| Big event: Google announced two Pixel Phone, Chromecast Ultra and Google Wi-Fi
October 4th, Google hardware conference came as expected, Google really released a large and small two Pixel phones, and then really pulled out a VR helmet, and then took out the Google Home in May for a while music. In terms of confidentiality, the Google conference in October was as bad as the iPhone in September.
Let's take a look at what can be bought and bought after this conference (if we ignore the human body in heaven):
One large and one small Pixel phone, starting at $649;
The first Daydream mobile VR helmet, $ 79;
Following the OnHub second router Google WiFi, 129 US dollars (single) - 299 US dollars (package);
Supports 4K Chromecast Ultra, $69;
Speakers version of Google Assistant, Google Home, 129 US dollars.
Former Motorola President Rick Osterloh left the company six months ago and returned to Google. The company authorized him to form a new hardware business unit. After Osterloh came to power, he immediately throw this question to himself: Why did Google start to make its own mobile phone/hardware?
First, he cited examples of cell phone-driven e-photos and music outbreaks, indicating that the combination of software and hardware is a general trend.
Second, "(self-hardware) allows us to better meet the needs of users."
Third, "We have done hardware before, and (being our own brand of hardware) is a natural step."
Osterloh's answer was careful. After all, Google was the most important part of the Android ecosystem. Downstream partners were the deciding factor for Android to follow iOS. At the same time, Osterloh does not have a clear statement about “borderâ€; when it comes to “doing hardware is based on the needs of usersâ€, it will no doubt become more and more like Apple.
For Google itself, the new hardware business unit finally pulled together the scattered hills, while the outside unified the product line and brand. Google’s current hardware is half related to content (Daydream, Chrome Cast...) and half is related to AI.
| New technology: LG is developing a transparent foldable touch screen
Recently, a patent document of Korean LG Corporation was exposed.
Patent documents show that LG is likely to launch a smart phone with a foldable display in the future. More crucially, the display that LG intends to use is not only foldable but also transparent.
From the point of view of the patent document, LG's foldable display looks like a book, and the left part appears to be a transparent touch screen that can clearly see the finger on the back of the panel. In addition to displaying multimedia information, the panel can also display its own multimedia information. Controls the display of the right half. Perhaps for the sake of display quality, the right part does not use transparent design.
In fact, with the continuous development of the display screen industry, various high-performance OLED display screens and curved screens have appeared one after another. The flexible and arbitrarily curved screens are no longer new, and even transparent display screens have already appeared.
| New products: Microsoft will release a similar "iMac" one machine on the 26th of this month
According to foreign media reported, Microsoft has issued an invitation this month, will hold Win 10 and Surface update conference on the 26th of this month.
At the 26th conference, in addition to regular Win 10 system updates, Microsoft may release several Xbox-related updates, and new Surface hardware will be introduced. Compared to last year's major product updates, Microsoft's release this year may not be so grand.
Another informed source revealed: Microsoft did not plan to update the Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book product line, but will mainly display notebooks and other equipment from OEM manufacturers. At the same time, for Microsoft, the biggest focus will be the future Win 10 version, and the accompanying PC-one.
| Noisy: U.S. operators allow Note7 users to replace other brands of mobile phones
Domestically, when the plane reminds Note 7 not to take the plane before the plane takes off, the passengers will always have a tacit understanding of "grasping a smile."
During the National Day, Samsung experienced two incidents of self-ignition. One was the safety version of Note7, a safety version of Southwest Airlines, which took off from Louisville, Kentucky. The second was a safe version for female users in Taiwan. Note7 Spontaneous combustion occurs in the back pocket. With the further escalation of the situation, the rumors about the security version of Note7 appear to have become a reality. For this reason, Verizon and T-Mobile, the two major US carriers, have introduced the Note7 replacement service.
Unlike Samsung’s recall replacement, Verizon and T-Mobile will provide an exception for their contract customers to replace other Samsung mobile phones/other brand mobile phones, but they have not yet offered a refund service. In addition, AT&T and Sprint’s two major U.S. operators also provided this exceptional replacement service earlier. In other words, the current four major operators in the United States Verizon, T-Mobile, AT & T and Sprint are willing to give Note7 contract users free replacement. In addition, according to Bloomberg News, AT&T is currently considering more radical measures - the permanent suspension of Samsung Note7, the final decision will be announced in the near future.
Because the contract user cannot refund, most users will certainly choose the price closer to the contract machine at the time of replacement, while the contract machine with similar Note7 price will not have much left, iPhone 7/7 Plus may become the best choice for these users. one.