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here s no actual onsale date yet you can get a more detailed look at pricing and carrier plans here in the us it s slated for a fall launch with t mobile making it the first time sony is actually selling its flagship handset at roughly the same time right around the world design sometimes there s really no need to deviate too much from a good thing that s just what sony has done here only slightly refining the previous xperia formula to good effect it keeps the glass covered front and rear and the aluminum band that holds it all together but like apple sony refined the z3 s profile for a new generation the a result is slightly smaller slimmer and lighter z2 the rounded edges also make for a better grip the sharper edges of the z2 can dig uncomfortably into your hand like the recent iphone 6 and htc one m8 the z3 has a premium feel that s hard to beat the rear glass back can be prone to fingerprint smudges particularly the black model but the white version hides this well software features like the z2 the z3 comes running android kitkat but 4 4 4 instead of 4 4 2 the difference between the two versions are just some bug fixes so software wise the features found on the z3 are pretty much the same you have built in themes floating apps sony s own take on the image gallery called albums a music app called walkman and a movie app that lets you rent films although this doesn t work from where i m testing in singapore there is new stuff however and this includes lifelog a health tracker sony select an app curator and playstation which lets you play playstation 4 games on your phone anywhere at home you ll essentially be able to use your xperia z3 as a remote screen for your ps4 using the ps4 s dualshock 4 controller to stay in the game ps4 integration of the new features the new ps4 remote play stands out as one of the more important features sony has been talking about integration for years now having acquired the other half of its mobile business from the partnership with ericsson in early 2012 and the z3 looks set to properly realise this if you already own a ps4 there s more reason to get locked in to the sony ecosystem to get the full experience unfortunately this isn t quite ready yet the rollout looks likely to happen sometime in october or november and as such we re unable to test out this feature just yet given that this is one of the major calling cards for the new z3 range of devices we ll properly evaluate this before we give our final verdict the z3 is the first smartphone that lets you stream playstation 4 games to it a very intriguing incentive if you already have the console and are desperate to play while other people take their turn on the family tv internal specs spec wise the z3 packs a snappy snapdragon 801 quad core processor clocked at 2 5ghz and like the z2 has a 5 2 inch full hd display 1 920x1 080 pixels unlike other manufacturers including samsung who have chosen to go with a quad hd display 2 560x1 440 pixels sony is sticking with full hd on the z3 and has come out fighting on this point saying that the higher resolution isn t worth the tradeoff in reduced battery life this does make some sense especially since sony has claimed two days of battery life for the z3 but more on this later other specs include 3gb ram and either 16gb or 32gb of onboard storage you ll also have dual band wi fi bluetooth 4 0 and nfc connectivity are you curious about how the xperia z3 holds up against the current crop of android flagships from the major brands camera the sony xperia z3 comes with the same 20 7 megapixel camera found on the z1 and z2 and like the z2 but with a few improvements iso sensitivity now hits 12 800 and it has a wider lens as well as better image stability like the z2 it s also able of capturing 4k video now the z3 s camera seems pretty decent but with a few caveats despite it having 20 7 megapixels sony uses pixel binning for most of its modes and produces a picture of around 8 megapixels auto focusing still seems a little slow compared with the iphone 6 i have to hand but i would imagine sony is likely to take a page from samsung and apple in a future phone and add phase detection for better focusing also the camera doesn t always seem to get the focus right the first time but a quick tap on the screen seems to solve this colors also seem a little drab but you can tweak the settings to obtain warmer tones one last thing to note is that the physical camera shutter button is pretty handy to have and the automatic mode seems capable of handling whatever shots you need performance with the z3 packing a quad core snapdragon 801 2 5ghz processor the phone was quick and snappy while it s not the latest snapdragon 805 processor found in newer devices you ll have no performance issues with this phone that s for sure on the quadrant benchmark the z3 scored 20 425 which is similar to other phones that use the same processor the result of the linpack multi threaded test is also similar scoring 843 333 mflops over 0 2 seconds which is pretty good the results of the z3 are comparable to other phones using the snapdragon 801 processor such as the samsung galaxy s5 which had a higher quadrant score of 23 707 or the lg g3 which managed 23 103 bear in mind though that benchmarks don t tell the full story some manufacturers have been to known to tweak their phones to get them to score higher in these tests call quality i found no issues with call quality and i even used this phone to do a radio interview the radio hosts had no problems with the quality and that s always a good sign the front facing speaker volume was also pretty good though not as loud or as clear as htc s own front facing boomsound blasters battery life here s where the z3 shines sony claims that the phone is easily able to last two days and while i didn t quite get there i easily lasted one and half days of heavy usage i spent at least a full morning browsing on the phone and checking emails while waiting for an appointment followed by a lull period back at the office and then web surfing on my evening commute i left it uncharged at night and the phone survived till around noon ish through my usual morning activities which included taking pictures and tweeting at an event if you re a moderate user checking emails and web browsing occasionally during the day i think you ll be easily able to hit that claimed two day mark in the cnet video lab test the z3 measured 12 5 hours which puts it ahead of the iphone 6 htc one m8 and lg g3 but behind the galaxy s5 conclusion sony s xperia z3 doesn t have a brand new design but it s an evolution of what the company has been working on the last few years it s a great phone but it s still early to say if the z3 will make a sony global force in smartphones after all htc is a prime example of a company making great handsets but struggling to stay afloat that said if you haven t already upgraded from the z1 to the z2 skip it and jump straight to the z3 it packs a brilliant display waterproof features and a good camera into a slim and sleek design while the ui could use a little tweaking to better suit the phone s sexy design the z3 definitely impresses while we await to test the playstation 4 remote play feature i daresay the z3 is one of the best sony phones to date it s as good as the lg g3 but with the promise of much better battery life plus i ll be honest the quad hd screen of the g3 is cool but it s not really required right now email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels sony xperia sequel sony xperia z3 sony researcher wants to put you in someone else s head jun rekimoto who studies augmented reality at sony computer science labs is using cameras drones and sensors to capture and share what others are seeing and feeling jun rekimoto envisions a future in which sports spectators will be able to watch games through the eyes of the players experiencing the sights and feeling on the field even while sitting at home on the couch this concept of jacking in popularized by william gibson s seminal 1984 novel neuromancer is something that s existed in the reaches of science fiction for decades but one that rekimoto is trying to bring closer to reality rekimoto deputy director of research at sony computer science laboratories in tokyo outlined some of his work in this area at the lab s first ever research symposium in the us the event was held this week in manhattan s museum of modern art where researchers discussed their work in music art and prosthetics to name a few areas rekimoto s focus has been on augmented reality taking the ideas from gibson s novel and trying to apply them to current technology i wanted to extend this concept that we can immersively connect to other humans or drones he said during an interview after the symposium augmented reality technologies have existed for years but there s a sudden acceleration in virtual reality technology from oculus gaming oriented virtual reality technology to sony s own project morpheus even samsung working with oculus is set to sell a virtual headset powered by its galaxy note 4 smartphone these products could spark huge changes in how people watch movies play games and communicate with each other when you combine that viewing experience it really creates a new way of communicating said brian blau a consumer technology analyst for research firm gartner seeing someone else s viewpoint i think is going to be a powerful paradigm rekimoto sits further out on the developmental curve with some of the ideas he s working on not expected to reach the market for years in one project he and a team are developing a headset called livesphere which includes six cameras and can capture 360 degrees around someone wearing the device rekimoto said the headset along with audio instructions from someone watching remotely could help users get guidance on cooking or medical procedures athletes could wear a similar device to provide a fresh view for spectators the resulting image is quite exciting rekimoto said when describing a test with a gymnast swinging around on a high bar while wearing livesphere he added that sony researchers are also working on adding the sense of touch into livesphere by using a tactile device such as actuators mounted on fingers in another project rekimoto said the lab is developing something called flying head in which a drone follows a person s movements that technology could be used to help athletes gauge their form and style when practicing in another case jacking into a personalized drone could allow a user to inspect disaster areas too dangerous for people to visit i think the more important or more promising practice is a human augmenting other humans rekimoto said adding that he expects that such technology could birth a huge industry with human abilities transmitted from one person to another email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels jun rekimoto researcher sony the bizarre bendable phone wears like a shirt sleeve a california startup is crowdfunding a flexible phablet that you strap to your arm and it might not be totally ridiculous for the past few years the standing lazy punchline about wearables has been something about awkwardly strapping a computer or a phone to your body finally a crowdfunding campaign has taken the joke to the next level and made that punchline a reality san francisco bay area startup arubixs has designed a flexible screen phablet dubbed portal that slides into a dual strap arm cradle that extends about halfway up the forearm from the wrist it seems equal parts brilliant and ridiculous we ve seen flexible displays like this for years now mostly as demonstration models at ces that never make it to market but this is the first design i ve seen that s built entirely around the flexibility of the screen current wearable offerings and even the new apple watch are just too small to text on or do anything really practical arubixs founder brandon mairs told cnet via email this portal is not just a wearable it s a smartphone you can wear so when the phone is not in the cradle it s just a thin 6 inch smartphone that s flexible water resistant and shatterproof while the idea of essentially strapping a bendable phone the size of a galaxy note to your arm seems like it would be a tough sell even in a futuristic sci fi universe the portal s specs are hard to ignore arubixs claims its 6 inch tft display is also scratch resistant and reinforced by a flexible kevlar exterior it has 2gb ram a total of four cameras 64gb of storage a full suite of sensors nfc bluetooth lte wireless charging and a proprietary 3 200mah flexible battery the processor is yet to be determined portal will run a skinned version of android and respond to touch gesture and motion based commands part of me really likes the basic concept here which is a single device that can act as smartwatch fitness tracker and phone all at once but the whole thing reminds me a little too much of the guy at the office party who tries a little too hard right down to the indiegogo pitch video below which at first seems like a satire from an episode of hbo s silicon valley but if we can just throw away the absurd steel banded executive model and focus on the idea of a large rugged wearable device for active uses like sports or even working in the field portal starts to seem like a pretty cool potential niche product if you re such a shameless phablet fan that you d have no problem wearing one on your sleeve or as a sleeve you can claim a portal via an indiegogo campaign right now starting at 349 if you prefer something a little more subtle the company says it s working on a smaller 4 inch model we started with a 6 inch display first then realized in testing that a smaller one could close the gap for everyone s needs mairs told cnet in early 2016 we will be introducing a more compact 4 inch i personally prefer the 4 inch myself and wear that mock up around town all the time check out the pitch video below and let us know in the comments or by tweeting crave if you d ever consider wearing something similar email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels bendable phone wears bizarre motorola moto x 2014 review motorola s new moto x far surpasses the original the good the motorola moto x has a sharp 1080p screen a swift quad core processor nifty software and gesture features and customizable design options that ll fit anyone s style the bad a minimalist camera combined with no expandable memory are the handset s only drawbacks the bottom line the motorola moto x hits all the right notes delivering stock android inside a powerful high end handset that you can customize yourself personally it s been a long time since i ve been excited about a phone i m not sure if it s because i m a sucker for stock android or because i crave something aesthetically unique but the last time i remember something rea...