LG AKA: the smartphone with eyes !!!!!!

LG has its back in the race in recent years thanks smartphones interesting in many respects. Today the brand is to risk a stunner: AKA, which has the distinction of having digital eyes to transcribe emotions.

LG, and it is to his credit, took a risk on the G2, G3 then deporting physical buttons on the back of the device, the brand continues to innovate today by presenting the AKA, a smartphone with two large digital eyes placed on top of the machine, when the phone is in standby.

The idea is to give real personality to the terminal and allow the user to act with him, as he would with another person. Without going that far, let's say the thing to a small side that meets Tamagotchi, via animation, the actions of the user, for example if it is placed before the front camera. There are more dedicated applications.

four persons

AKA The range consists of four phones that have the only difference that their names and colors: Wooky, Eggy, Soul and Yoyo, respectively white, yellow, blue and pink. As expected, each has it own personality and look. Soul like for example music and Eggy "easily falls in love" in the words of the mark cited by cnet.com. We can change character by changing hull, it is automatically recognized by a small chip present in the latter.

LG has gone far enough in its approach even inventing a story around its characters are actually saving the world from an alien invasion. A gamefication not devoid of economic interest, since it can earn points by buying accessories for example, or by carrying out various actions, such as AKA locate other users. These can then be translated into rewards in real life.

Features mid-range

The Tamagotchi function is the only real differentiating element of AKA, since the characteristics are in line with what is typically found in mid-range devices, starting with a 5-inch display of 1280 x 720 pixels.

There is also a quad-core 1.2GHz processor, 1.5GB RAM, 16GB dedicated storage (expandable via SD card, 128GB Max) and a battery of 2160 mAh. It also supports 4G runs Android KikKat. Finally, the phone embeds sensors and 8 MP 2.1 for the picture.

The strange smartphone is currently planned in South Korea for $ 500,000 won, or about 365 euros. It is not known if he will be offered elsewhere.