Gadgets Weekly: Lenovo ThinkPad X9 14 Aura Edition and more

Technology companies Lenovo, Samsung, Intel, Lenovo, Unix, Vivo and others launched computer laptop, smartphones, smart ACs, accessories, and more this week (March 3-9, 2025).

DH's Gadgets Weekly edition lists the latest personal technology products to keep you abreast of everything happening in consumer electronics.

Lenovo ThinkPad X9 14 Aura Edition

Lenovo ThinkPad X9 14 Aura Edition.

It sports a 14-inch OLED display, up to 2.8K resolution, 100% DCI-P3 color accuracy, and Dolby Vision. It offers crisp details, rich colors, and exceptional brightness. Dolby Atmos-powered stereo speakers enhance the experience with immersive 360-degree audio clarity. It comes with MIL-STD 810H military-grade durability standards.

It features a 1.35mm travel keyboard for optimal tactile response, preserving the iconic ThinkPad typing experience. The 80x130 mm glass haptic touchpad can deliver precision and responsiveness, offering a seamless navigation alternative to the TrackPoint.

It is powered by Intel Core Ultra Series 2 processor. It is optimized to run AI applications. Its dedicated Neural Processing Unit (NPU) can deliver up to 48 TOPS (Trillion Operations Per Second) of AI acceleration, enabling seamless multitasking, intelligent workload distribution, and enhanced energy efficiency.

With Intel Arc Graphics, the laptop promises to deliver exceptional visual performance, making it ideal for creative professionals and immersive content consumption. The 55Wh battery, coupled with Rapid Charge technology, ensures up to 80 per cent charge in just one hour, allowing professionals to stay productive throughout the day.

The device includes a built-in UHD 8.0MP camera with a large sensor + IR discrete, Windows Hello facial recognition, an electronic privacy shutter, and a Time-of-Flight (ToF) sensor for presence detection. Lenovo’s Aura Smart Modes further enhance security through Shield Mode, which offers privacy alerts, activates a privacy guard, and automatically prompts a VPN connection on untrusted networks, ensuring comprehensive protection for professionals on the move.

The ThinkPad X9 14 Aura Edition is priced at a starting price of INR 1,38,000.

Intel launches new chipsets at MWC 2025

Intel announces new chipsets at MWC 2025.

Intel earlier this week unveiled its most powerful lineup of commercial AI PCs ever with the launch of Intel Core Ultra 200U, 200H, 200HX and 200S series processors, alongside the Intel Core Ultra 200V series.

The new chipsets promise to offer faster performance, power efficiency, connectivity, security, and manageability, across desktop and mobile form factors.

Compared with a four-year-old Intel Core i7-1185G7 processor, the new Intel Core Ultra 7 265H processor delivers up to 2.84x higher multicore performance in Cinebench 2024, up to 1.39x faster performance in Procyon office productivity tests and up to 1.97x faster video editing performance in Procyon tests.

Intel Core Ultra 200U, 200H, 200HX and 200S series-powered systems will ship in new computers in late March 2025.

The Intel vPro Fleet Services is currently in preview, with general availability expected in the coming weeks. The Intel Core Ultra (Series 2) systems featuring the Intel Assured Supply Chain program will be available in the second half of 2025.

Panasonic expands its Matter-enabled smart ACs in India

Panasonic expands its Matter enabled smart ACs in India.

Panasonic’s new range has been designed to withstand high ambient temperatures up to 55 degrees Celsius during peak summers.

Panasonic Air Conditioners can be controlled from the Miraie app and offers a unique sleep profile feature helping consumers adjust room temperature automatically ensuring comfortable sleep.

The new Panasonic product is the company's first Matter-enabled AC. It provides interoperability and is simple to use, reliable and secure. Panasonic Air Conditioner equipped with Matter technology is easily managed using the Miraie platform or any other Matter-compatible platform. Similarly, any other Room Air Conditioner brand that is compatible with Matter is easily controlled through the Miraie platform. Miraie application can be downloaded on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.

Panasonic’s IoT enabled connected ecosystem aids in reducing energy consumption, offers AI enabled features and ensures customized sleep profile delivering comfort and convenience.

These new models are available for consumers across all leading outlets, e-commerce platforms and on the Panasonic Brand Store with prices starting at Rs 37,490.

Sharp Pixel Edge Display

SHARP Business Systems (India) Unveils the Pixel Edge Interactive Smart Board in India.

It is a large format display tailor-made for conference rooms, classrooms, and creative spaces. It is available in 65-inch, 75-inch, and 86-inch sizes. It features 4K LCD panel with up to 1.07 billion colors and brightness levels of 350 cd/m² for the 65-inch model and 400 cd/m² for larger options, ensuring vibrant visuals and a contrast ratio of 1200:1 for engaging presentations.

With a USB Type C interface, connectivity is simplified by consolidating audio, video, touch, camera, and microphone functions into one cable.

It also boasts of advanced IR touch technology, which supports up to 40 simultaneous touch points for seamless collaboration. The built-in Android OS controller offers easy access to applications on the standalone device, and an optional OPS slot allows for PC integration, making the Pixel Edge a versatile solution tailored to diverse needs.

It is available for purchase at Sharp outlets and authorised dealers and GeM (Government E-Market Place) throughout India with pricing starting at Rs 2,75,000 (MRP).

Dyson Supersonic r hair dryer

Dyson Supersonic r hair dryer.

It boasts of new technology streamlined heater, the Dyson Hyperdymium motor, and intelligent Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) sensors in attachments which communicate with the hair dryer, automatically adjusting the motor and heater to deliver optimal airflow and temperature.

The Dyson Supersonic r hair dryer is Dyson’s most powerful, yet lightest and most precise hair dryer to date. 30% smaller, 20% lighter, and more manoeuvrable than the original Supersonic hair dryer. And, it delivers fast drying, smoother and shinier results. It costs Rs 29,900.

Whirlpool 3D Cool Air Conditioner Range 2025 series

Whirlpool 3D Cool Air Conditioner Range 2025 series.

The unique 6th Sense Technology coupled with 3D Cool Technology provides a personalized cooling experience to deliver optimal comfort levels with maximum energy efficiency.

Thanks to smart sensors and advanced algorithms it can intuitively sense changes in the environment and weather conditions to dynamically adjust temperature, humidity, airflow, and direction of air.

It boasts of three modes-- Focused Air Mode for quick and intense cooling, Diffused Air Mode for a gentle breeze that cools the room without harshness on the skin, and Sweep Air Mode for uniform cooling across the room with a 4-way swing.

The latest compressor technology ensures powerful, optimised cooling with maximum energy efficiency, thus providing an unmatched performance.

The Air Conditioner Range 2025 is available with capacity ranging from 1 ton to 2 ton in 3 star and 5 star energy rating respectively. The prices start at Rs 35,490.

Vivo T4x series

Vivo T4x series.

It features a 6.72-inch full HD+ (2408×1080p) screen with 120Hz refresh rate, up to 1050 nits peak brightness. It also houses side-mounted fingerprint sensor, type-c port, dual-SIM slots and stereo speakers, MIL-STD-810H compliant, and IP64 dust-and-water resistant certification.

It comes with MediaTek Dimensity 7300 octa-core processor, Mali-G615 MC2 GPU, Android 15-based FuntouchOS 156GB / 8GB LPDDR4x RAM, 128GB / 256GB (UFS 3.1) storage, dual SIM slots, dual-camera module- main 50MP camera (with f/1.8) + 2MP depth sensor (with f/2.4) with LED flash, an 8MP (f/2.05) front camera, and a 6, 500mAh battery with 44W fast charging.

It comes two colours-- Pronto Purple and Marine Blue colours . It will be available in three configurations-- 6GB RAM +128GB storage, 8GB RAM + 128GB storage and 8GB RAM + 256GB storage-- for Rs. 13,999, Rs 14,999 and Rs 16,999, respectively.

Samsung Galaxy M16 and M06 series hit stores in India

Samsung Galaxy M16 5G series.

Both the devices feature a similar design and most of the internal hardware is the same, except for the display and camera specifications.

The Galaxy M16 sports a 6.7-inch full HD super AMOLED display and the M06 features a standard 6.7-inch HD+ screen.

Both the devices run Android 15-based One UI 7. The M16 is guaranteed to get six years of Android OS updates and software security support for new emerging cyber threats up to 2031.

The Galaxy M06 is eligible to get at least four years of Android OS and security support up to 2029.

Both the devices come with Samsung Knox Vault, a hardware-based security system, which offers comprehensive protection against both hardware and software attacks.

Also, they are powered by MediaTek Dimensity 6300 octal-core processor, which is good enough to run most of the popular games and also deliver smooth performance in terms of day-to-day tasks.

With a 5,000mAh battery, they can last a whole day under normal usage. Both the devices support 25W fast charging.

As noted earlier, the key difference between the two is the camera hardware. The Galaxy M16 boasts of triple camera module— main 50MP with 5MP ultra-wide camera and a 2MP depth sensor with LED flash. On the front, it houses 13MP sensor.

Whereas the Galaxy M06 comes with a dual-camera module— 50MP sensor with 2MP depth camera with LED flash on the back. And, an 8MP camera on the front for selfies and video calling.

The Galaxy M16 comes in three configurations — 4GB RAM + 128GB storage, 6GB RAM + 128GB storage, and 8GB RAM + 128GB storage— for Rs 11,499, Rs 12, 999 and Rs 14,499, respectively. It comes in three colours— blush pink, mint green, and thunder black.

The Galaxy M06 is available in two configurations— 4GB RAM + 128GB storage, 6GB RAM + 128GB storage— for Rs 9,499 and Rs 10,999, respectively.

Videotex to design and manufacture QD Mini LED Smart TVs in India

4K QD Mini LED Smart TVs by Videotex.

Popular ODM Videotex to assemble the first made-in-India QD Mini LED Smart TVs.

They are being assembled at Videotex’s 240,000 sq. ft. R&D and manufacturing facility in Greater Noida. The new 4K QD Mini LED line-up is designed to meet the growing demand for high-performance, feature-rich smart TVs in India.

The new TVs initially will come in 55-inch and 65-inch 4K QD Mini LED Smart TVs. The company has plans to introduce larger models—including 75-inch, 86-inch, and 100-inch variants.

These TVs feature 180 and 308 Full Array Local Dimming Zones (for 55- and 65-inch models) and 1000+ nits peak brightness, ensuring exceptional HDR brilliance.

With DCI-P3 94%+ wide colour gamut, HDR10, and HLG, viewers can experience stunning realism, vibrant colours, and lifelike visuals. The MEMC and ALLM technologies further enhances smooth motion for an immersive viewing experience along with a better gaming dashboard.

Google wins Global Mobile (GLOMO) Awards at Mobile World Congress 2025

Google wins Global Mobile (GLOMO) Awards at Mobile World Congress 2025.

Google earlier this week won two Global Mobile (GLOMO) Awards at Mobile World Congress 2025.

Pixel 9 Pro has been named 'Smartphone of the Year,' following the Pixel 8 Series winning the award in 2024. And, Gemini won the 'Breakthrough Device Innovation' award, highlighting Google's top-class AI-driven experiences on mobile phones.

Vivo launches Project ‘vivo KanyaGyaan' in India

Vivo launches Project ‘vivo KanyaGyaan' in India.

The project ‘vivo KanyaGyaan’, is a nationwide initiative dedicated to empowering Indian women for a future in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) careers.

This initiative has already made a meaningful impact on the lives of over 150 young women, enabling them to overcome barriers and realise their aspirations - with over 60% coming from families earning less than Rs 1 lakh annually, and 15 per cent being raised by single parents.

Notably, for 56 per cent of them, this initiative has enabled them to become first-generation graduates.

“Empowering young women in STEM isn’t just an initiative—it’s a necessity for real progress. Through the ‘vivo KanyaGyaan’ initiative, we’re breaking barriers by providing education, mentorship, and opportunities that help them shape their own futures. Our Women’s Day campaign film captures this spirit with the metaphor of ‘carrying their own chairs’—a symbol of determination and self-empowerment. With this, we hope to inspire a larger movement toward empowerment and action in STEM,” said Geetaj Channana, Head of Corporate Strategy, Vivo India.

Unix XB-U22 Recto series speaker

Unix XB-U22 Recto speaker.

The XB-U22 Recto features a rugged, shockproof build with a premium matte finish. The new 5W speaker can deliver deep bass and crystal-clear audio, ensuring a rich and immersive listening experience.

Despite its compact size the XB-U22 Recto houses a dual-driver setup. It also features 1200mAh battery to deliver up to 6 hours of continuous playtime. It costs Rs 2,499.

Get the latest news on new launches, gadget reviews, apps, cybersecurity, and more on personal technology only on DH Tech