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Lenovo has shown a prototype laptop with a movable screen. He knows how to move so that a person is always in the center of the frame during a video call, and close when he leaves the computer. And the screen can also be controlled using voice commands.
The standard of wireless power supply for Ki kitchen gadgets has appeared. It allows you to supply energy to household appliances with a capacity of up to 2,200 watts. For example, a kettle or blender with Ki support can be placed directly on a countertop with a built-in power point, and it will work without plugging into an outlet.
Intel has introduced Core Ultra 200V processors. The chips of the line, formerly known as Lunar Lake, have eight processor cores (four energy-efficient and four powerful) and a GPU with at least seven cores. They also have a powerful NPU, thanks to which they can be used in Copilot+ PC laptops with many local neural network functions. The chips are likely to be very energy efficient: Dell promises that the new generation of XPS 13 laptops on Core Ultra 200V will be able to play Netflix with Full HD resolution and 150 brightness for 26 hours.
The Bluetooth 6.0 communication standard is presented. The main innovation is the ability to determine the distance between two devices with an accuracy of tens of centimeters. This will additionally protect smart locks by allowing them to be unlocked only at close range, and will also make it easier to find Bluetooth trackers and other lost gadgets.
Aqara has announced a microphone for the Voice Mate H1 smart home. Unlike smart speakers, the gadget's microphone is activated when a person picks it up. After that, you can say a voice command, for example, ask to turn on the light, although without the feedback that smart speakers have.
Acer showed a prototype laptop with a built-in gamepad. In its normal state, it works like a touchpad, but it can be taken out to be used as a game controller. At the same time, two side parts with buttons can be detached from the gamepad itself — similar to the Nintendo Joy-Con.
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