Asus Pegasus X002 Announces in China with 5-inch HD Display and 64-bit Processor

Asus has recently launched the Pegasus X002 smartphone in China with an affordable price of CNY799 (around RM450). Regardless its pricing, this budget Android phone still packing some pretty capable hardware that value for money.

The device sporting a 5 inch 1280 x 720 resolution IPS display. Under the hood, it is powered by a 64-bit MediaTek MT6732 Quad-core 1.5 GHz CPU coupled with 2 GB of RAM and Mali-T760 GPU.

Qualcomm Reveals Snapdragon 810 and 808 High-Performance 64-bit SoCs

The current flagship smartphones - Samsung Galaxy S5, Sony Xperia Z2, HTC One (M8), Oppo Find 7, etc. -  all equipped with the latest and greatest Qualcomm's Snapdragon 801 processor and we're all expecting to see the upcoming Snapdragon 805 powered device later this year; The story doesn't end here, as Qualcomm had announced the next-generation mobile processor for the Snapdragon 800 family, the Snapdragon 810 and 808.

Mid-range Smartphones and Tablets Will Be Even Faster with ARM's Cortex-A17 Processor

ARM has announced the latest Cortex-A series mobile processor, known as Cortex-A17. The Cortex-A17 processor aims for mid-range smartphones and tablets, also for Smart TVs and Over-the-top devices.

First Look on the Grippity Transparent Tablet

Recently, Grippity announced the world's first transparent tablet - powered by Android operating system. The device comes with a dual-sided touch surface and a design that enable you to use all ten fingers to interact with the display, while maintaining your palm at a neutral ergonomic posture.

Under the hood, there is a semi-transparent 7 inch LCD display with 800 x 480 resolution. Upper 25% non-transparent for thumb input. Back sided capacitive multi-touch panel, front sided capacitive multi-touch panel with extended programmable touch area, runs on Android 4.2, ARM Cortex A8 512k RAM, IR transmitter, SD card slot, 4 GB of internal memory, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity.

The Grippity transparent tablet will cost you $159 for a few early birds on Grippity's Kickstarter campaign to reserve a tablet for yourself.

Sources: Engadget, Kickstarter

Omate TrueSmart Smartwatch Comes with Call and Text Functions

The smartwatch market are growing fast, while most of the smartwatches are only the companion gadget for your smartphone such as the Samsung's Galaxy Gear and Sony's Smartwatch 2, the Omate TrueSmart is an independent device that have the calling and texting functions.

Guess what, the Omate TrueSmart is not only a smartwatch, it is also a phone. The watch has a Micro SIM card slot which located on the left side, while there is a 5 MP camera and some buttons on the right side of the device. On the other hand, A.I watch is also a standalone telephony function smartwatch.

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Acer Announces Liquid S2 Smartphone and Iconia A3 Tablet

Here another smartphone manufacture made a kick off IFA 2013, with the announcement of Liquid S2, Acer's first 4K recording smartphone and the 10.1 inch Iconia A3 Android tablet.

The Liquid S2 is a 6 inch phablet with 4K recording capability. The phablet comes with a 6 inch Full HD 1920 x 1080 resolution, IPS technology, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 and reaching a high density of 368 pixel per inch (PPI).

The Liquid S2 packs a 13 MP auto focus BSI camera, with a unique LED ring flash around the camera lens and have the ability to record 4K Ultra HD, fast full HD 60 fps, 4x slow motion and up to 27 MP full panorama pictures. The Quick First Shot feature allows user to take picture right from the unlock screen.

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