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The idea behind dual SIM phones is that you get to add two numbers to one handset, meaning that instead of carrying two phones with you, you only need to carry one and you can be contacted on either number using the same device. However the downside is that you’ll need a dual SIM capable phone.
However Verizon wants to change that by announcing a new feature called “My Numbers”. With this new feature, it will allow users to add up to five numbers that they can be contacted with on a single smartphone. According to Keena Grigsby, director of product marketing for Verizon, “My Numbers is a great solution for entrepreneurs, customers with side hustles, and for those who just want the convenience and flexibility of having multiple phone numbers without the hassle of carrying around a separate phone.”
Now obviously this isn’t a free feature and according to Verizon’s pricing, it will cost an additional $15 a month per line. However the downside is that unlike dual SIM phones that still work with native apps, Verizon will require users to download the “My Numbers” app which you will have to use to make calls and send/receive text messages with, which means that for iOS users, you’ll be giving up features like iMessage.
However if the convenience of having more than one number is a bigger priority to you, then perhaps this could be worth checking out. The app is available for download for both iOS and Android devices.
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All companies desire to be number one in the world in whatever field they are in. That title, as far as smartphone companies are concerned, currently belongs to Samsung, but apparently this is a title that Huawei is aiming for and are hoping to take it for their own by 2020, with plans of being at least on par with the company in 2019.
Huawei has already managed to overtake Apple for the number two spot, so the idea of them possibly overtaking Huawei doesn’t seem completely out of the question. The company has a lot going for them, especially with their P and Mate series of flagship phones, all of which have been very well-received by reviewers in terms of their ability to take photos.
Speaking to CNBC in an exclusive interview, Richard Yu, the CEO of Huawei’s consumer division said, “Next year, we will be very close to number one, maybe we will be on par with Samsung. And at least the year after, maybe we have a chance (to be number one), the year 2020.”
That being said, Huawei definitely has challenges in front of them. The company was supposed to make its grand entrance in the US market earlier this year by partnering up with local carriers, but those plans were ruined when US lawmakers decided that Chinese companies such as Huawei could pose a national security threat, ultimately resulting in US carriers pulling out of the deal. US retailers such as Best Buy have also stopped selling the company’s phones, and the latest Mate 20 series will not be officially available in the US either.
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One of Canon’s partners at Inter Bee 2018 was presenting RayBrid KeyMaker, a 100% software solution designed to replace the old and expensive “blue screen” technology widely in studios today.
Blue screen (also called chroma-keying) is a commonly used technique in which the TV host is filmed in front of a blue (or green) screen, and that color is replaced in real-time by a virtual set or an image. The Weather reports are a good example of this.
However, Blue Screen requires more studio space and a large color surface area, which makes it relatively expensive to build and operate. RayBrid KeyMaker replaces the physical Blue Screen with a depth-camera, which is similar (in principle) to the Xbox’s Kinect camera.
This camera is mounted on existing broadcast equipment and create a depth-map view of the recording that helps software distinguish between the TV host and the background, which is farther away. It’s completely based on distance and removes the need for having a colored background.
Anything that lies beyond a specific distance will be automatically deemed to be removable, and only the host should remain in the video feed. The rest of the workflow is compatible with existing chroma-key / Blue Screen solutions, so it’s a drop-in replacement.
The demo we looked at worked quite well and is very suitable for very tight, more affordable, spaces. However, there are still technical challenges that need to be solved. In the photos, you can easily see that there are blocks at the edge of the would-be hosts. Blocks are probably due to the low resolution in the current depth map.
I can only speculate as for how it will be solved since the product is still under development. With a launch scheduled for next year, it’s unlikely that the depth-camera resolution will increase significantly. In any case, this depth sensing tech doesn’t scale to 1080p and more. It might be possible to get the depth-camera to do the heavy lifting, then use a detouring algorithm to remove the remaining blocks. It looks like this company already has this technology as well.
Some consumer webcams are already capable of doing this, but again not at the level of image quality that makes them suitable for broadcasting purposes. At least, we know that the concept works.
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