In this episode, you'll hear more LG's super crazy thin TV that hangs on your wall like a wallpaper, and Ford is building WiFi hotspots for some of its cars to be released later this year. And we'll close off the show with a clip from a live radio interview on BlackBerry’s new self driving centre that was launched a few weeks ago.

 

Super Thin TV

LG officially introduced its W-Series OLED TV on Wednesday of this week at CES 2017. At just over 2 millimeters thin, the W Series OLED TV from LG looks like a wall paper. The W-Series is available in 65 and 77 inch options and can be mounted to a wall with a remarkably simple system setting the TV flush against the wall with no gaps. The 65-inch model weights just 17 pounds, while the 77-inch model is 27-pounds. So not only thin but also light.

 

Ford's WiFi Hotspot

Another announcement coming out of CES 2017 in Las Vegas is that Ford is planning to add a built-in Wi-Fi hotspot to some of its models starting later this year. The in-car Wi-Fi hotspot will use AT&T's 4G LTE network for connectivity and can support up to 10 devices at a time. When the vehicle is parked, the Wi-Fi is accessible from up to 50 feet away because of an external antenna, which improves the signal strength. 

A key feature of this is for those times when you find it so hard to find your vehicle in a crowded parking lot. So after parking, drivers will receive a prompt on their smartwatch asking them if they want to log their parking spot like the level, column and other location details. Now on their return to the vehicle, drivers can receive directions to get back to the parking spot using their smartwatch.

 

BlackBerry's Innovation Centre

Get the full show here: http://www.1310news.com/audio/the-carol-anne-meehan-show/

 

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