The Promise (@wepromiseyou) is an AWESOME creative marketing campaign by PayPal. It is so personalized and targeted to individual bloggers.

The Promise (#promisekept) features four boys (Eugene, Nicholas, Erik and Josh) who are ordinary Singaporeans from different walks of life. They have banded together to create more awareness about issues that are close to their heart, one of which is online shopping. If you want to know more about the four boys, do check out their profiles and music videos on The Promise website at http://www.wepromiseyou.com/.

The video that they did for me is regarding my search for SwitchEasy CoverBuddy not long after iPad 2 is released in Singapore. I must say the video is very well done. Funniest moment is the comic strip where it says “Mother says: Always Take Good Care Of Your Things” LOL.

Do check out the other 20 videos by The Promise as well featuring other bloggers from Singapore as well as Malaysia.

Official Site: The Promise
Twitter: @wepromiseyou

I have been searching for a case to protect the back of my iPad 2 and it must work with Apple’s Smart Cover. I chanced upon this thread, Smart Cover Compatible Cases List, in MacRumors which came in handy.

I did some research myself and the availability of those covers in Singapore and I came to a conclusion that the SwitchEasy CoverBuddy is the most value for money and it will definitely be available in Singapore.

Finding the SwitchEasy CoverBuddy isn’t exactly easy, especially the UltraClear version. It is out of stock almost everywhere in Singapore. Even SwitchEasy International Store is also out of stock.

I started a thread in HardwareZone Forums to help gather information of any stores that might have stock for SwitchEasy CoverBuddy.

When I was about to leave my office, I saw this post by InnocentBlood saying there are 5x SwitchEasy CoverBuddy UltraClear version at VivoCity’s Challenger and I immediately went down after work and luckily there are still 3 pieces left! I got 2 pieces (1 for my friend) for SGD$39.90 each (Member’s Price: SGD$35.91).

The iPad 2 (Wi-Fi + 3G) weighs 613g and together with Apple’s Smart Cover and SwitchEasy CoverBuddy, it weighs 822g. A difference of 209g.

Packaging Front

Packaging Back

With iPad 2

Weight

No idea why Li Xiang is so obsessed with sports right now, but she did influence me in some way. I have started jogging every Wednesday since 2 weeks ago and perhaps will extend to jogging twice per week and perhaps in the future 3 times a week. Even when jogging, the gadget freak in me also bought some gadgets for it.

Got my Nike + iPod Sport Kit (SGD$55) and SwitchEasy Runaway (SGD$16) from Ion’s EpiCenter. I am intending to use it with my newly bought 6th Generation 16GB iPod Nano (Graphite) (SGD$278) which will be delivered tomorrow from Apple Store (Singapore). I ordered online because it includes free laser engraving! This is my first time owning an iPod Nano.

As I am not using the any Nike shoes that supports Nike Plus (I am using Asics), I need to get the SwitchEasy Runaway so that I can secure the wireless sensor to my shoes. An alternative is to get the Shoe Pouch but unfortunately it does not ship to Singapore directly.

For more information, check out:

• Nike Running
• Nike + iPod

Nike + iPod Sport Kit with SwitchEasy Runaway

Wireless Sensor

Receiver

SwitchEasy Runaway

On Asics’s Shoe

PS: This is the first time the pictures are taken with my new Canon PowerShot S95.

Bought the SwitchEasy Nude for iPhone 4 at VivoCity’s Best Denki for SGD$32. Not much iPhone 4 cases to choose from since the iPhone 4 has only been launched for less than 2 months.

Front View

SwitchEasy Nude is essentially a 1mm thin casing made from GE Lexan polycarbonate material. It is so thin that I almost broke it when I tried to take it out after placing my iPhone in it. I heard numeroes complains that once you drop *touch wood* your iPhone 4 with the casing on, the casing will crack.

Contents

The package comes with the following items:

• 1x NUDE ultra thin casing for iPhone 4
• 2x anti-static Screen Guards
• 1x Microfiber Wipe
• 1x Squeegee for your Screen Guard application
• 2x Headphone Jack Protectors
• 2x 30 Pin Connector Protectors

Side View With Casing On

Top View With Casing On

The pros of it is that it is thin and can protect the back of your iPhone 4.

The cons is that it will crack too easily and when I placed my iPhone 4 into it, the back will have a rainbow effect because I have a PowerSupport Clear Screen Protector pasted on the back. I googled for this and it seems it is a pretty common symptom.

In conclusion, it is a good casing to protect your iPhone 4 temporary, the keyword here is temporary.

Bought the SwitchEasy Capsule Neo (black) case for my iPhone 3G for SGD$49.90 from GizmoSquare which is located at 102 Tanjong Pagar Road. I like the online store because I can pay by PayPal and then collect it at the physical store itself.

The opening hours on weekdays is from 12pm to 9pm, I went there at 5pm on Wednesday and I got a shocked that the store is closed. Before hand I emailed Curtis (the boss of GizmoSquare) and he told me to come before 7pm as he need to close early for the day and I did, I reached there at 5pm which is indeed before 7pm.

I saw the number pasted on the glass door, it was a normal land line number. I called the number hoping it get diverted to the mobile phone instead and indeed it gets diverted. Curtis picked up the call (I am assuming it is him) and told me that he will ask his neighbour to pass it to me. I was quite puzzled by the term neighbour. After 5 minutes, a man from the next shop which is a bridal shop came out and open the door of GizmoSquare. I took the Capsule Neo off the shelf and place it on the counter. The man made a call to confirm that it is the one that I bought and after that I got what I came for. Before leaving the shop, I ask the man are they affiliated and the man is actually the father of Curtis.

It did not leave a very good first impression to be honest.

I received an email after that from Curtis apologizing for the shop not being open. It is actually his girlfriend birthday and so happen that another staff is on MC as well and hence the shop is not open. This email erased the “not very good first impression” I have on GizmoSquare.

Came off and spend like 30 minutes to put on the Capsule Neo on my iPhone 3G. It is really a chore! In the process, the bottom part of the super thin silicon membrane was slightly torn as the plastic edge of the case was pretty sharp. Do note that the silicon membrane is so thin that there are 2 silicons included in the package just in case people tore it. Nevertheless, I managed to fit the Capsule Neo almost perfectly (covering the chrome edges is the hardest) which I am quite satisfied with.

Package Contents

Back View Of The Capsule Neo On My iPhone 3G

You can view the rest of the pictures that I posted in HWZ Forums.