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If you use the Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone, and is that a lot of time away from an outlet you may be looking for options that help your device from longer. A company called EnerPlex has unveiled a new case for the Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone called the EnerPlex Surfr that has an internal battery […]

When you’re looking to purchase something online, there are a lot of different aspects to factor in. The validity of the website, how much information is provided, and possibly most importantly of all, what it looks like. Maybe you need a size or color comparison, but a bad photo doesn’t tell you everything you need to know.

If you’re looking to auction off some of your stuff on eBay or are wanting to start selling products online in general, you’re going to need to make sure you’re taking good photos. The best option would be to get 360 degree views of it, but taking all of those photos, editing them, and putting them together can be a pain. Well, until the Zcapture came along that is.

This is an open source 360 product photography device that will let you go from snapping photos to posting them online within about 15 minutes. Of course, that’s what they say on their page, which means that’s the normal time for someone who is a bit more proficient at the process. There is a mini version which will cost you around $150, or you can get the full version for around $480. Both of these come with the software license for life with all updates. While it’s a pretty hefty purchase, it can be quite useful to those who do product photos regularly. It’s compatible with just about every camera, and for those of you that know how to do it, can tweak this device as you see fit.

Available for crowd funding on Kickstarter
[ Zcapture is open source product photography at its easiest copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]

While Alcatel might not necessarily be a name one thinks of when it comes to smartphones and tablets (admittedly they did pretty well for themselves during the days of feature phones), it does not mean that the company should stop trying and thanks to a recently leaked press render, thanks to @evleaks, it seems that we might be able to look forward to new Alcatel OneTouch Pop tablets in the near future. These tablets appear to be part of the company’s OneTouch Pop family where previously they had released smartphones under that lineup. Those phones were of the budget variety and were destined for emerging markets in Asia, so it is possible that the same could be said for these upcoming tablets as well.

The press render shows a variety of colors that the tablets will be available in, although the backplates are removable so for those of you looking to switch things up, you will be able to swap colors when you feel like it. No word on pricing, specs, or availability, but like we said, if these tablets are of the same family as the budget OneTouch Pop smartphones, we expect that it will be affordable, but don’t expect killer specs just yet. Either way we’ll keep our eyes and ears peeled for more information regarding these tablets, so be sure to check back with us in the future for more updates!

Alcatel OneTouch Pop Tablets Leaked original content from Ubergizmo.

Planning on getting your hands on the late-2013 MacBook Pros? Perhaps you might want to hold off on your purchase just yet, at least until Apple has issued an update that will address some of the recent bugs that have been reported lately. According to several user reports, the late-2013 MacBook Pros are facing bugs on their brand new laptops whereby both the 13” and 15” models are giving them problems, suggesting that this is most likely software related as opposed to hardware. The reports claim that both models are experiencing instances where the keyboard and trackpad of their laptops are freezing up, rendering them unusable and where a hard reset through the power button on the laptops is required to get the trackpad and keyboard working again.

There have also been reports where users are running into problems trying to install Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 via Boot Camp on their computers. The problem is apparently with the partition Boot Camp creates, and this affects a variety of installation methods, such as through USB drive and DVD installation through the use of an external drive like SUperDrive. Apple has yet to officially acknowledge these issues and has yet to release a statement on the matter, so for now Apple users experiencing these issues will have to attempt to sort it out themselves and wait for Apple to release an update that will deal with the problem.

Late 2013 MacBook Pros Experiencing Keyboard And Trackpad Freezes original content from Ubergizmo.