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Monday, October 30th, 2023
Huawei has unveiled flagship models in two of its product lines – the S$298 FreeBuds Pro 3 earbuds and the S$3,998 Watch Ultimate Design smartwatch.
The latest flagship wearables from Huawei – FreeBuds Pro 3 TWS earbuds (top) and Watch Ultimate Design smartwatch.
Huawei is really doubling down on the luxurious watch segment following its launch of the Huawei Watch Ultimate back in August.
Priced at S$1,198, that was already twice the price of the priciest model until that time.
Availability in Singapore
Huawei FreeBuds Pro 3 will be available at all Huawei Experience Stores and Huawei Official Stores on Lazada and Shopee from 1 November, with early bird promotions of up to $35 off.
The Huawei Watch Ultimate Design will be in-store for preview and pre-order from 4 November, at Huawei Experience Store (HES) in 313@Somerset.
Pre-order will also be available at Huawei Official Store at Lazada.
Now the new Huawei Watch Ultimate Design has a price tag of S$3,998 – that’s more than three times that of the Huawei Watch Ultimate!
Positioned to be the Gold Standard (literally) with Huawei’s best watch specs, the Huawei Watch Unlimited is made of 18K gold alloy with 75% gold content.
The S$298 Huawei FreeBuds Pro 3 TWS earbuds ships with Pure Voice 2.0, noise cancellation with Intelligent ANC 3.0, and Triple Adaptive EQ.
The FreeBuds Pro 3 is available in Ceramic White, Green, and Silver Frost and is IF54 dust and splash-resistant.
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Tags:audio, earbuds, FreeBuds, Huawei, new arrivals, smartwatches, TWS, wearables
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Tuesday, October 3rd, 2023
The sporty Huawei Watch GT 4 will come in two sizes: 46mm (four strap options) and 41mm (three strap options) – with prices ranging from S$298–S$498, depending on the strap. Pre-orders begin 5 October 2023 with the watches hitting the shelves in Singapore on 13 October.
The Huawei Watch GT 4 will come in two sizes and seven strap options.
Unveiled during Huawei’s “Wearable Strategy and New Product Launch” event in Barcelona on 14th September 2023, the Huawei Watch GT 4 will hit Singapore shelves on 13 October, with pre-orders opening on 5 October.
The 46mm version has an octagonal dial design while the 41mm has a round pendant design.
There are four strap options for the bigger version and three for the more dainty version.
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Tags:fitness, Health Tech, Huawei, new arrivals, smartwatches, wearables
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Thursday, September 28th, 2023
The Google Fitbit Charge 6 will be available in Singapore from 12 October in Obsidian, Porcelain, and Coral at S$229.90 online and in-stores. Pre-orders begin tomorrow.
Fitbit Charge 6 will have the ability to connect to compatible gym equipment. It will enable you to control YouTube Music and use Google Maps and Wallet from your wrist.
Fitbit Charge 6 ships with advanced health sensors that, combined with a new machine learning algorithm, provides more accurate heart rate tracking than its predecessors.
Where to purchase
The Fitbit Charge 6 will be available online and in-stores via the Google Store and Fitbit website, as well as third party retailers including Amazon SG, Best Denki, Challenger Online, Courts Online, Gain City, Harvey Norman, Lazada, Popular (Selected stores), Shopee, Sprint Cass and others (AdvanceLap, ConnectIT).
It can connect to compatible gym equipment and fitness apps to see your real-time heart rate during workouts.
The Fitbit Charge 6 has a new haptic side button, 7 days of battery life, and the ability to control YouTube music and use Google Maps and Wallet.
The fitness tracker provides fitness tools and advanced health sensors including Daily Readiness Score, Sleep Profile and Stress Management Score to achieve your goals while getting insights of what is going on in your body.
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Tags:Fitbit, fitness, Google, Health Tech, new arrivals, trackers, wearables
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Tuesday, August 1st, 2023
Huawei is launching two new smartwatches this August: WATCH FIT Special Edition (S$128) and WATCH Ultimate (S$1,198). Both will be available in Singapore from 8 August 2023.
The Huawei WATCH FIT (SE) will be available in three colourways – Starry Black, Nebula Pink, and Forest Green.
Huawei sells three tiers of smartwatches catering to different budget levels, offering different features: the BAND series of entry-level health trackers, the FIT series of mid-tier fitness trackers, and the WATCH series of top-tier boutique smartwatches.
The WATCH FIT (SE) is the latest in Huawei’s FIT series, offering a stylish design with a lightweight futuristic exterior, sporting a wide range of health management and smart features, and more than 10,000 pre-designed watch faces.
The WATCH Ultimate extends the flagship series from high performance into the luxurious.
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Tags:Health Tech, Huawei, new arrivals, Singapore, smartwatches, trackers
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Thursday, June 22nd, 2023
PICO has announced its sponsorship as the Official VR Headset Partner for the inaugural Olympics Esports Week (OEW). For the first time, the PICO 4 VR headset will be used in the main virtual taekwondo competition.
Programming of Olympic Esports Week will be available on demand on the PICO Video app.
The first event of its kind is created by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and will be taking place in Singapore between 22 and 25 June 2023, in partnership with the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth, Sport Singapore and the Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC).
“We are thrilled to be the Official VR Headset Partner for Olympic Esports Week. This partnership highlights PICO’s commitment to revolutionising the way people experience sports and gaming. We believe that VR has the power to merge the best aspects of both worlds, offering unparalleled immersion and physical engagement. We are excited to showcase our technology and contribute to the success of this groundbreaking event,” said Allen An, Regional Director for PICO Southeast Asia.
The four-day festival event will take place in Singapore at the end of June, showcasing the best of virtual sports, gaming and esports.
As the official VR headset sponsor, PICO’s VR headsets will be utilised, for the first time, in Virtual Taekwondo, one of the main competitive events.
This combines Singapore company Refract Technologies’ proprietary real-time full-body motion tracking system AXIS with the PICO 4 VR headset to deliver a groundbreaking VR adaptation of the traditional Korean martial art.
Virtual Taekwondo was created by Refract in partnership with World Taekwondo as an innovative game that will captivate participants and spectators alike, showcasing the incredible potential of VR in the world of sports.
In addition, PICO will be offering the programming of Olympic Esports Week on the PICO
Video app, providing viewers with the opportunity to enjoy the action on demand.
More details below from the press release.
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Tags:esports, headset, news, PICO, Singapore, sports, VR
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Thursday, May 25th, 2023
Huawei Band 8 (S$88) will be available for pre-order on its official store on Shopee from 1 June 2023. It will be available at Huawei Experience Stores in 313@Somerset and Westgate from 6 June. Promotions below.
The Huawei Band 8 smart band weighs 14g and has a thickness of 8.99mm. It also sports a 1.47-inch AMOLED colour display with a resolution of 368 x 194, and screen-to-body ratio of up to 65%.
Huawei’s Band 8 is equipped with comprehensive health monitoring, all-round fitness features, up to 2-weeks long battery life, and smart features.
More details below about the Huawei Band 8 from the press release.
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Tags:Health Tech, Huawei, new arrivals, watches, wearables
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Thursday, September 22nd, 2022
The Oppo Band 2 (S$99) will hit the shelves in Singapore tomorrow (23 September 2022) on Oppo’s Amazon, Lazada, Qoo10, Shopee and TikTok flagship stores, authorised retailers, and partner consumer electronic stores.
The Oppo Band 2 ships in Blue or Black and sports a 1.57-inch AMOLED screen, with 256 x 402 resolution and 302 ppi pixel density.
The Oppo Band 2 is equipped with a 6-axis motion sensor, as well as heart rate and blood oxygen sensors.
With up to 100 workout modes, the newest mode is the tennis mode, which recognises various tennis strokes and records five types of data: strokes, racket swings, activity duration, heart rate, and calories burned.
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Tags:fitness, new arrivals, OPPO, Singapore, smartbands, smartwatches, watches, wearables
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Thursday, August 18th, 2022
The Singapore leg of the Toyota GAZOO Racing Gran Turismo Cup (TGR GT Cup) Global series resumes this year on Gran Turismo 7 on both PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. This is the fourth installment of the global SIM racing competition and the third iteration of the Singapore edition.
This year the competition features a selection of Toyota GR lineups, in which players will get to push their limits through renowned circuits and experience the thrill of racing. This includes the nostalgic Toyota Supra GT500 ’97 (Castrol TOM’S) model.
The Semi-Finals and Finals will be held on 4 September 2022, with winners advancing to the TGR GT Cup ASIA 2022 online on 9 October 2022.
“Since 2020, Borneo Motors Singapore has brought to life the thrill of experiencing motorsports races to local e-sports enthusiasts with our Toyota GAZOO Racing GT Cup. We look forward to hosting yet another exciting year of the race in Singapore and through this competition, we hope that Toyota is able to make motorsports more accessible and enjoyable across generations,” shares Samuel Yong, Director of Strategic Marketing and Business Strategy at Borneo Motors Singapore.
The TGR GT Cup Singapore 2022 commenced with Qualifiers on 13 August 2022, with more than 36 participants to date.
Eventually, only 24 of the fastest competitors will advance to the Semi-Finals.
During the Semis, two groups of 12 racers will compete in two races per group, with the top six racers from each group going into the Finals.
In the Finals, racers will compete in three races, with the overall top three competitors getting onto the podium.
Through this competition, Toyota hopes to make e-motorsports accessible by providing opportunities for racing enthusiasts to experience the thrill of racing Toyota GR cars
on iconic circuits.
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Tags:Borneo Motors, competition, event forecast, events, gaming, Gazoo, GT, motoring, racing, Singapore, sports, Toyota
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Friday, July 15th, 2022
TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team will utilise real-time data collaboration powered by NetApp hybrid cloud solutions to achieve superior performance.
NetApp will power Porsche motorsport in ABB FIA Formula E World Championship with data-driven cloud solutions.
NetApp, a global cloud-led, data-centric software company, and TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team, has announced a multi-year partnership which will see NetApp providing the sportscar maker with hybrid cloud solutions.
“Formula E is a technology showcase and R&D backbone for Porsche and preserves our strong motorsports heritage on the road and on the track. Data is the defining element here, but it is not easy to harness when the racing team is always on the road. The solution created by NetApp is unique in the market in how it can move huge amounts of data at high speed while delivering an intuitive experience across edge, core and cloud so we can design better, faster cars for our racecar drivers and car enthusiasts everywhere,” said Friedemann Kurz, Head of Motorsport IT, Porsche.
Porsche AG, a global automotive brand owned by Volkswagen Group, has begun shifting production towards electric or e-fuel powered vehicles in 2015.
By the year 2030, Porsche AG aims for 80% of all vehicles sold to be electric.
Tapping into NetApp’s real-time data services, TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team is working on its vision of sustainable mobility while enabling the real-time adjustments that deliver superior race performance – and help drive the next generation of Porsche electric vehicles.
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Tags:cloud, data, NetApp, Porsche, sports, TAG Heuer
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Thursday, July 7th, 2022
The Data Lab will consolidate Decathlon Singapore’s efforts in the development of new digital services for Decathlon International as well as incubate data projects in collaboration with partners such as Sport Singapore, various research agencies, and schools.
Located within the Kallang Alive district, the Decathlon Data Lab sits at the intersection of a growing number of sporting and community facilities that is part of an effort to strengthen the district’s standing as an inclusive sports precinct, outlined in the Kallang Alive Masterplan.
The new Decathlon Data Lab will provide a collaborative working environment that will house Decathlon’s teams such as data experts, software developers and designers, network and security team, innovation teams as well as industry partners and students.
Projects and ideas initiated at Decathlon Data Lab will be tested in the adjacent Decathlon Singapore Lab store, and subsequently introduced to other Decathlon stores in Singapore and beyond.
More details below from the press release.
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Tags:data, Decathlon, opening, Singapore, sports
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