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Amazon Great Indian Festival Begins Tonight: Here’s a Sneak Peek at the Deals
Amazon Great Indian Festival: Smartphone Deals
OnePlus 9R and OnePlus 9 will be listed with a price cut of Rs. 3,000 and will be up for grabs for Rs. 36,999 and Rs. 46,999, respectively. The OnePlus 9 Pro will be available at Rs. 4,000 discount and be up for grabs starting at Rs. 60,999. Amazon says that users can save up to Rs. 10,000 with the addition of up to Rs. 3,000 off on exchange on select variants and up to 9 months of no-cost EMI options. Customers can also avail of additional up to Rs. 7,000 off with HDFC bank cards.
OnePlus Nord 2 and OnePlus Nord CE 5G will be listed on Amazon with an extra Rs. 1,000 off on exchange on select phones and additional 10 percent discount on HDFC Bank cards. Amazon will also offer additional Rs. 1,000 off with coupons only for the 12GB RAM variant of the OnePlus Nord 2.
The iPhone 11 will also be available starting at Rs. 38,999 during Prime early access sale. This is a massive discount from the current 49,900 price tag attached to the base model. A price cut of Rs 10,901 will be introduced during the Amazon Great Indian Festival.
Coming to Samsung phones, the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G will be listed starting at just Rs. 36,999. This is down from its current listed price of Rs. 50,999, bringing a price cut of Rs. 14,000. An additional discount will be offered to HDFC Bank cardholders. Samsung Galaxy M52 5G will be available during the Amazon Great Indian Festival with an introductory offer of Rs. 1,000 coupon. Samsung Galaxy M12 will be priced at Rs. 9,499 and the Samsung Galaxy M32 will be up for grabs for just Rs. 12,499. The 5G variant will be up for grabs for Rs. 16,999 during the sale. Other offers on the Samsung Galaxy M series include nine months of no-cost EMI and bank discounts. Prime members will additionally get free screen replacement of 6 months along with the purchase of select Samsung Galaxy M-series smartphones.
Other phones like the new iQoo Z5 will be available for up to Rs. 3000 off by using both – Amazon coupons and HDFC Bank offer. The iQoo Z3 and iQoo 7 will see price cuts of up to Rs. 2,000.
Amazon says it will also list Xiaomi phones like the Redmi 9A, Redmi 9, and Redmi Note 10 series with up 10 percent discount. The Mi 11X will be available at a discounted price of Rs. 26,999.
Amazon Great Indian Festival: Wearables, laptops, and tablets
Apart from smartphones, Amazon says that there will be up to 70 percent off on consumer electronics and accessories and up to 60 percent off smartwatches and fitness bands from Apple, Samsung, Xiaomi, Boat, Noise, and Amazfit. Specifically, the Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 is said to be listed with up to Rs. 19,000 discount and the Apple Watch SE will be listed for Rs. 19,900. Amazon will list mobile cases and accessories starting at Rs. 49 and power banks starting at Rs. 249.
Smart TVs will be listed starting at just Rs. 8,888. The e-commerce site will offer up to 50 percent off on Intel and AMD-powered laptops. Amazon will also list the 2020 iPad Air in the Rs. 40,000 range and offer accessories worth Rs. 3,000 with select Lenovo tablets.
Amazon Great Indian Festival: Echo range
As for Amazon devices, there will be up to 50 percent off on Echo smart speakers and displays with Alexa. The Echo Dot third generation will be priced at just Rs. 1,949, while the Echo Dot third generation and smart bulb combo will be priced at Rs. 1,999. The Fire TV Stick 2021 model will be listed with a discounted price of Rs. 2,199, while the Fire TV Stick 4K will be priced at Rs. 2,999.
This information comes from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. In the latest edition of the Power On newsletter, the journalist highlighted that Apple initially had plans to announce its new smart home hub in March but those are now in jeopardy. Its debut is said to largely depend upon the company’s development of the promised advanced Siri which the purported device would leverage.
Until it launches, the iPhone maker has reportedly commenced an internal home testing programme, allowing select employees to take the aforementioned device home and provide feedback. Gurman previously claimed that it may be “Apple’s most significant release of the year”, one which would become the “first step toward a bigger role in the smart home.”
Expected Features
While details are scarce, past reports suggest that the purported smart home hub has been codenamed J490. It may also feature a touchscreen with a square display. Similar to the Apple TV interface, its screen is speculated to have a customisable lock UI with multiple clock faces. Reports hint towards the inclusion of video conferencing capabilities leveraging an in-built camera, along with hand gesture recognition as a control mechanism.
Another reported feature of the purported smart home hub is user identification. Similar to the existing HomePod, it could allow users to make personal requests via voice commands. It may also have media playback capabilities and also work as an AirPlay receiver.
Its launch is also expected to make it the first Apple smart home device to offer AI capabilities, courtesy of the iPhone maker’s Apple Intelligence suite. Speculated to be powered by the same A18 SoC as the iPhone 16 models, it may support the company’s advanced Siri, which is said to be one of the reasons behind its postponed launch.
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The devices, and current hardware that is getting the coming Alexa+ software update sooner, will go beyond answering trivia questions and help consumers complete tasks, such as hiring someone to fix an oven, he said on Thursday. Jassy was in New York this week for a press event to unveil the new Alexa.
Alexa has been eclipsed in recent years by a wave of AI chatbots, including the pioneering ChatGPT from OpenAI. The reboot of Amazon’s voice assistant is an attempt to rekindle consumers’ enthusiasm and generate revenue from subscriptions, online shopping and other businesses.
“I think there’s a sustainable business model,” Jassy said of Amazon’s renewed focus on the Alexa platform
The overhaul of Alexa, Amazon’s most important consumer electronics franchise, took longer than the company initially hoped as the engineers worked to infuse artificial intelligence into software not initially designed to generate answers on the fly.
Amazon will start charging Alexa customers for the first time when the new Alexa+ starts rolling out next month. Users who want the latest capabilities will have to pay $19.99 (roughly Rs. 1,746) a month. Members of Amazon’s $139 (roughly Rs. 12,145)-a-year Prime program get the update for free.
In a wide-ranging interview, Jassy said a proposed Biden-era rule that would curb the export of artificial intelligence chips to nations like Israel and the United Arab Emirates could have unintended consequences.
Without changes to the proposed rule, he said, “we’re going to basically give up that business and relationships to other countries who can provide those chips.” His comments echoed a Microsoft Corp. blog about the policy on Thursday.
Jassy said power constraints and chip shortages continue to restrict the growth of Amazon’s cloud-computing division. He said the Trump administration is committed to helping solve the issue. “They understand the constraints it’s having on the economy,” he said.
The Amazon CEO also said he’s encouraged that the Trump team “cares about what business thinks” and is aware of challenges constricting the development of artificial intelligence.
Jassy said he had spoken with Trump but didn’t divulge what they discussed.
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Boat Tag Price in India, Availability
Boat Tag price in India is set at Rs. 1,299 and is currently available for purchase in the country via the Boat website, Amazon, Flipkart, Zepto, Swiggy Instamart and select retail stores. It is offered in a single black colourway.
Boat Tag Features, Specifications
The Boat Tag is a smart tracking device that helps users find and locate valuable items like phones, wallets, luggage, and keys among other things. It is said to use Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) technology and supports Google’s Find My Device, making it easy to track lost items. The users can mark items as “Lost” and receive location updates. It is claimed to offer “semi-real-time tracking.”
Boat’s latest Tag smart tracker is currently, only compatible with Android devices and not iOS. It is equipped with an alarm that emits a loud beeping sound of 80dB. It is said to detect unknown trackers nearby and send privacy alerts to the paired devices for added security.
The Boat Tag is claimed to offer a battery life of up to 365 days and has a replaceable battery. The company claims that the Bluetooth tracker comes with a simple setup and instant use and requires no SIM connectivity. Alongside packing an extra battery in the box, Boat packs a lanyard and a double-sided tape, which can be used to secure the tracker with any item that the user choose to track.
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