Probably this news will take second place compared to what happened today: the video of Lin Bin using the first Xiaomi piggyback smartphone surely it's the news of the day, but what I say, of the month. But to fans of special editions it may affect the fact that today Xiaomi officially launched the Forbidden Edition bluetooth headphones, which are added together with the Mi Mix 3 to the series of products of the Chinese brand that focuses on design and a bit also on history. In fact these new jewels tell what is a bit ' Chinese culture, almost wanting to reach the dream of Lei Jun, or become a national brand. We believe that we are really succeeding.
Xiaomi officially launches the Forbidden Edition bluetooth headphones
The headphones that had been announced on Christmas Eve last year and we reminded you last week, have finally left. Although they have not been officially presented in the Purpurea Forbidden City, located in the center of Beijing and home to the exit of the Mi Mix 3, the design inevitably reminds the mythological creature that we have known thanks to the device provided with slider: 獬 豸 (Xiezhi), Chinese legendary animal that boasts a tradition of 5000 years and representing honesty, truthfulness, value and vigor, all characteristics that if we want we can recognize how founding for our beloved brand. Well, even on these Forbidden Edition bluetooth headphones the animal is represented with the head of a dragon, the horn of a deer, the back of a tiger, the tail of an ox and the hoof of a horse, albeit not entirely.
However, the headphones are not properly dedicated to the legendary animal that judges and distinguishes good from evil but a Pu Yi or better al "Crank phone"Of the emperor we all know thanks to the film"The Last Emperor "by Bertolucci. Every detail of this product has a strong reference to Chinese culture. Despite this, the combination of these ancient traditional elements with modern technology makes this product more personalized, with one classic style but with a really current trend. They are presented without frills, as one expects to put on a hood: characterized by one mono-piece body, microphone and to the supraural earphones soft foam rubber. Externally, as for the special edition of the smartphone, we find the design of the legendary animal with gold-colored contours. The colors available are black and white.
Turning to features, the main features of the headphones are basically 3:
- first of all they are intended for entertainment more than domestic daily use. In fact, from the beginning they have been advertised as a product designed and dedicated for the karaoke lovers, an institution among young Chinese boys. Precisely for this the bluetooth device is provided with various more or less nice features, which help in singing: three different reverb modes and the possibility of change voice;
- the truly unique function is the server drive Xiao Ai through a snap of fingers: while we are listening to music or maybe talking through the microphone, you can stop what you are doing to operate the voice assistant. The doubt is whether this option will be activated even outside of China, but almost certainly not seen that the study done on these headphones is aimed exclusively at the Chinese public;
- la reproduction is the strong piece of these Forbidden Edition bluetooth headphones: it is able to reproduce a audio that we can define HD. In fact the sampling frequency is of 44.1KHz, like professional equipment. With regard to on-board technology, we have the support Bluetooth 4.2 and a micro-USB port for loading, which promises up to 10 hours of autonomy.
Finally then we will see a new product, one of a kind in the audio sector. Obviously the price, as usual, is really competitive: we are talking about a price of launching 399 Chinese yuan, at the current exchange rate 51 €. Is there anything else to add?
