Play with your pet even remotely with Acer’s new pet cam

Acer subsidiary Pawbo outs a new pet cam at IFA that lets you play with your furry little creatures even when you’re not at home. The Pawbo+ has a laser pointer to let you play with your cat and it dispenses treats as well. The footage it takes can be live streamed to you and seven other users. It will eventually be paired with accessories, such as a whack-a-mole game called Pawbo Punch and Pawbo Catch. If you want to catch your pets being silly, the videos taken can be stored on either Dropbox or Google Drive and photos can be saved locally on your phones. The camera will retail for US$169 (approx. $220 CAD) starting November.

Source: The Verge

Lenovo and Hasselblad team up to create True Zoom Moto Mod camera

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Moto Mods are magnetic accessories that transform Lenovo's Moto Z line of smartphones into better standalone devices. We've already seen the JBL speakers, the Lenovo projector and various Style Mods and battery cases but the Hasselblad True Zoom Moto Mod elevates the idea of turning your smartphone into a camera.

Hasselblad needs no introduction, they are synonymous with professional grade cameras and lenses. Their first foray into mobile photography brings 10x Optical Zoom and a Xenon flash to any Moto Z smartphone. More importanly, the Moto Mod also adds the ability to shoot in RAW format which can gather more photo information and is better for editing and printing. A plug-and-play attachment, the True Zoom mod will also offer access to Phocus Hasselblad editing software. An ideal replacement to a standalon SLR or travel camera, the Hasselblad True Zoom will be available in Canada starting in October. Pricing and availability will be announced closer to October.

Acer aiming for ultraportable notebook space with latest IFA releases

Acer's had a big showing at IFA and kicked off their keynote by revealing a bevy of gaming and consumer notebooks, smartphones, chromebooks and convertibles. The latest thin and light line of Swift notebooks are particularly exciting. From the ultra-thin black and gold Swift 7 to the budget-friendly Swift 1, Acer’s new ultra-slim notebooks provide both elegant and practical solutions for everyone. The Swift 7 is just 0.39 inches thin and weighs a mere 2.48 pounds. 

Models in the Swift 5 and Swift 3 Series include premium features such as metal chassis, 7^th Generation Intel Core Processors, Solid State Drives, USB 3.1 Type-C ports, fingerprint scanners and and up to a 9 hour battery life. Looks like a lot of choice coming to the ultraportable, ultra-thin and light computing market.

Lenovo teases what it has in store for IFA 2016, includes new MotoMods, tablets and ‘intuitive keyboard’

With IFA 2016 almost upon us and the Lenovo press launch happening on August 31^st, Lenovo isn’t wasting any time showing what it has up its sleeves for the coming season. The teaser video above shows things like Yoga laptops, tablets, the Moto 360, and even flexible smartphones and tablets they showed off at Lenovo Tech World earlier this year. But some of the new things it called out in the video include the new MotoMods, which perhaps will get market release dates at this point; “new chapter in tablets;” and a “whole new kind of intuitive keyboard.”

Source: 9to5Google