Archive for the ‘Launch’ Category
Tuesday, November 23rd, 2021
Nanoleaf Lines comprises short, backlit, colour-changing LED light bars connected with hexagonal joints and pasted onto the wall or ceiling to provide mood lighting. Prices below.

Nanoleaf Lines provides mood lighting for the home, entertainment, and hybrid workspaces.
The new Nanoleaf Lines comprises short, backlit, colour-changing LED light bars connected with hexagonal joints and pasted onto the wall or ceiling to provide mood lighting.
Each set of Nanoleaf Lines is controlled by a controller which connects to a phone app via Wi-Fi.
More details below from the press release.
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Tags:appliances, decor, Home, LED, lights, Nanoleaf, new arrivals
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Monday, November 15th, 2021
The virtual Center of Excellence will promote smarter and more sustainable urban vegetable farming in Singapore and Asia.

“Signify is committed to bringing more than 80 years of experience in horticulture lighting and our spectrum of science-based lighting solutions to help growers in Asia navigate challenges in indoor farming. The Center of Excellence will act as a one-stop knowledge and expertise resource supporting farmers to move towards sustainable food production,” said Rami Hajjar, Cluster Leader for South-East Asia, Signify.
The center will provide research insights and advanced lighting solutions for growers in Singapore and the region that will help Singapore and Asia produce local, pesticide-free vegetables grown in a sustainable way.
Editor’s Note
It’s great that Signify is bringing its expertise in urban horticulture to this part of the world.
As early as 2014, when Signify was part of Philips, tech4tea.com has been watching their developments in this area.
As a virtual COE, the knowhow will be available not only in Singapore and Asia, but everywhere around the world as well.
Looking forward to its contributions to urban farming in this region and worldwide.
The center is Signify’s first virtual horticultural knowledge-based research center.
It aims to enable urban growers to access knowledge residing with Signify’s teams and specialists, expertise in its proven growth recipes and its portfolio of products and services.
Research insights gathered by Signify’s physical research hubs, the GrowWise Center in Eindhoven and BrightBox in Venlo, since 2015 will also be made available over this virtual center.
More details below from the press release.
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Tags:farming, horticulture, LED, lighting, offices, Philips, Signify, Singapore
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Wednesday, November 10th, 2021
The Omnidesk Ascent will be available in Singapore from 6 December at S$1,298 for the standard resin-top version and S$1,647 for the Wildwood version with wood-top.
The Omnidesk Ascent is available in standard (resin-top) or Wildwood (wood-top) versions while the frames (legs) come in black or white. This is the Wildwood version.
Pre-orders for the new Omnidesk Ascent begins today (see sidebar for promotional prices).
Promotional Prices for Omnidesk Ascent
Standard (resin-top)
- S$1,298: Usual price
- S$850: Pre-order before 6 Dec
- S$950: From 6 Dec onwards
Wildwood (wood-top)
- S$1,647: Usual price
- S$1,149: Pre-order before 6 Dec
- S$1,249: From 6 Dec onwards
The controller for the Ascent has been re-designed to look more pleasing and includes a 5V USB charging port, as well as control buttons to adjust the height of the table.
The controller is located to the left of the Ascent and includes 4 buttons for pre-programmed heights, as well as an OLED screen for adjusting other settings for the table.
Newly introduced for Ascent is a companion iOS/Android app – “Omnidesk Life” – which enables users to adjust the height of the table remotely (via Bluetooth), including 9 pre-programmed heights and other features such as tracking the time spent sitting or standing at the desk.
The standard (resin-top) version of the Omnidesk Ascent standing table.
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Tuesday, October 26th, 2021
Fujifilm Business Innovation (previously Fuji Xerox) launches the ApeosWide 3030/6050 monochrome wide-format multifunction printers with three new products under two models for scanning and printing A0 size drawings with enhanced security functions to prevent leakage of confidential drawings.

The new ApeosWide 3030/6050 monochrome wide-format multifunction printers from Fujifilm Business Innovation support secure scanning and printing for engineering drawings in the manufacturing, construction and facility management industries.
The ApeosWide 3030/6050 multifunction printers with its existing security print and copy management are equipped with robust network security functions with the latest version of the network security standard – Transport Layer Security (TLS 1.3), which provides a stronger encryption for network communications.
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Tags:Business IT, Fuji Xerox, Fujifilm BI, MFC, new arrivals, printers, Singapore
Posted in Announce, Availability, Business IT, Enterprise IT, Fax, Fuji Xerox, Fujifilm, Gadgets, gadgets, Launch, Multi-function printer, newArrivals, Press Release, Printers, printers, Scanners, Specifications | No Comments »
Wednesday, October 20th, 2021
Unveiled during Apple’s second fall event, the new MacBook Pro (14 and 16-inch) features a 1080p camera and better connectivity than previous versions of the laptop.

Featuring a brand new design, the 14- and 16-inch models of Apple‘s new MacBook Pro were designed with a focus on performance and utility.
Apple today unveiled the new MacBook Pro powered by the new M1 Pro and M1 Max — the first pro chips designed for the Mac.
Pricing and Availability
The new MacBook Pro models with M1 Pro and M1 Max are available to order soon on Apple’s online store and in the Apple Store app, select Apple Store locations and Apple Authorised Resellers.
The new 14-inch MacBook Pro model starts at S$2,999, and S$2,769 for education.
The 16-inch MacBook Pro model starts at S$3,749, and S$3,449 for education.
macOS Monterey will be available as a free software update on Monday, 25 October.
Available in 14- and 16-inch models, MacBook Pro features a Liquid Retina XDR display, a wide range of ports for advanced connectivity, a 1080p FaceTime HD camera, and a strong audio system.
The macOS Monterey is engineered to take full advantage of M1 Pro and M1 Max to provide a great user experience.
Apple has designed the MacBook Pro for developers, photographers, filmmakers, 3D artists, scientists, and music producers/
The new MacBook Pro joins the 13-inch MacBook Pro with M1 to complete the MacBook Pro lineup.
More details below about the new Apple MacBook Pro laptop, from the press release.
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Tags:Apple, computers, launch, MacBook, new arrivals, prices, Singapore, unveil
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Tuesday, October 19th, 2021
After months of leaks and teasers, Google has officially unveiled the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro. Featuring Google’s custom-developed Tensor chip, both versions will come to Singapore early next year. Details TBA.

The new Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro are powered by the new Tensor chip and ships with Android 12.
Even though the launch price of the Pixel 6 is US$100 lower than the Pixel 5, it features top-notch hardware compared to the mid-range offering of its predecessor.
The new Tensor chip is a 5nm SoC with an octa-core processor with two Cortex-X1 cores, as well as two mid-level cores and four power-efficient ones.
Availability
Both the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro are currently available for pre-order in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States – hitting the shelves on 28 October.
Spain, Italy, and Singapore will get the phones early next year.
I’m excited that the custom image processor will bring the computational photography on the Pixel to greater levels.
Camera smarts include Magic Eraser (for removing unwanted distractions from a photo) and Face Unblur (which selects a sharp face from a few photos and puts it onto an action shot.
Portrait Mode offers better subject separation and improved skin tone rendering.
Night Mode and Astrophotography have also been enhanced.
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Tags:flagship, global, Google, launch, new arrivals, Pixel, prices, smartphones, unveil
Posted in Android, Announce, Gadgets, gadgets, Google, Launch, newArrivals, Phones, Pixel, Prices, smartphones, Specifications | 2 Comments »
Monday, October 18th, 2021
In its October 2021 Fall event from Apple Park, Apple has introduced the new M1 Pro & M1 Max chips, a new MacBook Pro based on the new chips, as well as new AirPods. Prices below.

Apple’s October 2021 Fall Event
The M1 Pro and M1 Max are the most powerful chips Apple has ever built.
Powering the new MacBook Pro, the new chips feature up to a 10-core CPU, 32-core GPU, 64GB of unified memory, ProRes acceleration, and “industry-leading” power efficiency.
“M1 has transformed our most popular systems with incredible performance, custom technologies, and industry-leading power efficiency. No one has ever applied a system-on-a-chip design to a pro system until today with M1 Pro and M1 Max. With massive gains in CPU and GPU performance, up to six times the memory bandwidth, a new media engine with ProRes accelerators, and other advanced technologies, M1 Pro and M1 Max take Apple silicon even further, and are unlike anything else in a pro notebook,” said Johny Srouji, Apple’s senior vice president of Hardware Technologies.
The new MacBook Pro with M1 Pro and M1 Max offers “extraordinary performance and battery life, and features the world’s best notebook display”.
The new 14-inch MacBook Pro model starts at S$2,999, and S$2,769 for education; the 16-inch MacBook Pro model starts at S$3,749, and S$3,449 for education.
Apple has also updated Final Cut Pro 10.6 (S$448.98) and Logic Pro 10.7 (S$288.98) with new features and better performances on the MacBook Pro with M1 Pro and M1 Max.
The updates are free for existing users, while new users can purchase the software from the Mac App Store.
The new AirPods (3rd generation) feature spatial audio and longer battery life and will be available for S$269.
AirPods (2nd generation) will have a new price tag at S$199, while the AirPods Pro now come with MagSafe Charging Case at the current price of S$379.
More details about the new M1 Pro and M1 Max chips below from the press release.
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Tags:AirPods, Apple, chips, computers, earbuds, events, launch, MacBook, new arrivals
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Wednesday, October 13th, 2021
Synology is unveiling its newest 12-bay NAS units, the Synology DiskStation DS3622xs+ (S$4,599) and DS2422+ (S$2,939), as well as the DX1222 (S$1,799) companion expansion unit. All three models are now available from Synology resellers and partners.

The company’s two biggest desktop form factor products – the Synology DiskStation DS3622xs+ (in this photo) and DS2422+ – boast computing power to match their storage potential.
The DS2422+ promises reliable mass storage and efficient data protection for a wide range of scenarios.

Specifications for the new Synology NAS models. Click to expand.
Expandable to 24 bays, the DS2422+ is suited for serving and protecting large data sets in multi-user environments.
A new processor gives it an edge over its predecessor.
A step up in capabilities, the DS3622xs+ boasts processing and ample built-in connectivity to support heavy duty applications, including as networked surveillance or backup server, or storage for virtual machine storage and direct video editing.
More details below from the press release.
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Tags:Business IT, launch, NAS, new arrivals, storage, Synology
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Tuesday, October 12th, 2021
The Philips All-in-One 8000 Series combines steam and iron technology to provide an innovative precision, performance, and ease of use. RRP: S$519.

De-wrinkle your favorite outfits with ease with the Philips All-in-One 8000 Series steaming iron.
The Philips All-in-One 8000 Series Steaming Iron has an integrated multi-angle board which offers convenience, while its Dual Heating technology generates powerful and continuous steam instantly.
The OptimalTEMP heated steam plate guarantees no burns on delicate garments.
Continuous steam removes odors and kills 99.9% of bacteria and dust mites.
More details below from the press release.
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Tags:appliances, Home, irons, new arrivals, Philips, steamers
Posted in Announce, Appliances, Availability, Gadgets, gadgets, Home, Launch, newArrivals, Philips, Press Release, Prices, Specifications | 3 Comments »
Monday, October 11th, 2021
Oppo has officially launched the global version of its ColorOS 12 which is based on Android 12. The new ColorOS brings a clean, inclusive UI with smoother performance.

Aiming to provide users a seamless experience that is closer to stock Android 12, ColorOS 12 introduces a user interface with smoother performance and rich features that boost everyday productivity.
As one of the first OEMs with phones that run on Android 12, the new OS will first be rolled out on the Find X3 Pro in Indonesia, Thailand, and Malaysia
Oppo plans on expanding to more models covering more countries and regions in the coming months.
More details below from the press release.
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Tags:Android, ColorOS, new arrivals, OPPO, OS, software
Posted in Android, Announce, Apps, Events, Launch, newArrivals, Operating Systems, OPPO, Press Release, Software, software | 3 Comments »