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Okay. There are dozens of new cell phone chargers that have come out in the last few years that do everything from disinfect your phone to shut down the charging process once your phone is topped up (if you haven’t unplugged it yet). They also come in all shapes and sizes now, including one that’s roughly the size of a credit card. But, there’s a new smartphone charger that’s trying to work its way into the hearts and minds of the public that comes with a nifty trick we’d normally associate with somebody like Criss Angel or David Copperfield: it makes your phone levitate.
The OvRcharge
Yes, these masters of illusion aren’t the only ones with magic up their sleeves. It’s called the OvRcharge, and it’s a wireless charger than can levitate your smartphone using magnets instead of slight of hand or distraction. My first thought when I heard about this was aren’t magnets supposed to be bad for computers? I thought you could wipe your memory that way. Apparently, that’s not a legitimate concern (so much for my knowledge of electronics). The thing is, though, that this charger looks really cool when it’s in use. At first glance, it appears to be a small, polished block of wood that might serve as a stand for some type of knickknack or a trophy pedestal. Nope.
Kickstarter
If you’re someone who has to have the latest gadget or gizmo and/or are big on novelty items, this might be something for you. The OvRcharge is currently making a bid for backing on Kickstarter, where the group behind it hopes to have it out and available to the public by an estimated December 2016 release date. So far, AR Designs has received roughly half of the financial backing needed to fulfill orders and begin shipping. They’re based out of Toronto, Canada. If they aren’t able to reach their funding goal of $40,000 CAD by August 18 of 2016, you can probably forget about getting one this year.
Cell Phone Chargers
In order for this “wireless” charger to work, users of the product have to slip their phone inside a thin case that comes with the base unit. The case actually looks like the kind you’d buy to protect your phone, but less clunky and clumsy. The special case consists of two main parts: an electrical induction receiver and a magnet for holding your phone aloft. As far as cases, AR Designs says, “We offer most popular model's cases but it is not possible at the moment to carry all types of cases, in this case we are offering third party attachment to work with your own case and supplied magnet (so generally speaking it works with all kind of phones or most of em).”
Charging Base
The attractive charging base comes in two sizes and three colors choices. The only difference between the two models, besides a slight difference in size, is the output current rate: the smaller is 500mAh and the larger offers 700 mAh. Both models are said to be fully compatible with all of their cases and receivers. The unit is powerful enough to levitate 600 grams and charge it, so tablets aren’t a problem. You can order the bases in stains that include dark, walnut and cherry. If you’re interested in learning more about how the OvRcharge works and costs associated with it, check out their Kickstarter page for all the details.
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Hi all,
I need help to find a replacement battery to fit my phone as the manufacturer refuses to provide replacement batteries even though when you buy the phone they promise to give you support, but that is democracy and capitalism for you! Daylight robbery!
Now, rant over, I would like to entreat you for help with finding a compatible battery for my phone.
Here is the spec:
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· battery li-ion - 3.7V - 1500mAh
· size 4.3cm x 6.3cm and less than 0.5cm thick
· the contact strip is made of 3 little golden rectangles located along one of the shortest sides (top left when you look at it bottom side up, if you know what I mean)
So, please, take a look at your own battery and tell me if I have a match.
Here I stop, in hope, willing you to help the little group of fools that bought this phone and don’t want rid of it as yet!
Regards,
Wovens
Ubiquio 503G battery?
wovens said:
Hi all,
I need help to find a replacement battery to fit my phone as the manufacturer refuses to provide replacement batteries even though when you buy the phone they promise to give you support, but that is democracy and capitalism for you! Daylight robbery!
Now, rant over, I would like to entreat you for help with finding a compatible battery for my phone.
Here is the spec:
· battery li-ion - 3.7V - 1500mAh
· size 4.3cm x 6.3cm and less than 0.5cm thick
· the contact strip is made of 3 little golden rectangles located along one of the shortest sides (top left when you look at it bottom side up, if you know what I mean)
So, please, take a look at your own battery and tell me if I have a match.
Here I stop, in hope, willing you to help the little group of fools that bought this phone and don’t want rid of it as yet!
Regards,
Wovens
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This is for the Ubiquio 503G, right? Usually you can find a battery on eBay for almost anything, but none for this phone are listed.
I was kind of interested in this phone - looks nice. Seems like it never took off in sales - already shown as clearance at MobileCityOnline, and listed for $389.95 at expansys-usa. Forums at expansys seem to indicate a lack of manufacturer support, which parallels your experience.
Would be interested to hear how you like the phone, how it performs, etc.
Happy Hunting!
My experience of Ubiquio 503g
cushcalc said:
Would be interested to hear how you like the phone, how it performs, etc.
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I've bought it because of the form factor as I was used to Treos before and thought it was a good substitute form-wise.
I am not a heavy-duty user so my experience in using it is more on the media, some simple games and phone side and for my kind of use it is OK.
For games, the screen is very small.
The screen has good definition but the fonts in large size are still very small for my liking. I wish I could change resolution.
Most software will work but some have difficulties in handling landscape as default direction and will turn on screen.
The ROM they’ve put in is very memory hungry and eats up lots of the huge memory available. You end up with not very much available to the end user.
We’ve tried to get Ubiquio to release a trimmed down version of the ROM that would release more memory.
Also, the phone’s hardware is set in a way that you need a special type of cable to update the radio and another to update ROM. People often get it wrong and not all phones sold come with this special cable. They don’t sell it as a separate part either.
The software they supply to upload the new ROM to the phone is not created by the same company and it ceased to work after a while (time limited availability) and they don’t seem to bother with that.
All in all, we are up a creek without a paddle! NO hope of a cooked ROM for us because the geeks ran a mile from this one and nobody seems able to crack the code.
Do I need to say more?
I can't believe there is none! Pleeese! So sad!
Last bump! Bump! Bump!
Looks like I'm belly dancing! Bump! Bump!
Apparently, the battery for the Tytn has the same dimensions and spec of mine but I could not find a picture of the metal contacts. Can anybody oblige? Thanks
im having the same issue. i cant find a replacement battery for the 503g.
its crazy how expansys is not providing a replacement battery for one of their devices.
SOURCE : KickedfaceFor more pictures of Moto 360 go to the source link
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After having personally teased on Twitter , Luca Viscardi , aka Mister Gadget, returns to talk about Motorola Moto 360 , or better photographing live smartwatch the most anticipated ever.
The pictures really tell a thousand words, because thanks to them we can confirm with absolute certainty some characteristics of the smartwatch, but there are still some parts that are partly unknown or still has to be verified.
First of Motorola Moto 360 is not larger than LG G Watch as you can see in the images side by side, you can see clearly how the size of the two are easily comparable; rather, Moto 360, thanks to the circular shape, it also seems more compact or however less high.
Confirmed then the use of ' stainless steel ( 316L stainless steel ) to create the watch case, which is also waterproof with IP67 certification , and mounts an optical sensor heartbeat on the back side.
We also have the opportunity to observe the charging cradle, it will be inductive, and we note with pleasure that the strap version is portrayed in leather and not plastic, a material that seems far removed from this Moto 360.
Two further details have been confirmed by Mr. Gadget . Also the strap is interchangeable , so even if we liked the choice made at the time of purchase we can always change it later; In addition, and perhaps more importantly, the range is eye two and half times that of the G Watch.
Add to this the light sensor , the pedometer , and a price that is unlikely to be less than 250 € for the basic version, which will perhaps plastic strap.
Please note that, until proven otherwise, the presentation of the smartwatch is expected next month, at a date yet to be specified, but we hope, however, that the wait is worth to have a global launch, and not limited to the United States alone, also if the marketing is not obvious in the aftermath of the official announcement.
LG G Watch lasts a day, using it "very hard", while Moto 360 stays alive for two days and a half, with a use a little 'more modest is therefore reasonable to expect 3-4 days of battery life.
Looks nice. This IP67 should be applied to all android devices.
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Looks nice. This IP67 should be applied to all android devices.
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You do realise that's difficult because of the speakers, microphones and charging port?
Yeah it is. But overall it is a great deal.
Still looks like somebody wearing a hockey puck on their wrist.
When do they plan selling it..... I do like the two day battery life.
Oh god the HYYYYYPE best device ever made!
..... best device never made.
(Just have a question, does anyone know if it can run android? Also, if these are so cheap, why are smart phones SOO expensive? they have basically they same/similar specs!!?))
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Some months ago, you might have previously read about the $9 C.H.I.P, world’s cheapest computer, that was made by a company called Next Thing. Well, last week, C.H.I.P lost that title to the Raspberry Pi Zero, the new cheapest computer in the world.
Last week, the latest issue of a computer magazine known as The MagPi was released, and as a world’s first, this magazine comes with a free pc—literally stuck to the cover. It is the latest Raspberry Pi release, weighing only 9 grams, known as Pi Zero. It also goes on sale world wide for only $5.
Pi Zero is a tiny gadget and contains the first generation Raspberry Pi’s BCM2835 chip, safely overclocked to 1GHz. Pi Zero packs the same GPU as the regular Raspberry Pi, and comes with 512MB RAM. It runs Linux, and runs all the applications and programs any other Pi will—including Python, Sonic Pi, Java, an internet browser, and way more. You can run a media center, use if for teaching programming, or embed it in a project—and it fits in your palm! The specs of the previous record holder, the CHIP were also similar: It had a 1GHz Allwinner R8 Cortex A8 processor with a built-in Mali400 GPU, 512MB of RAM and 4GB of flash storage [missing in the Pi Zero]. It additionally encompasses a micro USB port, composite headphone/mic port, Wifi and Bluetooth [also not present natively in the Pi Zero].
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1. i dont know if you can run android on it.
2. there so cheap because they use parts that are obsolete. the same way these knock off, off brand junk phones are cheap. many times they use out dated parts no one wants any more, so you can pick them up for pennies of the value when they were first developed. basically you may be able to get 10 chips for $1, where they once cost $50 each (just a guess), because there is no demand for them any more.
3. you get what you paid for, or not in this case, a piece of junk. not even worth its recycle value in my opinion.
new technology isnt cheap, therefore better phones and computers are expensive. but if your happy with years old technology, that really no one wants, and is slower than a snail on Quaaludes, im sure you can pick one up all day long on some of these shady foreign sites, most of the rest of us dont want them,
then the real problems come when you cant figure out how to root you shiny new piece of mastodon dung. or you botch the software and there is none to fix it.
i get to see all these post of sad faces and tears pleading for help. then turned to angry faces when there is none...
yea, i went a little off topic, and maybe ranted a little but the same would apply to a $5 comp, as a $5 phone.
but hey, thats just my opinion, i could be wrong.....
UPDATE 2: Didn't get too much interest, but decided to go ahead and have them made anyway. There is a very limited quantity available for now, but available on Amazon for whoever wants one. Will more more if there is interest:
http://amzn.to/2BpoQVB
UPDATE: Made a prototype of what I'm talking about:
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Super hacky but the concept works really well! Definitely workable
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Hey everyone. I been seeing a bunch magnet based type c connectors popping up where you plug a small connector to your phone to which a cable magnetically attaches to for easy attaching and detaching.
Kind of like this one
Has anyone come across a similar thing but a dock instead of a cable? Basically having the same plug on the phone but being able to just put it on a dock that has the other magnetic end. The problem with phone docks is it's hard to plug the phone in and out of them. This might be a good solution.
If there isn't anything already available, I'm thinking I might make one. For those of you that have/had the Nexis 10, I'm the guy that made the extremely popular (by my standards) docks for that tablet. If there is enough interest, I can tap into everything I've learned from that project and make something like this.
What do you guys think?
That's pretty cool, and something I've been looking at doing, did you 3D print it? If so, care to share the file? if not, how did you make it?
Didn't get too much interest, but decided to go ahead and have them made anyway. There is a very limited quantity available for now, but available on Amazon for whoever wants one. Will more more if there is interest:
http://amzn.to/2BpoQVB
Andbanyan said:
Didn't get too much interest, but decided to go ahead and have them made anyway. There is a very limited quantity available for now, but available on Amazon for whoever wants one. Will more more if there is interest:
http://amzn.to/2BpoQVB
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Really nice!
Don't have the 30 to spend right now, but if still available when the time comes, I'll definitely buy one. :good:
Will you still be able to plug a "normal" USB C cable into the phone or you have to remove the adapter that makes it magnetic?
I like it!
Typo advice for your Amazon product listing: You wrote "Mirco-USB" in the product listing! Also, it was confusing to me that you list 3 connectors in 1 item, because I am used to eBay listings where I have to specify what type... Also I think you should specify "Apple Lightning Connector" because as a non-Apple user, I initially thought that you were advertising that the dock included "Lighting".
If it was $30 like the guy above me said, I wouldn't be getting one, but since Amazon is showing me $10 or $12 with cable, I'm violating my own boycott of Amazon in protest of the unfair working conditions & low wages subsidized by US food stamps for its employees in face of the $25 million per hour that Jeff Besos pays himself (considering that he crossed the $100 Billionaire line in 2017, and now has $150,000,000,000 in wealth in 2018, and a typical US work-year is 2000 hours).
I found the magnetic cables wearing out quickly. The ones that didn't, only charge at a slow speed...
Battery life is a major factor when determining which phone to purchase. Most of us are glued to our phone screen for hours on end, and today's all-powerful apps are more power-hungry than ever – so a lengthy battery is simply a must. However, you may have noticed that many high-end expensive phones only come with a capacity in the range of 4,000 mAh, if not lower, while entry-level models easily match this, sometimes far exceeding it with staggering 5,000+ mAh batteries.
This holds true for the recently released Honor 9A, which provides for exceptional battery life, which is only enhanced by an impressive Ultra power saving mode that sustains the phone for a mindboggling 12 hours on a 5% charge. The large-capacity battery and advanced settings ensure that the phone will always stay on its feet, until you get home or can swing by the office for an overdue refill.
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You're probably wondering why there's an inverse relationship between price and battery life. After all, wouldn't it be more natural for expensive phones to offer a larger battery, given that it's a desirable trait? Why is it that only budget phones manage to pack the massive battery capacity that we as users clamor for?
The answer may surprise you – differently-priced phones target distinct user demographics, and thus, are the subject of differing R&D priorities and selling points.
High-end phones tend to be all-round performers, and are highlighted by lightning-fast mobile processing, advanced chipset/software, and efficient heat removal. They're also designed with the goal of balancing technical prowess with component size, milking the best possible performance out of the slimmest possible body. As a result, expensive phones usually focus on system and algorithm optimizations, including those related to extending the battery life.
Budget phones, by contrast, are fashioned to satisfy niche customer demands related to battery life and durability, and to do so in the most economical possible manner. So manufacturers tend to equip such phones with a large battery, which makes them slightly bulkier, saving on otherwise costly software improvements. This is generally an acceptable trade-off for budget phone users.
The smartphone market is unimaginably vast, and populated by a wide range of customers that want different things and are willing to pay different amounts. Expensive models that maximize all-round performance, and durable budget phones – they're designed with different user groups in mind, and there's nothing strange about that.
However, that general principle can also be a massive oversimplification – there are in fact entry-level phones on the market that feature really impressive performance. While it's true that they can't quite hold up to latest iPhones or high-end Huawei models, they offer far more than their modest price tags would suggest. Or in other words, you get what you pay for… except when you get more than that!
Anything else you'd like to add on this issue? Please leave a comment below!
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