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Phone manufacturers have tried to give us a full-screen experience by testing solutions like pop-up cameras to replace punch-hole selfie snappers and front-facing notches. Sadly, they never caught on. However, we might see the debut of an under-screen camera in a mainstream phone, thanks to Xiaomi. According to a report byITHome, the Chinese tech company is set to introduce this technology in three devices this year: the CC 11, the Mix 4, and the Mix Fold 2....

Xiaomi’s $22 Redmi band is a first step to fitness — literally Design and features The Redmi band has a 1.08-inch rectangular screen with touch controls. The panel is not super responsive like smartphones; you’ll have to put a little bit more pressure to work through the options smoothly. And you’ll get used to it in a day or so. At the outset, it looked chunky but sat comfortably on my wrist, and I carried on wearing it for the duration of the day....

So how does it work? Xiaomi has modified the circuit around the selfie camera to display “micro-diamond pixels,” which are brighter but smaller pixels than the rest of the screen. This helps the company maintain the 400 pixels per inch (ppi) pixel density throughout the screen, to ensure you won’t be able to tell there’s a camera hiding beneath the display. To reduce light diffraction while taking selfies, the company has useda new transparent curved wiring Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) material in the circuit....

Xiaomi made its laptop debut in India last year withthe Mi Notebook series. Its plan was to undercut the competition by offering reasonable specs at an affordable price. While we don’t have any sales data to check how the company’s performing, its laptop range promises to deliver minimal design and good performance at a pocket-friendly price. With that in mind, the company released the Mi Notebook Pro and the Mi Notebook Ultra this year with improvements from last year’s models....

Xiaomi’s Mi Smart Speaker is bass-heavy and surprisingly inexpensive Design and features The Mi Smart Speaker has a semi-cylindrical design with a 0.7mm thick metal mesh surrounding the speaker. On the top, there are touch panel controls for volume, play/pause, and muting the mic. This is not a ‘portable’ speaker per se, so you’ll need to keep it plugged in all the time. That being said, the device is not too heavy, so you could take it with you from one room to another if you’re just getting the one speaker for your home....