Archive for August 6th, 2013

ASUS opens second ASUS concept store in Singapore @ VivoCity

Tuesday, August 6th, 2013

This is the second ASUS-brand store that the Taiwanese PC manufacturer is collaborating with Newstead Technologies, a local consumer electronics retailer in Singapore. Promotions below.

ASUS VivoCity Shop is at #02-216A in VivoCity (1 Harbourfront Walk, Singapore 098585). Opening Hours: 11am – 9pm (Monday to Sunday) Contact No.: +65 6376 9314

ASUS VivoCity Shop is at #02-216A in VivoCity (1 Harbourfront Walk, Singapore 098585). Opening Hours: 11am – 9pm (Monday to Sunday). Contact No.: +65 6376 9314.

Similar to the first store at Sim Lim, this new store at VivoCity (#02-216A) sports a clean and elegant interior finishing, with an array of the latest range of ASUS notebooks, ultrabooks and tablets on display.

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Nikon announces new NIKKOR 18-140mm lens & Speedlight SB-300

Tuesday, August 6th, 2013

The new AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR lens is an approximately 7.8x high-power normal zoom lens compatible with Nikon DX-format digital SLR cameras; while the Speedlight SB-300 is a compact and lightweight camera flash unit that can easily be taken anywhere.

Just announced in Tokyo by Nikon. Price and availability TBA. Not shown to scale.

Just announced in Tokyo by Nikon. Price and availability TBA. Not shown to scale.

The AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR high-power normal zoom lens covers the frequently used wide-angle 18mm to telephoto 140mm (equivalent to 27-210mm in 35mm [135] format) range of focal lengths.

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POTD: Poetic seller beckons with traditional Pantun poems

Tuesday, August 6th, 2013

Lifestyle and technology blogger Mohd Hisham went on a Ramadan walkabout at the night bazaar.

Waxing lyrical - literally - about his wares. Photo taken with a Nikon D90 with a 50mm f/1.8 lens. Photo credit: Mohd Hisham.

Waxing lyrical – literally – about his wares. Photo taken with a Nikon D90 with a 50mm f/1.8 lens. Photo credit: Mohd Hisham.

“In our current age of fast and furious, we don’t always get to beat around the bush to make our point. Knowing when someone is about to get lyrical in a pantun manner, prepares you to know that the actual point of the message is further down the line,” says Mohd Hisham, Lifestyle & Technology Blogger at mhisham.org.

What caught Hisham’s eye was this guy perched on a high chair holding a microphone and selling his wares by reciting traditional 4-lined poems.

According to Hisham, the Malay poem style is known as pantun, comprising usually 4 stanzas, sometimes 3.

The gentleman in the photo was reciting the traditional and more common 4-stanza poems.

Hisham blogs at his Lifestyle and Technology blog: mhisham.org.

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