Xiaomi launches portable mosquito repeller

The Goan NetworkPublished Jul 16, 2016, 12:00 AM IST

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Xiaomi, once referred to as China's Apple, has launched a portable mosquito repellent device for just $4 (approximately Rs. 270) under its Smart Home Mi eco-system.

Targeting users who like camping in the jungle, the Chinese company in its internal tests found the MIJIA Portable Mosquito Repeller can last for up to 14 hours when plugged in to a Mi Power Bank 10000mAh, and up to 15 hours when plugged in to a Mi Power Bank Pro 10000mAh, and up to 28 hours when plugged to Mi Power Bank 20000mAh.

The MIJIA Portable Mosquito Repeller measures 4.6 centimetres in diameter and weighs just 25 grams. The device is available for sale only in China for now.

Chaos into art

The Goan Network

Published Jul 16, 2016, 12:00 AM IST

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Armchairs made from rag dolls, sofas out of cardboard, chairs out of plastic packaging are just some of the offbeat creations that have made designers Humberto and Fernando Campana famous, their work featuring in the collections of top modern art institutions such as New York's MOMA museum and the Pompidou Center in Paris. Their inspiration: everyday, discarded objects from their colorful and chaotic homeland, Brazil. One of their signature works, the "Favela," is an…