At WWDC this year, Apple announced that iOS11 would have a new and improved Photos app, thanks in part to machine learning and AI. Apparently some of the advancements in this technology could be due to the acquisition of Regaind, a French startup tha...
Wireless charging sure is exciting isn’t it? Not having to worry about your phone being dead because you forgot to plug it in, and instead just laying a charging slab is one of the coolest new features on a smartphone. Well, BMW is doing something just as exciting for their new 530e iPerformance plug-in hybrid, a wireless pad that is able to charge your car overnight.
Like you’d expect, the pad works like any wireless charger and you simply drive your car on top of the rather large pad to have it start charging. The car’s display will guide you with gridlines to show you when you’re properly positioned over the pad. BMW even says the 9.4kWh battery in the hybrid can be charged in about 3.5 hours, which about the same rate as plugging it in.
It’s not available yet, and it still needs UL approval to move forward, so it could be a few years until this feature is available on any BMW electric/hybrid models. Despite that, I think as electric cars become much more prevalent, this is going to be an increasingly enticing feature for people taking the plunge into electric cars. The future sure is looking cool, isn’t it?
That’s right, another company is following in the footsteps of Nintendo’s success and announcing their own retro console, this time it’s Commodore rebranding their super popular 1982 Commodore 64 in a miniature format. The Commodore 64 Mini features two USB ports, an included joystick and an HDMI output, as well as including 64 built-in classic games from the home computer.
It’ll be interesting to see if you’ll be able to use the Commodore Mini just like an old C64 computer for a blast to the past, or it’ll be strictly limited to playing C64 games. The original 1982 version was the best-selling computer model of all-time selling roughly 10-17 million units, so there could be many people wanting to relive their days of programming in BASIC.
The Commodore 64 Mini will be expected in early 2018 and will cost $70, and company also says that it plans to release a full-size version of the computer in 2018 as well.
[ Commodore 64 Mini ] VIA [ IGN ]
When Uber founder and CEO Travis Kalanick stepped down in June, he retained his ownership stake in the company and seat on its board of directors. That made things awkward throughout the company's search for a new CEO, and has initiated a lawsuit fro...
I-O Data is set to release their latest 55-inch 4K LCD monitor, the LCD-M4K551XDB. Utilizing the Super Resolution technology for improving the low resolution images, this new 55-inch ADS LED-backlight monitor supports a native resolution of 3840 x 2160 pixels and provides 1200:1 contrast ratio, 350 cd/m2 brightness, 8ms (GTG) response time and 178/178 degree viewing angles.
Not only that, it also utilizes the ‘Enhanced Color’ function – gives sharpness to videos and vividly expresses it, ‘Flicker-Free’ technology and ‘Blue Light Reduction’ function.
Equipped with built-in stereo speakers (6Wx2), the LCD-M4K551XDB provides 1x D-Sub, 3x HDMI and 1x DisplayPort input ports. The I-O Data LCD-M4K551XDB will begin shipping from late October for 118,000 Yen (about $1,050). [Product Page]
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Ideal for police officers and security personnel, this compact and lightweight body camera ‘Mini 1080p IR Body Camera’ from PatrolEyes can record 1080p Full HD video @ 30fps (w/ audio capabilities) in AVI format and capture up to 12MP still images in JPG format.
Housed in a metal alloy shell, this body camera is equipped with a 90-degree angle of view lens, IR LEDs for night vision, a microSD card slot (up to 32GB), a USB port and a built-in rechargeable battery (up to 2 hours of battery life).
Other highlights include LED indicator for showing status of charge and video/picture mode, voice-activated recording for triggering camera to record whenever audio over 60 dB is heard and optional date & time stamp.
The PatrolEyes Mini 1080p IR Body Camera will set you back $149.95. [Product Page]
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Weeks ago, sources told Venturebeat's Evan Blass that ZTE and AT&T had teamed up to release a dual-screen, unfoldable smartphone codenamed the Axon Multy. Today, Android Authority followed up with leaked screenshots of a similarly-designed phone,...
Panasonic has launched another 4G LTE-enabled Android 7.0 smartphone namely the Eluga I4. Specs-wise, this budget-minded smartphone packs a 5.0-inch 1280 x 720 HD 2.5D curved glass display, a 1.25GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6737 64-bit processor, a Mali T720 GPU, a 2GB RAM and a 16GB of expandable internal storage (up to 128GB).
Coming with dual SIM card slots, the handset sports a 5MP front-facing camera, an 8MP rear-facing camera with quad-LED flash, a fingerprint sensor on the home button, a USB OTG port and a 3000mAh battery.
Running on Android 7.0 Nougat OS, the Eluga I4 provides 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 and GPS for connectivity. The Panasonic Eluga I4 is priced at just Rs. 8,290 (about $127). [FoneArena]
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