Happy Lunar New Year to all the people from cultures that celebrate this traditional festival! And to all Chinese around the world, Happy Chinese New Year!
Calla Lilly flowers at the Flower Dome in Gardens by the Bay, Singapore. #t4tShotWithSamsungGalaxyS22ultra
It’s the first day of the Lunar New Year. This year, it’s the year of the Rabbit, according to the Chinese zodiac.
Huawei FreeBuds 5i, a True Wireless Stereo (TWS) earbuds, will hit the shelves in Singapore from 1 February 2023. Prices and promotions below.
The Huawei FreeBuds 5i comes in Isle Blue, Nebula Black, and Ceramic White.
The Huawei FreeBuds 5i continues to offer multiple ANC (active noise cancellation) and EQ modes, as well as Dual Device Connection for seamless switchover between different devices and operating systems.
It weighs only 4.9g and is 29mm long – that’s 7mm shorter than the FreeBuds 4i.
More details below, including promotional prices and availability, from the press release.
OMRON has launched the development of its i-DMP (i-BELT Data Management Platform) which is embedded with the i-BELT manufacturing site data utilisation service.
OMRON launches i-DMP for rapid implementation of data-driven solution service. The i-DMP sorts and converts data gathered from production sites.
In its effort to accelerate digital transformation at manufacturing sites and to achieve carbon neutral manufacturing, the data-driven service streamlines the integrated management of diverse data.
This brings about improvements on manufacturing floors, thus assisting customers in tackling their issues both effectively and efficiently.
More details below from the press release.
Apple introduces the new Mac mini (starting from S$849) with M2 and the new M2 Pro chip. The new Mac mini with M2 chip starts from an affordable S$849.
The M2 Pro model (top) includes four Thunderbolt 4 ports and support for up to three displays; while the M2 model (bottom) features two Thunderbolt 4 ports and support for up to two displays.
The new M2 Pro chip boasts pro-level performance to Mac mini for the first time, enabling users to run high-performance workflows that were previously unimaginable in such a compact design.
Mac mini with M2 and M2 Pro promises faster performance, more unified memory, and advanced connectivity, including support for up to two displays on the M2 model, and up to three displays on the M2 Pro model.
For Intel-based upgraders, Mac mini with M2 promises up to 22x faster machine learning image upscaling performance in Pixelmator Pro.
Customers can order the new Mac mini models beginning Monday, January 30.
More details below about the new Mac mini from the press release.
Apple unveils MacBook Pro featuring the new M2 Pro and M2 Max, for greater performance and longer battery life in a Mac.
New MacBook Pro from Apple features up to 6x faster performance than the fastest Intel-based MacBook Pro and support for up to 96GB of unified memory for demanding pro workflows.
Apple has just announced the new 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro featuring their latest cutting edge M2 Pro and M2 Max chips, and running on the macOS Ventura.
“MacBook Pro with Apple silicon has been a game changer, empowering pros to push the limits of their workflows while on the go and do things they never thought possible on a laptop. Today the MacBook Pro gets even better. With faster performance, enhanced connectivity, and the longest battery life ever in a Mac, along with the best display in a laptop, there’s simply nothing else like it,” said Greg Joswiak, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing.
Apple boasts that the MacBook Pro tackles demanding tasks, like effects rendering, at up to 6x faster than the fastest Intel-based MacBook Pro, and colour grading, at up to 2x faster.
MacBook Pro now has a battery life of up to 22 hours; supports Wi-Fi 6E, which is up to twice as fast as the previous generation; as well as advanced HDMI, which supports 8K displays for the first time.
The new MacBook Pro now has up to 96GB of unified memory in the M2 Max model for creators, and sports features such as the Liquid Retina XDR display, an array of connectivity, 1080p FaceTime HD camera, six-speaker sound system, and studio-quality mics.
Customers can order the new 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro beginning Thursday, 19 January, with availability beginning Friday, 3 February.
More details below about the new MacBook Pro from the press release.
Apple has just unveiled the new M2 Pro and M2 Max next-generation chips to join the flagship M2 chip. The new top-flight M2 Max features a more powerful CPU and GPU, supporting up to 96GB of unified memory with industry-leading power efficiency.
The newly introduced M2 Pro will feature in both the Mac mini and MacBook Pro, while the M2 Max will debut in the MacBook Pro.
Apple today announced M2 Pro and M2 Max, two next-generation SoCs (systems on a chip) that further pushes the envelopes of power-efficient performance of Apple silicon.
M2 Pro scales up the architecture of M2 to offer an up to 12-core CPU and up to 19-core GPU, together with up to 32GB of fast unified memory.
“Only Apple is building SoCs like M2 Pro and M2 Max. They deliver incredible pro performance along with industry-leading power efficiency. With an even more powerful CPU and GPU, support for a larger unified memory system, and an advanced media engine, M2 Pro and M2 Max represent astonishing advancements in Apple silicon,” said Johny Srouji, Apple’s senior vice president of Hardware Technologies.
The M2 Pro features 40 billion transistors and 200GB/s of unified memory bandwidth.
M2 Max builds on the capabilities of M2 Pro, including an up to 38-core GPU, double the unified memory bandwidth, and up to 96GB of unified memory.
The M2 Max has 67 billion transistors and 400GB/s of unified memory bandwidth.
Apple boasts that its industry-leading performance per watt makes it the world’s most powerful and power-efficient chip for a pro laptop.
Both chips also feature enhanced custom technologies, including a faster 16-core Neural Engine and Apple’s powerful media engine.
M2 Pro brings pro performance to Mac mini for the first time, while M2 Pro and M2 Max take the performance and capabilities of the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro even further.
More details below about the new Apple Silicon from the press release.
Singapore kids-tech company myFirst has launched a social community app for children – myFirst Circle. It provides a safe, walled social network for kids that enables their parents to monitor, control and guide them on the dos and don’ts of posting and interacting on social networks.
myFirst Circle can be downloaded from the App Store for Apple iOS devices or Google Play for Android smartphones or tablets. It can also be accessed through a myFirst Fone smartwatch.
The new myFirst App provides a social community platform where children can post and share messages, photos and videos with their family and friends.
The parents are able to monitor and control who their children allow into their “circles” of family, besties and friends, as well as the information that they share with these circles.
Parents may change a child’s post settings to enable access by “lower” circles (eg. Acquaintances) or to restrict access to only the inner circles (eg. Family and/or Besties).
This enables parents to supervise and guide their children on the etiquette and precautions to take when sharing on online social networks so that when they are old enough to get onto “grown-up” social networks such as Facebook, Instagram etc, they would be well-coached on the ins-and-outs of sharing media on these networks as well as dos and don’ts in interacting with others on the Web.
Basically, contacts can be accepted into one of four circles: Family, Besties, Friends and Acquaintances.
These four hierarchical circles determine which of a child’s posts that other members of a his/her circle can and cannot see.
For example, all members in a child’s Family circle will be able to see EVERYTHING the child shares.
Those in the Acquaintances circle will have access to the least number of posts.
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Founder and CEO of myFirst – G-Jay Yong – briefs how children can access the app through myFirst Fone S3 smartwatch.
So if a child marks a photo as viewable by Besties, only members of his/her Family and Besties circles will see the photo.
At the Singapore Motorshow 2023, Volkswagen debuted the new Golf R and showcased its new, all-electric ID. family which includes the ID.4, ID. Buzz and ID. Buzz Cargo.
The new all-electric Volkswagen ID.4 SUV.
The Golf R debut sees Volkswagen bring technology from the racetrack to its new performance hatchback.
The Golf R is the most powerful production Golf in Singapore boasting 320 PS and 420 Nm of torque.
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#t4tSgMotorshow2023: Unveiling of the new Volkswagen Golf R at the #SingaporeMotoshow. It is the 8th generation Golf on the road.
It features the 4MOTION system with R-Performance Torque Vectoring for ultimate agility.
Optional equipment includes an Akrapovič titanium sport exhaust system and R-Performance Package with “Special” (Nürburgring mode) and “Drift” driving profiles.
Škoda gave a preview of its new fully-electric Enyaq Coupé iV and launched two improved models at Singapore Motorshow 2023. Prices below.
Skoda Enyaq Coupé iV has not gone on sale yet in Singapore. Interested buyers may register their interest on Skoda Singapore’s website.
Škoda Singapore is the first market in Asia Pacific to unveil the brand’s long-awaited fully-electric Enyaq Coupé iV at the Singapore Motorshow 2023.
Built on the MEB platform for Škoda electric vehicles, the Enyaq Coupé iV is the second addition to Enyaq iV family.
The two improved models are the mild-hybrid Octavia and hatchback Scala – both with a better fuel efficient 1.0 TSI engine.
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#t4tSgMotorshow2023: Unveiling of the new Skoda Enyaq Coupé iV at the #SingaporeMotoshow.
The improved Octavia 1.0 TSI eTEC drivetrain has a reduced fuel consumption (4.3 litre/100km 1.0 TSI eTEC versus 5.3 litre/100km 1.5 TSI eTEC) and CO2 emissions (98 gram/km 1.0 TSI eTEC versus 122 gram/km 1.5 TSI eTEC).
The improved Scala is now equipped with features such as full LED headlights with daytime running lights, full LED rear lights with dynamic indicators, Virtual Cockpit, Multi-function steering wheel and Drive Mode selection.
More details below from the press release.
Keysight’s 2023 Technology Predictions – Insights from a Test and Measurement Leader
Wednesday, January 18th, 2023As we go into 2023, Keysight’s senior vice president, and president of the Electronic Industrial Solutions Group (EISG), Ee Huei Sin, offers the following predictions for key technologies for the new year and the years ahead.
Seven technology predictions for 2023 from Keysight Technologies.
Rapidly evolving technologies across cloud, digital twins and artificial intelligence, 5G and 6G, quantum computing, and electric and autonomous vehicles are powering innovation across industries.
About the Author: Ee Huei Sin is President, Electronic Industrial Solutions Group, Keysight Technologies.
Keysight Technologies supports development of these and other technologies by delivering advanced design and validation solutions, from software-driven insights and analytics that bring tomorrow’s technology products to market faster across the development lifecycle, to design simulation, prototype validation, automated software testing, manufacturing analysis, and network performance optimisation and visibility in enterprise, service provider and cloud environments.
As the world’s leading test and measurement provider, Keysight’s customers span the worldwide communications and industrial ecosystems, aerospace and defense, automotive, energy, semiconductor and general electronics markets, and it is well-placed to anticipate key developments affecting the Electrical and Electronic (E&E) and IT landscapes, in the future.
Here are seven technologies that I believe will be key in the new year and beyond.
May I elaborate further on each of these technology areas.
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