LONDON, May 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — True Royalty TV, the London-based subscription video on-demand service (SVOD) dubbed ‘the Netflix of Royal TV’ is extending its Crowdcube fundraising campaign following exceptional demand.
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The fundraising has already doubled the initial target, surpassing US$2m in two weeks, and is still rising. Funds raised will be used to capitalize on momentum over the last year and accelerate growth during 2020, by activating new distribution channels and extending the service’s international footprint. The Crowdcube campaign follows private placements totalling more than US$9m from US and UK investors and media industry figures.
In the past six months True Royalty TV has doubled its paying subscribers across the UK, Ireland, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and in particular the US, where there is huge demand for content about the Royal Family. It has also recorded a 40% increase in viewing during the Covid-19 lockdown.
The British Royal Family is the world’s fourth biggest brand*. Research shows that in the US, 25m people who stream television have actively stated an interest in watching more content about them. True Royalty has formed sought after partnerships with the US’s leading TV platforms including Comcast, Cox, Dish and Roku, and will be actively marketing the channel to these subscribers and more across over 50m homes.
“True Royalty is a great British business success story, rapidly increasing our subscribers and signing partnership deals giving us front and centre placement on the US’s biggest TV platforms, with seamless access to more than 50m households,” said Gregor Angus, CEO and Co-founder, True Royalty TV. “While there is a surge in viewing currently during lockdown, more importantly, we see huge potential for long-term growth by capitalizing on the global demand for programming about the British Royal Family as well as ongoing structural changes in the way viewers consume TV content.”
True Royalty was co-founded by Gregor Angus (CEO), Nick Bullen, and Edward Mason as the world’s first and only subscription video on demand service dedicated to providing fans with a wide selection of high-quality Royal programming. For more information visit www.trueroyalty.tv
Technology-based offerings in Homes & Buildings industry segments to find growth opportunities amid pandemic, finds Frost & Sullivan
SANTA CLARA, California, May 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Frost & Sullivan’s recent analysis, Global Homes and Buildings Industry Outlook, 2020, reveals that the penetration of advanced technologies that provide energy and cost benefits and value-based outcomes will drive the global homes & buildings (H&B) industry in 2020. However, an additional report, Impact of COVID-19 on Global Homes and Buildings Industry, 2020, notes industry revenues are expected to drop by 3.5% from 2019 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“While the coronavirus is expected to negatively impact the homes & buildings industry, markets for HVAC, refrigeration systems, and fire safety products will continue to witness demand for their solutions and services, given their necessity in critical end-user industries such as hospitals and residences,” said Anirudh Bhaskaran, Senior Industry Analyst for Homes & Buildings at Frost & Sullivan. “The cleaning aspect of FM services will also grow, as there will be an increase in demand for the disinfection of commercial and industrial spaces.”
Bhaskaran added: “There is an increased level of awareness among building managers and customers about value creation from IoT and AI-driven solutions. Participants in traditional markets such as heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC), fire safety, and facility management (FM) are integrating digital offerings into their solutions, which will play a vital role in optimizing a building’s performance.”
For further revenue opportunities, vendors in this industry should:
Create a cross-functional COVID-19 task force to reinforce confidence in employees and partners, and gain trust among customers.
Provide services to critical end-user segments that are considered “essential.”
Increase the adoption of AI and machine learning algorithms in building technology solutions to enable cognitive abilities in buildings and reduce human intervention.
Design modular, upgradeable, and reusable products to help reduce waste.
Offer building management solutions at attractive prices and business models.
Global Homes and Buildings Industry Outlook, 2020 and Impact of COVID-19 on Global Homes and Buildings Industry, 2020 are a part of Frost & Sullivan’s global Building Management Technology Growth Partnership Service program.
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LOS ANGELES, May 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — A personality quiz that helps people find their perfect study buddy hits during study-at-home days. Designed by Forest, the award-winning productivity app that supports users in staying focused by holding virtual trees hostage, this plant-themed quiz “Plant your flower” is now taking Twitter and Instagram by storm with its unprecedented way to find people to study with according to their signature flower.
People tweets their results of the “Plant your flower” quiz with #foreststudybuddy. (PRNewsfoto/Forest App)
Since its initial launch, the quiz has more than 1.3 million players in the States. Earlier this week, California influencers including sarah, kihmberlie and trish shared their results of the quiz along with a self-portrait on Twitter with #foreststudybuddy. The quiz has since then gone viral in the States as well as the UK, with people all following the same template by sharing the results of their quiz followed by a selfie and a caption looking for their perfect flower. K-pop idols such as Hani from EXID, Joy from Red Velvet, Jae from Day6 and Seolhyun from AOA also shared their results months ago.
The quiz works by taking users on a journey to a typical study-at-home day. Once in the quiz, users will get to decide things like what book to read, what song to play and what dinner to get. Upon completion, the personality quiz will assess the pathway and find the flower that best matches users’ personality. Users will also see a note that explains the most compatible flower, giving a clue to find the perfect match.
The personality quiz consists of 17 different outcomes including sunflower, bear’s paw, coconut, cherry blossom and more. Each flower represents a unique personality and will help reveal some of your best attributes. The peaceful effects of the quiz will help to escape the onslaught of bad news, and perhaps, find study buddy in the midst of a pandemic.
Forest is a popular productivity app that helps people beat phone addiction and manage their time in an interesting and pleasant way. Users can earn credits by not using their phones and plant real trees with the credits. The app has ranked Top Paid Productivity app in 125 countries and hits 30 million downloads. Based on user contributions, the app has planted 800k real trees in Africa. For more information, please visits: https://www.forestapp.cc/
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, May 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Following the United Kingdom (UK) court’s grant on May 7, 2020 of an interim injunction against Shenzhen Senior Technology Material Co., Ltd. (Senior) as requested by Celgard, LLC (Celgard), a subsidiary of Polypore International, LP (Polypore), the matter returned before the UK court on May 21, 2020. The court’s new order continued the effect of the interim injunction pending a further substantive hearing that will take place on an agreed date between June 29 and July 10, 2020. Senior provided an official letter to the Judge acknowledging its formal undertakings to the UK court. Celgard intends to pursue an injunction through trial of its trade secret case against Senior at the next hearing.
Celgard® dry-process coated and uncoated microporous membranes are used as separators in various lithium-ion batteries used primarily in electric drive vehicles (EDV), energy storage systems (ESS) and other specialty applications.
On April 30, 2020, Celgard filed an application for an urgent injunction against Senior in the High Court of Justice in London, England. On May 7, on an ex parte basis, the UK court granted an interim injunction to prevent Senior from importing certain battery separators into the UK.
Earlier on March 2, Celgard filed a Complaint against Defendants Shenzhen Senior Technology Material Co. Ltd. (Senior-China), Shenzhen Senior Technology Material Co. Ltd. (US) Research Institute (Senior-California), Xiaomin (Steven) Zhang, Sun Town Technology, Inc., Global Venture Development, LLC, and Global Venture Development, Inc. (collectively, Global Venture) (collectively, WDNC Defendants) in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina (WDNC) for trade secret misappropriation, unfair and deceptive trade practices and unfair competition, civil conspiracy, unjust enrichment and conversion.
Additionally, Celgard filed a Second Amended Complaint against Defendants Shenzhen Senior Technology Material Co. Ltd. (US) Research Institute (Senior-California), Farasis Energy USA, Inc., Farasis Energy, Inc., Farasis Energy (Gan Zhou), Inc., and Farasis Energy (Gan Zhou) Co., Ltd. (collectively, Farasis), Sun Town Technology, Inc., Global Venture Development, LLC, and Global Venture Development, Inc. (collectively, Global Venture) (collectively, NDCA Defendants) for patent infringement, breach of contract and breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California (NDCA).
The WDNC Complaint alleges the WDNC Defendants, including a former Celgard employee, Xiaomin (Steven) Zhang, now CTO of Senior-China who changed his name to Bin Wang at the request of Senior-China, purposely and unlawfully misappropriated Celgard’s trade secrets and confidential information and continue to do so. Several other violations of the law are also alleged.
The NDCA Second Amended Complaint alleges the NDCA Defendants infringe Celgard’s United States Reissued Patent RE47,520 (the ‘520 patent), formerly United States Patent 6,432,586 (the ‘586 patent), on ceramic coated separators, and Celgard’s United States Patent No. 6,692,867 (the ‘867 patent), on polypropylene separators, as well as several other violations of law and breaches. See Release.
In December 2019, Celgard filed a First Amended Complaint in the NDCA adding to the suit the Defendants Farasis, Sun Town, and Global Venture. See Release.
In September 2019, Celgard filed suit against Senior who sells separators globally that they make in Shenzhen, China. Celgard’s Complaint alleges Senior has infringed Celgard’s U.S. ‘520 and ‘867 patents on ceramic coated and polypropylene separators, and has unlawfully misappropriated and misused Celgard’s trade secrets and confidential information, among other violations and seeks compensation for damages. See Release.
In September 2019, Celgard successfully settled a patent infringement lawsuit against Targray International. See Release. Celgard also successfully settled two suits in June 2019, against MTI Corporation. See Release.
The effective extension of the interim injunction and the successful outcome of the Targray and MTI cases further solidifies the integrity of Celgard’s intellectual property (IP) regarding coated and uncoated separators for lithium-ion batteries. Celgard will continue to prevent the unfair exploitation of its technology and IP to safeguard its assets and customers.
About Celgard and Polypore
Celgard specializes in coated and uncoated dry-process microporous membranes used as separators that are a major component of lithium-ion batteries. Celgard’s battery separator technology is important to the performance of lithium-ion batteries for electric drive vehicles, energy storage systems and other applications.
Celgard, LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Polypore International, LP, an Asahi Kasei Company.
Polypore is a global company with facilities in nine countries specializing in microporous membranes used in electric and nonelectric vehicles, energy storage systems and specialty applications. Visit www.celgard.com and www.polypore.com.
Industry-leading digital workplace platform introduces new tool to reduce the spread of COVID-19 among frontline employees and their customers
MONTREAL, May 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — WorkJam, the leading digital workplace solutions provider for organizations with frontline employees, today announced the release of its new, next-generation health check analysis tool, enabling employers to reduce the spread of COVID-19 among frontline employees and their customers while complying with local laws and regulations.
As businesses around the world prepare to reopen physical stores, the onus is on employers to ensure reboarded staff feel safe returning to their workplace. Adding another layer of complexity to the situation, companies must comply with local laws and regulations, which vary by country, state, and city. To create this safe and compliant work environment, employers must have the right technology and strategy in place to minimize the risk of exposure to frontline employees and customers.
With WorkJam’s health check analysis tool, employers prompt associates and leaders of frontline teams to complete a recurring mandatory health check survey on their mobile devices, which must be completed in order to clock in to a shift. The survey includes a variety of questions selected by the employer to ensure associates are healthy to work. The tool also triggers notifications and tasks to managers based on specific answers within a survey. Using this survey and scheduling data, businesses can minimize the spread of COVID-19 and alert staff who may have come into contact with an employee reporting symptoms — allowing them to be leaders in keeping their employees, clients, and shoppers safe.
“Now more than ever, frontline staff are looking to their employers for guidance and protection,” says Paul Wyatt, Vice President of Product Management at WorkJam. “The employers that are able to provide a high level of leadership and assurance to their staff will come out of this crisis with healthy, engaged, and loyal employees. As an extension of WorkJam’s long-standing value of improving the livelihoods of frontline employees, we’re proud to support our customers with the technology needed to create safe work environments now and in the future.”
WorkJam’s health check analysis tool allows for real-time documentation and validation attestation, further reducing legal liability for businesses navigating the challenges of reopening in the current climate. The tool can also be applied to cases outside of the current pandemic, verifying that every employee is alert and healthy to clock in to a shift.
The WorkJam Digital Workplace unleashes the potential of your enterprise workforce through agile scheduling, transformative communication, experiential learning, and tailored recognition. Available in over 28 languages & deployed in over 35 countries, WorkJam increases sales conversion & CSAT, drives down labor costs, lowers absenteeism and attrition rates, improves compliance, and improves the customer experience through a more skilled, motivated, and engaged workforce. For employees, WorkJam delivers more opportunity & control over their schedule, providing work-life balance, as well as the tools to develop skills, improve business acumen, and maximize their earnings to advance their economic well-being. Learn more at https://www.workjam.com/
Market revenue to hit$5.5 billion in 2025 with increasing investment in 5G infrastructure, finds Frost & Sullivan
SANTA CLARA, California, May 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Frost & Sullivan’s recent analysis, Global DC Power Systems Market, Forecast to 2025, predicts the increasing implementation of 4G and 5G networks across the world will lead to steady growth in demand for direct current (DC) power systems. While market revenue is expected to drop in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it will likely rebound to pre-pandemic levels as early as 2021 and rise at a CAGR of 4.6% to $5.5 billion by 2025. Unit shipments are also expected to grow at a CAGR of 2.7% between 2019 and 2025, increasing from 895,000 units to 1.04 million.
“The increased power and processing requirements of 5G infrastructure creates the need for highly efficient and reliable power systems that can tolerate heavy loads. This can be fulfilled by DC power systems, which are modular and extremely efficient,” said Manoj Shankar, Senior Research Analyst, Energy and Power Systems Practice at Frost & Sullivan. “Telecom base stations in off-grid areas or in areas that lack proper power supply also present a large market opportunity for DC power systems, which can be coupled with renewable energy sources.”
Shankar added: “The deployment of 5G networks across the globe is expected to be slow initially as most telecom companies have invested heavily in 4G technologies. The expansion is most likely to gather pace in the US, China, and Europe from 2021. The Asia-Pacific and North American markets will see strong growth as companies in these regions lead investments in the telecom sector. China and the US will vie for global leadership in the 5G space, which will lead to the increased demand for DC power systems from these two countries in the future.”
For further revenue opportunities, power system manufacturers should:
Focus on markets in both developed and developing countries where 5G, 4G, and LTE networks are being deployed.
Make their products more modular and efficient at a lower cost, which will drive wider acceptance once the 5G networks rollout.
Set up manufacturing houses for better lead times and complement them with regional servicing hubs that can easily reach out to customers.
Forge relationships with engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) participants to design new and innovative solutions to implement the network.
Global DC Power Systems Market, Forecast to 2025 is part of Frost & Sullivan’s global Energy and Power Systems Growth Partnership Service program.
About Frost & Sullivan For over five decades, Frost & Sullivan has become world-renowned for its role in helping investors, corporate leaders and governments navigate economic changes and identify disruptive technologies, Mega Trends, new business models and companies to action, resulting in a continuous flow of growth opportunities to drive future success. Contact us: Start the discussion.
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Market revenue to hit$5.5 billion in 2025 with increasing investment in 5G infrastructure, finds Frost & Sullivan
SANTA CLARA, California, May 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Frost & Sullivan’s recent analysis, Global DC Power Systems Market, Forecast to 2025, predicts the increasing implementation of 4G and 5G networks across the world will lead to steady growth in demand for data center (DC) power systems. While market revenue is expected to drop in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it will likely rebound to pre-pandemic levels as early as 2021 and rise at a CAGR of 4.6% to $5.5 billion by 2025. Unit shipments are also expected to grow at a CAGR of 2.7% between 2019 and 2025, increasing from 895,000 units to 1.04 million.
“The increased power and processing requirements of 5G infrastructure creates the need for highly efficient and reliable power systems that can tolerate heavy loads. This can be fulfilled by DC power systems, which are modular and extremely efficient,” said Manoj Shankar, Senior Research Analyst, Energy and Power Systems Practice at Frost & Sullivan. “Telecom base stations in off-grid areas or in areas that lack proper power supply also present a large market opportunity for DC power systems, which can be coupled with renewable energy sources.”
Shankar added: “The deployment of 5G networks across the globe is expected to be slow initially as most telecom companies have invested heavily in 4G technologies. The expansion is most likely to gather pace in the US, China, and Europe from 2021. The Asia-Pacific and North American markets will see strong growth as companies in these regions lead investments in the telecom sector. China and the US will vie for global leadership in the 5G space, which will lead to the increased demand for DC power systems from these two countries in the future.”
For further revenue opportunities, power system manufacturers should:
Focus on markets in both developed and developing countries where 5G, 4G, and LTE networks are being deployed.
Make their products more modular and efficient at a lower cost, which will drive wider acceptance once the 5G networks rollout.
Set up manufacturing houses for better lead times and complement them with regional servicing hubs that can easily reach out to customers.
Forge relationships with engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) participants to design new and innovative solutions to implement the network.
Global DC Power Systems Market, Forecast to 2025 is part of Frost & Sullivan’s global Energy and Power Systems Growth Partnership Service program.
About Frost & Sullivan For over five decades, Frost & Sullivan has become world-renowned for its role in helping investors, corporate leaders and governments navigate economic changes and identify disruptive technologies, Mega Trends, new business models and companies to action, resulting in a continuous flow of growth opportunities to drive future success. Contact us: Start the discussion.
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Frost Radar benchmarks the top seven companies excelling at growth and innovation
SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Frost & Sullivan’s Australian Data Center Industry Radar has identified that organizations’ strict requirements of data confidentiality and complete management control of their operations will push the demand for data center services in the country for the next five years. This has strongly encouraged hyperscale cloud vendors, large enterprises, and highly regulated verticals (banking, financial services, and insurance) to invest in the Australian data center market.
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To learn more about the Australian Data Center Market Frost Radar, please visit: http://frost.ly/43y
For over five decades, Frost & Sullivan has provided research and analysis on the Australian Data Center industry to help investors, corporate leaders, and governments navigate economic changes and identify disruptive technologies, Mega Trends, and new business models.
This recently released Radar provides a benchmark of nine companies in the Australian Data Center industry to determine the top seven industry leaders excelling at innovation, poised for partnerships and ripe for investment. The businesses are recognized in the Frost Radar with insight into their innovative offerings, projected increase rates, strengths and insight on how companies can be more effective in the future.
The following organizations were profiled: Canberra Data Centres (CDC), Digital Realty (DR), Equinix, Fujitsu, Global Switch (GS), NEXTDC, and NTT Ltd.
Key takeaways:
Better understand the growth environment from the perspective of industry experts.
Gain insight into organizations recognized for leveraging best practices to shape the future of the industry.
Benefit from a comprehensive analysis of the companies plotted on the Radar.
Receive best practices on how the intelligence in the Radar can be leveraged by the Board of Directors, the CEO’s growth team, customers and more.
About Frost & Sullivan
For over five decades, Frost & Sullivan has become world-renowned for its role in helping investors, corporate leaders and governments navigate economic changes and identify disruptive technologies, Mega Trends, new business models and companies to action, resulting in a continuous flow of growth opportunities to drive future success. Contact us: Start the discussion.
Lenovo Legion should not be an unfamiliar name for gamers by now. Personally, the Lenovo Legion Notebook PCs that came out last year are some of the ones that stand out most in the gaming notebook PC market. They are also some of the most well-built notebook gaming PCs in the market in our humble opinions.
The design language of the 2019 line-up of Lenovo Legion products hits the spot, we feel in balancing the powerful look of a gaming notebook and a sleek looking mobile productivity machine. They look industrial, durable, and clean. So we are quite glad to see that design language continue in the 2020 line-up of Lenovo Legion products.
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We start with the most powerful notebook PC in their line-up for 2020, the Lenovo Legion 7i. Not the Y700 series anymore this time, just a simple number and letter marking its CPU variant according to Lenovo. The good part is that it simplifies naming and recognition of the notebooks. To be fair though, Lenovo’s line-up is not as extensive as the likes of ASUS, so confusion should be limited in the first place.
Still, the Lenovo Legion 7i is the brand’s flagship portable gaming rig that packs the power of Intel’s most powerful mobile CPU, the 10th Generation Intel Core i9 (up to). That is paired to an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super GPU for a maxed out performance while gaming. While the hardware you can find within the all-aluminium body is testament enough that this is a serious piece of kit for both LAN parties and any CPU and GPU intensive work conditions, it does not stop here.
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The Lenovo Legion 7i also has an impressive array of RGB lights on the keyboard and around the outer shell to let anyone else in the room know that you are running a serious rig. You control the lighting effects via Corsair’s trusty iCUE RGB software built into the Lenovo Legion 7i. It is individual LED lights on the keyboard too, so you can have different colours on each keys if you want. Or, if you are like me, keep everything lighted to a single colour (a waste of good RGB I know).
To keep things cool, Lenovo developed something they call Coldfront 2.0. While that sounds like a bunch of gimmicks, it is actually a very clever solution to cool the CPU and GPU for optimised performance. Heat is the enemy, here, you get the idea. There is no way around the fact that the space on a notebook PC is very limited and therefore airflow is highly restricted in these conditions. Lenovo’s way of managing this is a combination of clever fan management from the software and designing more efficient heat sinks and pipes in optimised locations within the aluminium body.
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It sounds plenty easier said that done though. The new Vapor Chamber (heat pipes) that Lenovo developed for the Lenovo Legion 7i is supposedly larger than before, which is a challenge around the restricted space of the notebook PC. Still, they managed it so that there is more efficient heat transfer from the CPU and GPU to the cooling fans and ducts. All this while managing to keep two NVMe M.2 slots for two ultra-fast SSD and one SATA slot for maximum storage.
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All these is nothing though if you are seeing everything through a terrible display. Some of the previous Lenovo Legion notebook PCs have gotten a few negative comments when it comes to the display because plenty of them use TN (Twisted Nematic) panel displays. Those panels are known for horrible colour accuracy, washed out images, and even worse colour contrast. They are very fast though, pushing 300Hz in refresh rates in some cases and easily push 1ms in response time.
The progression in IPS (In-Plane Switching) technology though has allowed Lenovo to take advantage of the more colour accurate displays on the Lenovo Legion 7i with Full HD resolution with up to 240Hz refresh rate and 1ms response time (unreal, we know). Those, along with 1000% of sRGB colour gamut for super accurate colours when you need to do all your Adobe Photoshop work or Adobe Premiere Pro colour grading work.
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Lenovo has always looked for ways to innovate in the PC market. After all, it is a very saturated market with too many players to name in the first place. Staying at the front of the market with new innovations then is very important.
For the Lenovo Legion gaming line-up they have developed a new Lenovo Vantage software that allows users to have full control over each aspect of Lenovo’s gaming rigs. You can change the fan behaviour from the software itself. You can technically set maximum fan speed, and even more overclocking or undervolting settings within the software. Of course, if you know what you are doing with a PC, you might get more out of this than Lenovo’s own default settings for yourself.
With the Vantage also comes Lenovo’s new Q-Control 3.0. This is to control both the fan speed and overclocking on the Legion notebook PCs. It is designed to quickly switch between different thermal profiles to either keep the PC quiet, or to maximise cooling efforts.
Ther have also tuned the displays on the new Lenovo Legion notebook PC line-up. The new IPS panels means better colour accuracy. Lenovo’s very own Legion Visual software optimises the graphics and colours even more by tuning the colours for optimum usage in different brightness settings and use cases.
They even made the new Legion products last even longer than before with 80Wh of battery pack now. That means that Lenovo’s Legion gaming rigs can last up to 8 hours on a single charge or more, depending on hardware power requirements and others. 8 hours is a long time for any gaming PC though.
Lenovo Legion 5Pi
There is a few variants of the Lenovo Legion 5 series that is coming into Malaysia and we, of course, start with the most powerful one. This is also Lenovo’s second most powerful Notebook PC that is coming to Malaysia. As the ‘i’ in the naming scheme suggests, this is an Intel powered gaming Notebook PC. It has a 10th Generation Intel Core i7 (up to) paired to an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super (up to).
While not as powerful as the super powerful Lenovo Legion 7i, the Lenovo Legion 5Pi is more powerful than plenty of gaming notebooks of its class. You get some really nice features on the Lenovo Legion 5Pi still too. There is a 4-zone RGB still on the keyboard of the Legion 5Pi notebook PC to show that this is not just a normal Lenovo Legion 5 series. Even the top clam housing the display has a slightly different design with the Legion ‘Y’ Logo front and center of the clam.
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The display is also a Full HD IPS panel with 100% sRGB colour gamut to make short work of Adobe Photoshop. Along with 144Hz refresh rate and up to 1ms response time, this could be the perfect rig if you are on a slightly lower budget but still need a primary notebook PC to work with in LAN parties or at work. Again, I would tone down the RGB for myself, a matter of preference.
Lenovo Legion 5i
The Lenovo Legion 5i is technically the Lenovo Legion 5Pi, but a little toned down. As the naming moniker suggests too, it is an Intel device. Powered by Intel’s 10th Generation 10nm Core i7 (up to), this thing is still no slouch. In place of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super though is a slightly less powerful NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660Ti. The GTX 1660Ti is still powerful stuff to work with though. It is more than enough in most cases to deal with AAA games, Adobe Photoshop and 1080p video editing on Adobe Premiere Pro.
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For better colour accuracy for those software too, the Lenovo Legion 5i gets a nice IPS panel with 100% sRGB colour gamut like its more powerful and premium Legion 5Pi at 144Hz and up to 1ms response time. This is the perfect balance between raw power and budget. It does not feature the same front and center logo design like the 5Pi, but you still get an all-aluminium body build and the same Legion design of the Legion 7i
Lenovo Legion 5
And then there is the AMD offering that we also saw from AMD’s presentation for the APAC region yesterday. The Lenovo Legion 5. Yes, just the number ‘5’ without any thing like an ‘a’ or ‘R’. There is a small caveat with the AMD version for now though. The Lenovo Legion 5 only comes with up to an AMD Ryzen 5-4500H CPU.
There is no mention anywhere yet on whether or not we will see an AMD Ryzen 7 or even the Ryzen 9 variant pop up in either the Legion 5i or the Legion 7i, but we remain hopeful. Still, the Ryzen 5-4500H is AMD’s latest 4000 series CPUs that has proven in value and power. Paired to an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650, the AMD powerhouse should still impress in games and even for workflow, especially when it comes to CPU intensive software like Adobe’s Premiere Pro.
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At the same time you only get 8GB in RAM, but you can always add another one RAM stick into the notebook PC or upgrade the one that is already in the PC. Lenovo encourages you to do that apparently. They even have a guide to help you do that on your own on their website.
Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i
A top-end and a mid-range has to be competed with an entry-level. After all, accessibility to the products becomes a concern sometimes when it comes to gaming. That is the idea of the IdeaPad Gaming 3i (no pun intended).
The Lenovo IdeaPad does not have the Legion branding moniker. It is still no slouch though. You still get Intel’s latest 10th Generation Core i7 (up to). You also can spec it with an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 if you want and it will be the perfect companion for both work and play on a budget.
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The 15-inch display is still a Full HD resolution display and fast enough for plenty of games. You get up to 120Hz in refresh rate, which is more than enough for most use case and games. It also comes with some Lenovo Legion design work within the body. That means bigger thermal pipes for better thermal performance under load too.
Lenovo Legion Tower 5i
Their product range is not just limited to notebook PCs though. Although that is the current most popular platform, nothing beats the power of a desktop tower set up. Lenovo has that answer too with the Lenovo Legion Tower 5i that is set to launch in Malaysia later in the year.
They did mention a more powerful Lenovo Legion Tower 7i too, but unfortunately that is not coming to Malaysia. Still, the Legion Tower 5i is a powerful gaming PC tower than anyone can appreciate. You get two variants of the Lenovo Legion Tower 5 series technically. You can spec your’s with either an AMD Ryzen 3000 series CPU or a 10th Generation Intel Core CPU. You can also pick from a variety of GPUs up to an NVIDIA GeForce 2070 Super if you want.
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While it is a tower, it is not that big of a thing and is designed to be something that is small enough and light enough to be as portable as possible. In this case, you can even take it out to a LAN party alongside a small monitor and keyboard and still get the benefit of gaming on a proper desktop rig.
Lenovo Legion Phone – the Future of Gaming Smartphones
Lenovo has not been in the smartphone game for a while. That is since they took over with Motorola. They did make some compelling smartphones and tablets in the past though.
Earlier in the year there are rumours surrounding Lenovo jumping back into the smartphone scene with a gaming focused smartphone. They dub it the Lenovo Legion Phone. There are no confirmation of specifications or renders yet about the anticipated device. We do have confirmation from Lenovo’s executives regarding the existence of the device and that we will see it somewhere in the late 2020.
There are still no confirmed dates on the device so far. The only thing we got from them is; “Lenovo will launch a Legion gaming phone in 2020. Please stay tuned for more information”. Which is not too much to work with. We are excited to see ROG Phone II, Black Shark II, and Razer Phone rival though.
Price and Availability
The Lenovo Legion 7i, Lenovo Legion Tower 5i, and Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i will be coming later in 2020. There are no confirmed prices for the three models mentioned yet too. We are expecting the Lenovo IdeaPad 3i to hover somewhere between MYR 2,500 and MYR 3,500 price point though.
The Lenovo Legion 5, Lenovo Legion 5i, and Lenovo Legion 5Pi will be available in Malaysia June 2020 onward. The AMD based Lenovo Legion 5 will be the most affordable option with prices starting from MYR 3,599. The Lenovo Legion 5 with Intel’s Core i5 will start from MYR 4,199. Of course, you can get that with an Intel Core i7 too. The top-of-the-line Lenovo Legion 5Pi will set you back at least MYR 6,399.
TAIPEI, May 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Healthcare system is the foundation of human being culture, every innovative medical research shows its supports and values to continue and expand. The world is suffering from COVID-19, AI developers seek a medical assistant to maintain the healthcare system. Aetina Corporation, a GPGPU and edge AI computing solution provider, and AI solution developer, SmartCow Co. Ltd. cooperated building an algorithm with six types of AI models that based on the edge computing platform.
Aetina x SmartCow: smart medical assistant for pandemic environment care, powered by edge AI computing platform
Edgar, an AI-powered healthcare assistant built-up with Aetina AN110-NAO platform, developed for a safe work environment and patient care. In public, AI should build in original equipment or other machines most efficiently, AN110-NAO sized perfectly, with 87.4×67.4×46 mm (with fan). Various I/O support is an excellent way to build a tight and one single solution. The AN110-NAO platform, which is ready for common I/O, includes the I2S slot that brings audio out, which is suited for Edgar’s application environment, set for warning modules. Meanwhile, camera supports are the core visual AI solution. The platform supports MIPI CSI-II interface 1x 4k or 2x FHD cameras. Not only landed-ready but also fulfill demands from Edgar – high-resolution images bring accurate reality recognition.
Edgar supports six types of AI models, like social distance estimation, masks detection, and safe sneeze action classification. Among these functions, Edgar creates a safe environment in times of medical emergencies, assist the front-line medical staff in preventing the respiratory disease. For example, one of Edgar’s ability is face-mask recognition. It can be set up easily in access and provide guidance and direction to mask dispenser machines before differentiating the mask-wore to enter the premises. The types of face mask covered PPE, N95 and surgical. Another specialty of Edgar is social distancing detection; the device could combine with a policy network and keep public activity in 6 feet between 2 people.
In the data explosion era, security and privacy is the first concern. Edgar is GDPR compliant. Images will be processed and remain on the edge system; no data will transfer to the cloud. It is well-prepared for the public and ready to assist the market. Besides, Aetina Jetson series serve comprehensive, experienced R&D advise and edge AI ecosystem prop for AI development.
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