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Innergie Magic Cable Trio – Charge & Sync 3-in-1 USB Cable

Lester Chan — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:04:33 +0000

The Innergie Magic Cable Trio – Charge & Sync 3-in-1 USB Cable and Innergie Magic Cable Duo – Charge & Sync 2-in-1 USB Cable are the most expensive USB cables from Innergie. Each retailing for SGD$29 at Challenger but there is a 10% discount for members, so it adds up to SGD$26.10 each.

I got the Innergie Magic Cable Trio instead since it has 3 tips (Mini USB, Micro USB & Apple 30-pin connector) whereas the Innergie Magic Cable Duo has only 2 tips (Micro USB & Apple 30-pin connector).

You must be wondering since they are priced the same, one has 3 tips and the other has 2 tips, why don’t we just get the 3 tips one instead. This is where the length of the cable comes in. The length of the Innergie Magic Cable Trio is freaking short (20cm) where as Innergie Magic Cable Duo is 4 times longer (79cm)!

The build of the Innergie Magic Cable Duo/Trio is even better than the build of the Innergie Magic Cable – Multi-Tip USB Cable and I would say the build is similar to the official Apple Dock Connector to USB Cable.

The Apple 30-pin connector fits perfectly to my iPhone 4S, something which Deal Extreme‘s version of any Apple 30-pin connector cable can never do!

I would say this cable is very well worth SGD$26.10 considering the official Apple Dock Connector to USB Cable already cost SGD$28.

Innergie Magic Cable Trio – Box Front

Innergie Magic Cable Trio

Innergie Magic Cable Trio – Micro USB On Nokia Lumia 800

Innergie Magic Cable Trio – Apple 30-pin Connector On Apple iPhone 4S

SG Florist iPhone/iPad App

Lester Chan — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:39:26 +0000

Valentine’s Day is around the corner or to be exact next Tuesday. If you are looking to give your girlfriend/fiance/wife flowers, I would totally recommend Far East Flora (FEF.com).

I have ordered many flowers from FEF.com and each time I am never disappointed with the quality of the flowers. I tried some other companies for flowers during Valentine’s Day and the quality is horrible, there is once they even staple the stalk of the rose to the wrapper!

Far East Flora has a mobile app called SG Florist on the App Store (universal app) that allows you to sent flowers to your love ones using your iPhone or iPad. Far East Flora has partnered with PayPal for payment on both their website and their iPhone/iPad app and hence making payment is a breeze!

Let’s walk through the whole process.

Loading Screen + Country Selection

FEF.com has branches in Hong Kong as well and hence the country selection.

Surprise + Login

Once the app is loaded, you will get to the surprise screen which display some facts and tips about flowers and occasions (and if you are lucky, you get a discount code). You can shake your iPhone or iPad and new facts and tips will appear.

There is also a login button at the top left hand of the screen for you to login to your FEF.com account. This will load your recipients that you have saved in your FEF.com’s address book.

Shop

The main screen of this app should be the Shop screen which it allows you to browse all kind of flowers and gifts.

Hand Bouquets

Most of the time, I like to give hand bouquets, so I just tapped on the “Hand Bouquets” sub-category and it will show me a list of hand bouquets flowers with their names and pricing. You can also sort by date added, highest priced and lowest priced. If you do not like the detailed viewed, you can also switched to the grid view (which I do not really like).

Flower Details

Tapping on any flowers’ name, will bring you to more details about the flowers like the description of the flowers, earliest delivery timing as well as the option of adding it to your shopping cart.

Shopping Bag

They do not literally use the term Shopping Cart, but instead they just use Shopping Bag. Once you tapped “Add to Bag” a prompt will appear telling you that you have successfully added the flower to your shopping bag and whether you want to switch to the Shopping Bag screen so you can checkout immediately.

Checkout

Since I always used my PayPal account for FEF.com because it is much easier (just login to PayPal and click Pay) to checkout compared to native Credit Card payment. I tapped on “Pay with PayPal” and it will bring me to PayPal payment page where you have to login to PayPal to process your payment. If you like to see the breakdown of the cost, you can click on the Down Arrow at the top right hand of the screen.

Completed

Once you have logged-in to PayPal and click Pay, it will redirect you back to FEF.com where you can enter the details of your recipient. Do note that at this time, payment is not yet made. Only after you entered your recipient details and click Pay, then the payment will be processed.

As you can see after I keyed in my recipient details and click Pay, my transaction is completed and I received a confirmation email from FEF.com immediately.

Show Press Release (361 More Words)

A Valentine’s Day Must Have
Shopping has become so much faster and easier when you order flowers and gifts on -the-go with the SG Florist mobile app
Available on Apple’s App Store for iPhone/iPad and on the Nokia Ovi Store

Calling all husbands and boyfriends – recall the last time you had to spend hours at a shopping mall hunting for that perfect present for you other half? SG Florist, Singapore’s FIRST mobile flower and gift delivery app, comes to your rescue. You no longer have to spend time browsing through numerous stores, simply order flowers and gifts from your phone in a jiffy with the SG Florist mobile app.

Flowers and gifts get delivered the same day you order. If you had a really busy day, you can even order flowers for that special someone at 4PM and have the items delivered to them between 7PM to 10PM the same day. If you’re forgetful, set a reminder in the app to deliver flowers on Valentine’s Day.

All you’ve got to do is tap and swipe though a wide selection of over 1,000 gift options ranging from flower bouquets, plant arrangements, gift hampers, gourmet baskets and even perfumes. Select your gift, add to your shopping bag, and check-out with PayPal in two simple taps. As the app offers ‘Pay with PayPal’, you don’t even need to enter in your 16 digit credit card number – simply log-on to your PayPal account and confirm purchase. PayPal also provides a safer mobile payment method as no financial details are shared with merchants or stored on mobile devices. With faster, safer mobile payments, PayPal continues to connect shoppers to savvy merchants like Far East Flora who are growing their business through mobile commerce today.

What’s really cool about this app:

Reminders and Wishlist: You can pre-select your favourite gift items under ‘Wishlist’ and set reminders for special occasions like birthdays, anniversary and Mother’s Day.
Sync addresses from phone contacts: You can sync recipients’ addresses and details from your phone contacts. Saves the hassle of typing in addresses.
Surprise: Tap the ‘Surprise’ tab, shake your phone – if you’re lucky you might get a discount exclusive to SG Florist app users.

UOB Mobile iPhone App

Lester Chan — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 01:04:21 +0000

UOB launched their mobile iPhone app (AppStore: UOB Mobile Banking) yesterday.

Its differentiating factors from local banks’s iPhone app such as OCBC or DBS/POSB is the access to financial information (deposit/exchange rates, unit trust prices, gold/silver prices) and calculators for personal loans/home equity/financial services.

There is also an augmented reality view that allows you to see latest card promotions/privileges and nearest UOB branches/ATMs. I don’t particulary find that feature useful though.

My favourite feature of this app is the mobile cash feature. What it simply does it allows you to use your mobile phone to withdraw cash from ATM without the need of an ATM card. When I first heard about it, I was like WTF.

A neater feature built on top of it, is that it even allows you to send money to your friend and even if he is not a UOB customer, he still can withdraw the money from any UOB ATMs.

Mobile Cash

Step 1

So how does it work? Upon launching the UOB Mobile Banking app, go to Mobile Cash and select the recipient you want to send the cash to. By default, your name should already be in the list (for you to send money to yourself). Since you are not transferring the money to any bank account, no account number is needed, just the recipient name and his mobile number.

Add Recipient In iBanking

The only down side is that you can’t add the recipient using the app itself. So you have to login to the normal Internet Banking via your computer browser to add them or call the UOB Call Centre to get them to add that for you if you are outside.

Select Recipient / Withdrawal Password

On top of selecting the recipient name and specifying the amount to send, you would also need to specify a 6 digit pin that you would need to tell your recipient.

Step 2

Success / SMS

Once that is done, your recipient will receive a text message and it will contain the transaction code. Using this transaction code and the 6 digit pin that you provided, he can then proceed on to any UOB ATM.

One final verification is the OTP that will be send to your recipient mobile number after he keyed in the 6 digit pin and the transaction code at the ATM. So once he keyed in the OTP, the money you sent to him will be dispensed by the ATM.

Of course there are some security checks in place for such a useful feature and here they are:

The sender must register a list of recipients, their relationship with the sender, and the recipients’ personal information (NRIC and mobile numbers, name) before any transfer can take place
An instant SMS-notification and next-day follow up letter will be sent to the sender upon registration, confirming recipient details
An SMS of the mobile cash transaction with the specific reference number is sent to the recipient. This SMS instruction is valid for 24-hours and the sender can cancel a transaction at any time prior to expiry or cash withdrawal by the recipient
A separate withdrawal password which the sender should communicate to the recipient. This is to guard against the loss of the recipient’s mobile device
The recipient is prompted for the One-Time Password (OTP) upon withdrawal at the UOB ATM
The transaction is automatically voided should the ATM detect a pre-determined number of invalid password attempts
A maximum cumulative transfer amount of S$500 per day per sender
A recipient can receive only one transaction a day

I find it pretty neat! I hope all the banks will adopt this!

An Android app is on the way followed by Blackberry and mobile web version next year. A native iPad App is also in the works.

Download AppStore: UOB Mobile Banking

Show Press Release (604 More Words)

UOB launches First Mobile Banking app with Cardless Cash Withdrawals
New mobile app sets the standard for mobile banking

SINGAPORE, 8 December 2011 – United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) today launched Singapore’s first mobile banking application that enables cardless cash withdrawals. This Mobile Cash service is part of UOB’s Mobile application, which can be downloaded for free from the iTunes Store from 12 December 2011.

UOB Mobile allows customers to transfer money to a list of registered recipients, including non-UOB customers. This is done via an instant text message and a one-time password. The recipient can then use this password and a withdrawal password to withdraw cash instantly at more than 600 UOB ATMs in Singapore. UOB is the first bank in Singapore to link its mobile application to instant physical cash access. Its Mobile Cash feature is the fastest way to send cash to family and friends when they need it urgently.

Speaking at the launch of UOB Mobile, Ms Wendy Teo, UOB’s Head of Group Channels, said: “Our mobile application is not just about having internet banking transactions on the mobile screen. UOB’s Mobile Cash gives our customers something new; something they need and something that will help make a difference in their lives. We are essentially putting a ‘branch in the hand’ of our customers.

We studied how people use their mobile phone and linked that to our knowledge of their everyday banking needs. From there, we developed Singapore’s first Mobile Cash application for our customers to transfer money securely and easily. We then broadened the scope to look at what other features would matter to them.”

In addition to its innovative Mobile Cash feature, UOB’s mobile application also offers:

Augmented reality – a ‘point and view’ feature of the latest card promotions and privileges, and nearest UOB branches and ATMs. When you tap on the promotion or UOB location, you are given the address and directions to get there. More than 1,000 merchant offers can be found through the application. Access to financial transactions on the go including fund transfers, account balances and bill payment options for more than 100 service providers.
Real-time access to financial information including deposit rates, exchange rates, unit trust prices and gold and silver prices
Calculators to help work out details about personal loans, home equity financing and financial goals.

Today, two out of every three UOB customers are registered internet banking users. We expect that many of these customers will use UOB Mobile for their everyday banking needs. The UOB Mobile application is available for iPhones and iPads, with plans to launch Android, Blackberry and Mobile Web versions in 2012.

UOB Mobile Cash Security
UOB has several key protection measures to help ensure customer security, including:

The sender must register a list of recipients, their relationship with the sender, and the recipients’ personal information (NRIC and mobile numbers, name) before any transfer can take place
An instant SMS-notification and next-day follow up letter will be sent to the sender upon registration, confirming recipient details
An SMS of the mobile cash transaction with the specific reference number is sent to the recipient. This SMS instruction is valid for 24-hours and the sender can cancel a transaction at any time prior to expiry or cash withdrawal by the recipient
A separate withdrawal password which the sender should communicate to the recipient. This is to guard against the loss of the recipient’s mobile device
The recipient is prompted for the One-Time Password (OTP) upon withdrawal at the UOB ATM
The transaction is automatically voided should the ATM detect a pre-determined number of invalid password attempts
A maximum cumulative transfer amount of S$500 per day per sender
A recipient can receive only one transaction a day

Mophie Juice Pack Boost

Lester Chan — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:28:28 +0000

Bought the Mophie Juice Pack Boost from Apple (Singapore) Online Store for SGD$69.90. I can’t seem to find it in any Authorized Apple Reseller stores in Singapore. Instead they are still selling the older model, the one with 1,500mAh battery (Amazon Link) instead of this 2,000mAh one.

The Mophie Juice Pack Boost is bigger and much lighter than it looks. I was expecting it to be more compact in size and heavier, but surprising it is lighter than any of my Eneloop Chargers that I bring along in my bag whenever I am out (which is a good thing).

Another advantage of the Mophie Juice Pack Boost is the built-in Apple 30-pin dock connector‎ and hence you do not need to carry an extra Apple Dock Connector to USB Cable along with your backup battery which normally allows you to charge via USB port.

As mentioned earlier, the battery in the Mophie Juice Pack Boost has a capacity of 2,000mAh and this allows you to fully charge any iPod/iPhone models even if the battery is totally empty in your device.

It does charge your iPad but at an extremely slow rate since it only output a maximum of 1A. The iPad requires at least 2.1A for a proper charge.

The Mophie Juice Pack Boost also acts like a dock which holds your iPhone upright while it charges (see the last picture embedded in the post).

Packaging Front

Packaging Back

Packaging Contents

Swivel 30-pin Apple 30-pin Dock Connector‎

Charging The iPhone

Bluelounge Milo

Lester Chan — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:43:34 +0000

Bluelounge Milo is a mobile phone stand but with a twist! It has a micro suction area that allows you to place your mobile phone in any desired angle! For my case, if I am resting my iPhone on it vertically, it just leans against the back. However, I also can place it horizontally because the micro suction will hold on my iPhone without the need for it to rest of any base.

The Bluelounge Milo cost USD$14.95 (SGD$18.90).

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iPhone 4S On Bluelounge Milo (Vertically)

iPhone 4S On Bluelounge Milo (Horizontally)

Fabrix Fifth October iPhone Case

Lester Chan — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:25:04 +0000

Fabrix launches Fifth October iPhone case as a tribute to Steve Jobs who passed away on the 5th October 2011. The case cost USD$10 (SGD$12.70). Shipping within Singapore via Registered Mail cost an additional USD$3 (SGD$3.80). I ordered on the 18th October 2011 and I received it on 24th October 2011. But now due to overwhelming orders, the waiting time is at least 3 to 4 days before your order is processed.

Description Of The Fabrix Fifth October iPhone Case

The passing of Steve Jobs has been a great loss to the entire Mac Community or rather, to the world. He was a true visionary, a great leader and an inspiring soul destined to changed the world. He has connected the world with his passion and his ideas. He challenged conventions and shaped the way we enjoyed technology today.

Here at Fabrix, we would like to pay a tribute to him, cause without him, we would not be doing what we love today. We have hence created a special tribute sleeve to immortalize him. We named this special edition sleeve ‘Fifth October’ because that is the day the world lost Steve Jobs to cancer.

Throughout Steve Jobs’s career, his trademark look spotting the black turtleneck top paired with blue jeans has garnered a cult following and we figured this is exactly how we would like to remember him as. As a form of respect to him, this sleeve will not bear any branding or labels. It will be shipped in a special drawer box in Black and Gold. Each sleeve will come with a handprinted random quote card, bearing a message from Steve Jobs that we feel has inspired us.

This sleeve will retail at just US$10 because we believe that every and anyone who would like to own it should be able to do so without a pinch (we just need to recover the costs on our side).

Box

Box Content

Fifth October iPhone Case

Fifth October iPhone Case With iPhone 4S

Apple iPhone 4S Prices In Singapore

Lester Chan — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 11:15:19 +0000

Apple iPhone 4S is now available for pre-order at Apple (Singapore) Online Store.

All iPhones sold in Singapore are UNLOCK sets.

Both the black and white iPhone 4S are available and the prices are as follows:

16GB – SGD$948
32GB – SGD$1,088
64GB – SGD$1,238

Right now the shipping is still 1-2 weeks time and one customer is allowed to buy 2 sets only.

This time round, the iPhone 4S is more expensive than the iPhone 4 when it was launched.

When iPhone 4 was available in Apple (Singapore) Online Store last year, the prices are as follows:

16GB – SGD$888 (SGD$60 cheaper)
32GB – SGD$1,048 (SGD$40 cheaper)

Apple (Singapore) Online Store: Apple iPhone 4S

Apple iOS 5.0 Out

Lester Chan — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:39:00 +0000

Here are the direct links FROM APPLE itself to iOS 5.0 for various iDevices:

iPhone

iPod Touch

iPad

Bluelounge MiniDock

Lester Chan — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:57:06 +0000

Ordered the Bluelounge MiniDock (UK variant) from bluelounge.com for USD$19.95 (~SGD$24.20). It was my first purchase over the website as the MiniDock is not yet sold in Singapore.

The shipping cost is about USD$4.15 (~SGD$5) via USPS (First Class Mail International Parcels). This shipping method is the cheapest but it is delivered via normal mail when it reaches Singapore as it does not come with a tracking number. Also my box is a little bit damage, but at just SGD$5 for shipping, I can’t really complain much. My item was shipped on 20th August 2011 and I received it on 8th September 2011 (about 20 days).

As the name suggest, this product is a dock that allows you to plug directly to Apple USB Power Adapter and dock your iPhone, iPod Nano/Touch directly to it without the need for any Apple Dock Connector to USB Cable. It is really good for travelling as often the power socket in a hotel room is always located at awkward position and you do not want to place your device on the floor with a wire connected to it as it is dirty and you might trip over it.

Box Front

Only 2 Items In The Package

MiniDock Front View

Attached To Apple USB Power Adapter

Plugged In

Simplism DockCarabiner Neo for iPhone

Lester Chan — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 01:05:07 +0000

I wanted to get the Simplism DockCarabiner Neo for iPhone during the PC Show 2011 back in June 2011 but the black color was sold out on the second day. I went back on the third day but there was no re-stock. It was only selling for SGD$13.20 at Epicentre.

Ever since then I have been checking out various branches of Epicentre, but all of them do not have the black color. I also saw it at DG Lifestyle Store at VivoCity but they do not have black as well. But I left my name with them and ask them to call me when they have re-stock for black color.

They didn’t call me as expected but I happened to drop by VivoCity 2 days ago and saw the black color! Of course, I got it immediately!

It was retailing for SGD$18 but CitiBank credit card have a 10% discount, so after discount is SGD$16.20.

Don’t be fooled by the dock carabiner, once it is plugged into the iPhone’s dock connector, it is pretty strong, you can lift your iPhone with the dock carabiner and it will not drop.

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Simplism DockCarabiner Neo for iPhone

DockCarabiner Neo on iPhone 4

Retractable Cables

Lester Chan — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 14:26:19 +0000

Retractable iPhone, Mini USB, Micro USB Cable

Got the Retractable USB to iPhone/iPod/Mini USB/Micro USB Data & Charging Cable (70CM-Length) from Dealextreme for USD$7.20. I saw the same cable selling for SGD$29.90 at Challenger!

Retractable Network Cable (RJ45)

Got the Network Retractable Cable for USD$1.81 from Dealextreme as well.

Bluelounge Refresh

Lester Chan — Tue, 10 May 2011 00:33:41 +0000

I am just a huge fan of Bluelounge products. The Bluelounge Refresh is the first Bluelounge refresh that I came in contact with at EpiCentre@Ion Orchard. Too bad at that time, there is only pink color available and hence I got the Konnect SynCharger instead.

Fast forward 5 months later, the black color is back at EpiCentre@Ion Orchard and I just had to get it (there is also a white color available). It is retailing for SGD$139 (Member’s Price: SGD$125.10). I had pass down the Konnect SynCharger to my brother instead =p

Box Front

Box Back

Inside Bluelounge Refresh

Bluelounge Refresh

Apple iOS 4.3 Out

Lester Chan — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:33:56 +0000

Here are the direct links FROM APPLE itself to iOS 4.3 for various iDevices:

iPhone

iPod Touch

iPad

iPhone 3G has been deprecated along with iPod Touch 2G and hence there are no iOS 4.3 for them.

Apple iOS 4.2 Out

Lester Chan — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 00:08:28 +0000

Here are the direct links FROM APPLE itself to iOS 4.2 for various iDevices:

iPhone

iPod Touch

iPad

iPad 1 (4.2.1/8C148)

CitiMobile iPhone App v2

Lester Chan — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 04:51:25 +0000

Citibank has updated its CitiMobile iPhone App to version 2 with a makeover!

Homescreen

Here are some of the new functions:

Improved search functions in Gourmet Pleasures
Improved search functions in Citi World Privileges
Search for shopping deals
Search for rebates
Get treats through e-coupons and you can redeem your discount coupons & vouchers instantly from your mobile phone
A settings page to let you configure your functions

Redeeming E-coupons

Location Services

Location services has been added to most functions:

Locate and shop/dine at the nearest merchant around your vicinity that allows you to redeem your Citi Rebate instantly with Citi Rebate
Finding Citibank Credit Card’s best dining offers using your phone’s GPS to search nearby, search by cuisine type or at nearest SMRT stations
Finding Citibank Credit Card’s best shopping offers using your phone’s GPS to search nearby or by category

AppStore Link: CitiMobile iPhone App

Apple iOS 4.1 Out

Lester Chan — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:27:34 +0000

Here are the direct links FROM APPLE itself to iOS 4.1 for various iDevices:

iPhone

iPod Touch

Source: iPod, iPhone and iPad Firmware Download

Apple iOS 4.0 Out

Lester Chan — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:22:56 +0000

Slow for a few hours but Apple finally releases iOS 4.0 to the general public at about 1am (GMT +8). Heard that it is exactly the same as the GM build release during WWDC 2010.

Here are the direct links FROM APPLE itself to iOS 4.0 for various iDevices:

iPhone

iPod Touch

Source: iPod, iPhone and iPad Firmware Download

Apple Announces iPhone 4

Lester Chan — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:32:22 +0000

iPhone 4

Apple officially announce iPhone 4 yesterday at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2010. I have been following it live on GDGT which I think is the fastest when compared to Engadget. This time round Gizmodo is just aggregating news as I think they are not physically there maybe because of the leak?

MicroSIM is now being used instead of the normal SIM card which is the same case as the iPad. Camera has been bumped up to 5MP with LED flash, front-facing camera added and Apple calls that FaceTime which is a nicer word for video conferencing except that it is for WiFi only. HD video recording at 720p, screen resolution has been increased to 960-by-640-pixel resolution at 326 ppi, Three-axis gyroscope is added. Processor has been bumped up to 1GHz using the same Apple A4 chip found in iPad. For more details, check out the Design Page of iPhone 4.

It will be available on 24th June 2010 in 4 countries (US, France, Germany, UK, Japan) and in July 2010, 18 countries will be added to the list and that includes Singapore. In August 2010, 24 more countries will be added and in September 2010, 44 more countries will be added. To sum it up, Singapore will get the iPhone 4 in July 2010. I hope SingTel will be able to get it first this time round again which they did for iPhone 3G and 3GS. But on the flip side, I hope all 3 telecos will get at the same time, so that the crowd will be spread out.

There is no 64GB though, 16GB goes for USD$199 and 32GB goes for USD$299, which is the same price as iPhone 3GS when it is launched last year. So you can expect the price to be the same as iPhone 3GS when it comes here to Singapore as well.

BTW: SingTel launches the iPhone 3GS on 10th July 2009 last year, you can check out the iPhone 3GS price plans as well for reference.

Also, iPhone OS has been renamed to iOS which makes more sense as the OS is being used by iPad, iPod Touch as well. iOS will be out on 21st June 2010 for iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS and iPod Touch 2G onwards.

The only question I have is whether the phone will be SIM lock in the US. Just in case you didn’t know, in Singapore, SIM locked phones are not allowed and hence all iPhones in Singapore will be unlocked.

Check out the iPhone 4 video and the FaceTime video.

iPhone 4 Specifications
Size and weight

Height: 4.5 inches (115.2 mm)
Width: 2.31 inches (58.6 mm)
Depth: 0.37 inch (9.3 mm)
Weight: 4.8 ounces (137 grams)

Cellular and wireless

UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz)
GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi (802.11n 2.4GHz only)
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR wireless technology

Location

Assisted GPS
Digital compass
Wi-Fi
Cellular

Power and battery

Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery
Charging via USB to computer system or power adapter
Talk time: Up to 7 hours on 3G, Up to 14 hours on 2G
Standby time: Up to 300 hours
Internet use: Up to 6 hours on 3G, Up to 10 hours on Wi-Fi
Video playback: Up to 10 hours
Audio playback: Up to 40 hours

Capacity

16GB flash drive
32GB flash drive

Color

White
Black

Display

Retina display
3.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen Multi-Touch display
960-by-640-pixel resolution at 326 ppi
800:1 contrast ratio (typical)
Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating on front and back
Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously

Camera, photos, and video

Video recording, HD (720p) up to 30 frames per second with audio
5-megapixel still camera
VGA-quality photos and video at up to 30 frames per second with the front camera
Tap to focus video or still images
LED flash
Photo and video geotagging

Sensors

Three-axis gyro
Accelerometer
Proximity sensor
Ambient light sensor

Specifications: iPhone 4
Official Site: iPhone 4
Live Blog: GDGT

Apple Next Generation iPhone Leaked

Lester Chan — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 00:03:50 +0000

It is said that the Apple next generation iPhone aka “iPhone HD” was lost/dropped in a bar by Gray Powell, who is an Apple Software Engineer working on the iPhone Baseband Software. The iPhone was later found by someone else. Gizmodo rumored to have paid USD$5,000 for the prototype and did a dissect of it. The iPhone is not bootable because Apple remotely killed the phone assuming immediately the phone was reported lost by its employee. No I wonder how many heads is going to roll.

Apple Next Generation iPhone

I have mirrored the pictures from Gizmodo into Flicker:

Here are the breakdown, copy + paste from Gizmodo:

What’s New

Front-facing video chat camera
Improved regular back-camera (the lens is quite noticeably larger than the iPhone 3GS)
Camera flash
Micro-SIM instead of standard SIM (like the iPad)
Improved display. It’s unclear if it’s the 960×640 display thrown around before—it certainly looks like it, with the “Connect to iTunes” screen displaying much higher resolution than on a 3GS.
What looks to be a secondary mic for noise cancellation, at the top, next to the headphone jack
Split buttons for volume
Power, mute, and volume buttons are all metallic

What’s Change

The back is entirely flat, made of either glass (more likely) or ceramic or shiny plastic in order for the cell signal to poke through. Tapping on the back makes a more hollow and higher pitched sound compared to tapping on the glass on the front/screen, but that could just be the orientation of components inside making for a different sound
An aluminum border going completely around the outside
Slightly smaller screen than the 3GS (but seemingly higher resolution)
Everything is more squared off
3 grams heavier
16% Larger battery
Internals components are shrunken, miniaturized and reduced to make room for the larger battery

Source: Gizmodo: This Is Apple’s Next iPhone

Now can Gizmodo pass the phone to Geohot for jailbreak and iFixit for the internal guts!

Apple Refreshes iPod Shuffle, iPod Nano, iPod Classic

Lester Chan — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 18:30:53 +0000

iPod Shuffle
3 new colors has been added to the iPod Shuffle namely the pink, green and blue. There is also a special edition polished stainless steel available only in the Apple Online Store. The iPod shuffle voice now tells you when your battery is full. 3rd party headphones with the Shuffle remote control is a go!

2GB is going for SGD$88.00, 4GB is going for SGD$118 and the special edition polished stainless steel iPod Shuffle is going for SGD$148 (4GB only).

Official Website: iPod Shuffle
Apple Singapore Store: iPod Shuffle

iPod Nano
The biggest change of all. Now iPod Nano has a built-in video camera, FM Radio and pedometer. It also sports a larger 2.2″ display together with microphone and speaker. Voice over is now supported as well. 8GB is going for SGD$228 and the 16GB is going for SGD$288.

Official Website: iPod Nano
Apple Singapore Store: iPod Nano

iPod Classic
The iPod Classic capacity has been bumped from 120GB to 160GB while staying at the same price SGD$388.

Official Website: iPod Classic
Apple Singapore Store: iPod Classic

iPod Touch
The 8GB iPod Touch has been dropped to SGD$308. 16GB has been phrase out in favor of a 32GB is for SGD$468 and 64GB for SGD$628. The new 32 and 64GB version has a faster processor, 50% faster. Just like the iPhone 3GS.

Official Website: iPod Touch
Apple Singapore Store: iPod Touch

On a side note, iTunes 9 has been released and iPhone OS Firmware 3.1 is available as of today.