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OnePlus Watch Review: You Get What You Pay For

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A few weeks ago, I reviewed the OnePlus 9 Pro and found a smartphone that delivers a lot, but asks too much in exchange. The OnePlus Watch is almost the inverse of that: it’s missing many features compared to the competition, but it’s also asking far less for the privilege. With a starting price of $159 it undercuts not just the Apple Watch, but also the Google-powered smartwatches I wear on a regular basis. The question is, does it sacrifice too much functionality in the process – or at least, that’s what I’d normally ask. After ten days with the OnePlus Watch, I’ve found that the real question is: what will this smartwatch look like when it’s actually finished? ... Read More | Share it now!

Farewell, LG Mobile: 20 Years Of Doing Phones Differently

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From “Lucky Goldstar” to “Life’s Good” to … Last Gasp. That’s the rough trajectory of LG Mobile: a technology brand that over the past twenty years went from a strong second choice for American dumbphone buyers, to the only game in town if you wanted the hottest messaging phones available, to a case study on how to do Android smartphones differently – for better, and for worse. ... Read More | Share it now!

Onyx Boox Nova3 Color Review: Android On E Ink!

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A few months ago I reviewed my first color e-reader, the PocketBook Color. And while it was novel to use a tablet that blended all the benefits of e-paper with the universal appeal of color … it was also quite limiting to be locked into a platform that only let me run a handful of preloaded apps (and forced me to sideload most of my books because it didn’t support Amazon Kindle.)... Read More | Share it now!

The OnePlus Hasselblad Hype: A Lesson In Licensing

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If you’ve been on tech Twitter this week you may have noticed a bevy of bloggers and YouTubers sharing selfies with freeze-dried ice cream, sent over from smartphone maker OnePlus. I got one too: a phone-sized box packed with “a crunchy and creamy snack, ready to eat anywhere on the planet.” And more important than the way it tastes is why it’s freeze-dried in the first place: because it’s ostensibly “space ice cream”, a.k.a. ice cream for astronauts. ... Read More | Share it now!