StarHub will be at IT Show 2013 at Marina Bay Sands at Basement 2, Hall E.
Click to view or download StarHub promotions flyers during IT Show 2013.
Check out their smartphone, tablets and broadband (home and mobile) deals here, as well as their cable TV and bundled packages.
For more information visit StarHub’s promotion webpage here.
Seagate will be at IT Show 2013 at Marina Bay Sands at Booth 1201.
Click to view or download Seagate promotions during IT Show 2013.
Seagate’s range of portable and desktop expansion hard disk drives will also be available with other resellers during IT Show 2013.
Check out their latest Wireless Plus portable hard disk that’s iOS and Android ready, and streams up to 8 devices at the same time.
WD will be at IT Show 2013 at Marina Bay Sands at Booth B123.
Click to view or download WD promotions during IT Show 2013.
Check out discounts and promotions from WD for their portable and external hard drives.
SanDisk will be at IT Show 2013 at Marina Bay Sands at Booth B251.
Click to view or download SanDisk promotions during IT Show 2013.
Check out SanDisk’s range of memory cards, Solid State Drive and Memory Vault at IT Show 2013.
Purchase any SanDisk High Performance product (16GB and above) or any SanDisk product (32GB and above) and get a Sure-win Scratch & Win Card to win a selection of prizes, including a Samsung GALAXY Camera.
2,419 participants took part in the Singapore leg of the Canon PhotoMarathon Asia, at Marina Bay Sands Singapore. Here are the winning photos.
Winning portfolio of Best of Show winner in the Open category – Koh Zhi Kai. Themes from left: Wonder, Harmony, Pleasure.
Beginning at 9am in the morning, this year’s attendance of the day-long competition was an increase of 15% over last year.
Winning portfolio of Best of Show winner in the Student category – Jerrer Lee. Themes from left: Wonder, Harmony, Pleasure.
There were two categories of participants – Open and Student. For each category, there were three themes – Wonder, Harmony and Pleasure.
Top 3 entries for the first theme – “Wonder” – in the Open category. From left: Sawo Ediesetijono, Edmund Kwok, Henry Ong.
18 prizes were given to the top three winners of the three themes for each category. Prizes given included Canon products such as the Canon EOS 5D Mark III and Canon EOS 650D digital SLRs.
Top 3 entries for the first theme – “Wonder” – in the Student category. From left: Troy Yeo, Phongsakon Saranrithichai, Gracia Ow.
In addition, Best of Show awards were given for each of the two categories – for the best collection of images from all three themes.
Top 3 entries for the second theme – “Harmony” – in the Open category. From left: Sam Chong, Wee Keng Hor, Wong Jiaming.
The two Best of Show winners – Koh Zhi Kai (Open) and Jerrer Lee – will be going on an eight-day all-expense-paid photo clinic to Hungary.
Top 3 entries for the second theme – “Harmony” – in the Student category. From left: Benjamin Lee, Jerrer Lee, Dian Putrisyah Shahrudin.
This year’s competition also featured a Celebrity Challenge.
Top 3 entries for the third theme – “Pleasure” – in the Open category. From left: Leslie Quek, Muhammad Razaleigh Bin Mohame, Koh Zhi Kai.
Under this challenge, local celebrities – The Muttons, Jade Seah, Ross, Dawn Yeo and Nat Ho – competed against each other based on the theme, Pleasure.
Top 3 entries for the third theme – “Pleasure” – in the Student category. From left: Rudyanto AKil Yusoff, Paul Tang, Marcus Chong Jey Leng.
Canon will be donating S$5,000 to the winning celebrity, Vernon A’s charity of choice – Children’s Cancer Foundation.
Here’s a selection of interesting tech events happening this week (28 October – 3 November 2012). It is not an exhaustive list and represents only a sampling of events that gives a taste of the tech pulse in Singapore.
What are some of the more interesting tech events happening in Singapore this week?
Lenovo is showing off its exciting lineup of convertible notebook/tablet hybrids for Windows 8 this week. I played with some of the models during the Windows 8 launch in Singapore last week, and they are amazing. Watch this space for the hands-on.
Event listing on tech4tea.com
You can see this selection of events in the right sidebar on every page.
Event organisers can submit your events for listing to johntan@tech4tea.com – but there are no promises that your event will be featured.
This week sees Microsoft move its focus from the launch of Windows 8 to the formal launch of Windows Phone 8, which shares a common core with its bigger sibling.
Will the Metro-based new smartphone operating system increase its market share from a meagre 3.5% (for the second quarter according to IDC).
Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android dominate with 17% and 68% respectively. Windows Phone 8 smartphones announced thus far include Nokia Lumia 920 and Lumia 820, HTC 8S and 8X, and Samsung ATIV S. We might actually see the HTC models showcased in Singapore this Friday!
Midweek, Brother is launching a new printer while A*STAR Data Storage Institute will show off the world’s thinnest 2.5-inch 5mm hybrid drive for consumer and business devices.
For those interested in the latest trends in Cloud, Mobile, Social and Big Data, be sure to register for Oracle Day 2012 at Marina Bay Sands. Get the hottest updates on critical business drivers, meet Oracle experts and experience their latest technologies at the Demo booths.
And for photography buffs, the Singapore leg of Canon’s annual PhotoMarathon Asia 2012 takes place at the Marina Bay Sands this Saturday. To be guaranteed a participation slot do register online prior to the event.
Below is the events listing for the week.
Here are some CommunicAsia2012 highlights of TomTom’s latest map products for the Asia Pacific region, which includes new coverage and features for automotive, enterprise and government customers.
TomTom expands mapping footprint in Asia Pacific region with map updates
But TomTom is gearing up for something big come July. And I mean BIG – literally! Check in on 5 July to find out more.
In the meantime, here are more details of TomTom’s latest map update release.
During CommunicAsia2012, I took a look at the telepresence solutions provided by Vidyo.
They offer at affordable prices full telepresence solutions with 9 screens to soft-client applications that allow individuals to join a video conference session via their personal smartphone, tablet, notebook or desktop computer.
VidyoPanorama set up with six screens, two of which are used to share data/slides. The thin console at the bottom is the VidyoRouter.
Vidyo is a US-based company that offers personal and mobile telepresence solutions for individuals and telepresence solutions for enterprises.
Marty Hollander, Senior Vice President, Market Development at Vidyo. Here he's showing VidyoMobile on an iPad endpoint.
Many systems on the market today require an initial cost of $150k for a 3-screen dedicated room with an ongoing monthly fee of $10k per month.
Using these systems, a 3-hour video conferencing call from three sites could cost $3,600,
Vidyo claims its solutions would cost only a fraction – in most cases only a tenth.
It does this by controlling access and delivery with innovative components that turn ordinary IP networks into sophisticated yet affordable video communication systems.
The infrastructure that enables this comprise the VidyoRouter, VidyoPortal, VidyoGateway and VidyoReplay.
The conferencing endpoints, on the other hand, consists of VidyoMobile, VidyoDesktop, Vidyo Executive Desktop, VidyoRoom and VidyoPanorama.
A maximum 9-screen VidyoPanorama room setup, together with VidyoMobile clients (Android and iOS smartphones and tablets), and VidyoDesktop on a 1440p Mac monitor.
You can find details of each of the above components in the brochure that I’ve attached at the end of this post.
Vidyo had the VidyoPanorama (with 6 monitors) system and VidyoMobile/VidyoDesktop clients set up to show how it works and the performance and latency (or lack of) involved.
They had temps manning some of the endpoints so that visitors like myself could video-conference with them.
The performance was pretty good. Resolution was good and there wasn’t any noticeable latency.
I like the patented Adaptive Video Layering technology underpinning the solutions.
Intelligent and adaptive
So if you have a large monitor and fast network, you receive fast framerate HD video.
If you only have a small screen and slow network, the VidyoRouter sends you a lower quality video stream.
You can, of course, choose to limit the quality of the video stream (even if you have a large monitor) in order to control data usage and cost.
Essentially, the VidyoRouters dynamically optimises the video stream for each endpoint based on its capabilities and its local network conditions and bandwidth.
H.264 Scalable Video Coding (SVC)-based compression technology and Vidyo’s Adaptive Video Layering removes the need for transcoding by the Multipoint Control Unit (MCU) in traditional systems, offering high error resilience and low latency rates over the Internet, LTE and 4G networks.
This allows VidyoPanorama to connect over low-cost broadband networks with participants from any location.
The optional VidyoGateway extends the solution to existing H.323 and SIP endpoints; and clients using other videoconferencing systems – such as those from Cisco or Polycom.
These three major trade shows are in Singapore from 19 to 22 June 2012 (Tuesday to Friday). CommunicAsia2012 and EnterpriseIT2012 are at the Marina Bay Sands while BroadcastAsia2012 is over at Suntec Singapore.
Ignore the cute Vidyo thumbdrive. It’s just there to fill up white space.
Shows are open daily from 10:30 am to 6pm, except on the last day, which will end earlier at 4 pm.
CommunicAsia is Asia’s largest integrated ICT platform, where key executives from the industry congregate to network, create business opportunities, and shape industry trends.
You can use the other side of the pass to put your smartphone - but don’t blame me if it slips out and crashes to the floor!
EnterpriseIT will showcase international IT systems providers and companies offering enterprise solutions ranging from cloud computing, data centre services, security and M2M, software to mobility solutions and video conferencing.
BroadcastAsia is Asia’s most recognised and comprehensive one-stop digital multimedia and entertainment technology event.
If you’re driving to Marina Bay Sands, you can purchase a special S$6 parking-exit ticket (one-use only) that will allow you to park for the entire day.
Flash your conference pass at the conference concierge at Level 1 to purchase the parking ticket.
Who is the most popular celebrity in the world? And which is the most popular sports team or film in the social space? starcount.com trawls 11 top social networks to bring you the vote of 1.5 billion fans.
www.starcount.com is the latest social aggregation site that was launched in Singapore last night. Check out the leaderboards of leading celebrities in the social space.
At the global launch of starcount in Singapore last night, guests invited to Pangaea in Marina Bay Sands checked their own favourites against what the social aggregation engine discovered in the social space on the Internet.
Here are the winners of the Social Star Awards 2012 for the various categories:
| R&B Star | Rihana |
| Sportsperson | Christiano Ronaldo |
| Sportsteam | Barcelona FC |
| Game | Angry Birds |
| TV Show | The Simpsons |
| Film | Harry Potter |
| Film Star | Selena Gomez |
| Asian Star | Jackie Chan |
| Social Star | Ray William Johnston |
| Singapore | Stefanie Sun |
| Politician | Barack Obama |
| Almighty | Lady Gaga |
As part of the inaugural Social Star Awards 2012, tweets were sent to the most popular personalities and entities on the social media scene from within starcount.com to congratulate them in winning the various categories.
Christiano Ronaldo pipped Lionel Messi to win the Sportsperson Award 2012, while “angry” Diablo 3 fans were disappointed that the Game Award 2012 went to Angry Birds.
Not surprisingly, Lady Gaga won the Almighty Award, as the most popular person on Earth – as at 31 May 2012. Coincidentally, she was performing live at her Born This Way concert in Marina Bay Sands.
Stefanie Sun was the most popular person in Singapore, while Jackie Chan was the most popular person in Asia and Hong Kong.
There were some surprises. Ray William Johnston, who won the Social Star Award, drew many blank looks from the guest present. The Film Star Award went to Selena Gomez. Perhaps thanks to her boyfriend?
You can check out your own genres and leaderboards on www.starcount.com.
