Smart Home
Amazon launches its first-ever Fire TV series
Plus a new TV stick
Amid its assortment of products, Amazon has always kept its Fire TV lineup relatively simple. The stick is a plug-and-play device that turns a basic screen into a smart TV. However, amid the stick’s proliferation, Amazon has never launched its own TV set. Now, the company is finally cutting out the middleman by releasing its own Amazon Fire TV series.
Fire Omni TV
The new Fire Omni TV series comes in all sorts of sizes: 43-inch, 50-inch, 55-inch, 65-inch, and 75-inch. For its first foray into actual TVs, Amazon wants to cater to a lot of markets. The series offers support for 4K Ultra HD resolution, HDR10, HLG, and Dolby Digital Plus. Further, the two top-tier variants — 65-inch and 75-inch — have smaller bezels and support for Dolby Vision.
As the name implies, the Fire Omni TV sports Amazon’s Alexa assistant. Though most smart TVs have Alexa these days, the Omni series has Alexa natively. It can also seamlessly switch between different Amazon functionalities like Live View Picture-in-Picture which works with your home’s security cameras.
The Fire Omni TV series starts at US$ 409.99.
Fire TV 4-Series
Though not as feature-packed as the Fire Omni series, the Fire TV 4-series offers much of the same Amazon experiences as the aforementioned. The series has three variants: 43-inch, 50-inch, and 55-inch. It offers support for HDR10 and HLG.
The series starts at US$ 369.99.
Fire TV Stick 4K Max
Naturally, Amazon has a new stick up its sleeve. The Fire TV Stick 4K Max improves on its predecessor. The stick features a quad-core 1.8GHz processor, 2GB of RAM, and Wi-Fi 6. In terms of TV features, it supports 4K UHD, HDR, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, and Dolby Atmos.
It will sell for US$ 54.99.
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Hisense L9Q Review: The ultra short throw projector that feels like a TV
A 120″ home cinema
Have you ever dreamed of watching a movie at home that actually feels like the cinema? A picture so bright, so detailed, so close — you forget it’s being projected onto your wall?
The Hisense L9Q the kind of device that makes that possible.
The Ultimate Home Theater Upgrade
When you think of a projector, you probably picture a big box at the back of the room, throwing a beam of light you’re not supposed to walk through.
The Hisense L9Q flips that idea completely. It’s an ultra-short-throw projector, which means it sits just inches from the wall. So there are neither shadows nor cables stretching across the floor.
It’s clean, modern, and honestly, it looks like something from the future. It’s Hisense’s most advanced laser projector yet.
Setup only takes minutes: drop it in place, power it on, and auto fit and alignment can take care of the rest, or you can manually adjust it. You don’t need a technician to pull this off.
And the image? 80 inches all the way up to a massive 200 inches. Pair it with an ALR screen — short for ambient light rejection — and it looks even more unreal. The screen bounces the projector’s light straight toward you while blocking out the glare from lamps or windows.
Most people will think it’s a TV. Then you tell them it’s a projector and you can watch their faces light up.
Pure Cinema Standards
At 5,000 lumens, this is one of the brightest projectors in its class. It stays vivid even in daylight. That football match you like to watch with coffee on weekend mornings? It looks spectacular.
The scary movies you pretend to watch under a cozy blanket? Also SPOOK-tacular.
But brightness alone isn’t the star of the show. The secret is L9Q’s Triple Color Laser system. That means separate red, green, and blue lasers, each tuned for pure wavelength precision.
Most projectors use a single white laser or LED that filters through color wheels, which limits how many shades it can actually show. This one doesn’t.
It covers 110% of the BT.2020 color gamut, which is the widest color standard used in 4K production today. So you get richer reds, punchier greens, deeper blues — the kind of color that makes sunsets glow, neon lights shimmer, and movie worlds feel alive.
Just look at the Avatar films: those shimmering blues and layered greens that feel otherworldly. There’s also La La Land’s famous “Lovely Night” scene: those shifting blues and oranges that make it pure magic.
Even in Severance, you might remember that moment when Mr. Milchick gifts the innies their music dance experience. The reds and blues flood the frame without ever bleeding into each other.
Combine that wider color gamut with both Pantone and Pantone Skintone Validation and you get better color over all.
In White Lotus Season 3, for example, even with its warmer color grade, you can still see each cast member’s skin tone naturally. They’re not washed out nor overly orange.
Add 4K Ultra HD resolution and a 5,000 : 1 contrast ratio, and dark scenes pull you in while highlights burst with cinematic clarity, the kind of balance you expect in a real theater.
Just like the best theaters, the L9Q supports every major HDR standard: Dolby Vision, IMAX Enhanced, HDR10+, HDR10, and HLG. Visually, it’s stunning.
In Oppenheimer, the shadows stay detailed and lifelike. You’ll see every subtle expression on Cillian Murphy’s face.
In Black Panther, the deep purples and golds of T’Challa’s ceremonial robe gleam against the vibrant landscapes of Wakanda.
Lastly, in Crazy Rich Asians, the wedding scene feels lush and alive — colors bloom, fabrics shimmer, and the lighting feels straight out of the theater.
Then, there’s the sound. The L9Q’s built-in Max 116W Devialet 6.2.2 audio system delivers clear highs, warm mids, and a surprisingly powerful low end.
Soft moments like Kina Grannis’ Can’t Help Falling in Love, sound intimate and emotional. When things get intense, like Kendrick Lamar’s Pray for Me during the Busan chase, the audio swells, crisp and controlled, matching the energy on screen.
Zimmer’s score in Oppenheimer hits just as hard: first silence, then the blast, shaking the room with that cinematic punch.
Of course, if you’re building a full home theater, you’ll probably connect your own surround setup. With the L9Q’s flexible connectivity, you can easily do so. But even on its own, this projector already sounds like it belongs in a cinema.
Visual Excellence
It’s not just for movie nights either. The L9Q handles fast-moving visuals like a champ . It’s got 240 Hz refresh rate that keeps motion fluid and sharp. Whether it’s live sports, chase scenes, or anything that moves fast, you won’t miss a beat.
It’s one of those details you don’t notice until you go back to something slower — then you can’t unsee it.
Whatever you like to watch at home, it’s also just a click away. The L9Q has Google TV built in, so all your favorite apps — Netflix, Disney Plus, YouTube — are ready to go.
No set-top boxes, no cables, just the remote, which, by the way, glows in the dark.
Elegant Centerpiece
The Hisense L9Q is a showpiece in itself. Unlike most TVs that are an eyesore when turned off, it’s designed to be seen, not hidden.
With its imperial copper gilt finish, diamond-cut edges, and micro-prism detailing, it’s already won prestigious design awards like the Red Dot 2024 and IF Design Award 2025.
Just like all Hisense projectors, it’s also built to last. With a 25,000-hour laser lifespan you’ll be enjoying your home theater for a really long time. I did that math and that’s at least 2 movies every day for the next 13 years.
The Future of Home Cinema
At US$5,999, it’s an investment for sure, but it’s the kind that transforms every movie, game, or cozy night in into something worth remembering. No bulky setup. No messy cables. No compromises. Just light, sound, and story — right where you live.
Check out Hisense L9Q Ultra Short Throw Projector on Best Buy or Amazon. It’s currently $500 off for Black Friday.
News
EcoFlow launches PowerOcean in the Philippines
Solar battery system for secure, independent power solution
EcoFlow has officially launched the EcoFlow PowerOcean (single-phase) solar battery system in the Philippines.
This marks the eco-friendly energy solutions provider’s entry to the market as it expands to Southeast Asia.
Leveraging its success in Europe and addressing the specific needs of the ASEAN market, the EcoFlow PowerOcean (single-phase) delivers reliable backup power, smart energy management, and cost-saving efficiency.
The system also addresses the problem of underutilized generated power from standalone panels, banking on its integrated solar-plus-storage type that is easy to install and capable of powering an entire home.
The EcoFlow PowerOcean’s inverter supports up to 12kW PV input and allows 95% depth of discharge. This ensures nearly all stored energy is put to use.
Meanwhile, the AI-driven TOU (time-of-use) scheduling system automatically decides when to charge, discharge, or feed energy back to the grid.
By factoring in real-time electricity prices, weather forecasts, and each household’s historical usage patterns, it charges during off-peak hours, prioritizes solar power during the day, and sells surplus energy when prices are high.
In addition, PowerOcean provides daily and monthly cost forecasts with over 90% accuracy. And it continuously refines its scheduling to capture every possible saving opportunity.
In Europe, households using PowerOcean have achieved up to 77.8% reductions in annual electricity bills.
Built to last
The EcoFlow PowerOcean’s plug-and-play system seamless integrates new and existing batteries to deliver scalable capacity and stable high-load performance.
Multiple appliances across the kitchen, living room, and home office can operate simultaneously without interruption. And the system can be expanded to 10 kWh or 15 kWh.
Plus, through its intuitive app, users can monitor real-time household power status, track generation and consumption trends, and control the system via voice commands.
That makes the PowerOcean an intelligent energy manager, aside from being a solar energy solution and storage technology.
Longevity is likewise assured. By using CATL’s battery cell with LFP battery chemistry, the PowerOcean offers a 6,000 life cycle, which means users can power their homes daily for more than 10 years. Furthermore, the system comes with an industry-leading 10-year warranty.
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