As Filipinos welcomed 2022, most of us are starting — or even began their annual home improvements — to adapt to the interior design trends of the year.  With the past two years of a global pandemic which had been difficult for most of us, it is essential to create a space that is comfortable and effective. Luckily, these 2022 interior design trends resonate with this sentiment in creating a home that is more modern yet sustainable while enabling our personal style to lead the way.

In decorating our homes, one of the common struggles is selecting the right home appliances that reflect our style vision, yet are useful and practical. XTREME Appliances, the country’s leading one-stop shop appliance brand, is here to help you elevate your home’s overall interior design and functionality.

Multifunctional Spaces

As the global pandemic has normalized the remote work setup, it is really important to put up a multifunctional space where we can work or study. Expect that working from home setup will remain a fixture in most Filipino households, thus multipurpose room is still a must-have for this year. 

Two of the most important things to consider in creating this kind of interior setup are practicality and functionality, hence selecting a good set of appliances will help your productivity at a maximum level. Having a comfortable working environment is essential, that’s why investing in premium quality airconditioners should be highly prioritized. XTREME Cool Split Type Inverter Aircon can do its job in providing a pleasant working space while saving electrical consumption of up to 60%. 

To achieve a more effective working space, having a 10L XTREME Home Coffee Machine is also highly recommended, especially to caffeine-lovers out there. 

Neutral Colors

Sticking to something simple yet classy is a smart choice in solving your interior design dilemmas. If you want to retain your neutral-colored interior,  XTREME Appliances offers a wide range of appliances that perfectly complement your vision for each part of your home. 

For your kitchen, opt for neutral-friendly appliances such as black, silver, or gray. The 90CM XTREME Home Gas Range boasts a classic aesthetic that fits just right in every design. You can add a 20L XTREME Home Microwave ‘Moon’ Oven and 6.5L XTREME Home Digital Fryer to make your kitchen look attractive while requiring minimal effort. 

For your living room, watching your favorite Netflix show on your 65” XTREME Android TV won’t hurt your overall neutral look. In fact, this can add a little accent with its black frameless aesthetic. 

Outdoor aesthetics

This year, enhancing your outdoor spaces might be best for you. Living in a global pandemic for nearly two years now is tiring and drowning, that’s why leveraging your outdoor space where you and your family can spend time together is a wise choice. In this way, you can have a view of the outside world yet still be at the comfort of your home — technically. 

Portable appliances such as the 10L XTREME Home Air Cooler can be beneficial for your outdoor chitchat since summer is coming in just a couple of months from now. You might want also to consider setting up your laundry space outdoor — just to expand your household’s living and kitchen space. Place your XTREME Cool Front Load Washer and Dryer in an open-air area to achieve an ‘al fresco’ laundry moment — just make sure it is safe from any weather circumstances that may a direct effect like heavy rain and direct sunlight. 

One of the most challenging factors to decide upon is the overall theme of your house interior. For an industrial-looking interior, which capitalizes on metal, woods, and pipes, a combination of stainless steel, black or white will work perfectly. 

This kind of look is often associated with loft and city apartments, however, you can just get the necessary elements of this style and make it work depending on your personal taste. To match your industrial-looking household, the 1.9L XTREME Home Electric Kettle is a good choice for your kitchen countertop because of its stainless steel body. 

If you’re looking for an oven that complements your concrete-filled aesthetics, the 45L XTREME Home Electric Oven is an ideal cherry on top with its black metallic finish.

To keep updated on the latest news and happenings of XTREME Appliances, like and follow them on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok accounts and join their official online community on Facebook, XTREME Fam. For the full list of products and exclusive discounts, please visit XTREME on Website, Lazada, and Shopee e-commerce.

Driven by its “Dare to Leap” philosophy, realme is making the great leap towards the high-end segment with a new premium tech lifestyle for users worldwide. 

 The Paper Green version of the realme GT 2 Pro, the company’s most premium flagship ever.

 

realme, the youngest among the world’s top 6 smartphone brands and the Philippines’ no. 1 smartphone brand for 2021, today unveiled its first-ever and much-anticipated premium flagship series in China. The three-year-old tech brand continues to take on challenges beyond its limits to pursue greater-than-ever tech and design innovations.

Creating a new premium tech lifestyle

Beyond just scaling up specifications and services, realme designed the GT 2 Series to be a premium companion for everyone’s modern tech needs. 

Co-designed by award-winning designer and former MUJI collaborator Naoto Fukasawa, the GT 2 Series features the world’s first bio-based eco-friendly polymer smartphone design. The Paper Tech Master Design offers customers a more sustainable alternative while not compromising overall aesthetic and durability. 

With the realme GT 2 Series, users can enjoy a top-tier and exclusive experience with several leading technologies. Among them are the 2K Super Reality Display screen which offers more realistic perceptions and adaptive interactions, and the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset for breakthrough experiences across 5G, gaming, camera and AI. It also features the world’s only 150-degree camera lens for unique fish-eye photography, as well as an interesting 360-degree NFC to make the likes of contactless payment and Bluetooth pairing easier.

realme Founder and CEO Sky Li announces the company’s high-end push plan and predicts it can be as hard as “starting a new business” all over again.

Aiming at the global high-end market

“To be honest, for realme, which has only been established for three years, it is no less challenging to do a premium business than to start a new one,” shares realme’s Founder and CEO Sky Li at the virtual launch event, “Going premium is not just about shouting slogans or assigning sales tasks. We have encountered and will continue to encounter unprecedented challenges in terms of user insights, tech innovation and brand building. But we are still quite confident as we are fully prepared,” adds Li. 

realme has cracked the world’s top 6 smartphone brands in just three years, the fastest in the industry. It has made a strong mark in global markets with a TOP 5 spot in 21 markets as well as a rising momentum in 5G smartphone dominance. It was the fastest growing 5G Android smartphone brand globally in Q3 2021 with a yearly growth rate of 831%.

Given its strong momentum, realme has decided to further meet its customers’ needs and pull out all the stops to advance into the high-end segment. It commits to investing more than 70% of the company’s R&D resources to focus on advanced technologies research, expanding cooperation with trending designers and institutions to elevate product design, as well as having a deeper global market penetration with China and Europe as dual engines. 

There’s no word yet on the local availability of these new product innovations to the Philippines. In the meantime, you can know more about realme’s latest innovations by staying tuned at the realme PH Facebook page at http://facebook.com/realmePhilippines or visiting the official realme website at https://www.realme.com/ph/.

The beginning of the year is the perfect time to make some changes in your life. One of the common New Year's resolutions involves getting back in shape or losing weight.  It sounds easy, but this healthy new year's resolution can be more challenging than expected, especially when it comes to personal health. It's recommended to create realistic goals or a plan for success. Something that is attainable and manageable within the parameters of your lifestyle. 

If you are looking for a gadget that can help to achieve your fitness goals, it's recommended to get a smartwatch like Xiaomi’s Redmi Watch 2 Lite. This colorful and stylish smartwatch can help you meet your health and exercise goals. 

Let's talk about its appearance. The Redmi Watch 2 Lite features a 1.55-inch touch display, a very stylish and bigger screen and comfortable watch strap. Even you are not wearing workout clothes, it still looks fashionable with any casual wear. Not to mention, it has a 41mm matte finish plastic case partnered with a TPU strap. 

If you are working out at the gym or doing activities outside, there's access to over 100 fitness modes and that includes outdoor running, walking, cycling, hiking, and pool swimming along with indoor activities like yoga and HIIT.

For outdoor tracking, Redmi comes with built-in GNSS chipset comes with improved performance for more precise position tracking. It supported for GPS, Glonass, Galileo and BDS satellite systems to improve accuracy tracking for outdoor runs and rides. 

Due to the Covid 19 pandemic, a lot of us get medical devices that measure oxygen in the blood, which can be a way to detect covid-19 complications. Good thing Redmi Watch 2 Lite can measure Blood oxygen saturation (SpO₂) anytime anywhere for peace of mind. Even you are sleeping, it continuously monitors your SpO₂.

What I like about this fitness watch, it has Sleep and Stress Monitoring. These special features monitor your sleep 24 hours and provide detailed reports on deep sleep, light sleep and REM* stages. 

Is it water resistant? Yes, the watch carries a 5ATM water resistant rating, which does mean you can use it while swimming and taking a shower.

The Redmi Watch 2 Lite packs a 262mAh capacity battery, which can last up to 10 days in typical usage mode. If you are going to open all functionalities of the watch like the GPS, fitness modes and advanced sleep and stress monitoring, it may last up to 5 days. 

Other features of the watch include 24-Hour Heart Rate Tracking, Breathing  Exercises and Female Health Tracking.

The Redmi Watch 2 Lite has compatibility with smartphones running on Android 6.0 and later or iOS 10.0 and later.  It uses Bluetooth V5.0 for connectivity with your smartphones.

The Redmi Watch 2 Lite comes in three colors – black, ivory, and blue while the straps are also available in pink, olive, and brown. You can get it on both Lazada and Shopee and retails for ₱2,899.

Xiaomi Philippines is welcoming the new year with a special promo for their new Redmi Watch 2 Lite featuring everyone’s favorite friendly neighborhood spider!

From January 1 to 8, those who purchase the Redmi Watch 2 Lite from the official Xiaomi online stores will not only get it for the special price of PHP 2,599 but will also automatically get a raffle entry for the chance to win two (2) e-passes for the much-anticipated, Spider-Man: No Way Home.

Ticket winners will be announced on February 9, 2022 through the Xiaomi Philippines Facebook page.

Start your fitness journey this year with the Redmi Watch 2 Lite which enjoys an upgraded software and now features over 100 fitness modes, 17 professional modes, and more than 90 extended modes. The device is water-resistance and allows tracking of SpO2 or saturation of peripheral capillary oxygen levels, while having a battery life of up to 10 days.

In terms of design, the Redmi Watch 2 Lite has a 1.55-inch touch display, offering a bigger screen-to-body ratio that will give users a better visual experience. Users can also choose from over 100 watch face design options to match their mood and style. A limited-edition Spiderman Watch Face will also be available to use on the device until February 28, 2022.

The Redmi Watch 2 Lite is available in ivory, black, and blue while the straps are also available in pink, olive, and brown. Visit the Xiaomi Philippines official stores in Lazada and Shopee.

First-of-its-kind technology delivers optimal viewing and entertainment in a compact form factor

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today announced the launch of its all-new portable screen and entertainment device, The Freestyle, ahead of CES 2022. The Freestyle offers first-of-its-kind technology and flexibility to deliver optimal viewing and entertainment for customers looking to bring video and audio content wherever they go.

Targeted toward Gen Z and millennials, The Freestyle is a projector, smart speaker and ambient lighting device all rolled into one lightweight, portable device. When it comes to portability, The Freestyle weighs only 830 grams allowing to change any space into a screen with ease. Unlike conventional, boxy projectors, The Freestyle’s versatile cradle allows rotation of up to 180 degrees, enabling users to show high-quality video anywhere – tables, floors, walls or even ceilings – no separate screen required.

“The Freestyle is a one-of-a-kind projector geared towards ultimate versatility and flexibility to meet the consumers’ changing lifestyles,” said Simon Sung, Executive Vice President and Head of the Sales & Marketing Team of the Visual Display Business at Samsung Electronics. “Without the limitation in space and form factor, The Freestyle is a fun and versatile device that can be used in any way consumers prefer.”

The Freestyle comes with full auto keystone and auto leveling features, enabled by industry-leading technology. The features allow the device to automatically adjust its screen to any surface at any angle, providing a perfectly proportional image every time. Additionally, the auto focus feature allows The Freestyle to display a crystal-clear image on any surface, at any angle, up to 100 inches in size. The Freestyle also comes with a dual passive radiator enabling a clean and deeper bass without distortion, and its 360-degree sound radiation allows customers to enjoy a cinema-quality sound experience no matter where they are.

For powering it up, The Freestyle is compatible with external batteries  that support USB-PD and 50W/20V output or above, so users can take it with them anywhere, whether they are on the move, on a camping trip and more. The Freestyle is also a pioneer in that it’s the first portable screen that works when connected to a standard E26  light socket without the need for additional wiring, besides compatibility with the traditional wall plug option.

When it’s not used as a projector to stream content, The Freestyle also provides mood lighting effect thanks to its ambient mode and translucent lens cap. The Freestyle is also a smart speaker, analyzing the music to pair visual effects that can be projected on the wall, floors and anywhere else.

The Freestyle offers Smart TV features available on Samsung Smart TVs, with built-in streaming services and mirroring and casting features compatible with both Android and iOS mobile devices. It is the industry’s first portable projector that is certified by global major OTT partners, providing customers with the best content viewing experience. It is also the first projector to include far-field voice control, allowing users to choose their favorite voice assistants when using the device hands-free. 

The Freestyle will be showcased during CES 2022 from January 5 to 7 and will go on an on-line pre-order in US market on January 4, with availability expanding to other global markets in the following months. 

For more information, including images or video on the products Samsung is announcing at CES 2022, please visit news.samsung.com/global/ces-2022. 

For more information on Samsung’s lifestyle portfolio, please visit www.samsung.com.