Nextbit, a mobile developer that was created by former Google, Apple, Amazon, and HTC employees, has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for its new Android smartphone, Robin.
It offers 32GB of internal storage alongwith 100GB of online storage absolutely free. If the Robin determines that you may not need something on your phone because you don’t use it often, it will automatically upload the content to the cloud. The infinite storage “smarter” smartphone’s Kickstarter campaign is already well past its funding goal of $500,000 with 28 days left to go.
The idea behind the Nextbit Robin is that rather than you having to decide what to keep in the cloud, the software does it for you in a seamless and autonomous way.
Speaking of hardware, the Robin is a uniquely designed mid-range Android phone. While that’s nothing new, what sets Robin apart is that it learns from you, adapts to you, and does the clean up for you. Tapping on a removed app re-downloads and installs the app from Nextbit’s cloud, merges it with the personal data stored on the phone, and launches.
As the Robin offloads data and apps not regularly accessed by users into the cloud, they remain accessible but do not take up storage space needed by more regularly accessed apps and files. Nextbit Robin will hit general retail in Q1 2016, for $399 (£260). “And when you want any of it, you’ll get it back just it was before”. Nextbit insists its solution is superior, however, as it seamlessly backs things up whenever ideal conditions are met (Wi-Fi connection, phone is plugged in) and users don’t have to remember to open an app to make sure their photos are backed up.
The Robin is Nextbit’s first phone, but the developers have been involved in the production of phones including the HTC One M7 and M8, along with earlier phones including the HTC Evo and G1.
Everyone’s had their phone run out of storage before and it’s frustrating as hell trying to figure out what to delete. Robin’s reliance on cloud-based storage could provide an answer to consumers who are frustrated by the lack of microSD slots on modern devices, or those who constantly run out of space.
Nextbit’s CEO Tom Moss says that the company is trying to do something different to tackle what he calls “phone fatigue”. Nextbit has built Robin on this cloud USP and thus it is very unlikely that the company would try to make some extra bucks by offering more space. The back of the phone is home to a 13-megapixel rear camera with phase detection autofocus and RAW support as as well as four LEDs that light up when you’re connected to the cloud.
The team from Nextbit also said that this tech could be used for other purposes, such as optimizing your photos for you or maintaining the out-of-the-box speed you get on a new phone, but reps refrained from making any concrete promises.
Via: [4ever3blog]
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