News & Reviews:   audio

It hasn't been all that long since Samsung announced its latest line-up of TVs to Malaysia, but the 2020 line-up is already getting an addition. The South Korean manufacturer has unveiled the Terrace today, a new 4K QLED TV that's designed for outdoor use. Also, Samsung has designed the new Terrace Soundbar to pair it with the new TV.

Here we go again! Just when you think that we've seen enough true wireless stereo (TWS) earbuds, another company decides it has to make one. Sources claim that OnePlus has more than just the OnePlus Z smartphone, but also has new TWS earbuds up its sleeve.

From smartphones to tablets and laptop computers, we've certainly seen quite a variety of products from Huawei lately. In our write-up on the MateBook X Pro launch, you'll notice that the Huawei Sound X was mentioned as a freebie if you purchase the laptop. This is a new speaker that has just been unveiled by Huawei.

A while back, rumours of a new Apple headphone to replace the Beats Studio-branded ones appeared. The new headphone is supposed to make its debut at this year's WWDC, which is now expected to be streamed online. Now, a new rumour claims that the official name of the product has been determined.

Audio used to be a category that companies with experience in it work on, but we've steadily see more brands develop in-house wireless earphones these days. One of them is realme, which launched its Buds Air true wireless earbuds back in December 2019. Now, a new leak has revealed that there's a realme Buds Wireless Pro in the works and it could be available soon.

Much of the focus for Apple has been on its upcoming iPhone SE 2020 and iPhone 12 series smartphones. But with the latest rumour, it's clear that Apple wants to have a full lineup of audio products with its branding too. A source has revealed the retail pricing for Apple's new headphones and AirPods, along with the estimated launch timing as well.

When new models launch, old ones tend to become cheaper. And now that Jabra has launched the Elite 75t series in Malaysia and will launch the Elite Active 75t later this year, the Elite Active 65t is about to go on discount soon. In fact, Jabra is planning to hold a sale for it later this week.

Earlier today, Jabra officially unveiled the Jabra Elite 75t true wireless earbuds which is priced from RM949. Other than that, Jabra also unveiled their lower end headphone called the Elite 45h as well as the Jabra Elite Active 75t which is expected to be available after Q2 2020 onwards.

In conjunction with The Judgement Day competition that was held at Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre, Sony has launched several new products in their EXTRA BASS™ lineup such as the SRS-XB12 starting from RM199, SRS-XB22 from RM419, SRS-XB32 from RM619 and lastly, the GTK-XB72 starting from RM1499 onwards with battery life lasting up to 24 hours.

The Sony WF-SP700N Wireless noise cancelling earphones is the first if it's kind to be truly wireless as well as also feature a noise cancellation. Priced at RM709, it is marketed towards sports and workout enthusiasts with the arc supporters included with the earphones which prevents the earphones from falling out of your ear. Not only that, the earphones boasts up to 9 hours total in battery life. Stay tuned to TechNave.com for our review for the Sony WF-SP700N earphones.