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Oculus gets us deeper into virtual reality

Our common reality has been already persuaded to change by the first DK1 then DK2 and it seems that this process will not stop in the beginning of it. Oculus is preparing its new powerful VR headset, advantage of which comparing to the precursors is the ability to submerge all your senses in an overall immersion of a real virtual reality.

Built on the basis of Developer Kit 2, a new prototype Crescent Bay is a transitional stage on the way to the next generation of Rift. And this state of DK2 should prepare us to face the new generation of Rift Developer Kit 3, which will be revealed to us a bit later.

Unlike the progenitors, the Oculus DK 3 will have 360 degrees head tracking, an extended amount of positional tracking and integrated high quality headphones fastened on the frame, which makes the sound be as exciting as the visuals. RealSpace3D audio technology used comes as the combination of HRTF dimensional and complex reverb algorithms, which creates a feeling of actual presence right in your own head. Oculus also said that game engine Unity will be set in a Free and Pro versions.

It is expected that the headset will be quite light, and will not cause swelling of the neck during prolonged usage. The performance of the device will be upgraded as well to finally end up with the annoying slowdown of the graphics, which can cause slight suspension of the picture. Prototype Crescent Bay allows you to operate only in a range of about 3 feet for the moment, but hopefully it will be improved in a retail version.

Now Oculus is open to third-party development, which can become absolutely new path of development making VR platform the most stable in the future. Oculus Rift DK 3 will not be perfect, but it must be better than others. We do not know what improvements are waiting for us and when they come in force, but we hope that they will be worthy and timely.

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Nikon D610 came off the bench

Took one more year from the time when Nikon loaded up a D600. This company usually have the most long-lived of SLR cameras on the market, but the D600 is exception. Nikon has recognized the problem in D600 and built the D610 which got additional improvements with the same recommended price.

Nikon D610 equipped with the same 24.3 megapixel CMOS-sensor format FX (35,9 x24 mm) with a wide dynamic range and sensitivity of ISO 100-6400 (expandable to 50-25600 units) and with a much more sophisticated algorithm of automatic balance of white. Been improved transmission skin tones under artificial lighting and improve the depth of field.

EXPEED 3 processor is busy processing the images that ensures maximum speed of explosions - 6fps (instead of 5,5 fps), but has appeared also quiet mode in which the camera captures 3 velvet frames per second. 39-point AF includes 9 cross-type sensors and seven of them operate even at f/8. The camera is able to record Full HD-video with a frame rate of 30p or 60i.

3,2 "TFT-LCD with a resolution of 921,000 pixels is equipped with an optical pentaprism viewfinder with 100% frame coverage, and 0.7-fold increase. On the body of Nikon D610 has mini-HDMI and two slots that ensure rapid transfer of images in the memory card SD / SDHC / SDXC. Add that functions as Wi-Fi performs wireless adapter Nikon WU-1b ($ 60). Nikon D610 is compatible with a large park of optics under the mount Nikon F.

Nikon D610 is available here

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Asus reduced the price for a new Android Wear SmartWatch

Asus, a Taiwanese leading computer manufacturer offers to consumer a new Android Wear Smartwatch which coming this September with more reasonable price than Samsung Galaxy Gear 2 and Motorola Moto 360 that have already glistened..

Asus releases their SmartWatch later than the bustlers mentioned above, giving it a code name “Robin” - and not just for aimless shooting, but equipping it with AMOLED display and stating that it’s going to be the flattest device of such design.

And if you ask what else unique is designed in Asus Smartwatch, do not hesitate to meet there a Heart Rate Monitor, which was omitted by already released LG G Watch due to time frames they were obliged. Pricing for the device will likely be between $99 and $149, which is $50 less than the mentioned above rival.

If you haven't checked it out yet, you should know that LG is rolling out updated G Watch through the Google Play Store. This update KMV78V for Android Wear is also available now for Samsung Gear Live and LG G Watch R. You can manually check for the update by heading into Settings > About > System Updates.

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Acer Switch 10 is another hybrid notebook with a unique unfastening tablet display

A lot of developers have been practicing the pairing of two different types of devices into hybrid one. Today we can see that Acer has reached a lot after they have created a tablet and laptop hybrid struggling to make a perfect combination of advantages taken from every type of it adding high power productivity on the final stage.

Every all-in-one desktop device has evolved from the stationary PCs, and the tablets eventually have started to resemble the notebooks' advantages in order to satisfy all the user's needs in working and studying. Separately they present two different schools, but when they are combined we can observe that the created all-in-one tablet Acer Switch 10 can do much more that a simple tablet.

Having a desire to own Aspire V Nitro or Yoga 3 Pro Hinge is an absolutely normal wish of yours, but you should also glance at the new Acer Switch, which has another construction of keyboard mounting and possibly can be of a better taste to you. The device is based on the same flexible hinging system, as the Yoga has with an old school specs compilation, where the 12-inch display with 1080p resolution comes with a simple possibility to unfasten the display for a portable use.

Acer Switch 10 will come along with the Broadwell Core M processor and 60/120Гб of internal memory and Windows OS aboard, video output micro-HDMI and micro-USB 3.0 for peripheral devices access. The pricing is still a secret, as well as the rest of the specs still unknown. The only thing for sure is that it will be available in the beginning of the next year. We'll keep you well informed about all the emerging details until the official release of the hybrid tablet.

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Amazon Fire Phone burns with goodies

Fire Phone is not another budget device of the company wishing to commence another business, but a well stuffed device with Dynamic Perspective, which can adjust 3D image on the screen considering your eyes and head position.

Another mysterious option is FireFly, which can capture and recognize printed phone numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses and one more marvelous idea – there is dedicated camera hardware key - press once to turn it on and twice to take a shot, which can be thrown directly to free unlimited photo storage on Amazon Cloud Drive, which makes it clicking forever. Fire smartphone runs on its own version of Android, Fire OS 3.5.0, which was written from the ground up for providing a new exponential user experience.

The smartphone has a Gorilla Glass 3 on both sides making it well-protected and comfortable to use by a single hand. A well-known 4.7-inch screen with a resolution of 1280x720 (315 ppi) is coming together with an ambient light sensor and Dynamic Image Contrast. Buttons are made of aluminum and stainless steel details and are rubberized with polyurethane grip and beneath it a 2.2GHz quad-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 800, Adreno 330 graphics and 2GB of RAM sit still and ready for action.

Fire Phone features a custom-tuned 13MP camera system assembled with OIS and a powerful five-element wide aperture f/2.0 lens. The front camera is a 2.1MP-er. Both can capture video in 1080p format at 30 fps. Though the battery has only 2,400mAh of battery capacity the release notes state that the Fire has 285 hours of standby time, up to 22 hours of speak time, up to 65 hours of audio playback and up to 11 hours of video playback time. Finally, a nanoSIM slot is pre-installed and the phone has the space for a microUSB 2.0 and 3.5mm slot for headphone.

Amazon slashed the price of its 64GB Fire Phone to $100 with a two-year contract, down from $300. Off contract it costs is $649.99 and $749.99 respectively.

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LG rolling out new flagship G3

A few month ago the flagship smartphone LG G2 was announced. No doubt that the company follows the semiannual cycle for new super flagship LG G3 which significantly surpass its predecessor.

The main feature of G3 will be the new quad core processor 2.5GHz Snapdragon 805 and an Adreno 330 GPU. It is expected this particular CPU will move to smartphones with flexible display G-Flex next generation. New model will get 2GB of RAM and 32GB of internal memory and there's microHDMI support too.

In late August was a preview of the new 5.5-inch Super AMOLED Quad HD display with a resolution of 2K (2560 x 1440 pixels). As did you might have guessed it has pixel density of 538ppi. Moreover LG G3 will be accompanied by a sapphire glass which is several times durable than the widely used GorillaGlass. The manufacturer also decided to equip the G3 with a fingerprint reader.

LG G3 will come with 13MP camera with optical image stabilization system and video recording in Full HD 1080p resolution and 2MP front-facing camera. The battery capacity is 3000mAh that is 12% more than in G2. Smartphone has all the contemporary communication skills such as: support for 3G/4G LTE networks, Wi-Fi 802.11, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC.

LG G3 is available now. The expected price of the device with starting operating system Android 4.4 Kit Kat is $649.

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Sony makes waterproofing for mid-range phone Xperia M2

According to the fundamental ideology of the company this new model, which will now be called Xperia M2 Aqua, got IP65/68 waterproofing resistance making it better comparing to IP58 isolation which is inherent in the flagship model Xperia Z2.

Under water-repellent peel there are similar seeds you know. There is the same 4.8-inch HD display, a quad-core  processor 1.2GHz Snapdragon 400, 1GB of RAM, LTE, 2300mAh battery, 8MP main camera and 1.2MP front-facing shooter. Great advantage of novelty is able to make calls up to a half an hour even if you are sitting at the bottom of the pool because the depth of 1.5 meters is not destructive to the device itself. It comes with Android 4.4 KitKat OS containing in pack a number of Sony's apps and services.

Most likely the Xperia M2 Aqua will be oriented for Latin America, Asia Pacific and market of Europe. There's no word on pricing yet, but we'd expect the something similar to $300. Perhaps the date of release will resurface in the next few weeks.

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HTC One M8 Mini goes on sale

HTC is working on the miniature version of HTC One M8. Like its predecessor HTC One Mini, HTC M8 Mini got nothing fundamentally new from flagship smartphone, it will keep main design and metal body but now at smaller dimensions.

The smartphone, as expected, will be equipped with a 4.5-inch display which support a resolution of 1280x720 pixels, a quad-core processor 1.7GHz Snapdragon 400 and 1GB of RAM. 16GB of internal storage, a slot for MicroSD cards, 13MP rear camera, 5MP front-facing camera, WiFi, Bluetooth 4 and OS Android 4.4.2 KitKat with UI Sense 6.0 also on board.

The handset is available now. HTC is also preparing another version of its flagship - One (M8) Ace.

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Xiaomi has created cheapest 4K Android TV

If you are looking a 4K TV on the market you might be interested in the new Android TV which provides high resolution and an amazing price. Xiaomi prepared such a 4K Ultra HDTV with lots of features for your multimedia.

Xiaomi 4K Ultra HDTV is equipped with 49-inch 4K (3840×2160 pixels) display (thickness of 15.5mm with a 6.2mm aluminum bezel), a quad-core processor 1.45GHz MediaTek MStar 6A918, 2GB of RAM, 8GB of internal storage together with MicroSD card slot (max. 64GB). Other features includes Bluetooth LE, a wired audio bar and a 8-inch Bluetooth subwoofer.

Xiaomi 4K Ultra HDTV comes with MIUI TV skin on Android OS which enables to easily load any other TV apps if desired. The expected price is just $640, but don't expect it to be available worldwide soon, if at all.

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New generation of Google Glass in the works

Now Google is working on a new version of Google Glass, and this device will apparently also use technology from Crystal Optech. According to a recent report Kong Wenjun its company has already provided first samples to Google’s R&D team.

Google has already certified Optec's Liquid Crystal On Silicon (LCOS) micro display, expects for official confirmation an 8MP and a new Glass Software. Other specifications of Google Glass 2 of  is still unknown at this point, so we can unleash the imagination about new features that it might bring.

Probably, we won't hear a lot of official words about it in the near future. After all, the original Glass is still fully to the end of the year or as long as they liberate out all stock of the existing Glass. The access to the Google Glass 2 can remains unchanged - $1500.

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