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Gear this week: A better router idea, Xiaomi’s first notebooks, and more

By Team HardwareZone - 29 Jul 2016

Gear this week: A better router idea, Xiaomi’s first notebooks, and more

Another week, another crazy smartphone launch. The buzz is hot for Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7, which is going to be officially announced next week. Here’s everything we (think) we know about it so far.

Diesel cars have gotten a bad rap, but there’s a reason why giant container ships, taxis, buses and military vehicles run on diesel. Here’s why you should consider a diesel as your next car.

Getting psyched for National Day? Get a set of free Singapore-themed stickers on Line for those times when only Singlish will do.

P.S. I spent an entire night playing with this photo-editing app that’s powered by AI. You might too.

 

Gear this week: 29/7/16 edition


Plume

Why have one router when you can have many? That's the idea behind a Wi-Fi 'mesh,' and Plume is the latest startup to take it on. Each palm-sized Plume Wi-Fi router plugs into a power outlet to fully cover your home, and the routers are optimized by cloud-based computer learning to give you the best coverage.

 

BeoPlay A1

Small but powerful, the BeoPlay A1 has a fully active, two-way design that uses an aluminum cone and woofer, a ¾-inch silk dome tweeter and an advanced DSP filter to produce crisp, clear audio with a 360-degree soundscape so everyone can get in on the fun.

Read more about it here.

 

Samsonite Marvel Signature Collection

There's no better way to show your love for Marvel than to travel with a Samsonite Marvel Signature luggage case, which showcase Captain America, Iron Man and Spiderman on the chassis, in 3D detail. The suitcases feature four multi-directional double wheels for easy mobility, and an expander for bigger capacity and flexible packing.

 

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition

All hail the new single GPU king. Clad in a sleek diecast aluminum shroud, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition serves up enough performance to put last generation’s flagship to shame. And thanks to the more efficient 16nm FinFET process, it even consumes less power.

Check out our review here.


Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air

In name and look, Xiaomi’s first notebook sure looks familiar. The Mi Notebook Air comes in two variants, a fairly powerful 13.3” model, and a more power efficient 12.5” one. Both versions come with a discrete NVIDIA GeForce GYX 940MX graphics card, which won’t give you high-performance graphics, but should give you more oomph than the integrated graphics in a lot of laptops.

Find out more about the Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air here.

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