The motorola signature 27 Signs Its Camera With Bang & Olufsen

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A smartphone’s camera bump usually exists to hold lenses and nothing else, a necessary bulge nobody asks to admire. The motorola signature 27 turns that same block into a badge, stamping a Bang & Olufsen wordmark directly onto the module beside the lenses themselves. It’s the clearest possible signal that this device treats audio as a design decision, not a spec buried three pages into a press release.

That badge marks Motorola’s first phone built under its new multi-year partnership with Bang & Olufsen, a deal aimed at making sound feel purposeful rather than incidental. Camera hardware and speaker hardware rarely share billing on the same panel of glass, yet here they sit side by side, treated as equally important reasons to pick this phone up and turn it over in your hand before ever opening an app.

Designer: Motorola, Bang & Olufsen

The name itself carries intent too. Motorola is retiring its old naming logic in favor of a simple year-based tag, with this device marking the first signature phone to carry a number tied directly to 2027 rather than an arbitrary sequential digit. It’s a small administrative choice that quietly promises a predictable rhythm going forward, one flagship a year, clearly dated, without guesswork about where it sits in the lineup.

Flip it back around, and the chassis keeps making that same argument through touch alone. The Coal Smoke colorway wears a tightly woven, tactical-feeling texture borrowed from automotive interiors and performance wear, grippy enough to trust in a bag without a case. Capulet Green swaps that for a brushed, fabric-like softness pulled from fashion and interior design instead, warmer under a thumb than any glass back manages.

Both finishes wrap around a body built specifically to survive its own performance. Powering everything is Qualcomm’s brand-new Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6, paired with a cooling system Motorola calls ArcticMesh, combining diamond-infused gel, liquid metal, and copper mesh across a vapor chamber 40% larger than before. That matters most during long gaming sessions or video exports, when cheaper phones start throttling, and this one keeps its pace steady.

Photography gets the same layered treatment. A 50MP Sony sensor anchors the main shot, backed by a 200MP periscope lens for distant detail, while stabilization hardware works alongside Qualcomm’s own image processing to keep handheld footage from wobbling during a walk or a pan. Motorola’s Video Enhancement Engine reads a scene in real time, adjusting color before and during recording so a sunset or a dim concert stage looks the way it actually felt standing there.

Google’s Gemini threads through the software layer without waiting to be asked. It handles more than answering questions, moving from a spoken intention to a finished action, booking a table, drafting a plan, or turning a handful of photos into an edited video through a tool Motorola calls Gemini Omni. A companion feature named Lyria builds original music and soundtracks from scratch, folding creative software into hardware that already looks built for it.

None of this arrived as a finished retail package. What Motorola showed at Snapdragon Summit is a preview, missing pricing and a firm release window, with the company promising fuller detail as 2026 continues. What’s already clear is the intent: sound, texture, and image quality are being treated as one connected decision here, not three separate boxes checked down a spec sheet.

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Jennie’s adidas Superstar Actually Looks Like a Ballet Flat

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One of the biggest trends in sneakers and footwear in general over the past few years has been big brands rolling out their own take on “balletcore.” Personally, it’s a trend I hope sticks around, since the designs we’ve seen so far give me serious sneaker envy. They tend to strike the perfect blend between fashion and comfort, and for anyone who’s on their feet all day but still wants to look stylish, this aesthetic is one of the better options out there.

If you’re a fan of adidas and K-pop, specifically Blackpink, this latest collaboration with Jennie (who’s also a successful soloist in her own right) will be right up your soles. The adidas Superstar SQ Ballet marks the first pair of shoes Jennie has ever co-designed for any brand, which makes it a genuine collector’s item. But even if you’re not a K-pop fan, this is still worth a look if you’re after ballet-inspired shoes built for comfortable, everyday wear rather than actual dancing.

Designer: Jennie x adidas Originals

The Superstar has long been one of adidas’ most recognizable sneakers, but this version trades in the brand’s signature rounded shell toe for a square, ballet-flat-like toe box. Standard laces are gone too, replaced by an elastic closure that lets you slip into the shoes effortlessly. To complete the ballet look, a leather ribbon with a delicate bow accent runs across the vamp, giving the sneaker a softer, more feminine touch.

Don’t let the delicate detailing fool you, though. The upper is crafted from premium leather, built for durability and everyday comfort as much as style. An ultra-light EVA foam sole keeps it wearable from morning to night, and both colorways, off-white/black and black/off-white, lean into the “quiet luxury meets streetwear” mood dominating fashion now.

The Superstar SQ Ballet drops in two colorways, listed under style codes LB3786 (Off White/Core Black/Core White) and LB3787 (Core Black/Core Black/Off White), priced at $130 on adidas.com. It anchors a bigger capsule called adidas Originals by JENNIE, built around a concept she’s dubbed “Functional Grace,” which also includes reworked trackwear, wrap skirts, sheer layers, and knitwear.

On her vision for the line, Jennie said she wanted to bring together the elegance of ballet and the freedom of space as concepts for “softness and strength.” She added that reworking the Superstar was about bringing “the softness and restraint found in ballet, as well as the strength behind it,” to a shoe that still feels unmistakably adidas. Reportedly, the design took a full year to complete, which explains why every detail feels intentional rather than rushed.

This isn’t the first time balletcore has found its way onto a sneaker, and we’ve covered plenty of these hybrid designs before. Converse Japan gave the All Star its own ballet-flat makeover with delicate straps and a softer silhouette, while Nike added satin ribbons to its Air Rift “Black Swan” that you could wrap around your ankle for a more theatrical finish. Birkenstock even teamed up with Repetto, the French ballet shoe maker, blurring the line between sandal and slipper entirely. What sets Jennie’s Superstar SQ Ballet apart is that it isn’t just a licensed nod to ballet dreamed up by a design team. It comes from someone with a genuine point of view on softness and strength, backed by a full year of development instead of a quick seasonal push.

At the end of the day, balletcore sneakers like this one prove that comfort and elegance don’t have to be mutually exclusive. Whether you’re drawn to it because you’re a die-hard Blackpink fan, an adidas collector, or simply someone who appreciates a sneaker that can go from errands to dinner without missing a beat, the Superstar SQ Ballet earns its spot in the rotation. And if this trend keeps producing shoes this thoughtful, I, for one, hope brands never let balletcore leave the building.

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Turn your old Galaxy phone into a weatherproof cyberdeck for under $100

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That old phone sitting in a drawer as a backup could have a more interesting second life. ETA Prime’s DIY cyberdeck takes a Galaxy S10, places it inside a compact waterproof mini tackle box, and pairs it with a small Bluetooth RGB keyboard with an integrated trackpad. The result is a piece of hardware that already exists turned into a surprisingly capable portable workstation.

The tackle box becomes the enclosure, with minor modifications made using a Dremel, so the phone and keyboard can sit securely inside. There is no 3D-printed shell or elaborate fabrication involved, which keeps the project accessible to anyone comfortable with basic-level How-Tos. More importantly, the sealed enclosure avoids the need to cut openings for charging ports or physical buttons, helping protect the electronics from dust, moisture, and accidental splashes.

Designer: ETA Prime

At the center of this project is a Galaxy S10, whose Snapdragon 855 processor, 8GB of RAM, 128GB of storage, and AMOLED display still give this repurposed setup plenty of capability. A Rotation Control app is used to keep the phone’s interface in the desired horizontal orientation, while the Bluetooth keyboard turns it into something closer to a tiny computer. The keyboard also supports RGB lighting, adding a little character to what would otherwise be a very utilitarian build.

The practical appeal shines through when the S10 is used for more than browsing. The hardware can handle Android productivity apps, media playback and retro-game emulation, including demanding platforms such as Dreamcast and PSP. That makes the cyberdeck equally suited to writing on the move, watching videos, experimenting with software, or playing older games without carrying a laptop or dedicated handheld.

The enclosure is arguably the most interesting part of the design. Unlike many cyberdecks that prioritize a futuristic appearance over everyday practicality, the tackle box gives this one a rugged, purpose-built quality. The rig is compact enough to carry around, while its weather-resistant construction makes it better suited to outdoor use than an exposed phone-and-keyboard combination. That unusual mix of ordinary storage hardware and repurposed electronics is what gives the project its character.

There is also plenty of room for experimentation. A larger battery can be added beneath the keyboard for longer sessions, while a detachable kickstand could make the viewing angle more comfortable. The Galaxy S10 is not necessarily the only possible brain, either. According to the DIYer, the same enclosure concept could accommodate a Raspberry Pi or small-form-factor PC for users who want to explore Linux and other operating systems.

Best of all, the project is quite inexpensive, given the exponentially rising costs of memory modules, and in turn PCs and smartphones. With a used Galaxy S10 potentially available for less than $70 and inexpensive components filling out the rest, the complete build can remain below $100. The clever DIY is very easy to take u unlike some of the more complex cyberdeck builds we’ve seen in the past like the pocket-sized Altoids DIY.

 

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