Beoplay E8 with a ‘Bang’
The Beoplay E8 comes tuned by acclaimed Bang & Olufsen sound engineers for a rich, full-bodied and precise sound. Each earpiece has a 5.7mm dynamic speaker, a small electromagnetic transducer, NFMI (Near Field Magnetic Induction) technology and a Bluetooth 4.2 chip with Digital Sound Processing that allows for dynamic sound tuning and sound without interruption. It also comes with Hi-Res Audio. It’s distributed by RTB Technology (www.RTBTechnology.com) for Bt13,000.
This speaker can swim
The Ultimate Ears Wonderboom is a tiny Bluetooth speaker with monster sound. Waterproof to an IP67 rating, it can be doused a metre deep for up to 30 minutes. It’s a mere 102 by 93.5mm and weighs 425 grams. Sensitivity is 86dB from two 40mm drivers. Get one in Stone (grey), Phantom (black), Fireball (red), Subzero (blue), Cashmere (pink) or Lilac for Bt3,490.
Fast on the focus
Sony’s RX10 Mark IV all-in-one compact camera features ultra-fast auto-focus of 0.3 second thanks to a 1.0-type Exmor RS CMOS image sensor with DRAM chip in 20.1-megapixel resolution. It uses 315 phase-detection AF points covering 65 per cent of the image area. With a 24600mm-equivalent Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T lens. It sells for Bt59,990.
For rich gamers only
Acer’s Predator GX21717060 is a powerful (and expensive) notebook computer for gamers. You get a 21-inch IPS curved screen with 2,560x1,080-pixel resolution, a seventh-generation Intel Core i77820HK processor running at 2.9GHz and an Nvidia GeForce GTX1080 sLI graphic adapter with 16GB of DDR5 memory. The main memory comprises 64GB of DDR4 RAM and you have 512 SSD and 1TB hard drives. The price tag is Bt349,900.
In the Mix with Xiaomi
Xiaomi’s Mi Mix2 phone packs a powerful octacore Qualcomm Snapdragon 835, 6GB of memory and 64GB of storage. The 5.99-inch display boasts 1,080x2,160 pixels in an 18:9 display ratio. The 12MP rear camera has a Sony image sensor and fouraxis OIS. The front 5MP camera comes with 36 “smart beauty” profiles. It’s in stores for Bt17,990.
