T3 India – August 2019

20 T3 Tomorrow ’s Technology TodayAUGUST 2019 WWW.T 3 INDIA.COM

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BOSEFRAMES
` 21 , 900 ,bose.co.in

We’veseenvarioustypesofnoveltysunglassesover
theyears– onesthatcanrecordvideo,onesthatcan
squirtwater...– butwerarelycomeacrossa pairthat
playyourfavouritetunes.Pairingwithyoursmart
deviceviaBluetooth,Bose’smusicalshadesformen
(Alto)andwomen(Rondo)containaudiotechnologyin
the armsthatdirectssoundtowards the wearer,
meaningotherpeoplecanbarelyhearit, andit letsin
outsidesounds,soyou’reawareofyoursurroundings.
A simplebuttonontheframeenablesyoutoskipand
pausetracks,andtakehands-freecalls,whilea single
USBchargewillgrantyouaroundthreeanda half
hoursoflistening.Boseis saidtobeworkingona
numberofARapplicationsforthesesunnies, but
fornow,simplylookcoolandlisten.

T3SAYS:Listentoyourtuneswhileyoulounge inthe
sunwiththeseclevershades.

MICROMAX ANDROID TV RANGE

From` 13 , 999 ,micromaxinfo.com

Afterstayingoutofthespotlightforages,Micromaxis

backwithAndroidTVmodelscertifiedbyGoogle.The

range consistsofvarioussizesin differentresolutions

startingwith32”HD(1280x720),40”and43”FHD

(1920x1080),andfinally43”,49”and55”UHD

(3840x2160)televisions.Theyaredifferentiatedonthe

basisofRAMandROMleadingtoa large numberof

SKUs.Asis thecasewithofficialAndroidTVs,expect

completeaccesstocompatibleappsontheGooglePlay

Store,andviewsmartphonecontentonthebig screen

withbuilt-inChromecast.Further,GoogleAssistanthelps

withvoicecommand-basedsearchesandqueries.For

externalsoundbaruserswithonly oneinput,ARC(Audio

ReturnChannel)willbeveryuseful asdeviceslikeBluRay

player,gameconsole etc.canbedirectly connectedto

theTV,whichwillpassdowntheaudiosignal,bypassing

therequirementofextracables.Soundfromthe

embeddedTVspeakersis enhancedby Dolby Audio.

T3Says:Micromaxis promisingone system upgrade and

twoversionupdatesofAndroid.

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