The highly anticipated CES 2021 is underway and the brands have already started unveiling their latest products and innovations. TCL has also announced their products at CES 2021.
TCL’s first commercially available Wearable Display glasses have been launched today. this is the first commercially available follow-up to Project Archery.
The TCL Wearable Display is a light and stylish pair of glasses that come with dual 1080p Full HD micro OLED displays built-in. Users can enjoy a 140-degree inch view from 4 meters away, from virtually anywhere and with a density of 49 pixels-per-degree (PPD), the visuals are incredibly vivid and sharp.
The TCL Wearable Display can be connected to hundreds of smartphones, tablets, laptops and 2-in-1 PCs from most manufacturers whose devices have a display port over USB-C that can support 1080p resolution.
When you have successfully connected the TCL Wearable Device to your device, the wearable device enables you to watch movies, play games and more from at home, on the road, or anywhere else. It allows you to enjoy a truly immersive experience.
The TCL Wearable Display will be commercially available later this year in select markets. More details will come closer to launch. Keep an eye here! We will update it as soon as it is revealed officially.
The world-renowned TV maker TCL has announced its Google TV™ series launch in 2021 to TCL customers, starting in the United States and later in other parts of the world. It is known to bring affordable Smart Android TVs around the globe and so this new TV series Google’s new OS seems to be much more promising.
TCL Google TVs will combine TCL’s industry-leading display technologies, such as Mini-LED, 8K and QLED, with Google’s new entertainment experience, to help users discover and access the content they love in stunning definition on the latest TCL screens more easily than ever before.
“The introduction of TCL Google TVs will take our partnership with Google to the next level,” said Kevin Wang, CEO of TCL Industrial Holdings and TCL Electronics. “Our theme at CES this year is ‘Experience More’ and by combining cutting-edge displays with smart and convenient content powered by Google, I am confident we will allow people around the world to do just that in 2021.”
“We are excited to partner with TCL to bring Google TV to customers around the world. Google TV is a more helpful and delightful TV experience that helps users find the content they love,” said Shobana Radhakrishnan, Senior Engineering Director, Google TV.
TCL Google TVs brings together movies, shows, live TV, and more from across apps and subscriptions and organizes them for each user. It offers personalized recommendations so TCL users can discover new things to watch. Users can even ask Google to find movies and shows, answer questions, and control smart home devices with their voice on TCL’s big screens.
HP is known to have one of the most promising business laptop series in the form of the Elite Dragonfly range and it has updated the G2 model and brought a new Dragonfly Max laptop as part of its huge CES 2021 launch. Powered by the latest 11th Gen Intel Tiger Lake processors, these new laptops are the most promising ones for the year. 5G connectivity is an additional boost and future-proofing as well.
Going deeper, both the Dragonfly G2 and Dragonfly Max are coming with a 13.3-inch display. The G2 model is powered by an Intel i3 Tiger Lake processor and it’s the only option available. Whereas you can choose between i5 and i7 Tiger Lake processors as per your requirement to power the Dragonfly Max laptop. For memory, the company offers up to 32GB of RAM and up to 2TB M.2 SSD storage availability. The common specs list further includes the ports – a USB 3.1 charging port, two USB-C Thunderbolt 3 port, an HDMI 1.4b port, and the support for Nano-SIM.
Coming back to the display part, Dragonfly Max has only an HD 13.3-inch screen. But the G2 model can be configured with HD or 4K resolution. In both cases, you will get HP’s privacy-oriented screen which restricts the people passing by to snoop on the screen.
For video conferencing, a 5MP webcam is added to the Max and a 1.2MP webcam to the G2. Instead of the manual shutter, HP adds a dedicated button to activate or deactivate the webcam. Besides all, Max is also equipped with four wide-array microphones for an even better conference and calling experience.
Dragonfly G2
According to HP, both the HP Dragonfly G2 and Dragonfly Max will hit the market before the end of this January, though didn’t mention the pricing details yet. Last but not the least, HP Elite Dragonfly Max is now available in a Black color variant too.
Bosch is counting on AIoT (Applying AI to IoT data) and taking advantage of the possibilities offered by data, artificial intelligence (AI), and the internet of things (IoT) to benefit people and the environment with technical solutions. “We combine AI and connectivity to form the AIoT, which helps us improve energy efficiency and fight the coronavirus,” says Michael Bolle, Bosch board of management member, according to Bosch’s official Press Release. “AIoT offers enormous potential. We are already unlocking this potential and plan to expand our efforts in the future.” At the virtual tech trade fair CES 2021, Bosch will be presenting intelligent, sustainable solutions for health, living, and mobility under the tagline “Sustainable #LikeABosch”.
The world’s first self-learning AI sensor for wearables and hearables in fitness tracking is among the innovations Bosch is debuting at the tech show. There’s no longer any need for an internet connection during an exercise session since the AI runs on the sensor itself (edge AI), – this improves energy efficiency and data privacy.
Vivalytic screen with new software. Image: Bosch
Bosch is also presenting a sensor that measures factors such as air quality (information about the concentration of aerosols in the air) and relative humidity – data that has become especially important in the fight against the coronavirus. Bosch’s AI-enabled security cameras make it possible for them to execute a wide array of customer-specific applications, where it measures body temperature contactless, anonymously, and with high precision – and a deviation of maximum half a degree. These cameras are equipped enough to detect whether the number of people in a shop complies with the prevailing coronavirus restrictions using a software solution for the open camera platform of the Bosch startup Security and Safety Things. This platform is one of four Bosch solutions singled out this year as it was designated a 2021 CES® Innovation Award Honoree.
A portable hemoglobin monitor, which is well suited for regions that have insufficient access to medical care, can detect anemia by means of a finger scan. Equipped with AI, the device delivers a result within 30 seconds – no lab test or blood draw necessary.
Sample evaluation. Image: Bosch
The coronavirus PCR test on the Bosch Vivalytic testing device now delivers results even more quickly: laboratories, doctors’ offices, nursing homes, and hospitals can evaluate five samples simultaneously in 39 minutes – technology literally “invented for life.” According to Bosch, positive samples can be detected even in under 30 minutes.
Sustainable #LikeABosch
A study recently published in Germany indicated that AIoT can go beyond health applications to support climate action as well and could help get the country nearly halfway to achieving the Paris Agreement emissions targets (source: Accenture).
Bosch’s tagline for this year’s CES – “Sustainable #LikeABosch” – highlights how everyone can do their part to protect the environment with sustainable products. Bosch is itself leading by example as according to the company’s calculations, all its 400 locations worldwide have been carbon neutral since 2020. “The next step for Bosch is to address emissions along the entire value chain, from procurement to product use,” Bolle says. In that vein, the German company has achieved the feat of being the first automotive supplier to join the Science Based Targets initiative with a specific and ambitious goal, which is to cut upstream and downstream CO2 emissions by 15 percent by 2030. The non-profit Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) has added Bosch to its A List
Bosch has already deployed its cloud-based energy platform, at more than 100 locations. This platform applies intelligent algorithms to reduce the energy consumption of machines and thus increase the efficiency of production processes. Thus, Bosch has made a major contribution to improving energy efficiency – the main lever in the company’s efforts to go carbon neutral.
Digital and sustainable is the way forward: into the pole position withindustrial AI
“We want to be the leading AIoT company in every area that we operate in,” Bolle explains. For AI to improve the lives of people and help limit climate change, trust in AI is the most important prerequisite. To this end, Bosch has shown reliance on industrial AI, which explains the physical world to machines – instead of teaching them how to behave like people. Nonetheless, the required ethical guidelines have been drawn up by Bosch, an AI code of ethics that centers on the idea that humans always retain control.
Image: Bosch
In addition to improving energy efficiency in manufacturing, the Stuttgart-based company is systematically adding connectivity to its products for buildings and mobility to help consumers save energy. One of these products is an energy manager, which when combined with a heat pump and photovoltaic system cuts energy consumption by up to 60 percent, offered for use in private homes. In the mobility sphere, services such as Battery in the Cloud can help drivers of electric vehicles. It uses smart software analysis to reduce battery wear by up to 20 percent.
Expertise to help explore the moon: aiming high with Bosch AI
As part of NASA’s Tipping Point program, Astrobotic and WiBotic as well as the University of Washington have joined forces with Bosch to research and develop a unique technology to intelligently navigate and wirelessly charge small robots for operation on the moon. According to Bosch, its “researchers working on the project in Pittsburgh and Silicon Valley are contributing their expertise in AI-based intelligent data analysis and wireless connectivity solutions. The resulting findings will flow into the further development of Bosch AIoT solutions back on earth.”
The potential AIoT offers and the key role sustainability plays in it is clearly shown. “Only companies that pursue sustainability today and unlock the enormous potential of AIoT, will be successful tomorrow,” Bolle says.
Bosch at the all-digital CES 2021:
PRESS CONFERENCE: Monday, January 11, 2021, from 14:00 to 14:30 CET (08:00 to 08:30 EST) with Dr. Michael Bolle, member of the board of management, Robert Bosch GmbH, and Mike Mansuetti, president of Bosch North America, at Bosch Media Service.
VIRTUAL BOOTH: January 12–February 15, 2021, at www.ces.tech.
FOLLOW the Bosch CES 2021 highlights on Twitter: #BoschCES.
DEEP-DIVE SESSIONS WITH BOSCH EXPERTS: January 12 – February 15, 2021, at www.ces.tech.
HP has launched its two new travel backpacks, both are well capable to carry a laptop. Both the HP Renew Travel Bag and Renew Travel Backpack are made from 97% and 72% recycled material, respectively, offering style as well as sustainability to the commuters and travelers.
Talking about the HP Renew 15.6-inch Travel Backpack, it can carry up to a 15.6-inch laptop. For carrying your different commodities, it has a large main compartment, nine internal pockets, four external pockets (one of which is on the right strap for quick access, and one key fob), and most importantly, this bag is water-resistant.
HP Renew Travel Backpack
Carrying a bag for a long time needs good padding in the straps for the sake of the shoulder. That’s why it features a lot of paddings, such as a padded handle, two padded shoulder straps, a thickly padded back panel, and a sternum strap that will ease the load off your back.
These paddings are not only good for your shoulder but also for your fragile products inside the bag. Regarding dimension, this backpack measures 430 mm x 290 mm x 140 mm (16.93 in x 11.42 in x 5.51 in) when unpacked.
HP Renew Travel Backpack
Next, coming to the other product is the HP Renew 15.6-inch Travel Bag. It is also a laptop bag that can carry a 15.6-inch laptop in its main compartment. For carrying your different products, it offers nine internal pockets, three external pockets, and one large compartment in the shoulder-slung satchel.
This bag is also water-resistant and interior padding is similar to what we’ve seen in that backpack. Regarding dimension, this backpack measures 395 mm x 80 mm x 275 mm (15.55 in x 3.15 in x 10.83 in) when unpacked.
HP Renew Travel Bag
As per the pricing and availability, both the products will be available in February starting at a price tag of US$49.
The CES 2021 is underway and all the big brands are busy in introducing their latest innovative techs in front of the world.
Samsung has been a pioneer in bringing in innovative techs coupled with Artificial Intelligence. They have been carrying out researches in various fields related to AI and robotics innovation.
Samsung has now unveiled 3 AI robots in CES 2021. They have seven global AI research centres to advance technology, which help them to research on AI and have now come up with new smart home experiences.
The new bots enabled with AI can do many tasks ranging from washing machines that optimize water usage, detergents, and wash cycles, to TVs with a Quantum AI Processor that can upscale HD content into pristine 8K resolution.
The 3 AI robots Samsung introduced in CES 2021:
JetBot 90 AI+: Coming to the US 1H 2021, this new vacuum cleaner uses object recognition technology to identify and classify objects to decide the best cleaning path. LiDAR and 3D sensors allow JetBot 90 AI+ to avoid cables and small objects, while still cleaning hard-to-reach corners in your home. Also outfitted with a camera, JetBot 90 AI+ is integrated with the SmartThings app to assist you with home monitoring.
Samsung Bot™ Care: The latest development in Samsung’s growing robotics lineup, Samsung Bot™ Care is designed to use AI to recognize and respond to your behaviour. It will be able to act as both a robotic assistant and companion, helping to take care of the details in your life. It will also learn your schedule and habits and send you reminders to help guide you throughout your busy day.
Samsung Bot™ Handy: Also in development, Samsung Bot™ Handy will rely on advanced AI to recognize and pick up objects of varying sizes, shapes and weights, becoming an extension of you and helping you with work around the house. Samsung Bot™ Handy will be able to tell the difference between the material composition of various objects, utilizing the appropriate amount of force to grab and move around household items and objects, working as your trusted partner to help with house chores like cleaning up messy rooms or sorting out the dishes after a meal.
Samsung is also working towards developing other tangible applications of AI technologies for daily life. Samsung is continuing to build on its Samsung Bot™ Retail, which would guide users outside the home in retail environments, and GEMS, Samsung’s health-focused exoskeleton as mobility aide.
These innovations allow robots and robotic devices to co-exist with humans. These AI robots enhances their lives and caters to a variety of lifestyles and different environments.
mAIrobotics AI Thermal Scanner & DreamVu Social Distancing Camera to be First Line of Defense Amidst Reopening and the new norm.
Philadelphia, PA – January 11, 2021 – MorpheusTEK, a leading robotics sensor and technology supplier, partnered with DreamVu, a leader in omnidirectional 3D vision, as well as mAIrobotics, a leader of core multi-modal AI robotics technology, today announced at the 2021 CES Virtual Conference the launch of a series of groundbreaking CovidTECH social distancing and monitoring technologies that bring a whole new meaning to safety in the workplace.
As America and the rest of the world battle the COVID-19 and adapt to the new norm, reducing risk remains the main priority. Employers strive to protect their patrons, whether they be healthcare providers, manufacturing facility operators, daycare and school administrators, or government and non-profit organization leaders, building owners, retailers, and facilities managers. Their resources to do just this have remained limited by manually operated devices, until now.
“Currently there are limited options available to building owners, managers, and employers to ensure people are safe,” says Phil Hennessy, CEO of MorpheusTEK. “With the advanced AI-enabled and fully automated body temperature technology from mAIrobotics and the cutting-edge social distancing and people flow monitoring technology from DreamVu, buildings can now use technology to easily and accurately monitor and take action for safety”.
The DreamVu PAL Omnidirectional 3D Vision System for Social Distancing and People Flow Monitoring is an industry-changing technology that provides unparalleled field-of-view with depth perception, making its state-of-the-art design inimitable. While other solutions can monitor narrow areas, PAL is the only solution that covers entire rooms from a single vantage point. This saves building owners and managers with significant installation and operating costs.
This 360°, the 3D camera provides complete, real-time coverage for entire workspaces up to 20 x 20 yards while also maintaining the ability to count people, monitor movement, and trigger alerts when social distancing is violated. This low-power, low-cost, low-latency solution seamlessly and easily integrates with popular video management systems (VMS) to unearth the next generation of visual intelligence at the lowest total cost per area.
For more information on the PAL Omnidirectional 3D Vision Systems, click links below and contact MorpheusTEK at info@morpheustek.comor +1-610-883-6026.
The mAIrobotics Gatekeeper and MassProtector are the only AI-enabled, cloud based, enterprise integration capable IR thermal scanner body temperature solutions in the world. With this contactless, fully automated technology, employers will be able to detect body temperature in less than half a second with ±0.5°F accuracy even with a mask on to alert a high temperature. Advanced features include mask detection, high temperature alert on mobile phone and QR code scanning.
Premium model also supports advanced features such as NFC scanning, facial recognition, and API access to integrate into other enterprise applications. The Gatekeeper and Massprotector solutions can perform face detection and body temperature measurement from up to 6 feet for the Gatekeeper, and up to 26 feet for the MassProtector Pro. While also categorized by mask detection and facial recognition features, the mAIrobotics series remains the perfect solution for safe every-day workplace endeavors. For more information on the Gatekeeper and MassProtector series, click the links below and contact MorpheusTEK at info@morpheustek.com or +1-610-883-6026.
Samsung has finally unveiled the Official Trailer of the Galaxy Unpacked 2021 event. Last time the small teaser was not enough. Samsung is set to launch the next Galaxy S21 series on January 14. The Samsung Galaxy S21 series is the flagship series and is said to be the best until now with a redesigned camera module as well as the whole body. Samsung has not revealed any particular time of the event but has teased some unique features of the upcoming flagship series. here is the official video of the trailer.
The official trailer shows the re-designed camera module along with the structure and the camera bump as well. The trailer has also shown the periscopic camera technology animation on a shot and has also shown some more unique features of the phone. The smartphone will be able to shoot video from both front and rear cameras at the same time and while adjusting between several zoom levels. The camera quality has also been improved this time. Hope to see some more features ahead of the launch.
HP has announced the launch of its two new Intel Tiger Lake-powered dropheads-the HP EliteBook x360 1030 G8 and HP EliteBook x360 1040 G8.
Both of them can be configured with up to 32GB of RAM, solid storage of 2TB, 4K screens, and a 78Wh battery. HP will announce its price and other details in January 2021, when its launch is finalized.
Its various models are tailor-made for almost every kind of use case, whether it’s for on-the-go professionals as it has a dedicated SIM card slot or for home use. Both the laptops have identical specifications, except only for the screen size.
The HP EliteBook x360 1030 G8 has a 13.3-inch screen with a display resolution between FHD (1920 x 1080) with an IPS LCD panel on the HP EliteBook x360 1030 G8, while the HP EliteBook x360 1040 G8 goes up to 14-inches with a Display resolutions range of 4K (3840 x 2160) and upgrades the LCD panel to OLED.
The HP EliteBook x360 1040 G8 doesn’t have any OLED-powered variants. Both the notebooks come with touch-enabled panels and are also protected with a layer of Corning Gorilla Glass 5. It may double up as a tablet for its 360-degree design, but the HP Rechargeable Active Pen G3 has to be purchased separately.
As mentioned before, the HP EliteBook x360 1030 G8 and HP EliteBook x360 1040 G8 are powered by 11th-generation Intel Tiger Lake CPUs and can be configured with Intel Core i5 and Core i7 processors. HP will reveal the exact models’ details at a later point, may during its launch which is scheduled in January 2021. Also, there is no dedicated graphics card, users have to work with the integrated Intel Iris Xe GPU.
Both the notebooks support up to 32GB of LPDDR4X RAM registering at 4,266MMHz. It can be pair up with 2TB of solid-state storage via an NVMe SSD. Also, with input options on the HP EliteBook x360 1030, G8 and HP EliteBook x360 1040 G8 includes one USB Type-C (3.1 Gen 2) ports, one DisplayPort, one Thunderbolt 4 port, two USB Type-A (3.1 Gen 1) ports, one HDMI 2.0 port, one 3.5mm headphone/mic combo jack, and one Nano SIM slot which supports 5G SIM cards.
Both notebooks have 78Wh 4-cell battery powers with an amazing option to lessen that to a 54Wh unit. HP also said that the battery can be charged to 50% in half an hour for its in-house fast charging technology.
Other features that both the notebooks-HP EliteBook x360 1030 G8 and HP EliteBook x360 1040 G8 includes are four speakers, four microphones, which two of them are far-field mics, an IR-enabled webcam for the Windows Hello functionality, a privacy shutter for the inbuilt webcam, Wi-Fi 6, and Bluetooth 5.0.
The makers of the world’s smartest chess boards, creating history yet again with their latest innovation.
Mumbai, India – 11 January 2021 – Square Off, the former winner of CES Top Tech & Innovation awards, is back at the biggest consumer technology trade show CES 2021. They are all set to showcase their flagship automated chess boards along with revolutionary new Square Off Neo & Swap. With something unique to offer every year, this year too Square Off is set to leave everyone astounded with the announcement of their newest product, the world’s first-ever rollable chess computer.
This rollable chess computer will allow users to play against the built-in AI or with anyone across the globe. It is designed to keep it portable and globally connected. Likely to be released in the market by March 2021, this novel board, ideal for chess students, professionals and enthusiasts alike, would change the entire chess gaming landscape.
Launched in October 2019, two other stellar products- Square Off Neo & Swap are estimated to ship to the early crowdfunding backers by June 2021. Neo is a lighter, faster and affordable chess board, a perfect chess partner. Swap is a first-of-its-kind multi-board game automated device which lets one play Chess, Draughts, Halma and Connect 4, all on a single surface. These two innovations raised more than USD 1,000,000 from 5700+ backers on global crowdfunding platforms. Both these products are likely to be out in the market by the end of this year.
Speaking of their plans for 2021 and CES, the company’s co-founder and CEO Bhavya Gohil say, “Square Off is all set to revolutionize board gaming across the globe and 2021 looks very exciting. We are working round the clock to deliver Neo & Swap to our backers at the earliest. The portable and globally connected rollable chess computer would revive how chess is played.”
Atur Mehta, the CTO, adds, “We have a plethora of features lined up which broadens horizons and enhances the experience of our users. With the integration of Lichess with Square Off, our users now have access to over 70 Million players across the globe.”
Square Off’s products function in the upcoming realm of connected board gaming, with a focus on automated movements, adaptive AI, multi-gaming, global connectivity, and personalized coaching – making the boards quite desirable in the innovators and early adopters’ circles.
Square Off launched its pioneering automated chess board in 2016. For the first time, players could connect with and play against other players from around the world, on their very own board through the power of telerobotics. What started with the first successful Kickstarter campaign, turned into more than 25,000 satisfied users, over 7 Million US dollars in revenue, and USD 1.6 Million in equity funding from investors like Kstart Capital, India Quotient and RB Capital.
About Square Off
Square Off, registered as InfiVention Technologies Private Limited, is a tech start-up based out of Mumbai, India, that’s aiming to connect the world through its smart and evolved board games. Their vision is to innovate and create technologically advanced boards, backed by robotics and AI, for as many games as possible. A firm believer of user feedback, the team travels across the globe to gather more and more suggestions on their prototypes so as to integrate the features that a board game enthusiast seeks. Pioneered by a bunch of passionate guys, InfiVention is working towards bringing back those fun board game days, but with a tech twist.
