Another day, another “smart” gadget that’s about to become dumb. This time it’s Amazon’s Echo Look, an Alexa-enabled device that the company positioned as a “style assistant” when it first launched three years ago. This summer, it’ll stop giving fashion advice as Amazon kills off its Echo Look app and service, leaving customers with a […]
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Meizu 16s is a Snapdragon 855-powered, notch-free flagship for $475 and up (in China)
Chinese phone maker Meizu’s latest flagship sports a 6.2 inch OLED display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 processor, and dual rear cameras (48MP + 20MP 3x telephoto). But the most impressive thing about the Meizu 16s may be something that it doesn’t have — a notch. Bucking the latest flagship trends, the Meizu 16s has screen bezels. […]
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Lilbits 352: Smach Z finally shows off working prototypes
The Smach Z handheld gaming PC has been in development for years, and while the company has shown off early prototypes to the public a few times, up until recently they haven’t been fully functional. But this year the folks at Smach started posting a series of videos showing the little computer playing real games. […]
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Meizu Zero crowdfunding campaign flops, the button-free phone remains a concept (for now)
5 Comments on Meizu Zero crowdfunding campaign flops, the button-free phone remains a concept (for now)After unveiling one of the first smartphones with no physical buttons and no ports earlier this year, Meizu launched a crowdfunding campaign for the Meizu Zero in January. For a pledge of $1299 you could be one of the first to get the unusual phone, which was expected to ship in April. But now the […]
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Meizu Zero button-free, port-free phone hits Indiegogo
Two Chinese companies unveiled smartphones with no ports or buttons last week, and now you can put down some money to buy one. The Meizu Zero is up for pre-order through a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo. Before you pull out your wallet though, there are a few things you should know. First, this phone is […]
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Button-free, hole-free phones on the way?
Smartphones used to have physical keyboards, scroll wheels, and lots of buttons. Then along came phones with capacitive touchscreen displays and small bezels. These days most phones still have power and volume buttons, but that’s about it. And soon they could be gone too. Chinese phone makers Vivo and Meizu are both expected to unveil […]
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Meizu 16 and 16 Pro launch with slim bezels, in-display fingerprint sensors
Just a few months after launching the Meizu 15 line of smartphones, Chinese device maker Meizu is back with the Meizu 16 and Meizu 16 Plus. The new phones have faster processors and a new design featuring an 18:9 (or 2:1) aspect ratio display. There’s no more home button or physical fingerprint reader anymore. Instead […]
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Meizu’s first Android Go smartphone probably isn’t coming to the US
So there’s good new and bad news for folks that like the way Chinese phone maker Meizu designs its smartphones, but don’t like the Flyme OS user interface that the company slaps on top of Android. The good news is that Meizu plans to launch an Android Go edition smartphone, which means it’ll have entry-level […]
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Meizu 15, 15 Plus, and 15 Lite smartphones launch in China
Chinese phone maker Meizu has unveiled a new family of Meizu 15 smartphones. They come in normal, plus, and lite varieties and they go on sale in China starting later this month. They’re expected to head to other markets in Asia and Europe later. The Meizu 15, Meizu 15 Plus, and Meizu 15 Lite buck some of the latest […]
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Meizu E3 smartphone launches in China (Snapdragon 636 and 6GB RAM)
Mid-range Chinese phones are continuing to punch above their price class. The latest entry is the Meizu E3, a smartphone with a 6 inch, 2160 x 1080 pixel display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 octa-core processor, and 6GB of RAM. The phone was unveiled in China today, and a model with 64GB of storage will sell […]