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AI-POWERED WEARABLE TOOLS: Robotics firm German Bionic announced that it will showcase new AI-powered smart wearable tools, that revolutionise workplace safety in physically demanding jobs to makes work safer, less strenuous, and more attractive, at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), 2023.

The new smart wearable tools include Apogee, Smart SafetyVest, and German Bionic IO.

"With our new wearables, we are empowering hard-working people with the tools they need to do their jobs more safely and sustainably. Both our new ergonomic wearables -- Apogee and Smart SafetyVest -- as well as our award-winning Cray X exoskeleton enable us to provide the right support for just about any company or work environment where manual work is performed," German Bionic CPO Norma Steller said in a statement.

"And with the German Bionic IO data platform, we also deliver a powerful analytics tool for workplace ergonomics and processes," she added. 

SOUNDBAR WITH WOOFER: German consumer electronics giant Blaupunkt has launched a new soundbar, which comes with an 8-inch Woofer in the country.

The 'SBW250' soundbar is available on Amazon and Blaupunkt's official website, the company said in a statement. It "boasts of 200Watt" that delivers a "thumping bass and crisp audio." It features an 8-inch Woofer encased in a solid frame that increases the feel and eliminates any vibration.

Moreover, it comes with the latest version of Bluetooth that covers a wide range and also comes with a digital display for instant information. "Connecting with your TV via HDMI ARC/Optical/AUX/Line-In and Bluetooth is easy," Blaupunkt said.

HYBRID PANEL & FOLDABLE SCREEN: Samsung will reportedly showcase the world's first foldable plus slidable OLED panel at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2023.

The tech giant is likely to call it a hybrid panel, reports SamMobile. According to the report, "once this screen is folded open, an additional part of the screen comes out when it is slid open".

The panel is expected to have a diagonal measurement of 8 inches when fully folded and 10 inches when it is unfolded.

Additionally, the hybrid OLED panel is likely to measure 12.4 inches when completely unfolded and slid open.

The company might be testing this panel for devices that can turn from smartphones to tablets and laptops according to the user's need, the report said.

Meanwhile, in September 2022, Samsung Display and chip-maker Intel had revealed the world's first 17-inch slidable display for PCs that slides seamlessly, not unfolds.

Samsung Display CEO JS Choi had displayed a prototype PC that slides from a 13-inch tablet into a 17-inch display, with a flexible display and a sliding mechanism.

SMART HOME & SMART RETAIL: Chip maker MediaTek has announced the latest chipset -- octa-core Genio 700 designed for smart home, smart retail, and industrial IoT products.

The chipset comes with support for FHD60+4K60 display, as well as an ISP (Image Signal Processor) for better images, and it will be commercially available starting in Q2 2023, said the company.

"With a focus on industrial and smart home products, the Genio 700 is a perfect natural addition to the lineup to ensure we can provide the widest range of support possible to our customers," Richard Lu, Vice President of MediaTek IoT Business Unit said in a statement.

With a focus on power efficiency, the MediaTek Genio 700 is a 6nm IoT (Internet of Things) chipset that boasts two ARM A78 cores running at 2.2GHz.

Moreover, the chipset allows designers to customise products using Yocto Linux, Ubuntu, and Android.

 

NEXT-GEN MOBILE PHONES: Apple's next-generation iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max will reportedly include new features such as solid-state buttons with haptic feedback, titanium frame, and increased RAM.

According to Hong Kong investment firm Haitong International Securities analyst Jeff Pu, the iPhone 15 lineup will include a 6.1-inch iPhone 15, 6.7-inch iPhone 15 Plus, 6.1-inch iPhone 15 Pro, and 6.7-inch iPhone 15 Pro Max, reports MacRumors.

Notably, he anticipates that the Pro models will include a titanium frame as well as solid-state volume and power buttons with haptic feedback from two additional Taptic Engines. Epects 8GB of RAM in the Pro models, up from 6GB in the iPhone 14 Pro models. He says that telephoto lens on the iPhone 15 Pro Max to feature periscope technology for increased optical zoom and anticipates that the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus will have a 48-megapixel rear camera lens, similar to the iPhone 14 Pro models, the report added.