The Dell Concept Pari is a detachable webcam prototype

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A few weeks before CES 2022, Dell shared a handful of concepts that explores the issues we have with the work-from-home/mobile/flexible setup. One of the standout concepts is a simple little wireless webcam called Concept Pari. It's a standalone webcam you can place on top of compatible monitors magnetically, a standalone arm/accessory, or even in your hand. It is armed with a 1080p resolution camera, the expected resolution for modern webcams. Since this webcam is wireless, you can easily pick it up and place it at an angle that's right at your eye line.

The Concept Pari has a vertical indicator light, ensuring you have the correct alignment while you're on your video call. A compatible charging dock can charge the battery wirelessly, which you will need on hand. Forbes reports the prototype's battery lasts for around an hour. As it stands, concepts aren't guaranteed to become shippable products in the future. But we like where Dell's head is with this concept. And we hope to see it in future gadgets the company will put out. 

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Alienware explores a game server for your home with Concept Nyx

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Alienware is toying around with the idea of making gaming in a multi-gamer home a more seamless experience. Ahead of CES 2022, the Dell-owned brand showed off its Concept Nyx prototype. 

It's a powerful server capable of running the games on your home network. The server parks near your modem or router and directly connects via Ethernet. It can stream from the cloud to your devices over Wi-Fi, allowing different household members to play different games simultaneously or play multiplayer games together without affecting your Wi-Fi speed or causing any input lag.

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Xiaomi's concept smart glasses have a MicroLED display

Xiaomi imagines what it wants smart glasses to look like with this new concept. The Xiaomi Smart Glasses feature a conventional glasses-like design. But, unlike the recently launched Facebook and Ray-Ban Stories, these get a display you can use for augmented reality features. 

Xiaomi adds a monochrome MicroLED system into these glasses. Xiaomi opted for this display tech because it has "higher pixel density and longer lifespan while having a simpler structure" than OLED. The company also says it "allows for a more compact display, as well as easier screen integration." MicroLED is considered a successor to OLED. But it is still prohibitively expensive at the moment.

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OPPO reveals rollable handset and AR glasses concepts

At this year's OPPO Inno Day, the Chinese company unveiled two new concepts it is working on. One is a smartphone with a rolling screen, and another is a set of augmented reality glasses. The OPPO X 2021 is the company's newest concept phone, which it claims is the result of its research and development on flexible displays. It comes with a 6.7-inch screen size as a smartphone, but it can expand to a more square, tablet-like 7.4-inch panel.

OPPO claims it developed its own power train, structural plate, and screen laminate to ensure the X 2021 is durable. 

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