Realme Buds 2 Neo Earphones Launched in India Alongside Beard Trimmer, Hair Dryer: Price, Specifications - Gadgets 360

Realme has expanded its AIoT lineup by launching a beard trimmer series, a hair dryer, and Realme Buds 2 Neo wired earphones in India. The beard trimmer series includes two offerings — Realme Beard Trimmer and Realme Beard Trimmer Plus. The Chinese company says that these are its first-ever products from ‘DIZO' that is the first brand under Realme TechLife ecosystem. Furthermore, the company highlighted its entry into the AIoT 2.0 development phase with an ‘1+5+T' strategy from its older ‘1+4+N' strategy.

Realme defines ‘1+5+T' strategy as 1 smartphone, 5 AIOT products (including the true wireless stereo (TWS) earphones, wearables, smart TVs, tablets as well as laptops), and TechLife. The Chinese company says that TechLife focusses on three product categories: Smart Entertainment (TV boxes, projectors, speakers, and game accessories), Smart Care (vacuum robots, air purifiers, and body fat scales), and Smart Connect (smart sockets, smart light bulbs, and cameras).

“Through Realme TechLife universe, we are aiming to make a difference in the world by bringing versatile technology products,” Realme India and Europe CEO Madhav Sheth said.

Realme Buds 2 Neo, Realme Beard Trimmer series, Realme Hair Dryer price in India, availability

Realme Buds 2 Neo is priced at Rs 499, and is now available for purchase via Realme.com, Flipkart, Amazon and offline channels.

Realme Beard Trimmer is priced at Rs. 1,299, and Realme Beard Trimmer Plus is priced at Rs. 1,999. Both the models will be up for sale on July 5 from 12pm IST via Realme website and Flipkart. They will later be available for purchase through mainline channels.

Realme Hair Dryer is priced at Rs. 1,999, and it will be available for purchase starting July 5, 12pm onwards on Realme website and Flipkart.

Realme Beard Trimmer and Realme Hair Dryer are made of ABS materials
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Realme Buds 2 Neo specifications

Realme Buds 2 Neo are equipped with 11.2mm dynamic drivers that can deliver a rich and deep bass. There is an in-line button that controls music and calling. Customers get a 3.5mm jack angled at 90 degrees, and a high-definition inbuilt microphone for a clear calling experience.

Realme beard trimmer series features

As mentioned, the Realme beard trimmer series has two products — Realme Beard Trimmer and Realme Beard Trimmer Plus. Realme Beard Trimmer comes with a 10mm comb, 20 length settings, and is claimed to offer 0.5mm precision. The blades are made of stainless steel. Meanwhile, Realme Beard Trimmer Plus is bundled with 10mm and 20mm combs, 40 different length settings, and offers 0.5mm precision. It consists of two stainless-steel blades, and it is rated IPX7 for water resistance.

Both Realme Beard Trimmer and Realme Beard Trimmer Plus pack 800mAh efficiency battery that can deliver up to 120 minutes use time. The trimmers also have an LED indicator for battery level. As far as the design is concerned, the beard trimmers are made of ABS materials, feature USB Type-C ports, and come with Travel Lock.

Realme Hair Dryer features

Realme Hair Dryer is equipped with 1,400W of power, and a motor that spins at up to 19,000rpm. It allows users to choose from two wind speed levels. Realme says that the hair dryer comes with an advanced negative ions technology, that is claimed to generate 20 million negative ions per cubic centimetre. It is made of a V-0 flame retardant ABS, and PC high-grade material for insulation.

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GameStop Takes Advantage Of PS5 Scarcity With Scummy Promo - Kotaku

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Eight months after release, it’s still extremely hard to get hold of a PS5. New stock sells out almost as quickly as it gets advertised, and the scarcity has led to some weird hijinks as companies try to capitalize on the hype. The latest one? Letting paid subscribers cut in line to order first.

Today GameStop emailed a new promotion to paid PowerUp Rewards members, announcing they would get first dibs on buying PS5s and high-end PC graphics cards from its latest limited stock. “To show our appreciation we’re opening Early Online Access for Pro members only to purchase a PlayStation 5 or PC Graphics Card today at 10:00am CST on gamestop.com,” it read. “This won’t guarantee you’ll get one of these products – quantities are extremely limited – but we wanted to help provide our best guests with a better opportunity to score one of these high-demand items.”

GameStop did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The promotion was first spotted by gaming tips maestro Wario64, so I went to check my inbox and indeed there it was because, full disclosure, I am a Rewards Pro subscriber and, consequently I guess, one of GameStop’s “best guests.” The Pro membership is $20 a year in exchange for earning points on purchases and monthly discount coupons. This new early access benefit is pitched as a nice gesture, but really it seems like a paid perk designed to boost the perceived value of the subscription.

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Even with this head start, by 11:10 a.m. everything already seemed to be sold out. The cheapest PS5 bundle was $600, and required you also purchase, among other things, a $20 GameStop gift card. More expensive bundles packaged games like Rachet & Clank: Rift Apart. The GeForce RTX 3080 bundles forced you to buy other expensive stuff, like entire gaming monitors. Pushing big-ass bundles on people isn’t a new thing though. GameStop stores have done that for scarce Nintendo Switches in the past. Sometimes, the easiest way to get a PS5 or Xbox Series X is to go for a more expensive bundle at GameStop or other stores—it’s just not usually locked behind a subscription.

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Following its unprecedented meme stock rally earlier this year, GameStop is currently undergoing a corporate transformation helmed by ex-Amazon executives as it tries to outrun the physical games media market crumbling around it. As Bloomberg tech columnist Tae Kim pointed out, this new promotion certainly seems like an Amazon Prime-y thing to do.

But it’s also just kind of shitty for all the people who have desperately been trying to get their hands on a PS5 and aren’t already tangled up in GameStop’s paid membership program. Buying one of the new consoles has been a clusterfuck since back before they were even released, and while more and more of them have been getting out into the wild, it’s still mostly a crap shoot. Some people might set up special news alerts and religiously watch their favorite deals channel, only for their online shopping basket to come up empty. Others, meanwhile, get their next-gen console by pure luck, just by virtue of being at the right place at the right time.

Lockdown boredom and international supply chain shortages have no doubt contributed to the next-gen shitshow, but it also feels like a lot of it could have been avoided if console manufacturers and stores had better systems in place. “I do think it’s going to push us to think about new models,” head of Xbox, Phil Spencer Still, told The Verge last year. “It could be, reserve your slot. It could be doing things more direct with the customer. Still could have the retailer fulfill the order, but just so people can have more clarity on when they can get a console. It’s something we’re working on.”

In the meantime, it looks like people will continue doing annoying internet scavenger hunts to nab a PS5 or Xbox Series X.

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Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G wins best smartphone award at MWC 2021 - Gadgets Now

Samsung Electronics said that its latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G, has won the best smartphone award at the world's largest mobile telecommunications expo.

The high-end model of the Galaxy S21 series was honoured at the Global Mobile Awards at Mobile World Congress 2021 in Barcelona on Wednesday (local time), the South Korean tech giant said.

The Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G, which was launched in January, competed for the award with the Galaxy S20 FE 5G, Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max, OnePlus 9 Pro and Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra, reports Yonhap news agency.

"The best Android smartphone Samsung has ever made with a great range of features, stunning AMOLED display, best-in-class cameras and more -- this phone delivers across the board and is a worthy winner of Best Smartphones in 2021," said the award's category judges as quoted by Samsung.

The Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G, which comes with a 6.8-inch display, is the first device of the Galaxy S series to support the S-Pen stylus, which was previously used only for Galaxy Note phablets.

It has a quad-rear camera setup, including a 108-megapixel wide camera and two telephoto lenses.

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Tecno Spark Go 2021 smartphone launched in India: Price, specifications - India TV News

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Tecno Spark Go 2021 smartphone launched in India.

Tecno Mobiles has announced the launch of the Spark Go 2021 smartphone for the Indian consumers at a special launch price. Priced at Rs 7,299, the SPARK Go 2021 will be available in 2GB+32GB variant and three colour variants -- horizon orange, Maldives blue and galaxy blue -- on Amazon from July 7 at a special launch price of Rs 6,699 for limited stock only.

"TECNO's achievement of 10 million happy customers is an attestation of our popularity among category consumers across the country," Arijeet Talapatra, CEO of TRANSSION India, said in a statement.

"We know we have delivered the right products and met the right demand requirements. SPARK series has played a pivotal role in changing the trend in sub-8K smartphones with its strong play in the battery, display and camera departments at an unmatched price point," Talapatra added.

The smartphone sports a 6.52-inch HD+ Dot Notch Display with an 89.7 per cent body to screen ratio, 480 nits brightness, 720 x 1600 resolution and 20:9 aspect ratio, for an immersive viewing experience.

The smartphone features an elegant design, glossy finish and 2.5 D glass that provides for a comfortable and firm grip in the hand, whilst adding a premium look to the smartphone.

"We are confident that SPARK Go 2021, will continue SPARK series' stellar run and will keep this momentum going," Talapatra said.

The SPARK GO 2021 houses a massive 5,000mAh battery for uninterrupted, daily robust usage with a standby time of 36 days on a single charge. It also supports calling time of 27 hours, web browsing of 19 hours, video playback of 21 hours, game playing of 14 hours and music playback of 145 hours.

The smartphone is equipped with a 13 MP AI dual rear camera with an F1.8 aperture, 4X zoom and dual flashlight for capturing professional-grade photographs in low-lit environments.

The larger aperture makes way for more light resulting in clearer images. It also has 18 AI Auto scene detection modes such as HDR, Night Portrait, Backlight Portrait and AI-powered Background Bokeh Effect.

There's an 8MP AI front camera with an aperture of F2.0.

The adjustable brightness on the micro slit front flash captures the perfect, clear selfies in low light. The selfie camera also supports AI Beauty Mode, AI Portrait Mode and Wide Selfie Mode for capturing the perfect group selfie.

The phone has Face Unlock 2.0 and Smart Fingerprint Sensor to protect the data and privacy of the user. Face Unlock 2.0 enables closed eye protection and screen fill-in light. The Smart Fingerprint Sensor has a 0.2 seconds Fast Unlock.

As per market research firm Counterpoint, on the back of the SPARK series success, TECNO has consolidated its position among the elite aTop 5 smartphone brands' club in the Rs 5,000-10,000 category.

(with IANS inputs)

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Mi, Redmi TVs See Price Hike in India Starting Today Due to Supply Chain Shortages - Gadgets 360

Mi and Redmi TV models in India are receiving an increase in their prices starting today (July 1), Xiaomi has announced. Citing global supply chain shortages, the Chinese company stated that the price hike would be between 3–6 percent. The latest move does not bring any changes to the pricing of Xiaomi smartphones. However, the company recently hiked some of its popular smartphone prices in the country. Xiaomi rivals including Realme and Vivo also increased the pricing of some of their smartphones in the recent past.

A Xiaomi spokesperson told Gadgets 360 that the company witnessed shortages across the supply chain in the last one year that resulted in a “constant upward movement” in the pricing of the components used in smartphones, smart TV, and other electronics (including chipsets, display panels, display driver, back panels, and battery).

“This, coupled with an unprecedented increase in shipping charges has had an effect on almost all the technology players including us,” the spokesperson said in a prepared statement. “While we have tried to absorb the increasing costs, some of our products have witnessed a price hike. We also foresee an inevitable increase of 3–6 percent in prices of our smart TVs from July 1 onwards.”

It is currently unclear which Mi and Redmi TV models are receiving an increased pricing. The company has also not provided any details on the exact amount of price hike the customers would get due to the change.

Having said that, 91Mobiles reports that there are at least 10 models in the Mi TV and Redmi TV series that have already received increased prices in the country. The price hike is between Rs. 500–2,000, depending on the model.

The Mi TV 4A Horizon Edition 32-inch has received the Rs. 500 price hike, while the pricing of the Mi TV 4A Horizon Edition 43-inch, Mi TV 4A Horizon Edition 40-inch, Mi TV 4X 43-inch, and the Redmi TV 65-inch has been increased by Rs. 1,000. In contrast, the Mi TV 4A Horizon Edition 43-inch, Mi TV 4X 55-inch, Redmi TV 50-inch, Redmi TV 55-inch, and the Mi TV QLED 55-inch have received a hike of Rs. 2,000. The change in the prices is currently reflecting on the Mi.com site.

Earlier this year, Xiaomi increased the pricing of its Mi TV 4A Pro, Mi TV 4X, and Mi TV Horizon Edition models by up to Rs. 3,000. Eshwar Nilakantan, Category Lead for Mi TV at Xiaomi India, at that time told Gadgets 360 that the hike was mainly due to the increase in the prices of open-cell panels used by global TV manufacturers.

Xiaomi also last month increased the pricing of the Redmi Note 10 by Rs. 500 that further soared by Rs. 500. Similar to Xiaomi, Realme also recently hiked the price of its models including the Realme C25s. Vivo also a couple of weeks back increased the pricing of Vivo Y1s and Vivo Y12s.

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Tecno Spark Go 2021 With Android 10 (Go Edition), MediaTek Helio A20 SoC Launched in India: Price, Specif... - Gadgets 360

Tecno Spark Go 2021 has been launched in India as an entry-level smartphone. The phone is offered in a single RAM and storage configuration but in three colour options. The phone runs Android 10 (Go edition) and comes with slim bezels on the side. There is a dual camera setup on the back and a notch for the selfie camera at the front. Tecno Spark Go 2021 is a successor to the 2020 model with the same name, that was in turn a successor to the 2019 model with the same name.

Tecno Spark Go 2021 price in India, availability

Tecno Spark Go 2021 is priced at Rs. 7,299 for the sole 2GB + 32GB storage model that is offered in Galaxy Blue, Horizon Orange, and Maldives Blue colours. It will be available for purchase via Amazon starting July 7 at 12pm (noon). Tecno has an introductory offer for the phone wherein it will be priced at Rs. 6,699 at launch, till stocks last.

Tecno Spark Go 2021 specifications

The dual-SIM (Nano) Tecno Spark Go 2021 runs Android 10 (Go Edition). It features a 6.52-inch HD+ (720x1,600 pixels) Dot Notch display with 20:9 aspect ratio and 480 nit peak brightness. The phone is powered by the quad-core MediaTek Helio A20 SoC with 2GB of RAM and 32GB of onboard storage. The storage is expandable via microSD card (up to 256GB).

In terms of optics, Tecno Spark Go 2021 packs a dual rear camera setup that includes a 13-megapixel primary sensor with an f/1.8 lens. Details for the secondary camera are unclear. At the front, the notch houses the 8-megapixel selfie shooter with f/2.0 aperture.

Connectivity options on Tecno Spark Go 2021 include 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth v4.2, and more. Sensors onboard include accelerometer, ambient light sensor, and a proximity sensor. There is a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner as well. Tecno Spark Go 2021 is backed by a 5,000mAh battery with no mention of fast charging. In terms of dimensions, the phone measures 165.6x76.3x9.1mm.

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Vineet Washington writes about gaming, smartphones, audio devices, and new technologies for Gadgets 360, out of Delhi. Vineet is a Senior Sub-editor for Gadgets 360, and has frequently written about gaming on all platforms and new developments in the world of smartphones. In his free time, Vineet likes to play video games, make clay models, play the guitar, watch sketch-comedy, and anime. Vineet is available on vineetw@ndtv.com, so please send in your leads and tips. More

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