Nubia Red Magic is ZTE’s stab at a gaming smartphone, priced at $400 with Snapdragon 835 SoC

ZTE is officially joining the increasingly crowded gaming smartphone field with the super-stylish Red Magic powered by a slowly aging Snapdragon 835 processor.

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Mobvoi introduces $129 TicPods Free at $79 on Indiegogo

That was at the Super Early Bird stage, though you can still get great discounts even at the higher tiers. All for wireless earbuds that have more colors than AirPods.

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Shell wants to turn smartwatches into smartphones on a wing (or two)

It's envisioned that a smartwatch doesn't need to be on a wrist and doesn't need to be a watch — it can want to be a smartphone if it wants to.

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Frank. is a phone. That will head to Indiegogo. On September 5th. For $180.

This company likes to use periods in its branding. It also calls the phone it's trying to sell the "mediocre chinese food you've been craving all week."

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Eve V may get better display as supplier stalls and delays grow

One of the company's co-founders claims that their display supplier is running terribly behind with improving production yields at acceptable quality.

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Convertibles, Project Treble and Fear China! | #PNWeekly 254

We discuss how portable Windows 10 PCs have underwent a transformation in the past year or two on our show. Also, Android O's fragmentation magic wand!

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Windows Phone fans need to raise more than a million for Cerulean Moment on Indiegogo

WhartonBrooks is hitting the ground with an entry-level Windows 10 Mobile device on Indiegogo. But can it really grab the $1.1 million it claims it needs?

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Even more Moto Mod candidates aim to ‘transform’ the Moto Z, including keyboard accessory

With almost $25,000 already raised on Indiegogo, a new Moto Mod prototype looking to add a sliding 5-row physical keyboard to the Moto Z rises.

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‘Ultimate’ Moto Z Mod seeks funding with wireless charging and built-in IR emitters

Now this is a Moto Mod concept worth exploring: a super-slim Moto Z "shell" with wireless charging, IR functionality, stylish looks, and low pricing.

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Crowd-designed convertible PC Eve V i7 costs $1,399 on Indiegogo [Update]

Update: Eve-Tech sold out its initial batch of 500 Eve V convertible PCs in 3 hours and claims the title of the fastest European Indiegogo campaign to reach $100,000 of funding.

The company is now offering reservations for another batch of Eve Vs that will be sent out in April or May. While total prices remain the same (see below), the Eve m3 will require a down payment of $199. The i5 will need $299 while the i7 will need $399 for a reservation. Each perks package now only includes a keyboard and a two-year warranty.

The prices on Indiegogo represent a major markoff from full price — the suggested retail price of the Eve V i7 is about $2,149.

Our original story is below.

Eve-Tech’s crowd-designed “Pyramid Flipper” project, now known as the Eve V Windows 10 convertible PC is on sale with debut model prices ranging between $699 for one with an 7th generation Intel Core m3 processor inside and $1,399 for one with a tablet-grade Core i7 inside.

The 2-in-1 is one of the first to come with the Kaby Lake series of processors and is comparable or better in price to current competing products like the Samsung TabPro S, the Huawei MateBook and the ASUS Transformer 3 Pro.

Other specs (a full slate of which you can find here) include four speakers, various I/O including two full-sized USB ports and two USB-C ones (one with Thunderbolt 3) and a 48Wh battery that bests its competition and is claimed to provide up to 12 hours of “real” usage.

The going prices on these SKU packages includes Windows 10 Home, — with a $50 option to upgrade to Windows 10 Pro — “Limited edition” engraving, the V Pen stylus, an Alcantara keyboard, a lifetime 5 percent off at the Eve Store and a two-year warranty.

Spec Eve V m3 Eve V i5 Eve V i7
Processor 7th Gen Intel Core m3-7Y30 7th Gen Intel Core i5-7Y54 7th Gen Intel Core i7-7Y75
RAM 8GB LPDDR3 8GB LPDDR3 16GB LPDDR3
Storage 128GB 256GB 512GB
Price $699 $959 $1399

 

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As of this post, about half of the 500 units offered have been sold off. These units will ship out through February.

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Motorola offers to help build and fund your killer Moto Mods ideas

Google has essentially given up on its longtime dream to revolutionize smartphones with modular “Project Ara” designs, LG got off to an arguably shaky start, as the G5’s “Friends” failed to gain mainstream traction, which leaves just Motorola fully committed to the neat but tricky concept.

Well, perhaps “fully committed” is a bit of a stretch, seeing as how the Moto Mods selection remains relatively limited, and instead of pouring more internal resources into building other “snap-on” Moto Z accessories, Lenovo wants you to lend a hand.

We’re not talking a new wave of Development Kit availability expansions, but rather a full-blown Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign and “Transform the Smartphone” challenge. Between today, November 3, and January 31, 2017, Lenovo, Motorola and Verizon will take pitches from aspiring businessmen and devs for Moto Mods prototypes.

The actual fundraisers kick off January 3, then all campaigns are reviewed in early March, ten finalists enter the last stage of the creative competition, with their ideas presented in Chicago at the end of the month.

A shot at “funding, distribution agreements, and more from Lenovo, Verizon and their partners” will be offered at that point to the lucky, ingenious few, with “up to $1 million” set aside by Lenovo Capital for investments to “help bring the best Moto Mods ideas to market.” Sounds a little convoluted and time-wasting for phones that need compelling new selling points today, though we’re guessing that if your design is really impressive, development and production could always be accelerated.

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