Fah Thai Magazine Jan-Feb 2020

OVERTURES
TECH TALK
Serious Ear Candy:
APPLE AIRPODS PRO
Featuring active noise-cancellation,
crystal sound quality and water
resistance, Apple’s top-range wireless
headphones are a worthy addition to
any adventure. The AirPods Pro link
to a compatible device – iPhone, Apple
watch, etc – with just one tap and offer five
uninterrupted hours of listening time or three
and a half hours talk time on
a single charge. Best of all,
when it’s recharging time, just
pop them into their wireless
case and soon you’ll be ready
to go.
Price: 9,490 baht. apple.com/th
New Gadgets
for 2020
Words Richard Augustin
Every new year brings forth new resolutions,
ideas and opportunities to upgrade your life,
and technology can play a role by offering
innovations that boost our well-being. Here’s
a selection of cutting-edge gadgets that promise
to sharpen your fun in the year ahead.
Phone to Tab:
SAMSUNG GALAXY FOLD
When closed, the Samsung Galaxy Fold
is your regular smartphone, offering
all the essential features on a 4.6-inch
screen. Unfold it and you reveal an
immersive 7.3-inch Infinity Flex Display
for multitasking, watching videos and
playing games. This category-defying
device offers a brand-new mobile
experience with its 512GB memory,
customisable user experience featuring a
multi-active window and app continuity
for seamless functionality and enhanced
productivity. It also boasts an intelligent
six-camera system to snap that scene
from different angles.
Price: 69,900 baht. samsung.com/th
For Digital Nomads:
MICROSOFT SURFACE PRO 7
With its 12.3-inch touchscreen and
ability to transform into a tablet from
a laptop, the Surface Pro 7 is the ideal
travel companion. Ultra-light and
versatile, it features the Intel 10th
Generation Core processor for optimum
speed and performance, a choice of
4GB, 8GB and 16GB RAM and a storage
capacity of 128GB to 1TB, making it
perfect for catching up on work while
travelling. Price: From 28,900 baht.
microsoft.com/th
Reader’s Delight: AMAZON KINDLE PAPERWHITE
A boon for bookworms, the compact Amazon Kindle Paperwhite offers
a 300ppi glare-free display with built-in adjustable light for indoor and
outdoor reading, Bluetooth compatibility and support for Amazon’s
Audible service. It also features an extremely long battery life – perfect
for frequent travellers who like to tote their library around. Slim and
lightweight, the Kindle Paperwhite comes with 8GB or 32GB storage
and an IPX8 rating for water protection, meaning worry-free reading by
the pool or in the bath. Price: From 8,990 baht. kindle-thailand.in.th
Gaming on the Go: NINTENDO SWITCH LITE
This lightweight compact gaming console is the perfect
toy to occupy those pesky youngsters when you’re
travelling. Designed specifically for handheld play, the
Lite supports all Nintendo Switch software and features
built-in controllers, local wireless functionality and online
play. With a 5.5-inch capacitive touchscreen, the console –
which weighs in at just 275 grams and has a battery life of
six hours on a single charge – is ideal for long haul travel.
Price: 7,490 baht. shopee.co.th
New Shades of Sound: BOSE AUDIO SUNGLASSES
Ushering in a new era of wearable tech, these nifty
sunglasses from BOSE feature built-in speakers with the
brand’s augmented-reality platform for an immersive sound
experience. Mixing fashion and utility, these glasses don’t just
protect you from UV rays but will also play music as well as
make and answer calls via Bluetooth. The glasses come in two
classic styles designed for comfort and durability.
Price: 8,300 baht. bose.co.th
Versatile Pocket Shooter:
CYBER-SHOT DSC-RX100 VII
Light, small and portable, this new
pocket-sized camera comes equipped
with a 20MP image sensor that shoots
4K video and DSLR-quality photos. A
great accessory for trips, the Cyber-
Shot DSC-RX100 VII also comes with a
mic socket for improved audio. It snaps
images at up to 20 frames per second,
making it perfect for capturing Instaworthy
vids and photos.
Price: 38,990 baht. sony.co.th
Filmmaking Assistant:
DJI OSMO MOBILE 3
This smartphone gimbal is compact,
lightweight and packed with features
to help you capture that perfect travel
video to brag about on Facebook.
Best of all, the affordable DJI Osmo
Mobile 3 Smartphone Gimbal comes
armed with multiple
shooting modes as
well as hand-gesture
control and shape
recognition. With
a battery-life of 15
hours, the gimbal can
be controlled via the
DJI Mimo app for iOS
or Android and also
supports Bluetooth 5.0.
Price: 3,490 baht.
dji13store.com
Adventurous Shooter:
GOPRO HERO8 BLACK
The GoPro Hero8 Black action camera
is a perfect companion for adrenaline
junkies thanks to its radical HyperSmooth
2.0, which offers an unsurpassed level of
stabilisation during the jerkiest of stunts.
It also includes exceptional imagecapturing
features such as TimeWarp,
which speeds up or slows down footage,
Night Lapse Video and Live Burst as well
as SuperPhoto + Improved HDR.
Price: 14,500 baht. goprothai.com
Mapping Fitness: GARMIN FENIX 6
Fancy a high-endurance watch that
keeps track of your strenuous physical
activities? Just strap the Garmin Fenix 6
on to your wrist and use the many
functions that are bound to upgrade
your range of moves. The multi-sport
GPS watch keeps track of your health
as well as your physical training,
which can be viewed on the 1.3-inch
screen. The smart watch comes
equipped with a heart-rate
monitor and also offers
outdoor navigation
if you preload the
maps. Price: From
22,900 baht.
avarinshop.com
Raining Beats:
JBL CLIP 3
WATERPROOF
BLUETOOTH
SPEAKER
Robust, portable
and rainproof,
JBL’s Clip 3 speaker
is a boon for those
who crave music
everywhere. With Bluetooth
4.1 connectivity, the Clip 3 streams
high-quality sound wirelessly from a
smartphone or tablet and comes equipped
with a built-in rechargeable Li-ion battery
supporting up to 10 hours of playtime.
Fitted with an integrated carabiner and an
IPX7 waterproof rating, the Clip 3 brings
beats to the pool or in the shower.
Price: 2,490 baht. kingpower.com
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