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Good people, what’s the word. January is about to come to an end, this tells you how time is flying. First term is all about athletics and meeting new friends, we hope you have already done that so far. Too bad for those who love soccer, we are in the AFCON season yet alone you need to cope up with school work. Make sure you prioritise first things first.

Congratulations to those who have passed their 2014 Cambridge and ZIMSEC Advanced Level exams. It is believed that this year’s percentage was high. For those who made it, choose your careers wisely.

On a good note, Microsoft has announced the new revolution Windows 10 to be launched next week. Don’t be left out on this one, make sure you make your way to the Playstore using your mobile phone.

Onto box office, a lot of movie trailers but the best of them all is the Let’s be Cops. Definitely you can’t miss that one again. Many are waiting for the “Fast and the Furious 7”, but patience is a virtue and according to Metro Movies, they have described this sequel as the best thing ever to happen on 3D.

Well our urban reloaded gadget of the week goes to the new Sony Walkman ZX2. It has traded the cassette for Hi-Fi digital audio.

It is a dedicated portable music player, although not really in the shopping list of most teenagers these days, considering even pre-smartphone handsets can do a decent job of piping MP3 audio through headphones.

The new Sony walkman ZX2, however, makes its case by delivering the kind of music experience audiophiles can care about.

Aimed at discerning music listeners, the device is designed to play what Sony calls “high-resolution audio,” master-quality digital recordings that sound way better than traditional MP3s.

What’s the point of investing in audiophile-grade headphones, after all, if you’re only going to listen to lossy music files on a smartphone?

On first look, you’re likely to mistake the Sony Walkman ZX2 for a smartphone, with its phone-like dimensions, large display adorning the front panel, and Android 4,2 Jelly Bean running at the helm. Just like smartphones, you can use it to download and run apps from Google Play, although the hardware isn’t really optimised for activities beyond playing music.

For music, though, it’s as custom-fitted as you can ask for, with tech like Sony’s S-Master HX processor that enables reproduction of close-to-original sounds, DSEE HX for upscaling lower-quality audio formats, and Bluetooth with LDAC for high-quality wireless playback onto speakers, along with large playback buttons along the edge. It supports digital music files up to 192 kHz/24 bit.

Because high-res audio formats like AIFF, FLAC, and Apple Lossless tend to eat up a good chunk of storage space, the Sony Walkman ZX2 comes with 128GB of storage for housing your on-the-go playlist.

It can run for up to 60 hours of playback on a single charge.

Trends we love: midi and first knuckle rings In the past few years, we’ve seen jewellery trends transition from big and bold statement pieces (that we definitely still love) to small, dainty, and detail-oriented pieces. Yes girls, be happy as we are talking about the knuckle rings. It’s time to put away your stack of bracelets and start stacking rings-midi and first knuckle rings are perhaps the most of-the-moment adornment we can think of.

Midi rings can be worn on any finger-it’s just important to get the size right. Since these are worn closer to the end of the finger (and will feel a bit unnatural at first) you want to make sure they’re snug but not constricting. And yes, we said they.

This is a trend to pile on-many on one finger or some on almost every finger, or both!

If you’re unsure about the midi ring, you can take the style for a spin without breaking the bank-Bauble Bar, Nordstrom and Urban Outfitters all have plenty of dainty little rings for under $20. For those ready to dig in with both hands (ha), fine by Dannijones, Tomtom Jewelry and Catbird all make hand-crafted, investment-worthy first knuckle rings.

(We should note that Catbird was one of the key forces in making midi rings popular; their in-house bands are wildly popular.)

Remember the “Pills and Portion” video, where Nicki Minaj poses, while Rihanna and Miley Cyrus concludes the list.