Weekly Gadgets: Noise X-Fit 1, Soundcore Life Q Series Headphones & More

Tech companies such as Apple, Tecno, Soundcore and Noise launched new smartphones, smart speakers, fitness bands and more this week (November 22-28).

DH’s Gadgets Weekly edition features the latest prominent personal technology products to keep you up to date with all that’s happening in the world of consumer electronics.

Noise X-Fit 1
It features a 1.52-inch IPS LCD TruView display with a resolution of 360x400p and comes with an IP68 water resistance rating, meaning the device can sweat during tough workouts and can also use it for a dip in the pool. It can survive in water up to 1.5 meters deep for almost 30 minutes. It supports more than 100 customizable watch faces.

Inside, it comes with a heart rate sensor, SpO2 (blood oxygen saturation) sensor and can track stress, sleep and up to 15 sports. It can take up to 10 days with normal use. It costs Rs 2,999.

Soundcore Q30, Q35 Series Headphones
Both new headphones feature hybrid active noise cancellation, signature Soundcore sound and offer customization for a listening experience.

They have an ergonomic design with memory foam ear cups and headbands and a lightweight frame to ensure the head doesn’t feel heavy. To ensure a secure fit, the headphones have ear cups that can be adjusted up to 15 inches, allowing them to conform to the shape of the head.

The headphones have Fast NFC Pairing and multi-pairing options on the connectivity front. The headphones also support two devices simultaneously and feature wear detection technology that allows playback to pause when the headphones are removed and resume when they are put back on.

Designed to provide the ultimate audio experience, Life Q35 supports LDAC technology that ensures 3x more data is sent to the headphones than standard Bluetooth codecs.

The company says this lossless transfer provides every little detail in the music. Both the Life Q30 and Life Q35 are equipped with 40mm silk-diaphragm drivers to deliver sound that is both Hi-Res Audio and Hi-Res Audio Wireless certified. Bass is deep, highs sparkle and distortion is eliminated.

The headphones also feature Hybrid ANC that selects 4 microphones and filters out irritating noises such as traffic and airplane engines for a purer listening experience. The multimode ANC allows you to switch between transport, indoor and outdoor modes to find the noise reduction level that suits any environment.

The Soundcore app gives you a personalized experience and allows EQ settings or choose from 22 presets. The Life Q Series headphones promise to deliver a seamless audio experience with the Transparency mode that allows you to hear voices and traffic at a natural level when needed. They also feature crystal-precise 2-mic AI uplink noise cancellation technology to optimize speech and eliminate unwanted background noise.

They promise a playback time of almost 40 hours in ANC mode and 60 hours in normal mode. The dynamic headphones provide 4 hours of listening pleasure with just 5 minutes of charging.

The new Soundcore Life Q30 costs Rs. 7,999 and the Life Q35 costs Rs. 9,999. The headphones come with an 18-month warranty and are available on Flipkart.

Apple HomePod mini in new colors
The 3.3-inch tall Apple HomePod mini comes with color-matched details such as a tinted touch surface, mesh fabric, volume icons and a woven power cable.

Now the new HomePods mini is available in three new options: yellow, orange and blue for 9,900 rupees.

It features a patented acoustic waveguide design, which can direct the flow of sound down and to the bottom of the speaker for an immersive 360-degree audio experience.

The three-microphone array is tuned to hear ‘Hey Siri’, and a fourth inward-facing microphone helps isolate the sound coming from the speaker to improve voice detection when music is playing.

Inside, the HomePod mini is packed with an Apple S5 chip, an Apple-designed full-range driver, a neodymium magnet, and a pair of force-cancelling passive radiators, enabling deep bass and clear highs.

HomePod mini also comes with advanced software to analyze the unique characteristics of the music and apply complex tuning models to optimize loudness, adjust dynamic range and control movement of driver and passive radiators in real time.

Tecno Spark 8 with 4GB RAM
Tecno Mobile launched a new Tecno Spark 8 variant with 4 GB RAM + 64 GB storage comes with a 6.56-inch HD+ (1,600x720p) display, fingerprint sensor on the back, triple card slots (nano SIM-1 + nano SIM- 2 + microSD) .

Under the hood is a 2.0Ghz MediaTek Helio G25 octa-core CPU, Android 11 (Go Edition) based HiOS 7.6 OS, 2GB RAM, 64GB storage (expandable), 8MP selfie camera, dual 16MP snapper with LED flash on the back and a 5,000 mAh battery. It costs Rs 10,999.

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