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Dreame Technology opens first ever MEA store in Dubai

Launches strategic Smart Home lineup

Published

April 29, 2025

Tom Lorenz

On April 24, 2025, Dreame Technology, a global innovator in smart home technology, officially planted its first flag in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region by opening its first-ever flagship store at Dubai Hills Mall.

The flagship store itself isn’t just a showroom. It’s a modern, minimalist space where smart living takes center stage. Warm textured walls, sleek displays, and interactive demo zones invite visitors to get hands-on with Dreame’s latest innovations, experiencing firsthand how smart technology can make everyday life feel effortless — and just a little futuristic.

Dreame took things further by hosting a full-fledged launch event shortly after, just across town at the sleek Address Beach Resort — because why not kick off your MEA debut with a double feature?

Rolling Out the Future: Dreame’s Strategic Smart Home Lineup

At the Address Beach Resort, Dreame wasted no time unveiling its Strategic Smart Home lineup. It’s packed with enough innovation to make even Tony Stark jealous.

Leading the charge was the X50 Ultra Complete (X50 UC) — drum roll — the world’s first robotic vacuum with retractable legs. No, this isn’t science fiction. This vacuum can literally adjust its height to climb over carpets, thresholds, and obstacles with ease.

Powered by Dreame’s ProLeap™ System and VersaLift Navigation, the X50 UC isn’t just smart — it’s practically self-aware. Oh, and did we mention it also packs 20,000Pa suction power? That’s strong enough to clean up your bad life decisions (okay, not really, but it’ll keep your floors spotless).

Also making headlines was the launch of the H15 Pro Wet and Dry Vacuum, flexing the world’s first AI-powered robotic arm. This clever feature automatically closes the gap between the vacuum and the floor, so it can clean right up to your walls — no crumbs left behind. Add to that piping-hot 100°C water cleaning and a self-washing system, and you’ve got a floor-cleaning experience that’s smarter (and frankly more dedicated) than most of us on a Monday morning.

Dreame’s product parade didn’t stop there. They also introduced:

The Z30 Cordless Stick Vacuum: their most powerful stick yet with a 310AW TurboMotor™ and HEPA H14 filtration.
The AirStyle Pro: a 7-in-1 hair styling tool for those who want great hair without frying it to a crisp.
The PM20 Air Purifier: smart enough to adjust airflow based on your movement — it’s basically the Fitbit of clean air.

While the technical specs were impressive, Dreame made sure the focus stayed on real-world benefits — smarter cleaning, healthier homes, and effortless living — without drowning attendees in engineering jargon.

More Than Just a Store — A Smart Start for the Region

While the products were undeniably the stars of the day, the bigger story is that Dreame has officially kicked off its journey in the MEA market — and this launch is just the beginning. The Dubai Hills Mall flagship is Dreame’s first step toward a wider regional presence, with plans already in motion to open a second store at Mall of the Emirates by July 2025. Smarter homes, it seems, are about to go mainstream — and fast.

Ready to Experience It?

The full Dreame lineup is available now at the Dubai Hills Mall flagship store — but if mall-hopping isn’t your thing, you can also shop Dreame’s smart home innovations online through Amazon, Noon, Sharaf DG, and more major retailers across the UAE.

Indeed, smart living is just a Dreame away.

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Honor is reportedly working on a 14000mAh battery

How much is too much?

Published

June 25, 2026

Luigi Leonardo

Nothing goes together more than a Chinese smartphone brand and the relentless pursuit for a bigger battery. For years, Chinese brands have engaged in a war for this particular component. Now, the latest salvo has been fired. Honor is reportedly working on a phone with a gigantic 14000mAh battery.

Today, the biggest battery capacity you can find on an Honor phone is 11000mAh. The Honor X80 Pro Max already offers a battery that can last you more than a single day. At this point, it’s certainly more than enough for our daily needs.

According to Digital Chat Station on Weibo, a smartphone brand is currently working on a 14000mAh battery. Though the leak does not explicitly pinpoint Honor, the emoji used (a wolf) is historically used to imply the Chinese brand in Weibo parlance.

A 14000mAh is just absurdly huge. With a battery larger than some powerbanks, battery anxiety becomes moot. It’s bordering on “can we bring this on a plane” territory.

As with all rumored features, the next question is when this battery will arrive on a consumer-ready device. Given how serious the battery wars are for the Chinese market, it’s only a matter of time.

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Nothing Phone (4b) shows up online, spoils some specs

It’s a step below the Phone (4a) series.

Published

June 25, 2026

Luigi Leonardo

Yesterday, Nothing officially teased the Phone (4b), an all-new line positioned below the Phone (4a) series. At the time, the teaser revealed nothing but the design of the upcoming phone. However, ahead of its July 7 launch, the Phone (4b) suddenly appeared on Geekbench, spoiling a few of its mysterious specs.

According to the listing, the Phone (4b) will run the SM6650, more popularly known as the Snapdragon 6 Gen 4. It’s a modestly powered processor built for the budget to midrange segments of the performance spectrum. Having this processor does confirm that the phone belongs to the step below the Phone (4a), bringing affordability to a name other than CMF.

Besides the processor, the new phone will come with an Adreno 810 GPU and 8GB of RAM. Inside, it will ship with Android 16 out of the box, but this will likely be upgradeable to Android 17 later this year.

It’s already confirmed that the Phone (4b) will be quite the looker. The phone will slightly depart from the design philosophy of the Phone (4a) series. Though it will still have a sizable rear island, the camera setup will just be a small vertical strip on the top-left corner. Additionally, the lighting element typical of all Nothing phones will be a small horizontal strip on the bottom-right corner.

Thankfully, the wait for more specs won’t be long. Nothing has confirmed that the phone’s launch is set for July 7.

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Polaroid says, enjoy the beach before AI ruins it

“We know what we stand to lose if we don’t protect it.”

Published

June 25, 2026

Luigi Leonardo

Tongue-in-cheek marketing is a soothing balm for a world where false promises are more often advertised. But, what happens when those tongue-in-cheek jokes strike a nerve and make you think, “maybe this isn’t a joke anymore”? Polaroid, a huge proponent of analog technology, has put up such a billboard to enjoy the beach “before the data centers drink it all up.”

Right in front of Coney Island (and right in time for summer), Polaroid has a simple message: “Go jump in the water before the data centers drink it all up.”

Though funny by itself, the message plays on an ongoing fear that today’s data centers, built for AI, have such a high water requirement that each query takes up gallons every time. This is, of course, slightly hyperbolic, but data centers are indeed exerting a lot of pressure on their area’s resources. They take a lot of water for cooling and electricity to keep open.

In a statement, Polaroid says that they’re not anti-digital. Rather, “we know we have to live alongside it, but we’re deeply pro-human and know what humanity gives us. And we know what we stand to lose if we don’t protect it. That’s a fight worth fighting,” says Polaroid’s creative director Patricia Varella, via LBB.

Now, this isn’t a completely altruistic ad. It’s still advertising the new Go Generation 3. Still, if you’re looking for a product to go alongside today’s shifting sentiments against AI, a Polaroid might be it.