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Looking for a New Air Purifier? Then Don’t Miss These Deals
We can help narrow down the decision with a few different deals that we’ve noticed in the sale. We’ll also break down the things that you need to consider when buying an air purifier. We’ve broken down the workings of how to buy an air purifier, but at the most basic level, you’ve got a fan, that sucks polluted air into the purifier, pushes it through filters (called HEPA filters) that clean up the suspended particles like pollutants and germs, and the pushes it out again into the room. This process of scrubbing the air clean is measured by the CADR or Clean Air Delivery Rate of your air purifier, and the higher the number, the faster that the air is being cleared.
Therefore, when buying an air purifier, the two things to make sure are that it is using a HEPA filter to more effectively clean the air, and whether the CADR is high enough for your purposes. The bigger a room is, the higher the CADR that you need. The American Association of Home Appliances Manufacturers recommends a CADR that’s 2/3 the size of the room — and Fuji has presented a helpful table that lets you see what the minimum CADR is for your requirements.
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With that in mind, we looked at the different deals available on air purifiers this year, to find the ones that will suit different budgets and needs. We looked for air purifiers that are not just great at cleaning up the air in your room, but are also being offered at a big discount from the MRP, so that you’re getting a good bargain while still buying a device that will keep you safe.
Here are five air purifiers with great deals and discounts that you can buy right now:
Dyson Pure Cool Link Air Purifier
These Wi-Fi enabled air purifiers from Dyson can be controlled from your phone, support automated routines, and come with a load of useful features. On top of that, Dyson’s customer support is amongst the best across product categories. And it doesn’t hurt that these are also the most stylish air purifiers you’ll ever come across. We’ve reviewed these air purifiers more than once, and found them to be quite effective as well.
Right now, this air purifier is available for Rs. 24,900, against an MRP of Rs. 43,900, and it’s a great option at this budget. There are also bank offers, no-cost EMIs, and cash backs that lower the effective price even further.
It meets your air purification needs and comes packed with features, as well as a great discount right now. Dyson has other models as well with features like heating and humidifiers, so you can pick one depending on your needs.
Buy the Dyson Pure Cool Link Air Purifier
Honeywell Air Touch V2 Air Purifier
This air purifier from Honeywell has a CADR of 250 cmh and is well suited for use in a room that’s around 200-250 square feet (with a coverage area of 387.5 square feet). It has a one-year filter life, and replacement filters are priced at Rs. 2,350.
It’s a simple, no-frills, and effective product, that is already competitively priced, but is currently discounted to Rs. 7,599 against an MRP of Rs. 12,299, making it an even better buy, apart from the standard bank offers and cash backs. At this price, it’s one of the cheapest options that you can get that still covers a fair amount of space and is effective, so this is a good pick for an air purifier at a low price.
Buy the Honeywell Air Touch V2 Air Purifier
Mi Air Purifier 3
The Mi Air Purifier 3 is easily one of the best budget picks in the category. Launched near the end of 2019, this air purifier is a follow-up to what was our favourite budget-air purifier, with some improvements. It has a 22 percent higher CADR and coverage area, at 380 cmh, and 484 square feet, respectively, than the previous models. It can also be connected to the Mi Home app and supports Google Assistant as well as Amazon Alexa, and comes with an OLED touchscreen display.
Right now, it’s being sold for Rs. 9,298, against the MRP of Rs. 12,999, and of course you have additional offers like cash banks and bank specific offers that you can take advantage of to get an even lower effective price.
Philips AC2887 Air Purifier
Philips is one of the companies that has been a frontrunner in air purifiers for the last several years — when the air pollution levels reached a crisis point in North India, Philips was one of the first companies to have a full range of consumer products for clean air, and it remains one of the leaders in this technology space even today.
It has a range of air purifiers starting from under Rs. 10,000 to under Rs. 40,000 — these have a number of different features but more importantly the CADR differs between the models, so take that into account along with the size of your rooms, when making a purchase. The AC2887 is a very popular model that balances budget and features, and has a CADR of 333 cmh. It is well suited to rooms around 270-400 square feet, and is also a very quiet air purifier which makes it very convenient to use in the bedroom at night.
The AC2887 is currently discounted to Rs. 16,605 against and MRP of Rs. 22,995, and of course, you can lower that further with cash backs and bank offers, to get it at a huge bargain.
Buy the Philips AC2887 Air Purifier
Eureka Forbes Aeroguard AP 700 Air Purifier
Eureka Forbes is a household name in water purification, so it was not surprising when the company started to launch its own air purifiers too. Although some of the earliest models were a little less appealing, by now it has found its stride and has a number of great options for air purifiers. The Aeroguard AP 700 is one of those, with a sleek and minimal design, easy operation, and five year warranty.
It’s got 600 square foot coverage, and is currently discounted to Rs. 9,210 against an MRP of Rs. 14,490, making this a great deal to pick up right now, if you’re looking for a simple and effective device that doesn’t come with too many distractions.
Buy the Eureka Forbes Aeroguard AP 700 Air Purifier
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Microsoft Partners With Inworld to Bring AI Game Development Tools to Xbox
“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.
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BSNL Offers Free 4G SIM Upgrade: Here’s How to Get It
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.
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Realme GT 5 Pro Teased to Feature 3,000 Nits Display; More Details Revealed
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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