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Conan O’Brien introduces the new, $260 Apple Pocket Watch

Forget the Apple Watch, Conan O'Brien has come up with the Apple Pocket Watch, which costs a lot less than the real one. Just don't buy it.
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Hands on: Practech UB

How do you make a new smart watch standout in an increasingly crowded market? Give it an unusual feature -- or in the case of the U Band, a few of them.
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Gucci and Will.i.am free you from your phone with this flashy new smartband

Musician and tech entrepreneur Will.i.am has teamed up with Gucci Timepieces to make a smartband, which will apparently see fashion and high-tech wearables converge in one, standalone device.
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Forget flagship phones, Microsoft’s back with the $70 Lumia 430

Microsoft's racing to the bottom with the Lumia range, and has announced the Lumia 430, a $70 smartphone with a surprisingly decent specification, making us wonder why it bothered to launch its sister phones at all.
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Best of both worlds: This mechanical watch has a cool transparent OLED screen

The Kairos smartwatch combines a traditional mechanical movement with a cool transparent OLED screen.
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It’s alive! OnePlus’s OxygenOS will launch on or just before March 27

Smartphone manufacturer OnePlus won't be using CyanogenMod much longer, and has announced OxygenOS, its own custom version of Android destined for its current and future phone range.
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Xiaomi’s going to make Windows Phones, just not in the way you may expect

Microsoft gave Xiaomi a custom version of Windows 10 to send to users, who can install it on their Android phones for testing.
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The Microsoft Band goes on sale in the UK on April 15

To prove it's just as concerned about your health as the competition, Microsoft launched the Microsoft Band and the Health app and platform last year. It has now announced the Band will be sold in the UK, along with other outlets in the U.S..
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This humble smartwatch wants to become the center of your wireless mobile universe

Neptune introduced the Neptune Suite, an entire family of mobile devices controlled by the new Neptune Hub smartwatch.
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Disco Dog is the ideal coat to embarrass your canine pal

Dogs can look really cute in their little winter coats, but what about when you want your canine friend to standout from the crowd? That's when you'll want Disco Dog, a coat covered in flashing LED lights controlled using an app on your phone.
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Microsoft blinded me for an hour, turned my ears into eyes, and blew my mind

Microsoft's working on a clever piece of wearable tech that's designed to help blind people navigate around cities, and open up the world around them.
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Father watches new son’s birth with Samsung’s Gear VR virtual reality headset

Samsung has used the virtual reality world created by the Gear VR headset (and a lot of other cool tech) to make it possible for a father to be present at the birth of his son, despite being 2,500 miles away at the time.
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Facebook’s new rules ban bare buttocks, breasts, and bias

Facebook published an updated version of its Community Guidelines, providing more detail about the content it allows its members to post.
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This drone-shot caving video is so awe-inspiring, it’ll give you chills

In the hands of talented photographers, drones can help produce some stunning aerial footage -- something proven by this incredible video taken at the Hang Son Doong caves in Vietnam.
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Hands on: Intelclinic Neuro:on

Forget alarm clocks, the Neuro:on smart sleep mask will wake you up with an artificial dawn. The prototype still needs work, but it has the potential to change the way we sleep for the better.
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At last, there’s a way to turn your useless dog into a smartphone

Dogs may be man's best friend, but they are relatively useless otherwise. This clever dog collar has GPS and can even house a SIM card, turning your dumb dog into a smart dog. Yes, it is possible to make calls.
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Are you a snob or an idiot? The Apple Watch lets you choose!

The Apple Watch is expensive no matter which model you choose, but that's not going to stop owners of the cheapest model looking, well, cheap. It's all part of Apple's masterplan to bring back the old days of brand snobbery.
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You’ll want this Android-powered smart mirror in your bathroom

Who says smart homes have to be really complicated and expensive? Nick Notham has made his own smart mirror using a selection of easily available parts, and some clever tech know-how, and it's very cool indeed.
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These smartglasses could be worn by NASA astronauts on their way to Mars

NASA is investigating the possibility of issuing astronauts on missions to Mars and to meteors with smartglasses, and it has whittled the competing devices down to one, final option.
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The new Moto E with 4G LTE costs just $100 at Verizon, Sprint, and other prepaid carriers

Motorola has launched an updated version of the budget Moto E smartphone. It comes with 4G LTE connectivity, a Snapdragon processor, a larger screen, and even a basic selfie cam. It's yours for just $150.
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Your cat can finally post to its own Instagram account with the Catstacam

Why should humans have all the fun on Instagram? Well, finally there's a way for cats to share photos from their exciting lives on the social network, using a wearable device called the Catstacam.
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This is the first Vaio Phone, but Sony’s not involved at all

The Vaio name is back, and this time it's attached to a smartphone and not a laptop. Sony sold the brand name off last year, and we're just beginning to see new hardware from its new owners.
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How Google subverted the world’s largest mobile trade show with 124 tiny Android Pins

One thing took Mobile World Congress by storm this year, and it wasn't a phone, tablet or smartwatch. It was Android pin mania, and a crazy-but-amazing collectors culture sprung up around them almost instantly.
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One of the first apps announced for the Apple Watch is a virtual pet

Soon you'll be able to turn your Apple Watch into a virtual pet with the upcoming Hitachi app. Your pet can play ball, eat pizza, or read a book.
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In the future, it may be possible to print your own Will.i.am, says Will.i.am

Singer, entrepreneur, and creative officer at 3D Systems Will.i.am says in the future, we'll be able to 3D print people. Is this ridiculous hyperbole, or does Will.i.am raise an interesting point using an out-there proposition to do so?
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This smartwatch may be fully charged in the time it takes you to clean your teeth

A leak has said Oppo is working on a smartwatch that will have a super-fast charging system, which may see the battery recharged in just five minutes. It sounds impressive, and judging by Oppo's work on smartphone recharging, it's more than plausible.
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Amazing iris scanner lets you unlock your phone and pay bills with your eyes

Delta ID's new ActiveIris Technology scans your iris to verify your identity. It may be coming to phones very soon, too.
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Hands on: Nokia N1 tablet

The Nokia N1 is the famous company's return to the mobile world, although it's not a smartphone, but an Android tablet. Nokia has installed its own Z Launcher, which learns how you use the tablet and adapts it to make the experience faster, given it a sleek design, and a competitive price.
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We saw 100 of Yezz’s wildest ideas for Project Ara modules (and they’re hilarious)

Project Ara is Google's modular phone, which relies on other companies building compatible modules to power it. One company is Yezz, and we got to see some of the wild ideas it has for Ara in the future.
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Hands on: Gionee Elife S7

The Gionee Elife S7 isn't the company's slimmest phone, but it is it's best looking. Shifting focus means Gionee's concentrating on the things that matter - lots of power, a great camera, a long-lasting battery, and an improved user experience. It has worked, and the Elife S7 is shaping up to be the company's breakthrough device.
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Stare to unlock: ZTE’s Grand S3 brings retinal scanning to your phone

Plenty of phones can read a fingerprint to unlock them, but what if you could simply look at your phone to unlock it? The retinal scanning in ZTE’s new Grand S3 makes it possible.
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Hands on: LG Watch Urbane

We put on the Watch Urbane, LG's latest Android Wear watch, which shares the exact same guts as the G Watch R.
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HTC joins the virtual reality race with Vive VR headset

HTC has announced the Vive, a new virtual reality headset designed to take on the Gear VR, and the Oculus Rift. It has partnered with Valve to use the SteamVR platform.
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HTC Grip Hands-on impressions

We go hands on with HTC's first wearable (and first fitness band). The HTC Grip is made in coordination with Under Armour, and packs a