Home security brand SimpliSafe makes a first step in the European market as it launches in the UK with a choice of pre-configured sensor, camera, keypad and siren bundles.
The move follows a $1 billion investment in the Boston-based security vendor from private equity Hellman & Friedman. The company offers 5 pre-configured bundles ranging from The Starter (includes a base station, keypad, entry sensor, motion sensor and SimpliCam security cam) to the high-est end offering, The Bamburgh (includes extra key fobs, sensors, 105dB siren and a panic button).
The S. Korean giant predicts Q1 2019 revenues will reach 51-53 trillion Korean won ($44.87-$46.63 billion), a drop of around -15% Y-o-Y. In turn, profit is forecast to reach around 6.2tr won ($5.5bn), missing analyst estimates of 6.8tr won. The company had already warned of disappointing results for the quarter, the result of falling memory prices and slowing demand for display panels.
Using voice chat on the Switch is perhaps a bit of a hassle, since it involves connection through a separate Switch Online smartphone app. The Faceoff Deluxe+ controller, on the other hand, simply requires plugging a headset in a built-in 3.5mm jack. The feature uses the audio SDK developed by Vivox, the same company behind the in-game chat in Fortnite.
The Beovision Harmony is a high-end TV featuring a 77-inch LG OLED panel. When switched off the teak oak and aluminium speaker panels partially hide the display, and fan out while the set rises to ideal viewing height when on. Either way, the result makes for an eye-catching TV customers will surely want to show off.
Citing unnamed "people with knowledge of the plans," Bloomberg says the earbuds "look and act similar to AirPods," being designed to sit in the ear without need for clips, but promise superior audio quality. As one might imagine, the earbuds will be able to do anything Alexa can, meaning users can order goods, access music, weather and other information through voice commands.
