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.

Razer has expanded its Cinnamoroll collection with the launch of the Kraken Kitty V2 BT Cinnamoroll Edition.

The wireless Bluetooth RGB headset features the Sanrio character’s iconic ears, and comes in a pastel blue and white colorway. The launch comes more than a year after the Kuromi Edition of the same headset.

Razer’s Krazen Kitty V2 BT Cinnamoroll Edition comes with 16.8 million colors and countless effects.

Gamers and streamers can connect via Bluetooth 5.2 with Gaming Mode for faster wireless response and a smooth, stutter-free audio experience suited for long hours.

Inside are the headset’s patented TriForce 40mm drivers with 3-part driver design to push out exceptional highs, mids, and lows.

Its omnidirectional microphone, meanwhile, is built into the earcups to provide clear comms while maintaining a seamless look. The headset can last up to 40 hours with USB-C charging.

The Razer Kraken Kitty V2 BT Cinnamoroll Edition is priced at US$ 139.99.

Superfans can pair the headset with other Cinnamoroll offerings, including the Razer Iskur V2 X NewGen gaming chair and Cobra and Gigantus V2 bundle.

Today, Nothing launched the Phone (4b). The new smartphone isn’t the only star sharing the spotlight, though. The iconic brand has also launched the Ear (3a).

A follow up to the brand’s earbuds lineup, the Ear (3a) packs in a lot of features in so small a device. For one, the earbuds have a bigger 12mm custom driver. Nothing says that this results in a punchier bass and a unique sound signature. Naturally, it supports Hi-Res audio playback.

For noise cancellation, the Ear (3a) comes with three mics to filter out background noise. It can reach up to 45dB of active noise cancellation. Additionally, it can amplify your voice for much clearer calls.

The Ear (3a) adds the same functionalities as the Essential Button. A pinch on the stem lets the earbuds record up to 32MB of audio natively. Plus, the new Audio Snapshot can rewind and clip up to 30 seconds of media. Finally, you can record up to two hours of a single phone call.

For its battery, the earbuds tout up to 42 hours of playback on a single charge. Plus, a five-minute charge is enough to power the earbuds by up to an hour.

Connectivity is also seamless with Bluetooth 6.0 support. The earbuds can keep themselves connected even in crowded locations.

Finally, the earbuds also boast durability with IP54 water and dust resistance. Nothing also tested the case by opening and closing it 20,000 times.

The Ear (3a) comes in black, white, pink, and yellow. It retails for US$ 99.