Energizer’s 18,000mAh phone-battery monster is an Indiegogo flop

The Energizer name figured prominently at Mobile World Congress this year, courtesy of a prototype Android smartphone that was about an inch thick, consisting mostly of a giant battery. The 18,000mAh Energizer Power Max P18K Pop was a preview of something Avenir Telecom, the company licensing the battery brand’s name for use on phones, wanted to mass-produce and bring to the market by this summer. After that successful MWC debut, the P18K Pop turned up on Indiegogo with an early-bird price of $549, a promised delivery window of October 2019, and an optimistic goal of $1.2 million in total funding.

Today, Avenir’s Indiegogo campaign for the Energizer battery-with-a-phone-in-it concluded with a whimper, having accumulated a scant $15,005...

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Oppo A55s Renders Leaks Online; Shows Hole-Punch Display, Dual Rear Cameras

Oppo A55s renders have surfaced online. Leaked renders give a glimpse of the slim design and rectangular camera module of the upcoming smartphone. The handset is seen in Green and Blue colour options, featuring a hole-punch display and two cameras on the back. from Gadgets 360 https://bit.ly/3ciilUN

Samsung’s latest special edition phone is a BTS-branded Galaxy S20 Plus

Samsung is no stranger to themed special-edition smartphones, having offered Galaxy phones emblazoned with Batman logos and Star Wars themes in the past. The latest collaboration is a Galaxy S20 Plus BTS Edition, with a matching set of Galaxy Buds Plus to go with it. The Galaxy S20 Plus BTS Edition looks like Samsung’s regular flagship, but with a unique iridescent purple exterior ( the color is heavily associated with the K-pop group) that has a BTS logo on the back and the band’s heart iconography on the camera array. The BTS Edition of the phone also includes BTS-inspired Android themes, along with a preinstalled copy of the Weverse app (a social media platform used by BTS band members to communicate with fans and share content).... Continue reading… from The Verge - All Posts https://bit.ly/2Y2vD1m

Nissan’s electric microcar will come with 20 kWh battery and driver assists, to debut in 2022

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