DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist

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 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:
  1. It's a unique foldable smartphone that doubles as a handbag
  2. 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
  3. It's a wearable fashion-forward purse that's designed to compete against big fashion brands and big tech
  4. Being called the smartphone of the future, paving the way for the merger of fashion and technology
  5. Style of the bag can be changed for day or evening use
  6. 9 mm thick phone works by folding outward
  7. Screen offers a number of displays to choose from including one from Burberry
  8. Next phase:  Honor will invite global designers to make the sensors in the phone animated and alive
  9. 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:
  1. BMW just previewed a future 3 Series-sized electric sedan
  2. With its dramatic change in exterior and interior design, it's said to preview BMW's all-electric future
  3. Features highly advanced drivetrain technology
  4. By the end of 2023, BMW will have EV's for sale in each of its core segments
  5. By 2025, 25% of BMW's sales will be electric
  6. 6 Neue Klasse EV models will be launched in the space of 24 months from SUVs to sedans
  7. BMW calls their designs:  "clean, elegant and timeless"
  8. It has a panoramic vision heads-up display extending across the entire windshield
  9. Users interact with a central touchscreen and voice-activated personal assistant as well as the panoramic vision heads-up display
  10. 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

                                            Source:  Lenovo

  • 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
  1. Hand-held device is called Legion Go with and 8.8" gaming display
  2. High spec version has AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme Processor with 16GB of RAM and 1 TB of storage
  3. That's enough power to handle all of 2023's AAA titles
  4. Retail price starts at $880.00 
  5. Runs entirely on Windows 11
  6. Also unveiled: Legion Glasses that cost $414.00 and plugs into devices to enable large screen gaming on the go
  7. Features 1920x1080 micro-OLED displays for each eye.

"Daily Innovation Brief" © By Edward Kane

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