Dell’s latest notebook cuts last cable

The Chinese phone maker has never been shy to innovate and reinvent the camera phone. Two years ago it introduced the Oppo N3, an Android smartphone with a motorised swivel camera.

Although the R9s is not as radical as Oppo’s previous creations, its focus on premium design and features makes it a contender.

The Oppo R9s is now available at RM1,798 and comes in gold and rose gold. AT THIS year’s CES, PC maker Dell is showcasing the Latitude 7285 – the world’s first 2-in-1 notebook computer with integrated wireless charging. Unlike the wireless charging systems such as the QI standard that are trying to get a foothold in the smartphone market, Dell’s newest device uses the WiTricity magnetic-resonance system instead. That means that as well as safely and quickly delivering the extra juice needed to recharge the bigger battery cell in a computer, this system can do so from distance. A smartphone that can be recharged wirelessly needs to be placed very carefully on a wireless charging pad. However, this Dell device should start charging immediately within the vicinity of the pad ( below). Magnetic resonance-based systems are able to make a wireless connection with a device through other materials. So an entire desk in an office, or counter in a person’s kitchen could be turned into a power source that’s safe to touch and that can charge up potentially anything, no matter where on the surface it is placed. “Th is collaboration between Dell and WiTricity is making the wireless workplace a reality for customers around the globe,” said Alex Gruzen, CEO, WiTricity. – AFP-Relaxnews