Gionee Elife E7 Offers Most Sensitive 16MP Camera In Its Class

Chinese smartphone manufacturer Gionee might not be the first company you think of when you think of smartphone production, but this week they have unveiled a new smartphone in the form of the Gionee Elife E7.
The Gionee Elife E7 is fitted with a 16 megapixel pixel camera that Gionee says is the most sensitive in its class and is powered by a 2.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chip (MSM8974AC).

Other features of the Gionee Elife E7 include an 8-megapixel front-facing camera, and LTPS display by JDI offering a 1080p resolution. Together with a three-mic system for better voice quality and a 2,500mAh battery. But unfortunately the Gionee Elife E7 is not equipped with a microSD card expansion slot for extra storage. Engadget explains in their hands-on review:
“Build quality isn’t really an issue on the E7, though we’d rather not have that glossy finish, which was becoming a magnet for smudges as well as giving the device a cheap look, as the plastic’s unevenness was accented. Other than that, the phone felt good in our hands courtesy of the slightly curved back, with the thickness going from 9.5mm in the middle to 6.2mm on the thinnest sides.”
For more information on the new Gionee Elife E7 smartphone jump over to the Engadget website for details and a comprehensive hands-on runn through of the new Gionee Elife E7 features.

Android 4.4 KitKat ROM Available for Google Nexus One

The majority of flagship devices in the market are getting Android 4.4 KitKat update, while others will receive them in due course. Google did mention that Android 4.4 KitKat will breathe a new life into low-end devices and optimized the latest OS to run smoothly on them, but failed to release it for its old devices, even the Galaxy Nexus that was released back in 2011.
If you’re a proud owner of the classic Nexus One, you’d be glad to know that the latest Android 4.4 KitKat sweetness is available for the handset via custom ROM. Obviously, the ROM doesn’t bring all the goodness of Android 4.4 KitKat which are available for latest handset, but it does bring some improvements.

The ROM isn’t perfect and it shouldn’t be as the handset is almost three years old. It do come with some issues such as broken camera preview, some display issues, inability to capture screenshots, unstable 3G connection, no USB tethering and no camcorder. The rest of the stuff should work fine.
Some users on the forum managed to install the update on their Nexus One while other face problems during the process. If you’re good with all these and are aware of the risks involved with flashing custom ROMS and stuff, head over to the XDA-Developers forum link below to download and install the Android 4.4 KitKat ROM on your Google Nexus One

R2-D2 USB Car Charger

If you are looking for something a little more interesting than your standard smartphone charger for your car, you may want to have a look at the R2-D2 USB car charger.

The R2-D2 USB car charger plugs into the lighter socket in your car, and it feature two USB ports, so you can charge two devices at once, like your smartphone or tablet,

R2 units: is there anything those little guys can’t do? While we don’t yet have the technology in this quadrant of the galaxy for fully-automated repair droids like the R2 units from Star Wars, we can get a portion of the R2′s versatility into something small enough to sit in your vehicle’s cupholder.
You see, it makes R2-D2 whistle sadly when he sees a device that’s run out of power. Make him bloop and bleep happily again by letting him use your vehicle’s power to recharge your devices. With him plugged into your cigarette lighter socket, you can get 2.1 Amps through each of his USB charging ports, which is enough to charge two tablets or smartphones or, well, pretty much anything that charges via USB.

Foaster iPhone Charging Toaster Is Perfect For Your Kitchen

If you are looking for a slightly quirkier way too charge your shine new Apple iPhones, you might be interested in this humorous Foaster charging toaster, which has launched over on the Kickstarter crowd funding website.
The Foaster charging toaster has been design to manage your charging cables and make it easier for you to easily charge and sync if required your iPhones. Watch the video after the jump to see it in action.

The Foaster supports the iPhone 5, 5S, 5C and can charge two at once, the design for a toaster style holder was agreed upon after research carried out by its creators at Covena Design found that the kitchen is one of the most common places for overnight iPhone charging.
“Foaster was designed to look at home in your kitchen. Whether sitting next to your Kitchenaid mixer, your Keurig coffee maker, or that device that magically turns bread into toast- Foaster looks great! Plus, choose among four color combinations: (white or black body) x (silver or champagne gold aluminum trim).
Foaster eliminates cord spaghetti! Foaster has 3 foot long cables, but the brilliant design allows un-needed cord to be stored inside Foaster. Only leave enough cord exposed to reach the nearest outlet!”
The Foaster project is currently over on the Kickstarter website looking to raise enough pledges to make the jump from concept to production. So if you think Foaster is something you could benefit from, visit the Kickstarter website now to make a pledge and help Foaster become a reality