Spotify has teamed up with Liquid Death for what might be one of its strangest hardware experiments yet — a Bluetooth speaker shaped like a cremation urn.

The product is called the Eternal Playlist Urn. It looks like something you’d expect to see on a mantelpiece, except it’s not designed to hold ashes. Instead, it’s a collectible speaker with a built-in Bluetooth system tucked into the lid. 

Spotify says only 150 units will be sold in the United States, each priced at $495. Buyers get a 7-inch by 11.4-inch urn-shaped device that streams music and little else.

A Bluetooth speaker dressed for the afterlife

According to Spotify, this is “the world’s first urn speaker that can stream music.” In a blog post announcing the collaboration, Spotify wrote, “Life needs the music. So does the afterlife.”

The idea is simple. Once you receive the urn speaker, you can create what Spotify calls an “Eternal Playlist.” Users answer prompts such as “What’s your eternal vibe?” or “What’s your go-to ghost noise?” Based on those answers — along with your listening history — Spotify generates a custom playlist that can sync directly to the speaker. The playlist can also be shared with friends and family, turning the urn into a kind of permanent soundtrack device.

It’s not the first time Spotify has ventured into hardware, though those efforts have been limited. In 2022, the company partnered with IKEA on a portable Bluetooth lightbox speaker with Spotify quick-play functionality. 

Before that, it launched Car Thing, a dashboard accessory meant to make streaming easier in older vehicles. Car Thing has since been discontinued, and Spotify has yet to introduce a standalone smart speaker under its own brand.

Liquid Death, meanwhile, has built its reputation on absurd and sometimes morbid marketing. The canned water company has released over-the-top products before, including a life-size snowman coffin-shaped cooler that reportedly drew more than 800 bidders and sold for $68,200. The brand thrives on turning dark humor into limited-edition merchandise, and the Eternal Playlist Urn fits neatly into that strategy.

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Oppo has started teasing its next foldable, the Find N6, ahead of a launch in China. There’s still no official release date. But in classic internet fashion, the renders are already here.

A leak posted on the Chinese social media platform Weibo gives us our first real look at the Oppo Find N6 in purple and white. 

At first glance, it doesn’t look dramatically different from last year’s Oppo Find N5. It has the same circular camera module and color options.

We did notice a few changes, though. None of the leaked models show a leather back as the purple variant of the Find N5 did. And the flash has been moved outside the camera module, which slightly changes the rear layout. 

What we don’t see in the leak is the inner display — so the most important part of any foldable remains under wraps for now.

Oppo Find N6 specifications

Speaking of which, the Find N6 is expected to feature an 8.12-inch inner display paired with a 6.62-inch outer screen. 

Powering the device could be Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (7-core) platform. The phone has already surfaced on Geekbench with that chip onboard, suggesting Oppo isn’t holding back on performance.

In benchmark results, the Find N6 scored 3,524 in single-core and 9,090 in multi-core tests. The listing also indicates that the device runs Android 16 and comes with 16GB of RAM.

As for the camera, the main rear sensor is said to be 200 megapixels. It’s reportedly joined by a periscope telephoto lens, an ultra-wide camera, and even a multispectral sensor.

According to reports, the Find N6 could launch on March 17, shortly after China’s Spring Festival. It will launch in a standard and a Beidou satellite version. For now, though, we’re still waiting for Oppo to make it official.

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Xiaomi is getting ready to unveil the Xiaomi 17 and 17 Ultra globally on February 28. A new leak now suggests that these might not be the only phones launching that day.

According to Digital Chat Station, the Xiaomi 17T and Xiaomi 17T Pro might also launch globally on the same day. The leak corroborates our previous report, which revealed that the two phones would launch four months ahead of their predecessors.

Xiaomi 17T series specifications

The tipster also revealed some specs of the phones. According to the leak, the lineup will use a combination of Dimensity 8-series and Dimensity 9-series flagship platforms. 

More specifically, the Xiaomi 17T could run on the Dimensity 8500, while the Xiaomi 17T Pro will be powered by the Dimensity 9500s chip.

The phones will also retain the Leica imaging solution, while the 17T Pro will exclusively feature a periscope telephoto lens.

Thanks to a codebase leak, we also know the camera specs of the Xiaomi 17T. It will feature a triple rear camera setup led by an OmniVision OV50E sensor. It will be joined by an OmniVision OV13B sensor and a Samsung ISOCELL JN5 sensor, handling ultra-wide and telephoto duties. There’s also mention of a Samsung ISOCELL S5KKDS sensor for selfies.

For comparison, the Xiaomi 15T used a 50MP Light Fusion 800 main camera, a 50MP telephoto lens, and a 12MP ultra-wide camera. It also featured a 32MP selfie camera.

The Xiaomi 17T is also expected to flaunt a 6,500mAh battery. That’s a sizable jump from last year’s Xiaomi 15T, which packed a 5,500mAh battery. However, the charging speed remains unchanged at 67W

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A new leak suggests that Vivo could be jumping on the big-battery bandwagon with an upcoming smartphone.

According to Weibo tipster Digital Chat Station, Vivo is currently testing a new phone equipped with a 10,000mAh battery.

The device reportedly uses a 4.53V single-cell silicon battery with a rated capacity of 10,000mAh. The typical value, however, is said to range between 11,000mAh and 12,000mAh, plus or minus a small margin.

More and more brands are moving toward 10,000mAh

Battery capacity in smartphones has been steadily increasing over the past few years, especially among Chinese manufacturers.

5,000mAh is now the bare minimum, and devices with 7,000mAh to 8,000mAh batteries have become increasingly common in China. In fact, Honor and Realme have already launched phones with a 10,000mAh cell.

Speaking of which, the leak also sparked discussion about competitors. When asked about Xiaomi’s plans for large-battery phones, the tipster said such devices are currently in the planning stages and would include “all the necessary features.” This hints that Xiaomi is also considering similar moves, though nothing has been finalized yet.

In a separate response, the blogger addressed whether this year’s flagship phones from Vivo might reach 9,000mAh. According to DCS, the main flagship line is unlikely to hit that level, but phones from its sub-brand iQOO could feature a 9,000mAh cell.

For now, it’s just a leak. As mentioned above, the Vivo phone with a typical battery capacity of 11,000mAh or even 12,000mAh is still under testing, which means it could take a considerable amount of time to launch — even if the tests go well. We’ll keep you updated.

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Oppo says its next foldable is almost here. The company today announced that the Oppo Find N6 is “coming soon,” using the tagline “Smooth Sailing.” The teaser poster doesn’t say much, but the image hints that the foldable will have a shallow crease. 

Foldable phones have long struggled with the visible and tactile crease that forms where the screen bends. Earlier this month, Oppo held an internal product appreciation event for the Find N6, where it compared the crease to the gap between two makeshift beds. 

To understand the context, it helps to look at the previous model. The Oppo Find N5 already had a limited crease depth of around 0.15mm, which was considered industry-leading at the time. With the Find N6, Oppo says it’s going further, which will create a smoother transition when you run your finger across the fold. 

Oppo Find N6 Specifications

According to regulatory filings, the Find N6 might launch under model numbers PLP110 and PLP120. The former is expected to be the standard edition while the latter is a satellite communication version, reportedly supporting Beidou connectivity. All versions are said to include 80W wired fast charging as standard.

On the hardware side, the foldable reportedly features an 8.12-inch inner display and a 6.62-inch outer screen. Powering the device could be Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (7-core) platform, paired with a 6,000mAh battery. 

The camera system also stands out on paper. The rear main camera is said to use a 200-megapixel sensor. Alongside it are a periscope telephoto lens, an ultra-wide, and a multispectral sensor. 

According to earlier reports, the Find N6 may launch on March 17, shortly after the Spring Festival. Both the standard and Beidou satellite versions are rumored to support an AI stylus accessory.

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