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100 Xperia Zs used on walkway for fashion/tech project Aug 13th 2013, 18:02, by Dima Aryeh What do you get when you combine 100 Sony Xperia Z smartphones and a fashion video? Apparently, some crazy flashing lights and an interesting combination of 100 photos taken at once. Ryan Hopkinson created this project to utilizes a large spiral walkway with devices attached. The Xperia Z phones were programmed to take photos, flash LEDs and change screens colors on command. During the digital light show, a male model walks the runway while layers of clothing are ripped away. The smartphones take photos synchronously, creating an interesting effect when combined. Though the video includes very little technology aside from that awesome spiral of phones, it’s still pretty cool to watch. The making-of video is a little more in-depth, highlighting the programming and attachment of the phones. I think it’s pretty clever, even if it doesn’t really detail any solid reasons to buy a Sony Xperia Z. Watch the videos and tell us what you think! Moto X sold on Play Store won't be Google Play edition, will keep custom software Aug 13th 2013, 17:00, by Dima Aryeh When the Moto X was announced, many people were incredibly disappointed. Most of that disappointment didn’t stem from hardware or features, but price. Charging a high-end price for a phone that’s not quite high-end did not seem right to many, and we understand. However, some held out hope that the Google Play edition of the device would be Moto X’s saving grace in the enthusiast sector. Thinking about it, a Google Play edition of the Moto X makes very little sense. The device already runs a build of Android that’s fairly close to stock, so AOSP fans should be fairly happy with the stock ROM as it is. Plus, taking out its “always listening” features would be ridiculous, considering how much hardware they dedicated to it. The Moto X8 chip would be rendered useless. Luckily, Guy Kawasaki has confirmed that the Moto X that will be sold on the Play Store won’t be a Google Play edition. Instead, Google will be selling the same device that’s going out to carriers, extra software features and all. While this is great news to us, the most important detail is still unknown, and that is the price. Not many will pay $600 for a Moto X, so they’ll need to price it very well. If Motorola’s near-stock ROM isn’t good enough for some AOSP enthusiasts, that’s fine! It’s rumored that Motorola will be making the next Nexus phone, so you may get your AOSP Motorola needs fulfilled soon. We’ll see when Google announces the new Nexus phone, won’t we? Are you happy that Motorola will keep its software features on the Google Play Moto X? Or would you rather have real AOSP? Leave a comment!

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