The Logi Base is an iPad Pro accessory Apple itself is still to produce-- a charging dock using the tablet's Smart Connector port to take care of charging and syncing duties.

The Base supports both 12.9- and 9.7-inch versions of the iPad Pro. It features aluminium construction, a rubber anti-slip base, and the charging cradle uses magnets to align the device with the charging pins. Actual power comes through connecting a Lighting cable and power brick to the back of the Base.

The Raspberry Pi Foundation announces an update of the camera board accessory for the popular micro-PC-- one available in visible-light and infrared options featuring an 8MP Sony IMX219 sensor.

The original Pi camera board launched in 2013 and packed a 5MP OmniVision OV5647 sensor. Stocks of the sensor are "almost completely depleted," bringing about a need for an upgraded version. As such, the new camera accessory has a fixed-focus sensor capable of shooting 3280 x 2434 resolution still photos and 1080p video at 30fps.

The Philips Speech Processing Solutions unit presents the SpeechAir-- a voice recorder the company describes as the first deserving the "smart" descriptor through the inclusion of wifi connectivity and a touchscreen.

Described as "the missing link between the worlds of smartphones and dictation recorders," the SpeechAir is a smartphone-style touchscreen device running on Android. It features wifi and Bluetooth connectivity and a camera allowing the scanning of barcodes as well as the quick snapping of photos.

The actual hardware is also fairly tough, with a Gorilla glass display and a shock-proof housing complete with antimicrobial qualities for use in medical environments.

In a move surprising to nobody Huawei presents a take on the smartphone-powered VR headset-- the simply named Huawei VR, a headset designed for use with either the P9 or Mate 8 handsets.

The headset looks like the Samsung Gear VR, and works in a similar manner. Users simply need to slot the smartphone in the headset before connecting the two devices via USB-C cable to provide controls via touchpanel, back button and volume keys on the right of the headset.