A self-motivated leader and a passionate professional ready to take up challenges with a pragmatic approach
An enterprising leader with great people management skills leading towards the accomplishment of common goals & objectives
guided by my life mantras – to be a student for life, to be open to learning from one and all
Q2. What is the one subject you think aspiring leaders should learn?
Leaders need to learn that leadership is no longer about the title(s) or designation(s). It fundamentally revolves around influence, impact, inspiration, ideology and integrity
Influence: doing or getting things done in line with larger organizational goals
Impact: how your internal & external stakeholders perceive you
Inspiration: how your superiors and subordinates always look up to you
Ideology: the right exposure, experience and understanding that you have gained over the years
Integrity: your love, passion & commitment towards your job/organization/team/society at large, even when no one is watching
Q3. One thing you believe is essential for sustained growth
I believe in maintaining relationships, whether it’s old customers or making new ones. The effort in building a new relationship is 10 times the cost of maintaining an existing one for sustained growth.
Q4. One book that you love and the one you’ve bookmarked?
To be honest, there are quite a few, but IKIGAI & “Wings of Fire” – The autobiography of Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam is my absolute favourite.
Q5. Leadership quotes that inspire you.
“Be the player who runs for the GOAL and not a referee who looks for FAULTS.”
“If you want to change the FRUITS, you will first have to change the ROOTS. If you want to change the VISIBLE, you must first change the INVISIBLE.”
Q6. What is your unique way of maintaining a work-life balance?
The key is to avoid carrying workplace baggage back home and personal baggage to the workplace. Always find substantial time for a workout to maintain a healthy mind and body.
Q7. Significant learning in the past couple of years?
In the past few years, we have witnessed a paradigm shift in consumer behaviour, and it has become significant for brands to adapt their strategies, prioritize them and eventually deliver the right product or message to the new-age consumers.
Q8. To cite a few must-haves Marketing Strategies:
Trust is built on privacy
The omnichannel offering is appreciated
Revisit / Rework / Reconsider your messaging to Consumers
Flexible & empathetic customer service, along with state-of-the-art products and competitive pricing, is the key
Tangible benefits lead to brand loyalty
Keep innovating
Q9. Some productivity apps and technologies you use in your daily life?
My must-haves are MS Teams, Dropbox, OneNote, etc., and of course, a smartphone.
Q10. What is your technology detox?
I like to indulge in activities like running, road travel, photography, reading, cooking etc.
Q11. If money was not a bar, what piece of tech and automobile would you own?
I am happy with what I have, but if I must choose one thing if money was not a bar, I would preferably be a Philanthropist.
Smartwatches have finally reached the point where they can proudly call themselves SMART. Thanks to the more advanced features like displaying smartphone notifications, call and text message support, wellness tracking, monitoring your heart rate, etc.
Today, people buy smartwatches according to their needs and likes, unlike in the initial years, when people preferred smartwatches for the vivid experience and as a smart-looking alternative to traditional watches. However, over the years, one question stayed with every buyer. Which one should I buy?
Apple Watch Series 8
Apple Watch Series 8 is the best smartwatch out there at current times. It arrives with many new features like temperature sensing for sleep and ovulation estimates, crash detection, first responders when you’re in a crash, WR50 water resistance and new advanced workout metrics.
Sizes: 41mm and 45mm
Display: 1.9″ LTPO OLED, 484 x 396 pixels (~326 ppi density)
Swim-Proof: Yes
Heart Rate Monitor: Yes
LTE: Optional
Compatibility: iOS
Battery Life: 308 mAh
Samsung Galaxy Watch5 Pro
The Samsung Galaxy Watch5 Pro is one of the most loved Android smartwatches, thanks to its large battery and attractive design. The smartwatch runs on a Google Wear OS 3 powered by Samsung and has many similar features to the Apple Series 8 watch.
Size: 45mm
Display: 1.40″ Super AMOLED, 450x450px resolution, 9:9 aspect ratio, 321ppi
Processor: Exynos W920 Dual-Core 1.18GHz
Compatibility: Android
Battery Life: 590 mAh
Fitbit Versa 3
If you’re looking for a fitness-friendly budget smartwatch with a minimalistic design, then Fitbit Versa 4 would be the best option for you. The smartwatch features the best step tracker in the market, 40+ exercise modes, reliable sleep-tracking, and other perks available via Fitbit Premium.
Size: 40mm
GPS: Yes
Swim-Proof: Yes
Heart Rate Monitor: Yes
LTE: No
Compatibility: iOS, Android
Battery Life: 6+ days
Apple Watch Ultra
By looking at the name and price tag, you must have understood that Apple Watch Ultra smartwatch is only for some. The highly rugged watch is specifically designed for athletes and those who are into extremesports. It has safety features like Emergency SOS and the Apple Watch Ultra’s Siren.
Size: 49mm
GPS: Yes
LTE: Optional
Swim-Proof: Yes
Mobile Payments: Apple Pay
Battery Life: 36 hours
Google Pixel Watch
Google’s first-ever smartwatch arrives with a unique design and feels great on hand. The compact, light and comfortable watch is packed with loads of great tech and works brilliantly. The watch is best for fitness enthusiasts and Fitbit fans, but it does like a few necessary features.
Size: 41mm
Connectivity: Bluetooth 5.0, Wi-Fi, NFC, GPS, LTE (optional)
Compatibility: Android 8.0 or higher
Storage: 32GB
Water resistance: 5 ATM
Battery life: 24 hours
Apple Watch (SE) 2022
With expensive smartwatches, Apple launched one budget-friendly smartwatch, the second-generation Apple Watch SE. The lightweight watch features an upgraded processor from the previous model and improved real-world battery life. The SE watch is the best Apple Watch option for most iPhone users.
The Garmin Venu 2 Plus is one of the most well-rounded smartwatches on the market. The sports-focused smartwatch has a bright AMOLED touchscreen, features preloaded workouts with animations, onboard music storage, sleep score, hiking and climbing workout modes.
CES is the most influential tech event globally, and just like ordinary people await a new year, tech enthusiasts wait for the CES event, which offers them a head start to begin the new year on a good note. The 2022 edition unveiled numerous out of the box products for which it has been known since its inception. Due to the ongoing Covid situation and fear of new variants like Omicron, many publications (including us) were unable to attend the CES 2022 physically.
However, the technology came in as a rescuer, as most of the publications preferred to participate in the world’s largest electronics expo remotely, making the show kind of Hybrid. The event was vast like always, but we’ve mustered up the things in categories and top picks to make things easier for you. The 52nd edition of the event spotlighted the latest innovations from leading companies such as Google, Qualcomm, Sony, Samsung, LG, BMW, and many more.
Top TVs at CES 2022
CES is known as a battleground for TV makers, and every year the show floor looks packed with several top-notch TVs, and this year was no different. Amongst the top TVs revealed at CES, the one that grabbed our attention was the Sony A95K QD-OLED, world’s first consumer QD-OLED TV which can display the full spectrum of colours even in the brightest settings.
Though, the display panel of A95K is made by none other than Samsung. We expected Samsung might come up with QD-OLED 4K TV, but the South Korean tech giant had other plans. Samsung launched its 65″ QD-Display TV with quantum dots that combines a groundbreaking new QD-OLED display. The decision went well as the TV won the Best of Innovation award at CES 2022.
Besides Sony and Samsung, LG TVs were the ones that held our attention. The company presented a number of 8K and 4K OLEDs, several new QNED mini-LED TVs, and even a MicroLED TV at CES 2022 to compete with its rivals. Along with these companies, Panasonic announces a sound-focused OLED TV to attract all the audiophiles out there.
Top Laptops at CES 2022
CES 2022 introduced several new top-notch laptops, which means the year is going to be a busy one in terms of laptop launches. The 2022 event of CES witnessed a vast number of laptops with full-HD (1080p) webcams, thanks to the work-from-home culture. The event also became a launching platform for new components like Intel (12th Gen CPUs) and Nvidia (GeForce RTX 3070 Ti and 3080 Ti laptop GPUs).
Design is the first thing we notice when looking at the techie things, and Dell XPS 13Plus is something else in terms of design. The futuristic laptop has a remarkable design, decent specs, and it directly competes with the MacBook Air lineup. The minimalist laptop comes with the OLED touchscreen option and offers snappy performance, making it more premium than ever.
The next one on the list is Acer Predator Triton 500 SE, which has a roomy 16-inch high-refresh display, and it comes with 12th Generation Intel Core i9 processors and Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 3080 Ti GPU. The top tier gaming laptop offers a 2,560 by 1,600 pixel resolution, a 240Hz refresh rate and a wide-colour-gamut panel with 550 nits of brightness.
TCL, a company known for its TV’s launched itself in the laptop industry with its first laptop called the TCL Book 14 Go. The Windows 11 laptop is packed with 12-hour battery life, 4G LTE connectivity, and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c platform. The entry-level laptop offers a 720p video camera, 4 GB of RAM and 128 GB of built-in storage and stereo speakers, along with a built-in microphone.
Top Audio Gears at CES 2022
CES is not all about big players; sometimes, a few underdogs create hype and amaze everyone. One such company is Noveto, which launched the N1 3D Audio Smart Speaker, a device with built-in Alexa intelligence and Noveto’s proprietary innovative audio beaming technology. The speciality of N1 soundbar is that it offers spatial 3D audio, and only the listener can hear the music.
HyperX Cloud Alpha is one of the most favourite headphones of gamers, and CES 2022 unveiled the wireless version of it with a massive battery said to last for a whopping 300 hours of use, which means you don’t have to worry about charging anymore. We’re not sure whether 300-hours is a marketing strategy or not, but even if it works 50% of what is promised, it would be a great move.
If you’re one of such people who own an iPhone and an Android phone but find it challenging to carry different earbuds for each of them, Belkin has something for you in-store to make your life easier. Belkin launched Belkin SOUNDFORM Immerse Noise-Cancelling Earbuds at CES 2022, which has three mics to shush the world and 8 hours of playtime for the earbuds plus 28 hours in the charging case.
Top Car-tech at CES 2022
BMW knows how to cure boredom, and that’s why they created a colour-changing car, to keep us sane from the boredom of having one coloured vehicle. The BMX iX fully electric car debuted at CES 2022, and it has body panels made from E Ink displays. The vehicle comes with luxurious features, an elegant design, and an impressive estimated 450-480 km range.
Following the footsteps of EV culture, Sony introduced their all-electric vehicle, Sony Vision-S-02. The company stated in a blog post that they will establish an operating company, ‘Sony Mobility Inc.’ in the spring of 2022, which means Sony could take on Tesla with its EV’s. The car allows you to play PlayStation games through a remote connection to a console at home; what more could you ask for in a car?
Top Wearable at CES 2022
CES 2022 was marked as a launching platform for many wearables, but only a few exciting launches stayed with us even after the event. The subtle looking Garmin Venu 2 Plus was launched at the event, an updated version of the Venu 2. The watch is compatible with Siri, Google Assistant, Bixby, and it is the first Garmin watch with a microphone, allowing you to make and take calls from the wrist.
Along with the Venu 2 Plus, Garmin launched a minimalist looking Garmin Vivomove Sport, which comes in various colours, has a five-day battery life, and offers plenty of fitness and health tracking features. Besides Garmin, Skagen launched a special limited edition version of Fossil gen 6 X Razer with three unique watch faces. It has a 1.28-inch AMOLED display, Snapdragon Wear 4100+ and 8GB of storage.
Garmin India, a unit of Garmin Ltd. today launched their pocket-friendly yet feature-loaded latest GPS smartwatch: Venu Sq and the Venu Sq Music Edition. The Venu Sq is built with bright colour display, sleek design and best suited for every part of your day while keeping a track of your health and fitness activities.
The new Venu Sq series boasts over 20 built-in indoor and outdoor sports apps including Pilates, yoga, strength training, running, pool swimming, cycling, golf and many more supporting its users with extensive workout required to inspire movement. Adding more to it, the Music edition features on-device music storage for phone-free listening.
Apart from the sports app, the smartwatch also comes loaded with health monitoring features including advanced sleep with Pulse Ox2, respiration tracking, abnormal heart rate alerts (high and low), menstrual cycle tracking, stress tracking with relax reminders, hydration tracking and more. Bringing more convenience to the users, the Venu Sq supports battery life of up to six days in smartwatch mode and up to 14 hours in GPS mode.
Ali Rizvi, Director of Garmin India said, “We at Garmin have always focused on fulfilling the needs of our customers with the best of quality products and high-end technological innovations. Today, with the launch of Venu Sq, we are now entering into a new market segment under which people can buy a Garmin smartwatch at a competitive price with premium features including 20 built-in sports apps, on-device music storage, advanced sleep with Pulse Ox2 with the broadest range of 24/7 monitoring features available on the market.”
Venu Sq’s robust suite of workout options also includes preloaded workouts on the watch, preset workouts available to download from Garmin Connect, and “create your own” customizable workouts. Whether training for a 5K or something longer, the Venu Sq is compatible with Garmin Coach, free training plans adapted to a runner’s goals and performance, complete with a virtual personal trainer for added motivation.
Innovative Body Battery energy monitoring also lets users monitor their energy level which can help with scheduling workouts, rest times and sleep. The Venu Sq series provides all-day connection and convenience with a host of smart features including notifications, music storage, safety and tracking, and more.
The new series of Venu Sq will be available for ₹ 21,090 and the Venu Sq Music will be available for ₹26,290.
