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Thursday, January 12th, 2017
Singapore startup Touché launches what it boasts to be the World’s first Biometric Loyalty & Payment Solution platform.
Startup Touché CEO Sahba Saint-Claire (right) with CTO German Ruiz holding the Touche biometric payments terminal. Businesses are charged a pre-agreed monthly all-in flat-fee for the solution that includes the hardware, which processes payments through DBS Bank.
CEO Sahba shared with me the company’s roll-out plans.
Hopefully we’ll see pilot roll-outs in Singapore from February and in Japan from March.
Grignoter: This Bordeaux wine restaurant was the venue for Singapore startup Touché to launch its Biometric Loyalty & Payment Solution platform.To the left is Chef Justin in the blue shirt, opposite him is Touche CEO Sahba Saint-Claire.
The company now has 23 staff based in Singapore and Barcelona.
CTO German briefed me on the state of payments processing in the industry and the standards currently in place and being developed.
Sahba tells me that in just 3 months, 50 restaurants, 20 hotels and 5 private social clubs have shown interest in taking up this solution in Singapore; while discussions are being held with the potential partners, departmental stores, malls, technology firms, and retail chains etc.
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Tags:#Touche #startups #payments #identity #fintech #Singapore #Japan, t4tEvents
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Thursday, November 17th, 2016
Epson showcased its latest smart solutions to show how its new innovations can power the future of businesses.
Update (18 November, 2016):
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“ESTC returns this year to simplify and make intelligent business solutions more accessible to every business,” said Tan May Lin, Epson Singapore’s General Manager (Sales, Marketing & Customer Service Division), at ESTC 2016.
The global technology leader in printing, visual communications and digital imaging demonstrated integrated solutions that addressed the varied needs that businesses had in their work processes.
ESTC 2016 is the second edition of Epson’s bi-yearly convention to engage corporate partners and customers to raise awareness on its range of business products and solutions.
A large format printer for the marketing department, showcased at ESTC 2016 in the Sands Expo and Convention Centre at the Marina Bay in Singapore.
Epson showcased new business products ranging from office scanners to its new ultra-short throw interactive projector, mobile point of sales systems and wearable technology such as the Moverio BT-300 smart glasses and BT-2000 smart headset at the convention.
The convention was held today at Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre and attended by 153 guests including business partners, end users, media and distributors.
Integrating intelligent solutions for business success
Epson’s showcase offered insights as well as real-life demonstrations on how companies can develop a holistic strategy when investing in technology.
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Tags:Business IT, conventions, customer service, Epson, ESTC 2016, exhibitions, finance, inkjet, innovation, logistics, Marina Bay Sands, marketing, Moverio, printers, projectors, scanners, seminars, technology, training
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Friday, November 11th, 2016
Canon has launched today a whole slew of personal/business/photo printers, as well as a new line of wireless presenters. Prices & availability below.
The range of new Canon products include new imageCLASS laserjets (left), wireless presenters (center) and PIXMA printers. Not shown to scale.
The products that Canon launched today include the following. Most are available now or later this month.
- Canon PIXMA TS8070 (S$299) and TS5070 (S$199) Photo Printers.
- Canon imageCLASS MFP (S$229-379).
- Canon PIXMA E410 (S$89) and E470 (S$119).
- Canon PIXMA Ink Efficient G4000 (S$389).
- Canon PR100 (S$99) and Canon PR1000 (S$59) Wireless Presenters.
Below are quick descriptions of each of these.
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Tags:Canon, imageCLASS, inkjet, laserjet, launch, MFP, Multifunction, PIXMA, presenters, prices, printers, Singapore
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Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016
Both WD Blue SSDs and WD Green SSDs are available now in Singapore and are distributed by Eternal Asia Singapore in Singapore. Prices start from SGD79.90 onwards.
Both WD Blue SSDs and WD Green SSDs are protected by a 3-year limited warranty and come with one year complimentary data recovery service from Kroll Ontrack.
The new WD Blue and WD Green solid state drives are Western Digital’s first WD-branded SATA client SSDs.
The new SSDs complement the company’s family of hard drives for PCs and workstations, providing a full portfolio of WD storage devices for a wide range of applications.
More details from the press release below.
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Tags:drives, Krool, Ontrack, SSD, storage, WD, Western Digital
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Tuesday, November 1st, 2016
Samsung Electronics Singapore today launched a slew of mobile products: the new Gear S3 flagship smartwatch, Galaxy A9 Pro (2016) phablet, and 4 new mobile audio products in the Level series: Level Active, Level Box Pro, Level In ANC, Level U Pro ANC. Prices below.
From left: Samsung Gear S3 smartwatch, Galaxy A9 Pro (2016) phablet, and Level U Pro ANC wireless earphones.
The new Samsung Gear S3 smartwatch offers Military-grade Protection, IP68 water and dust resistance, mobile payments, and built-in speaker and GPS.
The Gear S3 comes in two designs: the rugged Gear S3 frontier and the elegant Gear S3 classic – both are priced at S$548 and will be available in Singapore in Q4, 2016.
The new Gear S3 smartwatch from Samsung, being launched in Singapore at Elements & Co. I like the red strap.
The Galaxy A9 Pro (2016) phablet sports a 6-inch SUPER AMOLED screen and is a timely launch to attract customers looking for an affordable big-display alternative to the ill-fated 5.7-inch flagship Note7 phablet.
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Tags:audio, audiovisual, AV, Bluetooth, earphones, Galaxy, Gear, Gear S3, Level Active, Level Box Pro, Level In, Level U Pro, mobile, Samsung, Singapore, smartphones, smartwatches, speakers, wireless
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Sunday, October 30th, 2016
So Christmas is now less than two months away, this series of reviews serves up gift ideas for those planning to buy presents for their friends and loved ones.
Planning your Christmas shopping? Stay tuned for quick and easy-to-read reviews of some of the best-in-class gadgets available today.
With Christmas 2016 less than two months away, it’s a good time to begin planning gifts for those that are close to us.
So this series features quick and easy-to-read reviews of some of the best tech gadgets/products that I’ve personally tried.
Not all are the latest and newest, but they are what I think are some of the best-in-class in their category of products.
The reviews are meant to provide ideas and start you off, so do check out some of them online and in the shops if they are what you think would bring a smile to your loved ones this Christmas.
Have been using this beautiful workhorse during Strata + Hadoop World in Singapore. Surpassed all expectations. Love how it’s compact yet has two full-sized Type-A USB 3 slots & a Type C slot.
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Tags:accessories, Chistmas, Christmas 2016, gadgets, reviews, tech4xmas, tech4xmas 2016, Xmas
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Tuesday, October 18th, 2016
More details have been released by Samsung for Galaxy Note7 users in Singapore, covering the refund value for the Note7, trade-in prices to the S7 Edge, as well as refund for original Note7 accessories. This is in addition to earlier information Samsung Singapore had released earlier.
All Galaxy Note7 customers are required to back up their data using Samsung Smart Switch (http://www.samsung.com/sg/support/smartswitch/), delete any data or other personal material stored in the device, and reset their device ahead of the home delivery.
Galaxy Note7 customers who opt to exchange their device for a Galaxy S7 edge, valued at S$1,098, will receive an additional S$250 in cheque.
Those who opt for a refund will receive the full retail value of the Galaxy Note7 at S$1,168 in cheque.
Both options are available to all Galaxy Note7 customers, regardless if they purchased their original device from telecommunication operators, consumer electronics stores, authorised retailers, Samsung Official Store at Lazada.sg or Samsung Experience Stores.
The options also do not affect any pre-existing contract that the Galaxy Note7 owner has with the telecommunication operators.
Details below.
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Tags:accessories, Exchange, Galaxy, Note7, refund, return, s7 edge, Samsung, Singapore, trade-in
Posted in Accessories, Announce, Gadgets, gadgets, GALAXY, Howtos, News, Note, Phones, Press Release, Prices, Samsung, smartphones | 2 Comments »
Saturday, October 15th, 2016
The 2.5-inch FireCuda & BarraCuda mobile consumer drives are the latest additions to the recently launched Guardian Series of internal drives from Seagate.
The 2TB FireCuda (left) comes with a 5-year limited warranty while the 5TB BarraCuda (right) comes with a 5-year limited warranty.
Seagate boasts that the 2TB FireCuda represents the fastest, thinnest and lightest 2TB hard drive on the market today, using 8GB of flash to enable rapid boot times and game load speeds.
It includes new firmware and sophisticated caching algorithms that continuously analyse how a system is being used.
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Tags:Barracuda, drives, FireCuda, hard drives, HDD, Seagate, storage
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Thursday, October 13th, 2016
ASUS unveiled its 3rd Generation mobile computing products at its Zenvolution launch event in Singapore. Prices & availability below.
Clockwise from upper left: ASUS Transformer 3 Pro, ZenWatch 3, ZenBook 3, ZenPad 3. Not shown to scale.
The ZenBook 3 is an ultra light 910g Ultrabook with an ultra-thin 11.9mm profile made from premium aerospace-grade all-aluminum unibody construction with the latest high-performance 7th generation Intel® Core™ i7 processors, 16GB RAM, up to 512GB PCIE SSD and an innovative cooling system.
Prices & Availability in Singapore
ZenBook 3: S$1,998-S$2,598 (22 Oct)
Transformer 3 Pro: S$1,898-S$2,598 (22 Oct)
ZenWatch 3: S$369 (Nov)
ZenPad 3: S$499 (now)
ASUS claims that the Transformer 3 Pro is the world’s first and only 2-in-1 detachable notebook with 7th generation Intel® Core™i5/i7 processors that can function as a competent tablet, laptop, music station or even a high performance gaming PC with an optional ROG XG Station 2 that acts as an external discrete graphics card.
The ZenWatch 3 is a stylish and customisable wearable device powered by Android Wear with HyperCharge technology.
Head on down to the ASUS Zenvolution Roadshow from 14 to 16 October 2016 to experience the “3” series products at the different experiential zones and stand to win attractive prizes worth up to $5,000. In addition, cash vouchers will be given away for the purchase of Transformer 3 Pro and ZenBook 3 products during the roadshow.
The ZenPad 3 has a thickness of only 7.57mm and goes for a classy look with its luxurious leather rear panel with 2K high-resolution touchscreen and Qualcomm® hexa-core processor.
More details (including technical specifications) from the press release below.
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Tags:Asus, Singapore, smartwatches, Suntec, tablets, Transformer 3 Pro, transformers, ultrabooks, Zenbook, ZenPad, Zenvolution, ZenWatch
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Sunday, October 2nd, 2016
The annual photography competition will take place on Saturday, 19 November, 2016 at the Suntec City Convention & Exhibition Centre 401-402. Registration fee: S$15.
Update (22 March, 2012):
Some 2,000 photography enthusiasts participated in this year’s Canon PhotoMarathon.
The results of the Canon PhotoMarathon has been released and are listed here.
Registration is open for Canon PhotoMarathon XIV in Singapore.
Registration is now open for the biggest photography event in Singapore.
The overall winner stands to win an all expenses paid trip to Japan.
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Tags:Canon, competition, contest, CPMSG2016, Japan, photography, PhotoMarathon, PIXMA, Singapore
Posted in Cameras, cameras, Canon, Contest, DSLR, EOS, Event forecast, events, Photography, PIXMA, Printers | 6 Comments »
