YI Horizon VR180 Camera with 5.7K stereoscopic 3D video and photo capture, 4K live streaming announced

Along with the Lenovo Mirage camera, Google in partnership with YI Technology introduced YI Horizon VR180 Camera at the CES 2018. It leverages Google’s new VR180 format so that the stereoscopic 3-D camera captures high-resolution, immersive 3D video in 5.7K resolution at 30 frames per second (fps). It also features instant in-device stitching and supports live streaming at 4k resolution. Continue reading “YI Horizon VR180 Camera with 5.7K stereoscopic 3D video and photo capture, 4K live streaming announced”

Lenovo Mirage Solo standalone Daydream VR headset, Mirage VR streaming camera announced

Lenovo Mirage Solo

Lenovo at the on-going CES 2018 show has announced the Mirage Solo standalone Daydream VR, Mirage VR streaming camera. Unlike the regular VR, the Mirage Solo doesn’t need a smartphone. The Mirage VR camera is a point and shoot camera designed to live stream 180-degree VR video.  Continue reading “Lenovo Mirage Solo standalone Daydream VR headset, Mirage VR streaming camera announced”

Sony WH-1000XM2 Noise Cancelling Headphones Review

Walk down the business class aisle on any flight and I can guarantee it that you will spot a Bose headset. For good reason too. Bose pioneered, honed and expertly marketed their Quiet Comfort series of headphones as the de-facto standard for weary travelers looking for some quiet and the comfort of their favorite music. In 2016 though, Sony struck out from the blue and announced the MDR-1000X that handily beat Bose’s products and took the mantle of the best noise canceling headphone in the market. It sounded ruddy fantastic too. So when Sony announced a product that is supposed to be even better, It is obvious that we were excited to check out the Sony WH-1000XM2. Follow along for our review. Continue reading “Sony WH-1000XM2 Noise Cancelling Headphones Review”

Centric L3 First Impressions – An all around package with an appealing design

In the recent past, if you observe closely, the quality of the budget smartphone has increased manyfold, thanks to the prevailing strong competition. With the arrival of new companies including CENTRiC in the smartphone market, it is evident that, even the budget device under the price of Rs. 10,000 comes with an admirable build quality, adequate processing power and much more. In a technologically evolving environment, only few handset makers make the product complete and enhance productivity and digital transformation. Continue reading “Centric L3 First Impressions – An all around package with an appealing design”

Vivo shows off world’s first In-Display Optical Fingerprint Scanning Smartphone at CES 2018

Vivo announced its Under Display Fingerprint Scanning Solution called Vivo Under Display based on an ultrasonic sensor at the MWC 2017 Shanghai back in June. Today at the CES 2018 it showed off world’s first ready-to-produce in-display fingerprint scanning smartphone that uses an optical fingerprint sensor from Synaptics. Continue reading “Vivo shows off world’s first In-Display Optical Fingerprint Scanning Smartphone at CES 2018”

Qualcomm Smart Audio Platform to support Amazon Alexa Voice, Google Assistant and Microsoft Cortana

Qualcomm at the CES 2018 announced that Qualcomm Smart Audio Platform now helps manufacturers to reduce development time of smart speakers featuring Cortana, Google Assistant as well as Google Services and Alexa Voice Service (AVS).

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Nextbit Robin smart storage cloud service shutting down on March 1

Nextbit Robin

Nextbit today announced that it will be shutting down smart cloud storage service which was a major feature of Nextbit OS that seamlessly expanded local storage by syncing apps, photos, and other content to the cloud.  Continue reading “Nextbit Robin smart storage cloud service shutting down on March 1”

Qualcomm introduces QCC5100 Bluetooth Audio SoC series with Hybrid ANC, voice assistant support

Qualcomm at the CES 2018 introduced Low Power Bluetooth SoC QCC5100 series with support for third-party Voice Assistant Services, Qualcomm TrueWireless Stereo, Qualcomm aptX HD audio and Integrated Hybrid ANC for wireless earbuds, hearables and headsets. Qualcomm also said that it reduces power consumption by up to 65% for both voice calls and music streaming, compared to previous single-chip Bluetooth audio solutions. Continue reading “Qualcomm introduces QCC5100 Bluetooth Audio SoC series with Hybrid ANC, voice assistant support”

JBL Everest wireless headphones with Google Assistant, Endurance and Reflect in-ear sports earphones announced

JBL today at the CES 2018 show has introduced the new Everest series wireless headphones with Google Assistant and Run, Sprint, Jump, Dive and Reflect in-ear sports earphones. The Everest line-up includes 710GA, 310GA, and 110GA.  Continue reading “JBL Everest wireless headphones with Google Assistant, Endurance and Reflect in-ear sports earphones announced”

Reliance Jio revises two more packs, now offers 5GB data per day pack

Last week Reliance Jio revised several packs by offering Rs. 50 discount in some packs with monthly packs starting at just Rs. 149 and also revised data in some packs offering 1.5GB data per day at the same cost. These packs are available starting today. In addition to these the company has also revised its Rs. 509 and Rs. 799 packs. Continue reading “Reliance Jio revises two more packs, now offers 5GB data per day pack”

Sony SRS-XB41, SRS-XB31 and SRS-XB21 EXTRA BASS wireless water resistant speakers announced

Sony at the CES 2018 has announced the SRS-XB41, SRS-XB31, and SRS-XB21 EXTRA BASS wireless speakers. These speakers come with extra bass sound and Live Sound mode and the company promoting them as party speakers thanks to their portability.  Continue reading “Sony SRS-XB41, SRS-XB31 and SRS-XB21 EXTRA BASS wireless water resistant speakers announced”

SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.1 world’s smallest 256GB Flash Drive announced, world’s smallest 1TB USB Type-C flash drive showcased

Western Digital at the Consumer Electronics Show 2018 (CES 2018) introduced the world’s smallest 256GB SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.1 Flash Drive, which also comes in other capacities. It introduced world’s smallest 128GB USB 3.0 Ultra Fit Flash Drive back in 2015. It also showcased the prototype of world’s smallest 1TB  USB Type-C flash drive.

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Harman Kardon Allure Portable voice-activated speaker with Alexa support announced

Harman Kardon; a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics today at the CES 2018 show has announced Allure Portable speaker with a digital assistant speaker; Amazon Alexa. Just like the original Harman Kardon Allure speaker, the new portable device is also hands-free and can be controlled by voice commands. Continue reading “Harman Kardon Allure Portable voice-activated speaker with Alexa support announced”

Samsung Galaxy On7 Prime with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 4GB RAM launching in India this week

Samsung started teasing the launch of new ‘On Series’ smartphone in India last month, exclusively on Amazon India. Now Amazon has revealed that the phone as Galaxy On7 Prime and IANS report says that the phone will be launched this week. It has almost similar specifications as the Galaxy J7 Prime that was launched last back in  2016, but this has a 13-megapixel front camera instead of 8-megapixel camera in he J7 Prime.  Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy On7 Prime with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 4GB RAM launching in India this week”

Apple releases iOS 11.2.2, macOS 10.13.2 supplemental update with security fixes for Spectre vulnerability

Apple released major iOS 11.2 update last month with Apple Pay Cash, faster wireless charging and more, later it released  OS 11.2.1, another minor update, now it has released iOS 11.2.2 update to patch several significant security problems. It has also released macOS High Sierra 10.13.2 supplemental update, after the initial macOS 10.13.2 last month. Continue reading “Apple releases iOS 11.2.2, macOS 10.13.2 supplemental update with security fixes for Spectre vulnerability”