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Case Marine: 0.25mm-Thick Waterproof Soft Case for iPhone and Galaxy S2

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Gooma a company from Japan has released a soft water-proof case for Apple’s iPhone 4/4S and Samsung’s Galaxy S2. The case which allegedly has a waterproof rating of IPX8 which is the highest class awarded by Japan Industrial standards is only 0.25mm thick. The soft case that is so thin it can fit beneath yet another case without interfering with it is called the Case Marine and it is made from polyurethane with what is called a “special finish” As for the part of the case that covers the screen, it is made from acrylic and according to the marketing blurb, with some “practice” you will be able to slide your phone into it in 5 seconds.

It will apparently keep either your iPhone or Galaxy S2 completely waterproof down to a depth of 10m. For now, there is no word as to whether or not the cases will be making their way over to the US but the company is also in the works for an iPad version of the case which will be priced at 4,000 yen ($50) as opposed to the Premium version of the case for the iPhone and S2 is priced at 3,000 yen ($37) while the Lite version will cost 1,200 yen ($15). If you want to watch the video that thankfully has subtitles, it is embedded above for your viewing pleasure.

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Fairphone 2 Begins To Ship

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fairphone2The Fairphone 2 was first unveiled in June earlier this year, where this particular handset carried a modular design while featuring majority of its components that have been sourced from conflict-free mines. It seems that this particular handset that you can purchase with a clear conscience has begun to ship to those who happen to live across Europe.

Fairphone announced in a blog post, “It’s been almost two years in the making, and some of the earliest buyers have been patiently waiting since July to receive their new phones. As community manager, I want to personally welcome the new batch of Fairphone owners to our community.” The initial 1,000 units are tipped to ship this month, before the other pre-orders follow in January 2016.

In terms of hardware specifications, the Fairphone 2 will run on a Snapdragon 801 chipset, has a 5″ 1080p screen with Gorilla Glass 3 protection, 2GB of RAM, an 8MP camera, with Android 5.1 Lollipop in tow. It will be a dual SIM capable handset with a microSD memory card slot and plays nice with 4G LTE networks, retailing for approximately €525 a pop.

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Xiaomi Mi 5 Carries NFC Feature

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xiaomi-zimiIt looks like the upcoming flagship model from Xiaomi will feature NFC support, at least based on a document that was released by China UnionPay. Just in case you are scratching your head and wondering who China UnionPay is, they happen to be the only domestic payment gateway supplier and card organization, and hence, to see them offer detailed support concerning the newly released NFC-based payment system points to the very real possibility of the upcoming Xiaomi Mi 5 featuring NFC capability.

After all, the Xiaomi Mi 3 was also mentioned on the list, which so happens to feature NFC, and there is no mention of the Xiaomi Mi 4 which does not come with NFC. Still, such a new payment system would be the ideal tool to see the reintroduction of NFC to the flagship model.

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OnePlus X Ceramic Limited Edition Available From Today

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oneplus-x-ceramicOnePlus did make an announcement in the previous month that the Ceramic variant of the OnePlus X will be released on November 24. True to their word, they did exactly that – although only a pitiful number of units were made available, and not only that, this was through a charity auction. Thankfully for the rest of the masses who are on the lookout for this device, it has gone on sale officially already.

Needless to say, this particular variant is available only by an invitation, although do bear in mind that standard OnePlus X invites are not good here – you will still need to snag yourself a specific Ceramic variant invite before you make a purchase. OnePlus is also on the lookout to offer additional methods of picking up this smartphone, although no further details were revealed.

The OnePlus X Ceramic will be available only in select markets, where among them include Europe, India, and Hong Kong. To date, we do know that OnePlus had made only 10,000 units of the handset available. A case of the early bird getting the proverbial worm here?

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