Everything you don’t know but you should know about the Huawei Mate 10 Pro - part 2

Huawei noted that the Mate 10 Pro uses 6H toughened glass, which makes it tougher than ever. But, as former users of Honor 9 - a device with a 6.7H glass in the front and back - we saw this phone, which we really loved and enjoyed, covered with all kinds of scratches. The Mate 10 Pro fought better over time, although a disastrous fall will cause a crack in the back glass (sad face) eventually.

One of the main features of the Huawei Mate 10 Pro is that there are no physical buttons at the front (as is the case on the "standard" Mate 10 that does not arrive in the UK). The fingerprint scanner is conveniently placed at the back, under the dual camera layout - both are protruding slightly, to avoid touching them when searching for the recessed fingerprint scanner - which generally feels well positioned, if not a little too high at the back. It avoids the frankly insane positioning of the fingerprint scanner on the side of the camera, as is the case in the less pretty Samsung Galaxy S8.

Other features of Mate 10 Pro include dust and water tightness - which we found very handy when riding in the pouring rain with the phone in a back pocket. This feature is Huawei's excuse for not giving the Mate 10 Pro a 3.5mm headphone jack, although we think this is a nonsense charge. Twice in a week, our Bluetooth headphones do not have a battery, so we went to connect via the cable - only to remind us that there are none and, yes, we looked like a fool. But anyway, it is waterproof in a professional way, and also has the headphone jack, which is the best solution from the perspective of the users.

Everything you don’t know but you should know about the Huawei Mate 10 Pro - part 1

Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. provides networking products and telecommunication solutions. The company conducts research and develops access to the Internet, the transmission network, servers, storage, security and other networking products. Huawei Technologies also offers business consulting, network integration, assurance, management, learning and service delivery services worldwide. Although Huawei has had its share of highs and lows since entering the smartphone market - the Mate 10 that has not quite reached the mark, especially on the reflection of the best and cheapest Honor 9 - this has not been a blip compared to Google's quality control issues with the LG Pixel 2 XL, or the silent plodding-along with the LG V30.

Do you see a theme developing? Yes, since 2017, it's "glass, glass, glass, glass, glass". The Huawei Mate 10 Pro joins the iPhone 8 Plus by adopting a glass back - which is beautiful thanks to its subtle curve and glossy finish. There is even a band at the back that crosses the cameras, to add a bigger definition.

At least, that's what the Mate 10 Pro will look like right out of the box. The obvious problem, as we have seen, is that the fingerprint needs to be erased in a few moments after each manipulation. This is not the worst of the worst, but we often polished it on our t-shirt before showing it to anyone. Of course, some people would not mind this little detail.

The another inevitable feature with glass is that it tends to spoil. Drop it and it will crash. Do not worry about it and it will have scratch anyway. But just take good care of it, for examples, use a nice phone case to protect the back, and it will keep new, shiny and pretty.

3D glasses, a new must-have (part 2)

3D television technology is still relatively new, so it is not surprising that most consumers (and many reviewers) are still trying to sort through all of the manufacturer's claims, understand what they mean and what they should do next. There are contradictory and unfounded statements about 3D television technologies that are harrassingly made, as in the classic tale of The Emperor's New Clothes. The purpose of this article is to provide detailed objective test results that will allow you to decide what is really there or not. But the most important question is whether any of these technologies are able to provide a pleasant and convincing 3D visualization experience - we will answer them below, but first we will back it up with a lot of objective evidence.

There are a number of very interesting (and often misunderstood) 3D imaging and visualization issues that need to be addressed for these two 3D television technologies in order to correct incorrect and confusing information about them. This article will provide an objective and in-depth analysis of both 3D technologies. We have a lot of measurement data, which provides a lot of objective evidence, but the most interesting and important part of the 3D evaluation is the 3D imaging and visualization itself, and that only happens inside the brain, so the instruments can not help in this part of the evaluation. We used a lot of high quality 3D content, including 3D movies, photos, images and test patterns. We will describe a series of quantifiable 3D visual tests that anyone can duplicate to verify our findings and conclusions on 3D TV imaging.

Highlights and Summary of Results

This Highlights section contains a summary of the most important results of the Shoot-Out of 3D TV display technology. All details, including measurements and analysis, are documented in the sections dedicated to each topic. If you're new to 3D, do not forget to read our Overview of 3D Vision and Technology and our overview of 3D Glasses.

3D glasses, a new must-have (part 1)

It is not enough to be determined. Equipment is the key to success. The right level will move the world, but the smartest is to think first and have the essence of improvisation. Whatever the task, it is better to tackle it with the right equipment.

Is 3D TV a necessity?

The first generation of 3D TVs was launched in the spring of 2010 with great enthusiasm, but failed to generate enough enthusiasm among consumers and retail activity, so that sales of the first year proved disappointing. There are many reasons for this: many consumers had recently upgraded to HDTV and were reluctant to switch back to 3D HDTV. Most new technologies are expensive and often have performance issues - in fact, many 3D TVs received poor ratings. There was not a lot of 3D content to watch. Consumers did not care about the cumbersome and expensive 3D glasses that needed to be worn to watch 3D TV.

All 2010 3D TV models - both LCD and Plasma - need active shutter glasses, which have high-speed LCD shutters for each eye that are electronically synchronized with the right and left sequential images generated by the TV all the 1 / 120th of a second. The year 2011 has resulted in much more 3D content available and two important developments in 3D technology: a new generation of 3D televisions with active shutter glasses, and a new 3D television technology called Film Pattern Retarder (RPF), which uses very light and inexpensive passive glasses that are similar to ordinary polarized sunglasses and identical to the 3D Glasses used in most 3D movie theaters. FPR 3D TV does not need high-speed electronic shutters because it uses circular polarized light filters to keep left and right images separate for each eye.

Huawei mobile phone will support wireless charging

From March 14th to 16th, the AirFuel Wireless Charging Conference and Developer Forum were held in Shenzhen. Huawei, a member of the AirFuel Wireless Power Consortium and the WPC Wireless Power Consortium, has its Huawei Watt Lab share relevant information on the smartphone AirFuel wireless charging technology. This indirectly confirms that Huawei's mobile phones will support wireless charging, or will be even compatible with the Qi standard AirFuel magnetic resonance wireless charging technology.

Although Yu Chengdong, CEO of Huawei’s consumer business, earlier said that wireless charging is too slow and the experience is poor. It also stated that Huawei had wireless charging capability as early as 6 years ago because it was of little significance and could not bring practical use value to users, so it was stopped. However, in the face of Apple's new iPhone all equipped with wireless charging, and domestic and foreign manufacturers have updated the environment, Huawei is hard to avoid.

It is understood that Huawei's P20 Porsche will support wireless charging, which will use the US IDT wireless reception program, supporting wireless charger, and it will be announced at the end of the month. This news is not groundless. At this AirFuel conference, Huawei Watt Lab indirectly confirmed this news. Watt Lab gave some suggestions on how to improve the performance of AirFuel technology on smartphones. In the short term, it should adopt the combination of Qi and AirFuel wireless charging solutions, and long-term can achieve a separate AirFuel solution.

In addition, the presentation slide revealed that Huawei is studying a multi-device wireless charging technology similar to Apple's AirPower. AirPower is a wireless charging board developed by Apple that can wirelessly charge iPhone 8/X, AirPods and Apple Watch at the same time. We believe that in the near future we will see Huawei's support for multi-device wireless charging accessories. Of course, before this, Huawei has to release devices that support wireless charging, such as Huawei mobile phones and Huawei smartwatches.

Huawei mobile phone wireless charging function can be said to be imperative and might use the Qi standard AirFuel magnetic resonance wireless charging technology.

Xiaomi AI Smart Speaker mini version exposure

On March 18th, at the Xiaomi Community Forum, some netizens exposed the mini version of Xiaomi AI Smart Speaker. Some netizens released some photos of Xiaomi AI Smart Speaker mini version at the factory. Still using the white minimalist style, the fuselage curve is much more rounded than the older version. Xiaomi AI Smart Speaker mini size has not much difference in appearance with the Xiaomi TV box, the top is the control area, the netizen also said that the Xiaomi AI Smart Speaker mini is only 199 yuan, about 30 US dollars, compared with many smart speakers, such as Amazon Echo, Apple HomePod, Google Home, etc. is so much cheaper.

The interaction area is a small disk, mainly to adjust sound +-, pause, and other keys, although there is no obvious reference, I feel the size of this speaker should not exceed 25cm.

Tang Mu, vice president of Xiaomi's ecological chain and head of the Xiaomi Exploration Laboratory, also said that on March 27, in addition to releasing the Xiaomi MIX 2S, Xiaomi Ai will also have “little surprise”. From this speculation, Xiaomi may launch Xiaomi AI Smart Speaker mini at Xiaomi MIX 2S conference. From the last version of this smart speaker price of 299 yuan, it might be true that the Xiaomi AI Smart Speaker mini costs only 199 yuan.

Xiaomi AI Smart Speaker was jointly developed by the three teams of Xiaomi Television, Xiaomi Artificial Intelligence, and Xiaomi Exploration Laboratory. In terms of functions, the limited edition of Xiaoai Speaker supports massive Internet content such as online music, comic dialogue, children's stories, and radio stations. It also supports weather inquiries, traffic inquiries, relatives' inquiries, and mobile phone searches. And it can also control vacuum robots, air conditioners, air purifiers, TVs, fans, smart lights, TV boxes, rice cookers and other eight categories of equipment.

The xiaomi ai speaker is an artificial intelligence speaker released by Xiaomi Company on July 26, 2017. It is equipped with its AI speaker and can also control third-party products through their smart sockets and patch panels.

Apple Watch might save your life?

According to a tech blog TechCrunch reported on February 7, a new clinical research report released by health technology startup Cardiogram said Apple's Apple Watch can detect diabetes symptoms previously diagnosed with diabetes, with an accuracy rate of 85%.

The study is part of a project entitled "DeepHeart" jointly conducted by Cardiogram and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). The survey tracked 14,000 Apple Watch users wearing Apple Watch and detected 462 respondents with diabetes through the Apple Watch heart rate sensor with an 85% accuracy rate.

In 2015, the Framingham Heart Study, a health organization, released a report that resting heart rate and heart rate variability predict diabetes and hypertension, a finding that has driven the industry to develop smart meters that accurately detect diabetes symptoms using a smart bracelet heart rate sensor.

Earlier, Cardiogram's founder, Brandon Ballinger and his colleagues used Apple Watch to detect a variety of heart-related diseases in combination with their own artificial intelligence techniques, with an accurate heart rate anomaly detection rate of up to 97%, sleep apnea accuracy rate of 90%, high blood pressure test accuracy of up to 82%. Most of these studies have been published in clinical journals or abstracts, and Ballinger intends to publish this latest research at AAAI 2018 this week.

According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 100 million adults in the United States currently have diabetes, and more than a quarter of them are undiagnosed, in part because of the pain associated with blood sugar testing: People with diabetes usually tingle themselves with diabetes tests after each meal to take the right amount of insulin to maintain the body's blood-sugar balance.

Ballinger said in the future his research team may be through the heart sensor to detect some diseases, and may even include gestational diabetes. Bollinger also warned that those who are already diagnosed with early symptoms of diabetes should go to the hospital in a timely, rather than rely solely on Apple Watch to guide the next health treatment program.