EpiCentre Pte Ltd will be at SITEX 2012 in Hall 6, Booth 6E01. They will be retailing Apple products as well as third party products, some at more than 70% discounts.
Click to view or download Nikon promotions for SITEX 2012. (Caution: 5MB PDF file with 5 flyers)
EpiCentre’s full range of Apple products includes the latest MacBook Pro with Retina display, iPad with Retina display, iPhone 5 (with SingTel contracts) and iPods
Purchases of laptops or tablets from EpiCentre’s SITEX booth or at any of the eight EpiCentre stores located islandwide will come with gifts worth more than S$400.
Nubox will be at SITEX 2012 in Hall 6. They will be retailing Apple products and accessories at up to 70% discounts.
Nubox is an arm of Newstead Technologies with Apple Premium Reseller (APR) and Apple Authorised Reseller (AAR) stores in Singapore.
Nubox will be offering the complete range of Apple products from the new iPod touch and iPod nano to the latest 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display, fourth-generation iPad and iPad mini.
Jabra will be at SITEX 2012 at Hall 6 Booths 6E20 and 6B10 in the Singapore EXPO.
Click to view or download SITEX 2012 promotions for Jabra headsets and portable speakers.
Check out SITEX 2012 promotions for Jabra headsets and portable speakers for voice, music, in-car and PC.
Newly launched Jabra TOUR in-car speakerphone latches onto the car visor.
Experience massive heart-thumping sound from the Jabra SOLEMATE portable music speakers, check out the unparalleled noise-killer performance in the new Jabra EXTREME2, elegantly designed Jabra TOUR in-car speakerphone with iPhone Siri activation feature and highly-affordable, Jabra CLEAR.
Win up to $2,500 worth of prizes daily with Jabra sure-win Wheel of Fortune with every $80 spent.
The “A-Drive” is one of the world’s thinnest 5mm hybrid hard drive in a 2.5-inch form factor. Increased storage capacity, reduced power consumption, and at a lower cost of manufacture.
A*STAR’s Data Storage Institute (DSI) launches next generation 5mm hybrid hard disk drive.
S. Iswaran launched the drive to commemorate 20 years of R&D by the Data Storage Institute (DSI) into data storage capabilities.
“We have managed to fit an amazing amount of innovation and advanced technology into a thinner, cheaper, and faster design, and we think the consumer and enterprise impact will be significant,” said Dr. Pantelis Alexopoulos, Executive Director of DSI.
Iswaran is a Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office and Second Minister for Home Affairs and Trade & Industry.
The “A-Drive” has capacities of up to 1TB Hard Disk Drive (HDD) with 32 GB Solid State Drive (SSD), allowing it to store over 250,000 songs.
The “A-Drive” addresses limitations of the popular and fast but expensive flash-based SSD, as well as the conventional HDD for the consumer and business industry.
DSI’s “A-Drive” is targeted at tablets, ultrabooks, and future data centres.
With its slim form factor, the “A-Drive” could fit into tablet devices, greatly expanding its storage space while extending battery life by up to 30%.
The innovations for the HDD portion of this A-Drive should be applicable to the manufacture of conventional hard disk drives as low-hanging fruits for monetising the research investments.
The “A-Drive” will be a cheaper alternative to the SSDs currently used in ultrabooks, offering the same instant-on capability but with larger storage capacity.
How much will it cost?
Dr. Alexopoulos reckons that a 500GB A-Drive with 32GB Flash memory could have a sale price of US$60 (S$73).
From here, it could take from six to eight months for the A-Drive to hit the market.
For enterprise storage applications, the “A-Drive” reduces power consumption by up to 50%, resulting in greener and more efficient data centres with better optimisation of the already limited rack space.
One of the main challenges in reducing the thickness of current 7mm hard disk drives by almost 30% without compromising on its performance and stability is its spindle motor design.
“Our capabilities today have been the result of two decades of collaboration with industry partners around the world …We look forward to future partnerships as we continue our drive towards new innovations that will shape the data storage landscape,” said Dr. Alexopoulos.
To achieve a reduction in size, DSI researchers developed a proprietary axial field motor which runs smoother, quieter, and more efficiently – lowering power consumption by up to 70% – but costing only a fraction of the cost of SSDs.
The motor’s design has been patented, along with 30 other unique designs for the “A-Drive”.
In addition, DSI has collaborated with multinational corporations and local companies, such as Seiko Instruments, Miyoshi, and Unisteel, to develop key components for the “A-Drive”.
Why is DSI developing this technology?
Data storage manufacturing is an important sector for Singapore’s economy.
DSI’s research into data storage innovation enables Singapore to shift from assembly of hard disk drive components towards higher value-added activities such as hard disk drive design and hard media research.
In the 20 years since its founding, DSI has enabled data storage companies in Singapore to move up the value chain, creating high-value jobs and refining job skills in the process.
Japanese printer and sewing machine manufacturer has launched the compact A3 inkjet multi-function printer in Singapore.
Available from 1 November 2012, the Multi-Function Centre MFC-J2510 (S$398 incl. GST) is sleek, small and fast; and is targeted towards SMBs and SOHOs.
Brother inkjet Multi-Function Centre MFC-J2510 (S$398 incl. 7% GST).
The Brother MFC-J2510 is tailored for personal use, small or home offices (SOHOs) and small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs).
Six cloud-based services that the Brother MFC-J2510 can print from and scan to:
Facebook
Dropbox
Picasa
Flickr
Google Docs
Evernote
It sports bold, curved edges and has a black and white design with a gloss finish.
The multi-function printer is able to copy, fax, scan and print; and has a 3.7-inch touchscreen interface.
The MFC-J2510 supports wired and wireless networking, prints on both sides, and features Internet connectivity to support printing from and scanning to six cloud-based services.
The Brother MFC-J2510 InkBenefit and its touchscreen interface.
You can use Brother iPrint&Scan app, Apple AirPrint or Google Cloud Print to print from and scan straight to your iPhone, iPad, Android device or Windows Phone.
Landscape A4 printing.
It also supports direct printing from USB flash memory and media memory cards.
Even though it can print up to A3 sizes, the MFC-J2510 is compact and similar in size to the typical A4 multi-function printer.
This is Brother’s first device that uses landscape-printing, featuring a larger horizontal 1,680-nozzle print head.
It is Brother’s fastest inkjet model with a print speed of up to 20 monochrome and 18 colour pages per minute (ppm).
The MFC-J2510 also conserves both ink (see print yield in the table below) and off-mode power consumption.
Here’s a selection of interesting tech events happening this week (28 October – 3 November 2012). It is not an exhaustive list and represents only a sampling of events that gives a taste of the tech pulse in Singapore.
What are some of the more interesting tech events happening in Singapore this week?
Lenovo is showing off its exciting lineup of convertible notebook/tablet hybrids for Windows 8 this week. I played with some of the models during the Windows 8 launch in Singapore last week, and they are amazing. Watch this space for the hands-on.
Event listing on tech4tea.com
You can see this selection of events in the right sidebar on every page.
Event organisers can submit your events for listing to johntan@tech4tea.com – but there are no promises that your event will be featured.
This week sees Microsoft move its focus from the launch of Windows 8 to the formal launch of Windows Phone 8, which shares a common core with its bigger sibling.
Will the Metro-based new smartphone operating system increase its market share from a meagre 3.5% (for the second quarter according to IDC).
Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android dominate with 17% and 68% respectively. Windows Phone 8 smartphones announced thus far include Nokia Lumia 920 and Lumia 820, HTC 8S and 8X, and Samsung ATIV S. We might actually see the HTC models showcased in Singapore this Friday!
Midweek, Brother is launching a new printer while A*STAR Data Storage Institute will show off the world’s thinnest 2.5-inch 5mm hybrid drive for consumer and business devices.
For those interested in the latest trends in Cloud, Mobile, Social and Big Data, be sure to register for Oracle Day 2012 at Marina Bay Sands. Get the hottest updates on critical business drivers, meet Oracle experts and experience their latest technologies at the Demo booths.
And for photography buffs, the Singapore leg of Canon’s annual PhotoMarathon Asia 2012 takes place at the Marina Bay Sands this Saturday. To be guaranteed a participation slot do register online prior to the event.
HP’s new AiO business inkjet printers offer greater flexibility to SMB users with the latest wireless direct printing technology.
Wireless direct printing technology for HP’s latest business inkjet printers.
HP wireless direct printing, available as a firmware update, allows SMB users to print from any Wi-Fi enabled mobile device, such as smartphones, tablets and notebook computers – without the need for wired network or Internet connections.
Users can simply walk up and make a connection using a peer-to-peer connection to print out their documents – including emails, contracts, photos and marketing material.
Below are the three AiO printers that were showcased during the HP’s “A Life Connected” event.
HP Photosmart 7520 eAiO – S$339
For families to enjoy greater versatility with the latest mobile printing solutions and features.
Features include scan-to-email and wireless direct printing, as well as a 4.33-inch touch-screen display.
With the impending General Availability of Windows 8 on October 26, HP has showcased its range of All-in-One desktops, notebooks and tablets; and enunciated its vision of integrating these with smartphone usage and its printer product line – to enable a connected life.
HP showcases its extensive range of PCs and printers – and how they can be integrated to give users “A Life Connected”. Pictured here is the Officejet Pro 6700 Premium eAiO (left) and the ENVY x2 (right). Not shown to scale.
HP wants to help us integrate the disparate electronic gadgets in our digital lives seamlessly into “A Life Connected” – the theme for the showcase event.
HP is introducing two new tablets based on Windows 8. Pictured here is the ElitePad 900.
HP Singapore roped in local celebrity, Irene Ang, to demonstrate how an user could leverage the wide range of HP products for work and play, and move content and media easily between different devices.
Irene went on a fictitious holiday to Morocco, armed with HP’s recently unveiled HP Envy x2 hybrid notebook, that comes with a detachable keyboard, which she’d used to book her holiday and hotel.
Irene arrived at a Moroccan hotel where the staff used an HP EllitePad 900 tablet to check her in, printing out her check-in paperwork wirelessly using an HP printer.
The EllitePad 900 comes with a jacket that doubles battery life and provides additional expansion ports.
HP Photosmart 7520 eAiO
During her vacation in exotic Morocco, Irene snapped photos using her smartphone and used an HP app to upload and edit her photos online at Snapfish.
These photos are automatically synched with her tablet and AIO computer at home.
Along the way, she had time to do an “OppaN Irene Ang style” number to music streamed from her tablet.
And below is Oppan Irene Ang Style…
Here are some of the computers showcased during the entertaining event.
Follow this link to check out the new AiO inkjet printers with wireless direct printing technology.
Olympus has unveiled two new cameras and three new lenses for Photokina 2012 (18-23 September). At the same time, it is consolidating all its compact cameras under the new STYLUS branding.
The Recommended Retail Price of the Olympus PEN Lite E-PL5 has just been announced.
Option 1: Single Lens Kit (S$1,098)
Body (Silver, Black or White)
M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 14-42mm f3.5-5.6 IIR
Option 2: Double Zoom Kit (S$1,348)
Body (Silver, Black or White)
M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 14-42mm f3.5-5.6 IIR
M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 40-150mm f4.0-5.6 R
The new Olympus STYLUS XZ-2 with its selection of accessories. The PEN Lite E-PL5 has its own set of chic accessories.
Photokina 2012 begins tomorrow and ends on Sunday. Below is a summary of the slew of cameras and lenses that Olympus has lined up for the biennial trade show in Cologne, Germany.
PEN Lite E-PL5 micro four thirds MIL camera
Skipping the inauspicious number “4” in the Japanese language, Olympus introduces the E-PL5, the successor to the E-PL3.Available in October 2012 in Silver, Black or White.
Features:
16.05 megapixels
Live MOS Sensor
FAST AF
Touch AF Shutter
TruePic VI image engine
12 Art Filters including new “Water Colour” filter
STYLUS XZ-2 compact camera
The first member of the new STYLUS line, the XZ-2 is the successor to my favourite compact, the XZ-1.As the latest member of the STYLUS X series, the XZ-2 will be the flagship of the Olympus compact cameras.Available in November 2012 in Black.Features:
12 megapixels
f1.8-2.5 bright lens
4x Optical zoom
28mm wide angle
Touch AF Shutter
Swivel screen
11 Art Filters
Removable grip
Hybrid control ring around the lens
M.Zuiko DIGITAL ED 12mm f2.0 Limited Edition Black Kit Lens
This lens will have a limited worldwide release of 3,000 sets, with 50 allocated to Singapore.Available in early October 2012.Features:
Dual Super Aspherical lens element
ZERO (Zuiko Extra-low Reflection Optical) coating
Fine-textured metallic outer finish
Snapshot focusing mechanism for pan-focus shooting
M.Zuiko DIGITAL 17mm f1.8 Lens
With product launch scheduled in the first half of 2013, the detailed product specifications are not determined yet.It will have the same snapshot focusing mechanism from the M.Zuiko DIGITAL ED 12mm f2.0 lens.It will also feature the MSC (Movie & Still Compatible) mechanism for fast, quiet autofocusing.
M.Zuiko DIGITAL ED 60mm f2.8 Macro Lens
This lens promises high resolution and contrast, as well as the ability to shoot close-up with 1x magnification.MSC mechanism for fast, quiet autofocusing.Dust and splash proof construction for secure shooting under poor conditions.Enhanced control with focus limit switch and indicator window.
Olympus will be at COMEX 2012 at Suntec Singapore at Hall 404, Booth 8205.
Click to view or download Olympus promotions during COMEX 2012. Caution: Large file (14MB PDF).
Check out Olympus promotions for its range of cameras. S$150 discount for its (super-)Tough TG-320 that was just launched this month (at S$348). You can get now get the waterproof (3m) and shockproof (1.5m) adventure camera for S$198.
Another of my favourite is the XZ-1. It’s been around for a while now but its F1.8 bright lens is still alluring, especially with a discount of S$250 from S$748 to S$498, plus gifts worth S$175.
For those moving beyond compact cameras, check out the retro PEN-series and OM-D E-M5 mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras.
Olympus also sells voice recorders and very fashionable accessories for its cameras.
