A Standard to Bring All Wifi Together

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The Wifi Alliance has a proposal to deliver a "broad footprint of uniform wifi service"-- EasyMesh, a standard bringing together the mesh networking technologies employed by different vendors.

Wifi EasymeshAs the organisation puts it, EasyMesh will provide customers and service providers with a selection of interoperable devices across difference brands to ensure wide and reliable wifi coverage. The technology coordinates multiple access points into a "unified and intelligent" wifi network able to autonomously aid all areas of the home for complete coverage.

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Tivoli Adds to Go, ART Series

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Tivoli Audio announces a portable audio product series-- Go, featuring the Andiamo portable Bluetooth speaker and Fonico Bluetooth earbuds-- together with two additions to the ART home audio line.

Tivoli AndiamoThe first new product in the Go series the Andiamo, a portable speaker reminiscent of similar offerings from B&O Play. It is a compact Blutooth number complete with a round design, aluminium construction, Italian leather carry strap and battery promising up to 20 hours of use on a single charge.

Meanwhile the Fonica a pair of Bluetooth earbuds featuring automatic wireless pairing. They ship with a portable charging case delivering up to 9 hours of charging time, and are built with IPX7-rated waterproof protection.

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Lenovo Plans Bezel-, Notch-Free Phone?

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A sketch shared by Lenovo VP Chang Chen on Chinese Twitter-equivalent Weibo hints what the next smartphone flagship from the company looks like-- a true all-screen device lacking in bezels and camera notch.

Lenovo sketchLenovo is still to confirm the actual details behind the device, but the sketch does follow the release of a partial image of a similar, all-screen device. The post by Chen claims the device has a screen-to-body ratio of 95%, the highest in the industry so far, and features no less than four, as yet unspecified, technological breakthroughs together with "18 patented technologies."

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HP Adds Alexa to AiO Envy PC

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The Envy Curved AIO 34 PC has something of an HP first-- built-in Alexa support, allowing customers to speak to the Amazon virtual assistant to control music or check the weather.

Envy AIO The Envy Curved AiO 34 is technically a redesign of a 2018 Envy model. It features a 34-inch curved 3440 x 1440 resolution display on top of a large base complete with a fake wood texture, front-facing Bang & Olufsen speaker array, built-in wireless charging pad and a glowing blue light that glows whenever the smart assistant is activated.

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Futuresource: 4K UHD Drives TV Market

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The TV market is set to return to growth in 2018, Futuresource Consulting reports-- the recovery of several markets and the transition to 4K UHD models will bring global sales of $85 billion, a 5% increase over 2017.

UHD Futuresource"We believe 4K UHD TV sets will ship over 100 million units this year, equivalent to two-thirds of the entire large screen market," the analyst says. "Consumers increasingly want larger screens, and this is playing nicely into the 4K UHD proposition."

The two biggest markets, China and the US, saw falls in 2017 but the outlook for 2018 is positive. Futuresource says the two markets are ahead in terms of 4K UHD and large screen adoptions, with over 75% of sets sold in both US and China in 2018 being over 40-inch. That said other regions are catching up, with W. Europe matching the 44% Chinese household ownership of 4K UHD TVs by 2022.

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