DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist
DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF
By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane
NEW INNOVATION: HANDBAG CELLPHONE COMBO
Source: Honor
- The world's 1st handbag-inspired cell phone, the Honor V Purse, created by Chinese-based tech company Honor, was just unveiled at the IFA 2023 show in Berlin
- Here's what we know:
- It's a unique foldable smartphone that doubles as a handbag
- Lots of add-ons like a shoulder strap are available and also the phone-bag can be custom-designed at the click of a button
- It's a wearable fashion-forward purse that's designed to compete against big fashion brands and big tech
- Being called the smartphone of the future, paving the way for the merger of fashion and technology
- Style of the bag can be changed for day or evening use
- 9 mm thick phone works by folding outward
- Screen offers a number of displays to choose from including one from Burberry
- Next phase: Honor will invite global designers to make the sensors in the phone animated and alive
- This new innovation is unique and gives both the tech and fashion worlds a run for their money
- No final date for market release or cost.
REINVENTION OF BMW - VISION NEUE KLASSE
Source: BMW
- At the Munich Motor Show, BMW is re-inventing itself with the Vision Neue Klasse
- Here's what we know:
- BMW just previewed a future 3 Series-sized electric sedan
- With its dramatic change in exterior and interior design, it's said to preview BMW's all-electric future
- Features highly advanced drivetrain technology
- By the end of 2023, BMW will have EV's for sale in each of its core segments
- By 2025, 25% of BMW's sales will be electric
- 6 Neue Klasse EV models will be launched in the space of 24 months from SUVs to sedans
- BMW calls their designs: "clean, elegant and timeless"
- It has a panoramic vision heads-up display extending across the entire windshield
- Users interact with a central touchscreen and voice-activated personal assistant as well as the panoramic vision heads-up display
- Additional tech will be revealed later
- The head of BMW R&D says that compared to other cars: BMW Vision Neue Klasse will have 30% more range; 30% faster charging; and 25% more efficiency.
LENOVO'S NEW PC GAMING HANDHELD DEVICE & SMART GLASSES
- Consumer tech giant Lenovo has entered the PC gaming market in a big way with a new hand-held device and smart glasses
- Here's what we know
- Hand-held device is called Legion Go with and 8.8" gaming display
- High spec version has AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme Processor with 16GB of RAM and 1 TB of storage
- That's enough power to handle all of 2023's AAA titles
- Retail price starts at $880.00
- Runs entirely on Windows 11
- Also unveiled: Legion Glasses that cost $414.00 and plugs into devices to enable large screen gaming on the go
- Features 1920x1080 micro-OLED displays for each eye.
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