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Netflix’s Chef’s Table – a mouthwatering show

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Netflix’s Chef’s Table – a mouthwatering show

I cannot think of another TV show with more beautiful visuals than Netflix’s Chef’s Table. Masterminded by Jiro Dreams Of Sushi director David Gelb, Chef’s Table covers artsy silhouettes of the world’s notorious gastronomic artists.

The concept behind Chef’s Table

Since its inception in 2015, Chef’s Table has changed food television. The show has transformed the genre from food porn to food romance as it takes the viewers on an intimate touching journey. Not to mention the quality of the cinematography. The cameras move and spin, grasping every viewpoint of a dish. Every aspect from freshly cut vegetables to plating setup is extremely close-up.

Chef’s Table is offering viewers the opportunity to enter the lives and kitchens of some of the most known culinary talents. The show is story-driven, aiming to show the people behind the plates. Every narrative goes deep into the chef’s early years to discover their influence on the dishes. The way sadness or breakups can create beautiful music, so the battles of a young and a creative chef can revolutionise gastronomy.

It’s a different kind of cooking show

What makes Chef’s Table different from other cooking show is the context. “I like to say that it’s food romance,” Gelb says. “There’s emotional context between the chefs and the food, between the audience and the food. It’s different than showing a bunch of close-up shots of a delicious piece of chicken. We want you to know how much the chef toiled away at that chicken and what it meant to them.”

I like to say that it’s food romance

In its first two seasons — plus a French-language offshoot, Chef’s Table: France — the Netflix series has presented famous and award-winning chefs such as Gaggan Anand, Grant Achatz, Magnus Nilsson and Massimo Bottura. Each of them, Gelb says, is deserving of their own feature film. “We want to give a portrait [of these chefs] and take the audience on a journey of their lives to answer the question about not what they cook, but why they do it.”

Each episode delivers exciting, provocative content at an impressive level of cinematic excellence. Here are my favourite episodes:

My favourite Chef’s Table episodes: Season One

Massimo Bottura with Osteria Francescana in Modena, Italy

“Every time I open a cheese like this, I get emotional. In my blood, there’s balsamic vinegar. My muscles are made by Parmigiano.” Meet Massimo Bottura.

Francis Mallmann with El Restaurante Patagonia Sur in Buenos Aires, Argentina

“I use cooking to send this message about a way of living,” says Mallman, the off-the-grid chef from Patagonia. “I’m always cooking in these remote places with wild fires. So my message is get off your office chair or your sofa and go out.”

My favourite Chef’s Table episodes: Season Two

Grant Achatz with Alinea in Chicago, United States

Chef's Table

“I want guests to expect the unexpected. We start with a fantastic product and twist it along the way. It is a kind of a mind game,” Achatz says as he deconstructs a tomato and turns it into a strawberry.

My favourite Chef’s Table episodes: Season Three

Virgilio Martinez with Central in Lima, Peru

“Since I came up with the idea of the altitude menu, we’ve been discovering these new things. And after four years, I realise that we know nothing — we know a little, that’s it. I’m still learning a lot. This is a work in progress. This is just the beginning.”

For foodies, this series is a delight. For everyone else, it is a mesmerising, exploration of how these chefs cook.

The only shortcoming to binge watch an entire season in one day is that you will be hungry. You’ll be left craving to experience at least one in your lifetime a tasting menu from one of these chefs.

 

The Great Wall Review: 2017’s “other” big wall discussion

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The Great Wall Review: 2017’s “other” big wall discussion

The Great Wall is based on one of the biggest man-made structures in human history. It’s appropriate that this film had a lot of expectations around it and after all why wouldn’t it? As it stands, it’s the biggest ever joint venture from an America-China co-production. It’s also the most expensive movie shot in China. Add the fact that it’s the first major project from Zhang Yimou since he directed the 2008 Beijing Olympics and you think “What could go wrong” right?

How The Great Wall sets up

the great wall movieMatt Damon is William, a mercenary from, well possibly anywhere from Madrid to Dublin. His accent is more than a little tough to place. William and his fellow Mercenary, Tovar (Pedro Pascal) are travelling the Chinese wilderness. They are searching for black power with the aim of weaponising it. On their journey, they run into an army deployed on the Great Wall to defend China from monsters. They soon find themselves in an army alongside lance-wielding, bungee-jumping female warriors.

How it plays out

The acting, on the part of many of the main characters, is very stiff, particularly on the Chinese side of things. Perhaps the cast were under pressure to learn English. Jing Tian, Commander Lin Mei, seems like he’s in slow motion for most of the movie.

Many touted the Great Wall as the West meets the East. The casting of Damon, Pascal and Ballard (Willem Dafoe) is the only element representing the West. And Ballard seems to be there purely to explain how Commander Lin learned English.

The Chinese side of the script is riddled with clichés. There are plenty of speeches about working together to help the greater cause. As for Matt Damon, the film does not wholly pivot on him here and rather than it being a case of whitewashing, it’s more grey.

Can the CGI save the day?

The CGI monsters that serve as the antagonists aren’t much better. Despite impressive design, you can spot the Eastern influences with the anime-like design. Every major aspect of their behaviour — such as their main vulnerability and communication methods — comes across as a blatant device that the heroes can use to overcome them.

The Great Wall is in cinemas now.

Tag Heuer Smartwatch: A seriously sexy accessory

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Tag Heuer Smartwatch: A seriously sexy accessory

Before I get going on the Tag Heuer Smartwatch, I feel a bit of back story is needed. I personally am a huge watch fan, always have been always will be. In fact, this is a love that goes back to my childhood and my old grandfather’s jewellery shop in Limerick City. I remember getting my first watch on my Communion day. It was a Nike digital job and I still have it somewhere.

A confession…

Anyway, this is probably why I don’t own a smartwatch. Up to now smartwatches have been a bit gimmicky or made by tech companies with no flair for the style and beauty of a real piece of wrist bling. Until now that is. Tag Heuer are set to release the most exciting smartwatch to date. Recently, Micheal Kors and other fashion brands have begun producing smartwatches. The time has come for the big boys to enter the arena.

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The second generation smartwatch is set to be released on 14 March. It will be the first to feature a modular system for switching between digital and mechanical movements. That basically means a standard watch face and the Android digital face. So when your battery dies your still wearing a fine bit of James Bondesque magic rather than a limp piece of gadgetry.

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When will we get the Tag Heuer smartwatch

Tag Heuer boss Jean-Claude Biver had originally been saying that we would not see the latest model until May. Thankfully this has changed with an announcement imminent at Baselworld. For you and me that’s the annual Swiss trade show attended by all the world’s largest watchmakers.

switch between the digital connected Android Wear 2.0 body and a more traditional automatic movement

Tag Heuer has developed a way for the watch to function as both a smartwatch and a regular timepiece. The smartwatch is to be called the Connected Modular allowing the owner to “switch between the digital connected Android Wear 2.0 body and a more traditional automatic movement.”

For version two, Tag Heuer will use the new Android Wear 2.0 operating system. The watch will also feature NFC for making contactless payments, a more accurate GPS chip, an improved display and longer battery life. The watch will also feature industry-standard lugs to which any strap and clasp can be fitted. It will also come in a male and female size faced so nobody should feel let out.

And it’s totally affordable, right?

The world of fashion and tech seems to be on a collision course and this is something we are excited about. Gone will be the days of substance without style. Jean-Claude has gone as far to say he expects the new model to ship 150,000 this year. “Connected” the original Tag smartwatch retailed at €1,000 a pop, yet it still shipped over 56,000 units.

Plenty of people must have been saving up their pennies. Now if someone could please point me in the direction of the nearest credit union.

 

 

 

If you liked Batman Arkham you’ll love Marvel Games

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If you liked Batman Arkham you’ll love Marvel Games

The DC gaming universe has been fairly successful thanks to the likes of the Batman Arkham series created by Rocksteady. Marvel has obviously noticed the one gap in the market they haven’t already covered. Say hello to the thought of Marvel Games.

Marvel Games set to assemble

While they’ve developed their series of games through the LEGO franchise, Marvel is set to get a little darker. Enter Square Enix, the team behind the Final Fantasy series?

Just look at this teaser trailer:

Now correct me if I’m wrong but does that not sound like one Scarlett Johanson or is it just me? By the sounds and looks of things here, the games seem to have the real life Avengers cast on board. Even though it is only early days expect the voices of Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr and co to be involved.

Rumours galore

At the moment this and tweets from both parties are all we have to go on. But, as a betting man, I reckon the deal to bring Spiderman in and the Marvel collaboration with Sony means the PS4 will be the first console to see anything from this agreement.

The plan at this point seems straight forward. First, adapt the immense Marvel universe into games over the next number of years beginning with The Avengers. The trailer suggests this logic is sound, but did you noticed the subtle drop of the wording “reassemble.” One would assume this means the series will begin post-Civil War and Pre Infinity War. These leaves it open for a standalone Spiderman, Black Panther and Guardians of the Galaxy games in line with the Third Phase of the Marvel Project.

The gaming landscape

A few big budget games failing rather badly in the last holiday season. Assasins Creed a prime example. You would have assumed that publishers would start to change their investment strategy. But it seems that the success of Marvel related movies has given Square Enix confidence to invest heavily. I can partially understand the reasoning but games are not movies. The ongoing scourge of big budget game releases failing to make their money back is still an ongoing trend.

Sure look for now it’s all theory and pipedream but to be honest judging by the trailer this could be something big. If they use a similar multicharacter style gameplay to that of GTA V, this could be an absolute win. Go with the massive map as well to be on the safe side. The Marvel universe is a large one and full of interesting functional opportunities in terms of gaming, plus who could complain about seeing more of this.

Organic Apples: Apple Park opens for business

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Organic Apples: Apple Park opens for business

Earlier this month we got the awesome news that Ireland would become the first country in the world to ban investment in fossil fuels. One of the main reasons behind this is the massive impact global warming is having on the planet. It’s a real risk to our children and our children’s children. But thankfully, the leaders of the world are starting to take notice. And hopefully, more countries will follow our lead.

What has this got to do with tech I hear you ask? Well, this week, Apple has announced their new headquarters in Cupertino, California will open in April. Apple Park has been under construction for a few years now and it’s finally ready.

Apple Park was the vision of Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs’ vision for Apple stretched far beyond his time with us

Apple CEO, Steve Cook, recently said ‘Steve’s (Jobs’) vision for Apple stretched far beyond his time with us.’ The next stage has been realised.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VCvkYA5dR8

As you can see, it looks like some kind of Alien spaceship landed in the middle of Silicon Valley. It’s an incredible engineering feat and will also be run by 100 percent renewable energy. Apple has installed thousands of solar panels on Apple Park and is getting rid of all fossil fuels in the running of their HQ.

Apple and the environment

In 2015, 93 percent of their energy came from renewable resources. Their facilities in Singapore is run by 32-megawatt with solar panels on over 800 rooftops. In China, they also use renewable energy and their data centres all over the world that helps you send your iMessages and helps Siri answer you is all run on 100 percent renewable energy. They create and protect more sustainable forest then they actually use every year. Soon they hope this goes up to one million acres of forest.

They have also gotten rid of any toxins that could be harmful to the environment, such as Mercury and Arsenic, which previously was used in their screens. They even have a Full Material Disclosure program which lists every single component used in making their products so you can’t call bullshit.

In the past couple of years, Apple has also become very serious about the planet. They’ve looked for ways we can help repair the damage we have caused over the centuries we have been here. But this isn’t the first step Apple have taken in playing a part in saving the planet. Apple has gone so far as building their products from mostly harmless materials.  They have also built a machine specifically for taking apart old iPhone’s and recycling them. It’s named Liam.

Meet Apple’s Liam

Liam is a line of robots that has 29 arms and can disassemble iPhones in just 11 seconds. It can do 350 an hour and 1.2 million a year. It can organise the individual parts to be reused in future models which drastically decreases their need to mine for resources from the Earth in the future. Given the fact that Apple sold a scandalous 78.3 million iPhone’s last quarter, it’s safe to say Liam will have a massive impact on Apple decreasing their carbon footprint on the Earth.

What Apple has started is incredible. And Ireland making strides towards renewable combined with the relationship we have with Apple is massive. Hopefully, other companies and countries will follow their lead in the future and we can repair the damage that past generations have done.

A New Style Part 2 : Dyson Supersonic hairbrush

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A New Style Part 2 : Dyson Supersonic hairbrush

 

In the not so distant past, we brought you news about the Dyson Supersonic hairdryer. Despite the price of the hairdryer, it has been a resounding success worldwide. Proving beauty really doesn’t come cheap. But yet it seems the suckers at Dyson aren’t done yet. News has recently broken that the company are now working on a “high-velocity” hairbrush. Let the morning battle with wet hair begin.

The patent is in

According to latest news claims, Dyson has lodged patents with the U.K’s Intellectual Property Office. The patent outlines a “mains-powered, baton-shaped device, featuring a fan heater to fire hot or cold air into the hair.” AKA a goddamn supersonic hairbrush to match up with the super sleek hair dryer.

Handy features

The brush is thought to be designed to drain away excess fluid along two tubular walls. If you’ve seen those kinds of round curling brush yokes it’s something like that. This will increase drying speed and align the hair. Meanwhile, the handle will contain a fan which will draw the fluid in and away from the brush and users hands.

Simply put, you may not always need a hairdryer in your travel bag as the brush has got your back. Oh, and obviously, unlike a hairdryer where you still need a hairbrush, this is an all in one solution. You can use that spare hand to follow us on Facebook or Twitter – just saying.

How much will the Dyson Supersonic hairbrush cost?

It should also be a bit cheaper. A welcome alternative for those who couldn’t quite reach deep enough into their pockets for the €400 hairdryer. Knowing them, Dyson Supersonic hairbrush will hardly be cheap, especially considering it’s a hairbrush. Our best guesstimates place it roughly at €200.

Is this Dyson’s gameplan?

In the long term, it seems to us that Dyson is really trying to bring the technology they have learnt through years of vacuum making to other markets. Take the fans and the hairdryers as the most obvious jumps. Before long expect more beauty related products to emerge.

We’re quite open about the fact that we have a new category at Dyson called Personal Care

At present, the Supersonic hairdryer is the only product in that category. Sadly, with over 400 patents filed a year, it may be a while before the Dyson Supersonic hairbrush hits the shelves.

Test and Retest: Samsung testing the focus of their new ad

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Test and Retest: Samsung testing the focus of their new ad
When one of your flagship phones launches and then starts exploding, you have some cleaning up to do. Samsung is doing some spring cleaning themselves. Their latest TV ad shows the extensive Samsung testing process. It’s a blatantly obvious attempt to build confidence ahead of the Galaxy S8 launch. Still, it’s strangely enjoyable.

Choice of song

You’ve got to give the people what they want. This would appear to be Samsung’s new mantra, even though I really wanted a Note7. This 1975 song by the O’Jays plays throughout the ad. It’s a funky tune, but an unusual choice. Shouldn’t they always be giving the people what they want?

Will Samsung testing build confidence?

The minute-long ad depicts Samsung’s quality assurance testing process. Engineers subject the Galaxy S7 Edge to extreme situations. When finished, they show the phone still works. To get the ball rolling, two engineers are performing drop tests. Pretty standard stuff as the Galaxy S7 Edge drops from head-height. All that crossed my mind at this point is someone got rich by inventing a drop-test machine. Seriously, all you need is the right idea at the right time.
 
The South Korean manufacturer then claims their phones are extensively tested. Clearly, this ad is out to silence critics. Moments later, the Galaxy S7 Edge is going through an IP68 water testing. Not happy with simply calling out the test, Samsung emphasises that they retest too. They then move onto the big test considering the faith of the Note7 – temperature.

What temperature are Samsung phones tested at?

When stories of Note7s exploding emerged, some people began extreme testing themselves. An exploding Note7 suddenly became some sort of weird Wonka Golden Ticket. Samsung must be hoping this video goes some way towards stopping this kind of trend. First, we see a poor S7 Edge shivering at minus twenty degrees celsius.
samsung test S7 edge in cold
Next, the engineers flip extremes, pumping the temperature up to sixty degrees celsius.

The mandatory dig at Apple

Then, with a sneaky low blow, Samsung bring up bend gate. Remember bend gate? That was Apple’s crisis where people sat on their phones and the frame. I would have hoped Samsung were above bringing that backup. They’ve effectively just said, “ah but sure look, no one is perfect”.
 
It’s genuinely tough to see a smartphone go through a bend test. Seriously, just look at it.

samsung testing bendgateQuality is the priority

Samsung does some more tests and finishes up by showing the S7 Edge battery in all its glory. It’s really impressive that the whole way through, Samsung are testing their phone at 12.45PM too. Obviously a very efficient process. Of course, all phone companies generally have a time they like to show on their phones. Apple have 9.41AM as their keynotes normally started at 9.00AM. Product unveils usually have 40 minutes in. Isn’t that interesting. Sorry, I digress.
 
Samsung signs the ad off to the sound of the O’Jays and one final claim:
Innovation is our legacy. Quality is our priority.
As I said, Samsung got off pretty lightly with the whole Note7 debacle. This ad might be slight overkill, but it’s a decent effort to rebuilt consumer trust. It’ll be interesting to see how the Galaxy S8 sells when it launches. Remember, the S7 and S7 Edge were incredibly successful and the Note7 was a gorgeous phone. Perhaps a little on the explody side.

Moonlite: Bed time for kids just got better

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Moonlite: Bed time for kids just got better

Somethings stay with us forever. Even now, every night before bed I personally wind down with a few pages of a book. This starts from an early age and it is something parents and children everywhere love to do before bedtime.That is why we love this clever little gadget called Moonlite.

our greatest resource is the minds of our children

What is Moonlite?

Moonlite is simple yet it brings something new and interactive to a moment that is vitally important to a child’s development. Maybe that’s the inner Disney kid in me but as the great man himself once said “our greatest resource is the minds of our children”. With this is mind the wonderful world of Kickstarter has given us this really cool gadget.

How does it work?

The Moonlite basically makes bedtime stories come to life. The gadget comes complete with high-quality story images, built-in sound effects and simple but engaging stories. Moonlite aims to make the bedtime reading experience as magical and interactive as possible. With one in three parents reading their kids a bedtime story at night the Moonlite will help not just kids but parents look forward to bed time.

The Moonlite at its source is a teeny projector that attaches to your phone and uses the flash to project an image from the story reel onto a wall or ceiling while matching the images to words on your phone screen. The setup is so easy. First, you chose the story reel you want to share. Attach the Moonlite to your phone. The simple device clips on over your phone’s torch. Next, you open the accompanying app. Finally, the fun part. Read the interactive story with projections and sound effects. 

Better again the fitting glows in the dark and when you turn the reel the story on your screen will change too. Handy that.

I wish there was more to say than that, but hey somethings in technology are just meant to be simple. Now could I have one for my Kindle, please. Big kids want this too.

 

Rabbit: Let’s watch TV alone together

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Rabbit: Let’s watch TV alone together

Are you in a long-distance relationship? Miss watching the soaps with your Mammy back home in Ballygobackwards? Is your best buddy off living the American dream? Or are you just lazy on an idle Tuesday evening but hate watching the latest episode of New Girl on your own? Good news, Rabbit has got your back.

What is Rabbit?

Say hello to the questionably named screen-sharing site that’s about more than just video chatting. Use the site to connect with your friends and watch your favourite shows and movies without being in the same room – or the same country for that matter.

How does it work?

Simple. One person acts as host to a “room” and your friends can join your room to join the screen share. From there, you can alternate who takes control of the screen with a virtual remote.

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What you do on Rabbit is up to you; shop together, work on projects, sing karaoke – the list goes on, but undoubtedly one of the handiest uses it has is mutual movie/show watching. Once you start a video, it’s synced on all devices and you can chat together about what’s going on in a handy sidebar. Perfect for those nights when you simply have to know the latest goings-on in Westeros but Boo won’t let you watch it without them. When you’ve finished watching you can also make use of the handy voice and video features to indulge in your post-Godfather analysis.

How good is it?

In terms of usability, from personal use, I can safely say that Rabbit holds up. As long as you have a stable internet connection you shouldn’t have any problems with syncing. Still, like any tech, it does have its off days. The sole drawback is probably that currently, Netflix is blocked which is likely to be annoying for some users. The developers say they are working on that issue so keep an eye out for updates.

So, what are you waiting for? Happy Rabbitting!

Oh dear, that sounds a bit off, doesn’t it?

Mobile World Congress 2017: What to expect from MWC 2017

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Mobile World Congress 2017: What to expect from MWC 2017

2016 was an interesting year for smartphones. Samsung said “feck it” and launched an unusually explosive Note7. Apple said “feck it” and removed the headphone jack. While team Goos3D said “feck it” and gave up their smartphones altogether. What’s in store for the year ahead? Still a little hard to tell, but MWC 2017 will certainly give us an idea.

What is Mobile World Congress?

Hands up. We’ve been covering MWC for a few years now, but we’ve never properly explained what it’s about. MWC is one of the biggest events on the tech calendar. Every year in Barcelona, the biggest names of the mobile world come together. Everyone except Apple that is of course but sure look.

This year’s event takes place between 27 February and 2 March.

What to expect from MWC 2017

2017 does promise to be an exciting year for the mobile world. Well, every year actually does when you think about it. Still, here’s what getting us really excited about MWC 2017.

Samsung’s “big” announcement

Ok. Samsung announces their new flagship every year ar MWC. I get that they pushed the launch of the Galaxy S8 for “safety reasons”, but is everything as it seems? An invite sent to the press suggests there will be a big launch in Barcelona.

Unfortunately, the invite is missing the Unpacked branding that accompanies flagship launches.

Expect Samsung to fill the smartphone void with a shiny new tablet – the Tab S3.

I just can’t imagine Samsung will let the event pass by without some sort of surprise for the mobile world. Rumours are rife that the Note7 will make some sort of return with a new non-exploding battery. Will it be at MWC? Time will tell.

Nokia 3310

It’s funny how things work out sometimes. Just a few months ago I was part of the Goos3D team rocking old school Nokias for charity. Now we’re counting down the days to Nokia relaunching the 3310. No joking. Nokia will bring back the Nokia 3310 at MWC 2017.

The big question is how true to the original will Nokia stay? Retro fans will want the Nokia 3310 to come with classic versions of Snake and a battery that lasts two weeks. Rumours of a colour screen would dash the hopes of thousands. This is the surprise package of MWC 2017 with the world looking on.

Nokia will also launch some sort of smartphone too, but for once that’s not the priority.

Huawei

The football fans amongst you will understand my comparison between Huawei and Liverpool. I think every year is going to be ‘their year’. Huawei has been churning out extremely solid phones every year. Unfortunately, Chinese phones have a reputation of being knock-offs. That hasn’t been the case for a long time. Huawei is one of many Chinese companies going unnoticed for making great phones.

At MWC 2017, Huawei will announce the P10. They’ve kept everything extremely quite so far.

All we can really tell is that the dual-lens camera we saw on the P9 is likely to continue. It’s also looking like Huawei will launch the P10 with various colours. They have daily teasers on their YouTube channel, the most telling of which relates to colour.

It’s not just smartphones that has me excited about Huawei though. My beloved Huawei Watch would finally appear to be going out of date. Huawei will likely launch the Huawei Watch 2. They kind of have to really. Android Wear 2.0 provides new functionality to take advantage of.

We’ll be tuning in to see the latest coming out of Huawei’s stable for sure.

Oppo

Oppo will be at MWC 2017You’ve probably not heard of Oppo. Again, we’re really missing out by not paying attention to the Chinese market. Oppo are rising quick through the ranks over there and for good reason. Their flagship phone genuinely challenges the best phones on the market today.

As for MWC 2017, Oppo would appear to be prepping to launch new camera technology. Dubbed the 5x project, it appears this will be all about quality. Still, little known for know, but certainly one to watch.

LG

With Samsung essentially sitting this one out, MWC 2017 is a great opportunity for LG to wow. Strangely, they’ve unveiled huge elements of their new flagship – the LG G6.

lg-g6-r1The usual specs are all there. You get a 5.7-inch display, a whopping 6GB of RAM and a 13-megapixel camera. LG are another adopting USB-C but bucking another trend. The LG G6 will apparently have a removable battery. Seriously? Nokia 3310’s and removable batteries at MWC. What the bloody hell next?

Well, don’t worry. LG are remaining somewhat conventional. Their build up ads this week suggest you’ll get water and dust proofing.

BlackBerry’s Android phone

Nobody is more shocked than I am that BlackBerry is making this list. The BlackBerry Mercury is a fascinating concept. Running Android, the phone is a touchscreen-button hybrid. We don’t know much else about the Mercury except it’s rocking USB-C.

That’s nowhere near everything you can hope to expect from MWC 2017. The likes of Sony will also be on show with VR set to be a big talking point again. We’ll be keeping a close eye on everything too, so give us a Like on Facebook to be sure you don’t miss out.

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