Huawei outs world’s first TWS earphones with intelligent dynamic noise cancellation

Huawei Consumer Business Group today announced the launch of its latest flagship True Wireless Stereo (TWS) earphones, the Huawei FreeBuds Pro. Huawei FreeBuds Pro is the world’s first intelligent dynamic noise-canceling earphones and this year’s flagship among Huawei’s audio products, further establishing Huawei as a pioneer and innovator in the TWS earphones field. The new earphones aim to deliver exquisite craftsmanship, freedom from wires, excellent sound quality, and long-lasting comfort along with an innovative, unique form of active noise cancellation technology which is sure to delight consumers.

Combining art and technology to shape the future of design

Huawei designed the new FreeBuds Pro with style and comfort in mind. Adhering to the design principle of minimalism, the new Huawei FreeBuds Pro strip back any unnecessary design features while ensuring each element is functional as well as stylish.

Featuring a unique in-ear design, the Huawei FreeBuds Pro comes with three varying sizes of silicone earplugs. This combines with a fit detection feature – available in the Huawei AI Life app – allowing users to find the perfect fit. To achieve this, Huawei Audio Lab collected and analyzed ear canal data from over 1,000 real users around the world.

Additionally, the new Huawei FreeBuds Pro’s distinctive square-shaped stem is sleek and stylish, while minimizing external noise and housing vital technical components. The wind-proof design eliminates sound pickup holes to mitigate wind noise interference. This means users could avoid being affected by outside noise, even when walking, running or cycling. What’s more, users can effortlessly enable active noise cancellation, adjust the volume, answer calls, press play and skip songs using the Huawei FreeBuds Pro earphone stems. The gestures are highly intuitive – simply swipe or pinch a specific area to take control. Huawei FreeBuds Pro can accurately detect users’ operating habits to minimize false touches.

Redefine noise cancellation with the world’s first intelligent dynamic noise cancellation

As Huawei’s newest and most advanced flagship audio product, the Huawei FreeBuds Pro delivers outstanding audio quality. What’s more, the listening experience is enhanced by new and intelligent features that are set to redefine the TWS headphone market.

With the Huawei FreeBuds Pro, Huawei’s audio engineers added a customized dynamic suspension between the speaker and a dynamic driver. Emulating a technique used by leading Hi-Fi manufacturers, this stabilizes the acoustic system of the entire earphone, reducing vibrations to deliver a crisp and clear sound. The FreeBuds Pro’s audio excellence is complemented by Dynamic EQ Adjustment, a new feature that uses data from the in-ear microphone to automatically optimize the sound for the user’s specific ear type.

Huawei FreeBuds Pro is the world’s first TWS earphones that feature intelligent dynamic noise cancellation. Improving on previous models, the noise cancellation is boosted up to 40dB while the closed in-ear fit naturally lends itself to cutting out distractions. Enhancing this further, the dual microphones positioned inside and outside the earbuds can quickly identify your surrounding noise environment and automatically switch between three noise cancellation modes – Ultra Mode, Cozy Mode and General Mode – to effectively cut out environmental noise.

Whether the user is at home, going for a walk or in a busy train station, Huawei FreeBuds Pro intelligently senses their environment and improves the noise-canceling experience. With active noise cancellation enabled, the battery lasts up to 4.5 hours; without noise cancellation enabled, the battery lasts a whole 7 hours without needing to charge with the included charging case. Simply pinch the earbuds’ stem to control the noise cancellation on or off.

In addition, Huawei FreeBuds Pro is the world’s first smart dual-antenna Bluetooth earphones. On Huawei FreeBuds Pro, each earphone is equipped with two Bluetooth antennas that offers 360° omnidirectional Bluetooth signal coverage for a more stable connection.

Connect the digital audio world with smarter features

A whole host of other smart features further enhance the user experience, making Huawei FreeBuds Pro a delight to use. Awareness Mode and Voice Mode utilize the two microphones to help users hear the outside world when crossing the road or having a conversation. Dual Connection with Android, iOS and Windows smart systems means users can seamlessly switch between devices without being tied to one brand.

This new intelligent sound combined with distinctive design, craftsmanship and comfort means the new Huawei FreeBuds Pro are a must-buy for consumers everywhere.

Pricing and availability

Huawei FreeBuds Pro comes in three timeless color variations: Carbon Black, Ceramic White, and Sliver Frost, all available for purchase now from Huawei’s official website and retailers in selected markets.

The FreeBuds Pro (SRP PhP 7,999) will be available for pre-order starting November 27 until December 3, 2020, accompanied by a limited-time freebie bundle worth PhP 3,989 that includes a Huawei Band 4 and Entertainment Gift Package.

To pre-order and know more about the product, you may refer to this link: https://consumer.huawei.com/ph/shop/product/huawei-freebuds-pro-pre-order/

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Lenovo Yoga 9i (7th Gen): A brilliant 2-in-1 laptop experience

03/21/2023

Because of the nature of my work, my eyes have always been on devices with the most power. And that usually meant choosing from a selection of big and bulky laptops. And convertibles? Well, they were never really on my radar.

So when Lenovo asked if we wanted some time with the 7th Generation Yoga 9i, I took the opportunity to see what it could do, or rather, how a 2-in-1 laptop could fit into my life.

And let me tell you, I’ve been loving it.

Elegant, eye-catching, and versatile

The Lenovo Yoga 9i is a gorgeous laptop, that’s for sure. The curved and rounded corners not only add comfort when gripping the device but also give it an air of elegance.

I also absolutely love this neutral color which is pretty popular these days. And that mix of glossy and matte finishes just, again, adds to its overall elegance.

Now the hallmark of the Yoga series laptops is its hinged screen allowing it to assume multiple form factors. From clamshell to tablet form and everything in between, versatility is the name of this Yoga’s game. And I was surprised at the convenience this feature provides.

In pitching projects, for example, it wasn’t just more convenient to tent up the Yoga 9i for a better viewing experience, it also impressed our clients. Which is always good when you want to close a deal.

Since the Yoga 9i is also capable of pen input, I could squeeze in some quick photo editing or graphic design work. Flipping the keyboard over like this made it even easier to work on finer details that would be hard to do with just a trackpad or mouse.

I am just a tad bit disappointed that there’s no way to store the pen, however. I read that previous models had a pen garage but this generation, sadly, does not.

But I suppose that’s okay since the pen’s performance isn’t the best in terms of latency and consistency. You should be able to handle retouching and taking down notes work but digital painting or illustration might not be its best use-case scenario.

Still, I’m a person who loves using a stylus. And I’m pretty happy about being able to use one on a portable PC instead of the usual Android tablet.

Intuitive features

Ease of use for the Lenovo Yoga 9i doesn’t just mean its versatility, however. Apart from the touch display and stylus, Lenovo has built-in intuitive features you didn’t think would make your life easier when working in or out of the house.

With Flip-to-Start, accessible through Lenovo Vantage, simply lifting your screen will automatically boot up your laptop. Combine that with Lenovo’s Intelligent Sensing features like Zero Touch login and you’ll get to your desktop even faster.

It can also detect when you step away from the computer, triggering it to dim and then lock the computer so you can take your bathroom breaks without any hurry.

And if you’re particular about the privacy and don’t want to keep the camera on all the time, Lenovo also includes a physical shutter that you can slide to block the lens.

All-around performer with awesome battery life

Being an ultraportable, I had to keep in mind that it may not do well with heavy motion graphics or 4K editing projects. But for all else? It’s a solid performer.

I rarely edit projects in full outside of the house anyway so I found myself using the Yoga 9i to continue work I’ve already done at the studio.

It was in doing all other non-media work that this laptop was able to shine. Managing content on the website and on our socials was practically problem-free and the multiple input options available (touch display, pen, etc) meant I could adapt to different working scenarios. And it can handle quite a number of Google Chrome tabs simultaneously, too.

My favorite use for this device, however, would have to be for entertainment. The picture quality on this OLED display is stunning but partner that with the rotating sound bar and you’ve got yourself a little personal cinema.

Four Bowers & Wilkins speakers live on the soundbar which rotates along with the display so you always get the best sound quality, no matter what form factor you’re using.

Appreciating the lighthearted comedy of Superstore or getting drawn into the suspense of Promising Young Woman on Netflix was such an experience thanks to the combination of great visuals and even better audio quality.

Light gaming is also doable on this device. A few hours of Genshin Impact and the machine was able to keep up but don’t expect high frame rates and maxed-out graphics on this one, obviously.

It also does heat up quite fast, especially during heavy loads but it wasn’t too bothersome and just once again reinforces that this laptop is meant for medium to light workloads.

The Yoga 9i also has superb battery life. You won’t be scouring for an outlet given this laptop can last up to 13 hours on a video loop. It charges via USB-C, too, which means I can easily find another charger even if I forget the power brick at home.

Final thoughts

Even with some complaints here and there, the Lenovo Yoga 9i is a convertible I would love to have. It’s sleek, gorgeously designed, and packs a punch for a portable. And more importantly, it’s enjoyable.

As a media-heavy user, I probably wouldn’t make this my daily workhorse but it would be something I would, and was, be excited to use out of the house. It’s a device that helps you transition from work to play as easily as it can transform from laptop to tablet.

Bottom line, I’ve come to realize the niftiness and convenience a convertible can offer and the Lenovo Yoga 9i is an absolutely wonderful experience if a 2-in-1 is what you’re after.

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