Recently, there have been more and more leaks about Xiaomi 13 and 13 Pro smartphones. It is expected that they will be shown in December, and the design of new products will be very different from existing models. And now there are new details regarding the timing of the announcement.

Blogger Sahil Karul clarified that the Xiaomi 13 series will debut in China on December 1st. He also shared several renderings of the base model in blue and brown. Apparently, the design will be just that.

Smartphones will have a flat display with thin bezels and flat side edges, like the iPhone 14. The main camera module will also receive an updated design with large lenses. Earlier, data appeared on the network that the new products will be based on the SoC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, one of the versions will receive 12 GB of RAM. According to Geekbench tests, the smartphone scores 1497 points in the single-core test and 5089 points in the multi-core test.

The base version will get a 6.2-inch 2K AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate. He is credited with the main 50-megapixel Sony IMX8 camera sensor and 120W fast wired charging.

The Pro model will receive the same Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 platform, however, according to the tests, it scores 1504 points in the single-core test and 5342 points in the multi-core test.

Earlier, Sahil Karul posted a photo showing the iPhone 14 Pro and Xiaomi Civi 2 smartphones.

The OneXPlayer 2 line of handheld gaming PCs will launch next year with a Nintendo Switch-inspired design. This version will not only have powerful hardware, but also detachable gamepads, which will allow you to use the novelty as a compact tablet or laptop if necessary.

The Indiegogo fundraising campaign starts on December 20th. Initially, they wanted to start it already on November 25, but then the dates were shifted. The first copies of the consoles will be sent to customers in March or April 2023.

As for the features of the novelty, the OneXPlayer 2 will receive an 8.4-inch screen with a resolution of 2560 x 1600 pixels, an AMD Ryzen 7 6800U processor or some Raptor Lake generation Intel Core i7. Also, rumors attribute to the novelty from 16 GB to 32 GB of RAM and up to 2 TB of permanent memory, but this has not yet been officially confirmed.

The main feature will be removable controllers and support for the stylus on the screen – 4096 pressure levels are promised. The price has not yet been announced, but it can be assumed that the cost will be at least $ 1,000.

And on October 30, the OnexPlayer Mini Pro console launched with a Ryzen 7 6800U and Radeon 680M starting at $1,199.

In the Japanese city of Aomori, an unusual experiment will be launched in December to generate electricity using snow. It will last until spring. As expected, it will be more profitable and environmentally friendly than using a solar battery.

For the experiment, a swimming pool is used in a closed school, where snow collected on the streets will be unloaded. The pool will also install heat-conducting pipes with liquid. On the one hand, they will be covered with snow, on the other, they will be heated by the sun. Due to this, a convective movement of the fluid will occur, which will drive a small turbine, and it will provide energy. The greater the temperature difference, the more energy can be obtained.

In the future, scientists plan to heat the second part of the tubes with liquid from hot underground sources, which will increase the efficiency of the system. So far, no specific figures have been given that would indicate the power of such a system, even the estimated one.

As noted, such a system will be practically waste-free, while solar panels and wind farms need expensive disposal.