Spotlight: Three gadgets to be launched soon

Oukitel K10000

Chinese smartphone manufacturer Oukitel has taken it upon themselves to solve the battery issue on smartphones. Their solution is a phone with a massive 10,000mAh battery! The company claims that the phone will last up to 10 days on a single charge. Other specifications are decidedly mediocre. You get a 5.5-inch HD display, quad core Mediatek MT6753 processor, 2GB RAM, 16GB storage and dual SIM support. There is a 8MP rear camera, 2MP front camera and it runs Android 5.1. The phone will be available in China from January onwards for about US$240.


Red Scarlet-W

At US$9,950, the Scarlet-W is the cheapest camera offering from Red with 5k video recording. This is the price of the body only. Weighing 1.6kg, the camera uses the company's 13.8Mp CMOS Red Dragon sensor and is capable of recording slow-motion videos in 4k resolution at150 fps and 2K resolutions at 300 fps. You get an interchangeable lens mount, intelligent OLPF system, integrated dual microphones, built-in WiFi and HDMI out. You can pre-book one on www.red.com for US$1,000 while shipping is estimated to commence in February 2016.

PowerUp FPV

Ever wanted to get a head-up display of your airplane or drone? With the PowerUp FPV plane and Google Cardboard, you can now see a live stream of the airplane's viewpoint. The paper plane uses a twin motor module and a 550mAh battery for power. You get 6 paper sheets in the package with x3 airplane designs with which you can create your choice of paper airplane. On top, you'll see a wide-angle VGA camera with swivel support. It can either live stream video or record it to a microSD card. The plane can fly up to 300 feet in the air and you control it using your smartphone. The project is live on Kickstarter and you can pledge US$179 to get one. Estimated delivery is in January 2016.