At CES 2021, LG revealed that it was working on a phone with a roll-up display and that it would be available later that year. Unfortunately, the company shut down its mobile operations before that happened. Now, a hands-on video from Korean tech reviewer BullsLab shows just how close LG’s Rollable came to launch.
The Rollable went in a different direction with flexible screen technology. Instead of folding, the screen, well, rolled out of the device. The screen was able to stretch until the phone became a small tablet. The video shows how responsive the device is and how quickly it powers off after the YouTuber swipes three fingers across the screen. The reviewer even shows how strong the motor is, pushing books away from the phone as it unfolds. Unfortunately, it was never intended. I’d certainly worry that anything motorized would struggle with longevity too — there’s a reason motorized pop-out selfie cameras quickly disappeared from smartphones.
Oppo also showed a prototype of a rollable phone in 2021, but that project has also fallen silent. Maybe CES2023?
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Pre-orders for the device went live in Canada a little early.
Logitech
Logitech has revealed all the details of its handheld console. Logitech and Tencent (who built the device together) worked with Microsoft and NVIDIA to ensure native support for Xbox Cloud Gaming and GeForce Now. You can also use the Steam Link app to play games remotely from your PC, while the Xbox app supports remote play from consoles.
You can stream games in 1080p at up to 60 frames per second on the 7-inch, 450-nit touchscreen. The system will be available from Amazon in the US, where it costs $350 USD, or $300 if you pre-order. That’s quite pricey for a dedicated cloud gaming handheld, though it also has access to the Google Play Store to play Android titles.
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The images from James Webb Space Telescope are already providing new insights.
NASA
Researchers have shared the first image of Neptune with the James Webb Space Telescope, which offers the best view of the planet’s rings in more than 30 years. The image is not only clear, but offers the first-ever look at the dust-based rings in the near infrared spectrum. At these wavelengths, the planet doesn’t look blue — it absorbs so much infrared and visible red light that it takes on a dark, ghostly appearance. Neptune is a particularly important target for scientists. At about 4.8 billion miles from the sun, it’s far enough away to deal with conditions not present for nearby planets, such as very low temperatures and a very long (164-year) orbit.
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Results with your address, phone number or e-mail address are evaluated ‘faster’.
Google is releasing a tool that makes it easier to remove search results containing your address, phone number, and other personally identifiable information. It first unveiled the “results about you” feature at Google I/O 2022 in May, describing it as a way to “help you easily determine if your personally identifiable information can be found in search results.”
When you see a result with your phone number, home address, or email address, you can click the three-dot menu in the top right. That will open the usual “About This Result” panel, but it now includes a new “Delete Result” option at the bottom of the screen. It is now rolling out to users in the US and Europe.
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Our first real look at the Surface Pro 9 and Surface Laptop 5?
Microsoft isn’t staying outside of the fall hardware events calendar. The company is holding a Surface event on October 12 at 10 a.m. ET. While it’s not entirely clear what Microsoft plans to show off besides “devices,” we may be getting our first official look at the Surface Pro 9 and Surface Laptop 5. It’s going to be a chaotic couple of weeks: Amazon has a hardware showcase on it. September On October 28, Google hosted a Pixel event for October 6, and Meta is expected to show off its next-generation VR headset on October 11.
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Virtual worlds can distract you from the pain.
MIT
Researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston have published a study showing that patients wearing VR headsets require less anesthesia during hand surgery. While the average conventional patient needed 750.6 milligrams per hour of the sedative propofol, people watching relaxing VR content (such as meditation, nature scenes and videos) only needed 125.3 milligrams. They also recovered faster. The scientists claimed that VR distracted patients from the pain that would otherwise demand their full attention. Researchers admitted that headset wearers may have gone to the operating room expecting VR to help, potentially skewing the results. Further trials are planned.
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