Early this year, Snap launched their very first consumer gadget – USD 130 Snap Spectacles, which essentially allow any wearers to take circular videos and post them to their Snapchat accounts. In their press release, Snap proudly describes itself as “a camera company” that sells “toys” to the connected generation. Seemingly, Spectacles are a key piece of the company’s business…
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Pokemon Go Plus – smart wearables for the popular Pokemon Go app? | IT Gadgets Review
With the recent hype of the Pokemon Go App, Nintendo further capitalised the massive player base with the release of Pokemon Go Plus. The Pokemon GO Plus is essentially a small Bluetooth based device that lets you enjoy the game while you’re on the move and not looking at your smartphone. The device connects to a smartphone via Bluetooth low energy…
Xiaomi’s top end Mi 5 (小米手机5) is one good contender with good design and performance | IT Gadgets Review
Xiaomi unveiled its much-anticipated flagship the Mi 5 during March 2016 in China followed by India in May 2016. This is one important milestone for Xiaomi as Mi 5 is the first Xiaomi phone with a physical home button and front-mounted fingerprint sensor. (Last year’s Redmi Note 3 has a scanner on its reverse.) It is important to note that…
Xiaomi Ninebot Mini (九号平衡车) – one stylish and smart hover board for all ages | IT Gadgets Review
Xiaomi has launched a small Segway device, the Ninebot Mini (小米九号平衡车), for an attractive price of USD 310 (RMB 1999). This is the first device the both Xiaomi and Segway have launched since the acquisition last year. This self-balancing scooter looks similar to the traditional Segway but it costs way less (less than a tenth) and is much smaller. Xiaomi…
Xiaomi Wifi Extender (小米WiFi放大器) – great performer at unbelievable price tag | IT Gadgets Review
Introduced earlier this year (2015), the new Xiaomi Wifi Extender (小米WiFi放大器) is part of the family of home networking solutions aiming to make connectivity in homes simple and intelligent. Wifi extenders are not new in the networking industry, so what’s so special with this kit? Within one simple zipped packaging, it posed off simply as any other wifi adaptor which…
Upgrade to the new OnePlus Two (OP2)? How does the new hardware and Oxygen OS compares with the earlier OP1? | IT Gadget Reviews
Following the great success of OnePlus One which was first launched on 23rd April 2014, one year later on 27th July 2014, the new OnePlus Two (OnePlus 2) was launched in a much hyped Virtual Reality (VR) event. OnePlus company was founded on 16 Dec 2013 by former Oppo vice president Pete Lau and Carl Pei. Following the lawsuit on the…
LG launches a whole new series of Home Appliances for 2015 – Door in Door Fridge, TurboWash Washing Machines, CordZero Canister #LGHA| Home Gadgets | Press Release
LG has just announced a whole new line of home appliances for 2015 in Singapore such as new Washer Machines, Refrigerators and CordZero™ home cleaning devices. During the event, LG spokesperson has managed to share some of the very interesting technologies behind the new products – not just making the product more functional but also intelligent to solve some of…
Mophie launches highly anticipated Juice Pack line for new iPhones | IT Gadgets | Press Release
Personally, I have used Mophie products before and they have not only meeting their good specifications but also performed well in terms of built quality. Recently, Mophie has announced their #1 selling (within North America) mobile battery cases in Singapore: a. Juice pack air® for iPhone® 6 (more than 100% extra battery),b. Juice pack plus® for iPhone® 6 (more than 120% extra battery),…
BOLT! Indonesia has launched new Huawei BOLT E5372S Slim 4G LTE modem – another value buy after unlock? | IT Gadgets Review | Unlock BOLT! Guide
In my last recent trip to Indonesia (Jakarta), I chanced on the new release from BOLT! of the new LTE modem (E5372 / 5372S) which is bundled with new prepaid LTE sim card subscription.Likewise to earlier model (MF90), the bundled package is very attractive in terms of price point – only Rp299K (S$30) for both the LTE modem (E5372S) &…
Automatic Mahjong Table – Auto Shuffle and Lay Mahjong Tiles | Product Review
Over this Chinese New Year, I’ve managed to personally try out the automatic mahjong table. Although the technology has been in the market for a few years, I have not seen a good take up rate for it. The AOTOMO Automatic Mahjong Table is a Chinese-made gaming machine and is apparently silent in operation. It uses special magnetic tiles and…