Author: batteryforpc

Back in November, Honor announced the latest entries in its MagicBook laptop lineup with 14 and 15.6-inch models. The two were later confirmed to go international and now Honor has officially confirmed the arrival of the 14-inch MagicBook to the UK with a base price of £550 (€595/$638). Actual sales start April 7 through Amazon and Argos.

This gets you an AMD Ryzen 5 3500U CPU, Radeon Vega 8 GPU, 8GB DDR4 RAM and 256GB PCIe SSD storage. The screen comes with an FHD (1920 x 1080 pixels) resolution and sleek side and top bezels. The battery is rated at 56Wh which is Honor claims is good for 10 hours of office tasks or over 9 hours of web browsing. The bundled 65W USB-PD charger promises a 46% charge in just 30 minutes.

In terms of I/O, you get a type-C port, HMDI and two USB type-A ports (one 2.0 and one 3.0). There’s also a built-in pop-up 720p cam in the top row of the keyboard. The laptop weighs in at 1.38kg and ships with Windows 10 Home.

Huawei looks set to launch a new smartwatch alongside the upcoming P40 this month.

The news comes directly from Huawei on its Weibo account, where it has shared a video teaser and images referencing the new device. The title of the video gives the game away in its entirety, reading, “HUAWEI Watch GT 2e – Coming March 26th.” That date has also been confirmed as the launch for the Huawei P40 by CEO Richard Yu, so we’ve got two new gadgets to look forward to next week.

The name itself suggests that the new smartwatch is a refreshed version of the existing Huawei Watch GT 2 which had a very unique (or bloody stupid, depending on your viewpoint) launch event last year, that saw members of the public diving into the Royal Victoria Dock to grab one for free from a semi-submerged kiosk.

The GT positioned itself as a smartwatch for athletes, boasting 15 sports modes with full-scale monitoring of 190 date types. The new ‘e’ presumably has something further to offer this particular crowd, based on the nature of the images and sporty things going on in the video, but we don’t know what yet. But we only have a week to wait.

GoPro’s dominance has shifted slightly in recent years but when it comes to dedicated action cams with incredible stabilization, it’s hard to beat. That performance comes at a price, however, so what do you get when you buy yourself a budget option?

In this excellent video, Gene Nagata a.k.a. Potato Jet puts the AKASO V50 Pro Native 4K30fps 20MP WiFi Action Camera with EIS Touch Screen to the test, pitting it against the GoPro Hero 8 Black. The AKASO is one-third of the price of the GoPro and the box includes a watch that enables remote control, along with a spare battery and charger — all items that are missing from the basic GoPro Hero 8 option. At just $120, it’s something of a bargain.

Nagata runs through a load of comparisons and while video quality and stabilization is definitely not on par with the GoPro, much of the AKASO’s limitations seem to be about usability and durability. As with most camera gear, you will get what you pay for.

Notably, if you opt for the AKASO, you’re investing in technology from a company that has no proven record. There may be a warranty but making the claim might be tricky, and once outside of that first year of use, it’s hard to know how long the camera will hold up. Of course, at that price point, it’s much more replaceable, so it probably balances out.

Have you bought a cheap action cam? Are there any models that stand out above the rest? Leave your thoughts in the comments below.