Gurgaon-based Staqu today has launched the AI-powered Smart Glasses with inbuilt camera in India. It comes with speech and image recognition combined. The company says that it can identify potential threats to the civil society, such as criminals, intruders or terrorists.
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Back in December 2017 Google had teased about a VR display that will have 10x more pixels than any commercially available VR display today. It looks Google is now all set to introduce the next-big-thing in the VR space. The search engine giant at the SID 2018 in May is expected introduce the super high-resolution display. Continue reading “Google’s 1443 PPI 120Hz AMOLED display for VR to be announced in May”
Apple is busy prepping an entry-level MacBook that is likely to launch at the WWDC in June falling in line with the earlier report from KGI. The security analyst in his report said that he is expecting total shipments of MacBook models will grow 10-15% YoY in 2018. Continue reading “Apple said to launch entry-level Retina MacBook in June”
Xiaomi’s Mi 6 is almost a year old now and it looks like the company is prepping the launch of Mi 7 as a Xiaomi device with flagship level specifications have surfaced in benchmarks. The listing reveals that it will be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845. Continue reading “Xiaomi Dipper with Snapdragon 845, 6GB RAM surfaces in benchmarks, could be Mi 7”
After Instagram, Snapchat recently integrated Giphy for GIFs. However, both the companies have temporarily removed their Giphy GIF sticker feature after users noticed a racial slur GIF which was an option to add to their images. Continue reading “Snapchat and Instagram remove Giphy integration over racial slur GIF”
LG introduced the V30s ThinQ at the MWC 2018 with integrated AI features like AI CAM, QLens and more. It also mentioned that these features would make their way to the original V30 and V30+. Keeping with the promise, LG has finally started rolling out the update to Korean users. A V30+ user who is also an Android Police reader in Korea has received an update that the ThinQ features. Continue reading “LG V30 update with ThinQ AI camera, Q Lens, Q voice and more rolling out starting from Korea”
Alexa has a habit of making users say, Alexa, over-and-over for every back-to-back request. However, those days are now gone as Amazon has introduced a new follow-up mode that can now handle back-to-back requests which is aimed at making conversations feel more natural. Continue reading “Alexa’s new Follow-Up mode can now handle back-to-back requests”
Google’s wearable OS aka Android Wear could possibly be renamed to Wear OS in the coming days. According to a Reddit post by user H3x0n, during the setup of an Android Wear watch, the user was greeted with a new icon and Wear OS name for the operating system. Continue reading “Android Wear could be renamed to Wear OS”
A couple of days ago we heard that Motorola is canceling the Moto X series and trimming down on the Moto Mods. With Moto View Finder VR headset in the pipeline, the news was rather confusing. However, today Motorola parent company Lenovo has finally confirmed that the Moto Z family will continue. Continue reading “Motorola confirms Moto Z-series will stay despite layoffs”
On the occasion of Mario day, Google has teamed up with Nintendo to bring Mario to Google Maps. Starting today “Mario Time” is available on Google Maps for Android and iOS devices and Mario will accompany you on all your drives Google Maps this week. Continue reading “Google celebrates Mario day with new ‘Mario Time’ Maps navigation for iOS and Android”
Microsoft’s intelligent camera app, Pix has been updated with a new business card feature with LinkedIn integration that will make it easier than ever to manage your contacts. The new business card feature for iPhones add contacts, not just to your iPhone’s contacts but also to your LinkedIn account. Continue reading “Microsoft Pix app gets business card feature with LinkedIn integration”
According to sources and people familiar with Motorola’s internal affairs, the company has reportedly canceled the Moto X5 and is also said to be scaling back on the number of Moto Mods it develops, according to a new report from Android Police. Furthermore, it is also reported that Motorola is also downsizing its Motorola Engineering team in Chicago. Continue reading “Motorola reportedly cancels Moto X5, scales back on Moto Mods”
According to a latest WSJ report, Intel is exploring options to acquire Broadcom if the company is successful in taking over Qualcomm. Broadcom is so hell-bent on acquiring Qualcomm since its first bid back in November 2017. Continue reading “Intel reportedly exploring options to acquire Broadcom, which is trying to acquire Qualcomm”
At SXSW, Bose announced that it is foraying into the AR game but unlike many AR tech out there, Bose is all about audio that will be delivered through a “wafer-thin acoustics package. It also introduced a new prototype glasses to hear which Bose says is the future of mobile sound. Continue reading “Bose forays into AR with audio-only AR glasses prototype, to invest $50 million”
Motorola is apparently stepping into the VR space as the company is working on its Virtual Viewer moto mod. Thanks to popular leakster Evan Blass, we now have our first look at the Mod. Motorola’s Mod range currently includes a Projector, Polaroid printer, Battery Packs, Gamepads, and more. Continue reading “Motorola stepping into VR, Virtual Viewer Moto Mod surfaces”
