In December, Amazfit launched the lighter version of GTS 2 — GTS 2 Mini in India at Rs. 6,999. It features a 1.55-inch AMOLED screen with an AOD option, 50+ watch faces, supports 24-hour heart rate and blood oxygen monitoring. Continue reading “Amazfit GTS 2 Mini gets Alexa support: Here’s how to install”
Indian smart accessories manufacturer Ambrane has announced the launch of two new truly wireless earbuds — Dots 11 and Dots 20. Both of them feature Bluetooth 5.0 connectivity, IPX5 Water-resistant feature, and support for voice assistants (Siri and Google Assistant). Continue reading “Ambrane launches Dots 11 and Dots 20 TWS starting at Rs. 1,999”
A few days back, Nokia launched its new affordable pair of truly wireless earbuds – Power Earbuds Lite, in India at Rs. 3,599 amid heavy competition. Available in Charcoal and Snow colours, the latest TWS is a toned-down version of Power Earbuds, which was launched in IFA 2019. Continue reading “Nokia Power Earbuds Lite Unboxing and First Impressions”
A couple of months back, Indian consumer electronics brand PLAY expanded its portfolio with PLAYGO N82, a wireless neckband along with its TWS PLAYGO T20. The PLAYGO N82 is one of the few wireless earbuds to come equipped with Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) besides Realme Buds Wireless Pro. Continue reading “PLAYGO N82 Unboxing and First Impressions — ANC Neckband earphones”
Back in 2017, Zebronics, a company known for its IT peripherals, Audio/Video products launched its first-ever wireless stereo earphones ‘AirDuo’ in the Indian market. Post that, the company launched a couple of TWS — Sound Bomb and Sound Bomb Z1 to capture a chunk of market share in this growing TWS market. Continue reading “Zebronics Zeb Sound Bomb S1 Review”
E-commerce giant Amazon kickstarted the smart speaker category back in November 2014 with its ‘Echo’ device. Since then till now, the company has experimented with numerous Echo brand devices in various form factors right from flat circular plate to display integrated Echo Show.
Amazon introduced Echo Input Portable, yet another smart speaker but this time with a 4800mAh battery, which means it doesn’t have to be plugged into the wall constantly. With Echo Input Portable, you can carry it around your house, toss into your bag, and can play without any interruptions.
Is Echo Input Portable worthy enough? Let’s take a closer look at it. Continue reading “Amazon Echo Input Portable Review”
Sony, the great Japanese electronics giant wants a piece of the new True Wireless economy. Armed with a legacy of delivering on promises and a good dose of “EXTRA BASS” splattered all over the box and inside the headset, the WF-XB700 aims to compete against the Samsung Galaxy Buds, which rightly dominates the premium segment. Beyond bass, there is great battery life rated at 9+9 hours and IPX4+1 certified water and dust resistance. I’ve been using this product for over a week now and I can say this for sure, Sony has delivered on the promises once again but as always, some conditions apply. The main question is, with so many Wireless Stereo Headsets in this world, could this be right one for you? Let’s find out in the review.
Continue reading “Sony WF-XB700 Review – Big on Bass, Low on Hype”
Creative, a Singapore-based digital entertainment product company known for its Sound Blaster sound cards launched its first TWS Outlier Air in India at Rs. 7,999. Continue reading “Creative Outlier Air Review”
True wireless earbuds have become popular among consumers lately, thanks to the plethora of options available at different price segment. The shipments have increased massively in India and now, Counterpoint has released the shipments record for 2019 which shows a massive 700% growth YoY.
Wired earphone market dominated for quite a long time and over the course of years, users are transitioning to wireless audio, thanks to smartphone manufacturers (not all) removing the most liked 3.5mm audio jack. While truly wireless earbuds are becoming popular swiftly among consumers, there are a lot of users still who prefer wireless neckband earphones. Continue reading “Mulo Wonderloop 500 Review: Budget Wireless earphones with Good Bass experience”
HiFuture launched the Flybuds, the company’s latest wireless earbuds recently. It features Bluetooth 5.0, has touch controls, and promises over 4 hours of playback. After using it for a few weeks, here is the review of HiFuture Flybuds. Continue reading “HiFuture Flybuds Review”
Noise, popular for its wearables has launched Noise Shots NEO, the company’s latest true wireless earbuds with full touch control. This lets you control your music, attend, end or reject calls, activate Siri or Google Assistant without having to take your phone out of your pocket. It has 9mm drivers that promises clear sound and deeper bass. It has Bluetooth v5.0 and has IPX5 rating for water resistance from sweat and rain. Continue reading “Noise Shots NEO true wireless earbuds with Bluetooth 5.0 launched for Rs. 2499”
The Indian audio market is flooded with a lot of truly wireless earbuds and users have a plethora of options to choose according to their budget. We have reviewed a lot of budget truly wireless earbuds recently like the realme Buds Air, 1More Stylish truly wireless earbuds, Noise Shots X1 Air, and more. We recently checked out true wireless earbuds from a relatively new brand called HiFuture and the charging case also doubles up as a power bank which is quite interesting. It retails for a price of Rs. 4,499 and in this review, let us see if the HiFuture TidyBuds Pro is worth buying or not.
Smartphone manufacturers have been improving the voice quality on smartphones through better hardware every time to offer the best voice quality experience to users. In the past, brands like Xiaomi have also experimented with Cantilever piezoelectric ceramic acoustic system instead of an earpiece. Although the voice call quality also depends on the network, the quality of the voice calls made through Bluetooth accessories is not there yet. Now, Qualcomm’s new aptX voice codec aims to solve this issue and this comes after the introduction of aptX and aptX HD technologies for music streaming previously.
Continue reading “Qualcomm introduces aptX Voice audio codec for HD voice calls through Bluetooth”
PLAYFIT is a new entrant into the world of wearables. We had taken a look at their Smartwatch SW75 earlier, which proved to be a high quality solution to not only a fitness amateur but a wearable enthusiast as well. But, as with any other wearable brand, there are solutions for everyone. For those who want to focus mainly on fitness and are not concerned with wearing a wrist band can go for the PLAYFIT 53, which at Rs. 1,999 is a starter to motivation, the primary reason why one would get these bands. Let’s take a closer look at this particular product then.
