TechnologyYour phone powers a personal movie theater you wear on your face

The next time you want to watch Netflix in bed, imagine putting down your phone and putting on your sunglasses. TCL, a Chinese company that makes great value TVs, brand new phones and other things with screens, created a prototype for smart glasses that will let you watch movies, play games and even see the content of your phone. Naturally, I tried it out, here at IFA in Berlin this week.

© Provided by CBS Interactive Inc. These concept glasses are expected to arrive in 2020. Andrew Hoyle/CNET

The concept wearable display is essentially a pair of sunglasses, tinted, polarized and UV blocking to protect your eyes, but still transparent enough to see through. Unlike Google Glass, which is meant to be a head-up display you can wear while you're out and about, TCL's design is meant for your personal entertainment only, and it's completely powered by your phone.

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You simply place your device inside the top of the theater and look up to watch movies or TV shows. You can also control the content via a separate Bluetooth device. “Poptheatr is your own private theater that provides you with a comfortable, personal viewing experience when watching on your mobile

We've used a few personal theatre headsets before, but this might be the best yet if it can get to Avatar was used to show that you could even get the 3D movie experience without wearing the How comfortable are you sitting out in public with this thing on your face , watching a movie or a TV show?

Smart glasses like Google Glass have earned a questionable reputation over the years, and with good reason. Although Google envisioned a device that would give you the power and flexibility of a smartphone right before your eyes, people feared Glass' camera, which could invade their privacy unnoticed, and generally distrusted the unusual frames, which spurred the nickname "Glassholes."

But TCL's device is different. There are no cameras, no heavy battery and no control pad built into the frame, just one screen for each eye for your information and entertainment purposes. They're meant to be used when you're seated, not walking.

© Provided by CBS Interactive Inc. Turn your head to select from the menu, or use a voice assistant. Andrew Hoyle/CNET

I put the "sunglasses" on, and saw, in virtual reality, three panels in front of my eyes, one for each possible demo. There's also a small cursor I could control with a subtle turn of my head. Position it on a demo option for a few seconds to select it, like pressing-and-holding on a phone.

Your phone could power a personal movie theater you wear on your face

This prototype is like Google Glass, minus the creep factor.

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I was instantly in nature, watching beautiful scenery around me. In another scene, a dirt biker sprayed dust while making a sharp turn. The wearable can also play 3D videos as long as your phone will support it. Speakers built into the arms supplied the soundtrack to better immerse me. To return to the main menu, I just looked to the left and held a moment.

Anyone who's used a VR headset knows that rapid head movement is a surefire way to give yourself nausea, which made me skeptical about gameplay, especially for fast-paced racing games, but TCL says you'll be able to use your phone as a controller and keep your head stationary.

© Provided by CBS Interactive Inc. Speakers are built into the frame. Jessica Dolcourt/CNET

The concept is intriguing, but not without its problems. Concept devices are never very sexy, and this wearable display was heavy and clunky. For now, it's also tethered to your phone through an inconvenient cable, but TCL says it will pair over Bluetooth next year when a version of the device comes to market. It'll work with any Android phone, but I saw it demoed on TCL's new Plex.

TCL is experimenting with a personal cinema visor

TCL turned up at IFA this year with a couple of prototype devices that it hopes will inform the future direction of its products. The first was a "wearable display concept" that looks an awful lot like the personal cinema headsets that pop up every 18 months or so. It's a pair of smart glasses with two OLED displays hovering over your eyes to try and trick you into thinking you're sat in a cinema. Unlike Sony, Avegant and Royole's offerings, TCL has shrunk the technology into a pair of relatively svelte sunglasses with a polarizing filter on top. Sound comes out of speakers embedded into each arm, and the headset connects over USB-C to a compatible (TCL) phone.

The Solo Theater is produced by Lucy Alter Design from Tokyo, another big city where the stillness and solitude that comes from being really, truly alone The idea is simple enough, if not a little sad-looking in execution: stick your head in the box, lay down facing up, and enjoy your videos played on your

personal theater - If you value privacy and comfort when watching movies or TV, this personal theater you wear on your head might be something you want to invest in. Get special access to premium content, topic tracking and customizable tools through our AI- powered Dashboard.

This isn't a VR headset at all, so your ability to see a clear image is iffy if you're not staring at a plain black wall. Without changes, or some sort of cover, that's not going to work well in most environments that have bright or variable lighting and backgrounds. Unlike VR immersion, you also won't be able to look all around you in an environment. Your field of view is about the same you'd see when you wear a pair of real shades.

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When I think about my long flight home from this show in Berlin back to San Francisco, a personal theater to shut out the plane sounds pretty darn good.

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TCL wearable display prototype specs

• Polarized plastic lenses with UV protection to protect eyes
• Micro OLED displays with 1,920x1,080-pixel (full HD) resolution for each eye
• Speakers built into the arms by your ears
• Voice input, for example, to play and pause
• Support for digital assistants, like Amazon Echo and Google Assistant
• USB-C cable connection to phone (current)
• Bluetooth pairing capability (future)

Originally published earlier this week.

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The weird and wacky tech of IFA 2019

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Welcome to IFA 2019, the Berlin-based trade show where the world's tech companies get together to show off their latest shiny gadgets. We've already seen Samsung's new Galaxy Fold and Amazon's new gear, but here we're taking a look at some of the more quirky products we've found.First up, Senior Editor Andrew Hoyle gets to grips -- literally -- with a pillow that purrs like a cat and has a mechanical tail that swishes around. Andrew dearly misses his wonderful orange cat Toulouse, who wasn't allowed to attend the trade show, so this pillow is serving well as a substitute for now.

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You might recognize Thronos from its debut at IFA 2018. The difference this year? A massage add-on.

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Samsung's Bot Chef robot is a proof of concept, and we wouldn't expect to see it in stores any time soon, but it made a mean salt cod with beurre blanc in a demo here in Berlin.

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The second-generation Wiz bulbs look to improve on the first models with even more features. You'll be able to program ordinary light switches to trigger scenes, so you can flip your bathroom switch twice at night to turn the lights on at a dim level. Wiz has second-gen white and color-changing bulbs, but the coolest is this stylish filament bulb. Philips Hue just debuted a similar bulb, but this model from Wiz will be able to change to different shades of white.

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This unique sensor sits on the wall above your stove. It senses air quality and alerts you if it gets too low so you know to air out your kitchen. It also senses heat and motion. If the stove is hot and you're not around, it can sound a siren and send you an alert. Safera Sense will also work with appliance manufacturers to automatically turn off the stove in the future.

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Nuki showed off a smart lock at IFA, and this unique model is destined for Europe and meant to retrofit on an intercom system.

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While Roli makes various products for DJs and professional music producers, its latest product, Lumi, is designed more for learning, with a dedicated iPad app aimed at helping budding musicians get up to speed.

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The PowerWatch claims to never need recharging, thanks to its ability to draw some of its power from your body heat.

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You might recognize the Braun logo from your toothbrush, but in fact the German company used to make speakers. This new set is its first in 28 years, modeled after a design Braun first debuted in 1959. The new Brauns have all the modern trappings layered onto their classic looks, including wireless stereo pairing, a built in microphone that works with Google Assistant capability built-in, and a physical button to cut off the microphone for privacy.Pricing starts at $379 for the LE03 model, scales up to $1,199 for the top-end LE01. They hit retail in October.

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Photographers will appreciate Seagate's tiny SSD, which offers between a $109 500GB (pictured) to the $195 1TB of storage in an eminently portable design. Available in October.

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This tiny, emotionally responsive gadget from Yukai Engineering will supposedly tilt its head and light up when it hears words like "happy" and other emotionally resonant phrases. You can also use it for two-way conversations between bots.

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There's probably not a real guy in there.

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The soul of a unicorn, commercialized into an Alexa speaker with an LED light inside.

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An irrigation kit you attach to an outdoor faucet. It's designed to control two different sprinkler systems on a timer. Works with Alexa, naturally.

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Seen here in the pseudo-wild. We wrote this up a few months ago when iRobot first announced it.

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It's a bike with Alexa in it. Sort of like Echo Auto, but Echo Bike.

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It's a lamp, it's a mirror, it's an Amazon Alexa speaker. Comes out this year for $350.

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Definitely not a laser eye that'll slice you in half.

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We saw this at CES, but it's worth resurfacing this camera-equipped pin that can capture your baby's point of view (i.e. your exhausted face at three in the morning).

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Clip these sensors to your drumsticks, and even your feet, to interact with a tablet-based app that mimics a drum kit.

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These GPS hand-wraps tell you when to turn via haptic feedback as well as the included screen. It looks like a good way for bicyclists to keep their eyes on the road.

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Two cleaning pads at the bottom of each Everybot swirl around to wipe grime from your floors. Not quite a robot vacuum, not quite a robot mop.

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Pibo knows. Pibo always knows. Maybe it's because Pibo's tag line is "Always with you." A microphone and camera-equipped robot that can take photos or record messages and share them with your friends. Pibo can also respond to certain verbal commands. From South Korea-based Circulus.

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