Important Innovations

New Health App Is Rolling Out with Select 2020 QLED TV Source:  Samsung QLED TV Health Tracking App to Get in Shape Prolonged television watching has long been associated with being an out of shape couch potato.  That doesn't need to be the case anymore.  Samsung is now rolling out a new health tracking App on select 2020 QLED TVs that started selling in April. Health Data The Samsung Health App collects and syncs an individual's health data from their smartphone, smart watch, wearables and now their Samsung television.  The App stores the data on a dashboard to view their key health metrics.  It also provides access to free workout classes and mindfulness sessions. Personalized Health Goals Using the App, you can set a daily routine, with alerts that a workout class you like is about to start and your can set fitness goals and challenges.  The App is designed to facilitate a healthier lifestyle and includes a variety of classes like yoga, danc...

Next G Rollable TV Display Source:  LG's Rollup TV Display Unveiled at CES 2019 Unveiling at CES 2020 Next Week South Korea tech giant LG has invented a 65 inch, UHD OLED TV that rolls down from the ceiling just like a projector.  The new design form means it's not visible when not in use and it doesn't take up space or require any furniture.  This is breakthrough technology that will be unveiled at the annual 2020 CES trade show in Las Vegas next week.  No pictures of the new TV have been released as of now. More Innovations At CES 2020, LG will also introduce other innovations including a laptop sized rollup TV screen for cars and a transparent screen for airplanes.  LG has been developing the rollable display TV concept for the past several years.  At CES 2019, it introduced its first commercial rollable TV display concept that rolled upwards from a specialized rectangular speaker box by pressing a button.  It's called the LG Signature ...

Thin, Flexible, Roll-able Display Screens LG Signature OLED TV R LG is a dominator in OLED television and it has just unveiled an innovative concept.  It's called the LG Signature OLED TV R.  It's a roll-able display thanks to its thinness and flexibility. Press a Button and Screen Unfolds in Seconds When you press a button, in ten seconds, a flat, 65 inch, 4K television unfolds.  When secured in its aluminum base, the container looks like a large speaker or metal coffee table.  This innovative concept has been named by PC Magazine as the Best TV of the Consumer Electronics Show 2019.  The reason:  its dexterous roll-up ability and the vivid colors and contrast that OLED delivers.  For more news stories on exciting innovation, go to  amazon.com/author/ekane

Television Tech Reinvented Source:  Samsung's 98" QLED TV Samsung Concept TV's Under Development At the Consumer Electronics Show 2019 in Las Vegas, some extraordinary advancements in television tech innovation have been unveiled.  They include 98" 8K QLED TV and highly advanced screens of changing size and shape for a 75" 4K microLED TV.  These are prototype systems just unveiled and under development.  But they are a TV view into the future of television viewing. For a great news blog on the latest innovation, go to Important Innovations Collection: Television Innovation Unveiled : Samsung's Giant, Vibrant Screens Source:  Samsung 98 " QLEDTV TV Like You've Never Seen Before Samsung has unveiled a ...

Real Time Look at AG News Source:  ABC News National News Experiments  Here's a new example of how augmented reality might impact on another industry -  the news business.  A national television network used AR for the midterm election night coverage.  ABC custom-made a 360 degree election stage and used advanced AG technology to deliver election vote results. This is an AG tech wrap-around attempt.  As a journalist, I expect we're going to see more utilization of augmented reality to immerse viewers more deeply into coverage. It's a Lot More than a Set To effectively deliver AR news, it takes a lot more than an AR set.  For example, the graphics have to be in AR.  For ABC that minimally  required 36,000 lines of computer code and more than 1000 AR tracking markers within the set.  It also requires in-camera AR tracking systems. How about reporters on live locations?   It took ABC a year to develop this system at a cons...