Actxa Showcases Core Smart Ring with AI Glucose Scan at WHX Dubai

Actxa Showcases Core Smart Ring with AI Glucose Scan at WHX Dubai

Dubai, UAE, 4 February 2026 — Actxa, a Singapore-based preventive health brand committed to making preventive healthcare more accessible and actionable, will be participating in World Health Expo (WHX) Dubai 2026. At the event, Actxa will showcase its Core Smart Ring, featuring AI Glucose Scan capabilities designed to support everyday metabolic health awareness. Introducing Actxa: Advancing Preventive Health Through Wearable Intelligence Actxa’s mission is simple but urgent – empower individuals with meaningful, health insights that enable earlier intervention and better long-term outcomes. By combining wearable technology, artificial intelligence and clinically backed technologies, Actxa aims to bridge the gap between everyday wellness tracking and true preventive care. Spotlight at WHX Dubai: Core Smart Ring with AI Glucose Scan At WHX Dubai, Actxa will highlight the Core Smart Ring, a sleek and comfortable wearable designed for continuous lifestyle monitoring. Featuring AI Glucose Scan powered by Actxa’s proprietary BGEM® Glucose Status technology, the Core Smart Ring provides users with smarter insights related to glucose trends and metabolic patterns.  BGEM® is the world’s first non-invasive, AI-driven glucose evaluation technology, supported by clinical studies. By analysing photoplethysmography (PPG) data from the Core Smart Ring, BGEM® delivers meaningful, pain-free glucose insights without the need for needles or blood samples. With a quick 1-minute scan, users receive a clear “Normal” or “Elevated” result linked to daily habits, with results syncing seamlessly to the Actxa App, where insights are presented through a clean, intuitive interface. Paired with lifestyle guidance that is easy to read and easy to act on, the Core Smart Ring supports smarter daily health decisions.   Key features of the Core Smart Ring include: Clinically backed BGEM® technology   Fast, one-minute scans No needles, no pain An ultra-light, durable titanium design Engaging the Ecosystem at WHX Dubai Actxa is participating in WHX Dubai to engage regional and global stakeholders across healthcare, wellness and technology. Through its participation, Actxa aims to connect with partners who share a common vision for advancing preventive health through innovation. Actxa looks forward to partnership opportunities with: Distributors expanding next-generation wearables across retail, pharmacy and healthcare channels Healthcare and wellness partners exploring innovative solutions in metabolic health and preventive screening Strategic partners and investors aligned with the convergence of AI, wearables and chronic disease prevention Driving Preventive Health Forward “Preventive health starts with awareness, but real impact comes from how insights are turned into everyday action,” said Marcus Soo, CEO of Actxa.  “With the Core Smart Ring and our BGEM® technology roadmap, we aim to empower individuals, partners and healthcare stakeholders with actionable insights that support earlier intervention, better decision-making and long-term health outcomes.” A Peek into the Future: A Preventive Health Pipeline for BGEM® Technology Beyond the Core Smart Ring, Actxa continues to advance its BGEM® technology roadmap. This includes the development of Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) for BGEM® Diabetic Risk Assessment, designed to support detection and risk stratification of diabetes. Actxa will also preview its upcoming BGEM® Range, a pain-free, one-minute measurement solution that provides dynamic blood glucose range insights, representing the next phase of its preventive health technology portfolio. Visit Actxa at WHX Dubai Actxa invites attendees to experience its preventive health solutions firsthand at Booth #N23.E74 throughout WHX Dubai and explore opportunities for collaboration, distribution and strategic partnerships.

ASCENDO, Barco, StormAudio & PrimeTheater Present The Luxury Immersion Cinema at ISE 2026

The ‘Luxury Immersion Cinema’ Redefines What’s Possible in Residential LED Home Theater at ISE 2026   ASCENDO Immersive Audio, Barco Residential, StormAudio, PrimeTheater, and Technology Integration Partners unite to show integrators how DCI-grade LED video and immersive audio, purpose-built for LED video walls, elevate luxury home cinema.   BARCELONA, Spain — 13 January 2026 — ASCENDO, Barco Residential, StormAudio, PrimeTheater, and Technology Integration Partners (TIP) present the Luxury Immersion Cinema at Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2026, stand 2J500, offering a new benchmark for residential theater design. As the popularity of LED video walls continues to grow in residential settings, this fully immersive, professional-grade demonstration reveals what’s possible when cinema-level video standards and uncompromising immersive audio are combined in a luxury home environment.    DCI Video Sets the Visual Benchmark At the visual core of the Luxury Immersion Cinema is Barco Residential’s Runar, the company’s LED video wall designed for luxury home cinema. Scheduled for DCI (Digital Cinema Initiatives) certification under the latest HDR standards, Runar represents the highest benchmark currently defined for cinema LED performance. Featuring a 0.9mm pixel pitch and native DCI 4K resolution (4,096 × 2,160), Runar delivers uncompromising cinematic image quality at residential viewing distances. Engineered with Micro LED in Package (MIP) technology, Runar is built for future-proof compatibility with premium DCI-HDR content.    “Whether watching consumer content or digital cinema packages (DCPs), ultra-deep black levels and high brightness provide exceptional contrast performance, whilst DCI-P3 coverage and color precision provide a truly reference cinematic experience,” says Bart Devos, Business Development Manager EMEA, Barco Residential.    With 100,000:1 contrast, ultra-deep 0.005 cd/m² black levels, and full DCI-P3 color coverage, Runar brings DCI-grade HDR at 300 nits and consumer HDR at up to 500 nits to life with remarkable precision. The result is a single LED video wall capable of presenting both professional cinema content and consumer formats seamlessly—something rarely achieved in residential environments.   Immersive Audio Designed for LED Cinema Environments While LED video walls elevate visual performance, they fundamentally change how immersive audio must be designed because they don’t allow speakers to be placed behind the image, often forcing compromises in audio placement and performance.   The Luxury Immersion Cinema solves this challenge with a 14.8.8-channel ASCENDO immersive system engineered specifically for LED-based cinema applications. Recognizing the growing popularity of LED video walls in home environments, ASCENDO continues to innovate in LED screen wall audio, designing speakers that integrate around rather than behind the screens, preserving proper front-channel localization and cinematic realism.   “For LED applications, audio must be perceived as coming from the vertical center of the wall without exception,” says Geoffrey Heinzel, co-managing partner of ASCENDO. “Our design approach, as always, is to use point source speakers for seat-to-seat performance consistency in multi-seat home theater environments. Because our speakers are direct-radiating, they are capable of extremely high-performance results.”   Making its debut at ISE is ASCENDO’s latest speaker, designed for LED environments, THE8 PRO PASSIVE LED WEDGE. Six of these 3-way LED screen wall speakers will be used for the front channels. THE10 Passive WEDGE 30, THE10 Passive On Wall, and THE10 Passive LED Phantom speakers will be used for the side, overhead, and rear channels. Additionally, eight THE28 SUB PRO SQUARED subwoofers deliver extreme low-frequency infrasonic bass, amplified by eight corresponding ASCENDO AIA2-10K2 IS (infrasonic) amplifiers.   Orchestrating this high-performance ecosystem, StormAudio bridges the critical gap between the visual and audio domains. Since solid LED walls preclude the use of behind-screen speakers, the processing accuracy of the Elite 32 Analog becomes vital. It provides the advanced calibration and spatial mapping required to maintain perfect audio-video coherence, psychoacoustically placing the sound back within the image despite the physical displacement of the front channels, using StormAudio’s center shift feature. Powering this system is the Impulsion 8 amplifier, making its world debut. This new powerhouse delivers the dynamic range and transient response necessary to match the high-contrast intensity of Barco’s DCI-grade visuals.   “An LED video wall creates a massive, solid visual surface that challenges traditional theater audio design. The processor must work harder to ensure the audience believes the dialogue and action are coming directly from the actors on screen. This is where StormAudio’s center shift feature is essential,” says Olivier Thumerel, CEO at StormAudio. “With the ISP Elite 32 and our new Impulsion 8 amplifier, we provide the precise steering and dynamic power needed to ensure the audio is as impactful and localized as the video, creating a seamless sensory experience.”   Home Cinema Built for Performance The theater itself is designed and constructed by PrimeTheater, an integrator that considers every detail of the room—from acoustics to sightlines to seating—to ensure ideal performance, even on a challenging trade show floor. PrimeTheater provides turnkey, fully customizable home theaters that make installation easy.   “This is more than a technology demo. It is a masterclass in modern residential cinema, giving integrators a clear vision of how DCI-grade LED video and immersive audio designed for LED, in concert with a room built for performance, raise expectations for what luxury home theaters can—and should—deliver,” says Helder Martins, Owner of PrimeTheater.   About Technology Integration Partners Technology Integration Partners is an ISE exhibition partner, organizing a group of design-oriented technology partners at stand 2J500, with a portfolio of complementary products and services that simplify technology integration for both residential and commercial applications. As a founding member of ISE, TIP is celebrating its 22nd year of participation at Integrated Systems Europe.

Noise Unveils Master Buds 2 at CES 2026. A bold evolution of its flagship audio experience, with Sound by Bose technology

Las Vegas, NV, 5pm PST, 5th January 2026: India’s leading wearables company, Noise, today unveiled Master Buds 2 at CES 2026, marking the next chapter in its flagship Master Series. Expertly tuned with Sound by Bose technology, Master Buds 2 is a worthy successor to the original Master Buds, building on its success with a significant leap in performance, design, intelligence and immersion.

 

The announcement reinforces Noise’s growing global ambition: to deliver world-class sound experiences that are deeply human, intuitive, and accessible.

 

Master Buds 2: Immersive Sound, Reimagined

 

The first-generation Master Buds set a new benchmark for premium listening in its category. Master Buds 2 raises the bar even further, introducing a more powerful, responsive, and intelligent audio experience designed around how people listen, move, and live today.

 

Master Buds 2 with Sound by Bose technology delivers richer acoustics, deeper bass, clear highs, and greater spatial precision, making it the most advanced and power-packed Master Series device to date.

 

Designed for the Way the World Listens

 

Master Buds 2 represents more than an upgrade—it reflects a philosophy. Built around real-world use cases, the product blends immersion, intelligence, and ease into a seamless everyday experience.

 

“With Master Buds 2, we’re not making incremental changes, we’re making a generational leap,” said Amit Khatri, Co-Founder of Noise.

 

“This product reflects our belief that great sound should be intuitive, immersive, and effortlessly integrated into daily life. Powered by Sound by Bose, Master Buds 2 is designed for how people actually listen today.”

 

Availability

 

Master Buds 2 was unveiled today at CES 2026 and will be available globally for sale by the end of the February 2026. The device will launch in two signature colorways, along with a Special Edition Variant, priced at $129.

 

About Noise

 

Noise is a global personal technology brand focused on building human-centric products across wearables, personal audio, and connected lifestyle technology. With a vision to make innovation accessible, Noise designs and builds technology that enhances how people live, work, and connect.