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Meizu launches new PANDAER Transparent Mechanical Keyboard & 130W Power Bank

Sean — Wed, 12 Jan 2022 09:13:59 +0000

Earlier today (12th January 2022), Meizu launched a number of new products in China. This included its latest budget smartphone, the mBlu 10 and other Lipro and PANDAER products as well. Among the new products, the company unveiled the new PANDAER branded transparent mechanical keyboard and power bank.

Talking about the keyboard first, the PANDAER X IQUNIX Mechanical Keyboard was initially set for crowdfunding back in September 2021. However, materials shortages caused by the pandemic led to the product being delayed. But now, it has officially been announced with its 83 keys with PBT keycaps. It has a semi transparent design and offers either Cherry switches or TTC switches, along with support for full key hot swapping as well. For connectivity, it features Bluetooth 5.1, 2.4G wireless and wired connection with both Windows and Mac OS support as well.

Similar to the keyboard, the 130W transparent power bank is also a part of a collaboration. It is the PANDAER X SHARGE 118W Transparent power bank, which was also first began crowdfunding last year as well. and supports 118W fast charging through a single 21700 power cell with a capacity of up to 5000mAh. Furthermore, the power bank also supports QC/PD multi protocol fast charging as well and even has a small screen that displays the current, voltage, and capacity in real time. As the name suggests, it features a transparent outer shell.

The new PANDAER X SHARGE 118W Transparent power bank from Meizu is currently priced at 999 Yuan (roughly 157 US Dollars) and is available for sale right now. On the other hand, the PANDAER X IQUNIX Mechanical Keyboard is priced at 799 Yuan (roughly 125 US Dollars) and will go on sale after the Spring Festival.

Meizu launches PANDAER co-branded Mechancial Keyboard & Transparent Power Bank

Sean — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 12:16:13 +0000

Earlier this week, Meizu has just launched a number of new consumer electronic products. Out of these, two new products arrives as a collaboration and includes a mechanical keyboard and a transparent power bank.

Talking about the keyboard first, the company had previously teased PANDAER X IQUNIX Mechanical Keyboard earlier this month. And now, the keyboard is finally here and is targeted towards young professionals and gamers alike. Its trendy design is cleared geared towards the younger demographic and features 83 keys with PBT keycaps. It has a semi transparent design and offers either Cherry switches or TTC switches, along with support for full key hot swapping as well. For connectivity, it features Bluetooth 5.1, 2.4G wireless and wired connection with both Windows and Mac OS support.

The second product Meizu launched that is a part of a collaboration is a transparent power bank. It is the PANDAER X SHARGE 118W Transparent power bank, and as the name suggests, features a transparent outer shell. Under the hood, it houses a 20,000mAh battery pack and supports 118W fast charging through a single 21700 power cell with a capacity of up to 5000mAh. It supports QC/PD multi protocol fast charging as well and even has a small screen that displays the current, voltage, and capacity in real time.

The PANDAER X IQUNIX Mechanical Keyboard has its price start from 699 Yuan (roughly 110 US Dollars) and is currently available for crowdfunding. Similarly, the PANDAER X SHARGE 118W Power Bank is also available through crowdfunding and also starts from 699 Yuan. It can also be paired with a special protective case that features a solar panel that helps charge the power bank at up to 12W charging.

Red Magic 6S Pro design revealed, features transparent back and RGB fan

Sean — Thu, 02 Sep 2021 10:24:57 +0000

Nubia is set to launch its latest smartphone, the Red Magic 6S Pro on September 6. Although, prior to its release the company has officially revealed the design of the upcoming device.

Earlier today (2nd September 2021), we had reported on a TENAA certification, which revealed the images of the 6S Pro along with certain specifications of the handset as well. Now, the Chinese smartphone maker’s President, Ni Fei, has officially revealed the design of the device. Similar to the Red Magic 6 Pro Deuterium Transparent Edition, the 6S Pro will also feature a transparent rear panel. This offers us a glimpse at some of the internal components of the smartphone.

This includes its heat dissipation system and the fan. On the rear panel, we can also see the branding of the smartphone along with the Tencent Games branding as well, while the brand logo can be spotted at the bottom. Notably, the transparent half of the device also offers also tells us where the various components of the smartphone is housed, like the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888+ SoC, the LPDDR5 RAM, and the stereo speakers.

Recently, the company had also teased the thermal management system of the upcoming smartphone. It has highlighted the space grade materials used to reduce the device’s temperature and the cooling fan that can run at 20,000rpm. Notably, this fan also featured RGB lighting that lights up, which likely to further supplement the gaming aesthetic of the smartphone.

Leaked prototype shows Apple had experimented with a transparent casing for the Mac PC first released in 1990

Jed John Ikoba — Mon, 07 Dec 2020 20:31:55 +0000

In recent years, it has become a trendy style for OEMs in the smartphone industry to release a transparent version of the popular models. The Xiaomi Mi 8 Explorer released in 2018 was the first model with such a design and the success of the model has prompted several others to do the same including the Lenovo Legion Pro transparent edition that was released last month.

Apparently, Apple had experimented with a transparent casing for the first-generation Macintosh PC but it is likely for a different reason. A prototype version of an early Apple Macintosh Classic computer has surfaced on Twitter. The picture shows this antique Mac is housed in an unusual, completely transparent frosted case. Macintosh Classic is an antique computer we are familiar with. It is famous for its classic design and light beige casing. In the picture shared by “@DongleBookPro” on Twitter, Apple used different shell styles during the development process.

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The photos of the “Macintosh Classic prototype” shows that the computer is housed in a transparent plastic case. This gives observers the opportunity to take a good look at the internal layout of this computer. The large CRT screen occupies a lot of space at the top, while most of the computing components are placed at the bottom. Thanks to the fully transparent shell, the various words inside are clear enough, and even the words “Made in Singapore” can be seen. On the front of the fuselage, the rainbow-colored Apple logo is particularly eye-catching.

Prototype Macintosh Classic
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— Dongle (@DongleBookPro) December 5, 2020

On the back, a large sticker confirms that “the device is only for development purposes” and that it is “not for sale in the United States”, indicating that this is a prototype model and is not available to standard users.

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Such a system is believed to help observe the effectiveness of the thermal management system during development, that is, by blowing smoke in the case and observing the path it is moved by the fan. Apparently, this trend extended to the early Macintosh computers as can be seen from this image below. The Macintosh Classic was originally sold in October 1990. It utilizes a Motorola 68000 8MHz processor, 1MB of memory (expandable to 4MB), and a 9-inch 512x342p monochrome screen. It also installed a 40MB SCSI hard drive and a 3.5-inch floppy drive, weighing about 16 pounds. It was succeeded by the Macintosh Classic II released in October 1991.

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