Today, Xiaomi announced the Mi Power Bank 3 Pikachu Edition but it turns out that isn’t the only Xiaomi product that got a Pokémon-themed custom edition. The official Xiaomi website contains other items that also got a Pikachu makeover.

Alongside the Mi Power Bank 3, the Xiaomi Pocket Photo Printer, Mi Air 2s TWS earbuds, Mi Backpack 10L, and Xiaomi Suitcase 20-inches also come in customized Pikachu Editions.

The Xiaomi Pocket Photo Printer Pikachu Edition is priced at ¥399 (~$60) and has the popular Pokémon’s smiling face printed on its yellow plastic body. The Mi Air 2s also gets a similar yellow coat of paint for its earbuds and case but a different Pikachu smiling face and a price tag of ¥399 (~$60) too.

The Mi Backpack 10L is ¥59 and comes in Pikachu Yellow with zippers styled like the Pokemon’s tail. It has all the features of the regular backpack including a water repellent coating.

The Xiaomi Suitcase 20-inches Pikachu Edition also has a ¥399 (~$60) price tag with Pikachu’s face on the top and its tail for zippers.

All five products including the power bank are available for purchase on Mi.com and seems will only be available for a limited time. So if you are a Pikachu or Pokémon fan at large, you may want to hurry and grab yours as soon as possible.

Xiaomi isn’t the first manufacturer to launch Pikachu-themed products. OPPO announced a customized Pikachu SuperVOOC power bank and OPPO R17 Pro protective cases in 2018. Razer also has a collection of Pikachu-themed accessories including a custom pair of its hammerhead TWS earbuds that come in a Poké Ball-like case. A few months ago, Anker also announced a range of Pikachu-themed products that include a power adapter, a wireless charger, a charging cable, and a power bank.

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Early last month, Xiaomi launched Mi Air 2S truly wireless earphones in China. Now, it is receiving its first firmware update with tons of fixes and optimizations.

The Mi Air 2S TWS brings a number of upgrades over its predecessors. It is powered by a dual-core processor and features binaural synchronous transmission technology. The buds last 5 hours on a full charge with an additional 24 hours from the case, which has support for wireless charging.

After a month from its announcement, the company is now seeding the first-ever firmware update to Mi Air TWS. The update brings the following fixes and features to the Xiaomi audio accessory.

• Adds two hot words to increase and decrease volume. Now, supports 7 hot words in total, which covers all the playback controls for music as well as one to wake up Xiao AI voice assistant.
• Fixes local music library synchronization
• Fixes lag issues on Mi 10, Mi 10 Pro, and Redmi K30 Pro
• Optimizes Bluetooth connection drops
• Fixes mono audio in calls on iPhone
• Fixes issue with the double-tap gesture to wake Xiao AI voice assistant
• Fixes autoplay bug which activates even when turned off
• Fixes waking up of Xiaomi AI even when the option is turned off
• Optimizes double-tap gesture.

That’s a whole lot of fixes for the first firmware update. If you have bought Mi Air 2S recently, then make sure to update it.

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In line with our previous report, Xiaomi has today officially launched a new TWS Earphones — the Mi Air 2S true wireless earbuds, for a price of 399 Yuan which roughly converts to $56. The newly launched earphones are currently up for reservations in China and will go on sale on April 9.

The company reveals that the new Mi Air 2S comes with an upgraded dual-core chipset and also uses the new binaural synchronous transmission technology to transmit sound signals to the left and right earphones at the same time.

This effectively reduces the sound delay, while having strong anti-interference, and makes the left and right earphone connections are more stable. Additionally, it has fully optimized LHDC Bluetooth decoding for the MIUI system and adopts a new architecture for deeply optimizing the hardware. Note that the earbuds supports Bluetooth 5.0.

To improve the performance during gameplay and watching videos, it comes with a low-latency mode which when turned on, greatly reduces the sound delay and ensures proper synchronization of sound and pictures.

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Further, there’s support for voice assistant with XiaoAI which gets activated just through simple voice command and can be used to perform a wide range of activities and tasks, including playing music, listening stories, using maps for directions, etc.

While there’s no active noise cancellation support like the Apple AirPods Pro but it does come with dual-microphone array noise reduction technology that claims to effectively reduce the environmental noise during calls and ensure HD voice call quality.

One of the most impressive parts of the new Xiaomi Mi Air 2S TWS earphones is the battery life. The company claims that it can provide 5 hours of usage on a single charge but can be extended up to 24 hours of battery life when combined with the charging box. The charging box of the earbuds also come with support for Qi-standard wireless charging technology, making the charging process more convenient.

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