is not yet known. For the time being see the bizarre promotional video below. 

Source: LG

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Goodbye Nokia, Hello Microsoft - Microsoft Lumia 535 Launched

Finally it’s the time to say goodbye to Nokia as today Microsoft unveiled the first Lumia device with Microsoft branding aka Microsoft Lumia 535. 

Microsoft’s Lumia 535 isn’t all that different from the Nokia devices that have come before it, but it’s the first to drop the Nokia branding in favour of Microsoft text at the rear and front, and a company logo on the colourful removable shell. All future Lumia devices will launch with Microsoft branding, and existing Lumia’s with the Nokia moniker will continue to be known as Nokia handsets. 

Microsoft Lumia 535 has been designed as an alternative of Nokia Lumia 530. It comes with a 5-inch qHD display (960 x 540), a 1.2GHz quad-core processor, and 1GB of RAM. While the screen is something you’d normally see back in 2011, viewing angles aren’t as bad as you’d expect even if the pixels are clearly visible. 

Lumia 535 comes in two flavours: 3G Single SIM, or 3G Smart Dual SIM, both loaded with Windows Phone 8.1 and the Lumia Denim Update right out of the box. That means you’ll get a hugely personal experience with features including one-swipe Action Centre, Word Flow, Live Folders and Cortana (where available). 

Lumia 535 is inherently coloured and available in cyan, bright green, bright orange, white, dark grey, and black. It will be available from November at an estimated RRP of 110 EUR before taxes and subsidies with sales starting in China, Hong Kong and Bangladesh, with other countries to follow. There's no information on the India pricing and release of the phone. 

Source: Microsoft

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Moto Maxx now Official, Available now in Brazil for R$2199

After lot of speculation Moto Maxx is now official. Motorola just announced Moto Maxx as the international edition of the original Droid Turbo.

Just like the DROID Turbo, the Moto Maxx offers cutting edge specs and a tough if somewhat bulky design. It comes equipped with a 5.2-inch Quad HD display, a Snapdragon 805 processor and a 3900mAh battery with fast charging. It’s also available with that same ballistic nylon back panel and offers a near-stock Android experience with some of Motorola’s own useful software on top. For a full Droid turbo review, check the link. 

As quoted “Moto Maxx is our most powerful and long-lasting smartphone to date”. And we totally agree with it. Moto Maxx can go multiple days without having to recharge. And when you do, new Turbo charging feature gives you up to eight additional hours in just 15 minutes! 

Moto Maxx will be available starting today in Brazil for R$2,199 and coming mid-November in Mexico. Moto Maxx will come to additional Latin American countries soon. Weather it will be launched in Asia and Europe nothing is known about that. But no worry we will update very soon. 

Source: Motorola(Blog), Motorola(Brazil) 

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Nexus 6 coming this November for ₹40K

After being listed on Flipkart it seems like the latest Nexus device is not far from our reach. Nexus 6 32 GB was listed on Flipkart few days back with a “coming soon” tag and it was already anticipated as all Motorola devices are available exclusively on Flipkart than why would Nexus 6 stand out. 

According to the latest report Nexus 6 will be coming to India on November 18th and it’s 32GB variant will be priced around `40,ooo. It will be available on Google Play and Flipkart as of now. But being a Nexus device it will not come as a surprise if it becomes available on Snapdeal and Amazon as well. 

A quick recap, the Nexus 6 runs on a 2.7 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 805 processor with the Adreno 420 GPU and 3 GB RAM. Running the latest Android 5.0 Lollipop OS, the smartphone sports a 13 MP rear camera and has a 2 MP front camera. Powered by a 3220 mAh battery, the Nexus 6 comes with Bluetooth 4.1, WiFi, NFC and supports 4K video playback. 

Nexus 9 was already listed on Google Play few days back but that too with a “coming soon” tag. Hopefully we’ll be able to see those devices soon as India was in the few markets where these devices will be launched in the “first wave”. 

UPDATE

Nexus 6 now listed on Google Play for ₹44,000 for 32GB and ₹49,000 for 64 GB variants. Although its listed as "coming soon" which is in accordance with the earlier news of being available from mid-November. Stay tuned for further updates.

Source: Indian Express

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Google Calendar is all new with Material Design, Coming soon to iOS

Google’s Material Design is making its way across all Google apps for most devices running Android Jelly Bean. Recently, Google Play Movies was updated to give the look and feel of the material design and today we are seeing a whole new Calendar app.

Google has totally reworked the Calendar app for its new version of Android, making the app smarter, more colourful, and all-around more helpful. The new version of Calendar takes on the playful Material Design style that's working its way across all Google apps. That's going to make browsing your calendar a lot more pleasant, but the biggest features in this revamped app are all about making adding and viewing events much easier. For one, Calendar will automatically pull events, such as booked reservations, flights, or concerts, out of your inbox and add them to your calendar. Calendar will also help you enter events by automatically filling in information as you type, such as your contacts and nearby locations. 

Calendar’s new Schedule view includes photos and maps of the places you’re going, cityscapes of travel destinations, and illustrations of everyday events like dinner, drinks and yoga. These images will bring a little extra beauty to your day, and make it easy to see what’s going on at a glance—perfect for when you’re checking in from your phone or tablet. 

The new Google Calendar will work on all Android 4.1+ devices. It’s available today on all devices running Android 5.0 Lollipop, and you’ll be able to download the update from Google Play in the coming weeks. And an iPhone version of the app is also in the works and this is the first time Google has actually released a proper Calendar app for iOS. For now, Google hasn't given an estimate on when it'll be released. 

Source: Google, Calendar

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