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EPOS enters PH, targets IT, BPO industries

Premium audio solutions

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EPOS, a premium audio brand from Demant Group, officially made its debut in the Philippines on Friday.

Operating in more than 30 countries worldwide, EPOS’ launch in the Philippines is aligned with the brand’s continued commitment to develop, innovate and offer premium audio solutions for the more digitally-accustomed professionals.

As the business world transitions into the new normal, it is only crucial for enterprises to adapt and be ready.

And EPOS has released three separate lines of audio devices to cater to those needs: ADAPT, EXPAND, and IMPACT.

Audio problems persist at remote work

The switch to remote and virtual setups have led to a handful of frustrating work-related experience that in turn negatively impacts businesses and customer satisfaction.

Research from EPOS has found that 95 percent of today’s workforce admit that their concentration and efficiency at work have suffered due to audio setbacks.

This has resulted in 35 percent reporting feelings of frustration, irritation, and annoyance due to bad audio.

In the same forecasts report mentioned above, 20 percent is said to have bad audio, which leads to dissatisfied clients. In addition, 15 percent even lost at least a client because of bad audio experiences, affecting finances directly.

These mean decision makers will have to act now to address immediate audio issues and avoid long-term business-related risks.

Understanding employee needs also means meeting them to create an efficient hybrid working model that is safe and secure for the future.

Work from home: Preferred for the future

As he benefits of virtual working are now well-known, and businesses are keen to maintain some of the convenience, flexibility, and adaptability that remote work promises.

According to the Recalibration of the Philippine IT-BPM Industry Growth Forecasts for 2020-2022, 73 percent of 161 Filipino business leaders surveyed see their organizations continuing to implement a work-from-home setup even after the COVID-19 pandemic situation eases.

As digital advances continue to be utilized along with the transformation of working habits into a more technology-driven one, phone calls, conference calls, and voice customer interactions have also increased.

According to EPOS’ 2021 Understanding Sound Experience Report, the information technology-business process outsourcing sector is also projected to add more than 130,000 jobs by 2022.

This is where EPOS comes in to help enterprises take excellent sound experience to the next level, with a clear purpose of helping teams across the Philippines achieve their full potential through crisp and barrier-free communication.

ADAPT for more comfort

The brand is introducing three key product lines offered to enterprises for their working setups: ADAPT, EXPAND and IMPACT.

The ADAPT line features premium headsets with wireless functionality and active noise cancellation (ANC) for those who want to make flawless business calls from anywhere.

These headsets are built to address users’ primary needs and help them work in a more comfortable manner.

The product line is inspired by professionals who need to collaborate and work from several locations and environments on different devices without ever compromising on style or crystal-clear audio.

Included is the ADAPT 100 Series uses EPOS Voice technology with a noise-cancelling microphone to optimize the user’s voice and enhance their calls, and integrated EPOS ActiveGard technology protects users from acoustic shock.

EXPAND for seamless conference calls

The EXPAND line is a series of premium speaker phones made for collaboration.

With enhanced voice pickup and superior sounds, participation in conference calls is made more engaging and hassle-free.

People involved can now speak with more confidence, as they can be heard with more clarity as if just conversing in person.

The EXPAND 80 Series presents a scalable Bluetooth speakerphone for up to 16 in-room participants, designed to unite colleagues within and beyond meeting rooms across the world.

IMPACT to provide office comfort

Lastly, the IMPACT range is perfect for professionals who work in dynamic office spaces and spend long hours talking on the phone.

The IMPACT line is created to improve efficiency and deliver excellent customer experience.

Every model is designed to be comfortable to wear and is fully compatible with other devices and systems.

For instance, the IMPACT MB Pro Series delivers natural audio experiences with EPOS Voice technology, and optimized speech with an ultra-noise-cancelling microphone.

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CASETiFY revives Spider-Man collection for Brand New Day

Spider-Man returns to CASETiFY

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CASETiFY has unveiled a new Marvel collaboration inspired by Spider-Man: Brand New Day. The collection marks the brand’s first Spider-Man release since 2023. It also arrives alongside Sony Pictures’ upcoming film, which opens later this month.

The lineup includes phone and tablet cases, MagSafe accessories, earbuds cases, watchbands, laptop sleeves, and wireless chargers. It is headlined by two premium phone cases. The Aluminium Spider-Man Mask Case costs US$84, while the 2.5D Silicone Case sells for US$78. Both are available for the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max.

Fans can also choose from five printed phone case designs: Spider-Man New Mask, Spider-Man Poster, Spider-Man Medley, Spider-Man Medley (Dark Version), and Spider-Man New Suit. CASETiFY also lets buyers personalize select phone cases and MagSafe wallets through its Custom Sticker feature.

More Spider-Man accessories

The collection goes beyond phone cases. It also includes MagSafe Grip Stands, Cardholder Stands, Wallets, a 2-in-1 Charging Stand, Earbuds Cases, Watchbands, Camera Lens Protectors, Laptop Cases and Sleeves, Tablet Cases, and Wireless Chargers. Prices start at US$24 for the Camera Lens Protector and go up to US$92 for the 2-in-1 Charging Stand.

The Marvel Spider-Man: Brand New Day x CASETiFY collection is now available through CASETiFY’s website, the Co-Lab app, and CASETiFY STUDiO stores worldwide.

 

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Going ‘back to school’ as an adult with the HP Smart Tank 580

Cost-efficient, high-performance printer for tangible memories

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Make memories, keep them

I’ll be completely honest: I can’t recall the last time I held art materials for a creative workshop. Living in a digital world today, it’s been quite a while for sure.

I do write greeting cards for my partner every month — a habit I’ve had from way back and a way of keeping the old school tradition alive at the same time.

So HP inviting us for a hands-on workshop proved to be a welcome “throwback” as it brought us “back to school” for an afternoon arts-and-crafts session.

The HP INKredible Learning Day collaborated with visual artist and storyteller Geloy Concepcion, a photographer known for expressing thoughts through the creative use of images and other elements.

HP Smart Tank 580

At the heart of the event is the HP Smart Tank 580 printer, which helped reproduce high-quality HP Printables made exclusively available for the participants during the day.

Think of these as activity sheets, as if I really went back to school for art class. Coincidentally, I was part of my elementary school’s art club about two decades ago. DIY-ing stuff for journals, diaries, or just for displaying on a desk has been my thing.

Funny enough, we were handed out these plastic envelopes with sheets of paper, crayons, and more materials. It’s like completely going back to the first day of school and making sure all your stuff is complete.

Anyway, the four sheets each had a theme: To-Do List, My Family, How Are You Feeling, and Concepcion’s “Bad Days Are Temporary” artwork.

The cost-efficient, high-performance printer quickly prints the sheets, and users are assured of high-quality detail. That’s as the Smart Tank 580 is designed for such purposes and even small businesses that require high-volume printing.

I personally think they’re a great fit for schools for reproducing quizzes or short activities especially for the lower levels.

With crayons and colored markers, participants all had their take on the sheets, adding life and their own personal identities on each.

Make memories, keep them

With the right devices at home, you can definitely turn digital memories and even just everyday creative ideas into tangible forms.

Especially in this era, it’s easy to overlook photos that we have on our phones. Ironically, our handsets’ storage spaces fill up fast, but after a few years or so, we usually either lose such media.

So what Concepcion is also trying to get across is if there is the opportunity to turn these moments into tangible print-outs we can always look back at, then that would be better. It’s how the world has been anyway since the invention of the camera.

We all brought home the sheets, some art materials, and even a personalized postcard only available for those in attendance.

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Samsung announces new 990 SSD with up to 2TB capacity

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Samsung has announced the availability of its new 990 SSD with powerful performance and improved power efficiency.

The 990 SD is available in the 1TB and 2TB capacities. It is designed as a balanced storage solution optimized for gaming, creative workloads, and daily PC use.

Samsung’s new SSD model has up to 38% improved performance compared to the previous 990 PRO model.

It has a sequential read/write speed of up to 7,250/6,450 MB/s for the 2TB model. Meanwhile, the 1TB variant has a 7,150/6,450 MB/s read/write speed.

This way, users can achieve high performance but with low power consumption, as well as customized performance optimization.

For random performance, the 2TB model delivers up to 850K read and 1,200K write IOPS, while the 1TB model reaches read and write speeds of up to 700K and 1,100K IOPS, respectively.

The expanded storage capacity also allows users to store large amounts of high-quality content, or the latest AAA games.

Particularly, the 2TB model can store up to 30 large-scale games based on an average size of 64GB, making it an ideal solution for both gamers and creators.

The latest storage solution will be available for US$ 529.99 and US$ 269.99 respectively for the two capacities.

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