Nothing Ear Stick 🎧

Nothing Ear (Stick) : 

Nothing has launched its third product , the brand’s second pair of earbuds called the Nothing Ear (stick). The new earbuds aren’t exactly like the Nothing Ear (1) and come with a different feature set. If you’re curious about what’s new with the Ear (stick) here’s all you need to know

Design, specifications and features

The Nothing Ear (stick) comes with a new vertical, cylindrical case that is shaped like lipstick. The body of the case doesn’t have any hinges and lids but instead twists in place to open access to the earbuds. The case charges with USB-C adapters and doesn’t support wireless charging. In comparison, the Nothing Ear (1) had a squarish case that supported wireless charging, but still had a transparent lid that you could see the earbuds through.

Coming to the earbuds, we have Nothing’s signature transparent design along with 12.6mm Dynamic drivers, support for AAC and SBC codecs, and a stem design. Nothing claims the Ear (stick) can last for up to 7 hours of listening time or 3 hours of calls on a single charge, and with the case, the total battery time for music playback is up to 29 hours.

The Ear (1) on the other hand, featured silicone-tipped earbuds and came with Active Noise Cancellation (ANC), something the Ear (stick) misses out on.

Pricing and availability

The Nothing Ear (stick) is priced at Rs 8,499 and will be available to purchase on Myntra and Flipkart in India via open sale from November 17, which is much later than the international availability which kicks off on November 4. Meanwhile, the Nothing Ear (1) are currently priced at Rs 7,299 (white variant) and Rs 8,499 (black variant) on Flipkart.

Jio Book : 

Like the JioNext 4G phone, the new JioBook is one of the most affordable laptop series. It costs Rs 15,799 and is now, available for purchase at authorised retail stores including Reliance Digital.

Here are the key features of Reliance JioBook:

 It features an 11.6-inch HD display with 1366×768p resolution and supports 60Hz refresh rate. JioBook comes with customised Android-based JioOS. JioBook is powered by a 64-bit class Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 octa-core CPU, which can clock CPU speed of 2GHz. It is backed by Adreno 610 GPU, 2GB RAM, and 32GB storage with the option to expand to an additional 128GB via microSD card. And, the device is tested to perform with less noise and better thermal dissipation. It comes with a regular non-backlit keyboard. It comes with a 2MP web camera for video calls and conferences

 It comes with an embedded Jio 4G LTE SIM. For SIM activation, the owner just needs to file a KYC form at authorised Reliance Digital or Jio store. It also supports Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.0 wireless connectivity in addition to two USB ports, one HDMI mini port, a 3.5mm audio jack, and two 1.0 W stereo speakers. It houses a 5,000mAh battery and can last for eight hours under normal usage. It is said to come with Microsoft 365 service bundle and also pre-loaded with Jio apps .It is best suited for school students to study online and also do small project works

Redmi 12 Series: 

Redmi recently announced the Redmi Note 12 series in China, succeeding the Redmi Note 11 series of mid-range smartphones. The new series comprises three smartphones – The Redmi Note 12, Redmi Note 12 Pro and Redmi Note 12 Pro+. While the phones do come with new specifications over the 11-series, the biggest change seems to be 5G support, which is now offered across the Redmi Note 12 series. Previously this was limited to select devices in the series. While the Redmi Note 12 is powered by the Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 chip, the Note 12 Pro, and Pro+ are powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 1080 chip, both of which come with a 5G modem. Here’s all you need to know about the new phones.

The Redmi Note 12 series is yet to launch in India, and while the brand has changed up the specifications when bringing its smartphones to India in the past, it remains to be seen if that will be the case this time around. Support for 5G however, is expected to be one of the key differentiators of the series when it does launch in India, and the chipsets used, especially the Snapdragon 4 Gen 1, do not have much competition in the budget 5G segment, so a major change in specifications may be unlikely. We should know for sure when Xiaomi officially announces the phones in India, which could probably be later this year or early 2023.

Redmi Note 12 5G: 

The base Redmi Note 12 comes with a 6.67-inch FHD+ OLED display panel with 120Hz refresh rate and is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 chipset. It also comes with a 5000mah battery with support for 33W fast charging. There is a 48MP main camera clubbed with a 2MP secondary sensor, and the phone also includes an 8MP front camera. On the software front, users get MIUI 13 based on Android 12.

Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G, Note 12 Pro+ 5G : 

The Redmi Note 12 Pro and Note 12 Pro+ also get a 6.67-inch FHD+ OLED display, but here users get Dolby Vision certification in addition to the 120Hz refresh rate. The Pro variants are also powered by a more powerful MediaTek Dimensity 1080 chipset. A 5,000mAh battery powers both phones but while the Redmi Note 12 Pro gets 67W charging, the Pro+ comes with 120W charging support.

The camera setup is also a little different. On the Note 12 Pro, users get a 50MP main sensor, an 8MP ultrawide sensor and a 2MP macro sensor. On the Note 12 Pro+, we have a 200MP main sensor, an 8MP ultrawide and a 2MP macro sensor. Both devices get a 16MP front cameras. Other features across both Pro models include Android 12-based MIUI 13 and support for WiFi 6 and NFC.