"Our goal is to get more Mods out this year than we did last year, no question," said John Touvannas, Lenovo's Moto Mods director. In truth, we should see many more than 12 new mods for 2017 by the time next year is through. Lenovo will launch an Indiegogo campaign come January to drum up more developer involvement. Those who pitch the best ideas will get a Mods kit with the hardware and software needed to start making their own prototypes, plus help bringing those ideas to market. While Moto didn't spill the beans on what future Mods could look like, executives hinted that the brand would like to go broader and deeper into cameras (like this one with an impressive optical zoom) and explore bringing second screens to Mods (as in, tap a screen on the back of a Mod to pose a selfie through the often-better main camera).

Lenovo Moto is experimenting with all sorts of Mod ideas, like this attachment that helps you take a selfie from the rear camera, rather than the front, "The mods are putting new sensors into phone," said Stephen McDonnell, senior manager of the Moto Mods Ecosystem, "When you attach a JBL speaker to your phone, that's your phone's speaker now."I also got my hands on two new Mods, a Mophie battery Mod and an underwater dream vi iphone case Incipio-made docking station that clips into your car, Here are a few more potential ideas, which may or may not become a reality..

When it comes to Moto Mods, Lenovo's main goal is to spin up a real ecosystem that's vital enough to innovate against Apple and Samsung, and pull the Z family of phones from a niche corner further into the mainstream. Those snap-on accessories for the Moto Z phones aren't going anywhere. In fact, Lenovo Moto phones will soon see many more. Moto is investing big in Mods, those magnetic, snap-on accessories -- like a battery pack and external speaker -- that enhance the Moto Z, Moto Z Force and Moto Z Play. In fact, Lenovo's Moto execs told a small group of journalists this week, the company itself will commit to releasing at least 12 new Moto Mods a year.

Welcome to Moto's headquarters in Chicago, where magnetic Moto Mods are dreamed up and tested, You may recall the JBL Moto Mod that annexes the phone's main speaker and turns the volume up (it also adds a kickstand), This isn't what the finished product looks like, but., ..we see the rig used to help test the Mod's audio quality, Behind every Moto Mod is the MDK, or Mods developer kit, Parts like this mechanical interface let developers solder on parts to work on completely new accessories, The Moto Mods team creates prototypes of their underwater dream vi iphone case own, like this one, with a second touch screen that you can use as a selfie mirror to take photos from the rear camera (rather than from the front-facing camera), Squint and you can see me..

Visit manufacturer site for details. The $129 Acer Iconia One 10 reminds me of the $50 (or £50 in the UK) Amazon Fire tablet; it's not good, but it's good for the price. The price roughly converts to £100 in the UK and AU$170 in Australia. It's a lot cheaper than any iPad and $100 less than another cheap 10-incher, the Amazon Fire HD 10 ($230, £230), which has the same screen resolution. The $200 (roughly £130 or AU$255) Lenovo Tab 2 A10 is the next best thing, offering a sharper screen but not much else.