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Realme has unveiled a new wearable called Watch 2 Pro in Malaysia. It comes with a 1.75-inch colour touchscreen display, up to 14 days of battery life, an optical heart-rate sensor, a blood oxygen monitoring sensor, high-precision dual-satellite GPS, and 90 sports modes. The latter includes outdoor run, outdoor walk, outdoor cycle, indoor run, strength training, football, basketball, cricket, badminton, jump rope, and more. The device also supports features like music control, remote camera, find phone, stopwatch, call notification, message reminder, alarm reminder, AIoT device control, lift wrist to wake screen, and more. The newly launched Realme Watch 2 Pro is priced at RM299 (around Rs 5,270).
The Realme Buds Wireless 2 has been launched with 13.6mm bass boost drivers, Sony LDAC for Hi-res audio, Quick Switch feature, IPX5 rating, magnetic controls, and Realme’s in-house R2 chip. It supports up to 25dB active noise cancellation, otherwise known as ANC, and also offers an 88ms low latency gaming mode. The Realme Buds Wireless 2 is claimed to offer up to 22 hours of music playback. With LDAC and ANC turned on, Realme says one will get 10 hours of battery life on a single charge. It supports DART fast-charging tech, which is said to offer 12 hours of music playback with just 10 minutes of charging. It is priced at RM 199 (approximately Rs 3,500).
The newly launched Infinix Hot 10S is priced at Rs 9,999 in India. This price is for the 4GB RAM + 64GB storage option. There is also the 6GB RAM + 64GB storage option, which is priced at Rs 10,999. The device comes with a 6.82-inch HD+ IPS-LCD display with a 90Hz refresh rate, 180Hz touch sampling rate, 20.5:9 aspect ratio, and 440nits of peak brightness. It packs an octa-core MediaTek Helio G85 processor. It has a triple rear camera setup, including a 48MP main camera, a 2MP depth camera, and one AI lens. On the front is an 8MP selfie camera with f/2.0 aperture. Under the hood is a 6,000mAh battery. It comes with support for 18W fast charging.
Noise also took the wraps off a new set of neckband style earphones, which support touch-enabled Bluetooth. The newly launched Noise Flair earphones are also equipped with magnetic controls, touch-enabled sensors, digital assistant, an advanced dual-microphone system, and Environmental Noise Cancellation (ENC). The company claims that users will get 35 hours of battery life. It offers support for USB Type-C for charging. Noise also asserts that users will get 8 hours of charging with just 8 minutes of charging. The total charging time is 40 minutes, as per the company. It is IPX5 water resistance rated and supports a 10m wireless range, dual and auto-pairing. It is compatible with both Android and iOS devices. The neckband is priced at Rs 1,799 and you can get it via Amazon.
The Molekule Air Mini+ air purifier has been launched in India, which will be available for purchase through Amazon.in. It is priced at Rs 45,999 and comes with Photo Electrochemical Oxidation (PECO) technology, which the company says can capture and destroy viruses, bacteria, allergens, mold, and other pollutants that are present in the air. Air Mini+ includes features such as a particulate matter sensor, automatic fan speeds via Auto Protect mode, and a vegan leather handle. Its particle sensor can detect particulate matter in the air of the room in which it operates and rates the air quality, as per the company. The purifier has 5 different fan speeds that can be adjusted as required. The energy consumption is between 20-55 watts, and the noise level varies between 39-62dBA, pending fan speed.
Harman has also launched a JBL CSUM10 compact USB microphone in India. The company claims that the new USB mic will offer creators a pristine studio-quality sound for voice-overs, podcasters, vloggers, gamers, vocalists, acoustic instrument users and users of web conferencing. Listeners simply need to plug the mic into their PC or Mac and start recording, without the hassle of installing drivers. One can buy it via Amazon for Rs 5,799.
Sony Xperia Ace 2 runs Android 11 and features a 5.5-inch HD+ (720x1,496 pixels) display that has a notch for the selfie camera. Under the hood, the Xperia Ace 2 is powered by a MediaTek Helio P35 chipset, and a 4,500mAh battery. The latest Sony Xperia Ace 2 smartphone is also IPX8 water resistance rated. It packs a dual rear camera setup, including a 13MP primary sensor and a 2MP depth sensor. On the front, there is an 8MP selfie shooter. There is also a side-mounted fingerprint scanner.
