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Consumer Electronics Daily News Monday, January 8, 2018 4 0 The All-in-One Blaupunkt Stereo System When it comes to car stereo systems, Blaupunkt has got you covered. First established in Germany in 1923, the com- pany has since then built almost a century- old legacy of innovation and excellence. Its products are always created with you in mind, and the Blaupunkt San Jose 120 Touchscreen DVD Receiver with Bluetooth ® is no different. The multimedia options are endless. What immediately catches your eye is the interface, especially the glossy 6.2" 800x480 display. Navigation is a breeze, and you can switch back and forth between using the touchscreen or the manual buttons. You can also say good- bye to boring pit stops. Take a break from the road, pop in a DVD and enjoy the quality visuals. Connect your phone via Bluetooth to use the receiver as a speakerphone, which makes hands-free phone calls safe and easy. This feature also comes in handy when wirelessly streaming music from your smart device. And if that's not enough music for you, you can go old school and drop a CD into the disc tray. Worried about the music skipping because of some light road turbu- lence? Nope, not here. It comes with Electronic Skip Protection, so you can jam out with your heart out. But you say you want more music and entertainment? Then load up a microSD card to store your favorite MP3s and movies directly into the system. Or preset up to 40 AM/FM radio stations. And last but not least, if your phone has zero battery, plug it into the USB port for a quick charge. With everything you need all in one place, watch your car become a Transformer… or at least its very own entertainment center. The Blaupunkt Competence Center In-Car Entertainment is an official Brand Partner of the Blaupunkt Global Brand Community Licensing program. For more information/product specs, visit www.back-in-usa.com or www.blaupunkt.com. Lion Universe Announces Release of the Lion 1918 Lion Universe released the world's first premium-full HD 3D mobile phone, the Lion 1918. The Lion 1918 is a game changer in mobile technology, giving users the unheard-of ability to experience full 3D on the go, without the need for 3D glasses. Truly groundbreaking, the Lion 1918 allows mobile users to enjoy large, clear, sharp 3D content, perfect for gam- ing, live streaming, watching videos and movie content. The Lion 1918 is slated for a January release and is available now for pre-order at www.lionuniverse.com. Chief Technology Officer at Lion Universe, Enoch Brande, said, "The Lion 1918 is a true revolution in mobile tech- nology, proving a must-have item for gamers and anyone who wants the newest and best from a phone – full HD 3D capability, incredible speed and a user experience above all others. No other company can match what the Lion 1918 can do." Lion 1918 runs on Android 7, does 600mhz and has a 5.7-inch screen with front 8.0 megapixel and 13.0 rear Sony cameras. With 36 hours talk time, HD display screen and FHD 1920 1080- pixel resolution, the Lion 1918 3D phone offers an unrivaled user experience. Lion Universe provides the world with the latest in groundbreak- ing technological advances on telecom- munication devices. Lion Universe is sharing its state-of-the-art Lion 1918 phone with mobile technology innovators across the globe dur- ing 2018 – catch Lion Universe at the Mobile World trade shows in Las Vegas, Barcelona, Shanghai and Los Angeles. Be the first to experience the true power of 3D technolo- gy in your pocket – wherever you are and whatever you're doing, by pre-ordering now at www.lionuniverse.com. For interviews, to become a distributor, add an app to the Lion 1918 or for more information, visit www.lionuniverse.com. ASHA Focuses on Healthy Technology Usage The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) has launched the ASHA Healthy Communication and Popular Technology Initiative to educate the public about the potential harm that could result from overuse and misuse of popular technology. Previous ASHA polling has shown that usage habits may prove harmful to speech-language development and hear- ing. A survey of CES attendees last year also reflects concern about usage. Meanwhile, others have raised warn- ing flags too. The National Institutes of Health has promoted safe usage for years while funding and performing research on the effects of misuse. According to the World Health Organization, 1.1 billion teenagers and young adults are at risk of hearing loss from overuse and misuse of personal devices and loud entertainment venues. A recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study found that 20 per- cent of U.S. adults with no job-related noise exposure had hearing damage cor- related with noise. The American Academy of Pediatrics has discouraged electronic media usage for children ages two and under since 1999, and updated their guidelines to include digital media in 2016. They suggested for children ages 2 to 5 no more than one hour a day of highly guided device usage. A Common Sense Media study found that half of teens report feeling addicted to their smartphones, and many felt that mobile devices hurt their rela- tionships with their parents. They've also found that the amount of time children ages 8 and under spend with mobile devices has tripled since 2013 to 48 min- utes a day. McDonald's is testing an initiative that features phone lockers and tabletop phone parking spots to discour- age family usage of personal tech- nology while din- ing in their restau- rants. There are steps people can take to practice safe usage. For more informa- tion, visit booth #44658 (Sands, Halls A- D), and check out ASHA's Healthy Communication and Popular Technology Initiative (www.communicationan dtech.org). Collaborations with the tech industry that help spread the word about safe usage are welcome. For more information, go to www.asha.org or stop by booth #44658 (Sands, Halls A-D). 5G: A Booster Shot for Healthcare By Laurie Spiegel, 5G Campaign Manager at Ericsson North America With all the amazing innovation being showcased here at CES 2018, it's hard to pick a favorite area where technology is best utilized. I'd like to argue for one that stands above all the rest – healthcare. Without wellness, everything else seems secondary, doesn't it? One of the big topics at CES is how 5G is moving out of the lab and into the marketplace. That's even more true for healthcare technology. Ericsson's recent- ly published 5G Business Potential Report shows that digitalization – and 5G in particular – will continue to transform healthcare. Digitalization of patient and hospital applications, medical data man- agement and other use cases will gener- ate $295 billion for ICT players world- wide by 2026. $160 billion of that is expected to be enabled by 5G. A number of concurrent trends are driving this transformation. We're seeing medical staff shortages as the population ages and baby boomers retire. More advanced treatment options mean greater need for ongoing monitoring. Meanwhile, the healthcare providers in highly specialized areas are becoming scarce. Across the spectrum, from onco- logical specialties to more mainstream medicine, a large percentage of the world's population cannot reach or afford the healthcare professionals they need to treat them. These are significant challenges, but also major opportunities for technology to step up. Let's look at some specific applica- tions where digitalization – much of it enhanced by 5G – will advance health- care. Remote patient examination and monitoring, enabled by devices installed in the home or deployed as wearables, will allow providers to keep tabs on patients and pro- vide treatment dynamically, reducing the need for an office or hospital visit. 5G will deliver high-definition, hiccup-free video streaming over mobile networks while delivering high availability, reliability and security that adheres to HIPAA and other patient data protections. In telesurgery, with 5G-enabled latency down to 1ms, bandwidth in multi-gigabits and reliability greater than 99.999 percent, surgeons will be able to operate via a robotic counterpart on a patient who is potentially thousands of miles away. Using haptic feedback with robotic gloves and AR/VR visual aids, the surgeon will "see" and "feel" the patient in near real-time. Ericsson has already trialed robotic surgery in our 5G Tactile Internet Lab at King's College in London, and demon- strated the procedure at a number of events, including Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in 2017. With the BioRobotics Institute in Pisa, Italy, we're collaborating on telemedicine to enhance patient care with connected devices including live-in robots that pro- vide constant critical care. What's next? 5G connectivity will make it easier to deliver precision medi- cine wherever it's needed. Drone ambu- lances communicating via 5G networks will be able to reach patients in otherwise inaccessible, remote or disaster-struck areas. 5G technology is clearly destined to propel a new generation of innovation that will improve health and wellness globally. Visit Ericsson at booth #2119 to learn more about what's next for healthcare and other industries, and download the report at www.ericsson.com/5G-northamerica.