Carlos Rebato, Author at Gizmodo

Xiaomi Mi 5: Great Specs, Awesome Display, Cheap. Too Bad You Can’t Buy It

Xiaomi has a reputation for making good phones at incredible prices. That’s never been more true than with the new Mi 5, a phone with specs to compete with the iPhone or Galaxy S7—but which costs, comparatively, peanuts. Too bad you probably won’t be able to buy one. Xiaomi’s clearly put some effort into making…

Tech News Carlos Rebato Feb 24

Two New Accessories Give LG’s Modular Smartphone Super Powers

You probably know by now that the LG G5 is a modular phone. The bottom of the device is removable and can be swapped with different accessories that multiply the phone possibilities. A couple of them caught our attention: a little module that will amaze audiophiles, and a bulky module that adds physical camera buttons.…

Tech News Carlos Rebato Feb 23

LG 360 VR Is One of the Shittiest Virtual Reality Headsets I’ve Ever Tried

LG is jumping on the VR bandwagon with the release of its new LG 360 VR headset, designed exclusively for the new G5 phone. We had a chance to try it during Mobile World Congress in Barcelona and ended up with some strong feelings. The LG 360 VR is way less immersive (and impressive) than…

Tech News Carlos Rebato Feb 22

I Controlled an RC Car With My Mind And It Was Amazing

Many car accidents happen because the driver gets distracted or is too tired to drive. In order to help solve this issue, a company called Alchemy Technology has teamed up with Acer to develop a security mechanism, which uses EEG headsets to detect a driver’s brain activity, and slow the car down if it seems…

Tech News Carlos Rebato Feb 22

Sony’s Latest Concepts Imagine a Creepy Future

Sony showed off three new concepts at the Mobile World Congress today, but they all share one thing in common: They’re a little bit creepy. Among the products on display were a life-logging camera, called Xperia Eye; a projector, called Xperia Projector; and a little robot somewhat similar to the Amazon Echo, called, worryingly, Xperia…

Tech News Carlos Rebato Feb 22

Sony’s Xperia X Range Has a Phone For Every Pocket

Sony’s announced a variety of mid-high range phones today at Mobile World Congress, all under a new Xperia X umbrella. And there’s something for everyone: A regular Xperia X, the side bezel-free Xperia XA and speed-boosted Xperia X Performance. The design is certainly sleek, withe the rounded edges looking not dissimilar to an iPhone. Sony…

Tech News Carlos Rebato Feb 22

Sony’s Ear Puts an AI Inside Your, Er, Ear

Sony clearly watched Joaquin Phoenix in Her. Its latest announcement is an earpiece that interacts with your phone to inject the sweet mutterings of an AI straight into your skull. Welcome to the future. Just how “artificially intelligent” is it? So so. The earpiece features a proximity sensor which it uses to tell your phone…

Artificial Intelligence Carlos Rebato Feb 22

Samsung Put Me in an Absurd Hell Chamber of Virtual Reality Headsets

Today was weird. Samsung’s events are not something that usually fall under the definition of normal, but today was particularly crazy. See, I sat in a gigantic dark room filled with 5,000 other people while we watched the new Galaxy S7 phone being revealed—through a VR headset. It was terrifying and cool, but mostly terrifying.…

Gadgets Carlos Rebato Feb 21

CAT S60 Hands-On: The Phone That Lets You See Like Predator Is Awesome

Most phones these days are basically the same. A little gimmick here, a pinch of innovation there—but essentially they’re all identical. That’s not the case with the Cat S60, which is the first smartphone to have FLIR thermal imaging built in. We tried the little beast at MWC and boy, this thing is insane. First…

Tech News Carlos Rebato Feb 21

HTC Vive Will Cost $800 and Hit Shelves in Early April

Here are the tantalizing final details about HTC’s virtual reality headset. The HTC Vive will be available for pre-order starting February 29th in advance of hitting shelves in early April. It’ll cost a whopping $799 (read: $800), far more than the Oculus Rift, which starts at $600. For $800, you’ll get the headset (duh), two…

Tech News Carlos Rebato Feb 21

Huawei Matebook Hands-On: A Great Windows Tablet Hybrid That Isn’t Anything New

Huawei is known for making smartphones. And some of them are actually pretty good. Now, the company is making convertible tablets too… with keyboards… and Windows 10. The result is the new Huawei Matebook, a device with a striking similarity to the Microsoft Surface but packed with a couple of quirks that make it unique.…

Tech News Carlos Rebato Feb 21

What It’s Like To Use the iPad Pro As a Laptop

I don’t like laptops. There, I said it. I don’t hate them, but for years I’ve felt they can be improved in many different ways. So when Apple made the iPad Pro, I paid attention. Could this be the product I’d been dreaming of all this time? The short answer: No. The long answer: Also…

Reviews Carlos Rebato Nov 20

Carlos Rebato

Xiaomi Mi 5: Great Specs, Awesome Display, Cheap. Too Bad You Can’t Buy It

Two New Accessories Give LG’s Modular Smartphone Super Powers

LG 360 VR Is One of the Shittiest Virtual Reality Headsets I’ve Ever Tried

I Controlled an RC Car With My Mind And It Was Amazing

Sony’s Latest Concepts Imagine a Creepy Future

Sony’s Xperia X Range Has a Phone For Every Pocket

Sony’s Ear Puts an AI Inside Your, Er, Ear

Samsung Put Me in an Absurd Hell Chamber of Virtual Reality Headsets

CAT S60 Hands-On: The Phone That Lets You See Like Predator Is Awesome

HTC Vive Will Cost $800 and Hit Shelves in Early April

Huawei Matebook Hands-On: A Great Windows Tablet Hybrid That Isn’t Anything New

What It’s Like To Use the iPad Pro As a Laptop

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