Ambrane enters audio segment with wireless speakers

Ambrane India, a computer peripherals & mobile accessories maker has entered the
audio segment with the launch of wireless speakers, BT6000.

The cylindrical shaped speaker is priced at Rs. 1,999 and comes with built-in LED
lights.

The BT6000 has a range of 10 metres and a battery backup of 1200 mAH. It also
comes with an auxiliary port to let users connect other devices like an MP3 player
and other audio sources via a 3.5mm audio port. It supports Micro SD and TF Card.

Google launches new Pixel phone at San Francisco

event
Oct 4 Alphabet Inc's Google on Tuesday announced a new Pixel smartphone at an event on
Tuesday, the company's latest effort to sell consumers on a Google-branded device and to challenge
Apple Inc's iPhone at the high end of the $400 billion global market.
The new phone starts at a price of $ 649, and Google is working with exclusively with Verizon
Communications in the United States, Google executives said.
Analysts predict the San Francisco product launch will also showcase other Google hardware
initiatives, including a voice-controlled speaker system called Home to challenge Amazon.com Inc's
Echo device, and a virtual reality headset.
Google Home availabe for $129, includes free Six-month trial of ad-free YouTube.
Google hardware chief Rick Osterloh announced the Pixel phone shortly after the event began,
adding that the camera was the best available on a smartphone. The new phone can get a 7-hour
charge in 15 minutes, the company said.
Pixel phones will come in black, blue and silver and will have 5 and 5.5 inch (12.7 cm and 14 cm)
screens.

While most vendors other than Apple use Google's Android operating system, the company has for
years toyed with various approaches to building its own hardware without alienating manufacturers.
Google has sold Nexus phones since 2010, but the devices have gained little traction in a market
dominated by Samsung Electronics. Shares of Alphabet were up about half a percent in midday New
York trade. (Reporting by Julia Love, additional writing by Peter Henderson; Editing by Bill Rigby
and Alan Crosby)

Hero MotoCorp rolls out new Achiever 150 at

62,800
GURGAON, SEPT 26:
The countrys largest two-wheeler maker Hero MotoCorp on Monday launched next generation
Achiever 150, priced at 62,800 for the disc brake option and 61,800 for the drum option (all exshowroom, Delhi).
With the launch of this new version, the company is aiming to lead in the premium segment too, just
like as it has in both and 100cc and 125cc segment.
Powered by a BS-IV compliant 150cc torque-on-demand engine, the New Achiever 150 motorcycle is
a perfect amalgamation of power and performance, the company said. The bike comes with new BS
IV compliant engine with Heros patented i3S technology.
The launch of the new next generation Achiever 150 is a reiteration of our strong focus on
developing new, technologically superior and youthful products across segments for our customers
in India and across the globe, said Pawan Munjal, Chairman, Managing Director and Chief
Executive Officer.
Premium segment
He said this is just the beginning of a wide effort in the premium segment and there are lot more
products to come. Right now, the company gets low single digit contribution from the premium
range segment in the overall motorcycle sales. But, now it is expecting double digit growth in this
segment with the new launches also coming up.
The company has achieved 70 million cumulative production mark.
According to Munjal, this has been possible due to our sustained leadership performance.
On the company planning to phase out its scooter model Maestro, for which is still pays royalty to
erstwhile partner Honda, Ashok Bhasin, Head, Sales Marketing and Customer Care, Hero MotoCorp,
said, Maestro Edge has been received well and we plan to phase out Maestro (replacing it) with
Maestro Edge in the coming quarters.

Snapchat debuts recording glasses Spectacles

Social media app Snapchat is introducing video-recording glasses called Spectacles and is changing
its company name to incorporate the new product.
The glasses can record video 10 seconds at a time by tapping a button on the device. The video is
then uploaded to the Memories section of the popular image-messaging app via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi.
The glasses are the first hardware from the Los Angeles-based company. The glasses record so-called
circular video, meaning it plays full-screen on any device in any orientation.
They will be available in the US in the fall on a limited basis and cost USD 130.
In a way, the Spectacles recall Googles venture into eyewear, Google Glass, which took photos and
video. But that device also had a screen that let you surf the web as well and cost USD 1,500. Google
shuttered that venture in early 2015 after it received a tepid response from users.
The company says its changing its name to Snap Inc since it now has more than one product. The
app will retain the name Snapchat.

CRI Pumps launches high-powered pumps for

sewage, waste water treatment plants
CRI Pumps has entered into a new business segment with the launch of 1,080 horse power pump for
sewage and waste water treatment.
With the launch of high-end pump, the company will be able to offer complete waste water treatment
projects.
After the successful launch of non-metallic PVC, CPVC pipes and speciality wires and cables, the
latest offering is the outcome of CRI acquisition of Italian company Fabbrica Italiana Pompe
Sommergibili Srl in 2014.
G Soundararajan, Vice Chairman, CRI Group, told BusinessLine that the company expects sales of Rs
500 crore in 4-5 years in India and another Rs 1,000 crore from exports.
We will make the high-powered pumps in our Coimbatore plant where we have already invested
about Rs 100 crore, he said.
Besides sewage pumps, CRI will sell complete solution for waste water treatment, including drainage
pumps, mixers, agitators, aerators, auto coupling and accessories. The company is among the few
pump manufacturers to offer up to 800 kW (1080 horse power) sewage pumps for handling huge
volumes.
The Indian waste water treatment market is estimated at Rs 2,000 crore and is expected to grow at a
compounded annual growth rate of 12 per cent between 2016 and 2021.

Currently, urban regions in India generate 62,000 million litres of waste water per day, while there is
a capacity to treat only 23,000 MLD (million litres per day), according to the Ministry of
Environment data.
Most of the state governments are decentralising their waste water treatment facilities and sell the
treated water for industrial use as the cost of transporting water is increasing, he said.
We are very bullish on use of our products in smart city projects where the government has already
earmarked funds for waste water treatment. We are also eyeing industrial projects for water
treatment and plan to work with contractors to sell our products, said Soundararajan.
The global market for waste water pump is estimated at $9 billion with usage by municipal waste
water plants accounting for 23 per cent.
The other major users are industries such as food & beverages, sugar, textile, paint, tannery, paper
and pulp, chemical, pharmaceutical and process industries. The Asia region is considered a key
growth market, with China and India topping the list, he said.