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Bluelounge SpaceStation

Lester Chan — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:54:00 +0000

Got the Bluelounge SpaceStation from Design Museum Shop located at Red Dot Traffic for SGD$127.35. I have not seen the SpaceStation sold elsewhere yet, if I do come across, I will update this post accordingly.

This SpaceStation should complete my Bluelounge collection for the time being. I ordered Bluelounge MiniDock and Bluelounge Extra Connectors online and still waiting for it to arrive sometime in mid September. I have yet to order Bluelounge Kicks as I want to wait for my previous shipment to come first before deciding to order again.

I would consider the SpaceStation as a docking station + USB Hub for my Macbook Pro. Firstly, it elevates your MacBook Pro at an angle, allowing air to flow through the hot battery area located at the bottom. This elevation also makes typing on the MacBook Pro more comfortable.

Next is the USB Hub which allows you to charge 4 devices at a time because it comes with an AC Adapter that supplies enough power to all the 4 ports and if you need to sync all 4 devices at a time, there is also a USB cable which is already connected to the USB Hub and all you need to do is to connect it to your MacBook Pro USB Port.

Underneath the SpaceStation are internal coiling pins that allows you to tidy up your USB cables by coiling around them. I have problems keeping the cables coiled around the pins as they keep unwinding by themselves especially the Apple Dock Connector USB Cable. I guess I need to use cable ties to tie them up immediately after coiling them first before flipping the SpaceStation over.

Just in case anybody is wondering, there is space allowance between the bottom of the SpaceStation and your table as that is needed for your cable to stick out for you to connect to your devices.

I would consider the SpaceStation a bit pricey since you can get a notebook raiser and a Powered USB Hub for about SGD$50. But I guess you are paying for the brand and style.

Box Front

Top View – USB Cable To Connect To MacBook Pro

Underneath – Coiling Pins

Underneath – Messy USB Cables

Docking Station

Bluelounge Notebook Kit

Lester Chan — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 02:38:33 +0000

The Bluelounge Notebook Kit can be bought from Design Museum Shop located at Red Dot Traffic for SGD$31.05.

I also saw the Notebook Kit being sold at EpiCentre at Ion Orchard for SGD$39 (after 10% member’s discount is SGD$35.10) which is slightly more expensive than Design Museum Shop. Challenger at IMM on the other hand is selling for SGD$29 (after 10% member’s discount is SGD$26.10) which is the cheapest among the three shops.

The Bluelounge Notebook Kit consist of the Bluelounge Cool Feet and 2x Bluelounge Cableyoyo (silver) and a free red carrying pouch for the Cool Feet.

Check out my previous blog post on the Bluelounge Cool Feet and Bluelounge Cableyoyo!

Box

Box Contents Nicely Packed

Box Contents

Bluelounge Cool Feet

Lester Chan — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 00:22:10 +0000

I did not see the Bluelounge Cool Feet selling in Singapore as well until yesterday at Challenger at IMM, mine was also part of the Bluelounge Notebook Kit which I got it at Design Museum Shop for SGD$31.05.

Bluelounge Cool Feet Box

I saw the Cool Feet being sold at Challenger at IMM for SGD$18.90 (after 10% member’s discount is SGD$17.01). Head down there if you want to get the Cool Feet as a standalone product.

The Cool Feet is a notebook riser which uses suction cup to attached itself to your notebook if it has a smooth surface at the back. It works well with MacBooks as well as iPads. It also comes with 4 adhesive plates (2 big and 2 small) for you to stick on the back of your notebook if it does not have a smooth surface at the back.

I just love the Cool Feet because it does not require me to stick any adhesive at the back of my MacBook Pro unlike most notebook risers. Not forgetting, it also comes with a free red carrying pouch!

Bluelounge Cool Feet

Uses Suction Cup

Attached To The Back Of MacBook Pro

MacBook Pro Rises

Logitech Notebook Riser N110

Lester Chan — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:00:01 +0000

Got the Logitech Notebook Riser N110 from Challenger VivoCity for SGD$37 for my office use. It is to raise my MacBook Pro so that the screen can be placed beside my future monitor for dual screen purposes. In the mean time, it gives me a good elevated viewing angle.

Box Front

Box Back

Front

Back

Side

With MacBook Pro

Asus F8Sg Laptop

Lester Chan — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:53:39 +0000

We bought a Asus F8Sg laptop from South Asia Computer at Funan for my dad.

At the moment, he is using his friend’s laptop to Skype with us and hence he is constrain by the timing and duration of each Skype call. Since there is wireless Internet in his apartment and even better still the wireless access point is installed in his room. We think it would be better to have his own laptop and hence we got 1 for him.

The original price is SGD$1,899.90 and since we are paying by cash, we manage to bargain till SGD$1,850. The free gift is one black 160GB Western Digital Passport Portable Hard Disk Drive worth about SGD$120.

Brief Specifications:

Intel Core 2 Duo T8100 (2.1GHz)
3GB of DDR2 RAM
250GB Hard Disk Drive
NVIDIA GeForce9300M G with Ext 256MB VRAM
14.1 WXGA Screen (1280×800)
1.3M high-resolution Swivel webcam
Built-in WLAN 802.11 a/g/n with Bluetooth 2.0 EDR
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium