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Robot dogs and flying cars: Mobile gadget highlights at MWC 2024

28Feb

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Robot dogs and flying cars: Mobile gadget highlights at MWC 2024

[ad_1] Tech companies showcased countless connected gadgets at the world's biggest wireless telecom fair, the four-day Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2024 in Barcelona, which wraps up on Thursday. Here is a selection of highlights: 'World's first' flying carUS firm Alef Aeronautics displayed to the public for the first time the working model of what it says is the world's first real flying car. "It drives like a car, looks like a car and has a vertical take-off," said the company's president and CEO, Jim Dukhovny. The electric-powered car has received special airworthiness certification from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The current prototype can transport two people a distance of up to around 110 miles (170 kilometres) and the company expects to start production of a fin...

A bending phone for your wrist? Just check out what Motorola rolled out

25Oct

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A bending phone for your wrist? Just check out what Motorola rolled out

[ad_1] Surprisingly, foldable smartphones have become a common thing now. While technology was seen as revolutionary and perhaps impractical at one point in time, it has now become ubiquitous with every brand coming up with its own fold or flip smartphone as is evident by recent launches of the Oppo Find N3 Flip, Google Pixel Fold, and OnePlus Open. However, there is one technology that we've only seen in prototypes, which hasn't made it to the consumer market yet - bending smartphones.But that could change soon as Motorola showcased its latest concept device, a bending smartphone that can be wrapped around your wrist! Let us take a closer look. Motorola showcases concept phoneAt the Lenovo Tech World 2023, Motorola, which is owned by Lenovo, showcased the latest iteration of its protot...

Best of MWC 2023: Screens that roll, ChatGPT interactive glasses, more

3Mar

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Best of MWC 2023: Screens that roll, ChatGPT interactive glasses, more

[ad_1] The father of the cellphone was there. So was Huawei and a host of other Chinese tech companies. Tens of thousands of visitors also flocked to the MWC tech fair to be dazzled by the latest advances in AI, smartphones, robotics and much more. The metaverse got a lot of attention at the show, also known as Mobile World Congress, as companies cash in on the hype surrounding new virtual worlds for work and play. SK Telecom's virtual reality air taxi flight simulator was one of the most popular demonstrations, with long lines to take a virtual ride. There were robot dogs to remotely inspect infrastructure and holograms for virtual learning, along with speeches from wireless industry executives and backroom schmoozing with government officials. Some 80,000 people were expected ...

Amazon, Microsoft, and Alphabet’s Dirty Supply Chains Undercut Climate Promises From HQ

28Oct

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Amazon, Microsoft, and Alphabet’s Dirty Supply Chains Undercut Climate Promises From HQ

[ad_1] Suppliers for major brands like Amazon, Microsoft, and Alphabet are still relying heavily on fossil fuels, Greenpeace finds. Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Alphabet Inc. have pledged to run their own operations on 100% clean power. But their suppliers — the lesser known companies that make the key components of hit products like the Kindle, the Xbox or Pixel mobiles — remain deeply reliant on fossil fuels. Twelve of the 14 top suppliers get on average 5.4% of their energy from renewable sources or don't disclose, data from a Greenpeace report released Friday showed. Their major clients, including HP Inc., Dell Technologies Inc., Lenovo Group, Sony Group Corp., LG Electronics Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. share the blame, the organization said: Of 10 consumer electro...