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Congressional Candidate Shrina Kurani Launches Climate-Focused NFT Drop on Abris

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After Kurani’s first NFT fundraising effort on Solana-based SolSea, the campaign’s new collection will be released on Abris, an environmentally-friendly marketplace built on Algorand

CORONA, Calif., March 15, 2022 — Shrina Kurani, a Democrat running for Congress in California’s 41st District, and Abris, a carbon-negative NFT marketplace built on Algorand, today announced the launch of "Kurani for Congr3ss," an collection of 230 NFTs designed to raise awareness for Kurani’s campaign and to highlight the potential for innovative, climate-friendly solutions in the fast-growing Web3 space. The 230 NFTs available in the drop represent the 230 billion tons of carbon remaining in the world’s "carbon budget."

The NFTs are available now through March 31 and are priced at $1250 and $5800. The assets also represent greater utility: NFT holders will have access to airdrops from other crypto and climate projects, intimate conversations with climate scientists, and exclusive invitations to the campaign’s Earth Day party in the metaverse.

In late 2021 Kurani—who seeks to engage the crypto community in the future of Web3 policy-making—became the first candidate running for federal office to launch an NFT drop. Since that time other political candidates have followed suit, demonstrating the surging interest in both NFTs and the broader financial innovation taking hold across the crypto industry.

"As a former cleantech entrepreneur I know firsthand the importance of sourcing energy-efficient processes whenever possible, yet too often this still leads to compromises and trade-offs," said Kurani. "By partnering with Abris for this drop, which leverages the hyper-efficient Algorand network, we’re shining a light on the innovation happening in the Web3 world – innovation that is community-driven, inclusive, and, yes, climate-minded. Tech- and crypto-literate legislators like myself are essential to paving a path toward this reality, and we hope this NFT drop gets people excited about everything the future of the internet can enable."

Abris is built on the Algorand blockchain, a network that is so computationally lightweight it can run on a device as simple as a Raspberry Pi. This enables creators, brands, and users to take advantage of the benefits of NFTs and digital uniqueness without the extreme energy intensiveness required by other blockchain protocols. Last year, Algorand also announced a novel partnership with ClimateTrade to offset its minimal remaining emissions and become the first carbon-negative blockchain network.

Launched in 2021, Abris is an easy-to-use platform for NFTs with a creator-driven profit structure. The marketplace is designed to enable anyone to mint NFTs securely and in a single step, as well as to sell, buy, and resell with ease. In addition to the open marketplace, Abris offers NFTs as a Service (NFTaaS), a white glove solution to help artists, galleries, political campaigns, social impact initiatives and brands mint and sell their own NFT collections.

"When innovative ideas meet technology, fundraising becomes a memorable experience," said Priya Samant, CEO of Abris. "It is very promising to see political candidates getting creative and venturing into the world of NFTs."

To participate in the fundraiser and explore the NFT drop, visit https://shrinakurani.abris.io/ 

CONTACT
Shrina Kurani for Congress: Sydney Frankel, sydney@shrinakurani.com
Abris: Babu Ganapathy, babu@abris.io
Algorand: press@algorand.com

About Shrina Kurani for Congress
Shrina Kurani is the first-ever federal candidate to launch NFTs for their campaign. The NFT drop aims to educate the American population on blockchain to continue building the bridge between crypto and politics, engage the crypto community to participate in the future of crypto legislation, and help get Shrina to Congress so we can have more crypto-literate legislators in DC.

About Abris
Abris.io is a company focused solely on NFT Omni Stores on the Algorand blockchain network. Abris enables innovative creators around the world to showcase their creativity as NFTs as either part of an exclusive collection of unique and rare NFTs or having a Omni store with their different types of NFTs, and empower them to market their assets with no boundaries.

Abris.io also provides NFTs-as-a-Service (NFTaaS) to help artists, celebrities, charities, galleries, political campaigns, social impact initiatives, brands and enterprises to mint/auction their NFTs as well, enabling unique event tickets as NFTs.

Abris.io creates a sustainable NFT marketplace by using Algorand, the greenest Blockchain. At Abris we are democratizing the world of NFTs by empowering and building a creative economy. For more information, visit https://abris.io/

About Algorand
Algorand is building the technology to power the Future of Finance (FutureFi), the convergence of traditional and decentralized models into a unified system that is inclusive, frictionless, and secure. Founded by Turing Award-winning cryptographer Silvio Micali, Algorand developed a blockchain infrastructure that offers the interoperability and capacity to handle the volume of transactions needed for defi, financial institutions and governments to smoothly transition into FutureFi. The technology of choice for more than 1000 global organizations, Algorand is enabling the simple creation of next generation financial products, protocols and exchange of value. For more information, visit www.algorand.com.

 

 

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Ziktalk (ZIK) to be listed on LBank

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  • The web 3.0 short video platform, Ziktalk, will be listed on LBank
  • Ziktalk, an application with 700,000 users, will be listed on the 14th

TALLINN, Estonia, March 14, 2022 — Ziktalk, a web 3.0 short video platform with 700,000 users, has announced it will be listed on the global exchange, LBank, on the 14th. The trading pair ZIK/USDT will begin trading on March 14th at 6:00pm (UTC +9).

Ziktalk’s official listing schedule
Ziktalk’s official listing schedule

Ziktalk is a web 3.0 mobile platform that utilizes blockchain technology to allow users to share fun and memorable videos in short formats lasting 60 seconds at max. Ziktalk’s reward structure that immediately compensates not only the creators, but all ecosystem participants such as viewers for contributions such as clicking "like".

With a global user base over 700,000, Ziktalk is seeking to improve user accessibility and expand its ecosystem. ZIK is currently traded on Probit.

LBank is a global exchange that ranks under 20th on Coinmarketcap. Lbank was founded on 2015 and currently has 6.4 million users in 210 countries.

According to the statement by a ZIktalk representative, "ecosystem participants on social media platforms are being inadequately rewarded for their contribution to the growth of the platform" and "Ziktalk will create a web 3.0 platform that rewards all ecosystem participants form creators to viewers using its token economy".

Ziktalk has allocated 50% of its total token supply to "Social Mining Pool" (Activity Pool 30%, Sign-up Pool 15%, Referral Pool 5%) to create a vibrant ecosystem.

Abraham Shim, CEO of Ziktalk, stated that "users can share any video content such as cooking, dancing, comedy, sports and have fun as a part of their income source" and "Ziktalk has listing plans on more exchanges in order to improve its user accessibility."

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HUAWEI Launches the New nova 9 SE in Malaysia Priced at MYR 1,099!

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The mid-range smartphone market is a thriving market segment. There should be no surprises there, since smartphones priced between the MYR 1,500 to MYR 2,500 range are not just affordable today. Today, mid-range smartphones perform nearly just as good if not as good as most flagship smartphones out there. Sure, you get less powerful System on a Chip (SoC) most of the time. That is just about the most compromise you get from mid-rangers though.

While it looks as though you are paying less because you are getting more compromises, in some cases, a mid-range smartphone can have its advantages over flagships. For one, mid-range smartphones sometimes offer extended battery life that most flagships with powerful chips in the world cannot offer. They are also rather good looking most of the time, better looking that some flagships sometimes.  

Enter the HUAWEI nova line-up. The HUAWEI nova line-up is the Chinese giant’s most successful mid-range smartphones that sits not too far off from the HUAWEI P series flagships. The nova series usually packs a more powerful camera and large enough battery to keep the device running for days at a time. That is what you also get in the latest HUAWEI nova device, the nova 9 SE.

HUAWEI nova 9 SE

The new HUAWEI nova 9 SE also comes in Pearl White
Source: HUAWEI

First up, is the compromise on the HUAWEI nova 9 SE. It is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 SoC. The SoC packs eight ARM architecture cores; four powerful Cortex-A73 cores clocking 2.4GHz and four efficiency Cortex-A53 clocking 1.8GHz.

Everything else after that compromise is a match to most flagships. It packs 8GB of RAM alongside the SoC. The combination should allow you to game smoothly while allowing smooth sailing multitasking all-around. With 128GB of storage, all your personal data can be stored away safely in one place.

Then there is the ultra-powerful camera. Instead of a measly 50-Megapixel, or even a 64-Megapixel shooter, HUAWEI decided on pushing a large 108-Megapixel sensor as its main shooter, more megapixels than any HUAWEI device ever had. The powerful camera is flanked by an 8-Megapixel ultra-wide camera, 2-Megapixel depth sensor, and a 2-Megapixel macro camera. Out front is a 16-Megapixel shooter with up to Full HD video recording capabilities.

The new HUAWEI nova 9 SE also comes in Pearl White
Source: HUAWEI
The new HUAWEI nova 9 SE also comes in Midnight Black
Source: HUAWEI
Inspired from star trails the HUAWEI nova 9 SE comes with stunning Crystal Blue
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Inspired from star trails the HUAWEI nova 9 SE comes with mystical Midnight Black
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Inspired from star trails the HUAWEI nova 9 SE comes with dazzling Pearl White
Source: HUAWEI
Industry leading HUAWEI SuperCharge powers up your nova 9 SE in just 36 minutes.
Source: HUAWEI
HUAWEI nova 9 SE lands in Malaysia
Source: HUAWEI

Speaking of front, the Super Device capable devices offers EMUI 12 beauty on a Full HD+ 6.78-inch IPS panel. The panel also offers 90Hz in refresh rate for the smooth feel. For the snappy instant response feel is the panel offering 270Hz in touch sampling rate.

Keeping the device running all day and more is a large 4,000mAh built in battery. It is charged by USB Type-C when it runs out. At that, it charges at HUAWEI SuperCharge speeds (66W) to get it charged from empty to full in less than 40 minutes.

Price and Availability

The HUAWEI nova 9 SE is available for pre order until 18 March 2022
Source: HUAWEI

The HUAWEI nova 9 SE is now available for pre-order until the 18th of March 2022. You can get your pre-orders in via HUAWEI’s official web store, Experience Stores, and official online stores on Shopee and Lazada. As mentioned in the title, the device will set you back MYR 1,099. Every pre-order of the device will come with a HUAWEI FreeLace and a bunch of HMS (HUAWEI Mobile Services) packages worth up to MYR 560 while stocks last. For more information on the HUAWEI nova 9 SE you can visit HUAWEI’s website.

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Crowdfunding Campaign of CR-Scan Lizard Coming to an End with Creality’s Continuous Trend Leading

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SHENZHEN, China, March 12, 2022 — In February, Creality launched the crowdfunding campaign for 3D scanner – CR-Scan Lizard on Kickstarter. The campaign made a stir among users with 1000 units in 17 minutes, and 1 million dollars in 4 hours. Till now, Creality has received more than 2550 comments and over one thousand media articles given reports to it.

CR-Scan Lizard is placed in the first page on Kickstarter.
CR-Scan Lizard is placed in the first page on Kickstarter.

Epilogue for the Well-liked 3D Scanner

The crowdfunding campaign will end on March 12th, 2022.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/3dprintmill/creality-cr-scan-lizard-capturing-fine-details-of-view?ref=3yertz

Media like ALL3DP and Tom’s Hardware gave detailed reports to CR-Scan Lizard:
https://all3dp.com/1/creality-cr-scan-lizard-3d-scanner-review-specs/

Inspired by the 3D scanner, two users Don Barton and Sébastien collaborated and successfully produced a play named Global Treasure Hunt via 3D modeling, which will be unveiled soon.
https://www.facebook.com/OfficialCreality3d/photos/a.614035582135190/1786283281577075/

Industrial Grade to Consumer Grade, Leading Multi-scene 3D Printing via Technology Innovation

CR-Scan Lizard with an affordable price (minimum $300) is featured by its 0.05mm unmatched precision. Compared with the industrial-grade scanners (around $10,000), CR-Scan Lizards satisfies consumers with both its quality and affordability, vastly reducing the burden for innovators.

Combined utilization of 3D scanner and 3D printers will provide a better experience.

Stand by You, Heading for Healthy Development

Creality will celebrate the 8th anniversary on April 9th. Users have always been the most valuable asset. Creality not only cares the needs of the creator group, but also continue to gain insight into the needs of non-creator groups with products continuously upgraded. Through communication with users, they found that non-creator groups have different pain points in model creation, slicing, printing (including special environments), and post-processing.

In order to solve these problems, Creality will announce strategies on the 8th anniversary for better information accessing and pain points solving (product innovation, Creative Cloud 4.0, Creative Ecology, etc.) voices listening and choose & buy, etc. Stay tuned!

 

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Lacework Ranked #6 on Forbes America’s Best Startup Employers List

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Forbes recognizes Lacework for accelerated growth and strong employee engagement as cloud security sector booms

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 12, 2022 — Lacework, the data-driven security company for the cloud, today announced the company ranked sixth in Forbes’ America’s Best Startup Employers 2022. The list, in collaboration with Statista, ranks the top 500 U.S. startups excelling in employer reputation, employee satisfaction, and company growth. This ranking recognizes Lacework’s commitment to creating a supportive, learning culture for new employees and its accelerated growth since the start of the global pandemic. Lacework reported more than 3x year-over-year revenue, customer, and employee growth in the last fiscal year. 

As more businesses shift their data to the cloud and threats become more frequent and sophisticated, there is increasing demand for innovative businesses that can address today’s security challenges. With an obsessive focus on delighting customers and delivering outcomes for them, Lacework is meeting that demand with a transformative approach to cloud security. This purpose-driven approach contributed to the company’s growth over the past two years and its rise to the top 10 on this year’s America’s Best Startup Employers list after ranking 98th in 2021.

Lacework co-CEOs David Hatfield and Jay Parikh are devoted to establishing a company culture based on transparency, openness, and teamwork as the company continues its rapid growth. Lacework now has over 1,000 employees – 85% of which were hired after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. To drive strong engagement and a sense of shared purpose, Lacework maintains a flat organizational structure with practices including ensuring all new hires share feedback on their employee experience with executive leadership after a month on the job. Lacework also organizes monthly all-company Q&As and all-hands meetings where employees can ask questions and provide feedback. In addition, Lacework provides its employees with opportunities to improve their work/life balance through all-company recharge days, scheduled "no meeting" days, and a comprehensive employee wellness program.

"We’ve purposefully invested as much effort into building an open learning culture where employees can thrive at Lacework as we have building the Polygraph® Data Platform to dramatically reimagine the traditional approach to security," said Lacework Co-CEO David Hatfield. "Our culture is built every day through the efforts of every Lacer. This recognition is a validation of their hard work building an environment where employees feel valued and appreciated for their innovative work."

As a result of its ongoing growth, Lacework raised a $1.3 billion Series D round in November 2021, the largest in cybersecurity history. Lacework also recently unveiled a series of announcements, including the newly introduced Polygraph Data Platform, further validating the company’s vision, market position, and approach to security. This momentum fuels Lacework’s mission to build the business over time with better outcomes and opportunities for customers, partners, and employees.

Additional Resources:

  • For more information about how to join the Lacework team, visit our careers page.
  • Check out our blog to learn more about Lacework and what’s happening across the security industry.
  • Become an expert on security fundamentals and learn more from your security and developer peers through Lacework Academy and the Lacework Community.
  • Read what our customers have to say about the Lacework Polygraph Data Platform.

About Lacework

Lacework is the data-driven security company for the cloud. The Lacework Polygraph® Data Platform automates cloud security at scale so our customers can innovate with speed and safety. Only Lacework can collect, analyze, and accurately correlate data across an organization’s AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, and Kubernetes environments, and narrow it down to the handful of security events that matter. Customers all over the globe depend on Lacework to drive revenue, bring products to market faster and safer, and consolidate point security solutions into a single platform. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Jose, Calif., Lacework is backed by leading investors like Sutter Hill Ventures, Altimeter Capital, D1 Capital Partners, Tiger Global Management, Counterpoint Global (Morgan Stanley), Franklin Templeton, Durable Capital, GV, General Catalyst, XN, Coatue, Dragoneer, Liberty Global Ventures, and Snowflake Ventures, among others. Get started at www.lacework.com.

Media Contact: 
Inkhouse PR, Danielle Vincent 
Email: lacework@inkhouse.com 
Phone: 425.563.3141

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Lakeshore Acquisition II Corp. Announces Closing of $69 Million Initial Public Offering

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NEW YORK, March 12, 2022 — Lakeshore Acquisition II Corp. (the "Company"), a newly organized blank check company incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company and led by Chairman and CEO Bill Chen, today announced the closing of its initial public offering of 6,900,000 units (which includes full exercise of the underwriter over-allotment option) at an offering price of $10.00 per unit, with each unit consisting of one ordinary share of the Company, one-half of one redeemable warrant and one right to receive 1/10 of one ordinary share. Each whole warrant will entitle the holder thereof to purchase one ordinary share at $11.50 per share. The units began trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market ("NASDAQ") under the ticker symbol "LBBBU" on March 9, 2022. Once the securities comprising the units begin separate trading, the ordinary shares, the warrants and the rights are expected to be traded on the NASDAQ under the symbols "LBBB", "LBBBW," "LBBBR" respectively. No fractional warrants will be issued upon separation of the units and only whole warrants will trade. 

The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering, and the simultaneous private placements of units, to consummate the Company’s initial business combination.

Network 1 Financial Securities, Inc. acted as sole book-running manager for the offering. Maxim Group LLC acted as an underwriter and financial advisor in connection with the offering.

A registration statement relating to the securities sold in the initial public offering was declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on March 8, 2022. The offering is being made only by means of a prospectus forming a part of the effective registration statement. When available, copies of the prospectus relating to this offering may be obtained by contacting Network 1 Financial Securities, Inc., 2 Bridge Avenue Suite241, Red Bank, NJ 07701, Attention Karen Mu, email kmu@netw1.com or by calling +1(800)886-7007.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

About Lakeshore Acquisition II Corp.

Lakeshore Acquisition I Corp. is a blank check company, also commonly referred to as a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains statements that constitute "forward-looking statements," including with respect to the Company’s initial public offering ("IPO"), the anticipated use of the net proceeds thereof and the Company’s search for an initial business combination. No assurance can be given that the net proceeds of the offering will be used as indicated. Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous conditions, many of which are beyond the control of Lakeshore Acquisition II Corp., including those set forth in the Risk Factors section of Lakeshore Acquisition II Corp.’s registration statement and prospectus for the IPO filed with the SEC. Copies are available on the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. Lakeshore Acquisition II Corp. undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release, except as required by law.

Contact Information:

Bill Chen
Chief Executive Officer
Lakeshore Acquisition II Corp.
+1(917) 327 – 9933
bchen65@126.com

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Wolfoo – Vietnamese animation taking the world by storm

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Rich in humanistic values, Wolfoo has won over the hearts of millions of people across the globe.

NEW YORK, March 12, 2022 — An animated web series popular with kids worldwide, Wolfoo enjoys wide appeal that stems from the humanistic values deftly woven into stories about fun everyday situations. The series has been twice awarded the Youtube Diamond button, with more than 2 billion monthly views and counting. Yet it is a little-known fact that Wolfoo is indeed the pride of Vietnamese people.

Wolfoo is a collection of animated characters in the WOA ecosystem owned by SCONNECT, a Vietnam-headquartered company specialized in creative content.

Originally produced in English, Wolfoo has been dubbed into many other languages, such as Spanish, French, Portuguese, Japanese, etc. To expand its market, the producer has registered images of Wolfoo characters as trademarks in the United States and Vietnam. In addition, in Vietnam, the producer has also copyrighted the scripts of the Wolfoo animated web series and secured protection for the Wolfoo brand.

Wolfoo is steadily asserting itself as the animation brand taking the lead in holistic integration of entertainment and education through a rich ecosystem of products familiar and attractive to children across the world. Spanning a diverse range of topics, each episode raises children’s awareness about proper behaviors, helps them form healthy habits, and equips them with essential life skills. Wolfoo also fosters the development of personality traits and skills for children, namely courage, gratitude, compassion, empathy, humility, integrity, persistence, creativity, curiosity, teamwork, emotional self-control, and communication.

Wolfoo learns how to express gratitude towards loved ones
Wolfoo learns how to express gratitude towards loved ones

The secret to success

Speaking about his choice to target the international market rather than the domestic one, Ta Manh Hoang, CEO of SCONNECT which owns the ecosystem of creative products under the WOA brand said, "We believe in the principle that sometimes choice matters more than effort. It is important to choose the right direction from the start, no matter how difficult it may be, because you will attain greater and more enduring gains upon success. Breaking into a market of high standards will push us to harness all possible resources for development. It is akin to tackling a hard math problem, requiring perseverance that will be rewarded many times over once solved. After capturing international market share, our return to the domestic market and future growth will be smooth sailing."

Behind the scenes
Behind the scenes

"Every WOA product has clearly-defined core values. After determining the core values of a product, WOA comes up with a coherent action plan and commits itself to delivering these values through said product and service. Thus, we ensure sustainability and distinctiveness in doing business," Ta Manh Hoang asserted.

Ta Manh Hoang assessed that the digital environment, harsh as it is, also opens up numerous learning and capacity-building opportunities for Vietnamese production teams. "Youtube is an open space, with very specific rules. Not only does Youtube help creators develop content but also guide them on how to do business and fairly split profits. We have learnt a lot from Google, particularly Youtube. Through our steady development on this platform, we have matured a great deal. I have every confidence in our Vietnamese staff; they are young, proactive, quick learners, and multi-taskers. Every person on our team enjoys a clear path of skill and career development. And that is how we can walk far," Ta Manh Hoang remarked.

WOA constantly conducts research and development, and expands its portfolio to meet the demands of customers. Take Wolfoo for example. In addition to short episodic content, the production team is also working on serial content for the Wolfoo Series, with massive investment in film technology so as to offer a product of superior quality. While the short episodes of Wolfoo revolve around daily happenings, Wolfoo Series takes the audience on exciting long-running adventures in the worlds of magic, toys, etc.

As the audience’s trust and support is an invaluable asset, WOA endeavors to always deliver tangible values and best satisfy the audience through the expansion of the Wolfoo ecosystem. In 2022, WOA expects to launch the online game Wolfoo and the 2000-square meter Wolfoo City edutainment center, complete with the Wolfoo cast of characters.

 As a commercial brand of SCONNECT CO., LTD, WOA commits to foster connections for values across the world. Being a producer of creative products, WOA is taking the lead in fast delivery of service and a strong portfolio geared towards global connectivity and development.

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Dot Inc. Announces the World’s First Tactile Braille Display, Compatible with iPhone and iPad

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  • New Dot Pad display from Dot Inc. helps blind/low-vision users feel tactile images in real-time
  • It will be showcased at the CSUN’s Assistive Technology Conference in March 2022
  • Dot Pad is now available to developer communities and early adopters on Dot’s official website

SEOUL, South Korea, March 11, 2022 — Today, Dot Inc. introduced Dot Pad, the world’s first tactile braille display for developer communities and early adopters. Dot Pad is compatible with iPhone and iPad, along with Apple’s built-in screen reader, VoiceOver. Dot’s new device offers blind/low-vision users a refreshable tactile display with the option to touch whatever is displayed on the screen, bringing the community one step closer to digital equality.

DotPad Tactile display 1
DotPad Tactile display 1

The task of creating a viable and refreshable tactile display for blind/low-vision users has posed one of the greatest challenges for developers in this industry for years. Traditionally, tactile displays only had one line, and were primarily connected with computers and phones to translate written text to Braille. However, they always lacked the technical capability to display graphical elements such as images, maps, and UI, ultimately limiting the experience. Dot Inc. aimed at and succeeded in creating the tactile display that pushes through the boundaries and expands the possibilities of digital accessibility.

Dot Pad helps blind/low-vision users render images and text from iPhone or iPad to the tactile display instantaneously. Dot Pad is compatible with devices running iOS 15.2 or later, or iPadOS 15.2 or later. VoiceOver support for tactile representations of images and graphics builds on Apple’s long history of creating and supporting accessible technology.

"Many blind/low-vision users around the world rely on iPhone and iPad, due to the industry-leading screen-reader VoiceOver," said Dot Inc. co-founder Eric Ju Yoon Kim. "We are very excited that Dot’s tactile technology is now optimized for VoiceOver, and that this will expand digital accessibility. Beyond speech or literary braille, these users can now feel and improve their understanding of images."

A new tactile graphic API was made available to iOS developers around the globe starting with iOS 15.2. Using this new API, developers and creators can supplement existing apps with tactile content as well as create new apps to utilize the full set of Dot Pad features.

"My wish is that many global developers within Apple’s ecosystem can use this API to develop games, entertainment, and educational apps compatible with our tactile display," said Ki Kwang Sung, co-founder at Dot Inc. "There is a growing opportunity for blind/low-vision users to connect through visual games and educational tools."

Dot Pad is now available to developer communities and early adopters on Dot’s official website.

Dot Inc. is providing technology support for an expanded Dynamic Tactile Device project with the American Printing House for the Blind and HumanWare slated to be launched in 2023. Learnings from the Dot Pad developer community will contribute to that project, which is considered to be the industry’s most ambitious effort in braille and tactile technology to date.

DotPad Tactile Display 2
DotPad Tactile Display 2

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Innodisk DDR5 Raises the Bar for Workstations

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TAIPEI, March 11, 2022 — Innodisk has announced the debut of their new industrial-grade DDR5 memory in workstations, which are powerful computers intended for specialized technical and scientific use cases. Bringing this new technology to market now gives early adopters the chance to demonstrate the real-world speed, and performance gains that were promised during the hype surrounding the announcement of DDR5 in 2021. Now, as Innodisk begins mass production, the new technologies that DDR5 introduced, such as double bank groups, same bank refresh, on-die ECC, and dual subchannels are being utilized in workstations that push the limits of speed, capacity, and reliability in professional environments.

Innodisk currently offers the most comprehensive range of industrial-grade DDR5 solutions on the market.
Innodisk currently offers the most comprehensive range of industrial-grade DDR5 solutions on the market.

Innodisk is already leading the industry in the implementation of DDR5 memory in workstation computers. One of their clients, who has already put DDR5 to the test in a meaningful way, is a global company that designs and manufactures workstations for engineering, product design, architecture, data science, and VFX. They decided to use Innodisk’s 4800MT/s 32GB DDR5 UDIMM for their workstation computers. These workstations provide the ideal match for early DDR5 adoption as they offer server-grade performance, with high-end processors, and lots of memory, in a standard PC form factor for CPU and RAM-intensive applications like graphics, 3D design, and video editing.

The client, whose end customers cover multiple industries including science and medical, film, mission critical applications, as well as manufacturing and design, was able to benefit from DDR5’s increased bandwidth, better power efficiency, and higher memory efficiency, while also future proofing the workstations they built with the latest and greatest standard in DRAM technology. The aforementioned improvements over DDR4 will allow customers to work faster, and more efficiently, while not having to worry about data loss, due to the extra layer of protection through IC level checking that DDR5’s on-die ECC provides.

Innodisk currently offers the most comprehensive range of industrial-grade DDR5 solutions on the market, including UDIMM, SODIMM, RDIMM, UDIMM ECC, and SODIMM ECC. These memory modules also include Innodisk’s other industry-focused features, such as a 30µ" gold finger and anti-sulfuration technology that adds a protective layer to safeguard silver alloys found on DRAM modules. Additionally, Wide Temperature UDIMM and SODIMM DDR5 are now available for sampling.

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China Matters produced the animated video series ‘The 24 Solar Terms in Poetry and Painting’

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BEIJING, March 11, 2022 — China Matters animation team produced the animated video series The 24 Solar Terms in Poetry and Painting, which illustrates the Chinese solar terms through dynamic Chinese paintings and classical poems translated by Dr. Xu Yuanchong. The five solar terms included in this episode are Minor Cold, Major Cold, Beginning of Spring, Rain Water, and Awakening of Insects, which combine to form a scroll of revival as winter turns to spring.

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The Chinese solar terms embody Chinese people’s traditional recognition of natural rhythms, astronomical calendar, folk customs and farming. On November 30, 2016, China’s 24 Solar Terms were officially included in the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. At the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics, the creative "24 Solar Terms countdown" drew worldwide attention.

Minor Cold and Major Cold mark the end of a year. Paintings Snow on Mount Emei and Thatched Gate Covered by Snow are used to interpret the two solar terms. In these two paintings, against the majestic mountains covered by snow, pedestrians brave the heavy snow, domestic dogs wag their heads and tails, and donkeys waddle forward, adding great vitality to the snow-capped mountains.

To illustrate Beginning of Spring, Rain Water and Awakening of Insects, which mark the beginning of a new year, three paintings are selected: Fair Lady Exploring Plum Blossoms, Spring in the Mountains and Lakes, and A Thatched House in the Bamboo Forest. They together form a scroll of early spring: In the Beginning of Spring, girls get outside to enjoy plum blossoms. In the Rain Water, travelers take a boat and drift on a turquoise river. In the Awakening of Insects, crickets singing can be heard at night. Frame after frame, the animation depicts bamboo shoots coming out of the soil, insects stretching and jumping, and so on—everything is reviving to embrace spring.

All these paintings and poems embody the Chinese people’s graceful taste and rich emotions.

Contact:
Tan Jiaqing
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jqtan@cnmatters.com