Bigger and better
VIVO has matured as a smartphone brand over the years, and it is capable of holding its own against some of the more established brands when it comes to entry-level and mid-range handsets.
Moving forward, the company has revealed its vision of smartphones, with its APEX FullView concept smartphone.
The APEX FullView features the first half-screen in-display fingerprint scanning technology in the world, accompanied by engineering breakthroughs in its camera, speaker and sensors.
The way this concept smartphone is designed to enabled it to have the world’s highest screen-to-body ratio, sporting unprecedented top and side bezels that measure just 1.8mm, in addition to a 4.3mm bottom bezel.
Taking full advantage of the flexible OLED platform, microchips are mounted on the flexible circuit board to realise the APEX FullView concept.
To sweeten the deal, Vivo introduced Screen SoundCasting technology that turns the FullView display into a speaker, sending out vibrations through the display.
Another advantage of this system is power conservation and reduced sound leakage, where it optimises low to high pitch sound for a better and more balanced audio experience.
Paying close attention to photography trends, the APEX FullView also boasts an 8MP elevating front camera.
This camera seamlessly rises in just 0.8 seconds whenever you snap a selfie, retracting right after use to remain wellhidden. SINCE we are fast moving into a world where just about everything has incorporated a degree of Internet of Things (IoT) to make life more efficient and convenient, the humble pair of glasses might need some reworking.
VSP Global has launched the Level smart glasses that features embedded activity-tracking technology, located inside the temple of an optical frame. This technology tracks the activity of the wearers through an accompanying smartphone app, helping them achieve their daily step goals which can also earn points that can then be redeemed for a donation of vision care services to other individuals in need.
Users have the prerogative to select their donation to benefit one of four demographics, including veterans, children, the elderly or homeless individuals.
The technology embedded within the Level smart glasses’ left temple of the frame tracks the number of steps taken, the approximate amount of calories burned, distance covered, as well as the total activity time.
In addition, users are also able to connect with friends and even locate a misplaced frame via the app’s “Find My Glasses” feature.
With three unisex frame styles to choose from, the Level smart glasses boast hand-polished cellulose acetate, stainless steel accents and injection-molded temples in its design.
Each frame comes in four colours, namely black, classic tortoise, slate and grey tortoise. Excluding its lenses, the Level smart glasses will retail for US$270 (RM1,055).
A proximity sensor and ambient light sensor have been placed in such a way where it reduces the overall space required by conventional front cameras without sacrificing selfie performance.
The entire bottom half of the OLED screen recognises one’s fingerprint, paving the way for a more flexible and intuitive experience without compromising on industry standards for security. WACOM has expanded the Cintiq Pro range with a new, high performance mid-sized display that has been built for design applications such as augmented and virtual reality.
Known as the Wacom Cintiq Pro 24 pen display, it is aimed at creative professionals who want a larger digital canvas without having to sacrifice on power to handle ever more complex creative applications and programs.
Available in May, the Cintiq Pro 24 features a brilliant 4K display that has 98 per cent Adobe RGB colour accuracy and the ability to showcase a billion colours to deliver a true-to-life visual experience.
The pen-on-screen experience has also improved as it brings together the new Pro Pen 2 technology that features improved pressure sensitivity of up to 8,192 levels, an etched glass surface, a reduction in parallax via optical bonding and close to zero latency so that artists will always have a precise level of control while enabling a more natural feeling pen-onscreen experience.
The Wacom Cintiq Pro 24 is powered by the Wacom Cintiq Pro Engine and a Windows 10 computing module.
Underneath the hood, there is the new NVIDIA Quadro P3200 high performance graphic card that keeps it purring along nicely, located at the back of the Cintiq Pro 24 display.
Depending on the model, prices for the Wacom Cintiq Pro 24 range from US$1,999 to US$2,499.