News
Huawei to launch FreeBuds 4i and Watch Fit Elegant in Singapore
Available to buy this March 27
Huawei continues to make attractive and bang-for-the-buck wearables, and the new FreeBuds 4i and Watch Fit Elegant are examples of that. Launching this March 27 in Singapore, both offer a more refined build combined with long battery life and a lot of features for the users.
Huawei FreeBuds 4i
The Huawei FreeBuds 4i, for example, offers up to 10 hours of battery life for continuous jamming to favorite tunes and more. Like its predecessor, it has an active noise cancellation which is quite rare in its segment. The Airpods-like design is still here though, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. After all, users are getting 10mm drivers and Bluetooth 5.2 for clear and detailed audio as well as a more stable connection.
All of the earbuds also come in an oval-shaped case that looks as compact as ever. They all come in three color options: ceramic white, carbon crystal black, and honey red. The case also supports fast charging, so users can enjoy 4 hours of listening with just 10 minutes of charging.
Huawei Watch Fit Elegant
Meanwhile, the Huawei Watch Fit Elegant is a more premium version of the Watch Fit launched last year. As a premium version of the budget wearable, it has a stainless steel frame instead of the usual plastic frame. This helps in the durability of the wearable also. In addition to a new frame, Huawei also added Frosty White as a new color option for the wearable.
The fitness tracker also includes the usual features from its non-premium variant. These include the unique 12 animated courses which are super helpful for on-the-go workouts. As for fitness tracking, it detects up to 96 workout modes, and monitors sleep, stress, menstrual cycle, heart rate and even blood oxygen level.
Price and availability
Both the Huawei Watch Fit and FreeBuds 4i will be available to purchase on March 27. Buyers can grab these wearables at all Huawei Experience Stores, and select electronic stores including Harvey Norman, Best Denki, Challenger & Hachi.tech, COURTS, Sprint-Cass Online. It will also be available at the official Lazada and Shopee online stores.
Buyers will also get a free protective case with every purchase of the FreeBuds 4i until April 11, 2021. They can also get the earbuds at a special introductory price of SG$ 98 on or before that date. After the date, it will retail at SG$ 108.
Meanwhile, buyers can snag a free watch strap worth SG$ 28 with every purchase of the Watch Fit Elegant until supplies last. It will retail at a price of SG$ 168, which is SG$ 20 more than the regular Watch Fit.
Entertainment
UNDERTALE: The Determination Symphony hits Makati in October
Determination arrives in October.
For so small of a game, UNDERTALE quickly made it into the gaming world’s hall of fame. Despite being only a decade old, the small title has had a major influence for modern-day gamers because of its unique gameplay, its lo-fi art, and, of course, its catchy soundtrack. If you’re a fan of UNDERTALE’s soundtrack, a unique concert experience is headed your way.
On October 17, Film Concerts PH, in partnership with SOHO Live, is hosting UNDERTALE: The Determination Symphony at the Proscenium Theater in Rockwell, Makati.
The concert will be performed by the Filharmonika Orchestra and conducted by Thanapol Setabrahmana. Personally curated by creator Toby Fox and developed by Lambert Jackson with Materia Music, the concert experience showcases the game’s most recognizable tunes laid over gameplay footage playing simultaneously. Plus, for the world tour, the experience will have expanded scoring.
In the game, you play as a small child stuck in the mysterious Underground filled with interesting characters and monsters. Unlike traditional RPGs, UNDERTALE asks players to choose between building relationships and chasing after wins. It’s a unique experience that’s defined by whether you chose to make friends or fought your way to the top. It teaches players to value different ways to solve problems, all while showering them with its one-of-a-kind humor.
Pre-sales for the concert, exclusively for members of the Film Concerts PH community, start on August 4. Public sales, however, will start on August 11 via Ticketmelon.
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The price of technology isn’t fun these days. Because of the ongoing RAM shortage wrought by AI, companies across the industry are raising the prices of their products. Some, however, are still willing to shoulder the burden for their customers. Unfortunately, Qualcomm is soon leaving that list.
As reported by Bloomberg, Qualcomm will raise the prices of its products starting in September. Though the exact figure is unknown, the company did confirm that it’s in the double digits, percentage-wise. According to them, they can no longer shoulder the costs for its customers.
If you’re just a regular user, Qualcomm’s prices might not mean much for you. After all, the chipmaker doesn’t make phones of its own.
That said, Qualcomm is still one of the biggest suppliers for smartphone chipsets, including those that Samsung uses. Pushing the burden from chipsets to phone manufacturers reduces one more buffer against costs being ultimately pushed to consumers.
All things considered, Samsung managed to keep its prices hikes relatively low with the latest batch of foldables. However, with chips getting more price increases, it’s still within the realm of possibility that Samsung will also increase the price of its smartphones. The same can be said for any Qualcomm-powered smartphone available today.
News
Apple is reportedly delaying its smart glasses due to privacy concerns
The brand wants to squash malicious recording.
Smart glasses are in a weird place right now. While early adopters are celebrating the ability to record everything, a growing group of critics are decrying the loss of privacy. Formerly at full throttle, Apple, in response to these controversies, will reportedly delay its version of smart glasses to next year.
According to Bloomberg, Apple is heading back to the drawing board to further emphasize the unreleased wearable’s privacy protections, which includes “hardware and software-related privacy features not available on current products.” The report, however, doesn’t enumerate what these features are.
If anything, these features will likely prevent malicious recording. Most smart glasses today have a light that tells passersby that the device is actively recording video. However, users have discovered ways to tamper and disable this light, so their devices can start recording without alerting others. Apple will likely introduce better measure to prevent such tampering.
Additionally, it’s also possible that Apple introduces a version of the smart glasses without a camera attached.
Because of these new initiatives, the brand will delay the launch of the wearable to sometime next year. Previously, there was heavy speculation that the smart glasses will launch later this year.
On the bright side, there’s still substantial reason to believe that Apple is launching its first ever foldable device later this year.
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