Intel believes its button-size pc 'Curie' sill serve as a platform of all wearable things - CES 2015

Intel believes the chip will serve as a platform for new product. It is set to debut in the second half of the year.

Intel CEO Brian Krzanich unveiled Curie, a button-size chip that includes a processor, Bluetooth low-energy radio, sensors and a dedicated engine to determine different sporting activity. It's also able to run for extended periods with a coin-size battery, or can be recharged. Such a minuscule chip could power wearables of different designs, from rings to pendants to clothes, Krzanich said at his keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show on Tuesday.

"This changes the game of wearables," he said.

Intel Presentation on CES 2015. Curie is revealed 6:05

The way Intel thoughts is very suitable to future of IoT. At now all advanced electronics can be smarter but, they have other hardware and software and it make to be hard to connect with other things. This tiny hardware Intel introduced will be able be role to connect existed things and to change be smarter IoT like CromeCast which can change normal TV to Smart TV.

Source - CNET : Intel's button-size Curie will power all kinds of wearables

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LG shows G Flex 2 having Advanced FHD Flexible OLED and Self Healing. It Looks Great! in CES 2015

LAS VEGAS -- Doubling down on its uniquely bowed G Flex smartphone, LG unveiled its successor, the aptly named G Flex 2, today during a CES 2015 press conference. Equipped with a 5.5-inch touchscreen that has a 23 degree arc, the device will initially launch in Korea later this month with other countries following suit.

In the US, AT&T, Sprint and US Cellular have already announced plans to carry the handset, while in the UK Vodafone will stock it exclusively for six weeks after launch.

One of the biggest improvements with the device is its display. I was previously disappointed that the first G Flex only had a 720p resolution, but LG has now bumped that up to 1080p. And given the size decrease (it now measures 5.5 inches instead of 6), the screen has a higher pixel density of 403ppi, resulting in a noticeably sharper display.

LG also reported that the Gorilla Glass touchscreen is treated in-house to make it more durable. The process requires the panel to be chemically treated with a very hot gas, and makes it 20 percent stronger than when left untreated.

-CES 2015 - LG G Flex 2 Hands On

LG seems to be looked like going to right way. Recently there are so many high performance smartphone, in this environment, a differentiated point is necessary to stand out.

This bendable phone has a lot of new functions. First look at its display. It has flexible OLED screen. Somebody can say its just gimmick but this design has great durability as well as curved screen. It's a good point to help consumer's real life.

Beside G Flex2 has good basic functions as a smart phone and it has verified from G series. If it can be affordable price, this model will have a enough qualification to be success.

Source - CENT : LG G Flex 2: Second-gen curved smartphone features 5.5-inch screen, Snapdragon 810 and 'self-healing' capabilities (hands-on)

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Misfit Swarovski Shine shows New Possibilities of Fitness Jewelry at CES 2015

LAS VEGAS -- There have been plenty of recent attempts at meshing wearable tech and jewelry -- theIntel MICA band, Fitbit's Tory Burch accessories, and the Misfit Shine, which has its own pendants and bracelets, are a few that come to mind. A key limitation, however, has been battery life: these gadgets, sooner or later, need a charge or a new battery.

Misfit Swarovski Shine, a line of crystal-bejeweled fitness trackers announced at CES in Las Vegas, takes everything up another level. Thanks to a partnership with Swarovski, these trackers cross the line into true jewelry. Two versions will offer either a clear or violet crystal. It's the violet one you want, because that one's solar-powered -- it shouldn't ever need to be charged at all.

It looks good cooperation. Recently any wearable devices would have mistake to insert many functions beyond its practice. But this Misfit Swarovski Shine is simple, and it increases beauty of the crystal by twinkling LEDs. Besides it has a solution of battery charging and if it can't be working, it has worth enough to reveal beauty and also its price is affordable. Like this try, if the crystal can have an important role as a hardware platform, its series will be able to make a success.

Source - CNET : Never-charge fitness jewelry: Misfit Swarovski Shine has solar-powered energy crystals (hands-on)

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LG's OLED TVs are all ready as 4K and Curved at CES 2015

If you were holding out for a less-expensive 65-inch OLED TV from LG, maybe one that uses 1080p resolution instead of 4K to cut costs, keep holding.

LG's 2015 lineup of OLED TVs includes models in 55, 65 and 77-inch sizes, with curved, flat and even flexible screens, but none of them have 1080p resolution; all are 4K.

While it will continue to sell the 1080p 55EC9300 throughout the year, LG didn't introduce any new 1080p resolution OLED TVs at CES. The company told CNET it would focus on 4K OLED going forward.

Review : LG 4K OLED TV

Surely pricing is hard to be affordable as ever, but I think it has worth.
When I get experience to see their 4K OLED TV, it makes me really surprised.
If it can go near consumers by finding suitable price, though of many people about TV will be changed.

Source - CNET : LG OLED TVs go all 4K, mostly curved

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Samsung's TV will get Tizen OS, It can be Succeed?

Samsung's Tizen operating system will power all the company's smart TVs in 2015, the Korean electronics maker announced Wednesday, another step in Samsung's efforts to gain a foothold for the troubled OS.

"The way society consumes entertainment...has evolved and now includes multiple devices and endless content from a variety of sources," the company said in a release about the new TVs. "Recognizing this shift, Samsung's new platform was designed to deliver an integrated entertainment experience that is at once streamlined and powerful."

Toward that end, the company said, the Tizen smart TVs will be able to automatically search for nearby Samsung mobile devices and connect to them, allowing content to be easily shared back and forth. "Users can also watch live broadcasts or TV on their mobile devices, anywhere on their home network, even when their TV is powered off," Samsung said.

Tizen is going on similar way with LG's WebOs. Actually it is hard to overcome existed mobile os such as Android or iOS. But it can be different on TV's area. Because TV's purpose is limited to just show contents in contrast with a mobile phone and Samsung is getting on the highest portion on the TV's market.


That's why their strategy seems to have a little possibility to succeed having their ecosystem, If it is possible that they make Set top box or Stick like CromeCast or Amazon TV. It is important to expand their area and their experience to more viewers. Now, anyone can change their existed TV to Smart one using Set top box. So Tizen should integrate its experience to TV and Set top box and spread as many consumers as possible.

And to achieve this, Samsung must win competition against Cromecast, Amazon TV, Roku rather than other TV's maker. Then they may take a little possibility. Indeed, can they do it?

Source - CNET : Samsung: Tizen OS will power our smart TVs in 2015

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