If you're in the market for great value and bang-for-your-buck hardware, Vodafone has just introduced a pair of smartphones and a tablet for new- and performance-users in mind. You can pick up the Smart Tab Prime 6 tablet, and Smart prime 6 and Smart first 6 smartphones on a pay as you go plan. Or just get it, because they're sleek and affordable. The Vodafone Smart Tab Prime 6 provides room enough for games and productivity with its 9.6-inch 1280×800 HD… Continue reading Vodafone's budget devices arrive with healthy specs, Lollipop, 4G The post Vodafone's budget devices arrive with healthy specs, Lollipop, 4G appeared first on GadgeTell.  Imagine the reality of charging your smartphone by simply walking down the street or snapping your fingers. While it might seem like a far off dream, it's a reality that exists right now. In fact, flexible electronics already exist in the form of elastic display screens and wearables. However, their limited pliability has barred any significant strides in the application of such technologies. That said, a recent breakthrough may hold the answer. A New Generation of Nanogenerators A research team from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) headed by Professor Keon Jae Lee developed the first practical nanogenerator, a hyper-flexible micro chip that can harvest kinetic energy to produce electricity. The wearable devices of the future must endure repeated and extended exposure to the pressures of stretching. Despite several other researchers exploring potential avenues, the… Continue reading How this Korean nanogenerator could revolutionize the future of wearables The post How this Korean nanogenerator could revolutionize the future of wearables appeared first on GadgeTell.  Browsing projects on Kickstarter and Indiegogo is, in a way, similar to checking out garage sales. You know that most of the stuff there is going to be junk and/or overpriced and/or irrelevant to your needs. But that's not why we look – it's the shining gems and special finds that make it exciting and fun. I can tell you from experience that it's easier to tell a story and sell a dream on something intangible than it is to spin gold from fishing line. I can upsell it all I want, but anyone with half a brain is going to look at dusty coil of line, turn it to read the label, and know it certainly won't land them a tournament-winning bass. Caveat emptor – "let the buyer beware" – is never more true than with crowdfunded campaigns. And sure, it's the job of marketing to draw one in with words and feelings, adding just enough of inadequacy to your life to raise doubt, while it graciously holds your wallet in return. The impulse to buy seems so easy right then, doesn't it? That illusion shatters once the honeymoon phase is over, when reality gives you a swift kick in the brain and pulls open your pocket so you can take a look. But by that time it's already too late to get your money back. And that feeling totally burns. So here are three examples of currently-funding projects to avoid (or get your money back before the funding closes) for all the right reasons. Skip the Bruno Smartcan Let's begin with the darling that has been positively covered by many many a media outlet (so ridiculous), the Bruno Smartcan. I'll be upfront and admit that, at first blush, this seems like a really cool idea, even though it's simply a marriage between a salon vacuum and touchless garbage can. Bruno is a garbage can with a built-in vacuum at the bottom, has an auto-open lid, and sends push notifications when it's low on bags (only if you buy their special ones).  Bruno's premise is that you can ditch dustpans, bending, and dirty floors by sweeping everything into the vacuum outlet. It's a great idea that collapses under simple scrutiny (I never received an email reply after I replied to the team's pitch email to me). If everything that was dropped on my kitchen floor were dry and non-crumbly, Bruno would be a dream. But that's not how life works, especially with kids, so don't toss that dustpan out just yet. A bowl of cereal with milk? A plate of mashed… Continue reading These crowdfunding projects seek chumps & their easy money The post These crowdfunding projects seek chumps & their easy money appeared first on GadgeTell.  | |
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