

Like the projector mod, this too has a built-in kickstand, and can charge as it plays using a USB-C connection. The Moto Insta-Share Projector snaps easily onto your Moto Z phone so you can immediately start sharing holiday photos or that video everyones talking about.It. It offers 6W stereo sound, 80-decibel volume and 10-hour battery life. The JBL speaker does exactly what you think it does. The projector will also output audio to an external stereo using Bluetooth or the USB-C so you aren't stuck with the phone's rinkydink native speaker. Its onboard battery allows for an hour of showtime, though you if you want you can plug the phone into a wall charger via its USB-C connection. The Moto Insta-Share Projector (MISP, for short) combines a built-in kickstand with a teensy 50-lumen lamp that can beam a 70-inch image onto nearby walls. Lenovo has already built a projector into a tablet, so it's not a huge surprise to now see Motorola creating a snap-on pico projector case. There will be three Mods available at launch: a projector, "party speaker" and an external battery. These add-ons, collectively dubbed MotoMods, snap onto the handset using a quartet of magnets and draw their power/data through a 6Gbps multi-pin connection. Following on the heels of the LG G5 and Google's " Project Ara" concept, Motorola today unveiled its new Moto Z flagship, which makes use of various modular accessories. This mod might not be worth its full $199 price tag, but if you like the novelty of printing photos straight from your phone and sticking them anywhere (thanks to its adhesive back), then Polaroid’s mod is worth considering.Google isn't the only company working on modular smartphones. For example, hot pink and yellow registered as pastels. Darker tones showed up more accurately, while brighter colors appeared faded. All of the prints were undersaturated, though some filters were able to mitigate this. Unfortunately, when we tested this mod, our prints were a mixed bag. Link your social media accounts and add filters with the Polaroid Insta-Share app. Shoot images using Polaroid’s capture button or snap directly from your Moto Z's camera to produce 2 x 3-inch prints. At 6 x 2.9 x 0.8 inches, Polaroid's mod isn't as bulky as those old cameras, and it only adds 6.6 ounces to the weight of your phone when you attach the mod. Motorola's Polaroid Insta-Share Printer is a blast from the past, taking you back to the days when instant cameras churned out photos right after you pressed the shutter button.

On a positive note, the Moto Smart Speaker makes it easier to listen to all your Amazon digital purchases for a great hands-free experience. While having Alexa available to answer queries was helpful, if you care about audio more so than having a virtual assistant, the JBL SoundBoost 2 is a better alternative for half the price. Playing music on the Moto Smart Speaker sounds tinny, and any song with bass lacked potency. The sound is loud enough to fill a small- to medium-sized room, but audio quality isn’t high enough to justify the price. When we used the Moto Smart Speaker, though, we found audio playback to be underwhelming. The mod promises up to 15 hours of battery life from its own built-in battery, so it's able to keep up with long-lasting phones like the Moto Z Play and Z2 Force. All the questions you'd ask at home can be fielded by your phone, and the speaker's four far-field microphones are sure to pick up any of your requests no matter how far away you are from your phone. The voice-powered Alexa assistant goes everywhere you do when you attach the Moto Smart Speaker with Amazon Alexa onto your Moto Z.
