Archive for the ‘Launch’ Category
Wednesday, October 9th, 2013
Misfit Shine – the latest activity monitor to join the ranks of fitbit One and Flex, Nike Fuelband and Jawbone Up – is now available in Singapore.
Selling for S$169.90, the Misfit Shine comes with a clasp and sport band, and is compatible with iOS devices.

Unlike other activity monitors on the market, the Misfit Shine is waterproof – up to 50 metres. Can you spot the Shine clasped on the swimmer’s che?
Shine is made by Misfit Wearables, a Silicon Valley startup co-founded by Sonny Vu, Srihar Iyengar and John Sculley – former CEO of PepsiCo and Apple.

Founders of Misfit Wearables: (from left) Srihar Iyengar, Sonny Vu and John Sculley – former CEO of PepsiCo and Apple.
The company was founded in October 2011 and the Misfit Shine is its first product. The device is manufactured in Korea.
Sculley was in Singapore to brief the media on the trends of activity monitoring and the development of the Misfit Shine.
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Tags:Misfit, monitor, Shine, sports, wearables
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Wednesday, October 9th, 2013
Dell has showcased a range of end user computing products for Asia Pacific for both business and personal use.

Executives from Dell and Intel launch the new range of computing products. From left: Ray Wah, Vice President of Dell’s Personal Computing Group; Ryaz Patel, Director, Asia Pacific Multinational Sales, Intel; Uday Marty, Managing Director, Intel South East Asia; and Peter Marrs, Executive Director & General Manager, End User Computing, Dell APJ. Photo taken with Nokia Lumia 1020.
The new range of products include new Venue tablets, printers, monitors, as well as desktops, notebooks and Ultrabooks from the XPS, Latitude, Inspiron, Precision series.
Tags:computers, DELL, desktops, Inspiron, laptops, Latitude, launch, monitors, notebooks, Precision, printers, Singapore, touch, ultrabooks, Venue, XPS
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Friday, October 4th, 2013
The all-touch BlackBerry Z30 is the new flagship smartphone from BlackBerry and features a 5-inch display, 2880 mAh battery, and the latest version 10.2 of the BlackBerry 10 operating system.
Available in Singapore from 10 October at S$828 (without contract).

BlackBerry’s new flagship: Z30 with 5-inch SuperAMOLED display, 1280 x 720 resolution at 295ppi.
Key new features of the BlackBerry Z30 include the BlackBerry Priority Hub, which can learn what conversations and people are important to you – making it fast and easy to find the messages and information you need.
Hands-on
I tried out the BlackBerry Z30 and found the bigger screen useful in digesting information and browsing the Web.
The BlackBerry 10 interface made it useful to interact with the phone, offering one-swipe access to the most commonly needed information, such as notifications, messages, settings and app switching – making multi-tasking easy to get round.
Version 10.2 of BlackBerry 10 OS makes things even more efficient by prioritising conversations and notifications in the Priority Hub, and allowing previews of messages as it arrives from within any other apps, and even immediate replying to BBM messages again within other apps.
The BlackBerry 10 OS version 10.2 will be made available for the BlackBerry Z10 as well.
Physically, the BlackBerry Z30 measures 140.7 x 72 x 9.4 mm and weighs 170g.
BlackBerry Natural Sound creates an immersive experience for music, videos, apps and games, and makes BBM Video chats sound more natural and realistic, with nuances and variations in tone clearly audible.
With the largest battery ever on a BlackBerry smartphone, you can get up to 25 hours of mixed use, and BlackBerry’s new antenna technology dynamically tunes reception to give better connectivity in low signal areas, and improves data transfer speeds and reduces dropped calls.
Finally, the device comes with BlackBerry 10 OS version 10.2, which includes hundreds of refinements plus many new features that help the user get more productive.
The BlackBerry Z30 comes with a 5-inch Super AMOLED display, 1280 x 720 resolution at 295ppi.
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Tags:availability, BB10, BlackBerry, Fullerton Bay Hotel, launch, prices, RIM, Singapore, smartphones, Z30
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Monday, September 30th, 2013
Pilot is offering customisation services for selected pen collections on its newly-launched eCommerce site.
Pilot will also launch its latest Middle Ring (MR) Mechanical Pencil (S$28 + GST) in October 2013 through the site.

Sign off in style with a personalised Pilot pen.
The one-stop online store enables customers to imprint personalised messages or custom designs on Pilot’s online-exclusive collection of white-barrel pens from the Roller Ball and Ball Pen range for special occasions and events, or as unique gifts for family and friends.
Ordering online
All orders are subject to GST and shipping charges.
Singapore residents enjoy free delivery on orders above $300 and discounts when they purchase more than 144 pieces.
Delivery will be within 10 working days of ordering.
Choose from an array of Pilot pen online-exclusive collections comprising Frixion Ball, G-knock, Acroball and Patint series.
Refer to PDF document below.
There are six different font and colour options available.
Imprinting services start at $52.80 for 24 pieces (minimum order quantity).
Customers can also opt to have their customised pens housed in plastic sleeves or in white gift boxes, to be given as souvenirs or tokens for corporate functions and school events.
Online-Exclusive: Pilot Middle Ring Series Mechanical Pencil
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Tags:launch, Pilot, Singapore, stationery
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Sunday, September 29th, 2013
Nokia Lumia 1020 will be available in Singapore from all 3 Telcos from 5 October for S$999, in yellow, white and black. Nokia Camera Grip (S$98) will be bundled in for free.
Pre-orders begin on 26 September from the local operators, Nokia Stores and Nokia Solutions Partners.

Nokia Lumia 1020 comes yellow, white and black.
The Nokia Lumia 1020 was first unveiled in New York in early July.
“The Nokia Lumia 1020 marks a giant leap forward in smartphone photography. With its 41 megapixel sensor and Nokia Pro Camera app, the Nokia Lumia 1020 boosts creativity and makes it easier to shoot, edit and share pictures with unrivaled clarity,” said Gary Chan, Head of Marketing, Pan Asia at Nokia.
Main technical specifications and descriptions of its main features can be found here.
Basically, the Nokia Lumia 1020 has a 4.5-inch AMOLED WXGA (1280 x 768) display, running on a 1.5GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor.
The Windows Phone 8 smartphone has a 2GB RAM and 32GB internal memory (the 64GB version is not available for Singapore).
It has a 2,000 mAh battery with wireless charging supported via an optional cover.
Tags:camera, launch, Lumia, Lumia 1020, Microsoft, Nokia, Singapore, smartphones, Windows Phone, Windows Phone 8
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Friday, September 27th, 2013
Customers swarmed the three Telcos – SingTel, StarHub and M1 – as the Samsung GALAXY Note 3 became available in Singapore. The phablet was also available at Samsung Experience Stores in Singapore.

Aesel James, 27, was the first customer who got the Samsung GALAXY Note 3 at the SingTel roadshow at Marina Bay Sands.
The Samsung GALAXY Note 3 and GALAXY Gear was first unveiled at Times Square in New York on 4 September. Here’s the livecast of the global event.

“I have a Mac and an iPad, and I was seriously considering between the iPhone 5S and the Note 3. I thought it was easier to be in the same eco system with the 5S, but the Note 3 won me over with the new S Pen and its big screen, which is perfect for me when watching videos and playing games,” said Aesel James.
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Tags:Galaxy, Gear, launch, M1, news, Note, phablets, Samsung, Singapore, SingTel, smartphones, StarHub, tablets
Posted in Accessories, events, Gadgets, gadgets, Galaxy, Launch, M1, newArrivals, Note, Phones, Prices, Samsung, SingTel, StarHub, Tablets | 3 Comments »
Thursday, September 26th, 2013
The Sony Xperia Z1 will be available in Singapore (S$998 without contract) on 4 October. SingTel will accept pre-orders for the waterproof Android smartphone from 2 October.

The Xperia Z1 is available in white, black and purple, from Sony stores, Sony centres, Xperia concept stores, authorised outlets as well as all telco operators.
First announced at IFA 2013 in Berlin in early September, the Xperia Z1 includes Sony’s “G Lens” with a 27mm wide angle and bright F2.0 aperture.
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Tags:Android, Android 4, availability, Jelly Bean, launch, Singapore, Sony, tablets, waterproof, Xperia
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Friday, September 20th, 2013
Customers in Singapore queued at the three Telcos – SingTel, StarHub and M1 – as well as Apple Premium Resellers (eg. Nubox) as the new iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s became available today.

First two customers in the SingTel queue John Yap (24, accountant) and Doreen Chua (24, auditor). Photo credit: SingTel.
SingTel held its launch sale at the Marina Bay Sands Exhibition Hall E this morning at 8am although customers started queuing at 8pm last night.

Zhang HuanPu (left), 24 years old, had been queuing up outside StarHub Shop at Plaza Singapura since 5am this morning, even though the launch was only at 8am. Photo credit: StarHub.
The iPhone 5s in gold was sold out within the first hour across all 10 StarHub shops.
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Tags:Apple, iPhone, iPhone 5, launch, M1, Marina Bay Sands, news, Nubox, SingTel, smartphones, StarHub
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Wednesday, September 18th, 2013
Wacom announced its intent to expand its consumer range, and showcased a series of the latest products from its consumer and professional ranges.

From left: Wacom Intuos Pro, Cintiq Companion, Bamboo Stylus Duo. (Not shown to scale).
Wacom introduced products from top-of-the-line professional creative tablet Cintiq Companion, the Intuos range, to a wide range of Bamboo consumer styluses and tablets.
Pre-order
“Wacom has traditionally been very known for our professional range of products, and we are moving strongly towards the consumer range with the Bamboo Pad and the enhanced range of consumer styli”, said Noburu Fujisaki, managing director of Wacom Singapore.
The Cintiq Companion (US$1,999/S$2,699 and US$2,499/S$3,399 for 256GB and 512GB version) and the Cintiq Companion Hybrid (US$1,499/S$1,999 and US$1,599/S$2,399 for 16GB and 32GB version respectively) will be available exclusively on the Wacom Southeast Asia e-store in early November.
Customers can start pre-orders now online.
The rest of the products will be progressively available in Singapore.
The mobile Cintiq
The new mobile Cintiq Companion brings the professional creative power of the flagship Cintiq graphic tablets on the road.
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Tags:Android, Bamboo, Cintiq, graphics, Intuos, launch, PEN, Singapore, STYLUS, tablets, Wacom, Windows, Windows 8
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Thursday, September 12th, 2013
Bounce Mobile has launched in Singapore its online mobile and tablet trade-in platform for consumers making it easy for mobile phone owners to sell used mobile devices.

Bounce Mobile has launched Singapore’s first online mobile phone trade-in service.
With Bounce Mobile, people can now quickly and easily assess the value of their used devices, just by visiting www.bouncemobile.com.sg.
Bounce Mobile currently accepts devices from Apple, Samsung, BlackBerry, Nokia, Sony, LG, HTC, Motorola, and Huawei.
They can also arrange for free pick up island-wide, and have cash promptly and securely transferred to their bank accounts all with just a few clicks of a mouse or taps on a tablet.
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Tags:Apps, Bounce Mobile, Brightstar, gadgets, website
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