Review: JBL GO

JBL GO
Price (MRP): Rs 2000

Portable wireless speakers are in vogue today, thanks to the soaring popularity of mobile devices such as mobile phones and tablets. Needless to say, these mobile devices come with namesake speakers with bare-bone functionality and need portable speakers, which sound much better and which can also be carried around easily. JBL has been a big name in the audio industry and it has also got a range of wireless speakers. The JBL GO is one such speaker that is very compact, lightweight, and portable. Let’s find out if its portability comes at the cost of audio quality.

Review: Creative Sound Blaster Roar (SR20A)

Creative Sound Blaster Roar (SR20A)
MRP: Rs 16,000

Creative has been in the home audio scene since quite some time. For those of you who have had PCs around a couple of decades back, Creative was the only quality option for a multimedia pack consisting of a CD-ROM drive, SoundBlaster sound card, and 2.0 stereo desktop speakers. The company has come a long way since then but it still produces some of the best audio equipment. Changing with the times, the company has got a series of portable Bluetooth speakers to cater to the mobile consumer. The Sound Blaster Roar was released earlier this year, representing the pinnacle of this series and is the de facto flagship in this category. Like all flagships, this one also comes at its premium pricing. Whether or not it’s worth the buy has been covered in this review, so read on.

Review: JBL Synchros E40BT

JBL Synchros E40BT
Price (MRP): Rs 9000

There are quite a few big audio brands bringing out Bluetooth headsets these days and JBL has also got its own Synchros E40BT. This smart-looking wireless Bluetooth headset also works as a wired headset when required. In addition to listening to music, this headset also allows you to answer calls. Let's find out how well JBL is placed in the market with the E40BT.

Review: Brother DCP-T500W

Brother DCP-T500W

MRP: Rs 12,150

It seems like every printer manufacturer is on the “separate ink tanks” bandwagon, and Brother is no exception. Brother has been in the printer and MFD industry for quite some time and has usually catered more to offices than to home users. The DCP-T500W also targets SoHo consumers, but it has features such as a considerably affordable pricing, wireless connectivity, and photo printing that should also entice home users. I had a chance to review the unit. So let’s find out how well it fares.

 

 

Review: Teewe 2

Teewe 2

MRP: Rs 2,399 (Rs 2,000 on Amazon.in)

If you are one of those who are stuck with a non-smart TV bought a few years ago, don’t fret too much, because you can get the Teewe 2 media streaming dongle and make your TV smarter. The Teewe 2 is a small device that plugs into your TV’s HDMI port and suddenly, your TV starts showing YouTube videos and even stream videos and other media from your phone and computer. Let’s take a look at what this tiny little device has got to offer.

Review: Lenovo YOGA 3 Pro (256 GB SSD)

Lenovo YOGA 3 Pro (256 GB SSD)

Price: Rs 1,15,000

Ultrabooks are known to be slim and light. At the CES this year, Lenovo introduced the YOGA 3 Pro, which is 17% slimmer and 14% lighter than its predecessor. Of course, at the name suggests, it can perform yoga, that is it is flexible enough for the screen to fold backwards to give it a tablet-like form factor. Powered by the latest Intel’s Core M-70 (Broadwell) CPU, this is a completely fanless laptop, meaning no moving parts, and consequently should result in a better battery life. It has an insanely hi-res touch screen, complementing Windows 8.1. Let’s take a look at the Lenovo YOGA 3 Pro in details.

Review: Epson L850

Epson L850
Price: Rs 27,000

Epson has been in the field of printers and MFDs for several years and the company has been gracious enough to send across its newest kid on the photo-printing block – L850 professional/home photo printer. The L850 is priced a little over mid-range, and this one being a photo MFD, comes with six ink tanks, which can be independently refilled. It also has some features such as memory card slots, USB, and CD/DVD label printing. The Epson L850 is targeted at photo enthusiasts and home. I am going to put it through the test routine to find out how well it performs.

Review: Creative T50 Wireless

Creative T50 Wireless
Price: Rs 18,000

Creative has been in the home audio scene since quite some time. For those of you who have had PCs around a couple of decades back, Creative was the only quality option for a multimedia pack consisting of a CD-ROM drive, SoundBlaster sound card, and 2.0 stereo desktop speakers. The company has come a long way since then but it still produces some of the best stereo desktop speakers. The new T50 Wireless, as the name suggests, are wireless speakers – that is they work with Bluetooth devices as the audio source. Unlike the modest stereo speakers a couple of decades back, these are premium lifestyle speakers and are also priced as such. Read on to find out if they are really worth the extra expense.

ZION XTreme Series DDR3 RAM Launched For Gamers In India

Abacus Peripherals has announced the launch of its new ZION XTreme Series DDR3 Overclocking Memory Module, designed for hardcore gamers. The modules are equipped with a golden or lustrous red heat spreader designed to rapidly disperse heat generated by the module while overclocked and during intensive operation such as gaming.

Review: Xiaomi Mi 4

Xiaomi Mi 4

Price: Rs 20,000 (Flipkart.com)

After taking the Indian mobile market by storm by starting a trend of offering mobile phones with premium features at affordable prices, Xiaomi has offered the Mi 4, which is basically upping the ante from the hugely successful Mi 3. This high-end phone features a Snapdragon quad-core CPU with 3 GB RAM, 5” Full HD IPS screen, and 13 MP camera with up to 4K video recording. Xiaomi has been generous enough to send across a review unit, therefore, a review was in order. Do the high-end specs really translate into a pleasant smartphone experience? Read on.

Preview: Antec BP450PS

Antec BP450PS

Price: Rs 2400 (Amazon.in)

 

Antec has recently launched a whole range of low cost and high value PC power supplies to cater to the masses who want the most without spending a lot. The Antec BP450PS is one such power supply unit. It promises 450 W continuous power to PC components and a 75% efficiency to reduce electricity bills. Its 120 mm fan is meant to spin silently to cool the PSU without making any disturbing noise. All the bells and whistles sans nonsense, as the company puts it.

 

 

Review: Creative MUVO 20

Creative MUVO 20
Price: Rs 4500 (Amazon.in)

Portable Bluetooth wireless speakers are the in thing in this age of mobile phones and tablets, and Creative has got a whole range to suit your needs. For those of you who want something louder than the usual stuff, Creative has the MUVO 20, which aim to give you really loud performance and not cost an arm and a leg. The MUVO 20 supports Bluetooth 4.0 with A2DP, thus can pair with just about any Bluetooth device. Additionally, it works as a handsfree speaker. I got my hands on one of these and tested it out. We’ll take a look at what lies in store with the Creative MUVO 20.

Review: Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G

Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G

Price: Rs 10,000 (Flipkart.com)
Xiaomi has for long had a policy of selling only one handset at a time in India, probably to prevent cannibalisation within its own camp. The company has discontinued the Redmi Note a week ago, but is now selling its replacement – Redmi Note 4G, along with the smaller and previously discontinued Redmi 1S, probably because it seems to have realised that these are two completely different devices at different price points for different demographics and will not hinder the sale of one another. The phablet Redmi Note 4G may look the same as the Redmi Note, but the internals are different. While the older model was a dual SIM handset with a MediaTek octo-core CPU, the newer model has a single SIM but with 4G capability, and features a quad-core Snapdragon CPU. At a price point of Rs 10,000, which is a thousand rupees more than the previous version, let’s find out if the Redmi Note 4G is really worth the extra premium. Please note that this review may appear like a copy-paste of the Redmi Note review, because it is partially true, where the two devices have the same features.

Tata Sky Launches First 4K STB In India For Rs 6400

 

Tata Sky has upped the ante in the Indian DTH scene by launching its first 4K set top box. The company had announced and demoed its 4K STB with live 4K stream of France vs Germany World Cup 2014 quarter final match in July last year. The company has finally launched it this year and is advertising it as just in time for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, although it has nowhere been announced that the shooting will use 4K cameras during this sporting extravaganza.

Lenovo A6000 Coming Very Soon To India For Rs 8000 (Photos and Video)

Lenovo has just showcased its A6000 smartphone at CES and it is already slated to be launched in India within a week from now. This is a budget handset with powerful specs, going along the lines of Xiaomi and the recent Yu Yureka. This dual SIM handset sports a 5” display and is just 7.99 mm thick, making it easy to handle or carry in your pocket. It is also quite lightweight for its size at just 128 grams.

Review: Creative Woof

Creative Woof
Price: Rs 1975 (Amazon.in)

We have all been in situations when we had to listen to music over mobile phone speaker, such as when we live in hostels or go out camping. However, the audio quality of mobile speakerphone leaves you wanting for something more, but you cannot carry a speaker with you everywhere. This is where the Creative Woof comes in. This is a Bluetooth speaker with handsfree functionality, and it is tiny enough to fit on the palm of your hand. Let’s see if this is really a viable option for portable speaker requirements.