The cherry blossom season has returned in earnest. With spring fast approaching, many people are making plans for outings, and cherry blossom festivals are taking place everywhere, filled with visitors ranging from families to young couples eager to soak up the scent of the season.

To properly enjoy a 'digital life' under the cherry blossoms, you need the sense to pack various IT devices suitable for the modern smart era. What digital devices can add to the excitement of cherry blossom viewing with family or loved ones? Let's take a look at the essential items to pack in your spring outing bag.

If you want to charge your smartphone or back up your cherry blossom photos while enjoying the cherry blossoms
Sarotech, Portable Power Bank 'Nekohako' Series and Backup External Hard Drive 'inee6'

It is not easy to find a place to charge your smartphone while enjoying the cherry blossoms. If you prepare a portable power bank, it can be very useful when you urgently need battery power while on the go.

Sarotech (CEO Sang-in Park, www.sarotech.com), a domestic storage specialist, is introducing two models of its portable power banks, the “Nekohako” series, “S5200” and “S7800,” featuring cute and adorable cat characters.



“S5200” and “S7800” are high-capacity power banks with capacities of 5200mAh and 7800mAh, respectively, featuring a unique and stylish design with a lovely and cute cat character. These products feature an ergonomic curved design for an excellent grip, and their unique and distinctive appearance is well-suited to meet the needs of young customers who value design. In particular, the product comes in two cute cat expressions and four diverse colors—pink, blue, black, and white—allowing consumers to choose according to their preferences, and includes a pouch that matches the product color as a standard accessory.

The “S5200” features a compact size and identical design, and pressing the power button on the side of the main body allows you to check the remaining battery level at a glance via a 5-level LED. In particular, the “S7800” is equipped with two ports for various portable devices, making it convenient to charge two devices simultaneously. Furthermore, these products are equipped with battery cells from Sanyo, the world's leading Japanese company, ensuring a long lifespan, stability, durability, and battery efficiency.




For those who want to back up photos and videos taken while enjoying cherry blossoms, Sarotech's 'inee6 series,' which matches well with spring flowers, is a good fit.

Sarotech Co., Ltd. is introducing the 'inee6 series,' a high-performance external hard drive featuring emotional pastel colors. The 'inee6' series is a portable external hard drive that emphasizes emotional pastel colors such as vanilla mint, pure purple, and hot pink, and is expected to instantly capture the hearts of women who value design and color when choosing IT devices.

This product features a minimalist design that harmonizes curves and straight lines, enhanced with fresh colors and matching finishes to create a softer and warmer feel. The gently blinking blue LED during data writing and reading adds a stylish and sophisticated touch. Furthermore, a special surface treatment technique is applied to safely protect the surface from dirt and scratches, prevents fingerprints, and provides an exceptionally smooth and excellent grip.

Furthermore, the 'iNi 6' is a product that has been significantly upgraded not only in color and design but also in performance. Equipped with the latest controller supporting SATA3 6Gb/s and UASP, it delivers much faster speeds and performance compared to USB 3.0 external hard drives currently on the market (equipped with SATA2 3Gb/s controller chips). In particular, both the 'iNi 6 Basic' and 'Smart' models come pre-installed with NTI backup software (NTI EZ NOW3), which backs up the entire OS (operating system). It automatically performs backups according to a schedule, ensuring a complete backup of the PC's OS, files, and folders.

If you want to enjoy high-quality music under the cherry blossoms
LG Electronics, Neckband-style Bluetooth Earphones 'LG Tone Plus HBS-1100'

It is also a great pleasure to listen to music outdoors while fully enjoying the spring. The 'LG Tone Plus HBS-1100' is the latest model in the globally popular LG Tone Plus series. Crafted with metal materials and diamond cutting techniques, it is a Bluetooth earphone that offers a luxurious and sophisticated feel. Furthermore, by adopting Harman Kardon Platinum—the highest official sound certification grade from Harman Kardon—and balanced armature units, it delivers sound faithful to the original source, ranging from powerful bass to clear treble. Additionally, it is the world's first Bluetooth headset to adopt the Qualcomm aptX HD audio codec, supporting 24-bit audio without loss of sound quality even wirelessly.



The 'LG Tone Plus HBS-1100' is an ergonomic 3D neckband design earphone that weighs only 58.7g, providing a comfortable fit that feels as if you are not wearing it. Manufactured using shape-memory alloy, it maintains its shape even after being bent or curved. Additionally, it offers excellent battery life on a single charge, with up to 415 hours of standby time, 11 hours of voice calls, and 10 hours of music playback. It features built-in digital dual microphones that deliver clear and crisp audio through noise cancellation during phone calls and voice support.

For users with an analog sensibility, being able to take and view cherry blossom photos immediately
Fujifilm Korea, 'Instax Mini 8'

While smartphone camera capabilities are constantly improving, instant cameras that allow you to view the image immediately after taking it also double the fun of the festival. Fujifilm Korea is receiving a positive response from consumers through its Instax instant camera.



The 'Instax Mini 8' has been newly released in vivid and vibrant Raspberry and Grape colors, alongside pastel-colored models. This product allows users to easily capture their desired photos using an automatic exposure dial that detects light according to the shooting situation, and notably, it features a Hi-Key mode that enables the production of bright and radiant images.



Meanwhile, to celebrate the 41st anniversary of Hello Kitty's birth, Fujifilm Korea is introducing the 'Instax Mini Hello Kitty,' which is modeled exactly like the character's face. This product captures the charming, girlish sensibility through the harmony of Hello Kitty's distinctive design and pink pastel colors.

In addition, you can easily take selfies using the self-mirror mounted next to the lens, and it is also equipped with an exposure dial function that allows you to adjust the amount of light according to the shooting situation.

If you want to listen to music comfortably outdoors
Sony, World's Smallest HRA-Supported Portable Bluetooth Speaker 'h.ear go'

Wireless Bluetooth speakers are the perfect choice for those who want to comfortably enjoy music outdoors. Sony Korea has introduced the h.ear go, the world's smallest HRA-supported Bluetooth speaker. This product incorporates Sony's advanced audio technology into a compact size.



Sony has applied its cutting-edge technology to pack all the features of its flagship wireless speaker, the SRS-X99, including 'S-Master HX', 'DSEE HX', and 'ClearAudio+', into a lightweight 790g and compact size. The S-Master HX function minimizes noise and distortion, while DSEE HX and ClearAudio+ upscale lossy compressed files to HRA quality and provide stable sound from low to high frequencies without a complex equalizer.

The h.ear go features built-in Wi-Fi, Bluetooth version 4.2, and NFC capabilities, allowing for easy and convenient connection with wireless devices. It also supports a lithium-ion battery capable of 12 hours of continuous playback and Micro USB charging, enabling it to be charged using a portable battery.

If you want to shoot realistic videos from a first-person perspective
Action Cam "HERO4 Session"

Recently, a wide variety of small, lightweight, and adorable action cams are being released. Action cams can capture realistic videos from a first-person perspective.

GoPro (http://ko.gopro.com) is showcasing the 'HERO4 Session,' the smallest and lightest action cam released by GoPro to date.

The 'Hero 4 Session' can shoot video in FHD (1080p/60f, 720p/100f) and QHD (1440p/30f) resolutions, and supports 8-megapixel still photography. It supports features such as burst mode, which can shoot up to 10 photos per second, and time-lapse mode, which captures at regular intervals between 0.5 and 60 seconds to create short videos.

The 'Hero4 Session' is 50% smaller than GoPro's best-selling 'Hero4', measuring 3.8cm in width, 3.8cm in height, and 3.6cm in depth, and is 40% lighter at 74g, and is compatible with various GoPro mounts. In addition, it features all of GoPro's innovative functions, such as 'SuperView™', which dynamically expands video shot in a 4:3 aspect ratio to a 16:9 aspect ratio, 'Protune', which provides advanced manual control for photos and videos, and 'Auto Low Light Mode', which is useful when shooting in bright or dark environments.

In addition, the 'Hero 4 Session' adopts an innovative dual-microphone system that alternates between microphones to reduce noise such as wind during activity, and is designed to be waterproof without a housing, significantly improving underwater recording capabilities.

The standard 'Ball Joint Buckle' mount for the 'Hero 4 Session' features a rotation axis, allowing for shooting from various perspectives and enabling quick and easy changes to the shooting angle without the need to detach the camera from the mount.