Wearables
Sony’s latest trio of 1000X series headphones offers wireless listening on the go
Sony’s top-shelf 1000X range of noise cancelling headphones has gotten a beefing up with the addition of three new headphones, each of which comes in a different form factor. The new line-up, which consts of the WF-1000X in-ear wireless earbuds, the WH-1000X Mark II on-ear headphones and the W1-1000X necklace style headphones all have the…
Read MoreSamsung’s revamped IconX earbuds may just be cutest earbuds for 2017
One fine rain-swept afternoon, a friend of mine that I had not met in a while dropped by the office for a visit. She waltzed past reception bearing gifts that any journo worth his salt would find welcome: an extra large cup of coffee and a box of doughnuts bedecked in decadently frosted sugar and…
Read MoreJabra’s compact Evolve 75e business earphones offer noise cancelling and more
Open office setups are usually a chaotic cacophony of noise with everything from your office mates nattering away at ridiculously loud volumes, coughing like they choked on a hairball, masticating food like an angle grinder and worst of all the office janitor trundling around with a hoover that sounds like a jet engine, oblivious to…
Read MoreThe Kingsman Connected Modular 45 watch is yours for RM17,000
While the movie is due to hit the silver screen in Malaysia on 21 September, one of the most prominent examples of gear used in the movie have made an early appearance in Malaysia. Prominently worn by Kingsman agents in the movie, the eponymous Kingsman Special Edition watches are made by Tag Heuer and look…
Read MoreSamsung launches Gear Sport, Gear Fit2 Pro and Gear Icon X at IFA 2017
The IFA tradeshow is one of the hottest events on the planet for consumer tech with companies from around the world gathering in Berlin to show off the hottest devices they have to offer from microwaves to phones. In Samsung’s case, they’ve just recently launched their titular phablet the Galaxy Note 8 in New York.…
Read MoreOlike Malaysia launches ‘Hey 3S’ and ‘XH3’ fitness smartwatches from RM399
Sports jocks looking for an affordable fitness smartwatch will appreciate what Olike’s two new fitness wearables, dubbed the Hey 3S and XH3 bring to the table. The Hey 3S pairs up with your smartphone and helps to track all the usual fitness variables including heart rate, steps taken, calories burned, your sleep quality and it…
Read MoreJVC’s new AE series wireless earbuds for runners launched in Malaysia
Active runners who rely on a pair of earbuds to get into the groove on their runs are usually beset with a number of hassles. Keeping their earbuds stuck to their mugs on a jog without constant readjustment is just one such challenge and offering decent audio quality is another though JVC’s new ‘AE series’…
Read MoreJabra’s new Evolve 75 are the office headphones you want
Jabra is known for serving up a literally sound line-up of hardware and solutions for consumers and business enterprises alike the world over. Desk jockeys have particular reason to rejoice though as Jabra has just come up with something that may just make the hours clocked in cubicleville a lot more pleasant and productive. Their new…
Read MoreFitbit’s Alta HR fitness tracker packs a heart rate monitor and more for RM730
If you’re on the hunt for a fitness wearable that doesn’t look like a chunky, squarish conglomeration of plastic and metal you’ll appreciate what FitBit’s Alta HR has to offer. Belying its slim design, the Alta HR, as you’d surmise from its suffix, has a PurePulse optical heart rate tracker from Texas Instruments akin to…
Read MoreHuawei launches P10, P10 Plus and P10 Lite in Malaysia from RM1,299
Just days after their debut at Mobile World Congress 2017 in Barcelona, Huawei has made Malaysia one of, if not the first country in the first wave to have their new flagship P10 and P10 Plus smartphones available for sale. In a surprise announcement, they’ve also announced the budget P10 lite phone along with the…
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