Archive for August 22nd, 2013

Lenovo announces new range of notebooks, tablets and storage

Thursday, August 22nd, 2013

Lenovo has unveiled in Singapore the following: Lenovo Flex 14, Miix, A3000, U330p and U430 Touch, S210 Touch and S410; as well as the Lenovo Iomega ix Series Desktop line of storage devices.  Pricing and availability within.

Lenovo's new range of devices includes (from left): IdeaPad U430 Touch notebook, IdeaTab A3000 tablet (7" Android 4.2 Jelly Bean) and Miix tablet (10.1" Windows 8, Intel Atom). Not shown to scale.

Lenovo’s new range of devices includes (from left): IdeaPad U430 Touch notebook, IdeaTab A3000 tablet (7″ Android 4.2 Jelly Bean) and Miix tablet (10.1″ Windows 8, Intel Atom). Not shown to scale.

Below are the pricing and availability. COMEX this year is from 5 – 8 September.

Lenovo Price from Available
Flex 14 Ultrabook S$999 COMEX
Miix tablet S$799 TBA
A3000 tablet S$269 COMEX
U330p laptop S$999 COMEX
U430 Touch laptop S$1399 end Sep
S210 Touch laptop S$799 Now
S410 laptop S$899 Now
Iomega ix2 storage S$312 Now
Iomega ix4-300d storage S$1,189 Now

Below is the press release with the details.

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Canon EOS 70D DSLR to be available in Singapore tomorrow

Thursday, August 22nd, 2013

First announced on 1 July, Canon’s latest DSLR – the EOS 70D – will be available (S$1,499 for body only) at Canon authorised dealers on Friday 23 August 2013.

Canon EOS 70D is embedded with a powerful DIGIC 5+ image processor and a 20.2-megapixel APS-C sized CMOS sensor.

Canon EOS 70D is embedded with a powerful DIGIC 5+ image processor and a 20.2-megapixel APS-C sized CMOS sensor.

The following are the recommended retail prices:

  • Body only: S$1,499
  • Kit I (EF S18-55 IS STM): $1,699
  • Kit II (EF S18-135 IS STM): $2,049
  • Kit III (EF S18-200 IS): $2,149

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POTD: Phantoms at the Opera – or Hungry Ghost Festival Getai

Thursday, August 22nd, 2013

The Phantom of the Opera is playing in town at the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. But in many places in the heartlands, special front row seats have been specially reserved for the “real” hungry phantoms from Hell.

Special front row seats for some very special guests. All photos taken with a Nikon D5200 with AF-S NIKKOR 18-55mm DX f/3.5-5.6G VR kit lens. All the photos (except the one above which was taken at ISO 5000)  were taken at ISO 6400. Photo credit: John Tan.

Special front row seats for some very special guests. All photos taken with a Nikon D5200 with AF-S NIKKOR 18-55mm DX f/3.5-5.6G VR kit lens. All the photos (except the one above which was taken at ISO 5000) were taken at ISO 6400. Photo credit: John Tan.

So I was driving back from the Lenovo launch in town, and thinking of the Phantom of the Opera musical that the family was going to watch the next day.

The MC for the night is this fancifully dressed lady. Does she remind you of Liu Ling Ling in the local award-winning movie 881? That’s because it is Liu Ling Ling!

The MC for the night is this fancifully dressed lady. Does she remind you of Liu Ling Ling in the local award-winning movie 881? That’s because it is Liu Ling Ling!

Another performer for the night. Each singer performs a few songs, which may include requests from the audience and the residing deity of the temple organising the Getai.

Another performer for the night. Each singer performs a few songs, which may include requests from the audience and the residing deity of the temple organising the Getai.

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