Gadgets
Amazon is starting its Prime Day sale on Monday, July 26
Aside from the discounts on individual products, Amazon is also giving extra offers, such as gift cards, cashbacks, and no cost EMIs, which means that if you’re looking to upgrade some of the appliances around your house, then this is a great time to take advantage of the offers.
Wipro 10A smart plug
With this smart plug from Wipro you can control the connected devices via voice commands and can also monitor their energy consumption. It also allows setting up schedules and reminders for turning the devices on or off. Bringing versatility to the table, it is compatible with a host of electrical devices including television sets, electric kettles, table fans, set-top boxes and air purifiers.
It normally retails at Rs. 899, but you could get it for an even better deal during the Amazon Prime Days sale. Also, in case of business purchases, a further discount of 28 percent will be applicable.
iRobot Roomba i7+
The iRobot Roomba i7+ adds a touch of convenience to your house cleaning routine. Thanks to its smart navigation, you can guide this cleaner to tricky nooks and corners using voice commands, or alternatively bar it from entering certain areas.
Once charged, it can work without needing a recharge for up to two months. It collects the dust, dirt, pollens, mould, and seasonal allergens and also auto-suggests cleaning sessions during allergy and pet shedding seasons.
Launched originally at Rs. 1,01,900 this cleaner typically retails at Rs. 74,900, and will be down to discounted rates for Prime Days the sale. Further, it is eligible for a no-cost EMI purchase and offers a cashback of Rs. 500 in the form of Amazon Pay Gift Card for the holders of HDFC bank cards.
Realme Smart Security Camera
This Realme Smart Security Camera is a connected device with a number of interesting features such as real-time motion tracking, voice talkback, 3D noise cancellation, and infrared night vision. Its 360-degree panoramic vision and a resolution of 1080p ensure clear and crisp video quality.
Further, it sports storage of 128GB and can be conveniently installed in both upright and tilted positions. If you’ve been planning to buy a security camera, the Prime Day sale could give you a chance to save some money, and also in case you’re thinking of buying this for your business, there is an additional discount of 28 percent that’s available.
iRobot Braava M6 Mopping robot
This smart mopping robot is an ideal pick for cleaning up your home. You can instruct the iRobot Braava M6 Mopping Robot to mop up the house with voice commands. While its wicking fibres break up the dirt, and sticky messes, the dry sweeping pads capture dirt, dust, and pet hair, via electrostatic force. Its precision jet spray has bn designed to target dirt and sticky messes without spraying furniture, rugs, or walls.
You can get this smart appliance in the Amazon Prime Day Sale at a discounted rate. You can also avail it at no-cost EMI and a get a complimentary Amazon Pay Gift Card worth Rs. 500.
Daikin Split AC
This popular Daikin Split AC smart air conditioner is one of the most energy-efficient alternatives in the market. Its variable-speed compressor is known to adjust power automatically, depending on the heat load.
Its most notable features include a low noise level, anti-microbial filtration and high ambient working. Having R32 as its refrigerant gas, Daikin claims this air conditioner to be of potentially no harm to the ozone layer.
Users can control this appliance with the convenience of just a tap on their application, or even a voice command, for that matter. It is compatible with both Alexa, as well as the Google Assistant.
“At Xbox, we believe that with better tools, creators can make even more extraordinary games,” Haiyan Zhang, GM, Xbox Gaming AI, said in a blog post. “This partnership will bring together: Inworld’s expertise in working with generative AI models for character development, Microsoft’s cutting-edge cloud-based AI solutions including Azure OpenAI Service, Microsoft Research’s technical insights into the future of play, and Team Xbox’s strengths in revolutionizing accessible and responsible creator tools for all developers.”
The aforementioned AI design copilot is a toolset that will help game designers turn prompts into scripts and dialogue trees. In contrast, the character runtime will enable dynamically generated plot beats and quests. We’ve already seen heavy AI integration in games by way of procedural generation — a more recent example being the 1000+ planets in Starfield. Not to mention, enemy AI has been around for way longer.
Inworld made headlines in August when it launched a modded story mode for Grand Theft Auto V, Sentient Streets, in which players had to investigate the rise of a bizarre AI-worshipping cult — a segment loaded with characters that spoke in AI-generated dialogue, on the fly. The mod was later taken down by publisher Take-Two, leaving a permanent strike on the creator Bloc’s YouTube channel. As per The Verge, Inworld’s AI technology can also be used for narration in top-down RPGs to warn players about any events awaiting off-screen and respond to questions like we’ve seen in the past year with AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Bing Chat. Microsoft has also been heavily banking on artificial intelligence, having made a $10 billion (about Rs. 83,254 crore) investment in OpenAI. The company has also integrated AI tools into its popular suite of services and also added an AI copilot to Windows.
Despite being a Microsoft-affiliated AI toolset, it would be interesting to see whether titles using them will be allowed to thrive on other platforms. In July, Valve claimed that it would be cracking down on games that included AI-generated assets if the developer didn’t own the copyright to the piece of art. For the uninitiated, when you insert a prompt to create something in AI, the software simply repurposes existing assets found online and mushes them together — basically stealing from other artists and writers without appropriate commercial licenses. Infringing them would lead to the game not being distributed on Steam, forcing the developers to seek proper licenses for the asset by reaching out to the AI companies involved. It’s unclear how Microsoft’s partnership will play out — as long as AI content is being used as a catalyst to innovate and create something new, it should be fine.
In a post on X shared by BSNL’s Andhra Pradesh (@bsnl_ap_circle) unit, the company confirmed that BSNL users can upgrade their older 2G or 3G SIMs to a 4G SIM for free. Not only will the upgrade be free, but a promotional image shared with the post suggests that users who opt for the upgrade will also receive 4GB of free data that will be valid for three months. It is speculated that BSNL is aiming to boost its upcoming 4G services with this offer. The announcement was first spotted by Telecom Talk.
To access the free data offer and the free upgrade, BSNL users are requested to get in touch with executives at BSNL’s Customer Service Centre, franchisee or retailer stores, or contact one of their Direct Selling Agents (DSA). The promo image also adds in a finer print that the offer is available with certain terms and conditions, but hasn’t detailed any, so far.
Reliance’s Jio recently launched the 4G-supported Bharat B1 feature phone in India. The handset is priced at Rs. 1,299 in India. Alongside 4G connectivity, the phone comes with JioCinema and JioSaavn applications pre-installed.
The Jio Bharat B1 is equipped with the JioPay application, which is said to allow users to make UPI payments. Aiming to increase accessibility, the phone supports 23 languages overall, including multiple regional languages.
Realme, via Weibo, announced the arrival of the Realme GT 5 Pro in China. The display of the handset is confirmed to offer 3000 nits peak brightness. It has also been teased to offer heat dissipation with a surface area of around 10,000mm2. It is confirmed to ship with Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC. The post doesn’t specify the exact launch date of the smartphone, however, given the release of the teasers, the launch could be just around the corner.
The Realme GT 5 Pro has been in the news a lot lately. It is expected to feature a 6.78-inch (1,264×2,780 pixels) AMOLED display and is tipped to come in 8GB, 12GB, and 16GB RAM options along with 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB inbuilt storage options.
For optics, the Realme GT 5 Pro is said to have a triple rear camera unit comprising two 50-megapixel sensors and an 8-megapixel shooter at the rear. The camera setup might include a Sony LYTIA LYT808 sensor, an OmniVision OV08D10 secondary sensor, and a Sony IMX890 telephoto sensor. For selfies, there could be a 32-megapixel sensor at the front. It is said to carry a 5,400mAh battery with support for 100W wired charging and 50W wireless charging.
The Realme GT 5 Pro is expected to come with upgrades over Realme GT 5. The latter was launched in China in August with a price tag of CNY 2,999 for the base model with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage.
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