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Having windows in our home is important. Windows aren’t just for aesthetics, but they also help to provide a natural source of light that helps us keep track of the time of day, and can also help improve overall mental health. However, what if you live in a place that has little to no windows? Samsung wants to help with that.

The company has announced that they are backing a company called SunnyFive who have created a fake window that is capable of generating artificial sunlight. This is part of Samsung’s C-Labs, which is the company’s in-house incubation program where we’ve seen a variety of products and services that might not have typically been made by the company themselves.

With the SunnyFive window, they are marketing it towards people who might suffer from seasonal affect disorder. The window is said to be capable of putting out the full spectrum of natural light, and can even be used to replicate the lighting effects that one might expect of a real window.

According to Samsung, “A window-shaped lighting device that produces artificial sunlight, allowing the user to enjoy the full spectrum of light produced by the sun’s natural passage through the sky during the day. Helps users synthesize vitamin D while they are indoors or in low-lit places without having to worry about skin aging or sunburn, and allows for brightness and color adjustment via the app.”

There’s no word on when the SunnyFive window will be commercially produced and put up for sale, but it’s an interesting idea with a pretty sleek design that could be worth keeping an eye out for in the future.

Samsung Backs A Window Project That Can Generate Artificial Sunlight

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MediaTek has been on a roll these past weeks, trying to make up for lost time in the mobile market. Of course, it has been aggressively pushing its 5G-enabled Dimensity brand but it has also launched a new mid-range Helio G85 chip for less premium gaming smartphones. Now it’s announcing yet another chip, the Dimensity 820 that is clearly trying … Continue reading

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According to the rumors, Apple is expected to launch as many as four new iPhone 12 models later this year. These iPhones will be offered in a variety of different display sizes, whose resolutions have since been revealed in a post made by analyst Ross Young on his Display Supply Chain Consultants website.

According to Young, the iPhone 12 lineup is expected to consist of the base iPhone 12, the iPhone 12 Max, the iPhone 12 Pro, and the iPhone 12 Pro Max. The base model will sport a 5.4-inch display with a resolution of 2340×1080. As for the Max version, it will sport a slightly larger 6.1-inch display with a higher 2532×1170 resolution.

Next up will be the Pro models, where the iPhone 12 Pro will share the same 6.1-inch display and 2532×1170 resolution as the iPhone 12 Max, while the top-of-the-line model, the iPhone 12 Pro Max, will come with a whopping 6.7-inch screen and the highest resolution of 2778×1284. Apple typically does not display resolution and usually prefers to just refer to it as a Retina Display (which needs to have a minimum pixel density to be considered Retina).

That being said, since none of this can be confirmed yet, you should probably take it with a grain of salt for now, and hopefully there are no delays in the iPhone 12’s launch and that we should have more details towards the later part of the year.

iPhone 12 Display Resolutions Leaked

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In recent years, we’ve seen companies start to transition from creating smart speakers to smart displays. These are essentially smart speakers that comes with a built-in display to allow for users to make video calls, watch videos, use it to see who’s at the door if you have a smart doorbell, and so on.

However, for those who are less tech savvy, smart displays might not be quite as intuitive to use, especially for the older generation who might already be struggling with the concept of smartphones. To help deal with this issue, Google has announced that they will testing out a new user interface with residents at the Merrill Gardens retirement communities in Washington, where they have also handed out 1,000 Nest Hub Max devices.

According to Google, “The teams created a new experience that we’re kicking off with Merrill Gardens residents, where they will have access to a pre-loaded shortlist of contacts, making video calls even easier. There are new “What can you do?” cards, too, that act like shortcuts for showing weather reports, setting alarms or playing relaxing sounds.”

Basically this new interface will make the smart display easier to interact with, where it will feature shortcuts to features instead of it being like a glorified digital photo frame. Judging from what we can tell from the images of the interface, it certainly does seem like it would be easier to use. We’re not sure when these changes will roll out to everyone, but if you plan to get a smart display for your elderly parents or grandparents, then this might be worth keeping an eye out for.

Google Testing Out New User Interface To Make Smart Displays Easier To Use

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