Archive for the ‘Launch’ Category
Wednesday, September 30th, 2015
The new series of digital pianos were designed in collaboration with renowned piano manufacturer C. Bechstein and promises the sound and tonal quality of an acoustic grand piano. Price & Availability below.
Casio CELVIANO GP-500BP (left) and GP-300BK Grand Hybrid Pianos.
Casio Singapore has launched a new series of digital Grand Hybrid Pianos designed in collaboration with renowned piano manufacturer, C. Bechstien.
The line-up includes the CELVIANO GP-300BK and CELVIANO GP-500BP which employs Casio’s proprietary Acoustic and intelligent Resonator (AiR) Sound Source technology and grand piano sound sampling to deliver matchless realism, tonal and sound detail of an acoustic grand piano.
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Tags:AP-700BK, Bechstein, Casio, GP-300BK, GP-500BP, hybrid, pianos
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Friday, September 4th, 2015
TomTom’s latest navigation device is in Singapore. The Start50 GPS is normally priced at S$199 but will be available at COMEX 2015 at S$169.
The new TomTom Start50 ships with Lifetime Maps, Quick Search function and Advanced Lane Guidance. With a 5” capacitive touch screen, drivers can tap anywhere on the map for an instant route to their destination.
The 5-inch TomTom Start50 GPS features Lifetime Maps of Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
Key features of the TomTom Start50 are listed below.
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Tags:COMEX, COMEX 2015, GPS, navigation, PND, Singapore, Start50, TomTom
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Thursday, September 3rd, 2015
Available now in Singapore in COMEX 2015 at S$599. Premium pack with additional accessories at S$729.
The TomTom Bandit lets action fans record wide-angled HD videos. Its cable-free battery stick allows three hours of non-stop filming, together with built-in sensors to record Speed, G-force, Altitude, Rotation and Heartbeat.
The TomTom Bandit Action Camera is the first camera to come with a built-in media server, making editing and sharing videos quick and easy.
TomTom at COMEX 2015
TomTom will be at Booth 305, Level 3 at Suntec Singapore during COMEX 2015 from 3-6 September, 2015.
On top of the standard show discount, visitors who trade-in any brand of their old personal navigation devices or GPS sport watches will receive a S$50 voucher, which can be redeemed at the show for a further discount against the TomTom GO range or the TomTom GPS Sport Watch range.
Instead of spending hours downloading and sorting through footage, users can now create a video clip of the action and share it within moments of the recording by pairing the camera with a companion smartphone app.
Action fans simply have to shake their paired smartphone for a ready-to-share edit of their video highlights.
The TomTom Bandit is also equipped with in-camera motion and GPS sensors, to automatically find and tag exciting moments based on speed, altitude, G-force, acceleration and heart rate*.
Key features of the TomTom Bandit are listed below:
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Tags:action camera, audiovisual, AV, Bandit, cameras, COMEX, COMEX 2015, GPS, Singapore, TomTom, video, videocam
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Friday, August 28th, 2015
The Lenovo VIBE Shot ships with a 16-megapixel main camera, 5-inch Full HD screen, 32GB storage and 3GB RAM. It is now available in Singapore from Lazada online at S$479.
The Lenovo VIBE Shot is now available online on Lazada Singapore (S$479). Only the Carmine Red version is available at present.
The VIBE Shot is the flagship model in Lenovo’s smartphone lineup and is positioned to offer value-for-money in terms of the technical specifications of the phone viz its pricing.
Lenovo VIBE Shot
The phone is also available in other ASEAN countries while a variant version of the model, with the localised network bands is also available in China.
Lenovo is especially proud of the camera on the VIBE Shot – note the name of the phone – and is banking on that as a major selling point to the growing hordes of smartphone photographers.
Like a standalone shooter, the VIBE Shot features a dedicated shutter button, which can be used to instantly activate the camera function to snap a quick photo.
Lenovo boasts that the on-board infrared auto-focusing (AF) system is twice as fast as a conventional autofocus, while the tri-color LED flash ensures more realistic skin tones.
Meanwhile, superior low-light performance and clarity for shooting images in darker interiors or at night are supported by a 16:9 BSI sensor.
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Tags:Android, ASEAN, flagship, Lazada, Lenovo, Singapore, smartphones, VIBE, VIBE Shot
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Thursday, August 27th, 2015
The two new RZ Series 7.2-channel network A/V receivers from Onkyo are enabled with DTS:X & Dolby Atmos support. Both the TX-RZ900 (S$2,899) and TX-RZ800 (S$2,299) are now available in Singapore.
Top: TX-RZ900 (S$2,899) and Bottom:TX-RZ800 (S$2,299).
The new receivers feature Wide Range Amplifiers that extends to 5Hz, and elimination of digital pulse noise with its Low Noise Processing capabilities to produce clearer sound.
Users can also enjoy wireless audio with its Wi-Fi, Airplay, and Bluetooth support, as well as built-in services such as Spotify and Pandora.
More details from the press release below.
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Tags:Atmos, audio, audiovisual, AV, Dolby, DTS:X, Onkyo, receivers, TX-RZ800, TX-RZ900
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Wednesday, August 26th, 2015
SanDisk’s new family of high performance portable SSDs features the faster transfer speeds of the USB 3.0 and USB 3.1 specs. The Extreme 900 Portable SSDs offer Type C connectors, top speeds and higher capacities, while the Extreme 500 series offers portability and ruggedness.
Prices and capacities below.
The Extreme 500 (left) and Extreme 900 (right) Portable SSDs targets photographers, videographers, creative professionals and tech enthusiasts looking to move massive files at phenomenal speeds, helping them save time and simplify work processes at the office or out in the field.
The SanDisk Extreme 900 drives with their Type C connections feature USB 3.1 speeds of up to nine times faster that of a portable hard drive running on a USB 2.0 connection.
The SanDisk Extreme 500 drives with USB 3.0 offer speeds up to four times faster.
| Capacity |
Extreme 500 |
Capacity |
Extreme 900 |
| 120GB |
S$188 |
480GB |
S$769 |
| 240GB |
S$288 |
960GB |
S$1,149 |
| 480GB |
S$499 |
1.92TB |
S$1,899 |
The new family of SanDisk Extreme Portable SSDs also feature SanDisk SecureAccess software with 128-bit encryption to secure files.
The Extreme 500 portable SSDs will be available in Singapore during COMEX 2015 next week while the Extreme 900 series will be available in end September 2015.
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Tags:drives, Extreme, Extreme 500, Extreme 900, Flash, Mac OS, SanDisk, Singapore, storage, Type C, USB, USB 3.1, Windows
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Wednesday, August 26th, 2015
The USB flash drive streams content to up to 3 devices simultaneously and each charge can support up to 4.5 hours of continuous streaming to 1 device. Available in Singapore during COMEX 2015 next week. Prices below.
The SanDisk Connect Wireless Stick features a two year warranty.
Part of the SanDisk Connect Wireless family, the consumer mobile storage device is available at 16GB (S$49), 32GB (S$69),64GB (S$99) and 128GB (S$169) capacities.
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Tags:Android, Connect Wireless, drives, Flash, iOS, iPad, iPhone, SanDisk, Singapore, storage, streaming, USB
Posted in Accessories, Android, App, Events, events, Gadgets, gadgets, iOS, Launch, Mac OS, newArrivals, Prices, SanDisk, Specifications, storage drive, Windows 8 | No Comments »
Wednesday, August 19th, 2015
Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac launches with Windows 10 integration and OS X El Capitan readiness. Three versions available from today. Pricing for new and existing users below.
Parallels Desktop 11 now features Always on Cortana, Quick Look for Windows and Travel Mode to conserve battery life for road warriors.
Exactly one year from the launch of Desktop 10, Parallels has released the new Desktop 11 which promises up to 50 percent performance improvements and makes Microsoft’s Cortana available to Mac users in OS X.
Where to buy
Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac is available now to both current and new Parallels Desktop for Mac users worldwide online, and at local retailers including Challenger, EpiCentre, Harvey Norman, iStudio, NuBox and other Apple resellers in Singapore.
Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac Pro Edition is available online and at the Apple online store.
Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac Business Edition is available through commercial resellers.
In addition to the consumer and business edition, Desktop 11 has a new Pro Edition that gives developers, designers and power users more tools and resources to be productive on a Mac.
The Pro Edition has all the features of the Business Edition except for the centralised administration and management (including single key) feature for mass deployment and mass management of Parallels Desktop and Windows VMs for employees.
Also new is a new subscription based licensing scheme for the Business Edition and Pro Edition, while the standard consumer edition remains on a perpetual license scheme.
The various editions and their pricing are summarised below.
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Tags:desktop, El Capitan, Mac, OS X, Parallels, Parallels Desktop 11, software, virtualisation, virtualization, Windows, Windows 10
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Thursday, August 13th, 2015
Samsung has unveiled globally their latest flagship phablets. Both have 5.7-inch Quad HD Super AMOLED displays and 4GB RAM. Prices and availability in Singapore below.
The new Samsung Galaxy Note 5 4G+ (left) and S6 edge+ 4G+ comes with 5.7 inch QHD displays and 4GB RAM.
So the Samsung’s flagship devices basically comprise the following:
| Models |
Display |
Curved edges |
S Pen |
| S6 |
5.1″ |
No |
No |
| S6 edge |
5.1″ |
Yes |
No |
| Note 5 |
5.7″ |
No |
Yes |
| S6 edge+ |
5.7″ |
Yes |
No |
So the “basic flagship” is the Galaxy S6, with the other models being variants offering curved edges, bigger displays and stylus.
The Note 5 offers, as its main differentiator the S Pen stylus, but is essentially on the same hardware/software platform as the S6 series of smartphones.
Price & Availability in Singapore
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Tags:Android, Android 5, Galaxy, launch, Lollipop, Note, Note 5, phablets, S Pen, S6, S6 edge S6 edge+, Samsung, Singapore, smartphones
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Friday, July 31st, 2015
The portal – launched by social enterprise iCare Life Pte Ltd, Singapore – is an initiative aimed at empowering the workers in family life support sectors.
Sudhamoy Khasnobis, Founder Director, iCare Life Pte Ltd.
The portal www.iCare.Life offers training courses benchmarked to global standards.
These training and certification courses will empower family support service providers to deliver superior and professional service thus enhancing their careers.
Details in the press release below.
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Tags:courses, family support, iCare Life, portal, training, website
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