Bucket Tech: HUAWEI Product Launch Dubai

Huawei unveiled its latest tablets, laptops, and earbuds at the Huawei Innovative Product Launch event themed "Creation of Beauty" in Dubai today. Among the new devices launched at the event were the HUAWEI FreeClip — a pair of fashionable earbuds with an open ear design, the HUAWEI MatePad Pro 13.2" — Huawei's largest tablet to date, a refreshed line up of the MateBook D 16 laptops, and the PaperMatte Edition of the popular MatePad Air. This latest product launch follows in the footsteps of the "Fashion Forward" event in October, which saw the unveiling of a new line up of wearable products.

"Technology can be a canvas for creativity. With the HUAWEI FreeClip, we are bringing style to wearable audio tech, turning them into a fashion statement. It is the result of Huawei's continuous research and investment in creating groundbreaking innovations. We are also introducing the new HUAWEI MatePad Pro 13.2", a tablet that will help people unleash their creativity," said Pablo Ning, President of Huawei Consumer Cloud Service Global Ecosystem Development & Sales Department.

HUAWEI FreeClip

The FreeClip are Huawei's first open-ear earbuds, combining wireless audio and a chic design in a versatile device, that could easily be mistaken for jewellery. Now users can enjoy the comfort of open-ear listening and express their personal style at the same time. Thanks to the innovative C-bridge Design, they fit snugly along the curvature of the ear. The C-bridge Design is the centrepiece of the FreeClip and acts as the earbuds’ clip and the connector between the acoustic and battery units. The FreeClip’s design is based on data from research done on the ears of over 10,000 people resulting in a refined micron-level ergonomic design that has undergone over 25,000 reliability tests. The result is that the earbuds stay in place even during the most intense physical activities.

The FreeClip's open-ear listening technology delivers clear and immersive sound without blocking ambient noise. To minimise sound leakage and ensure privacy, the earbuds use a reverse sound wave system that intelligently adjusts the volume and cancels the sound waves that “leak” out of the earbuds.

The earbuds come in a shell-shaped charging case that has a pearlescent sheen and a smooth stone-like texture, offering a comfortable grip and a unique aesthetic that blends simplicity and elegance. With the charging case, the FreeClip boasts a total music playback time of 36 hours. If the battery runs low, users can quickly charge the earbuds for 10 minutes and enjoy three hours of listening.

HUAWEI MatePad Pro 13.2”

The MatePad Pro 13.2" brings groundbreaking innovations to Huawei's tablet line up. It features a flexible OLED screen and has an astonishing 94% screen-to-body ratio, making it the tablet with the highest screen-to-body ratio currently available. And the screen boasts an impressive refresh rate of up to 144Hz. With its incredibly lightweight and slim design, the tablet sets a new standard in terms of portability. Weighing only 580g and measuring just 5.5mm in thickness, it is one of the thinnest tablets available on the market.

The M-Pencil (3rd generation) that comes with the tablet uses the ground-breaking NearLink technology developed by Huawei. This technology helps make the M-Pencil (3rd generation) the first stylus in the industry with ultra-precise 10,000-level pressure sensitivity. The new tablet is also a great tool for productivity-focused users as it supports the revolutionary Smart Magnetic Keyboard which adapts to the user and can be switched between three modes: Laptop Form, Split Form, and Studio Form.

HUAWEI MateBook D 16

The new MateBook D 16 brings an immersive large-screen experience with its 16-inch Eye Comfort FullView Display. Thanks to thin bezels all the way around it, it offers an expansive view with a high screen-to-body ratio of up to 90%, giving creators a larger canvas to work with and multitasking office workers a larger workspace.

The MateBook D 16 delivers a breakthrough in performance with the 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9 High Performance Processor. This gives users the ability to easily handle heavy multitasking asks such as programming, illustrating, and video editing. Designed for maximum comfort and an optimised experience, the MateBook D 16 has a sleek and elegant design in a futuristic Space Grey and Mystic Silver. It weighs just 1.68kg with a chassis as thin as 17mm. The laptop uses the HUAWEI Metaline Antenna, enabling ultra-long-distance connections of up to 270 metres.

HUAWEI MateBook D 16 will be available in South Africa on 15 January 2024. For more details and deals check out the HUAWEI Online Store.

HUAWEI MatePad Air PaperMatte Edition

The HUAWEI MatePad Air PaperMatte Edition tablet was also unveiled at the event, bringing the popular PaperMatte Display to the MatePad Air series for the first time. The PaperMatte Display minimises reflection and glare to provide users with a comfortable paper-like viewing experience. It uses nano-level anti-glare etching technology that eliminates 97% of all light interference. Now users can reduce eye strain when they read or watch videos and benefit from a more natural writing experience. Demonstrating its capability to reduce eye strain, the tablet has received several certifications, including the TÜV Rheinland Reflection Free, Low Blue Light, Flicker-Free, and SGS Low Visual Fatigue Premium Performance certification.

At the launch, Huawei also announced its upcoming GoPaint Worldwide Creating Activity, set to begin on January 5, 2024. With this activity, Huawei offers a global platform for digital creators to showcase their works and encourages people from all walks of life to unleash their creativity.

Bucket Tech: LG G5

The Mobile World Conference is currently on the go in Barcelona and today saw one of the main days in terms of phone releases, Samsung unveiled their S7 Galaxy but while that was pretty big, many had their eyes cast over at the rival Korean stand of LG.

LG launched their latest premium smart phone the G5 and although the phone it self is a pretty good product, more was said about the accessories made available for it. The companies catch phrase/ hashtag for the G5 is #LGPlayMore which encourages users to have more fun with their phone and with that they've launch a host of portable accessories that connect and transform the device. 

More about that later, the phone it self is much different from the older models with the G5 shedding the plastic casing and opting for a full metal semi sealed unit. I say semi sealed because what they've done is pretty smart, the battery is still removable unlike many of it's competitors. The bottom bit of the phone slides out with the battery attached and you can purchase an additional battery that slots in. Also apart from the material the phones shape is more modular, none of those funny curves that we've become accustom to in previous gen devices.

The device makes use of a snapdragon 820 chipset with 4 gigs of RAM, the screen size is reduced from 5.5" to 5.3" making the over all size much more manageable in your hand and it is remarkably thing at only 7.7mm. The standard battery that comes with this device is slightly smaller than the G4 at 2800mAh and it has the same camera as it's older brother with teh 16 megapxel, 2160 resolution at the back with wide angle capability and 8 megapixel in the front. 

Now, back to the interesting part, LG have launched a host of devices that can be used with the G5. They call these "friends" and really gives value to their tag, LG Play More. First up is the Cam Plus Adaptor, not only does it have an increased battery size but also provides more area for the user to hold the phone and has buttons and a scroll zoom attached to it. 

The Audio DAC (Digital Audio Converter) module will be another popular one, it's basically a HiFi louder speak attachment for you to use with your phone. No need for a bluetooth speaker as this has been tuned by the guys at Bang & Olufsen and provides high quality stereo sound that is unrivaled by a phone. 

LG have also launched 360 Virtual Reality glasses that pairs with the phone, that can be used for apps like google cardboard as well as a 360 camera that snaps a 360 picture which you can view and manipulate on your phone. Another cool "friend" is the Rolling Bot, which if you watched the latest Star Wars movie, it's pretty similar to BB8. it's a drone but doesn't fly it rolls around and has a built in camera which you view and control from the G5.

Overall this phone has ticket all the right boxes so far, I'm keen to see it in the metal and LG have been tight lipped about it's local launch but I'd guess it will be here but the second quarter. Being an LG owner myself, I'm hoping they've improved on their software and OS issues they have had on previous models. 

                    

Mr Price Sport goes Online

I got home today to find a big box with my name on it, as always the case when I recieve items in the mail of this nature, I rip the packaging apart like a 5 year old on Christmas morning. Much to my surprise it was a gift from the guys down at Mr Price Sport, a brand new gym bag, steel water bottle, a gym towel with my name on it and a voucher to the their new online store!

Yup, your favourite one stop, sporting goods shop just went digital and to celebrate this, they're giving one lucky online shopper a chance to win R5000 voucher! How? well it's simple, log onto www.mrpsport.com, register as a buyer and begin shopping, while doing so you will be entered into the competition. 

The online store has an extensive range of sporting goods and accessories for your every need, its almost the same as walking into a Mr Price Sport, from Mens, Ladies and Kiddies wear, sporting apparel  to outdoor sporting goods, they have the lot! So be sure to visit the website now and not miss out on any of the great deals they current have running. 

For more info, you can follow Mr Price Sport on:

Facebook: Mr Price Sport
Twitter: @MrPriceSport
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Happy shopping!