Samsung Gear S3, Lenovo Yoga Book & more – IFA Wrap-Up

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Watch our quick final impressions of everything that was announced at IFA 2016. From the new Samsung Gear S3, to Lenovo’s new approach to tablets with the Yoga Book, IFA was packed with a lot of innovation in non-conventional directions. Instead of being the average flagship smartphone event, we saw a lot of great wearables, great fitness accessories, new ideas for tablets, and even IoT. There are even cases we do assume will solve the current problems for smartwatches.Watch our full video to learn more.Sponsored by Xcom ...

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Jabra Elite Sport Hands-On: No Strings On Me

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A good pair of headphones is always essential for fitness activities, but most offerings either don’t do a good job at surviving the sweating involved, or tangle all around while you’re on the road or in the gym. We’ve seen a few offerings from companies like Samsung that have gone fully wireless, but Jabra has decided to take the idea a step further with its new Jabra Elite Sport headphones.These are not just regular bluetooth headphones, but true fitness monitors designed to enhance your experience while training, and also saving you the need to wear other more ...

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Neffos X1 and X1 Max help TP-Link break the ice at IFA 2016

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Chinese telecommunications firm TP-Link jumpstarted its smartphone brand, created last year, with a couple of unoffensive smartphones at IFA Berlin.The Neffos X1 and X1 Max have come out to play and, like everyone else, they’ve come in the form of subtly-curved, tapered-thin, all-metal beasts. Slim 0.6mm bezels frame the 2.5D glass on top of it, adding up to a 76 percent screen-to-body ratio. Both devices have back-mounted fingerprint sensors for 0.2-second unlocks.The Neffos phones are pretty middling for a debutante at the world’s weirdest technology trade show, but ...

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Archos 133 Oxygen only has massive screen and low price point going for it

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With a little over 48 hours still left until Apple officially brings the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus to light, one day to go for the glitzy LG V20 presentation in San Francisco, and

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Alcatel Move connected wearable line includes two watches, a bracelet, and a tiny GPS tracker

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Wholly owned TCL subsidiary Alcatel (previously Alcatel OneTouch) was probably not among IFA 2016’s highest-profile exhibitors, but it arguably brought one of the widest, richest, most eclectic selections of smart devices to Berlin, the final four products of which nearly went completely unnoticed.At the eleventh hour, we’re turning our attention from mid-range phones, unique standalone VR ...

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Lenovo very quietly unveils P2 and A Plus smartphones at IFA 2016

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For all intents and purposes, the 2016 edition of the Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin has come to an end, with our own Juan Carlos Bagnell and Jaime Rivera recapping everything of note announced before and during Europe’s largest industrial exhibition in the latest Pocketnow Weekly installment.Technically however, Wednesday, September 7 is the exhibition’s closing day, with some booths still hiding a few secrets two men (or even five or ten) couldn’t have humanly uncovered by themselves.Case in point, the ...

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There’s our IFA 2016 wrap-up, but BOOM goes the Note 7 | Pocketnow Weekly 216

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We have walked 500 miles and we would walk 500 more to be the men that walked a thousand miles to podcast off the floor of apartment rental. That’s all out of necessity for us to not only cover days and days of devices launched before and at the International Funkausstellung Berlin 2016, but in order for us to podcast. And this late audio file is the result of our fruits.Juan Carlos Bagnell and Jaime Rivera team up to talk about the pop and burn of the Galaxy Note 7, Google dropping Project Ara, the Star VR from Acer, Huawei’s Nova before it, Sony’s now-usual ...

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IFA 2016 sees Lenovo K6 Note, K6 Power, K6

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Let’s take a look at the other side of Motorola, also known as Lenovo, for just one second. Lest we forget that this Chinese company has its own smartphone operations that have never quite jived with its subsidiary’s. It has two lines of smartphones with ...

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Withings Steel HR Smartwatch First Look: Subtle and Stylish

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Following the acquisition with Nokia, Withings has unveiled an ambitious update to its smartwatch offerings. The original Activité fitness tracker was praised for its simplicity and analog clock face delivery of work out goals. Adding heart rate monitoring though requires a more complete way to deliver information.The Withings Steel HR continues the fitness tracking of previous watches, while adding a heart rate monitor, and a better system for notifications. All in a gadget which will monitor your health stats for up to 25 days on a single replaceable watch battery. Here’s our ...

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Michael Kors Smartwatch First Impressions: A stylish take on Android Wear

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Even as tech companies get savvy about style, not everyone will want to strap gadgets from Apple or Samsung to their arms. Fashion designer Michael Kors might have a solution for folks who want a more glamorous approach to wearable technology.It’s an attempt to blend the smartwatch basics into a shell which consumers are already familiar with. The Bradshaw and Dylan watch styles are two of Michael Kors most popular options. Now they come with variants running Android Wear. Here’s our first look at the Bradshaw and Dylan variants of the Michael Kors smartwatch!Michael Kors ...

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AfterShokz Sportz Titanium First Look: Lighter, stronger, open ear headphones

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When it comes to fitness tech, good audio is important to many people. Being aware of your surroundings while working out can also be critical. You probably want to hear that bus which is about to turn you into street pizza. AfterShokz solution is to use bone conduction. Sound is transmitted to your brain without having to block your ears.Previous iterations of this technology though have been worn a bit heavy on the head, or felt kind of clunky. This year Aftershokz looks to address some of those criticisms with a shockingly light and durable wired headset. Here’s our first look at ...

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Misfit Shine 2 and Ray Fitness Trackers Quick Look: Subtle and Stylish

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Maybe you want basic step an sleep tracking, but you also don’t want to wear something which looks super “tech-Y”. Misfit’s Shine 2 and Ray fitness trackers might be able to help you out there. These devices are designed to look more like jewelry, a bit more discreet than many competing gadgets. Following a trend of being a bit more analog, neither tracker is rechargeable. Both Ray and Shine 2 use replaceable batteries which last for months of data collection.Is this the right mix of style and technology for you? Here’s our first look from IFA 2016!Misfit ...

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Fossil Q Marshal and Q Wander hands-on: Android Wear Elegance

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Fossil has spent the last couple of decades innovating in the watch market, and has decided to do so over the last year with Android Wear. The company actually has a bolder approach than competiors, by serving as the manufacturer for other luxury watch brands that have also begun to adopt Android Wear.After the success of the Q Founder, Fossil has just launched the Q Marshal and Q Wanter, announced earlier this year, but not available to consumers until a few days ago. Watch our full hands-on video to learn more about them.Video sponsored by

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Huawei MediaPad M3 Unboxing and First Look: It’s Loud!

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According to Huawei, tablets in the market aren’t really good enough. Devices that were intended for content consumption don’t really meet those needs, and it intends to fix that with its latest offering. Huawei hasn’t necessarily soared the world with its tablet offerings in the past, but 2016 has showed us that the company can raise the ante in every one of the departments it serves. The company sent us their new MediaPad M3 a few days ago for review, and our first impressions have been so far positive.Watch our unboxing and first impressions video to learn more.Video ...

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ZTE Axon 7 mini Hands-on: It’s Not a Size Difference, Really

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As it stands, the Axon 7 has already garnered ZTE lots of positive reputation for 2016, but the company is out for more with its announcement of the new ZTE Axon 7 mini. Now, it seems that companies haven’t really taken the name mini into account, considering that the Axon 7 mini is really just 0.3 inches smaller than the Axon 7. There is more to the story though, as this isn’t really that much of a small phone, and more of a device that we could call a premium mid-ranger.Watch our full hands-on video to learn more.Video sponsored by

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