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Complete Your Gaming Set Up with ROG x IKEA

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ASUS’s Republic of Gamers (ROG) announced a partnership with IKEA to bring more gamer-centric furniture to complete your setup not too long ago. However, the partnership was exclusive to Taiwan and China until today. The ROG x IKEA gaming furniture is now available at IKEA outlets across Malaysia.

The collaboration comes in five new product ranges which IKEA dubs its gaming range: the UPPSPEL, LÅNESPELARE, MATCHSPEL, UTESPELARE and HUVUDSPELARE. The new product families have IKEA’s unique, minimalist approach with insights from ROG’s long relationship with gamers. The UPPSPEL, however, is a true co-developed product with ROG engineers working closely with IKEA product designers.

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The new gaming range focuses on bringing ergonomic comfort to gamers while they work to take out their challengers and best their opponents. Gamers can choose from a wide range of furniture which covers a wide range of price ranges. IKEA is offering a choice of three gaming chairs which range from MYR299 to MYR699. While the ROGxIKEA gaming desk, UPPSPEL, will set you back MYR2,499. Each piece of furniture is designed while taking into consideration the unique needs of a gamer. IKEA and ROG have put thought into everything from ergonomics to ventilation for your gaming setup.

The partnership doesn’t simply cover gaming furniture. You’ll also be able to get accessories such as a mouse bungee, headset stand and mug to complete your epic setup. The best part is these items are all priced below MYR80. If you’re not looking to get a completely new set-up, these additions should be more than welcome.

As part of their launch, ROG and IKEA have set up vignettes and showrooms with ROG gaming PCs in IKEA outlets across Malaysia. The gaming rigs in the stores feature some of the best components from ROG paired with Kingston’s performance RAM and storage. The rigs are available for you to experience at IKEA Damansara, Cheras, Terbrau and Batu Kawan.

For the complete lineup and prices, you can head on down the official ROG x IKEA webpage.

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IKEA and Sonos are Back at it with New SYMFONISK Table Lamp Speaker

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IKEA and Sonos’ partnership started with their bookshelf speakers. In 2019, they came up with another Sonos speaker product that is supposed to blend into the home environment better. They came up with a SYMFONISK table lamp.

As soon as it launched though, opinions around the table lamp started to divide. Some liked how it looked while others do not. We kind of think that the earlier table lamp SYMFONISK looked quite funky.

2021 is a different year though and IKEA and Sonos decided its time to give their table lamp a revision. But because it is a different breed of product too, the IKEA x Sonos SYMFONISK table lamp speaker offers a slightly different level of customisation. Now you must buy the table lamp and its shade separately.

Aside from the additional options of lamp shades that are available to you from IKEA, they have also added some light customisation options. You can now use E26/E27 socket light bulbs also available from IKEA for lighting up the table lamp. With the extra customisation option, the IKEA x Sonos SYMFONISK can be customised really to fit your living spaces.

Of course, a new speaker is not really a new speaker if they do no change or improve the speaker module itself. They have done that with the new SYMFONISK table lamp though. Sonos say that the new table lamp features a new acoustic architecture. You can see the slightly different build of the new SYMFONISK table lamp compared to the old one of course. The new speaker features a new custom waveguide that is supposed to create better sounds to fill up an entire room. Of course, because it is a Sonos speaker, it is connected via WiFI and can be used either as the only speaker or even as part of a network of speakers throughout the home.

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The IKEA x Sonos SYMFONISK table lamp is scheduled to be available in IKEA stores and on IKEA.com in North America and selected European markets starting from October 2021. IKEA says that the SYMNFONISK table lamp will reach other IKEA markets around the globe in the coming year. The thing is, their track record with Sonos speakers in Malaysia has not been great, so we cannot tell you if it will ever make it to Malaysia. There are also no confirmed prices for the products at this time.

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SONOS and IKEA Developing New Hide-in-Plain-Sight Symfonisk Speakers

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If you are looking for a home audio solution today, SONOS will be one name you come across. The American based home audio solution has proven to be one of the most popular home audio brands today with innovative and high-quality products in their stables. They also make some of the best and minimalist looking speakers in the market currently.

IKEA should not be a name that is new to anyone too at this point. They made flat-packed furniture a thing. They are also currently the largest furniture retailer and manufacturer in the world. Every home in Malaysia will haven IKEA product no matter how small. I know my house has a few IKEA stuff. Heck, our office is filled with IKEA furniture.

The partnership between IKEA and SONOS is nothing new too though. IKEA and SONOS produced their first collaboration product, the SONOS Symfonisk Bookshelf WiFi speakers back in 2019. The only issue is that we do not get a lot of IKEA x whatever brand collaboration products in Malaysia.

SONOS and IKEA is back in collaboration to update their Symfonisk WiFi Speaker. This time though, it is not just a WiFi wirelss speaker. This time, the Symfonisk for 2021 is a table lamp too combined with an Apple HomePod lookalike speaker unit. The new Symfonisk speakers are not available in Malaysia at this time. If you have family members or friends in Singapore though, they can order it at SG$ 299 per piece and in either white or black colour options.

Apparently though this is not the only thing they have in their collaboration product pipeline. They are also making an art piece together that is supposed to double as an art piece you can hang on your home walls, or office walls for that matter. This is not the first art piece speaker per say, but of course IKEA will make it more affordable and more flat-pack friendly than anything that came before.  

Those are also the only details anyone cares to share on their current collaboration products. Of course, if you already have SONOS products at home, you can pair them to the Symfonisk speakers for surround sound purposes or as connected speakers throughout the home. There are also no details yet on whether the Symfonisk speakers will ever make it to Malaysia. With SONOS making a big push in the region, here is hoping that IKEA Malaysia starts bringing in the SONOS x IKEA Symfonisk products.