Affordable Acer Liquid Z410 smartphone with 64-bit SoC and 4G LTE support announced at CES 2015

CES 2015 is here and will bring with it an abundance of new device announcements. Taiwanese manufacturer Acer has already gone ahead and revealed a new budget smartphone Acer Liquid Z410. The handset boasts of 64-bit processor and Cat. 4 LTE support but costs only €129 (about $154).

At this price, the Acer Liquid Z410 packs some decent specs inside its smart exterior. Specs include 4.5-inch qHD display with a resolution of 540 x 960 pixels and pixel density of 245 ppi and a 64-bit, quad-core MediaTek MT6732 processor with ARM Mali-T760 GPU and 4G LTE (Cat.4) support. There is a 5MP camera at the back with LED flash and a 2MP selfie camera at the front with an 80⁰ wide-angle lens. Unfortunately, Acer has not revealed details of its RAM and internal storage. The battery is also not specified but the company says that the battery will offer talk time of up to 5.5 hours and standby time of up to 400 hours.

The handset has a speaker at the front with DTS Studio Sound. Nothing is mentioned about the Android version it will run but there is talk that the Acer Liquid Z410 will run Android 4.4 Kitkat. The handset will have a new button “AcerRAPID” placed below the camera with which a user can access customizable actions to personalize the user experience. There is also Acer QuickTouch with which a user can control the device with easy one-finger gesture.

According to the company, “The combination of AcerRAPID™ and QuickTouch empowers the Liquid Z410 to get things done faster than ever.”

The Acer Liquid Z410 will hit the shelves of EMEA countries (Europe, Middle East and Africa) by the end of February.

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Affordable Acer Liquid Z410 smartphone with 64-bit SoC and 4G LTE support announced at CES 2015

Standzout to display its Bandstand Apple Watch Dock at CES

Although Apple Watch itself is yet to be released in the market, its accessories have already started to make an appearance. Standzout, a mobile computing accessories manufacturer, has announced that it will be showing off its Bandstand Apple Watch Dock at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2015 in Vegas. The company dubs it as the “first great Apple Watch accessory:”

The Bandstand features an integrated charging plate that uses Apple’s induction charger. Power to it comes through a wire from the base of the dock. It also has a couple of additional USB ports where two other devices such as an iPhone or iPad could be charged. The Apple Watch can be docked at the charging plate which has a pivot to adjust the Watch angle so that it is visible from any position.

According to the company:

“The Bandstand is designed from the ground up to make the experience of using the Apple Watch easier, more natural, and more beautiful. For users, it will serve as the nightly home for their new favorite tech gadget.”

Since Apple Watch is supposed to have less than a day of battery life, it will have to be charged every night, hence the “nightly home” bit.

The eagerly awaited Apple Watch is rumored to release in the market on Valentine’s Day and is expected to be a hit. Some even believe that the first year sales of Apple Watch will be around 30 million. As a result, its accessories will also be in great demand. If you are interested in the Apple Watch Dock, you can check out Standzout’s booth at the CES.

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Standzout to display its Bandstand Apple Watch Dock at CES