Gadgets Weekly: Dell XPS 16 Creator’s Edition, Xiaomi TV FX Mini‑LED and More

Let’s kick things off with Dell’s newest flag‑ship for creators – the XPS 16 Creator’s Edition. At first glance you might think it’s just another big‑screen laptop, but dig a little deeper and you’ll see why it feels almost tailor‑made for photo‑editors, video‑pros and 3D artists. The machine sports a 16‑inch 3.5K OLED display that, thanks to a 120 Hz refresh rate and 100% DCI‑P3 coverage, delivers colours that are vivid yet accurate. In other words, you get the buttery look of a premium monitor wrapped in a portable chassis.

Under the hood, Dell has paired the panel with Intel’s 13th‑gen Core i9‑13900HK and an NVIDIA RTX 4070 Laptop GPU. It’s a combo that can handle 4K video timelines without breaking a sweat. What’s nice – and a bit unexpected – is the inclusion of a dedicated SD card reader on the side; a small touch, but a huge one for photographers who still shoot raw files on memory cards. Battery life is modest – roughly six hours of heavy editing – but the device supports fast‑charging, so you’re never truly stranded.

Moving from the desk to the living‑room, Xiaomi has rolled out the TV FX mini‑LED. If you’ve ever been underwhelmed by regular LED sets that bleed light around bright objects, this one aims to fix that. By packing over 10,000 mini‑LED zones into a 55‑inch frame, the TV achieves deep blacks and impressive peak brightness that can punch through even a sunny kitchen. The panel runs at a native 4K resolution and supports Dolby Vision, making HDR content look genuinely cinematic.

Beyond the hardware, Xiaomi is banking on its AI picture engine. The TV analyses each scene, dynamically adjusting contrast, colour temperature and even up‑scaling lower‑resolution streams. In everyday use, the result feels smoother and more natural – think of it as the TV learning your preferences on the fly. Connectivity is solid too, with HDMI 2.1, a 2.5 Gbps Ethernet port, and Wi‑Fi 6E, plus a handful of USB‑C inputs that double as video‑out for laptops.

We also had a glance at a couple of other gadgets that slipped into the headlines this week. First, Google announced the Pixel Watch 2, which adds a brighter AMOLED screen and a new sleep‑tracking chip that claims 30% more accuracy. Meanwhile, Apple’s latest iPad Pro got a modest refresh – a slightly faster M4 chip and a 120 Hz ProMotion display that now reaches up to 120 cd/m² brightness, making it a more viable laptop replacement for artists on the go.

All told, it’s a week that reminded us why hardware cycles keep moving. Whether you’re a creator hunting a laptop that won’t compromise on colour fidelity, or a binge‑watcher after the deepest blacks possible, there’s something new to look at. And as always, the market will sort out which of these will become lasting staples and which will fade into the background.