Every week, there are plenty of new products emerging in the consumer tech realm. At times, it becomes impossible to cover all of them. Here, we pick the new products of the week and deliver them to you in bite-size format.
Dyson Micro 1.5kg
S$599, available exclusively in Lazada
As its name implies, the Dyson Micro 1.5kg is the British home appliance company’s lightest stick vacuum cleaner weighing at 1.5kg. Dyson claims that it is the only 1.5kg machine in the market to achieve 99.99 per cent filtration with no loss of suction power.
The Micro features Dyson’s Hyperdymium motor (with up to 105,000rpm) and its smallest cyclone pack ever (with eight root cyclones) to generate forces of up to 96,000g to fling dust into the bin rather than the filter. It also comes with a re-engineered Micro Fluffy cleaner head to remove fine dust from hard floors.
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4
Pricing to be confirmed, available this month
Designed as a portable powerhouse for digital creatives and busy professionals, the 4th-generation ThinkPad X1 Extreme comes with 11th-generation Intel Core i9 H-series processors and can be configured with Nvidia RTX graphics processing units for superb graphics performance.
Yet, it is only 17.7mm thin and weighs under 1.8kg. However, it has a sturdy built thanks to its multiple layers of reinforced carbon fibre. A hybrid cooling system that uses both traditional heat pipes as well as a large vapour chamber helps to keep the laptop’s intensive performance run optimally.
Logitech G335
S$99, available sometime this month
The Logitech G335 is an affordable wired gaming headset that is comfortable and lightweight at only 240g. This is due to its suspension design with an adjustable elastic headband for a customised fit. Its memory-foam ear pads and mesh material allow great comfort even when you game for long periods.
With 40mm neodymium drivers, the G335 gaming headset is said to deliver crisp and clear stereo sound. Furthermore, you can connect it to any device with a 3.5mm audio jack. The G335 is available in black and white.
Epson L121
Pricing to be confirmed, available this month
Need to print your kid’s school project? Maybe you want to get the Epson L121 printer. It is a 4-colour A4 ink tank printer that combines Epson’s Micro Piezo printhead and Heat-Free Technology with Epson genuine inks for high-quality prints at low cost.
Ideal for anyone looking to save on home printing costs, the L121 offers affordable printing and a low cost per print. Each set of ink bottles can print up to 4,500 monochrome pages and 7,500 colour pages.
Astell&Kern AK Solaris X
S$2,299, available in AV One
Designed and tuned specially for Astell&Kern by audio specialist Campfire Audio, the AK Solaris X is a pair of high-end in-ear monitors that is said to deliver music as the artist intended. It is also the perfect companion to Astell&Kern’s premium portable digital audio players.
The AK Solaris X features a custom-made balance armature driver and a dynamic driver hybrid system – alongside a patented Tuned Acoustic Expansion Chamber technology and a 3D Printed Acoustic Chamber – to deliver the highest audio quality possible for an accurate soundscape.
