Panasonic RZ-S500W

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This year marks the 11th edition of the annual HWM+HardwareZone.com Tech Awards, Singapore tech industry’s premier event where we recognize the best brands, products and services.

The annual HWM+HardwareZone.com Tech Awards serves to honour the very best in tech brands, products and services.

Another year, another set of true wireless earbuds. This year the competition has only gotten stiffer, with Bluetooth 5.0 and water resistance becoming the norm. But there’s far more competition too. Here’s your definitive true wireless shootout.

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Flagship smartphone makers have it tough.

Experience True Cinema c Sound with the latest Samsung Harman Kardon HW-Q90R Soundbar.

Always bring that li le extra - the ASUS ZenBook Duo and Pro Duo.

Touted as the world’s first personal purifying fan, the Dyson Pure Cool Me is a desktop fan that cools you with purified air.

This Lego masterpiece isn’t just a faithful 1:8 scale replica of the 1964 Aston Martin DB5.

The scientists and astronomers of the Event Horizon Telescope project showed how this is possible when they captured the first image of a black hole by using an array of radio telescopes.

Uwe Cremering, Director, Ambeo Immersive Audio, Sennheiser.

THE LATEST AND GREATEST

FIRE IT UP!

Home-grown Creative Technology’s SXFI Air is a mind blow for audiophiles.

The Bell Nexus flying taxi is a full-scale vertical-takeoff-andlanding (VTOL) air taxi vehicle that can seat up to five persons.

Challenger Technologies ventures into the high-end audio market with Musica Boutique.

So the new year is here, and you’re looking to add a statement to your living room. How does a large 4K TV sound? Here are three of the very best 4K TVs you can buy today.

The Withings BPM Core a 3-in-1 device that can measure blood pressure, ECGs and be used as a stethoscope.

The flagship smartphone market is one of the most competitive consumer spaces out there. It’s the place where manufacturers get to showcase their greatest research and development, and most luxurious designs. These are the best phones of the year.

The Samsung 860 QVO SSD is the latest affordable high-density SSD from Samsung.

LIGHTS ALL AROUND

Or how your brain needs your eyes to help trick your ears into hearing what’s not there.

The vinyl revival is here to stay.

A look at how unnatural headphones are and what is being done to fix them.

Feliks Audio Echo.

FiiO M7 review By Marcus Wong

The problem with wireless in-ear headphones is working out what to do with them when they’re not in use.

In a Home & Decor exclusive with Michael Anastassiades, the London-based designer talks about his latest collaboration with Danish luxury audio-visual brand Bang & Olufsen, and the Beosound Edge.

Dale Lott, VP Product development, Fender Audio

Streaming is the future, at least for this audiophile. By Kenny Yeo

Living spaces are more interconnected and intuitive than ever, thanks to the rise of smart tech.

Are you finally ready to make the jump and invest in a pair of end-game planar magnetic headphones? We rounded up the best for a listen.

THE LATEST AND GREATEST

Jabra Elite 65t

Ramesh Jayaraman, Vice President and General Manager, Harman Professional Solutions.

Just one year on, and the competition in the true wireless earbuds category has ramped up immensely, with big names like Bang & Olufsen, Bose and Sony jumping in the fray.

A high-resolving flagship thatsounds supremelysmooth andbalanced.

The murky waters of Chi-Fi might be daunting,but therein lies some of the best audio bargains in the world.

HWM Tech Awards winning brand and models for digital gadgets!

Founder, Chairman and CEO, Trinnov Audio.

FOUNDER OF AUDIO COMPANY TRINNOV AUDIO

Sometimes it's about having the most megapixels, and sometimes it's not. The path to getting better pictures, better sound or even better frags doesn't stop just because you've got the fastest, most powerful piece of equipment you can afford. We offer you a collection of sage advise on how you can take your tech game to the next level.

Home & Decor travels 12 hours across the globe to Helsinki, where Habitare – the country’s annual and prestigious interior, design and furniture fair – is taking place.

Julien Bergère, General Manager, Asia-Pacific, Devialet.

The iPod is going the way of the dodo, but digital audio players still have a bright future.

A Sound Fit.

Why Dolby Atmos will always be best in the cinemas.

“Audio is the emotive part that grabs your heart and touches your soul…”

Totally wireless earbuds are incredibly portable and offer unprecedented freedom of movement. But do they sound any good?

We’ve tested, punished and put 135 products through their paces. So here are the best tech products of 2016, according to us, of course.

“Every part of the audio chain – from the stylus to the phono preamplifier to the final speakers/headphones can be selected to your liking, so the audio is just the way you want it.”

Or why LG needs DV more than Samsung

Oppo HA-2SE

LG V20.

Jaybird Freedom Wireless

Noise-cancelling headphones are commonplace on a flight, where people are trying to drown out the drone of the plane, get some sleep or watch a movie in peace. But they’re not just good for travel; noise cancelling lets you listen to music at lower and more comfortable levels by keeping out ambient noise and distractions.

Light, compact, and designed for travel, on-ear wireless headphones are great companions. They’ve also come a long way with advanced technologies to ensure audio quality over wireless can match up to traditional cable connection. Which one of these will be your next upgrade?

Mr. Niels Møller Nielsen, Managing Director of Expansion Markets, Bang & Olufsen.

The Latest and Greatest.

One of the most powerful portable speakers we’ve seen in its class/ size, now with smarts built-in.

Covers all the basics you’d need for an everyday tablet device at a price you can’t really complain about.

Great audio at a price, but great nonetheless.

We’ve tested, punished and put them all through their paces. Within these pages are the best tech products of 2015, according to us of course.

It’s been a while since we’ve had an update to the Sonos series of speakers, and that probably gave the rest of the competition a chance to catch up as we saw new players from the likes of BlueSound and Lenco throw in solid offerings last year that not only did multi-room audio, but offered full support for High Resolution Audio (HRA) too.

Every eff ort has been made to arm these new Intel Z170 boards to the teeth. As flagships of their respective brands, they feature excesses like a generally inordinate amount of power phases, and an assortment of dedicated overclocking buttons and knobs. But which one of these is the best?

Bose soundtouch 30 (series iii)

Ng chee soon, president and managing director, sennheiser electronic.

We’re spoilt for choice when it comes to wireless portable speakers – they come in all shapes and sizes, calling out to us with the promise of great sound. But if you had to pick one, here’s our take of speakers large enough for great sound, with aesthetics and features that matter, yet small enough to bring about anywhere.

Mid-range headphones provide decent audio quality, through varying levels of aesthetics and appeal. The only question that remains then is, which should you buy?

BEFORE smartphones became common, car audio manufacturers were mainly concerned with how good their hi-fi systems sound and how reliable they are.