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New arrivals: Misfit Shine activity monitor debuts in Singapore

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.

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.

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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Nimsoft Monitor Certified on VCE Vblock Infrastructure Platforms

Friday, April 20th, 2012

Nimsoft has announced that Nimsoft Monitor has attained the VCE Vblock Ready certification.

Nimsoft Monitor is a component of Nimsoft Unified Manager, a multi-tenant IT Management as-a-Service solution.

Nimsoft Monitor is a component of Nimsoft Unified Manager, a multi-tenant IT Management as-a-Service solution.

This enables users to confidently leverage Nimsoft IT Management-as-a-Service capabilities to rapidly and cost-efficiently gain full visibility into their Vblock infrastructure—along with the rest of their cloud and non-cloud environments.

“Vblock Infrastructure Platforms offer the ability to substantially drive down technology ownership costs while dramatically improving technology value,” said Sumal Karunanayake, Vice President, Nimsoft, Asia Pacific & Japan.Nimsoft Monitor delivers end-to-end performance and availability monitoring of Vblock Infrastructure Platforms at the hardware, network, storage, computing and application layers.

By addressing the Vblock Infrastructure Platform as a whole—rather than as individual components—Nimsoft Monitor enables enterprises and service providers to quickly discover and address the root causes of issues that can adversely affect critical IT services.

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Sneak peek: LG IPS monitors

Wednesday, December 28th, 2011

A new line-up of IPS monitors from LG will be unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas next month (January 10-13). This 2012 IPS monitor line-up will be available globally starting February 2012.

LG's line-up of IPS monitors for 2012 will be unveiled at the CES in January 2012.

LG's line-up of IPS monitors for 2012 will be unveiled at the CES in January 2012.

LG’s new IPS monitors (using In-Plane Switching technology) promise consumers an optimal 3D viewing solution, offering immersive 3D viewing with higher resolutions from wider viewing angles. The new IPS monitors are divided into the DM92, DM82 and DM52 series, as well as the D43 3D monitor.

The 27-inch DM92 series comes with slim bezels and a lustrous chrome stand. The DM92 series is also optimized for enjoying 3D content. By incorporating an IPS panel, the DM92 series enables greater depth, consistent color and brightness at wider viewing angles compared with conventional 3D displays.

The 23-inch DM82 series comes with 7-watt built-in speakers and has a chic and futuristic design, employing a metallic neck supported by a square,

The 27- and 23-inch DM52 series offers versatility and efficiency in a flexible package. Combining immersive 3D with IPS, the DM52 series comes equipped with a range of connectivity features, such as HDMI and USB, for content-sharing with external devices.

Optimized for 3D, LG’s D43 monitor promises bright 3D images as well as SUPER Resolution and vivid colors through the 3D effect mode. The D43 easily converts 2D content into 3D without any additional software. A 3D hot key enables users to easily adjust and control the depth of 3D images.

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Apple to introduce world’s first Thunderbolt display

Sunday, July 17th, 2011

The 27-inch 16:9 IPS monitor will be available at S$1,348 (incl GST) within the next two months.

Apple announces the world's first Thunderbolt display.

Apple announces the world's first Thunderbolt display.

The display features Thunderbolt I/O technology and serves as a docking station for a Mac notebook. With a single cable, users can connect a Thunderbolt-enabled Mac to the 27-inch Apple Thunderbolt Display and access its FaceTime camera, high quality audio, and Gigabit Ethernet, FireWire 800, USB 2.0 and Thunderbolt ports.

A single cable connects a Mac notebook to the Thunderbolt displayDesigned specifically for Mac notebooks, the new display features a thin aluminium and glass enclosure, and includes a MagSafe connector that charges a connected MacBook Pro or MacBook Air.

The 27-inch 16:9 IPS monitor will be available at S$1,348 (incl GST) within the next two months.With a 16:9 edge-to-edge glass design, the Thunderbolt Display uses IPS technology to provide a brilliant image across a wide 178 degree viewing angle. Any Thunderbolt-enabled Mac notebook can dock with the display to quickly and easily replicate a full-fledged desktop solution.

The Thunderbolt Display includes a built-in FaceTime HD video camera for video conferencing, a 2.1 speaker system for high quality audio, an integrated MagSafe charger to keep Mac notebooks charged, three USB 2.0 ports, one FireWire 800 port, one Gigabit Ethernet port and a Thunderbolt port for daisy chaining up to five additional Thunderbolt devices.

The Thunderbolt IPS display sports a high resolution of 2560 by 1440 and viewing angle of 178 degrees.

The Thunderbolt IPS display sports a high resolution of 2560 by 1440 and viewing angle of 178 degrees.

The Thunderbolt Display aspires to be the world’s first display to include Thunderbolt I/O technology.

The two 10-Gbps channels of data transfer for Thunderbolt is up to 12 times faster than FireWire 800 and up to 20 times faster than USB 2.0.Featuring two bi-directional channels with transfer speeds up to a blistering 10Gbps each, each Thunderbolt port delivers PCI Express directly to external peripherals such as high performance storage and RAID arrays, supports DisplayPort for high resolution displays and works with existing adapters for HDMI, DVI and VGA displays. Data transfer for Thunderbolt is up to 12 times faster than FireWire 800 and up to 20 times faster than USB 2.0.

Thunderbolt-based Macs with discrete graphics can drive two external displays giving professional users over 7 million additional pixels of display real estate and the ability to daisy chain additional Thunderbolt devices, as well as video and audio capture devices.

Two high-resolution Apple Thunderbolt Displays can be connected to the MacBook Pro.

Two high-resolution Apple Thunderbolt Displays can be connected to the MacBook Pro.

The Thunderbolt Display includes an ambient light sensor which automatically adjusts the display brightness based on external lighting conditions and uses only as much energy as necessary to provide an optimum viewing experience.

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