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COMEX 2011 debut: Gami Light Photo Modifiers

Sunday, August 28th, 2011

Gami Light will be introduced for the first time at Comex 2011, up till now it’s only been available online. The SPOT 2 (S$35), EVENT PRO (S$35), SQUARE 43 (S$75) and BOX 21 (S$39), will be available at the Red Dot Booth #6701 (Level 6, Suntec City).

Schmidt Marketing will be launching the full range of lightweight and affordable photo modifiers made by Gami Light Concepts from Malaysia during COMEX 2011.

Targeting both amateur and professional photographers, Gami Light offers strobists or off-camera photographers more and a choice of photo modifier kits made of lightweight, high-quality PP materials.

Designed with the ability to fold flat and snap-lock onto the camera flash. the kits first hit the market on 1 March 2011. The four photo modifiers are tabulated below:

Photo-modifier kit	Description
	SPOT 2 (S$35) Gives a full studio honeycomb effect on off camera shooting. Ideal for highlighting gradual circle spots for portraits and product shots. Comes with an adapter that is designed to produce 2 different spot sizes.
	Event Pro (S$35) Designed for full event photography. Gives the freedom to adjust different degree of lighting controls. Enables the transformation from bounce light to mini soft box in mere seconds.
	Square 43 (S$75) Flash photography accessory for off camera lighting applications. One of the largest diffusers that can mount directly onto a flash head without the use of any kind of bracket. The light is diffused and softened through the fabric diffuser to give your subject a richer tone and softer shadow.
	Square 21 (S$39) Smaller soft box that can be used on board and off camera setting. Unlike most soft boxes that are assembled in similar fashion to a tent or an umbrella, Box 21 packs flat and snaps into shape in seconds.

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Company byte: SanDisk Corporation

Saturday, August 27th, 2011

SanDisk is a Silicon Valley-based S&P 500 and Fortune 500 company producing flash memory storage devices, with more than half its sales outside the United States.

SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK) is a global leader in flash memory storage solutions, from research and development, product design and manufacturing to branding and distribution for OEM and retail channels.

Founded in 1988, and headquartered in California, SanDisk’s diverse product portfolio includes flash memory cards and embedded solutions used in smart phones, tablets, digital cameras, camcorders, digital media players and other consumer electronic devices, as well as USB flash drives and solid-state drives (SSD) for the computing market.

SanDisk’s products are used by consumers, manufacturers and enterprise customers.

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Tags:Flash, memory, microSD, SanDisk, SD, SSD
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COMEX 2011 promotions: TomTom PNDs

Sunday, August 21st, 2011

TomTom will be at COMEX 2011 in Hall 603, Booth 6711, with promotional prices and free accessories for its XL 250, XXL 550 and GO 750 portable navigation devices (PND), as well as additional accessories at discounted prices.

Each TomTom PND purchase will come with a free Bonus International Map of your choice (valued at up to S$115), and a FREE TomTom USB Home Charger (worth S$45) – a universal power charger that plugs straight into the wall, with adaptors for various regions.

COMEX 2011 promotions for TomTom portable navigation devices

All three models include handy features that include: Advanced Lane Guidance, spoken street names, Help me! Emergency Menu, TomTom’s latest map guarantee, free daily map updates with TomTom Map ShareTM and postcode search. They also come with maps of Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Brunei, Hong Kong (new) & Macau (new).

DBS Credit Card members will also receive a TomTom Adhesive Dash Disk (worth $13) for each TomTom purchase made through a DBS credit card. Additional price offers will be announced during the show.

TomTom XL 250 South East Asia

COMEX Price: S$169
Usual Price: SG$229

The TomTom XL 250 sports a 4.3” touch screen with easy two-button menu access.

TomTom XXL 550 GPS reduced from S$299 to S$229

The TomTom XXL 550 South East Asia

COMEX Price: S$229
Usual Price: SG$299

The TomTom XXL 550 has a larger 5” touch screen and expanded menu options.

TomTom GO 750 GPS reduced from S$349 to S$289

TomTom GO 750 South East Asia

COMEX Price: S$289
Usual Price: SG$349

The TomTom GO 750 features Bluetooth hands-free calling, a 4.3” touch screen, and expanded menu options and includes an additional FREE original TomTom GO Carry Case worth S$59.

Additional TomTom Accessories
TomTom presents a full range of mounts that bring your device within reach, within line of sight. The convenient mounts also allow simple docking and results in a safer, less stressful drive. (All accessories sold separately, while stocks last).

TomTom Bean Bag Mount (Recommended retail price: S$49)
TomTom Dashboard Mount (Recommended Retail Price: S$45)
TomTom Air Vent Mount (Recommended Retail Price: S$45)
TomTom Gooseneck Mount (Recommended Retail Price: S$45)

Tags:COMEX 2011, GPS, PND, promotions, TomTom
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Seagate ships 1 million solid state hybrid drives

Tuesday, August 9th, 2011

Momentus XT hybrid drive adoption soars as major computer makers ship in in their laptops. Major computer makers including Alienware, ASUS, Dell, Sony and Toshiba now offer laptops powered by the 500 GB, 72 RPM, 2.5-inch drive that blends performance rivaling solid state drives with the enormous capacity and much lower cost of hard disk drives.

The Momentus XT is a 500 GB, 7200 RPM solid state hybrid drive from Seagate.

Seagate has shipped its one millionth solid state hybrid drive for laptop PCs after launching the product – Momentus XT – in spring 2010.

The Momentus XT solid state hybrid drive, a 7200 RPM drive with up to 500 GB of capacity, boots up to 50 percent faster than traditional 5400 RPM drives and sets new benchmarks for real-world system performance for laptops and gaming systems.

Seagate’s Adaptive Memory technology is key to the drive’s speed, optimizing its performance by moving frequently used information into the 4GB of onboard solid state memory for faster bootup and application access.

“Seagate’s shipment of its one millionth Momentus XT drive is just the beginning of abright future for solid state hybrid drives,” said John Rydning, research director at IDC.

The problem with today’s high-performance SSDs for mobile computing is that they cost as much as 10 times more than hard disk drives of the same capacity, with the price of a 250GB SSD outstripping even the cost of many laptop PCs.

Most consumers and system builders are unwilling or unable to pay the high price for the greater speed of SSDs. The Momentus XT drive promises SSD-like speed at a fraction of the cost and more capacity options.

“Fast, capacious, and economical hybrid HDD and NAND flash storage solutions like the Momentus XT drive will be found in roughly 25 percent of all new PCs shipped in 2015,” added Rydning.

Momentus XT drives are offered in these laptops and systems:

ASUS Republic of Gamers G73JH
Sony VAIO VPCSC1AFM/S
Toshiba Satellite E305-S1990X
Alienware M17X and M18X Gaming Laptops
Dell Optiplex 990 Workstation

Seagate is demonstrating the Momentus® XT hybrid drive at the Flash Memory Summit, Aug. 9-11, in Santa Clara, California.

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COMEX 2011 promotions: Creative Technology

Sunday, August 7th, 2011

Creative Technology will be at Booth 6121 in Hall 602 during COMEX 2011.

Check out the promotions below. By the way, from now until 30 September 2011, when shopping online at Creative store, use the promo code “LESS10P” at the cart page during checkout to enjoy a 10% discount.

	Promo price	Usual price	Remarks
ZiiSound D5x Wireless Speaker System	S$349	S$399	Limited to 50 sets
Second unit	S$249		Purchase with purchase of D5x
ZiiSound DSx Wireless Subwoofer	S$149	S$199	Purchase with purchase of D5x
D80 Wireless Speaker	S$49		Free EP-570 Earphones Bulk Pack worth S$39 whilst stocks last
Zen Style M300 Portable Media Player	S$69	S$79	4GB, limited to 50 sets
Zen Style M300 Portable Media Player	S$79	S$89	8GB, limited to 50 sets
WP-300 Wireless Headphones	S$59	S$99	free USB charger worth S$29
WP-350 Wireless Headphones	S$99	S$139	Limited to 50 sets per day
Aurvana In-Ear3 Earphones	S$169	S$199	Limited to 50 sets
Sound Blaster Tactic 3D Omega Wireless Gaming Headset	S$199	S$269	Limited to 20 sets
Sound Blaster Tactic 3D Sigma Gaming Headset	S$99	S$149	Limited to 50 sets
Sound Blaster Tactic 3D Alpha Gaming Headset	S$69	S$99	Limited to 50 sets
Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Sound Card	S$99	S$149	Limited to 20 sets per day
Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD Sound Card	S$199	S$299	Limited to 20 sets per day

Tags:audio, COMEX 2011, Creative, music, promotions
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Cisco sells new wireless-N USB adapter

Wednesday, July 27th, 2011

In addition to the Linksys family of switches for wired devices, Cisco has also released the Linksys AE 1000 Wireless-N High-Performance USB Adapter (S$59), which enables users to upgrade their Windows-based laptops and desktops to the latest wireless-N technology.

The Linksys AE1000 Wireless-N USB adapter from Cisco.

The Linksys AE1000 High-Performance Wireless-N USB Adapter provides Wireless-N capability to Windows desktop computers and laptops. It features selectable dual-band wireless-N, so that the computer can connect to either a 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz wireless network.

A USB extension cable and adapter base are included for improved wireless connectivity – ideal for hard-to-reach USB ports. Customisable security settings, such as WPA/WPA2 Personal and WPA/WPA2 Enterprise help avoid wireless freeloaders and Internet threats.

The Linksys AE1000 High-Performance Wireless-N USB Adapter is priced at S$59.

Tags:adapter, Cisco, Linksys, USB, wireless-N
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Cisco unveils new switches for wired home networking

Tuesday, July 26th, 2011

Even though Cisco has terminated the FLIP portable video recorder, its consumer products division continues to produce home networking equipment for wired devices. Today it unveiled three Linksys switches that promise both simplicity and performance.

The Linksys family of switches from Cisco for home networking of wired devices.

Cisco today unveiled three new powerful but simple-to-use Linksys switches for home office and entertainment use. These are the Linksys SE1500 (S$39), SE2500 (S$69) and SE2800 (S$99) switches.

“The new switches provide consumers and home workers with the ability to easily expand their home network and benefit from multi-connected high-bandwidth wired office and entertainment devices,” said Brett Wingo, General Manager, Cisco Home Networking Business Unit.

The new switches enable users to expand home networks and easily connect wired devices such as computers, printers, storage devices, scanners, games consoles, and Internet enabled TVs.

Complementing the Linksys E-Series routers, the new switches include features to enable faster and more simple wired connections. These include plug-and-play, making initial set up straightforward and eliminating the need for configuration. Quality of Service (QoS) traffic prioritisation technology lets auto-sensing ports automatically optimise speed for each connected device.

The power-saving modes include auto power-down to disable unused ports, sleep mode when all ports are inactive and smart power for short cable runs. The switches are ideal for consumers or home office workers seeking an alternative to wireless connections for multiple wired devices, or simply to extend their existing network.

	Linksys SE1500 5-Port Fast Ethernet Switch	Linksys SE2500 5-Port Gigabit Switch	Linksys SE2800 8-Port Gigabit Switch
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Num of Ports / Speed	5 x Fast Ethernet up to 100 Mbps	5 x Gigabit up to 1000 Mbps	5 x Gigabit up to 1000 Mbps
Price (SGD$)	S$39	S$69	S$99

The Linksys switches are available at the following retailers: Challenger Superstore, Harvey Norman, Best Denki, Courts, South Asia Computer, PK Computer, Inforcom Technologies, Fuwell, A Genuine Technology, Cybermind Computer House, Cyberactive Technology and Bizgram.

Tags:Cisco, Linksys, routers, switches
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Company byte: Western Digital Corporation

Sunday, July 24th, 2011

Western Digital (NYSE:WDC) is one of the largest computer hard disk drive manufacturers in the world. WD was founded in 1970 by a former Motorola employee.

Western Digital provides products and services for people and organizations that collect, manage and use digital information. The company designs and produces reliable, high-performance hard drives and solid state drives that keep users’ data accessible and secure from loss.

Its technologies are configured into applications for client and enterprise computing, embedded systems and consumer electronics, as well as its own consumer storage and home entertainment products.

The company’s storage products are marketed to leading OEMs, systems manufacturers, selected resellers and retailers under the Western Digital and WD brand names.

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Company byte: Seagate Technology

Thursday, July 14th, 2011

NASDAQ-listed Seagate Technology (STX) is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of hard disk drives. It is currently incorporated in Dublin, Ireland but its principal executive offices are located in Scotts Valley, California in the United States.

Seagate was originally incorporated in 1978 as Shugart Technology. It is a worldwide leader in the design, manufacturing and marketing of hard disk drives and storage solutions.

In fiscal 2011, the company had a revenue of $11 billion, net income of $0.5 billion and shipped 199 million units (approximate data from Seagate’s website).

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Tags:HDD, Seagate, storage
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Company byte: Kroll Ontrack

Wednesday, July 13th, 2011

Kroll Ontrack provides technology-driven services and software to help legal, corporate and government entities as well as consumers manage, recover, search, analyze, produce and present data efficiently and cost-effectively.

“Kroll Ontrack has become a leading provider of legal technologies, with operations in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific. It has patented technologies and capabilities in recovering seemingly deleted files, including internet-based information cleared from the cache.” – WikipediaIn addition to its suite of software, Kroll Ontrack provides data recovery, data destruction, paper and electronic discovery, document review, computer forensics and ESI consulting.

Kroll Ontrack is the technology services division of Kroll Inc., the global risk consulting company. Kroll is a subsidiary of Altegrity, an industry-leading provider of information solutions.

Companies or individuals can contact Kroll Ontrack for free consultation on the best way to erase data from all types of media. Those in Singapore can call (+65) 6296 5131 or visit their website here. Kroll Ontrack provides several options for data erasure such as Ontrack Eraser Software and Ontrack Eraser Degausser. Both solutions set out to data in a fast, secure and user-friendly way.

Tags:HDD, Kroll Ontrack, security, storage
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