September 14th, 2013
I was just trying out the Nikon D7100 for the first time when Cliff dashed out the open garden door thinking it was time for his before-bedtime walk. So I snapped a few shots of him as the test subject.
That’s Cliff just outside the garden door, waiting for his walk. It was already pretty dim since the garden lights weren’t switched on. Both photos taken with a Nikon D7100 with AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/4G ED VR lens. Photo credit: John Tan.
At first, he was all eager and sitting upright.
After a while, when he realised that the walk was not going to be due for another 10 minutes, he resigned himself to a more relaxing posture.
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Tags: NIKKOR, Nikon, pets, photography, photos, potd, Singapore
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September 13th, 2013
The new Jabra STYLE features NFC technology, HD Voice, Voice Guidance, Automatic Volume Control for convenient hands-free usage. Available in Singapore now for S$98.
Can you spot the Jabra STYLE that she’s wearing under her hair?
The lightweight Jabra Style weighs only 10g and retails in Singapore at S$98 at Apple premium resellers Epicentre, Infinite, istudio, Nubox; selected Challenger stores, Gadget World, Tech@Vogue and other authorised Jabra resellers.
Tags: audio, available, Bluetooth, earpiece, headset, Jabra, mono, NFC, Singapore, wireless
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September 13th, 2013
Snapped this photo of the Sports Hub and a lone runner just before the skies opened up and inundated the pitch.
Work-in-progress for the Sports Hub. But more poignantly, it’s also work-in-progress for the runner. In fact, any sports pursuit is in a state of work-in-progress all the time – at any point in time, the sportsman/sportswoman is constantly striving to improve and better the previous achievement, instead of resting on his/her laurels. Photo taken with a Nikon D5200 with NIKKOR 18-55mm kit lens. Photo credit: John Tan.
The Sports Hub is currently being built on the 35 hectare site of the former National Stadium.
It is slated for completion in April 2014 – that’s roughly eight months from now.
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Tags: architecture, NIKKOR, Nikon, photography, photos, potd, Singapore, sports
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September 12th, 2013
The Formula 1 Grand Prix is again in Singapore for the only night race in the F1 circuit.
I had the opportunity to take a peek at how SAP’s HANA in-memory computing system helps McLaren to harness the Big Data streaming in from their cars’ onboard sensors to fine-tune – in real time – the team’s race strategy.
SAP HANA provides McLaren with a dashboard for comprehensive awareness and real time decision making during a Formula 1 race or practice.
In this digital age of high performance computing, pertinent telemetry data is constantly being captured and transmitted by on-board sensors on the car for modelling and analysis by the team management back in the control room – be it during test practices, qualification runs, or the actual race itself.
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Tags: analytics, Big Data, cars, dashboard, F1, Formula 1, HANA, McLaren, predictive, racing, SAP, Singapore, telemetry
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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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September 11th, 2013
Singapore will be one of first 9 countries around the world getting the new iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c from Apple – from 20 September.
Apple announced the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c on 10 September.
The new Apple iPhone 5s with iOS 7.
All three telcos – M1, SingTel and StarHub will begin selling the new smartphones next Friday – all three are already accepting online pre-registration of interest on their websites.
The online URLs for pre-registering interest with the respective telcos can be found below.
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Tags: Apple, interest, iOS, iPhone, iPhone 5, launch, M1, pre-order, Singapore, SingTel, smartphones, StarHub
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September 10th, 2013
One year to the day from the launch of the iPhone 5, Apple has announced the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c, as well as the iOS7.
The new iPhones will arrive on next Friday, 20 September in 9 countries, including Singapore, Hong Kong and China.
The new iPhone 5s (left) and iPhone 5c.
Both the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c sport a 4-inch Retina display.
With all the “leakages” that preceded the announcement, there were hardly any surprises – except for the pricing, which seemed on the high side of market expectations.
Pricing in Singapore
Prices below are without contract but inclusive of GST.
| Model |
iPhone 5s |
iPhone 5c |
| 16GB |
S$988 |
S$848 |
| 32GB |
S$1,148 |
S$988 |
| 64GB |
S$1,288 |
– |
| Cases |
S$58 |
S$42 |
Both the two new iPhone models will be available from the Apple Online Store, and through SingTel, M1, StarHub and select Apple Authorised Resellers.
Geographies getting the new iPhones first
US, Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Puerto Rico, Singapore and the UK.
iPhone 5s cases will be available in beige, black, blue, brown, yellow and red while the iPhone 5c cases will be available in blue, green, pink, yellow, black and white.
A new iPhone 4S 8GB model will also be available for S$588 inc GST.
Where is the iPhone 5c targeted
Many has associated the “c” in the iPhone 5c to stand for “cheap” and targeted for the lower-priced market segment – since it is priced slightly less than the iPhone 5s.
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Tags: Apple, iOS, iPhone, iPhone 5, launch, M1, prices, Singapore, SingTel, smartphones, StarHub
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September 8th, 2013
The roving charity taco truck from EA Mobile raised S$7,500 over a period of four days – to be donated to Club Rainbow Singapore.
Plants and Zombies unite for a charitable cause. Photo: EA Mobile
Club Rainbow Singapore is a charity committed to providing help to children who are suffering from a range of chronic and life-threatening illnesses.
Life-sized zombie and plant mascots handed out tacos from the truck, which was parked at three locations from 5 – 8 September to the delight of both fans and on-looking visitors.
The three locations were Mapletree Business City, Cineleisure Orchard and Sentosa Beach Station.
A sunflower and a zombie was on location to pose for snapshots with fans and visitors to the Plants vs. Zombies 2 Charity taco truck. Photo: EA Mobile
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Tags: Apps, charity, EA, events, games, iPad, iPhone, iPod, PopCap, Singapore, zombies
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September 7th, 2013
Photo of the Day: You know those burner barrels that taoists and the Chinese use in housing estates to burn incense papers when they pray?
How do these barrels mysteriously appear at the beginning of the hungry ghost festival (or other major pray dates) and then disappear at the end?
Mystery solved! I was having dinner in the evening when I spotted these two workers rounding up these burner barrels. I had the D5200 with me so I snatched a quick snapshot as they went by into the dusk. Photo taken with a Nikon D5200 with NIKKOR 18-55mm kit lens. Photo credit: John Tan.
These burning barrels were refurbished from oil barrels and are offered to offer a less messy alternative to burning incense paper in the open – where the ashes fly and spread everywhere when the wind blows.
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Tags: Buddhism, NIKKOR, Nikon, photography, photos, potd, religious, Singapore, Taoism
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September 5th, 2013
The third of four large annual IT exhibitions in Singapore is here again, this time at the Singapore Expo, Halls 5 and 6. COMEX will open from 12 noon to 9 pm (Admission FREE). Floor plan and promotion flyers below.
COMEX 2013 (5 – 8 September) at Singapore Expo, 12 noon to 9pm, admission Free.
For COMEX 2013, I’ve compiled promotions and flyers from selected exhibitors in a photo album on the tech4tea.com Facebook Page.
You can browse the album or directly access a specific flyer via the list of links below.
With more than 830 exhibitors, COMEX claims to be Singapore’s biggest IT and consumer technology exhibition.
Below are the floor plans for the exhibitors.
Floor plan for COMEX 2013.
The four major IT exhibitions in Singapore are:
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