Bose Soundlink Mini Speaker
Small in size, big in performance. That’s what you get with the SoundLink Mini. It fits in the palm of your hand, connects wirelessly to a smart device or tablet, and delivers super sound.
And the best thing is the price - Dh899 which for a Bose is a bargain.
Measuring 5cms height and width and 18cms length and weighing 680gm, it can withstand the rigours of every day use.
The SoundLink Mini has some impressive engineering to deliver great sound in such a small pack: two new passive radiators, driven by custom-designed Bose transducers, feature a patented surround to reproduce the lowest low notes.
The transducers move twice the air as conventional same-size transducers to deliver clear mid- and high-frequencies.
Digital signal processing is integrated for tonally balanced sound at any listening level - lifelike and powerful.
The SoundLink Mini speaker comes with a charging cradle, making it easy to grab-and-go with your music, and a rechargeable lithium-ion battery for up to seven hours of listening.
SoundLink Mini Bluetooth speaker retails at Dh899. Soft covers come for Dh109 and travel bag Dh199.
Bose Quietcomfort20 And 20I
QC20, the first in-ear noise cancelling headphones from Bose offers stunning noise reduction, audio performance and comfort. The product has more US patents than any other Bose product and offers inline control so you can take calls when listening to music.
One of the best innovations is the dual listening option –- the noise-cancelling mode where you shut out the world and the aware mode where the audio is toned down so you are aware of sounds around you (that car honking while you’re crossing the road, the boss calling out for you, etc). Now you can forget about removing earphones while crossing the road or doing some task.
The earphones fit in your pocket, weigh just 42gm, and rival the performance of much larger headphones.
Behind the incredible noise-cancelling feature are two microphones – one for sound approaching and another for sound inside and the two signals are sent to a chip which calculates an equal and opposite noise cancellation signal within a millisecond for dramatic noise reduction.
Bose TriPort technology uses ports to increase the effective acoustic space of the earbud to reproduce deep lows and lifelike vocals and instruments. Bose active equalization tunes the frequency response for improved, natural sound. All music genres sound better - full, rich, and deep, without artificial boosts or distortion.
QC20 work with most Android, Windows and BlackBerry phones, while QC20i are designed specifically for iPhone, iPad and iPod models.
The QC20 and QC20i earphones retail at Dh1, 299
Sonos Playbar By Eros
The Sonos Playbar offers immersive HiFi sound for TVs and streaming music from the net. The fully wireless system is good-looking and well-made with parts of the bar made of aluminium –many lesser soundbars are constructed of plastic.
There are six mid-woofers for deep, rich bass and three tweeters for high-frequency detail.
Building on the minimalistic design, the Playbar connects to TVs with just one optical cable and plays everything connected to it – Set-top box, DVD/Blu-Ray players, game consoles etc.
In addition to your music library, Playbar also provides streaming music from thousands of internet radio stations and music services.
You can control the Playbar through a regular TV remote or Sonos controller apps for iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac or Windows.
The Sonos wireless lets you stream music in every room of your house with control from your smartphone.
The home theatre segment is the fastest growing retail sector and within it the soundbar segment is the fastest growing. One can easily see the advantage – no wires, no clutter, ease of set up, minimal space requirements and brilliant sound.
The Playbar retails for Dh3,495, while other soundbars such as Sonos Play: 3 and Play: 5 retail for Dh1,495 and Dh1,995 respectively.
Samsung Curved TV
Samsung has launched the first curved high definition 55-inch OLED TV in the UAE for true-to-life pictures from any angle. The OLED TV boasts 20 per cent richer colour reproduction and 50 per cent sharper contrast. Multi view feature allows for viewing of two different programmes simultaneously, while the curved design gives the impression of viewing on a bigger scale.
Exceptionally fast response times virtually eliminate motion blur and crosstalk.
The OLED TVs provide true-to-life colors, absolute blacks and pure whites and are evolutionary TVs, meaning consumers can easily update hardware and software via an evolution kit in future.
There are other smart TV features like the new smart hub interface, which organises entertainment and content into three panels: Social, Apps as well as Photos, Videos and Music. Price Dh32,999.
Canon Eos-70D
Canon has another addition to its popular EOS line –EOS 70D.
This new baby comes with a 20.2 megapixel, APS-C CMOS sensor and features dual pixel CMOS AF technology for smooth and accurate autofocus when shooting Full HD movies and fast AF acquisition when shooting in Live View mode. The CMOS sensor has been designed and manufactured by Canon and is the first Digital SLR in the world to feature ground-breaking Dual Pixel CMOS AF technology. Paired with the 14-bit DIGIC 5+ processor and 19-point all cross-type AF System, the EOS 70D captures, full resolution images at up to 7FPS with up to 65 JPEG or 16 RAW images in a single burst . providing high speed, accurate AF – ideal for tracking sports and wildlife subjects.
The Intelligent Viewfinder provides 98 per cent frame coverage and 0.95x magnification. ISO range is ISO 100-12800, while the camera comes with a 3” vari-angle clear view LCD II Touch screen.
The EOS 70D retails at Dh5,099
Sony Xperia Z Ultra
Sony’s latest ‘phablet’ Xperia Z Ultra, at 6.4” offers the biggest display in the world’s slimmest full HD smartphone.
The first smartphone to incorporate a full HD triluminos display for mobile, it is powered by Sony’s X-Reality for mobile picture engine to deliver impressive and immersive viewing experience.
The impressively slim and light (6.5 mm body, 212gm) is waterproof, dust resistant and with tough tempered glass coated with an anti-shatter film making it tougher than it looks.
Spec wise, the Xperia Z Ultra runs Android 4.2 Jelly Bean and a 2.2-GHz, quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor (world’s fastest smartphone processor) which means the beast can run heavy duty apps and programmes without breaking into a sweat. 4GLTE and HD voice provide a seamless connected entertainment experience. The phone has high battery life with stamina mode for optimising life. The 8 MP camera with Exmor RS delivers great images in any light.
And the best part about this beauty is that it looks great despite its big size.
Price: Dh2999 (16GB)
