This year’s Mobile World Congress was a return to crowded halls, Chinese OEMs, laptops, wearables, and a continuation of AI demos from last MWC (and CES). There were also the trends that should have been but weren’t.
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LG and Meta are doing something together in XR, but the way that LG suggests it might work with Meta is almost silly, so lets dive into the state of the XR/spatial computing app ecosystem landscape to parse what’s really going on.
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg posted a short video to Instagram with bold claims about the Meta Quest 3 vs. the Apple Vision Pro. It's worth a watch — and some quick analysis.
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As usual, CES had product announcements that were exciting, some that were impactful, and lots that happened behind the scenes. This report covers Displays, Computing/AI, and Sustainability.
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At CES 2024, Targus added to its EcoSmart line of PC peripherals that use 85% post-recycled plastic. They also have design details that make them particularly well suited for hybrid work.
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I put nearly a dozen smart glasses and spatial computing rigs on my face at CES and got a chance to assess the state of smart glasses and spatial computing just ahead of Apple Vision Pro availability.
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Samsung is launching new phones at Galaxy Unpacked next week, but it is using CES for new audio, video, and gaming announcements. Plus security, home automation, AI, and …rolling robot projector pets?
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It’s CES week, so we must be getting details on Apple Vision Pro?
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AR glasses and VR headsets are often uncomfortable or impossible to use with prescription glasses. Zenni Optical has an inexpensive solution for Meta’s Quest 3.
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This report looks at the hybrid work benefits of upgrading to external microphones, and how the rise of AI-based audio capabilities on new PCs impacts the market.
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MediaTek has a commanding share of the processors that go into televisions and streaming media devices, and this has led to innovative features and entirely new product categories, as evidenced by two products I’ve been testing from Amazon and XGIMI.
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Varjo is launching the XR-4 mixed reality headset for enterprises with significantly better technology for passthrough AR and pricing that is lower and simpler.
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After less than a year, Qualcomm and Iridium are parting ways. This can be a confusing space (pardon the pun), so here's a quick primer on what's going on industry-wide:
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Humane is launching a stand-alone $700 AI pin that you wear on your chest, works via voice and laser projection onto your hand, and requires a $24/month subscription.
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Apple announced not only the new Apple Silicon M3 processor, but the performance variants as well. Its laptop lineup now makes sense, and the iMac gets an unnecessarily large boost in power.
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At its annual Snapdragon Summit Qualcomm launched a new silicon platform for high performance laptops with exceptional AI capabilities, smartphone chipsets with AI, and even sound chips with AI.
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OnePlus is OPPO’s Western-facing brand, and its first foldable is a technical marvel. In the U.S. there are trade-in discounts, but it lacks carrier distribution and it’s still quite expensive.
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Amazon is serious about integrating generative AI into Alexa, even if a direct monetization model isn't clear. It is surrounding that LLM with a slew of new hardware, including a home hub, WiFi 7 router, soundbar, smart glasses, and more.
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Samsung is bringing back the "FE" brand but repositioning it as a permanent sub-brand across multiple products. It’s a good idea.
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Microsoft is starting to integrate CoPilot generative AI into its OS, productivity apps, and browser – potentially changing how knowledge work is done. Three Surfaces get updates, too.
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