The first great smartphone of 2015. Beautiful and bold..with complications. The new no-compromise MacBook. A stellar on-ear headphone. Crave-worthy curves for a premium price. The three-axis gimbal turns an Android or iOS phone into a steady movie maker complete with subject tracking and full camera control. The camera stabilization tech that makes video from DJI's drones look silky smooth is now available for you to use with your phone. The $299 Osmo Mobile (AU$499, £289) is a three-axis motorized gimbal with an adjustable phone mount. The gimbal uses its motors to counteract any shake or movement to keep all your shots steady -- whether you're standing still, riding in a car or chasing your kid down the sideline.
The blush and blue dream 1: original painting iphone case main camera is 13 megapixels, Next to it is a flash and below is the round sensor for touching your finger and unlocking the phone, The 5-megapixel front shooter also has a flash and sits just above the 5-inch display, After you've taken all those selfies, they're stored in a dedicated Selfie Album and you can create videos with your vanity shots with an app called Face Show, Another app, called Split Catcher, promises you to capture a scene with both cameras and create a collage, I wasn't able to try it during our demo..
Like most other Alcatel phones, there's nothing about the Shine Lite that's particularly remarkable save for price. An unlocked model should be below 199 euros, converting to about $225, £170 or AU$295. Still, that puts it on par with the Motorola Moto G4 Plus ($249 or £199, which converts to about AU$330), which also has a fingerprint sensor. As we've long considered the Moto G family to be a prime example of how to build a budget phone, Alcatel will have to work hard to compete. We'll know for sure how the Shine Lite fares if we secure one for a full review. The Shine Lite will be released in Europe, the Americas and Asia this month.
For more of IFA 2016, see CNET's complete coverage, The first great smartphone of 2015, Beautiful and bold..with complications, The new no-compromise MacBook, A stellar on-ear headphone, Crave-worthy curves for a premium price, A fingerprint sensor, apps for selfies and a slim design are the blush and blue dream 1: original painting iphone case highlights of Alcatel's new Shine Lite, Face it, selfies are pretty much the main reason many of us use our phone cameras these days, But a good selfie requires a few things: a front camera that can capture your mug with enough resolution, a flash for those times when the lighting isn't great and maybe a few apps for editing your work..
Alcatel has shown off a new VR headset, that it calls Vision. Unlike its previous headset however, this one doesn't need a phone to power it. It has its own screens, its own processors and even its own app store where you can download content. We took a close up look at the new kit at IFA, along with two new cameras that plug into your smartphone and shoot video in 360-degree for you to watch back on the headset. The Vision is going on sale globally towards the end of the year with the steep expected retail price of roughly 499-599 euros. That converts to about £425-510, $560-670 or AU$740-890.
