Muji Smartphone Charging Tray and Bluetooth Speaker

If you're looking for a Jambox-killer you may want to look elsewhere, Muji's Bluetooth Speaker is for the devoted minimalist. Muji's design ethos is in full force here, no excessive bells and whistles, just a tray that hides two powered USB ports for charging and storing your phones and a Bluetooth A2DP-enabled speaker to wirelessly play your music. At the moment the speaker is only available at Muji's Japanese stores, so you'll need to ring up your favorite proxy or cross your fingers and hope we get these Stateside shortly. $60, Muji

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Sony Xperia ZR

Looks like the #underwater hashtag is about to get an influx of photos with Sony's new underwater-friendly Xperia ZR. The new Xperia ZR is an updated version of their much buzzed about Xperia Z smartphone which now has been engineered to be submerged down to 5 feet underwater and be able to stay under for up to 30 minutes. On the hardware end the phone features a 4.6'' OLED screen, 13 Megapixel camera, and a Snapdragon quad-core 1.5GHz processor. Sony

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Nokia Lumia 928

Nokia's latest effort to take on iOS and Android is a new entrant in their Windows-powered Lumia Smartphone range, the 928. The new phone has their much hyped "PureView" photography solution which uses a 8.7 megapixel camera with a Zeiss F/2.0 lens for great low light photography and a big and bright, 334 PPI 4.5 inch OLED display. As for power, the phone has a 1.5GHz dual core processor, 1GB of RAM, and 32GBs of storage. $99 w/ Contract, Nokia

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Facebook Home

The long-rumored Facebook Phone has just been announced and its not quite what you think. Facebook Home is a front-end of sorts for Android that transforms your phone with a simple new UI that seamlessly integrates Facebook's services and applications. One example is the Cover Feed which will replace your lockscreen and home screen to give you instant updates from your friends and family. You'll also see your FB messages pop right onto your screen with the "Chat Heads" feature and notifications will appear right on your screen as well. Home will be available on April 12th and is currently compatible with the HTC One X, HTC One X+, Samsung GALAXY S III and Samsung GALAXY Note II. More devices will be added to the list and will also be pre-installed on exclusive handsets from HTC and AT&T. Facebook

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Samsung Galaxy S4

With Samsung's hype machine in full force, the Korean behemoth announces a new version of their most popular phone, the Samsung Galaxy S4. The new Galaxy will sport a full HD resolution, 5'' inch Super AMOLED 441 ppi screen, Gorilla Glass 3, a 13 Megapixel camera, Eight Core Processor, 2GBs of RAM, 16/32/64GBs of storage, and 4G LTE connectivity. On the software front the phone will launch with Android Jelly Bean as well as a Dual Camera feature for simultaneous use of the front and rear cameras, Air View which lets you hover your finger over the phone to swipe and navigate without touching the screen, and Group Play which lets you share music and photos to another S4 without need for a Wi-Fi or Cellular connection. Available worldwide this April. Samsung

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HTC One

2013's first phone to beat comes from HTC and they're not messing around. The Android-powered HTC One will feature a 1080p 4.7'' inch 468ppi screen, Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon 600 quad-core processor, 2GBs of RAM, 32GB-64GBs of storage, lightweight aluminum unibody construction, front facing speakers, and a light-devouring "Ultrapixel" f/2.0 camera for better performance in low-light situations. HTC

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Vertu TI

New Samsung Galaxy lacking a bit in the opulence department? Time to break out the Black Card for Vertu's new Android-powered TI smartphone. Handmade in England, the leather and titanium phones feature an incredible 3.7'' sapphire screen, 8MP camera, 64GBs of storage, Bang and Olufsen-tuned acoustics, and of course, with a press of the new Vertu "Key" you have access to their range of lifestyle and concierge services. $9,600-$19,900, Vertu

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Mophie Juice Pack Helium

Instagram addiction draining your battery? Mophie's new Juice Pack Helium for the iPhone 5 adds 80% extra battery life so you can Instagram to your heart's content. Its also thinner and lighter than the usual chunky battery cases and will hit store shelves this March. $80, Mophie

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BlackBerry Q10

Google or Apple still haven't convinced you to ditch your QWERTY keyboard? Then you'll be happy to know that BlackBerry is still keeping physical keyboards alive with their newly announced Q10. The Q10 is everything you love about the classic BlackBerry form factor, but with their new BlackBerry 10 platform, 720x720 edge-to-edge glass AMOLED touch display, "glass weave" back cover, and 4G LTE connectivity. BlackBerry

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BlackBerry Z10

With a rough few years behind them, Research in Motion is hoping their next major development restores the luster back to the once mighty BlackBerry. To do this, the company is hoping to revinvent themselves with the launch of the new BlackBerry Z10, the BlackBerry 10 operating system, and a new company name, BlackBerry. The new OS brings a bigger focus on social media integration, slick multi-tasking, and multimedia while keeping the robust productivity and messaging system that put BlackBerry on the map. RIM is launching the platform with the BlackBerry Z10, a slim smartphone that features a 4.2'' 1280x768, 356 ppi screen, 16GBs of storage, Dual Core 1.5GHz processor, 2GBs of RAM, microSD storage, 8 megapixel camera with F/2.2 lens, 2 megapixel front camera, and 4G LTE connectivity. BlackBerry

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