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gadgets1 month ago•45 min saved

Honor’s 600 series mirrors iPhone design with top-tier specs and Europe pricing

Honor unveiled the 600 and 600 Pro “accessible flagships” that resemble iPhones, especially the Pro with a triple camera layout. Both have IP69K water resistance, 6.57-inch OLED displays, and large batteries (6,400 mAh standard, up to 7,000 mAh in Asia). The Pro gets wireless charging and a Snapdragon 8 Elite; the 600 uses a Snapdragon 7 Gen 4. Europe pricing starts at €649.90 for the 600 and €999.90 for the 600 Pro, with the Pro priced similarly to a base iPhone 17 and well below the 17 Pro models. The launch underscores the design cues borrowed from Apple’s devices.

via The Verge|

#android #gadgets #honor

technology1 month ago•5 min saved

Honor's Humanoid Breaks Half-Marathon World Record in Beijing

An autonomous humanoid developed by Honor shattered the human half-marathon world record in Beijing’s E-Town race, finishing 13.1 miles in 50 minutes 26 seconds and beating the previous mark by seven minutes; the event drew over 100 robots from 76 institutions competing alongside 12,000 runners, with some robots crashing or needing support, while a remote-controlled Honor prototype finished even faster at 48:19— underscoring rapid robotics progress and AI, even as machines still face reliability and real-world task limitations.

via WIRED|

#beijing #half-marathon #honor

technology1 month ago•2 min saved

Lightning humanoid robot breaks half-marathon world record in Beijing

Honor's humanoid robot Lightning finished the Beijing E-Town Half Marathon in just over 50 minutes, beating the human half-marathon world record of about 57 minutes; dozens of robots raced in parallel, with some autonomous and others remotely controlled, testing balance, endurance and navigation in real-world conditions, despite a few crashes, underscoring progress and ongoing challenges with robotics for manufacturing, logistics and emergency response.

via CBS News|

#beijing #half-marathon #honor

technology1 month ago•3 min saved

Honor’s humanoid robot edges past humans in Beijing half-marathon

An Honor humanoid robot won the Beijing robot half-marathon, finishing 21 km in 50 minutes 26 seconds and beating the human world record, though the event included hiccups like robots faltering at the start. About 40% of the entrants navigated autonomously, with a separate remotely controlled Honor robot finishing in 48 minutes 19 seconds; the race highlights rapid advances in humanoid robotics and China’s push to lead in tech with potential industrial applications.

via PBS|

#autonomous-navigation #beijing #half-marathon

technology1 month ago•5 min saved

Honor Lightning robot shatters half-marathon record in Beijing

A Chinese smartphone maker Honor unveiled its humanoid robot Lightning, which completed the Beijing E-Town Half Marathon in 50:26 to beat the human half-marathon world record (~57 minutes). Dozens of humanoid robots competed alongside about 12,000 human runners, with roughly half using autonomous navigation while others were remote-controlled; some robots stumbled or veered into barriers. Engineers say the feat underscores China’s push in robotics and AI, with potential tech spillovers to industry, though AI software is still catching up to human-level efficiency.

via Fox News|

#autonomous-navigation #beijing #half-marathon

technology1 month ago•3 min saved

Beijing half-marathon sees humanoid robots outrun humans, signaling rapid AI progress

Dozens of Chinese-made humanoid robots competed in Beijing’s 21-km half-marathon, with several self-navigating entrants finishing faster than human winners; the Honor-built robot won in 50:26, beating the human winner by over 10 minutes and underscoring rapid progress in humanoid robotics, even as experts say AI software and real-world dexterity still limit widespread industrial use.

via NBC News|

#autonomous-navigation #beijing-half-marathon #honor

gadgets2 months ago•3 min saved

Honor Magic V6: the thinnest foldable contender targets Samsung with a bold price

Honor unveils the Magic V6, likely the world’s thinnest foldable at 8.75 mm folded (4 mm open) and 219 g, with a 7.95-inch internal 120 Hz display and a 6.52-inch outer screen, brightness up to 5,000–6,000 nits, a Snapdragon flagship chip, triple rear cameras, and a large battery with wired and wireless charging. It’s priced lower than Samsung’s Galaxy W26 in China (from about $2,470 for 16 GB/512 GB), signaling a value-focused challenge with a China-first launch and broader rollout later in 2026.

via supercarblondie.com|

#foldable-phone #gadgets #honor

gadgets2 months ago•65 min saved

Honor's Robot Phone folds in a 200MP gimbal camera, but is it a friend or gadget?

Hands-on at MWC 2026 shows Honor’s Robot Phone with a fold-out 200‑MP gimbal camera that stabilizes video and enables AI tracking, aiming to combine phone and pro-style camera in one pocketable device. It could appeal to creators, but the ‘robot friend’ concept and broader rollout remain unclear.

via The Verge|

#camera #gadgets #gimbal

technology2 months ago•11 min saved

ARRI Brings Cinema-Grade Image Science to HONOR's Robot Phone

ARRI confirms its cinema-grade Image Science will be embedded in HONOR's upcoming ROBOT PHONE, marking the first time core ARRI imaging tech from ALEXA is adapted for a consumer smartphone and potentially bridging mobile capture with professional workflows through AI-assisted, real-time image processing—though practical performance remains to be demonstrated.

via Y.M.Cinema|

#arri #cinematic-imaging #honor

technology2 months ago•10 min saved

ARRI and HONOR Unite to Bring Cinematic Color to Smartphones

ARRI and HONOR announced a strategic partnership at MWC that signals ARRI’s pivot from cinema hardware toward scalable imaging software and mobile workflows, aiming to export ARRI’s color science and tonal mapping to smartphones and help define cinematic standards in mobile imaging while preserving ARRI’s cinema heritage.

via Y.M.Cinema Magazine|

#arri #color-science #honor

technology2 months ago•2 min saved

Honor Unveils Consumer-Focused Humanoid Robot with Moonwalk at MWC

Honor unveiled its first consumer-oriented humanoid robot at Mobile World Congress, wowing the crowd with a moonwalk and a near-backflip on stage while outlining plans to use robots for shopping assistance, workplace inspections, and companionship as part of its broader AI push.

via CNET|

#ai #honor #humanoid-robot

technology2 months ago•2 min saved

Honor debuts AI-powered humanoid dancer at MWC Barcelona

Honor unveiled its first AI-powered humanoid robot at MWC in Barcelona, delivering a dance performance on stage beside human dancers, though it’s unclear whether it operates autonomously or is remotely controlled and when it might become a commercial product.

via Mashable|

#ai #honor #humanoid-robot

technology2 months ago•4 min saved

Honor unveils Robot Phone with pop-out camera and teases humanoid robot at MWC

Honor unveils a Robot Phone featuring a camera on a robotic arm that pops out and can track subjects, respond via its AI assistant, and fold back into the device, while also launching the Magic V6 foldable phone and teasing a humanoid robot—signals a premium hardware push for growth outside China amid ongoing memory-chip shortages.

via CNBC|

#honor #humanoid-robot #mwc-barcelona

technology-and-electronics3 months ago•2 min saved

Honor's MagicPad 4 hits 4.8mm, touted as world's thinnest Android tablet

Ahead of MWC, Honor teases the MagicPad 4 at a claimed 4.8mm thickness (camera bump excluded), featuring a 12.3-inch 165Hz OLED display, Snapdragon 8 Gen 5, up to 16GB RAM and 512GB storage, 13MP rear and 9MP front cameras, eight speakers, and MagicOS 10 on Android 16; pricing and release details are not yet announced.

via Engadget|

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tech3 months ago•48 min saved

Honor MagicPad 4 debuts at 4.8mm, the thinnest Android tablet yet

Honor has unveiled the MagicPad 4, the thinnest Android tablet at 4.8mm. It packs a 12.3-inch 165Hz OLED display, a 10,100mAh battery, and a Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 with up to 16GB RAM and 512GB storage, running MagicOS 10 on Android 16. The device weighs less than MagicPad 3 and sports a back 13MP camera, a 9MP front camera, and eight speakers for spatial audio. Pricing and availability haven’t been announced yet and will surface at MWC 2026.

via The Verge|

#android #honor #mwc-2026