Tuesday Toys

Pebble's record-breaking new toy and LG takes aim at the mid-market

 

Pebble Time

Pebble TimeThis latest version of the Pebble smartwatch just went live on Kickstarter and within two hours is had raised $2.6 million. This model adds a new timeline interface, colour e-paper display and a microphone It will also be water resistance and boasts a maximum battery life of seven days. It will come in three colours and will ship in May. That’s assuming Pebble can fill the orders fast enough.

 

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Price: tbc

Wireless_Display_Adapter_3-4Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter

Not as catchy as ‘Chromecast’ but this is Redmond’s attempt to go head to head with Google over the inter-device streaming space. Plug this into your regular TV and you can connect your Android 4.2.1 or Windows 8.1 PC or tablet to a proper screen with decent sound.

Price: €69.99

LG Manga

Pictured here first from the left along with its siblings the Sprint, Leon and the Joy comes the LG Magna.
LG_MagnaThe Magna is an Android Lollipop-based smartphone has a 5″, 720×1280-pixel screen and an unspecified 1.2GHz or 1.3GHz quad-core processor. The Magna also has an 8MP and a 5MP front and rear cameras. There’s 1Gb of RAM and 8Gb of integrated storage backed up by a microSD card slot.
Although targeting the mid-market, LG wouldn’t be drawn on any pricing.

Price: tbc

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