A Memoir - This Month Last Year - Aug 2019 www.thelifesway.com #TheLifesWay #PhotoYatra

 Hi Friends, 

August is the month of birthdays in our family where a lot of them come in a single month and the festivities keep on going in the full steam. A new member also got added in 2020 in the form of a baby boy as my brother's son and he was born between his birthday and his daughter's birthday. Now all of them will have the same star sign of LEO.  

1. Score a Once in a Lifetime Experience with @Cadbury_SA @PremierLeague Live in UK #CadburyTasteTheAction -  Cadbury's launched their Premier League campaign last year where you can buy some of their products and participate to win a golden ticket to see the live matches in the United Kingdom. Last year I was invited to the launch event but this year I was sent a mystery pack right before the virtual launch event which is going to be held soon. Check out the unboxing video on my youtube channel. 

2. #TheLifesWayReviews @SonyElectronics RX100 VI Premium Compact #Camera #vLogging - Sony Electronics sent me this premium compact camera for the review and I took the same on my trip to Dullstroom and took amazing photos and videos during the last Summer season. I am really grateful to Sony for always creating something unique and amazing products from time to time. 

3.  #TheLifesWayReviews @BodyGlove Mini Earbuds #Bluetooth @Gammatek #bodyglove #GammaTek - GammaTek brings a lot of products to the local South African market and is known for all the Funko Pops in the market which people love to collect at all the Comic Cons and rAge events. I received this fantastic Mini Earbuds which I have used extensively daily till the time Huawei sent me their FreeBuds3 at the start of the lockdown in March 2020. These are really nice, but the problem faced now is that sound during a call only comes out of a single earbuds and not from both which is really irritating, so I have almost stopped using them but do charge them from time to time. 

4. #TheLifesWayReviews @Xiaomi Mi Band 2 #SmartBand @TheGearbest #HealthyLiving - Xiaomi stuff gets sold via The Gearbest website as soon as it's launched as compared to the local retailer The Core Group at iStore and also they have their own MIA Africa website too. I received this Mi Band 2 as a part of the affiliate program at The Gearbest which I only used once and then couldn't work on the same. My daughter was using the same till her birthday this year when the band started to crack and cut in half so I gifted her a new Huawei Band 4e for her use which has very fewer features as compared to Mi Band 2 but she is happy for the time being. 

5. Exploring Mega Construx™ Crystal Creatures™ Series 1 @MegaConstrux @Mattel #CrystalCreaturesSA - This was the first time when we shot the video for Keisha unboxing and since then now she has her own Youtube Channel named - KEISHA & YOU. Please do subscribe and like the videos and if you want to send her stuff to unbox and share with the community, kindly contact me at thelifesway@gmail.com. 

Thanks to all the brands for sending their press drops and media invites. I hope it brings them joy as much it brings me to be onboarded and share all the experiments I do with their products and services from time to time. Recently, I have started a lot of video product reviews too on my Instagram channel IGtv mainly and also on my youtube channels. Enjoy and do give in your comments from time to time. 

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#TheLifesWayReviews @Xiaomi Mi Band 2 #SmartBand @TheGearbest #HealthyLiving

Hi Friends, 

As mentioned in my earlier post about the Xiaomi products, they are not only innovative but also value for money. It goes for all the products, I have seen or used till date. The product which people fell in love with was the first Mi Band which gave a possibility to measure your steps at the cheapest price linked to your smartphone via an app and then when the second Mi Band 2 came with Heart Rate monitoring, it was an instant hit. I remember not getting it on Amazon.in when I tried to order for the same. It was always out of stock and same is the case with the new version of the device called Mi Band 3.

GearBest was able to send me the Mi Band 2 fast enough but the custom took some time to clear in South Africa but finally the band reached me within a week and I started using the same immediately. It's definitely one of the online stores which can give competition to the likes of Alibaba, Amazon, takealot.com, Flipkart and many others around the world. The device packaging consists of a silicone band, a charger base and the main unit itself. The main unit can be easily clipped into the silicon band after charged from the charging base. The charging base is USB and can be inserted into your laptop or any of the smartphone chargers.

The main features of the Smartband are Bluetooth 4.0 which help to connect to the smartphone apps immediately and pushes the data collected to the app. The OLED 0.46 inch touch screen displays time, distance, calories, and heart rate with a single gentle touch on the circular button.

Heart Rate monitoring now is far more advanced with accurate measurements which can be tracked to check the kind of exercises routine you can follow. Also, the Mi Band 2 measures your sleep and also gives you the notification if you have been sitting on your desk for long without any movement. It helps you to relax your body and also complete your daily goal of 7000 steps.

The overall weight of the device is less than 20 grams and you won't even fell the Smartband to be on your wrists. The device is powered with Li-Polymer battery capacity of 70mAh which will last you for at least 5 days and with notifications switched ON it will be around 3 days. The company claims a standby time of 20 days. The device can be charged fully in around 3 hours.

The biggest problem I faced with Silicon bands in Fitbit is that they start itching on my hand wrist after a while. This was not the case with this one but over time, you might face some itching. 

Buy the device from here. Currently, my 10 years old daughter is really enjoying this smart band and soon I am sure she will want to have a colored screen smartwatch and by that time Xiaomi will definitely bring something new to the market! Till that time...

Cheers!!!

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