Accessories
Sony adds water-resistant WF-C500 to its headphone line
Sony is making your music-listening experience even more personalized with the announcement of its new wireless headphones: the WF-C500.
Sony’s impressive WF-C500 is ideal for people who want to switch to truly wireless headphones and enjoy all their favorite music in even better quality.
With its unique sound customization, compact design, easy to use Bluetooth pairing, long lasting battery life and water-resistant feature, Sony’s newest headphones can now take your music anywhere.
Small size, uncompromising sound
The WF-C500 showcases a compact design that perfectly fits your ear, while delivering high quality sound powered by Digital Sound Enhancement Engine (DSEE).
This restores high frequency sound and fine fade-out sound to the track you’re listening to and create a more authentic listening experience.
The wireless headphones will also allow you to customize your sound aptly using the Equalizer setting in the “Sony | Headphones Connect” app.
That way, you can tailor your sound depending on the music genre you’re currently vibing to—whether it’s chill pop or bassy rap—with a variety of settings.
You can even create and save the preferred settings so you won’t have to tinker with controls the next time you plug the headphones in.
Comfort is key
The WF-C500 is small and light, while its ergonomic surface design helps create a more stable and secure fit in your ears to make them the perfect companion wherever you go.
Their rounded shape makes them a pleasure to wear, leaving you free to focus on music that matters to you.
Compact and stylish case
The truly wireless headphones come with a stylish cylindrical charging case that is small and definitely easy to carry around so you can take the earbuds anywhere you go.
Its translucent lid with a frosted glass-like texture adds on to a luxurious appearance and feel.
Effortless listening experience
The WF-C500 has been specially designed to make every day listening trouble-free.
Aside from easy operation buttons like play, stop, skip and volume adjustments, they offer an easy way to access your preferred voice assistant like Google Assistant or Siri to make or receive calls hands-free.
You can connect to your preferred voice assistant to get directions, play music and send messages with just a click of a button.
Conversations also flow freely with hands-free calling, which is made clearer than ever with a high-quality built-in microphone.
Great for on the go
The headphones will provide you with 10 hours of battery life, making it perfect for on the go listening.
Its handy charging case pushes that life up to 20 hours total. If you’re in a rush, you can easily add an hour of extra playtime by having a quick 10-minute charge.
Water-resistant for multitasking
With an IPX4 water resistance rating splashes and sweat are no problem for the WF-C500, meaning you can keep moving to the music while enjoying your passions like working out or being at the beach.
The WF-C500 is ideal for multitasking too. If you want to listen to your music while still being able to have a conversation, remove one earbud only from the charging case and use as normal.
A stable and reliable Bluetooth connection creates a seamless and uninterrupted listening experience that ensures it’s just you and the music.
Immersive audio features
The WF-C500’s Bluetooth chip transmits sound to left and right ears simultaneously, along with optimized antenna design ensuring outstanding listening.
And with low audio latency, watching your favorite movies take on a whole different audio experience as well.
Additionally, WF-C500 allows playback of 360 Reality Audio tracks, personalized to the specific shape and size of the user’s ears.
With 360 Reality Audio you can bring the concert wherever you are or listen to music as if you’re with the artist in the recording studio.
Pairing is a breeze
The WF-C500 supports Google’s Fast Pair feature, which means you can pair the headphones with your Android device quickly and easily.
Swift Pair also makes it quick and easy to pair your headphones with your Windows 10 computer via Bluetooth.
Sustainability matters
Sony has not only designed the WF-C500 to be stylish but also with sustainability in mind.
Zero plastic is included in the packaging material of this model, reflecting Sony’s commitment to reducing the environmental impacts of their products and practices.
Pricing and availability
The WF-C500 comes in black, white, green and orange and is now available for PhP 4,999 at Sony Centres and Authorized Dealers stores nationwide.
In a few short hours, Apple is scheduled to host an event for its iPad lineup. While the event’s invite makes no mention of the tablets directly, the graphic includes an Apple Pencil. Whatever is happening, tablets are involved. Now, we have a clearer idea of what’s coming in today’s event.
Via MacRumors, Apple’s Japanese website currently has a reference in its code to something called the “Apple Pencil Pro.”
It’s not a direct reference. Rather, it’s an alternative text to an included graphic on the homepage. “Folded green, yellow, orange and blue paper forms the Apple logo. Inside the logo, you can see the creator’s hand holding the Apple Pencil Pro and drawing,” it reads (albeit translated, of course).
Given the proximity to today’s event, the name might be more than a coincidence. Apple might actually release an Apple Pencil Pro later today.
However, tempering expectations a bit, the spotted reference is available only on the Japanese website. Other countries do not have the same caption. It’s possible that it’s just a translation error. It also doesn’t help that the graphic doesn’t actually depict a new Pencil.
If anything, Apple’s stylus needs an update. The Pencil hasn’t received a major overhaul since 2018’s second-generation model.
SEE ALSO: Apple MacBook Air M3 has finally reached the Philippines
Accessories
F1’s Daniel Ricciardo spotted with an unreleased Beats Pill
LeBron James was also spotted with the same thing
In a world inundated with leaks, spotting an unreleased device out in the wild is less of a spectacle these days. However, there are still some sneak peeks that manage to catch our eyes. One such example is the sudden appearance of an unreleased Beats Pill in the hands of F1 driver Daniel Ricciardo.
A Beats Pill is not an easy speaker to find these days. After all, the company discontinued the last one back in 2022. Unless they particularly love old devices, it’s likely not a coincidence if a popular personality is somehow toting one out in public.
In preparation for the upcoming Miami Grand Prix this weekend, Daniel Ricciardo, who currently races for the Visa Cash App RB team, strolled into the paddock carrying a golden Beats Pill. It’s also interesting that the Pill is positioned perfectly to display the Beats logo.
As if that’s not a sure sign already, LeBron James was also spotted with the same speaker before a game back in April. Serendipitously, the pictured speaker swung perfectly to display the Beats logo in the NBA star’s photo.
Because Beats has not announced a revival yet, it’s difficult to see what the audio company has in store for its next portable speaker. However, one thing’s for sure: A new lanyard will make it easier to carry around. It’s also safe to assume that the device will come with USB-C this time around.
Every year, fans anticipate May the 4th to celebrate all things Star Wars. This year, CASETiFY is joining the party. Its latest collaboration with Lucasfilm is for an exclusive collection of Star Wars inspired cases and other accessories.
It is the third collaboration between CASETiFY and Lucasfilm. Previous collections which featured the iconic Star Wars logo and its movie titles have sold out in minutes. This time, CASETiFY’s lineup takes fans to the “Dark Side.” Starting May 3rd in a tribute to Episode 1: The Phantom Menace.
Fans will be able to shop a rare collectible laser-engraved Death Star aluminum case, as well as a Darth Vader leather embossed case. Customers may choose from a variety of cases depicting the Death Star, Vader’s helmet, Storm Troopers, the empire’s symbol, and more. Most of the cases sport a dominant black body with white and red accents to complement the overall look.
Designs in the collection retail from US$ 38 to US$ 112. Aside from iPhone cases, fans may choose from accessories made for iPhone, Samsung, Google Pixel, AirPods, AirPods Pro, Apple Watch, and iPads. Moreover, there are also designs for CASETiFY’s Snappy ecosystem including MagSafe chargers, Power Banks, and Card Holder Stands.
The latest Star Wars CASETiFY collection launches worldwide on casetify.com/co-lab and the CASETiFY Co-Lab app available on the App Store. For offline shoppers, visit CASETiFY Studio locations.
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