Huawei FreeBuds 4i with ANC To Be Available In Malaysia For As Low As RM 319

It seems that many brands believe that this week is a good time to introduce new products into our market including Huawei. The company has revealed that its brand new true wireless earbuds (TWEs), the FreeBuds 4i will be available in Malaysia this coming Saturday, 27 March.

At a glance, the FreeBuds 4i carries a brand-new physical design for its charging case which now looked much closer to its higher-end sibling, the FreeBuds Pro. Huawei claimed that the case would enable up to 22 hours of total playback time while on their own, the earbuds can deliver up to 10 hours although this is with the active noise cancellation (ANC) off.

The FreeBuds 4i also comes with a quick charge feature that enables its earbuds to obtain 4 hours of playback time with just 10 minutes of charging time. As per many TWEs with ANC on the market right now, the new model from Huawei also features the Awareness mode that allows users to hear their surroundings.

In terms of internal components, Huawei said that each earbud is equipped with a 10mm dynamic coil driver that also has a polymer composite diaphragm, alongside two MEMS microphones with beamforming and AI noise reduction technology. At the same time, both earbuds also come with capacitive touch sensors that users can use to control playback, phone calls, and ANC/Awareness modes.

Price-wise, the Freebuds 4i goes for RM 379 although you can obtain it at RM 319 as Huawei is now giving out RM 60 discount voucher specifically for the new TWEs on its online store. However, do note that you need to grab and utilize the voucher by 31 March.

10KM Radius Travel Limit To Be Lifted Soon; Interstate and Interdistrict Movements Still Prohibited

The Senior Minister for Security Cluster, Ismail Sabri Yaakob earlier today announced that the government will be lifting the 10KM radius travel limit that has been imposed throughout the country as part of the Movement Control Order (MCO) 2.0. However, members of the public are still prohibited from travelling between districts and states.

This restriction applies nationwide regardless of the MCO, Conditional MCO (CMCO), or Recovery MCO (RMCO) zones. Speaking about zones, the government has also decided to extend the MCO period for Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Johor, and Penang to 4 March 2021 instead of ending it on 18 February as per the original plan.

On another hand, Kedah, Perak, Melaka, Pahang, Terengganu, Kelantan, Putrajaya, Labuan, and Sabah will be designated as CMCO zones starting from 19 February until 4 March 2021. The government will also re-categorise Perlis as an RMCO zone within the same period as well and for Sarawak, the state is already a CMCO zone although its Disaster Management Committee is currently planning to end it on 1 March.

Even though members of the public are still not allowed to move between districts and states, the government will be easing some of the other restrictions in all CMCO and RMCO zones. For example, spa and reflexology centres will be allowed to operate once again while economic sectors will also be allowed to operate until midnight instead of just 10 PM.

Meetings, workshops, and seminars, as well as social gatherings including weddings and birthdays, will be allowed too although the attendance must be limited to half of the venue’s capacity. Other than that, the maximum number of passengers inside vehicles within CMCO and RMCO zones will be according to their respective capacities.

Dine-in customers will also no longer be restricted to just two individuals per table as long as they sit one metre apart from each other. Minister Ismail pointed out that these are just a fraction of the full SOP list which will be published on the National Security Council (MKN) website later this week.