Kiran Upadhyay

Want a cheap, high-end Android smartphone? The recently released $350  BLU Life Pure  strikes a great balance between price and performance for an unlocked phone. But can it beat out stiff competition from similarly priced superphones, such as the  Nexus 5 ? To find out, we purchased a review unit. Now that we’re done with testing, we’re giving it away to one very lucky reader. Read through our review, then join the giveaway to win this BLU Life Pure smartphone for yourself! Pricing and Comparison to Nexus 5 In terms of price-to-performance, the BLU Life Pure offers great value. But how does it stack up to the comparably-priced Nexus 5? Hardware GPU : PowerVR SGX 544MP CPU : MTK6589T, scales between 497.2MHz to 1.5GHz, quad core Screen display : 5-inch IPS screen with 1920×1080 441 PPI Glass type :  One Glass Solution  with scratch protective lamination RAM : 2GB Storage : 32GB Camera : 13 megapixel 4032 x 3224 with LED flash Front facing camera : 5 megap

Every once in a while, there’s a Kickstarter project that puts us all on our feet. It happened with the  Pebble  (which  we reviewed ), the  OUYA  (which we reviewed) and the  Oculus Rift  (which we also reviewed); and to some extent, it also happened with the  3Doodler  — a 3D pen that shoots actual plastic instead of ink. While the 3Doodler didn’t raise $10 million on Kickstarter like the Pebble, it did surpass its initial $30,000 goal by a huge margin, ending up with over $2 million in pledges. Not only that, but the 3Doodler creators managed to ship the pens relatively on time, avoiding colossal PR failures in the form of endless delays or the release of a the product on Best Buy before shipping it to backers. The last batch of 3Doodlers are still being sent to Kickstarter backers, but you can pre-order it now for $99 and expect to receive it around March. For $99, you will also receive 50 strands of colorful plastic to feed into the 3Doodler pen. But if this seems like too