Geek’s Guide To Cool

From Al-powered smart glasses to 4 K-ready handheld consoles, here’s the best tech you'll want to pretend you're “buying for productivity”

- By Niraj Kakade

The recent tech drops have felt like a wishlist from a slightly delusional futurist: laptops with RTX 5070s, phones that can blind you with 5,000 nits of brightness, and smart glasses that whisper Al replies into your ear like a charming little devil. While Apple did its usual "here's everything coming this year” keynote, the real show was spread across multiple stages, from India’s budget bombshells to Nintendo's long-overdue handheld upgrade. Here's everything worth knowing.

VIVO T4 ULTRA LAUNCHED IN INDIA
Price: Rs 37,999 (8GB + 256GB);
Rs 39,999 (12GB + 256GB)
Rs 41,999 (12GB + 512GB)

With a peak brightness of 5,000 nits, quad-curved AMOLED display, and a 50MP periscope camera, this is Vivo flexing hard. Under the hood: MediaTek Dimensity 9300+, 90W fast charging, and FuntouchOS 15 based on Android 15. Bonus: Google's Circle to Search is built-in.

ASUS GAMING LAPTOPS REFRESHED
Lineup: TUF Gaming F16 from Rs 1,44,990
TUF Gaming A16 at Rs 1,69,990
ROG Strix G16 at Rs 1,69,990
ROG Zephyrus G14 at Rs 1,84,990

Asus’ new fleet comes armed with RTX 50-series GPUs, WUXGA or Nebula displays, and specs that say “don’t talk to me unless you're on liquid cooling.” All models run Windows 11 and are built for serious frame-chasers