Motorola just did a Phonebloks!

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Alas, Google Ara. It wasn’t your time. May you rest in peace. However, thanks for giving us Moto Z! Moto Z is creating a buzz in the tech world by making a very bold move and being a truly modular phone with third-party snap-on accessories. The phone comes pretty slim, so that the snapped on mods don’t make it too thick. The trade-off of this is the massive coin-stack camera bump , but it acts as a holder for the modular units too. The current roster of Moto-Mods include a snap-on battery pack, a crazy awesome optical-lens camera that will seriously raise the bar for smartphone photography, a JBL stereo speaker that makes this the first time anyone ever paid attention to mobile phone audio since probably the death of Sony Walkman… and a Motorola built portable projector, destroying the phablet market, because you can now have a screen as big as you want!

I don’t think I’ve ever been this excited to see something this groundbreaking since probably the Microsoft Hololens!

Designers: Motorola, JBL, Hasselblad & Incipio.

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Incipio PW-109 Portable Battery Charger

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Links International is set to launch a new portable battery charger from Incipio called the PW-109. Measuring 59mm x 88mm x 20mm and weighing about 100g, this pocket-friendly device features a 5 stage LED charge status light, two USB 2.0 ports and a high-capacity 1500mAh lithium polymer battery. The Incipio PW-109 will become available from June 30th for 3,980 Yen /about $49 (micro USB cable & mini USB cable are included). [Product Page]

Sony helps you ‘personalize’ your Xperia further, announces case maker partnerships

Despite there being so many smartphones nowadays, finding cases for certain handsets can be tricky -- unless you're toting the likes of an iPhone or the latest Android flagship device, that is. Keeping that in mind, Sony has good news for Xperia owners, as it's officially announced a partnership program to bring more case options for its phones to market. According to Sony, 10 companies are currently onboard, including the likes of Case-Mate and Incipio, and some will be announcing what'll be on offer before the month's out. There's no word regarding designs or prices just yet, but here's hoping that Case-Mate brings its cuddly Creature cases into the fray -- especially the Waddler.

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