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”
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”
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.
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”
At the CES 2018 event, Google announced wide-range of assistant enhancements and new features. In association with Qualcomm, Google will be bringing Assistant to ‘smart displays’ powered by the Android Things. We have already seen Lenovo Smart Display powered by the Qualcomm SDA624 SoC launch. Continue reading “Google to bring Assistant to Smart Displays, more headphones and Android Auto”
Sony at the CES 2018 introduced three new wireless headsets – WF-SP700N truly wireless earbuds, WI-SP600N and WI-SP500 in-ear headphones. Both the WF-SP700N and WI-SP600N come with with support for noise-canceling technology blocks out distractions to keep you focused, while Ambient Sound Mode lets you enjoy your music and still hear your surroundings. All these are splash-proof with IPX4 ratings. Sony also introduced MDR-1AM2 wired headphones.
Sony at the CES 2018 show has introduced BRAVIA X900F and A8F 4K HDR OLED TV series designed to deliver enhanced color, contrast, and clarity. The A8F Series range from 65″ and 55″ models OLED 4K TVs, while the X900F Series include 85”, 75″, 65″, 55″, and 49″ 4K HDR TVs. Continue reading “Sony BRAVIA X900F and A8F 4K HDR OLED TVs with Dolby Vision announced”
Qualcomm today announced two Home Hub platforms supporting Google’s Android Things; the SDA624 and SDA212 SoCs. The chips are designed with an aim to offer developers and OEMs a cost-effective way to develop home hubs featuring Google services such as the Google Assistant. Continue reading “Qualcomm introduces new Home Hub platforms supporting Google’s Android Things”
Xiaomi and Oculus at the CES 2018 announced that they are working on two standalone VR headsets – Oculus Go and Xiaomi Mi VR Standalone that will be built by Xiaomi and will be powered the Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 Mobile VR Platform. These don’t require cable, external sensors, or a mobile phone.
Continue reading “Oculus and Xiaomi partner for Oculus Go and Mi VR Standalone VR headsets”
Lenovo at the CES 2018 show partnered with Qualcomm to introduce the Miix 630 always connected 2-in-1 PC with Snapdragon 835 mobile PC platform. It is powered by the Microsoft Windows 10 S and comes with integrated 4G LTE making it a true always connected PC. Continue reading “Lenovo Miix 630 always connected 2-in-1 PC with 4G LTE, Snapdragon 835 announced”
HTC at the CES 2018 show has introduced the VIVE Pro and VIVE Wireless adaptor. Also, the company has also announced a radical redesign of Viveport VR and Vive Video. These improvements bring in the much desired higher resolution, improved audio, wireless freedom, and immersive content discovery. Continue reading “HTC VIVE Pro with dual-OLED displays and VIVE Wireless Adaptor announced”
Sennheiser at the CES 2018 introduced new CX 6.00BT, the company’s latest Bluetooth wireless headset and HD 820 premium closed-back headphones. The CX 6.00BT features ear-canal earbuds joined by a cable around the neck for a lightweight design, superior fit and comfort. The Sennheiser HD 820 closed-back dynamic stereo headphones have unique glass transducer cover that minimizes resonances and for realistic and natural sound field.
Garmin today announced the Garmin Speak Plus with Amazon Alexa, built-in dash cam for vehicles. In addition to the newly integrated dash cam, it can automatically record and save files when an incident is detected. Continue reading “Garmin Speak Plus with Amazon Alexa, built-in dash cam for vehicles announced”
Samsung’s Gear Fit2 and Gear IconX were one of the first devices with support for on-device music storage, now Garmin has introduced the first smartwatch that lets you store music for offline listening. It can store up to 500 songs so that you can connect a Bluetooth headset and play them when you are working out, without the need of a smartphone.
Acer today announced that it would roll out Amazon Alexa voice assistant to select PCs starting from Q1 2018. The list of PCs includes Aspire, Spin, Switch and Swift notebooks, as well as Aspire all-in-one PCs. Continue reading “Acer to bring Amazon Alexa voice assistant to notebooks and desktops starting Q1 2018”
