Louis Vuitton unveils stylish, premium Nanogram Speaker

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Louis Vuitton takes luxury audio to new heights with the unveiling of the LV Nanogram Speaker—a travel-friendly, fashion-forward audio device. This sleek portable speaker, a successor to the brand's Horizon model, stands out with its stylish aluminum build, debossed monogram flowers, and LV perforated grille.

Measuring 5.3 inches wide and four inches tall, the Nanogram Speaker draws inspiration from the maison's circular Toupie bag. Available in three striking colours—copper, silver, and a unique patchwork "Damoflage"—this device weighs a mere 520 grams, making it an ultra-light companion for your journeys.

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Louis Vuitton shows off prototype handbags with flexible displays

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We’ve seen many tech companies take on flexible screens, but here’s a new entry into that space we didn’t expect: Louis Vuitton. The luxury fashion brand showed off two prototype handbags at its LV’s Cruise 2020 runway show that have built-in flexible displays. According to LV, these are AMOLED displays with 1,920 x 1,440 resolution. One of the bags had a single screen, while the other had two. These displayed random city views on what looked like a demo of an internet browser. The brand didn’t say if the screens were made in-house or were outsourced and whether these would make its way beyond being prototypes. But according to LV, these are "the basis for reconsidering the digital Canvas of the Future" and they are "always in search of the fusion of savoir-faire and innovation." If it does reach the market, LV hopes these bags become “an extension of the smartphone.” But don’t expect these to be cheap, it’ll be coming from a big luxury brand after all.

Source: Engadget

Louis Vuitton’s newest smartwatch packs in the latest Snapdragon Wear processor

Louis Vuitton updates its premium smartwatch with new internals. The new LV Tambour Horizon packs in the newest Snapdragon Wear 3100 processor, which Qualcomm developed with Google for Wear OS. One of the major things this brings to the smartwatch is better battery life, giving users one full day and up to five more days if they’re just displaying time. It also has a better display and a new 24-hour ring with a day/night indicator across the ring. Its rich ambient mode can display things like time and information such as heart rate or step count while making sure it uses less power than the watch would if it was fully active. The LV Tambour Horizon also has a new white ceramic option. No word on pricing or availability just yet but with the old version going for US$2,490, you can expect this to come with an exorbitant price tag.

Source: Engadget

Louis Vuitton outs first premium Android Wear 2.0 smartwatch

Louis Vuitton is the latest high-end fashion label to have its own Android Wear smartwatch. Called the Tambour Horizon, this premium smartwatch features a 1.2-inch 390 x 390 round AMOLED touchscreen, Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 2100 chipset, 521MB RAM, 4GB RAM, and 300mAh battery. Water resistance for the wearable is up to 30m. It also features a 42mm case and is 12.55mm thick. It’s covered by sapphire from front to back.

For the style part of the watch, Louis Vuitton is offering 60 different detachable straps for the Tambour Horizon. The fashion brand is introducing two of its own apps into this wearable, which are geared towards travelling. One is My Flight, which brings all your air travel information into one place. And the other is City Guide, which shows you recommendations and tips on the places you visit. Pricing for the Tambour Horizon starts at US$2,450 (around CA$3,160) for the stainless steel version. If you want the black model, that’ll cost US$2,900 (around CA$3740).

Source: GSMArena