Category: Mobile Tech

Themed phones are pretty popular these days, whether you’re talking an Iron Man phone or a Batphone. It seems like every popular movie gets a limited edition phone these days. Well, now the Meizu m3e is getting a Star Trek theme.

I’m sure I am not the only one who fears each time I hang a picture in my house or have to drill a hole in the wall that I will either hit a pipe and flood the place or hit a wire and electrocute myself.

It only makes sense. If you are going contribute to America’s obesity, the least you can do is offer kids some activity trackers in their Happy Meals. Yup, that is exactly what McDonald’s is doing. We all grew up with Happy Meal toys, but toys that promote fitness and physical activity have been very few and far between.

Did you know that you can make Flubber at home? Don’t worry, it will not come to life and have a mind of its own. But it may do some other things that impress you. Gizmo Slip wanted to find out if it would protect an iPhone SE from a 100 foot drop.

Pokémon GO is fun, but as players know, the game will drain your battery super fast. Spencer Kern to the rescue. He has created the most amazing Pokémon-themed battery charging station ever. To create this Pokécenter charging station, he used a combination of woodwork, 3D printing and some electronics.

There have been other so-called “smart umbrellas” released, but Jonas by Fantastik looks like the smartest one yet. This umbrella connects to a smartphone through an app over Bluetooth. It will give you alerts if you left the umbrella behind and the umbrella will vibrate if you’ve left your phone unattended somewhere.

Smartphones these days have remarkable cameras, but they aren’t shaped like a camera, so they aren’t easy to control while shooting, especially when you want to use accessories. The Beastgrip Pro takes your smartphone and turns it into a professional camera rig.

As Pokémon GO has proven, it’s a great time to get out of the house and explore the world around you. But if you want a bigger adventure than just walking around your town, you’ll find Google’s new app interesting.

Our phones are pretty tough these days. They’ve come a long way. Some cane even withstand drops and water pretty well. Fire, not so much. Our phones have a long way to go before they are fireproof.

After walking around for hours catching Pokémon, your arms may suffer. You may even develop something called “gamer’s arm”, a medical condition that happens after holding up your arms for hours at a time. Be safe while collecting Pokémon by taking the right equipment with you.

I’m sure many trainers get lonely, out there catching Pokémon all by themselves. If only they had a place that would help them find that special someone to catch Pocket Monsters with. Well, maybe this app can help.

Between the network connection, GPS, and camera, Pokémon GO will really drain your phone’s battery, which makes catching Pokémon even harder. You should pick up a portable charger or battery case for your device if you plan on playing for very long.

I have two kids and when kids are very young, a stroller isn’t something parents want to do without. Sure, you want to hold the baby a lot of the time, but you also want to put them down so they can sleep – and at times, you want to axe murder anyone who tries to wake them up.

I’ve seen commercials for Comcast’s Xfinity Home service, but have never seen the system in use until now. I recently had the opportunity to stop by a home that was fully outfitted with this smarthome and security service, and was really impressed with what I saw.

Today’s smartphones are shooting better and better video, making them more than sufficient for most purposes. However, one area where smartphones still kind of stink is in their audio recording quality. Their puny internal microphones were designed for making phone calls – so they tend to be tinny, and pick up lots of hiss and noise.

GoPro is the big name in action cameras and its cameras will do go just about anywhere. If you want to take your GoPro into the water though, you need to put it into another watertight case.