Launch

The "world-first's" e-bike with 5G has been unveiled at MWC 2024. Its ability to support "high-speed" mobile data will enable it to connect "seamlessly" to other Orbis bikes for advanced features such as real-time navigation, live-streaming and even video chats on a 7-inch display. The OEM plans to release it to the US market in partnership with Verizon.

TCL backs its new 50 series of Android smartphones to deliver the OEM's greatest depth of choice and features yet. It goes from the super-affordable LE variant to the more premium XL and XE 5G, both of which are slated to debut with and without the OEM's eye-comfort-enhancing NXTPAPER technology. Most of the line will be available in the US, whereas others are headed to the EMEA region.

TCL has announced that its next tablet will launch as a more affordable version of its NXTPAPER 14 Pro, a big-screen slate with the OEM's latest "hardware-level low blue light" technology. Meanwhile, US availability for the TAB 10 NXTPAPER 5G has also been confirmed in Barcelona.

Anker is now selling its MagGo Wireless Charging Station (Foldable 3-in-1) in European countries. The device, designed to charge three Apple devices simultaneously, arrived in North America earlier this year. Features include a 15W MagSafe wireless charging pad that has Qi2 certification.

Funnyplaying is now selling its Game Boy Color clone globally. Built around an FPGA chip that plays Nintendo Game Boy and Game Boy Color cartridges, the Funnyplaying FB-GBC also wildly undercuts the Analogue Pocket by coming in at under $100.

Doublepoint has come to Barcelona to announce that WowMouse has upgraded to support for the Pixel Watch 2. The app is rated to turn a user's smartwatch hand into a "mouse" thanks to its support for Wear OS, and, thus, to add a new, touch-free level of control over PCs, mobile devices or VR/AR headsets.

Samsung has shared more information on the Galaxy Ring at MWC 2024, where the wearable is on show. The device is particularly lightweight and available in various sizes and three colors. Features include a long battery life, heart rate and respiratory rate tracking, and a new My Vitality Score metric for the Samsung Health app.

MSI has now released the MPG 271QRX QD-OLED. One of the first monitors to sport a 1440p and 360 Hz QD-OLED panel, the MPG 271QRX QD-OLED costs less than the competing Dell Alienware AW2725DF in the US but not in the EU or UK.

The Pocket Go is Tecno's first handheld gaming device. Surprisingly, the Tecno Pocket Go does not look like a conventional gaming handheld at all, although it may prove to be more powerful than the likes of the Steam Deck and the ASUS ROG Ally, among others.

Lenovo has launched a bunch of gaming products in China. Among them is the 2024 Legion Y9000P, which comes with the Intel Core i9-14900HX processor and maxes out at Nvidia RTX 4090 GPU. The base config of the gaming laptop features RTX 4060 and has a current starting price of CNY10,299 (around $1,431) on JD.com.

Infinix has come to Barcelona with claims that it can achieve an "unprecedented" benchmarking score with its latest mobile gaming optimizations. It is rated to combine a new CoolMax system based on thermoelectric technology with AI to put a device with the MediaTek Dimensity 9300 SoC at the top of the AnTuTu charts.

HMD has unveiled the plans for its "evolution" into a "multi-brand" tech OEM at MWC. They involve a summer of 2024 full of new releases, that for the next Nokia smartphone and "iconic device" included. The company also has something "for Barbie fans of all ages" in the works.

The Watch S3 is one of three wearables that Xiaomi has presented today at MWC 2024. The most unusual of the trio on the face of it, the Xiaomi Watch S3 has a modular design, plus a large AMOLED display and over two weeks of quoted battery life.

The Xiaomi Watch 2 is now orderable across Europe and the UK. One of the cheapest modern Wear OS smartwatches around, the Xiaomi Watch 2 has a large AMOLED display, a Snapdragon W5 Plus Gen 1 chipset and up to 65 hours of battery life.

Xiaomi has launched the Outdoor Camera CW400 in Europe. The model features a 4MP camera which can rotate 360° horizontally and 160° vertically, capturing 2.5K quality images. Other features include app-based controls, full-color night vision and two-way voice communication.

Xiaomi has introduced the Pad 6S Pro 12.4 as part of its global showcase. Launching in two memory configurations, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and HyperOS-powered tablet starts at €699 but will cost upwards of €270 more if you want its pen or keyboard accessories.

The Xiaomi 14 Ultra is Xiaomi's latest premier smartphone and attempt to dethrone the likes of the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra or the Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max. A few differences exist between the global and Chinese versions of the Xiaomi 14 Ultra though, including a 300 mAh smaller battery capacity.

Xiaomi has now brought its main Apple iPhone 15 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S24 competitor to Europe. Arriving for €999, the Xiaomi 14 features a host of high-end hardware, including a trio of 50 MP cameras and a 4,610 mAh battery that supports 90 W wired charging.

Honor has finally confirmed how much the Magic V2 RSR Porsche Design costs in Europe and the UK. Launching today, the spin-off of the regular Magic V2 is one of the most expensive smartphones around, with €2,699 and £2,349.99 starting prices in the Eurozone and UK, respectively.

Honor is now selling the Pad 9 in the UK. Arriving running MagicOS 7.2 based on Android 13, the Honor Pad 9 has a 12.1-inch and 120 Hz display, a Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 chipset and an 8,300 mAh battery, among other features.

Marshall and Patta have collaborated on a limited edition version of the Emberton II speaker, now available globally. The model has orange and wood effect fabric sides and a multi-colored grille. Other features of the portable Bluetooth speaker include a 30-hour run time, True Stereophonic audio and app-based controls.

Kubuntu Focus is now offering a new and more powerful version of its high-performance M2 laptop, which is especially suitable for Linux. Customers can choose between different processors and graphics cards.

LG has unleashed its latest Gram Pro laptops on the United States market. They are available with 17- or 16-inch displays, the latter of which can also be OLED in conventional clamshell or convertible form-factors. Some SKU pre-order deals include 2x RAM for free or a free portable monitor.

Samsung has just announced that the Galaxy Book4 series of laptops will be available starting February 26 in select markets around the world, including the US, UK and Europe. The lineup of three premium models, pitched as AI-optimised thanks to the Intel Core Ultra processors, was first launched in South Korea on January 2 this year.

BLUETTI's latest product is a portable fridge-freezer and ice-maker rather than a generator - however, it still runs on the OEM's advanced LFP tech, and, as such, is the first of its kind on the market to do so. Furthermore, the MultiCooler Portable Fridge uses the same batteries as the new AC180T Power Station, both of which are available as rewards on BLUETTI's new crowdfunding page.

The E6 is a relatively new retro gaming handheld built with the task of emulating up to Sony PlayStation Portable games. Available for under $50, the E6 gaming handheld resembles the Valve Steam Deck, albeit on a much smaller scale.

A few days back, Colorful teased a new gaming laptop, and today, the brand has fully unveiled it. As it turns out, the first notebook entry for the series goes by Colorfire MEOW R15. It is available in two configurations in China, with the base variant's current initial pricing being CNY4999 (around $694).

Lenovo has launched the 2024 ThinkBook 14+ and 16+ Ryzen Edition laptops in China. Both the systems within the new laptop range pack the AMD Ryzen 7 8845H processor, with the main difference being the screen size and display specs. As for the pricing, the 14+ starts at around $694, while the 16+ begins at about $750.

CMF by Nothing is introducing two new audio products, which are both headphones. The Neckband Pro has a rather unusual design in contrast to the Buds.

Xiaomi asserts that its new 14 Ultra becomes even more of a dedicated street photography machine with its new Professional Photography Kit. It confers a camera-like grip on the Leica-tuned flagship, and also doubles as a battery pack with the same 90W HyperCharge technology as the smartphone. It also features a customizable button and dial.

Xiaomi has refreshed its Redmi Book Pro series. Now called the Redmi Book Pro 14 2024 and Redmi Book Pro 16 2024, the pair combine modern Intel Meteor Lake-H processors with large batteries and high-resolution displays, among other features.

Xiaomi has released a new flagship in China, shortly before the same device arrives globally. As expected, the device is the Xiaomi 14 Ultra, which starts at ~$903 and contains a few hardware changes from the Xiaomi 14 Pro, as well as last year's Xiaomi 13 Ultra.

Xiaomi has released a new flagship tablet, which it has launched alongside the Xiaomi 14 Ultra. Arriving as another Xiaomi Pad 6 series tablet, the Pad 6S Pro 12.4 combines a 144 Hz display with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset, a 10,000 mAh battery that supports 120 W wired charging and Wi-Fi 7 connectivity, among other features.

Samsung has presented its latest smartwatch. Rather than another Galaxy Watch model, the company has decided to return to its Galaxy Fit series after over a three-year absence. Unsurprisingly, the new smartwatch contains various upgrades over its predecessor, including a 1.6-inch AMOLED display.

Huawei has returned to the clamshell foldable market with the Pocket 2. Arriving in multiple colours with up to 16 GB of RAM and 1 TB of storage, the Huawei Pocket 2 improves upon its predecessors in multiple areas and even has an eye on the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 with IPX8 water resistance.

A new poem every minute that cleverly contains the current time - the Poem/1 promises no less. To make this possible, the clock combines an E Ink display with a network connection and the poems are generated by artificial intelligence.

Philips has begun selling a new entry in its Evnia gaming monitor range. Arriving as the Evnia 32M2N6800M, the 32-inch monitor has a 4K resolution, a 144 Hz refresh rate and up to 1,250 nits peak brightness thanks to 1,152 Mini LED backlight zones.

KEF has presented a brand new flagship subwoofer that is said to achieve twice the volume of the KC62 and, thanks to 1000 watts of power and 11 Hz of bass, emulates the experience of a live rock concert in the living room. Four more affordable Kube models are also on offer.

The AOC U27U2P is a new 4K monitor with VESA DisplayHDR 400 certification and 98% DCI-P3 colour space coverage. The monitor also has various ports, including two USB Type-C connections, and is said to be optimised for modern macOS devices.

ASUS has beefed up its Tinker Board series, a few months after presenting the Tinker Board 3N. This time, the company is offering up two new models, which are already on sale in multiple markets.

Qualcomm has announced that it will bring its first ever "Automotive Grade" Wi-Fi 7 access point to MWC 2024. The new addition to the Snapdragon Auto Connectivity platform is thus touted to bring cutting-edge bandwidth, interference-free reception and potentially super-fast data transfer rates to the next generation of vehicles.

Razer touts its BlackShark V2 HyperSpeed as an "Ultra-Lightweight Esports" headset that unlocks a "fresh new level of clarity, power, and comfort". It is wireless, yet can also be used and charged via USB-C, and also boasts the OEM's HyperClear Super Wideband tech for its flexible mic. Furthermore, it has also just become available in white.

Nokia has announced that its extended detection response (XDR) software for telecomms service provider and/or enterprise customers is to be augmented by generative AI. It will come in the form of an "assistant" based on Microsoft Azure LLMs trained on Nokia's 5G security and technology expertise, backed to make the OEM's current threat detection and resolution twice as fast as it is now.