October

Announcing the winner of the Logitech G930 Wireless Gaming Headset Review + Giveaway which I held back on 1st October 2012.

She is @EmilyMallare with this winning tweet:

Google Nexus 4

This is the 4th Google Nexus handset known as Nexus 4 and it is made by LG. The screen is huge now at 4.7″ with resolution of 1280×768 (320ppi), back camera is now 8MP, processor is a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro 1.5GHz (quad-core) and RAM has been bumped to 2GB. It also includes wireless charging using any Qi-compatible charger. Do note that LTE is not supported in the Nexus 4.

Microsoft launches Windows 8 today, 26th October 2012!

From now till 31st January 2013, if you are on Windows XP/Vista/7, you can download Windows 8 Pro from windows.microsoft.com for S$49.99.

At this morning event, Apple refreshes the iMac, Mac mini and iPad lineup and introduces 2 new prodcts, the 13″ MacBook Pro with Retina Display and iPad mini.

Also Apple seems to be dropping the “the new iPad” name from iPad and it is now called “iPad with Retina Display” which is similar to the MacBook Pro’s “MacBook Pro with Retina Display”.

Elevation Dock was the 8th Kickstarter project that I backed. I backed it this year on the 7th February 2012 and the project got funded on the 12th February 2012. They raised a total of US$1,464,706 out of the initial goal of just US$75,000. It was supposed to be shipped in April 2012 before iPhone 5 was announced but unfortunately, there was a delay and I only received it 6 months later on the 18th October 2012.

I pledged US$79 for the Elevation Dock+ in glass bead blasted finish. The Dock+ adds shielded Line Level audio out plus USB power adapter and for international shipping it is an additional US$20. Paid a total of US$99 (S$121).

The Canon EOS M is now available (since Saturday, 20th October 2012) in Singapore at authorized Canon dealers.

The options available and recommended retail prices are (inclusive of GST):

The Samsung Galaxy Note II was announced about 2 months ago at IFA 2012. Now it is finally available in Singapore.

The Samsung Galaxy Note II LTE is now available in Singapore (as of Saturday, 20th October 2012) for a recommended retail price (RRP) of S$998 without contract. The price stated is inclusive of 7% GST.

Lytro is now available in Singapore and the official distributor in Singapore and Hong Kong is Qool Labs.

The 8GB Lytro will be retailing for S$648 and is available in Electric Blue or Graphite color.

Nokia is looking for Nokia Lumia and Nokia smartphone owners to take part in the shoot for a Nokia TV commercial and they will be asked to talk on camera about why they love their Lumia or smartphone devices.

They are looking for people of all nationality’s but they MUST be living in Singapore.