Vivacity

Wireless music and storage

Varun Krishnan

Bose QC35 - The best noise cancelling headphones just went wireless!

When it comes to noise cancelling headphones, there is little or no competition to Bose. Unlike the previous generation QC 25 which runs on a AAA battery, is powered by a built-in battery which on a single charge can get you over 20 hours of wireless playback. One nifty feature is that you can pair the headphone to two devices at the same time and with iPhone 6S plus and Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge and it is a pleasure using it as it cuts away all the noise around you. The QC35 is not cheap by any means with its hefty price tag and is aimed at travellers.

More info at bose.com/qc35 Available at Amazon.in Rs29623 / bose.com $350

 Nextbit Robin - a phone that does not run out of storage and sports a cool design

In a market crowded by similar looking phones, the Nextbit Robin sports a fresh new design paired with cloud integration. The device merges your phone's internal and cloud storage in an intelligent way to make sure you never run out of it on your phone. Frequently accessed content is stored locally and the one rarely accessed is moved to the cloud storage thereby freeing up your phone. You can choose to restore the content at any time. Powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 processor, the Robin offers 32GB of built-in storage and 100GB of online cloud space to back up your phone.

Available on Flipkart for Rs19,999 in mint and midnight colours

 Running out of space on your phoneIJ Check out these gadgets which will free up the space on your phone.

 SandiskUltra Dual USB 3.0 OTG drive

This dual purpose USB drive can be used like a normal USB drive for copying content. What is great is, it also features a micro USB connector to plug in to your smartphone and expand your storage. You just need a phone which supports the USB OTG (On-The-Go) feature which is present in most Android phones.

Priced at Rs 1000 for 16/32/64GB capacity

 Transcend JetDrive Go 500

This drive is aimed at iPhone users and features a lightning connector at one end and a USB 3.1 port at the other end. You need to download the JetDrive Go App from the AppStore and using the app you can access the content on the drive and also copy from your phone to the drive.

Priced at $54.99/$74.00 for 32/64GB capacity

Sandisk Connect Wireless Stick

If you don't want to deal with plugging in drives but still want to expand your storage, you can consider this Wireless Stick which has a built in battery and promises up to 4.5 hours of usage. You just connect to the WiFi network of the drive and use the official app available on both iOS and Android to access the content.

Priced at Rs1500-3200 for 16/32/64GB capacity