Logitech is rebranding to Logi, dropping the 'tech', with the new label appearing across its newer product categories. Logitech remains the official company name and stays on core products like PC peripherals and gaming gear.
Office 2011 for Mac launched in October 2010, and five years on, Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac is finally here. Released last Friday in 139 countries and 16 languages for Office 365 subscribers, Office 365 Personal costs S$89 a year.
I bought the Apple Watch 42mm Milanese Loop for S$218 from the Apple Online Store, since it was sold out at every authorised reseller. I ordered on 2nd July 2015 and received it on the 7th, despite the five-to-seven-day shipping.
The Sony Cyber-shot RX100 IV arrives in Singapore from 16th July 2015 at S$1,399, succeeding the RX100 III from June 2014. Despite the upgrade, megapixels and zoom stay at 20.1MP and 2.9x, but it debuts the world's first 1.0-inch sensor.
The Spigen Apple Watch Stand S330 retails for S$49 at Nubox, one of the few Apple Watch stands sold in Singapore. I weighed it against the similarly priced Griffin WatchStand, but its tall plastic design looked prone to tipping over.
I picked up the Apple Watch 42mm Black Sport Band, along with the Magnetic Charging Cable, while on holiday in the UK. It costs £39, about S$83, before the tax refund, versus S$78 in Singapore, and comes in two variants.
I bought the Apple Watch Magnetic Charging Cable while on holiday in the UK, where it cost £25, about S$53, before tax refund, likely matching the Singapore price after the refund. It comes in two lengths, 1m and 2m.
I was meant to attend the Apple Watch media launch at Nubox Raffles City if they could reserve me a set. They never got back to me, so by the time I was in the queue, I forwent the event.
Apple officially launches the Apple Watch in Singapore, alongside Italy, Mexico, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, and Taiwan, on 26th June 2015. It'll be sold via the Apple Online Store, authorised resellers, and Malmaison, with prices starting from S$518.
Back in April 2015, Tiger Beer released its Limited Edition 1965 Vintage Can and Bottle for Singapore's SG50 celebration. Now, again for SG50, Tiger sheds its blue-and-silver look for the national red and white across its cans, pints, and bottles.
I'm not too familiar with LEGO Ninjago, introduced in 2011 around four ninjas, Kai, Cole, Jay, and Zane, trained by Sensei Wu to fight evil and protect Ninjago. This summer, LEGO released nine new Ninjago sets and an Airjitzu Flyer.
Singapore turns 50 this year, and businesses everywhere back the SG50 tagline, including a favourite of mine, LEGO. Its #LEGORebuildSG campaign encourages fans to rebuild memories, and these SG50 Limited Edition Singapore Icons Mini Builds are part of it.
The original Final Fantasy VII launched on 31st January 1997 for the PlayStation, then Windows PC in 1998, where I first played and got hooked. My favourite RPG, I'd long hoped for a remake, which Sony just announced.
Microsoft //Build/ Singapore 2015 took place on 28th May 2015 at Resorts World Sentosa. Build is Microsoft's developer conference, much like Google's I/O or Apple's WWDC, and this marked the first time it travelled beyond San Francisco.
Windows 10 launches in Singapore on 29th July 2015, alongside 189 markets, as a free upgrade for Windows 7 and 8.1 or on new devices. If you don't qualify, the Microsoft Store sells Home for S$229 and Pro for S$399.
The new Linksys WRT1200AC brings the high-end features of the WRT1900AC to AC1200 speeds at a lower price, retailing for S$329 from 4th June 2015 at Challenger and other electronics stores. I attended its Singapore launch.
Foldio 2 is a portable lightbox for product shots that folds and assembles via magnets. It was funded on Kickstarter on 17th January 2015, raising US$541,991 from 6,729 backers, and as an early backer I paid US$55.
After today's update, I noticed the Apple Store iOS app is finally available to all Singapore App Store users. With WWDC 2015 running from 8th to 12th June, Tim Cook will likely announce the Apple Watch's second wave of countries.
At Tech in Asia, HAProxy load-balances requests across two nginx web servers, but since every request arrives from the balancer, nginx logs only its IP. HAProxy's forwardfor option forwards the original client IP, which nginx can then read and block.
The LG G4 arrives in Singapore from 30th May 2015, with a recommended price of S$998 for the leather back cover and S$928 for the metallic finish. Registration of interest ran from 15th to 24th May at M1 and StarHub.
SHAPL designs and makes Smart Shower Containers, handy for travel, the gym, or home. BPA-free and recyclable, they come in two sizes, 65ml and 35ml, and are sold as standalone units, packs of three, or packs of six.
The Jabra Sport Pulse retails in Singapore for S$298. These Bluetooth 4.0 in-ear earphones include a built-in heart rate monitor that, per the specs, is 99.2% accurate against a medical ECG, though I can't verify that without another monitor.