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77 Inch Class LG SIGNATURE OLED T: World’s first Transparent 4K Smart TV 2024

William Attardi on January 6, 2025

The groundbreaking OLED T is the World’s first Transparent 4K Smart TV 2024 with True Wireless Video & Audio Transfer. What looks like a standard OLED TV transforms into a high resolution, transparent display with a retractable black shade behind the screen. Visually expand your space with a one-of-a-kind transparent screen that blends into your home environment. Specialized transparent screen savers and other content allows the OLED T to behave like a window while app icons take on a remarkable dimensionality. Packed with the latest cutting-edge picture tech including the a11 AI processor, the OLED T is straight from the future.  Only $60K!  Video:

 

 

Wireless, Digital, and IoT Lighting Systems for Modern Buildings by Colm Nee

William Attardi on December 31, 2024

The choice between wired and wireless lighting control systems often presents a pivotal decision point for contractors and customers alike. Each option carries its own set of advantages and challenges, impacting factors such as cost, ease of installation, maintenance requirements, scalability, security, and flexibility. Staying at the forefront of the transforming landscape of lighting technology presents a significant challenge. Yet, it’s hard to ignore the range of tangible benefits that a modern, wireless lighting system can provide to the contractors installing the systems and the building owners and occupants. This article explores the benefits of the key modern lighting technologies – wireless, digital, and Internet of Things (IoT)-based lighting systems. A Bright Idea: Wireless, Digital and IoT Lighting Systems for Modern Buildings | EC&M

Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Hire – While most of us have heard the term artificial intelligence, few could predict the explosion of GenAI technologies in the public sphere over the last two years. In the work setting alone, Microsoft and LinkedIn reported that “75% of knowledge workers use AI at work” and “66% of leaders say they wouldn’t hire someone without AI skills”.                 

So how did this all happen:

1956, August: At the Dartmouth Conference, researchers discuss creating machines capable of intelligent behavior and the term “Artificial Intelligence” is introduced.

2017, June: Google researchers introduce the Transformer architecture, the foundation for generative AI (GenAI) models. (GPT = Generative Pre-trained Transformer)

2022, November: OpenAI unveils ChatGPT, a conversational GenAI model, marking a tipping point in public access and accelerated adoption.

2024 NOW: Commercialization is accelerating. Globally, the GenAI solutions market is expected to exceed $50 billion by 2028 with over 60,000 GenAI companies already doing business (Horban, 2024).  The biggest tech/communications companies are all involved in a very big way to drive and influence our lives now and in the future with their GenAI models:

  • OpenAI’s ChatGPT
  • xAI’s Grok
  • Google’s Gemini
  • Microsoft’s Copilot
  • Anthropic’s Claude
  • Apple’s Apple Intelligence
  • Meta’s Llama
  • Coming: Orion by OpenAI 

Plan for your future, because that is where you are going to spend the rest of your life. Mark Twain