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TechDigest daily roundup: Apple becomes world’s first $3 trillion company
Apple has become the world’s first company to be valued at $3 trillion as Wall Street bet that the iPhone juggernaut's record run during the pandemic would carry on. Shares climbed by up to 3pc on the first trading day of the new year to send the company’s market value past the milestone. It crossed…
Top Sleep Technology Trends For 2020
The annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas brings together people who thrive on the business of consumer technologies. First staged in 1967, CES is the proving ground for the new innovations that will shape the tech world over the coming year. More than 4,400 companies exhibited at CES 2020 in early January, attracting…
CES 2020: Nissan showcases noise-reducing material
Nissan is showing a new noise-reducing material at this year’s CES 2020 in Las Vegas that can help make car cabins quieter while also boosting energy efficiency. Known as acoustic meta-material, the makeup of the new material is simple. A combination of a lattice structure and plastic film controls air vibrations to limit the transmission…
CES 2020: LG showcases 25 metre wide OLED Wave
LG is hoping to mesmerise CES visitors in Las Vegas with its OLED Wave exhibition. Measuring 6 meters (20 feet) high and 25 meters (82 feet) wide, the colossal OLED Wave comprises 200 55-inch LG OLED screens. Constructed with an array of flexible OLED screens, the installation showcases LG OLED’s picture quality and ability to assume unique form…
CES 2020: Land Rover Defender features dual eSIM connectivity
Land Rover is showcasing its dual-eSIM connectivity at CES 2020 in Las Vegas, the world’s largest consumer electronics show. The new Defender 110 is the first vehicle with two embedded modems for enhanced connectivity, while Jaguar Land Rover’s new Pivi Pro touchscreen infotainment also shares electronic hardware with the latest smartphones. The Pivi Pro system…
CES 2020: McAfee announces smart home vulnerabilities
Today at CES, McAfee announced findings around two smart home devices: the McLear Smart Ring (aka NFC Ring) and Chamberlain’s MyQ Hub, a “universal” garage door automation platform, revealing an insecure design and a security vulnerability respectively. McAfee’s Advanced Threat Research team regularly performs security analysis of products and technologies across nearly every industry vertical. In its analysis of the consumer space, the Advanced…
CES 2020: Hyundai joins Uber Elevate for future air taxis
At this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Uber and Hyundai announced a new partnership to develop Uber Air Taxis for the Uber Elevate ride share network. Hyundai is the first automotive company to join the Uber Elevate initiative, bringing automotive-scale manufacturing capability and a track record of mass-producing electric vehicles. The air vehicle concept Hyundai…
CES 2020: Kokoon launches world’s first sleep headphones
Kokoon is to launch what it claims are the world’s first sleep aiding headphones at this year's CES show in Las Vegas. Called the Kokoon Relax headphones, they combine bio-metric data and AI to deliver personalised audio to aid and protect sleep and relaxation. Following the fulfilment of 23,000 pre-orders, the headphones are now available…
CES to allow sex toys but to ban ‘booth babes’
CES, the world’s biggest technology trade show, is easing its rules on sex products but will ban scantily-clad booth workers, as it looks to be more inclusive following a sexism row. The Lora DiCarlo Ose Massager was stripped of its prize in the Innovation Awards’ robotics and drones category at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES)…
Home brew revolution? LG to unveil capsule-based, automated craft beer system at CES
It sounds like the perfect Christmas gift for the beer buff. A machine that claims to brew a range of craft beers with the single press of a button! Unfortunately the LG HomeBrew won't be available in time for Christmas but it will be publicly showcased at the CES technology show in Las Vegas in…
