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Sure, the partnership between BlackBerry and TCL may have ended last year, but OnwardMobility announced that it will now be developing smartphones for the company, with a 5G Android-based handset coming in the first half of 2021. To make this handset, OnwardMobility formed an alliance with FIH Mobile Limited, a subsidiary of Foxconn, and we know that this new smartphone is going to have a physical keyboard.
Sony has just revealed two new flagship smartphone models: the Xperia 1 III and Xperia 5 III. Both are aimed at mobile creatives, whether they be photographers, audiophiles, cinephiles, gamers or cinematographers. Featuring a Snapdragon 888 SoC, 128GB (1 III) / 8GB (5 III) of RAM, 256GB (1 III) / 128 GB (5 III) of internal storage, and a 6.5-inch CinemaWide 4K HDR OLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate on the 1 III.
With Apple clearing out stock of its second-generation AirPods, all signs point to an imminent release of a new model. However, be wary of anything you see online that looks too good to be true, like these AirPods 3 fakes. This third-generation model allegedly looks similar to the AirPods, but without the removable ear tips and active noise cancellation.
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Researcher Marc Teyssier collaborated with Marion Koelle, Paul Strohmeier, Bruno Fruchard and Jürgen Steimle at the Saarland University Human-Computer Interaction Lab to develop Eyecam, a design prototype that explores the potential future of sensing devices. This is not a standard webcam that only looks like a human eye, but one that actually blinks, looks around and even observes you.
This may not be the first Adidas and LEGO collaboration, but definitely the most creative. Called Ultraboost DNA x LEGO Plates, these running shoes boast a fully customizable Ultraboost cage that have studs for bricks, allowing you to create your own designs. To be more specific, the pair of shoes feature LEGO brick 3-Stripes to “celebrate of all the builders, dreamers and risk-takers who are changing the game in their own way.”