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One of the rumored features we have been hearing about for the GoPro HERO5 is voice control, in which users will be able to activate the camera and have it perform certain tasks through the power of your voice. GoPro has yet to make the HERO5 official, but it looks like as far as action cameras are concerned, Garmin has beaten GoPro to the punch.

The company has announced their latest action camera, the Garmin Virb Ultra 30, which as you can see in the image above is small and compact and almost GoPro-ish. It will also come with voice controls so users can tell the camera when to start and stop recording, a useful feature if you have the camera mounted on a harness or on your helmet, or if your hands are full.

Granted Garmin isn’t necessarily a name you might associate with cameras, but on paper the Virb Ultra 30 is no slouch. In fact a lot of its features seem to be features that many would have expected from the HERO5, such as an LCD touchscreen display, 4K video recording at 30fps, 3-axis image stabilization, and also the ability to livestream directly to YouTube.

There is also built-in GPS and sensors that will show the user how far, fast, or high their movements are, great if you’re planning on skydiving or snowboarding or other kinds of sports. Unfortunately it does not come cheap as it is priced at $500 and is available for purchase starting today.

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So, you happen to grow up on a steady diet of Blizzard Entertainment’s digital fare, and have thoroughly enjoyed the likes of franchises such as Diablo, Starcraft and of course, Warcraft. For those Warcraft fans out there, if you are one who is for the Horde, then you would do well to adorn your home with the $39.99 Warcraft – Horde Strongbox. After all, this is one limited edition chest of goodies that will celebrate your Warcraft faction, with only 2,500 of these produced per faction as a ThinkGeek creation and exclusive.

It will come with its fair share of real-world loot, allowing you to drink your favorite hot beverage (cold ones will do just fine as well) for the Horde, or perhaps to swipe your badge for the Horde, and to seal all of the envelopes with a classy Crush Your Enemies wax seal — kisses not required. The 12 oz. Horde mug, a snap-closure Horde wristguard that measures 17″ long, a repeat-print lanyard with quick-release clip and swivel clip, a two-sided metal keychain with split ring, a huge “Crush Your Enemies” wax seal stamp and one stick of red sealing wax will make up the Warcraft – Horde Strongbox.
[ Warcraft – Horde Strongbox shows off which faction you support copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]

Thermal imaging — now this is a catchword that will certainly evoke a sense of superiority if a particular device carries such a feature. After all, for the moment, the standard bearer of higher end smartphone models would be a fingerprint scanner for security purposes, while an iris recognition system is also starting to catch on for yet another layer of security. The Cat S60 smartphone comes with a very unique idea — that it will carry an integrated thermal camera, now how about that?

The Cat S60 smartphone is touted to be the first smartphone in the world that will sport an integrated thermal camera, now how about that? Not only that, the Cat S60 also carries the boast of being the world’s most waterproof smartphone, which is something that some of us might be nervous to test out in the first place.

The Cat S60 will feature an embedded thermal camera from FLIR, where Cat S60 owners will then be able to make use of their smartphones in a range of cases, including detecting heat loss around windows and doors, spotting moisture and missing insulation, identifying over-heating electrical appliances and circuitry, finding leaks in underfloor heating and seeing through obscurants like smoke. Makes it sound as though you have gained superpowers around the home or at the office, doesn’t it?

Its integrated thermal camera will visualize heat that is invisible to the naked eye, highlighting temperature contrasts. It is so sensitive, it can pick up heat and measure surface temperatures up to a distance of around 30 meters, not to mention to see through obscurants such as smoke.

As for its waterproof capability, the Cat S60 will be so up to depths of up to 5 meters for one hour, which means it is good to bring with you while you are snorkeling. One thing is for sure though, the Cat S60 is not going to be that cheap, but neither will it be out of reach, since an unlocked device will retail for £529.99 a pop. Other hardware specifications include drop proof ability to 1.8m according to MIL Spec 810G, a 4.7″ HD capacitive multi-touch with auto wet finger & glove support, a 3,800mAh battery, a 13MP camera at the back with a 5MP front-facing camera, 4G LTE support, a Snapdragon 617 octa-core processor, 32GB of internal memory and 3GB of RAM, and Android 6.0 Marshmallow in tow.

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[ Cat S60 smartphone sports an integrated thermal camera copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]

The trolley problem is a classic thought experiment in ethics, which asks you to imagine a trolley headed toward a track that five people are bound to. If you pull a lever, you can redirect the trolley to another track, where one person is bound. Do you do nothing at all and watch five people die? Or pull the lever, change fate and be personally responsible for the death of one person?

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We have been hearing rumors about the Moto Z Play and a new Hasselblad Moto Mod, and it looks like Lenovo/Motorola came through during IFA because they have officially announced both the Moto Z Play and the Hasselblad True Zoom Moto Mod, which by the way can also be used with the other Moto Z models in case you were wondering.

Starting with the Moto Z Play, what can we expect? If you have been following the news, chances are you already know something about it, but in case you haven’t, here’s a quick rundown of its specs. The handset will feature a 5.5-inch Full HD Super AMOLED display. Under the hood, a 2.0GHz octa-core processor can be found accompanied by 3GB of RAM.

It will also come with a 16MP rear-facing camera with laser autofocus and will be available this September. There will also be the Moto Z Play Droid Edition for those who are on Verizon. The unlocked price is set at $450, while the Verizon version will cost customers $17 a month over the next 24 months.

As for the Hasselblad True Zoom, this is a Moto Mod that will play nicely with the Moto Z handsets. It features a 10x optical zoom lens and Xenon flash. It has its own dedicated shutter button, physical zoom controls, and can even shoot in RAW. Users will also gain access to Hasselblad’s Phocus software for editing their images, and will also be given free two years of original quality storage on Google Photos. It will not come cheap and it is priced at $299.

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