This blazingly fast external Thunderbolt 3 drive earns four stars despite its whopping $1,300 price tag. If the cost doesn’t faze you, the 2GBps transfer rates will amaze, not to mention save you scads of time.
If you’d walked by our test bed while we were testing Akitio’s Thunder3 PCIe SSD, external drive, you’d probably have stopped and done a double-take. 2GBps transfers from an external drive? No way.
How could this possibly be, you ask? The Thunderbolt 3 interface is basically PCIe over a wire, and features a massive 5GBps transfer rate. The Thunder3 PCIe SSD is a classy-looking, Thunderbolt 3 enclosure that contains a single PCIe slot. Put a 1.2GB Intel 750 NVMe SSD in said slot, and for all intents and purposes, it’s the same as putting it in an internal PCIe slot. 2GBps? Thunderbolt 3 isn’t even breaking a sweat.
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Micromax Canvas 5 Lite Price, Specs – Buy From Snapdeal at Rs. 6499 with 2GB RAM & 16GB ROM
The leading mobile manufacturing company MicroMax introduced a new budget smartphone named as Micromax Canvas 5 Lite Q462 in the canvas 5 series. This is latest budget smartphone with 4G supporting feature. The eye-catching point in this phone is its leather cover at the back side, which is giving it a premium and stylish look. It is dual SIM supported phone. Check out more about Canvas 5 Lite Specs, features and price from the below description.
If we look on the overall features, the device come with 5 inches of the display screen which is HD IPS screen. For the premiere look, there is a leather cover at back and a metal frame. The screen resolution of the device is 1280 x 720 pixels. The phone is dual SIM supporting.
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For Americans, the pickup truck is something of a sacred cow. There’s a long-held set of conventions that many truck buyers consider obligatory – a body-on-frame platform is chief among them, along with purpose-built hardware like four wheel drive transfer cases and a solid rear axle.
Our voracious appetite for trucks caught the interest of Japanese automakers decades ago, but Toyota and Nissan have, for the most part, stayed close to the traditional playbook in hopes of luring buyers away from established standards offered by American nameplates.
Moto Z was announced at Lenovo Tech world 2016 which is modular phone comes with high end specs similar to Samsung Galaxy S7 edge check out price, Specs, features comparison between Moto Z and Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge.
Of all the Renn Sport models that Audi makes, the TT RS perhaps makes the most sense. At its basic level, the Audi TT is a sports car lite. That dropping roof and low-slung stance point to a sporty little coupé or roadster, even when it’s a front-wheel drive diesel.
With the 2015 release of the Audi TT, the third-generation model, Audi continued the move towards a more aggressive-looking car. Creases and an evil squint meet more polish and an uplifted interior.
Since introducing the revolutionary reversed cylinder design on the 2010 YZ450F, it has been—for lack of a better term—a bit of an uphill battle for Yamaha. When initially released, while fast and powerful, the bike was plagued with handling issues. Fast-forward to 2017, however, and the YZ450F is a polished machine that is loved by nearly every test rider that swings a leg over it.
Last year, Yamaha refined the YZF with a few minor updates to the chassis and suspension, and after being praised for improved handling, the Blue Cru has decided to leave the 2017 machine well enough alone. For ’17, the updates include: a re-designed air filter cover to allow easier access to the Dzus fasteners, a new rear brake rotor for better durability and feel, new Dunlop MX3S tires, and updated graphics.
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With MU-MIMO for increased network efficiency, four independent data channels and software that actively apportions data flow, Trendnet’s TEW-827DRU seems custom-designed for homes with lots of data-hungry users. The router delivers adequate though not top-flight throughput. It should satisfy all but the most serious data hogs.
Design
At 9.8 x 7.1 x 1.8 inches, the jet-black Trendnet TEW-827DRU Wi-Fi router is compact and looks tiny next to the likes of Netgear’s Nighthawk X8 router. The TEW-827DRU’s rounded corners, vertical vents and angled sides give it an aggressive look, perfect for the gamer in the family, even if the router resides out of sight. Unlike Linksys’ WRT family of networking devices, the TEW-827DRU can fit on a bookshelf or be mounted on a wall, but you can’t neatly stack the router with other Trendnet networking equipment.
As a gaming laptop reviewer, I love all things ridiculous and fantastical. Which is why the MSI GT83VR Titan makes me break out in a toothy grin. It’s an 18.4-inch monster that thumbs its nose at practicality, flaunting its overclockable Intel Core i7 processor, dual PCI-e SSDs in Super RAID 4 configuration, and not one, but two, Nvidia GTX 1080 GPUs in SLI. Saying the Titan is fast and powerful is an understatement, but at budget-shearing $5,099, it’s a power fantasy that’s out of reach for most gamers. But if you can afford to spend that kind of money, the GT83VR will give you really strong graphics performance.
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The Aurora hybrid fiber-optic cable is the first of its kind to be certified by DPL Labs to transport HDMI signals at data rates up to 18Gbps over cable lengths up to 98 feet—rates Tributaries says you’ll need with Ultra HD Blu-ray content that supports 10-bit color and high dynamic range (HDR).
Glass Meets Copper: Aurora is a marvel of electro-optical engineering: Audio/video/clock and control signals are transmitted optically through glass fiber, while copper carries HDCP and other two-way data. The brain of the cable, originally designed for military applications, is an optical microchip encased in the HDMI source-connector. Circuitry that handles signal conversion is contained in the connector head shells, and power is provided a USB 2.0 cable. Price: $1,350 (33 feet), $1,500 (49 feet), $1,650 (66 feet), $1,800 (82 feet), and $1,950 (98 feet).
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Why have some professional photographers eagerly embraced mirrorless, while others still hold out? Geoff Harris canvases opinions, for and against
Interest in mirrorless cameras has grown steadily ever since Panasonic released the ground-breaking Lumix DMC-G1 in 2008, with photography pundits regularly predicting that ‘this will be the year in which mirrorless takes over’. We’re not quite there, as DSLRs still dominate the high-end enthusiast and pro end of the market.
However, change is in the air, and while the mirrorless market is quite volatile, survey after survey has shown they are luring an increasing number of users away from big heavy cameras with flapping mirrors. It’s not hard to see why: the traditional sticking points for mirrorless refuseniks, namely electronic viewfinders and AF performance, seem to improve with each new release, and there’s never been such a wide choice of high-quality zoom and prime lenses. For many travel and documentary photographers, the light weight and compact dimensions of mirrorless cameras are a no-brainer. More and more landscape, portrait and even sports photographers are changing over too. Yet, many of their peers are sticking with DSLRs.
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Tissot’s new COSC-certified automatic Powermatic 80.111 caliber is a major step toward improving the traditional approach to ladies’ mechanical watchmaking. The new movement is used in the Tissot Ballade, a 32mm ladies’ classic watch that is priced at under $1,000, proof once and for all that buying a high-luxury or over-decorated timepiece is not the only option for women who want a top-quality mechanical ladies’ wristwatch.
There are a couple of problems inherent in making mechanical movements for ladies’ watches. Because of size restrictions, very few have a seconds hand and are therefore not COSC certified. It is also hard to get a long power reserve because of restrictions on barrel size and the lack of space for a second barrel. Size does matter for the ladies’ market because, despite the U.S. preference for larger sizes, the Asian market has always been a big consideration in designing ladies’ collections, and in that market, smaller sizes are the norm. Tissot’s new family of Powermatic 80 movements changes all that somewhat.
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When was the last time you truly felt alive? Today more than ever, it is perhaps the experiences we have – and the moments when we feel a sense of risk, jeopardy, fear, exhilaration or just sheer joy – that make us truly wide-eyed.
Which brings us to the Focus RS. Britain’s favourite family hatchback. Into which some engineers have dropped a 350bhp, 2.3-liter Ecoboost engine. And yep, it’s bonkers – just thinking about it makes our hearts beat faster. For driving a Focus RS, hard, is not an experience you forget in a hurry.
Ford Focus RS review: Nothing ‘Normal’ here
It begins the moment we get in. The RS feels like a very physical car. We drop onto deeply sculpted Recaro bucket seats. They’re set too high (why can’t Ford get this simple thing right?) but grip hard and tight.
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As former Chief Artistic Officer at Audemars Piguet, Octavio Garcia has about as much watch design cred as most could hope for. So it is interesting that he has chosen to strike out on his own, leaving behind the comfortable heritage of the Swiss luxury establishment to follow his dream, start a new brand, and produce a democratically priced watch at under €1,000. In fact, just about everything about the brand, from the name Gorilla to their first design, is a little surprising. The brand debuts with the Gorilla Fastback watch that is an exercise in automotive-inspired design and materials.
When the mid-cycle refresh of the Nissan Altima debuted last year, we wrote a first drive impression of the new car. Now almost a year onwards, it’s time for a closer look with the benefit of direct comparison with the competition.
In the world of the mid-size family sedan, the Toyota Camry is still the 800-pound gorilla, selling more units than any other passenger car in America. In the first eight months of 2016, the Camry has sold 269,746 units, an average of 33,718 cars per month; more than 1,000 Camrys every day. The Honda Accord is second, selling 231,415 so far this year. Then comes the Nissan Altima at 217,290 cars so far this year, or 27,161 units per month on average. Those are staggering numbers, and they make the Altima absolutely mission-critical to Nissan’s bottom line. This is a car where Nissan cannot take chances, yet must stand out in terms of features and economy.
Google is set to launch a couple of new devices on 4 October, both of which are reported to be made by HTC and both of which will be the poster boys for Android Nougat. Traditionally they would have fallen under Nexus branding, but this year it looks like Google will be opting for Pixel branding instead.
The two devices were originally codenamed Sailfish and Marlin, but more recently they have been known as Pixel and Pixel XL and we have seen plenty of leaks grace the internet surrounding them.
This is how the Google Pixel compares to the Nexus 5X, based on the speculation.
Google’s next Nexus devices are rumoured to be coming on 4 October, only it has been claimed they will be branded as Pixel rather than Nexus.
The two handsets were originally codenamed Nexus Marlin and Nexus Sailfish, but more recent rumours, of which there have been plenty, have called them the Pixel XL and Pixel.
In light of this, we have put the rumoured specs for the Google Pixel XL up against the current Nexus 6P to see how they compare and what the differences are based on the speculation.
Things were not off to a good start in “Operation Impress the In-Laws”. The Jaguar XJ I had expected, and which promised ample long wheelbase accommodation for their legs, was no longer arriving; instead, Jaguar‘s brand new 2017 XE R-Sport, the automaker’s entry-level sports sedan and rival to the BMW 3 Series, was on its way. My extended family may not be especially swayed by brand cachet, but could the smallest Jag be too compact a kitty to keep four adults happy?
Jaguar has been on something of a reinvention kick over the past few years. A process arguably begun by the beautiful F-TYPE coupe and convertible, it’s seen new and more invigorating engines be clad in sharper, more beguiling bodywork, not to mention a welcome improvement in build quality and reliability.
There are dozens of smartphone brands, many of them hailing from China, competing in the mid-range market that it is too easy to get lost in a sea of names, models and specs. So when a little known company poises itself as a flagship killer, with a price that neither OnePlus nor even Xiaomi can beat, it’s hard not to pause and take notice. In not so many words, or actually in quite many words, that is what the UMi Super aspires to be, and it does almost reach that pinnacle. Well, as high as a mid-range can reach. Read on to find out how that dream almost came to be.
The UMi Super straddles the fine line between mid-range and flagship, pairing a mid-range chip, the Helio P10, with 4 GB of memory found in most high-end smartphones this year.
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To call the Bluesound Pulse Soundbar a soundbar would be grossly unfair. Yes, it’s shaped like a soundbar, yes it’s designed to be placed under a TV and its main function is to boost the TV’s sound quality.
But with wi-fi, ethernet and aptX Bluetooth all on board, it does so much more.
Described as an ‘all-in-one wireless streaming audio system’, once it’s connected to a network, it can stream just about any music file from anywhere to the Pulse Soundbar.
It isn’t just Bluesound’s first soundbar – it’s also the first soundbar to support hi-res playback and MQA files. Add in a mostly majestic sound, and we can understand why it costs an eye-watering £1000/$1500.
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Lenovo has launched Lenovo Z2 Plus in India which is most affordable Snapdragon 820 powered smartphone in India Check out Price , Specs, features comparison between Lenovo Z2 Plus , Xiaomi Mi 5 and OnePlus 3
Samsung has introduced Galaxy On7 2016 smartphone today phone comes with Metal body & Fingerprint Scanner. Specs are similar to Galaxy J7 Prime .check out price specs features comparison between Galaxy On7 2016 and Galaxy J7 Prime
Both devices comes with Fingerprint Scanner on Home Button and Metal body. On Display both have 5.5-inch Full HD Display and comes with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage. Camera on both devices are 13MP and 5MP . Galaxy On7 2016 is powered by a 2GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 625 14nm processor where as Galaxy J7 Prime has a 1.6GHz Octa-Core Exynos 7870 SoC. Both phones are packed by a 3300mAh Battery .Only Difference is Processor rest all specs are similar to Galaxy J7 Prime
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Want a list of the best speakers below £200/$300? For most of this year it would have been a shortlist comprising just a single name, the Q Acoustics 3020.
Nothing we’ve heard has come close to knocking these talented speakers off their perch, until now that is.
Yes, Mission’s LX-2s are good enough to give the Qs a fat lip, and we admit it, that’s something of a surprise.
A decade or so ago it wouldn’t have been. At the time Mission dominated our group tests and awards, particularly at the more affordable end of the market.
But in our view, the brand hasn’t delivered over recent years, turning out decent but hardly class-leading boxes. We think the LX-2s buck that trend.
These are a product of a rethink at IAG – Mission’s parent company. IAG also owns speaker brands Wharfedale, Quad and Castle (remember that?), and it’s been clear for a while that Mission hasn’t thrived in such an environment.
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Right around the turn of 2015 when it seemed liked the watch industry as a whole was scouring its archives for inspiration and loading up on faux gilt and beige Super-LumiNova paints, Oris was already priming the Divers Sixty-Five – an obscure reference from the height of the Sixties, resurrected for what would soon become the year’s runaway hit, some 50 years after it was largely forgotten. Here is the Oris Divers Sixty-Five Topper Edition Watch made for Topper Jewelers
On paper, the Oris Diver Sixty-Five’s eccentric design language seemed an odd first choice for a nü-vintage remix, but its relative affordability, conservative dimensions, and faithful attention to the detail from the quirky source material have proven to be the winning formula for Oris. So much so, the secret sauce has quickly been re-tapped for fresh color options, an all-new 42mm rendition with more traditional applied indices, and now this – a subtly revised special edition built in extremely limited numbers exclusively for Topper Jewelers (aBlogtoWatch interview here) – an authorized Oris dealer in Burlingame, California.
At first glance, the omission of the date aperture at 6:00 (3:00 if we’re referring to the original 1965 version) is an obvious, and welcome exclusive detail that characterizes the Oris Divers Sixty-Five Topper Edition. Here, the omission of the date wheel on the Sellita SW200 movement eliminates the disruption to the minute track and 6:00 marker, bringing an appreciated dose of symmetry and cohesion to the dial. Eagle-eyed Oris fans might also note the stainless steel bezel missing the PVD finish from the 2015 iteration – a nice Topper detail that more cleanly marries the case and bezel, without giving the appearance of trying too hard to visually emulate the the black plastic friction bezel on the original.
Subtler still is the matching “aged” luminous paint at the bezel pip and seconds hand, and the return to the Oris brand wordmark of yesteryear, along with another vintage signature: the “Anti-Shock 17 (now 26) Jewels” script on the dial. Collectively, they’re minute changes, for sure, but much more than what we tend to see on most special editions, and details that further blur the line between the 2015 homage and the original from 1965 to create something with its own unique character.
Physically speaking, everything else about this stainless steel watch wears identically to the 2015 edition – which Oris gently bumped from 36mm (of the original) to 40mm with 20mm lugs, and fitted with an extremely cool riveted bracelet that tapers all the way down to a wafer-skinny 16mm. The proportions and on-wrist feel are right in-line with many vintage dive watches, but a far cry from the rest of the modern Oris Diver collection, which starts at 43mm and runs all the way up to a knuckle-dragging 50mm.
But perhaps the real show-stopper with the Oris Divers Sixty-Five is the massively domed sapphire crystal, which pulls in light from all angles, bathing the dial edges in retro-glorious distortion, and yielding a package that’s simultaneously highly functional and funky in all the right ways. It’s an extremely unique look that’s tough to ace on a modern wrist, but Oris nails it here. And thankfully, the 40mm watch head only tips the scale at a hair under 80 grams – enough to exude quality, while maintaining a nicely balanced wear that isn’t overly assertive – even when paired with the bracelet.
Speaking of which, Topper has sweetened the deal for serial strap-changers with this go-around – including the bracelet together with the equally excellent tropic rubber strap – both of which balance the watch head perfectly and fit the character and original design intent of the watch to a tee.
Now, much has already been said about the legitimacy of the Oris Diver Sixty-Five’s claims as “dive watch” with “only” 100 meters (some 330 feet) of water resistance, but it bears repeating that 100 meters is still over three times deeper than recreational scuba limits prescribed by PADI. Just to be certain, our very own James Stacey put the Oris Divers Sixty-Five to its word on a vacation in Mexico, diving multiple times to around 50 feet and reporting back with only a mild tequila hangover and a strong desire to return.
Unsurprisingly, everything else with the Diver 65 fits the bill of any purpose-built diver: from the screw-down crown and caseback and fully graduated uni-directional rotating bezel, to the chunky indices comprised of Super-LumiNova paint that lasts long into the night. Matching distinct personality to capability, there’s a lot to love with the Oris Divers Sixty-Five, and it should come as little surprise that the watch has been as successful as it’s been. Topper was wise to capitalize on that success while bringing collectors a more unique and limited option that’s a hair’s breadth closer to the spirit of the original. Sure, there’s no shortage of sporty and capable dive watches at or around this price point, but you’d be hard-pressed to find many that are as nicely balanced as this – unless, of course, your idea of a vacation involves a rebreather, in which case, Oris makes plenty of options that’ll gladly dive a whole hell of a lot deeper. Price for the Oris Divers Sixty-Five Topper Edition is $2,199.
Necessary Data
>Brand: Oris
>Model: Divers Sixty-Five Topper Edition
>Price: $2,199
>Size: 40mm
>Would reviewer personally wear it: Yes.
>Friend we’d recommend it to first: The nü-vintage diver collector, the guy always complaining about date window placement. Frequent pool-swimmers or island-hoppers. Anyone who missed out on the Longines Legend Diver no-date.
>Worst characteristic of watch: Quirky design language might not be for everyone.
>Best characteristic of watch: Takes Oris’ faithful execution a step further to please just about anyone who’s ever decried the vintage redux trend.
With SUVs flying off forecourts and onto driveways at a pace that doesn’t match their often-sluggish performance, the MPV class is seen as the wallowing hinterland of modern cars.
It’s where you end up when you’ve expanded your family beyond an estate car, and you’re trying to pretend you’re still driving a car, rather than a bus.
Well that might be the common perception from the outside looking in, but once you slip into the expansive interior of the Grand C4 Picasso, pack the kids into the seven seats it offers, your view might be quite different.
MPVs may not be sexy, but there’s a certain je ne sais quoi about this bigger C4 Picasso.
Citroen Grand C4 Picasso review: Design
In 2016, the Grand C4 Picasso has had a mid-life refit. The difference between the “grand” and the “regular” C4 Picasso is size. Where the regular model is designed to sit five bottoms, the Grand will allow two additional derrières on the third row of seats in the rear.
The Grand C4 pulls off a feat that’s difficult at this size: making the design interesting. That was true of the 2013 version of the body shape, but with Citroen being a little bolder with its designs than many, the results are pretty good. Sit the Grand C4 Picasso alongside the new VW Touran or Ford S-Max, and this people mover is certainly the more interesting to look at, adding more than a little oh là là.
There are family design elements on the exterior, like those sweeping blades that run over the roofline, now in silver on the Grand, giving a lift to an area that can quickly become rather boxy. A narrow rear pillar emphasises thewindows, while the Picasso’s windscreen is expansive.
Citroen has long been drawing the windscreen up and over the head of the front seats, giving great visibility and a feeling of spaciousness, something that evenTesla’s Model X now wants to ape. Combined with the panoramic sunroof, there’s certainly no lack of light, even with the healthy darkening for privacy on our review model.
The 2016 facelift sees a change in the rear lights to a 3D effect on all C4 Picasso models and a slight reconfiguration of the front light arrangement too, for a slightly wider-mouth look. That’s topped off with new badging on the rear for a more modern look.
Citroen Grand C4 Picasso review: Interior expansiveness
The danger in any larger car is how you treat those big surfaces. In an MPV, the dash becomes a huge thing, moreso given the rake of the C4’s widescreen. But sensitive styling and a mixed use of soft touch surfaces gives a result that’s rather nice, with a selection of interior choices, rather than swathes of black plastic.
There’s a pairing of displays in the centre, leaving the view for the driver rather empty: it’s just glass and road. There’s something liberating about that, although we’re not huge fans of the US-style steering-column mounted drive selector on this automatic model, but that might just be us.
Placing the displays in the centre of the car lend of one of the other feelings that the Grand C4 Picasso exhibits: it’s not a driver’s car (to use that cliché), it’s a passenger’s car, because those in the back have a much better view of what’s going on in the front.
That sees good provision in the rear seats for more entertainment. Rear tray tables, like in an aircraft, with individual reading lights and side air vents for the second and third row of passengers (on top trim levels) means that kids can be entertained and engaged, rather than just stuffed into a claustrophobic back seat and ignored.
The third row (seats six and seven) fold flat into the boot floor if wanted. This isn’t an uncommon approach these days and, yes, there isn’t huge space for legs in the rear – so this is really the place to put little ones, rather than a convenient seat for grandma. That said, seats can be moved forward to create space, as well as reclining for more comfort. There’s also a powered hands-free tailgate now on Flair models.
For the driver, there’s the addition of a second rearview mirror, so you can see why the kids have started punching each other; for the passengers there are sun-blinds built into the doors on this top-spec Flair model. It’s all about comfort, convenience and having a car that’s full of people.
Citroen Grand C4 Picasso review: The drive
Car reviewers talk about dynamics and handling, they discuss the immediacy of the brakes, responsiveness of the throttle and how it grips through the corners. In an MPV, none of that really feels important. Sure, you don’t want to feel like you’re driving a van and importantly the Grand C4 Picasso doesn’t.
With a 2-litre diesel under the bonnet, offering a satisfying 150bhp, this top-level Grand C4 Picasso drives rather well. There’s ample power for hauling it up hills and it’s pacey enough to exit roundabouts and join motorways without feeling like you’re holding up proceedings.
Citroen’s focus in the C4 Picasso is comfort and that’s entirely right. That means you’re given a suspension setup that soothes away rough roads and there’s enough noise deadening to avoid the sort of engine roaring that would detract from the zen interior. It’s no Rolls-Royce, but it’s a nice place to be when driving.
The 6-speed gearbox perhaps isn’t the most sophisticated and those looking for a more efficient drive might be drawn to the 6-speed manual, but we found the auto to be responsive enough, smoothly skipping up and down gears without the sort of lag that has plagued some autoboxes in the past. It also offers paddle shifters if you want to grab control yourself.
The 150bhp automatic in Flair trim is the most expensive Grand C4 Picasso that Citroen offers, reporting 115g/km CO2 and a reasonable 0-62mph time of 10.1 seconds. Alternatively, there are 100bhp and 120bhp diesel options and a 130bhp petrol. The 150 automatic claims a 64mpg combined cycle, according to Citroen’s figures.
Citroen Grand C4 Picasso review: Technology treats
Apple CarPlay support on the 7-inch touchscreen, as well as Mirrorlink for Android, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi for connecting your other devices, is a good starting point for a wide-range of tech treats.
We also like the fact that you can customise the colourways used on the displays. Don’t like that orange? Why not have blue instead? This is a car that’s all about those inside, remember.
Aside from those sorts of entertainment treats, there are a lot of smart options for driver assistance. There are options for radar-guided cruise control and the convenient placement of all the cruise control functions on the steering wheel means you can very easily manage these with your fingertips.
Then there’s lane detection, with an active system that will help pull the car back into a lane if you’re drifting out of it – just the sort of thing that’s handy for those long drives on family holidays. Pair that with speed limit recognition, intelligent beam headlights and you’re getting on your way to a fairly autonomous vehicle.
There’s also a coffee break alert and a massage option for when you’re getting a bit stiff behind the wheel. We can completely picture ourselves cruising toward the Med, kids sleeping in the back, being gently massaged as we eat hundreds of miles of French autoroute… and a brie-laden baguette.
The parking cameras are useful on a car of this size, but with the addition of automatic parking, the Grand C4 Picasso ends up being just as sophisticated as any other car on the road.
Verdict
What you want from an MPV is something that makes your life easier. Something to put the family in without dreading it. And that’s what you’re getting from the Citroen Grand C4 Picasso: capacity, comfort, connectivity and a wide range of options that don’t feel like a compromise.
Perhaps more importantly, you’re getting an MPV that’s interesting – which is a rare thing. Citroen peppers the Grand C4 Picasso with verve and flair that you don’t always find in this class, both in terms of the exterior design, but also those interior details.
For anyone with a family, the fashionable choice has been to default to those big SUVs. But before you follow the herd, just pause for a moment and look at how much car you get from the Grand Citroen C4 Picasso. MPVs might not be sexy, but the Grand offers rare charm.
The ever-evolving small car class is again under the spotlight for this test, with the upgraded Mazda 3 and Hyundai i30 here to take on the stalwart Volkswagen Golf.
All of these vehicles have seen some updates and changes since the start of the year, and we figured it was time to see where the flagship version of each sits among its peers in the class.
As such, we’ve assembled the top-spec petrol versions of each of the regular ranges (no hot hatches here, then), in the form of the Hyundai i30 SR Premium, Mazda 3SP25 Astina and Volkswagen Golf 110TSI Highline.
The Hyundai i30 is the biggest-selling car in Australia this year, but most of those sales have come from a cut-price base model. The value is still strong in the higher-spec model, though…
As you probably know, we have the new Predator 15 (G9-593) with GTX 1070 in our office. We already showed you some video gameplay tests and although the model isn’t released on the market yet, we decided to show you how it looks on the inside and what upgrade options it has.
If you come back tomorrow, you’ll also find a detailed disassembly instructions article with photos and more information. If you like our videos you can subscribe to our YouTube channel.
This July Lenovo announced their new Phab 2, Phab 2 Pro, and Phab 2 Plus. We just received the latter for testing and we can say that its size is big enough to consider Phab 2 Plus as a tablet.
6.4-inch Full HD display and Android 6.0 Marshmallow
Perhaps the most notable feature of this model is its display. The latter is 6.4″ in size and has a Full HD resolution (1920 x 1080 p). This will ensure good enough image detail of 344 ppi. Furthermore, the display is slightly rounded along its sides which makes it even more attractive. Additionally, the thin side bezels contribute to a better grip when holding the device in one hand. Also noteworthy is the available IPS panel which ensures accurate colors and good viewing angles. Last but not least, the display uses Gorilla Glass protection against scratches.
It’s a fact that good loudspeakers sound more alike than different. After all, they’re trying to accomplish the same task: reproduce the recording presented to their inputs with as little change, whether reduction or addition, as possible.
PSB speakers are good loudspeakers. Thus, thanks to the transitive property we all learned in middle school, one PSB model should sound very much like another PSB model, with allowances made for size, price, and range. It follows that PSB’s new mini-tower in their Imagine X series, the X1T, should sound like the full-sized and vastly more expensive Imagine T3 (Sound & Vision, September 2015, and soundandvision.com).
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Available in silver or black, the Yi M1 surprised many by being announced at Photokina 2016 as a new Micro Four Thirds compact system camera. Yi Technology has been known for producing a number of affordable action cameras, that compete with GoPro, so to suddenly announce a new Micro Four Thirds camera has come as a shock to many. More so, considering the high specification and low-price of the new camera.
With a 20 megapixel sensor, it offers the same resolution are some of the more premium Micro Four Thirds cameras, such as the Olympus PEN-F, Panasonic Lumix GX8, and the recently announced (but not yet released) Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II. The Yi-M1 also offers 4K video recording, with stereo sound. Yet, the Yi-M1 will be available from around £253 GBP at current exchange rates (final pricing in UK to be confirmed). This is roughly 3 to 4 times cheaper than the cameras mentioned above!
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Read full post here: https://www.ephotozine.com/article/yi-technology-m1-csc-hands-on-preview-29956
Perhaps the most notable feature of this model is its display. The latter is 6.4″ in size and has a Full HD resolution (1920 x 1080 p). This will ensure good enough image detail of 344 ppi. Furthermore, the display is slightly rounded along its sides which makes it even more attractive. Additionally, the thin side bezels contribute to a better grip when holding the device in one hand. Also noteworthy is the available IPS panel which ensures accurate colors and good viewing angles. Last but not least, the display uses Gorilla Glass protection against scratches.
