TAIPEI, Nov. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Recognized as one of the best ICT software solutions providers in Taiwan, TPIsoftware has won big at the 31st Taiwan Excellence Awards with its three proprietary software products: the enterprise-level API management platform digiRunner, the conversational AI chatbot SysTalk.Chat, and the one-stop log management platform digiLogs. The awards celebrate the innovation and potential of Taiwanese products, which exemplifies TPIsoftware’s R&D commitment and capability to compete against global tech giants. Thousands of products entered the awards, with a total of 186 companies and 348 products standing out from the competition.
The award-winning product digiRunner helps businesses stay on top of the global Open Data trend by creating diverse business scenarios and enabling an innovative ecosystem with third-party service providers. Featuring full life cycle API management, digiRunner significantly reduces up to 90% of API development and deployment time for enterprises to capture business opportunities.
digiLogs is awarded for its holistic features to optimize IT operational efficiency. Supporting more than 55 data formats, it provides centralized log integration, management and analysis for a high volume of logs across heterogeneous systems with troubleshooting time reduced to ⅙ when issues occur. Granted 7 utility model patents and 3 invention patents, digiLogs and digiRunner belong to the product lineup DigiFusion, a comprehensive enterprise service middleware featuring FIDO authentication, SIEM, CI/CD and more.
Harnessing the exclusive dual algorithm technology, SysTalk.Chat delivers human-like dialog services with over 90% accuracy rate complemented with professional training and consultation. TPIsoftware has further rolled out an AI textual analysis solution built with OCR technology to empower smart claims management, underwriting and document administration in the BFSI and government sector.
“This prestigious recognition has proved us reaching new heights,” said Ben Yao, CEO of TPIsoftware, “Our partner network building across the APAC market is in full swing; aside from our branch offices in Singapore and Vietnam, we have strategic partnerships and local business development managers in Japan, Cambodia and Indonesia. Our local teams are growing, and we’re on a mission to facilitate digital transformation in the APAC region.”
TPIsoftware is a Taiwanese software provider with a focus in APIM, AI chatbots, FinTech and more, delivering services and solutions domestically and overseas.
DIAMOND BAR, Calif., Nov. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Many regions in the world are already seeing a colder-than-usual drop in temperature. As many experts predicted that this coming winter would last longer than usual, preparing enough layers for the coming season is more important than ever. Bedsure, a global leading home textile brand with over 25 million customers cozily served, launched its Black Friday promotion earlier this year to help customers better prepare.
During this year’s Bedsure Early Black Friday Sale, over 100 products across several categories are being offered with an unprecedented discount. The offers apply to Bedsure’s wide range of product lineup, including the latest and greatest Bedsure TENCEL™ Sheet Set and the all-time classic Bedsure 100% Cotton Waffle Weave Blanket. The early access to deals helps customers to prepare for the winter at a much-reduced cost, a helpful touch in the midst of global financial uncertainty.
Some of Bedsure’s featured and most popular offers include:
The Bedsure TENCEL™ Sheet Set is an eco-friendly and sustainable sheet set extracted from eucalyptus wood pulp to provide sleepers with the utmost natural sleeping space. Its natural eucalyptus wood pulp brings exceptional breathability and moisture-wicking ability to the sheet set, making it ideal for hot sleepers who tend to run out at night. Eucalyptus sheets are also 50% more efficient in moisture absorption than cotton, which is the perfect sleep companion for a dry night’s sleep without overheating.
The Bedsure TENCEL™ Sheet Set offers a luxurious sheen with a silky texture that provides sleepers with a lovely buttery smooth hand-feel. It is one luxury, comfortable, skin-friendly, and sustainable sleep companion for those looking to add a cozy and elegant touch to their existing sleeping space.
In addition, the Bedsure TENCEL™ Sheet Set is Standard 100 by OEKO-TEX certified for meeting the highest testing criteria for harmful chemicals and is free of harmful materials from the source to the hands of customers.
The Bedsure TENCEL™ Sheet Set is available in Full, Queen, King, and Cal King sizes. Starting at just $69.99 before discounts, this natural and eco-friendly sheet set is available for up to 42% off during Bedsure’s Early Black Friday promotion.
This year, Bedsure has released a series of blanket hoodie products to help customers get cozy with a vibrant fashion statement indoors and outdoors. For example, the all-new Bedsure Fuzzy Sherpa Blanket Hoodie is made available in six elegant shades of colors, including Blue, Brown, Charcoal, Gray, Navy, and Pink, and two sizes to fit the preference and style of its wearers.
With the drawstring and zipper design, the Bedsure Fuzzy Sherpa Blanket Hoodie can deliver the right amount of coziness and warmth. The drawstring lets its wearer adjust the seal for improved protection against wind, and the front quarter zipper enables a personalized level of airflow, making the blanket hoodie the perfect coziness provider at home or on the go.
In addition, the all-new Bedsure Fuzzy Sherpa Blanket Hoodie comes with a convenient front pocket that is large enough to store gadgets, devices, remotes, dog treats, snacks, or anything one might want to need to carry on the go.
With the holiday season approaching fast, the highly giftable Bedsure Fuzzy Sherpa Blanket Hoodie is made available for up to 25% off, and customers wishing to gift their loved ones portable and comfortable coziness may do so on Amazon.com and Bedsure’s homepage at www.bedsurehome.com.
The Bedsure 100% Cotton Waffle Weave Blanket is one of Bedsure’s all-time best-selling products. The Amazon’s Choice Bedsure 100% Cotton Waffle Weave Blanket is woven with the classic waffle weave pattern that adds an exquisite touch and a tailored look to any existing interior and exterior space.
The versatile Bedsure 100% Cotton Waffle Weave Blanket comes with a springy texture and rich hand feel. The premium 405 GSM cotton utilized in creating the blanket offers a superb softness that is ideal as an extra layer of warmth for hot sleepers.
Customers have loved this breathable 100% cotton blanket with various uses, such as a sleeping blanket during summer, an extra layer of warmth during winter, a household decoration item, a spare at home, or just about anywhere else in between.
This year, the Bedsure 100% Cotton Waffle Weave Blanket has seen a vibrant refresh with new colors such as Pink, Mustard Yellow, Teal, and more.
The blanket has currently rated 4.6/5 stars on Amazon by over 15,000 customers, and several of the available specs are rated as Amazon’s Choice Items. Starting at $39.99 before applicable discounts, this blanket can be had for up to 20% off during Bedsure’s Early Black Friday.
With over 100 products made available at an unprecedented discount of up to 42% off, Bedsure’s cozy products make a great option for those looking to get extra layer of coziness during this long and cold winter and is an ideal option for those looking to gift their loved ones with care and love that can be enjoyed every day.
Syntun Release: China’s Double 11 Shopping Festival GMV of 1115.4 billion RMB
BEIJING, Nov. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — After 14 years of development, the Double Eleven shopping festival has matured. This year, instead of announcing sales results, the platforms are focusing more on achievements in areas such as helping farmers, green and environmental protection. Beyond commercial value, the platforms continue to enhance their ability to create social value. All platforms and brands have shifted their focus to how to retain users and how to bring them a better shopping experience.
Syntun Release: China’s Double 11 Shopping Festival GMV of 1115.4 billion RMB
For the ninth year, Syntun is monitoring and releasing Double 11 sales data as a third-party platform in order to bring a more impartial and objective perspective to the public. According to Syntun, during 2022 China “double 11” (from 20:00 on October 31st to 23:59 on November 11th), the GMV of the major e-commerce platforms (only including traditional e-commerce platforms and livestreaming e-commerce platforms) was 1115.4 billion RMB. The GMV of traditional e-commerce platforms was 934 billion, with Tmall platform ranking first. Livestreaming e-commerce platforms performed brilliantly, with the GMV of 181 billion, total increase of 146.1%. The GMV of New retail platform and community group buying platforms were 21.8 billion and 13.5 billion respectively. In terms of sales categories, household appliances remained one of the popular categories with the GMV of 156.6 billion RMB.
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ZHUHAI, China, Nov. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Powerbridge Technologies Co., Ltd. (“Powerbridge” or “the “Company“) (NASDAQ: PBTS), a provider of multi-industry technology solutions, announced that it has received a notification letter (the “Notification Letter“) from the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (the “NASDAQ“) dated November 7, 2022, notifying the Company that it is not in compliance with the minimum bid price requirement as set forth under NASDAQ Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) for continued listing on the NASDAQ. This press release is issued pursuant to NASDAQ Listing Rule 5810(b), which requires prompt disclosure upon the receipt of a deficiency notification.
NASDAQ Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) requires listed securities to maintain a minimum bid price of US$1.00 per share, and Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A) provides that a failure to meet the minimum bid price requirement exists if the deficiency continues for a period of 30 consecutive business days. Based on the closing bid price of the Company’s ordinary shares for the 30 consecutive business days from September 26, 2022 to November 4, 2022, the Company no longer meets the minimum bid price requirement.
In accordance with the NASDAQ Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), the Company has been provided 180 calendar days, or until May 8, 2023, to regain compliance with NASDAQ Listing Rule 5550(a)(2). To regain compliance, the Company’s ordinary shares must have a closing bid price of at least US$1.00 for a minimum of 10 consecutive trading days. In the event that the Company does not regain compliance by May 8, 2023, the Company may be eligible for additional time to regain compliance or may face delisting.
The receipt of the Notification Letter has no immediate effect on the listing of the Company’s common shares, which will continue to trade uninterrupted on NASDAQ under the ticker “PBTS”. To address this issue, the Company intends to continuously monitor its closing bid price and is in the process of considering various measures to improve its financial position and results of operations, which the Company expects to countervail the short-term adverse effects on its trading price and cure the deficiency in due time.
About Powerbridge
Powerbridge Technologies Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: PBTS) is a provider of multi-industry technology solutions: software applications and services for the global trade industry, IoT platform services as well as intelligent fixtures and devices for smart city operations, supply chain platforms and social livestreaming services for the retail industry, metaverse and smart solutions for the travel and leisure industry, as well as cryptomining and digital asset operations. For more information, visit www.powerbridge.com/ir/.
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QINGDAO, China, Nov. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — According to Qingdao’s “Five-Year Plan for Building a Pioneer City with Modern Industries (2022-2026)”, Qingdao will focus on accelerating the construction of modern industrial system, integrating development of digital transformation, industrial ecological cultivation and construction, and cleanness, safety, energy-saving and efficiency “Four at the Forefront” by building “industrial cultivation highland, digital empowerment model, collaborative development benchmark, and green and low-carbon pioneer”. Qingdao strives to increase the proportion of manufacturing added value in regional GDP to more than 30%, and the added value of productive services to 62% of the added value of service industry by 2026; The added value of the core industries of the digital economy shall account for 12% of the regional GDP, and the penetration rate of industrial Internet platforms shall reach 50%.
Fuxing trains
At present, focusing on the goal of building a pioneer city with modern industries, Qingdao is making all-round efforts. Both in terms of industrial structure and the underlying logic of industrial development are undergoing earth-shaking changes. On September 22, the “Several Policies on Qingdao Virtual Reality Industrial Park Development” were officially released at the 2022 International Virtual Reality Innovation Conference. According to the policies, Qingdao municipal and district finances will allocate more than 1.2 billion yuan in the next three years to support the construction of Qingdao virtual reality industrial park and enterprise cultivation, so as to accelerate the pooling of industrial resources and help Qingdao build a domestic first-class, globally competitive R&D and manufacturing highland of the virtual reality industry.
Data-driven manufacturing is changing the development logic of the manufacturing industry and becoming a new driving force leading the future development of the manufacturing industry. At the end of September, the first functional module of the first phase of the Project National Industrial Internet Big Data Shandong Branch – the digital transformation service platform for small and medium-sized enterprises, was launched for trial operation. The platform provides policy services, digital factories, small enterprises on the cloud, industrial services and other functions, whereby more than 90% of the services will be provided to enterprises without any charges, helping small and medium-sized industrial enterprises in Qingdao and Shandong Province to accelerate its pace of digital transformation.
Qingdao vigorously promotes the transformation of enterprise industrial Internet, implements special actions for digital empowerment in key areas, accelerates the construction of new information and communication infrastructures such as 5G networks, gigabit optical fiber networks, and data centers, and supports the development of “double-crossed” platforms represented by COSMOPlat, as well as platforms in specific industries and industrial Internet demonstration parks, to create a good environment for the digital transformation of enterprises.
In a recent poll, netizens voted to name a rare Yangtze finless porpoise. Efforts to protect this endangered species have shown promising signs in China during the past few years.
Recently, an online poll was held to choose a name for a Yangtze finless porpoise code-named “YYc.” After the voting concluded, a team of experts selected “Hanbao” from the most popular replies, which has the same pronunciation as “hamburger” in Chinese. The name really suits it since the calf’s chubby body is just like a hamburger. Moreover it was born in Wuhan, central China’sHubei province. “Hanbao” means “Wuhan’s treasure” in Chinese.
Hanbao is indeed a treasure.
The 2-year-old male calf is China’s first artificially-bred second-generation Yangtze finless porpoise. Its father Taotao is the world’s first Yangtze finless porpoise to be bred naturally in an artificial environment.
The breeding of Hanbao shows that Yangtze finless porpoises born in an artificial environment can produce offspring, marking a breakthrough and a new stage in the artificial breeding of the species.
But why has such a little porpoise drawn so much attention?
Because it’s undoubtedly cute, but also critically endangered.
According to data and scientific surveys, from 1992 to 2012, the number of Yangtze finless porpoises, an iconic species of the Yangtze River, plummeted from about 2,700 to around 1,040.
The decreasing speed is shocking. If protection is not strengthened, the endangered mammal is very likely to suffer the same fate as the baiji dolphin, nicknamed the “Goddess of the Yangtze River,” which is now considered functionally extinct.
To conserve the “Smiling Angel,” affectionately named for its mouth fixed in a permanent grin, over the past decade, China has imposed a 10-year fishing ban in the Yangtze, enacted the Yangtze River Protection Law, and launched the Yangtze River Finless Porpoises Rescue Action Plan (2016-2025). Efforts have also been stepped up in research and practice through on-site conservation, ex-situ conservation, and artificial breeding and reproduction.
Fortunately, the protection work has delivered encouraging results. The rate of decline has slowed significantly and bottomed out around 2017. One year after the fishing ban was implemented in 2021, a population survey showed positive momentum, with nearby residents reporting seeing “more and plumper Yangtze finless porpoises.” The aquatic animals can often be seen swimming in groups, with calves cuddling up to their mothers. At conservation reserves along the Yangtze River in Hubei, the number of the porpoises has increased from the original five to 150. Four artificially-bred Yangtze finless porpoises including Taotao have grown up healthily.
These achievements can be attributed to the joint efforts of the government, research institutions and the general public. However, despite the enhanced protection, we still have a long way to go in helping the species to recover. Various problems still need to be addressed, such as unattended areas in on-site conservation and the risk of complete failure of ex-situ conservation.
In the next 10 years, 20 years, 100 years… the conservation efforts cannot and will not stop, so that future generations can see a large number of finless porpoises navigate the clear waters of the Yangtze.
SHANGHAI, Nov. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — In last few decades, experts have been constantly discussing the future trend of AI application in medical scenarios: how to use AI as the underlying technology but actually transform the medical experiences of every individuals? Recently, Weiyun AI & Robotics Group, an internationally renowned industrial AI group company, once again got a full mark in the industry by launching its self-developed AI SMILE Smart Tracking Case, which changes the way of the communication between dentists and patients, greatly improves the patient’s compliance and medical effects, bringing the new proposal for the future possibilities of AI application in medical treatment, which will accelerate the trend of medical AI to the next level worldwide.
AI SMILE Smart Tracking Case released in Singapore
NEW AI PRACTICE: Global Debut in Asia, North America and Africa
The world’s first AI SMILE Smart Tracking Case was self researched and developed by Weiyun scientific team. As the first pioneer intelligent hardware customized for invisible orthodontic users in the whole market, it integrates the functions of treatment tracking, wearing reminder, cycle recording, locating and data synchronizing. The intelligent device is designed to connect with AI SMILE APP, enables customers track their orthodontic treatment progress, reminds them to wear the aligners on time,thereby improves patient compliance and healing experience and serves the patient’s daily life scenarios of orthodontics. This innovative design that breaks the stereotype makes the case no longer only has the function of storing braces, but an intelligent device that connects dentists and patients, creating a precedent for medical AI terminal, giving the inspiration of new AI practice to the global industry, and meaning something epoch-making.
Obviously, the pioneering innovation of AI practice by Weiyun once again captured the eyes of the world. The debut of AI SMILE Tracking Case covers Asia, North America and Africa, with many interests and positive feedback received from the global market. Citing a senior medical analyst in the United States, “There is no doubt that, with the opening of a new round of global medical AI reshuffle, the core technological advantages of Weiyun have become more and more remarkable, and its wide acclaim in the international market has laid a solid foundation for its future market volume in those regions.”
APPLICATION VALUES: The Change in Medical Treatment Experience
In the process of chronic disease management, the patient’s compliance with doctor’s advice often affects the final cure effect in a large extent. For orthodontic patients, during the process of treatment, there are common problems such as easy loss of braces, difficulty in maintaining and developing wearing habits, and uncertainty in the treatment process, which might lead to frequent revisions of the orthodontic plan and even restarting it. The AI SMILE Smart Tracking Case, independently developed by Weiyun R&D team, can be bound to the AI SMILE user APP and the doctor’s platform. The customized treatment plan made by the dentist for the patients and actual progress can be seen in real time. Meanwhile, doctor can remind them to wear the braces on time to improve their compliance and the orthodontic effect; in addition, its own considerate locating function can effectively avoid the loss of the braces, and become an inseparable orthodontic partner. In medical scenarios, as the first smart terminal, AI SMILE Smart Tracking Case can be linked to the cloud for case tracking and stage managing, assisting dentists in formulating more accurate follow-up treatment plans, and guaranteeing the orthodontic effects.
FUTURE OUTLOOK: The Exploration of Medical AI by Constant Technology Practices
With the core technology of artificial intelligence, robots and machine vision, Weiyun AI remain its frequent technology updates and the pioneer status in the industry. In this year, it had launched AI SMILE orthodontic treatment planning system Venus1.0, AI SMILE Intra-oral Scanner S4 and many other scientific and technological products that promote the development of the field of oral medical AI, and also won the German Red Dot Design Award, the honorary invitation of AAO, the FDA certification and many other honors and recognitions from the industry. The successful launch of the AI SMILE Smart Tracking Case is expected to change the way and concept of therapeutic process management, bringing a brand new orthodontic experience to consumers around the world. With the continuous innovation of Weiyun in the future, adhering to the product concept of “technology redefines life”, Weiyun will continue to lead the industry by its AI technology, offer new possibilities and provide patients with a better therapeutic experience.
In the era of coexistence of opportunities and challenges,to be one of the aspirational and invincible pioneers is crucial to survive in today’s constant rat races. Obviously, Weiyun, which continues to practice intelligent manufacturing in the field of medical AI, has been a pioneer that dares to think and act, turning more ideas into the possibility, and expected to transform the industry and even everyone’s life by its technology advances.
BEIJING, Nov. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — As disclosed by Hong Kong Stock Exchange on September 9, Edianyun submitted its listing application to the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange again, with CICC as its sole sponsor. According to the updated prospectus, as of June 30, 2022, Edianyun had approximately 40,000 subscribing enterprise customers and approximately 1.1 million devices under subscription.
Now, the subscription of office IT devices and managed IT services are overwhelmingly affecting the traditional IT purchasing and operation & maintenance mode of enterprises along with the Internet development and urgent digital transformation need.
In short, through subscription of office IT services, enterprises don’t need to purchase IT devices themselves, instead, suppliers provide them with devices as required; and under the managed IT service mode, service providers offer one-stop IT service for customers, solve the IT-related issues for enterprises, which relieves enterprises from the burden of hiring webmaster and IT operation & maintenance personnel. Is the one-stop IT service reliable?
Edianyun’s data is best answer: The company has 40,000 SMEs customers, with its customer increase rate of about 30% for three consecutive years. In the first half of 2022, its customer retention reached 120%.
In just 8 years since its establishment, how did Edianyun accumulate 40,000 customers?
Compared with some “fast food” brands who prefer the fancy marketing approaches, Edianyun is more like a simple or even “dull” science geek who is doing deep-dive research and growing steadily.
Instead of chasing after scale expansion and rapid growth, it pays more attention to self-development.
Edianyun takes the lead in providing office IT integrated solution which composing IT devices pre-installed with operating systems, selected software including, but not limited to, office suite, drivers and anti-virus programs, and its self-developed office IT management tools such as printer auto-configuration programs.
Its integrated solution is just like the “auto focus camera”, with higher tech level and simpler operation. Customers can directly use the computers provided by Edianyun, releasing them from installation and operation troubles. After customers place orders, Edianyun’s one-stop IT service starts immediately, covering delivery and installation of all devices, regular inspections and maintenance throughout life cycle, and even data transfer, backup and wiping out.
Edianyun provides customers with two-hour door-to-door on-site service, and 24/7 remote support by its expert engineers. Its response speed is ten times the market average, and its problem solving rate even exceeds that of enterprises allocated with IT operation and maintenance personnel. The more complex the enterprise customers’ needs become, the more obvious the Edianyun’s advantages are. Therefore, Edianyun continuously increases its customers’ stickiness.
As of December 31, 2019, 2020 and 2021, and June 30, 2022, we had approximately 21,000, 28,000, 38,000 and 40,000 subscribing enterprise customers, respectively.
After 8 years of development, Edianyun has become the first and largest office IT integrated solution provider in China in terms of revenue, number of devices under service, and remanufacturing capacity. In 2021, it had a market share of 0.6% in the enterprise office IT service industry, and a market share of 19.6% in the office IT integrated solution market.
“Along with the sound momentum of China’s economy and the fiercer competition among enterprises, enterprises should attach greater importance to its main business and follow the trend of outsourcing all their non-core business.” And Edianyun firmly follows this logic in determining its business model.
When Sony announced and released the WH-1000XM4, or the fourth generation of their most premium noise-cancelling headphones, we were excited about it. It featured the same design as before, nothing wrong with the folding design, it is perfect for travelling. It is a more comfortable headphone to work with. Thanks to the improved processor, noise cancellation is better than ever, and sound quality improved. We liked the WH-1000XM4.
Then there is their fifth-generation premium noise cancelling headphones. The architecture of the headphone has changed alongside new materials. There is a new driver, which is lighter and smaller than before. There are now two processors within the headset, one more than before. All this should make Sony WH-1000XM5 the best noise cancelling headphones money can buy today.
Is it though? Is it worth MYR 1,799? Should you buy the older one instead? We find out.
Design
The new WH-1000X flagship headphone looks different from before. There is no more folding the headphone to fit a more pocketable case or shape. The adjustable headband is now smooth and quiet. It is slimmer now than before, which is good. They also made it longer to relief some clamping pressure.
The ear cups are also larger than before. They say there are eight mics on the headphone, four on each ear cup. We could identify six of them by a quick visual inspection. We suspect the other mics are inside the ear cups.
The WH-1000XM5 feels like a much larger headphone compared to its predecessor. The larger ear cups wrap your ears and seals them better. Strangely, it is lighter than before.
The carrying case is also larger now. Inspired by Japanese origami, it can be folded flat for storage. It is oddly shaped, like a flattened bell. We think that the older headphone package is easier to pack since it takes up less space in your bag compared to the new one.
Because there is more space in the case, packing the cables and airplane adapter is rather simple. You can simply put everything in the magnetically sealed compartment within the case.
The Most Comfortable WH-1000X Headphone Ever
There is a benefit to its size. Since it weighs no more than the older headphone, and with less clamping force, you can wear it for longer periods of time. They say that they used more composite materials to make it even lighter than before.
The cushions on the ear cups are a little thicker than before, but somehow airier too. The larger ear cups also mean better passive noise cancelling. Of course, you might want to think about using it indoors where there is active cooling.
Hardware
While the overall size of the headphones is larger, the drivers are smaller than before. The driver in each cup is now 30mm, 10mm smaller than before. It is made with carbon fiber composite to ensure they still offer powerful bass.
Bluetooth 5.2 Active Noise Cancelling DSEE Extreme Beamforming Mic Adaptive Sound 360 Reality Audio 360 Spatial Sound Dolby Atmos Multipoint Connection Speak-to-chat
Features
Sony spares no expense at equipping their flagship noise cancelling headphones with even more features this time. These features can prove useful in a lot of situations too.
Two Devices, One Headphone
There is a caveat, as per warned by the Sony Headphones app when turn on multipoint Bluetooth connection. Choosing to connect your headphone to two devices at once voids LDAC support, but you can still prioritize sound quality. You also might not be able to tell the difference unless you concentrate hard
Speak-to-Chat
On the WH-1000XM5, activation delay is much better than before. You get a little ping to tell you that it has detected your voice and cut the music. The headphone goes into ambient mode almost immediately when you start a conversation. Once it activates, it will stay on for 15 seconds by default.
Via the app as well you can change how sensitive the algorithm works according to how it works for you. You can extend it to 30 seconds, indefinitely, or reduce it to 5 seconds. We find that 15 seconds and normal sensitivity on the function is good enough for our use case in most cases.
Touch Control and Quick Control
Like before, the right side is where all the touch sensitive controls are. Your music controls start with a double tap to pause or play music, then swiping left (forward) or right (backward) to go back and forth between your favourite songs. To control volumes, you swipe up and down. A double finger tap-and-hold switches the Speak-to-Chat function on or off. A single button tap-and-hold brings you to voice assistant of your choice via the Headphones App. Every input comes with a ping so you know the headphone registers them. There is an additional Noise Cancelling Ambient button that can also be programmed to respond to double or triple taps that you can set up yourself via the app.
To quickly get into Ambient Noise mode temporarily without speaking, you simply place your palm over the right ear cup for a quick conversation. If not, just take off your headphone to pause the music. Once you put it back on, your music starts again.
Sony Headphone App
We always maintained that the Sony Headphone App is one of the best control apps for wireless headphones. The interface is still familiar to any users of Sony Headphones. For the WH-1000XM5, there is now a “Services” tab that allows the headphone to connect to a variety of apps and add certain functionality for the app. For now, that service is limited to quickly launch Spotify.
The app is also how you update your headphone. Once the headphone gets connected and app launches, the firmware gets updated. You can also choose not to update your headphone immediately.
Geotagging
Through your smartphone, the headphone detects your location and sets its Noise Cancelling/Ambient Noise levels to your preference, turns speak-to-chat on or off, and even changes its equalizer to your liking in different geotagged areas. Via the app you can add locations and set up your headphone however you like in all your saved locations.
Fast Pair but No NFC – Wait What? Why?
We love that new Bluetooth devices now come with Fast Pair and Quick Connect. We only need to turn the headphone on and our Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra picks it up immediately and prompts the pairing sequence. Everything was done within a few seconds, and we can use it immediately after. To tailor our experience, we took a few extra minutes fiddling through the Headphones app. No NFC to be found on the headphone though, bummer.
You Might Want to Keep it Dry
The WH-1000XM5 does not come with any IP rating or any assurance from Sony that it is water resistant. In that case, you might want to refrain from getting it too wet in any situations. We think that the Sony WH-1000XM5 headphone is mostly made to be used in the likes of airports and malls or even at home.
Performance
While improvements are made everywhere else, the most important part of a headphone is how it sounds.
Picking up the Phone
The WH-1000XM5 offers crisp and clean voice in calls. At the same time, because there are more mics than ever now and thanks to Sony’s clever voice pick up technology, we are reported to sound better than ever in calls.
Sound Quality
As expected from Sony, the maker of some of the best audio gears in the industry, the WH-1000XM5 is still one of the best sounding headphones in its class. The bass response is deep on the WH-1000XM5. The low-frequencies pack a lot of details and punch, but it also feels like the mid-range and high-end frequencies are slightly muddled compared to its predecessor. You still get clean high-end frequencies and detailed mid-range tones, albeit a little on the warm side.
Thing is, we still prefer the audio reproduction on the WH-1000XM4 over this pair. The WH-1000XM4 somehow sounds a little more balanced and just a tad cleaner. Again, this is something you’d only pick up if you pay enough attention.
Noise Cancelling with Two Processors
Instead of just using one QN1 processor to handle both audio and noise cancelling work, the new headphone features two processors. You get the QN1, and you also get a V1 integrated processor from the WF-1000XM4 earbuds.
The WH-1000XM5 has something they call Auto NC optimizer that is supposed to adapt the noise cancelling algorithm to suite your environments better. They also say that the new algorithm and added microphones are supposed to cancel mid and high-frequency sounds better than ever.
With eight mics for working together with the processors, you get arguably the best noise cancelling experience from a Sony headphone. The WH-1000XM5 seems to filter noise a little better than before all-around. Even in a crowded café, putting on the headphone is like transporting yourself into a different place. You still hear some noise, but it is a lot less. Even the coffee machine is less intrusive.
Ambient Noise mode
One of the biggest improvements on the WH-1000XM5, we think, is its ambient noise mode. We find that extremely useful even on the previous headphones when someone is trying to get your attention to have a quick conversation with you. It responds much faster and accurately now.
You can turn it on by pressing the NC mode button also on the right earcup or cover it with your palm. That button can also turn of your Noise Cancelling/Ambient Noise functions completely. If you turned your Speak-to-Chat function on, it turns on the moment it detects your voice.
Ambient noise mode on the WH-1000XM5 does not sound natural. But it is closer than ever, we think. Having conversations with the headphone on feels more natural than before and voices are picked up a little better, if you prioritize voice.
Out and about, having the ambient noise mode on is important to at ensure spatial awareness. We recommend having ambient noise mode on in the public for your own safety. Of course, in the airports or train stations, you want to be able to hear announcements with ambient noise mode.
DSEE Extreme
DSEE Extreme is simply audio upscaling technology that upscales regular audio from the likes of Spotify. It turns your regular Spotify quality to CD quality by filling details due to compressions.
The result, if you pay attention, is quite a significant boost in details in your music. There are plenty of added details in music you listen to, very comparable to what you are get from CDs if you can remember. You get a better result if you are working with Spotify, though Tidal and Deezer offers better audio experiences.
360 Reality Audio
The only way to really experience 360 Reality Audio without spending a fortune on a Sony Bravia XR TV is to get a subscription to Tidal. We do not own a Bravia XR TV. In that case, we have to put a disclaimer here that our 360 Reality Audio experience will not be representative to what you get from a Sony Bravia XR TV.
On Tidal, 360 Reality Audio works only on songs that are produced specifically with 360 Reality Audio in mind. You want to keep in mind that 360 Reality Audio is not Spatial Audio. It is a music-first proprietary technology that supports up to 64 audio channels aimed to put you in the middle of a concert hall or recording studio.
Listening to audio with 360 Reality Audio changes your music listening experience. Most of the time, you really feel like you are listening to music being recorded right in the middle of the studio with instruments and singers all around you. We recommend you listening to Alicia Keys’ “3 Hour Drive” featuring Sampha and compare it to the regular “Master” version.
Battery Life Champ
To be fair, there is nothing to shout about here. It still features the same battery life as before at 30 hours of music playback time despite working with two processors. If you want to use it for calls, it can for up to 24 hours, and you are not going to be on the phone for 24 hours at a time.
We have never used it beyond 20 hours without charging the headphones, so we will not be able to fully confirm its 30 hours battery life. But it does about 20 to 24 hours with little to no issue, and we take Sony’s word for it. We used the headphone mainly for music and connected to a single source, our smartphone with about 70% volume and Noise Cancelling all at all times.
The Sony WH-1000XM5 – Something is Missing
The WH-1000XM5 looks like a completely different product compared to its predecessors. We assure you that it is not though. It is still very much a Sony product; it feels like a quality product built to last. Instead of poorer build quality, the weight savings are obtained through new material sciences and innovative technologies.
There are a few things we feel that makes the WH-1000XM5 a small step back compared to the Sony-WH-1000XM4. The audio quality took a slight hit due to the smaller drivers. The WH-1000XM5 cannot be folded to be as compact as before, which is rather annoying since the package is rather bulky. It is also MYR 200 more than the previous headphones at MYR 1,799.
There are still a lot of positives on the WH-1000XM5. The headphone is more comfortable than before with a near perfect clamping force, allowing extended use cases. The lightweight construction also means that there is less strain to your neck too. The noise cancelling is better, and voice is picked up better, especially when you need to make calls. Functions like Speak-to-Chat also respond more accurately than before, which makes it a lot more intuitive.
It is hard to justify a purchase decision for this one. In terms of noise-cancelling capabilities, this is the best you can get your hands on currently, only marginally. With ANC, its predecessor sounds slightly more balanced too, albeit with a slightly less punchy bass. If sound quality is your focus, there are better sounding headphones too.
We think that the MYR 1,799 price tag is steep for the entire package. You are paying for some new interesting innovations on the headphone though. In our opinions, the slightly better sounding WH-1000XM4 is now a bargain. Sony’s headphones go on sale all the time too, so you can get your hands on Sony’s headphones for less than its retail price tag.
Is it worth replacing your WH-1000XM4 with this one? We do not think so. Although it is an upgrade everywhere, you also take minor hits in key areas. The trade-off is not enough to justify an upgrade from the already stellar WH-1000XM4. If you come from even older platforms, it is worth the upgrade.
The Anticipated Release Will Also Debut in Multi-Sensory 4DX Theatres Tickets on Sale Now
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Nov. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — CJ 4DPLEX, the world’s leading producer of premium film formats and cinema technologies, announced today that Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” will feature the most ScreenX content ever – the highly anticipated sequel will include over 60 minutes of exclusive story-enhancing imagery only available in ScreenX. The follow-up to 2018’s “Black Panther” opens nationwide this Friday, Nov. 11.
ScreenX surrounds and transports moviegoers into the riveting action of the film by expanding specially selected film sequences onto the left and right-side walls of the auditorium. CJ 4DPLEX worked closely with Marvel Studios to ensure the highest-quality presentation of the exhilarating adventure and guarantees an immersive viewing experience that can’t be replicated anywhere else. “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” will be available on over 340 ScreenX screens worldwide.
4DX transcends the traditional moviegoing experience with special effects like vibration, water, wind, snow, lightning, and scents, among others. By utilizing over 21 unique motion and environmental effects, 4DX transports audiences into the action of the film. “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” will be on over 780 4DX screens worldwide.
Don Savant, CEO & President, CJ 4DPLEX America stated, “‘Black Panther’ changed the superhero narrative forever. We’re thrilled to showcase the next edition of this epic action adventure in our super premium formats, and to have a landmark 60+ minutes of exclusive story enhancing imagery for our ScreenX audiences.”
“We are honored to release ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ in our immersive, premium formats ScreenX and 4DX,” said Jongryul Kim, CEO, CJ 4DPLEX. “Thank you, Marvel Studios, for your close collaboration and the opportunity to turn ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ into a multi-sensory adventure for audiences worldwide.”
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at your local ScreenX and 4DX theaters.
In Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” Queen Ramonda (Angela Bassett), Shuri (Letitia Wright), M’Baku (Winston Duke), Okoye (Danai Gurira) and the Dora Milaje (including Florence Kasumba), fight to protect their nation from intervening world powers in the wake of King T’Challa’s death. As the Wakandans strive to embrace their next chapter, the heroes must band together with the help of War Dog Nakia (Lupita Nyong‘o) and Everett Ross (Martin Freeman) and forge a new path for the kingdom of Wakanda. Introducing Tenoch Huerta as Namor, king of a hidden undersea nation, the film also stars Dominique Thorne, Michaela Coel, Mabel Cadena and Alex Livinalli. “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” directed by Ryan Coogler and produced by Kevin Feige and Nate Moore, opens in U.S. theaters Nov. 11, 2022.
About CJ 4DPLEX
CJ 4DPLEX is a leading, next-generation cinema technology company, headquartered in Seoul with international offices in Los Angeles and Beijing. The company has created innovative film technologies for theaters worldwide that include ‘ScreenX’, ‘4DX’, and ‘4DX Screen’ for consumers to experience films in ways that were never before possible.
CJ 4DPLEX is a part of the CJ Group conglomerate that also includes entertainment powerhouses CJ CGV, the fifth largest theater chain in the world, and CJ ENM (CJ Entertainment & Media), who produced the Academy Award®, Golden Globe® and SAG Awards winning film, “Parasite”. CJ 4DPLEX was named Most Innovative Company of 2017 and 2019 in Live Events by Fast Company, and the technology has been recognized with Silver at the Edison Awards in the Media and Visual Communications-Entertainment category in 2015 and 2018.
ScreenX is the world’s first multi-projection cinema with an immersive 270 degree field of view. By expanding the image beyond the frame and onto the walls of the theatre, ScreenX draws you into the story on the main screen and immerses you in a virtual reality like setting with cinema quality resolution. To date, there are over 342 ScreenX auditoriums around the world in 38 countries.
4DX provides moviegoers with a multi-sensory cinema-going experience, allowing audiences to connect with movies through motion, vibration, water, wind, snow, lightning, scents, and other special effects that enhance the visuals on-screen. Each 4DX auditorium incorporates motion-based seating synchronized with more than 21 different effects and optimized by a team of skilled editors. To date, there are over 787 4DX auditoriums around the world, spanning over 69 countries.
4DXScreen is a powerful combination of our super premium immersive theatre technologies of ScreenX and 4DX in one auditorium, creating a never-before-seen experience for cinemagoers. To date, there are 42 4DXScreens installed around the globe.
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