BBC Focus 02.2020

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HachiInfinite
ACESInnovationAwardhonoree,the
HachiInfiniteartificialintelligence
terminalisessentiallya portable
smartprojector.It canturnanyflat
surfaceintoa touchscreen.Withthe
built-inAndroidoperatingsystem,
yourbreakfasttablecanbecomea
tablet, or your office desk a piano.

RoyoleRoWrite 2
Royoleareknownfortheirflexible
screens– theywerethefirstto
bringa foldablesmartphonetothe
commercialmarket.Here,theyput
thattechnologytouse,inRoWrite
2’sleatherbinding.Imagineit
asanexpensive,yetimpressive,
Moleskinenotebook.Youdon’t
needa specialpenorpaper,just
scribbledownyournotesand
watchthemappearinthecloud,
whichcanthenbeaccessed on
anysmartdevice.
£129, royole.com

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CharminRollbot
Neveragainfeelthedreadfrom
findinganemptytoiletpapertube,
astheRollbotbringsyoua fresh
Charminrollwhenyouneedit
most.It mayseemamusing,
butit couldbeusefulforpeople
withdisabilitiesandthosewho
livealone.
Soisthisa serioussmarthome
solution?“Theproblemisserious,
butthisisa prototype,”the
inventorsexplained.Thereareno
plansforit togoonsale.Shame.

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CelestronStarSenseExplorer
Celestronhasmadenavigatingtheskies
affordableandaccessiblewiththenew
StarSenseExplorerrange.TheSSE
telescopescombinewithanAndroidor
iOSphonetoguidetheusertoa desired
objectinthesky.Theaccompanyingapp
iseasytouseandoffersa wealthof
information,ultimatelygiving
everyonetheconfidenceto have
a goatstargazing.
From£179.99,celestron.
com/ssetelescopes

Artificialintelligenceallowsit to
recognisefoodplacedinfrontofit,
makingit aninteractiverecipebook.
WithvoicecontrolfromAmazon
AlexaandanHDcamera,theHachi
Infinitecouldquicklyreplaceall
othersmartassistantsin your home.
£TBC, hachismart.com

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