DigiTimes: New iPad Pro Shipments to Peak in April

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Apple should launch a the latest iPad Pro at around March 2020, but according to DigiTimes shipments will only peak until after April, since component suppliers are still ramping up output following an extended Chinese New Year break.

iPad Pro

The reason behind the longer-than-usual break is, of course, the coronavirus outbreak. DigiTimes says upstream supply chain partners kicked off component production for the new model before the Lunar New Year, but the epidemic has put on the break. As a result, shipments may peak at a monthly level of over 3.5 million units in Q2 2020, since assemblers will only start ramping up shipments from March.

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Corsair Intros Scimitar RGB Elite Mouse

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Corsair announces the Scimitar RGB Elite-- a high-performance gaming mouse designed for MOBA and MMO RPG players featuring no less than 17 fully programmable buttons and a custom Pixart 18000 DPI optical sensor.

Corsair Scimitar EliteBuilt for "maximum durability," the Scimitar RGB Elite has a sturdy scroll wheel, 1.8m braided cable and Omron switches rated for 50 million clicks. The left side houses 12 of the 17 buttons, as arranged in a sculpted and textured 3x4 array. Users can program the buttons for custom macros and button remaps, as well as as adjust their position by 8mm via "Key Slider control system" in order to accommodate for different size hands.

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A Wearable to Stop Smart Speakers from Listening

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Smart speakers might be increasing in popularity, but they can lead to worries such devices might be spying on you. Enter the wearable microphone jammer a means to disable any microphones, including hidden ones, in the vicinity of the user.

Wearable jammer

Interestingly, the jammer is the direct result of such paranoia. According to a New York Times interview, lead researchers Ben and Heather Zheng started working on a "bracelet of silence" after buying an Alexa-enabled Echo device. While Ben Zheng was enthused by the Amazon smart speaker, Heather Zheng was "freaked out," and refused to have the device in the office. The argument lead to the couple working on the wearable jammers as a means to block any microphones in the area.

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Samsung Unfolds Galaxy Z Flip

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After months of hearsay and rumours Samsung is ready to present its second foldable smartphone-- Galaxy Z Flip, a clamshell foldable device featuring what the company claims is a flexible glass display.

Samsung Galazy Z Fold

Like the Motorola Razr revival, Galaxy Z Flip is very reminiscent of the flip-phones of years past. It is the bigger of the two devices, as the nearly edge-to-edge display unfolds into a 6.7-inch 2636 x 1080 resolution OLED panel. A three-stop "Hideaway Hinge" holds the device open at three different different, while a "Flex" mode splits the UI into two 4-inch screens, with a different app running on each half. The device also has a tiny 1.06-inch, 300 x 116 resolution cover display, allowing one to check the time or simple notifications without actually opening the full display.

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The Gold-Plated Aquavision TV

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Luxury and outdoor TV maker Aquavision announces a TV aimed strictly at the luxury end of the consumer market-- the DB100, a set featuring 24-carat gold plating and a price tag of no less than £108000.

Aquavision DB100

The DB100 comes at a massive 100-inch, and has a 4K LCD panel. It is manufactured in the UK, and collaboration with Bang & Olufsen makes it compatible with products from the Nordic high-end audio brand. As such, customers can control the TV using a B&O remote control, and it is ready for integration with B&O hardware. On the software side the TV runs on Android 6, and it comes with both HD and satellite tuners. It also features a toughened anti-reflective glass front.

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