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Xiaomi announces latest wearables at MWC 2024
The Xiaomi Smart Band 8, Watch S3, and Watch 2
Xiaomi has released its latest wearable devices at MWC 2024: The Xiaomi Smart Band 8 Pro, Xiaomi Watch S3, and Xiaomi Watch 2.
These AIoT latest offerings complement the launch of the Xiaomi 14 series, letting users enhance their sports, health, and wellness lifestyles.
Xiaomi Smart Band 8 Pro: Fitness meets fashion
The most affordable among the three, the Xiaomi Smart Band 8 Pro comes with upgrades in customization, tracking, and monitoring.
It has a new rectangular 1.74-inch AMOLED screen with an upgraded 60Hz refresh rate. The smart band is incredibly thin and lightweight at just 9.99mm and 22.5 grams, respectively.
Highly fashionable and easy to wear, the Smart band 8 Pro also has quick-release bands on both sides for easy interchangeability. The straps are available in black and silver, with a wide range of strap materials and colors for personalization.
When it comes to work outs, the device offers more than 150 sports modes. A built-in 3D exercise animation provides visual guidance for users.
For health monitoring, the wearable has an upgraded four-channel heart rate monitoring module. Additionally, the watch supports features like Alexa voice assistant and “find mobile phone.”
Xiaomi Watch S3: Dial into style
Meanwhile, the Xiaomi Watch S3 is a multi-functional smartwatch that sports a classic watch design.
It has a round 1.43-inch AMOLED display, complemented by a light aluminum alloy frame. It also comes with interchangeable bezels and straps.
The Watch S3 can deliver superior performance using the Xiaomi HyperOS system. It boasts a battery life of up to 15 days. Moreover, a quick five-minute charge can extend its life to another two days.
A first on the watch is a feature enabling users to perform personalized operations using various flips of their wrists. By just doing those movements, users will be able to reject calls, check the weather, or even take photos.
Like the Smart Band 8 Pro, the Watch S3 offers professional-level tracking for over 150 sport modes. There are 10 on-wrist running courses that vary in levels for a scientific and intuitive guide throughout workouts.
For the first time, there will be new winter sports modes on the global version of the Watch S3 too. These include skiing, which comes with enhanced antenna reception performance and improved positioning accuracy.
A fun addition on the Watch S3 when it comes to health monitoring is the “Sleep Animal.” When a user wears the watch for seven straight days, a “Sleep Animal” is generated. This best represents the user’s sleep condition based on the week-long sleep pattern.
Xiaomi Watch 2: Smarter every wear
Lastly, the Xiaomi Watch 2 is the most high-end among the three new wearables, giving users comprehensive functionality.
The 37-gram watch flaunts a sleek design bannered by a 1.43-inch AMOLED display. It is equipped with Google Wear OS to provide users with a smooth and stable smartwatch experience. Users will get five of the most commonly used apps and will be able to download from more than 200 third-party apps.
The Watch 2 is powered by a Snapdragon W5+Gen 1 Wearable platform. The device brings up to 65 hours of battery life on typical usage, and a large 32GB storage.
Taking tracking to the next level, the Watch 2 supports over 160 sports modes, including winter sports. Under skiing mode, it can record the distance and average speed of each glide and even map a user’s ski tracks.
Aside from Strava, the Watch 2 also supports Suunto after Xiaomi has expanded its partnership. This allows users to sync their sports and sleep data between Mi Fitness and the two other apps.
Price, availability
All three wearables will be available for sale on Xiaomi’s official channels for the following prices:
- Xiaomi Smart Band 8: Starts at € 69
- Xiaomi Watch S3: Starts at € 149
- Xiaomi Watch 2: Starts at € 199
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Insta360 Flow 2 update improves Android support, adds new iOS features
Better Android lens support
Insta360 Flow 2 update improves Android support, adds new iOS features
Excerpt: Better Android lens support
Insta360 has released a major spring update for its Flow 2 series handheld gimbals, bringing wider Android compatibility and new features for iPhone users.
The update focuses on improving how the Flow 2 and Flow 2 Pro work across different devices. It expands support for flagship Android phones while adding new shooting tools for iOS, making hands-free, stabilized video easier to capture without extra gear.
Android finally gets full lens access
One of the biggest changes is native multi-lens support on Android. When paired with the Insta360 app, the Flow 2 series can now access ultra-wide and telephoto lenses on supported devices from Samsung, Google Pixel, vivo, OPPO, and more.
This means users can shoot at full resolution using their phone’s native cameras, whether capturing wide landscapes or zoomed-in details. The update brings Android performance closer to what iPhone users have been getting, especially in more dynamic shooting scenarios like concerts, sports, and vlogging.
The improved lens access also works with features like Widescreen Mode, helping users create smoother, more cinematic footage with better framing flexibility.
Faster 360 panoramas for quick sharing
The Flow 2 series continues to stand out with its ability to capture full 360-degree panoramas. With the new 360 Panorama 2.0, stitching is now 50% faster, producing results in about 20 seconds.
Users can capture everything in one go, then choose their preferred framing afterward. The feature also supports interactive sharing via links, letting viewers pan and explore the image on platforms like TikTok and Instagram.
Creative templates such as Tiny Planet are also available for quick edits, making it easier to turn panoramic shots into shareable content.
Dual View adds more angles in one take
Dual View Mode introduces multi-angle recording without the need for additional cameras. It allows simultaneous recording using the front and rear cameras, or even dual rear lenses, producing three clips in a single take.
This is useful for creators who want to capture reactions alongside the main shot or experiment with different focal lengths at once. Combined with AI tracking, the feature keeps subjects centered while adding more variety to footage.
Apple Watch control for hands-free shooting
For iPhone users, the update adds Apple Watch control, turning the watch into a remote for the gimbal.
Users can start or stop recording, adjust settings, switch modes, and even control zoom using the Digital Crown. This allows for better control during solo shoots, especially when the phone is mounted on the gimbal at a distance.
Smarter tracking and remote control tools
The update also improves several AI-powered features across the Flow 2 series.
AI Tracker now works across more Android apps, enabling subject tracking during video calls, livestreams, or hands-free recording. Multi-person tracking keeps groups in frame, while Active Zoom Tracking allows up to 15x zoom while maintaining focus on moving subjects.
There’s also a new smartphone remote control feature, which lets users operate the gimbal using a second phone. This adds flexibility for more complex shooting setups without interrupting the shot.
Availability
The update is available now through the Insta360 app and the official website. Compatibility may vary depending on the smartphone model.
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Jabra launches PanaCast Room Kit for simpler hybrid meetings
The function room setup that doesn’t need an IT guy
Jabra is expanding its hybrid work ecosystem with the new PanaCast Room Kit.
It’s a video conferencing solution built for meeting rooms. But it skips the usual complexity. No tangled cables, no custom programming, and no need for IT on standby.
The kit is designed for teams of three to 15 people. Setup takes minutes: Connect the cameras, place the speakers and microphones, and link everything with a single cable.
That’s it. A standard room becomes a smart collaboration space without the usual friction.
Built for inclusive meetings
At the center of the experience is the PanaCast 55 VBS.
It uses a 180-degree multi-camera system powered by onboard AI. Jabra’s Virtual Director technology tracks speakers and reframes the view in real time.
Everyone stays visible. Even those seated at the far end of the table.
The goal is simple. Make remote participants feel like they’re in the room.
Audio keeps up with that promise. The PanaCast SpeakerMic extends coverage up to 11 meters. Every voice comes through clearly and at a consistent volume. No need to raise your voice just to be heard.
No-fuss by design
The system adds a Huddly L1 camera for a secondary angle. This gives meetings a more complete and inclusive view.
There’s also the Jabra Control IP touch controller. It handles meetings with simple, one-touch controls.
Everything works together with minimal input. No manual pan-tilt-zoom adjustments. No audio balancing. The AI handles it.
Enterprise-ready, plug-and-play simple
The PanaCast Room Kit is fully UC-certified. It works with Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and Google Meet.
It also runs on the Microsoft Device Ecosystem Platform (MDEP), bringing enterprise-grade security and reliability.
The idea is straightforward. High-end meeting tech shouldn’t be hard to use.
From small huddle spaces to larger boardrooms, the kit scales without added complexity. It removes the usual barriers to hybrid collaboration.
Whether it’s a quick team sync or a full boardroom discussion, the PanaCast Room Kit aims to give everyone a front-row seat.
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Sony announces open-back INZONE H6 Air
Deeper and tighter bass, more immersive gaming soundscape
Gamers are set to get another immersive headphones from Sony with the launch of the INZONE H6 Air.
This latest offering features an open-back acoustic structure and custom drivers for deep and tight bass, thanks to back ducts integrated into the drivers.
The open-back structure also helps with a realistic immersive sound field, making gamers feel they are in the game space.
This design minimizes internal reflections by leaving the housing unobstructed. The result is accurate sound field reproduction exactly as game creators intended.
The Sony INZONE H6 Air also features precision-tuned driver units engineered with the same technology as Sony’s renowned MDR-MV1 open-back studio monitor headsets. It is specially adapted for this particular wearable.
Back ducts integrated into the driver unit help deliver deep and controlled bass reproduction, while maintaining clear separation of mids and lows. This detail is helpful especially for titles where rich sound detail matters.
Crafted with premium aluminum, the INZONE H6 Air is also one of Sony’s lightest gaming headsets at just 199 grams. The headset uses the same spring hinge headband design seen on the INZONE H9 II.
Furthermore, the headset features an “RPG/Adventure” equalizer profile as it is developed with sound engineers from PlayStation Studios.
This specific profile is optimized for RPG and adventure titles, recreating the acoustic experience of a sound studio and delivering an immersive listening experience.
An additional cardioid boom mic focuses on voice angled towards the user’s mouth, eliminating unnecessary side noise.
Fnatic Edition devices, INZONE Buds Glass Purple
In addition to the Sony INZONE H6 Air, Sony has launched the Fnatic Editions of the INZONE Mouse-A, INZONE Mat-F, and INZONE Mat-D.
This next step in the collaboration between Sony and Fnatic makes the professional esports club even more present in fans’ daily gaming experience.
Rounding out the new releases is the INZONE Buds in Glass Purple colorway. This joins the previous black and white options, giving owners plenty of choices to suit their styles.
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