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The last time I played with a Google Pixel phone was three years ago, with the Google Pixel 3a XL. It has since End of Line (EOL), with the last supported operating system (OS) being Android 12, which was released in 2021. The previous (and last) security patch for Pixel 3a XL was released in September 2022.

Now back to Google Pixel 7 Pro. Google Pixel 7 Pro was officially announced during Made by Google event on 7th October 2022 and was released in Singapore on 14th October 2022. There are three colors available for Pixel 7 Pro, Hazel, Snow, and Obsidian. Snow and Hazel are only available for 128GB, whereas Obsidian is available for 128GB and 256GB.

The official Google Pixel 7 Pro Case retails for S$49.99 on Google Store Singapore. It is available in three colors, Chalk (White), Hazel, and Obsidian (Black).

Google Pixel 7 Pro Case is a polycarbonate Thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE) case with aluminum buttons. Weight-wise, the case alone weighs 38 g.

Ugreen Height Adjustable Aluminum Mobile Phone Holder retails for S$24.29 on Lazada. During double-digit or flash sales day, you can get it for S$17.99.

There are two variants of this product. One with adjustable height, which is this, while the other is a fixed height available in black and metal grey (S$19.89). Again during double-digit or flash sales day, you can get it for S$14.99. Both variants are foldable.

Knocki is an interesting device that can turn any surface into a remote control. As the name of the product suggests, you can knock or tap on any surface that the Knocki is on, and it will translate into remote actions (which Knocki calls tasks).

Knocki started as a Kickstarter in May 2016, and it got successfully funded on July 2016. It raised a total of US$1,144,399 out of its initial goal of US$35,000 from 8,897 backers.

Ugreen HDMI 2.1 Switch is a single direction HDMI switch that takes in two inputs and gives you one output.

The standalone unit of Ugreen HDMI 2.1 Switch retails for S$29.99 on Lazada. Standalone, meaning it doesn’t come with any HDMI cables.

QNAP TS-464 is the latest 4-bay NAS from QNAP and is the direct successor to the QNAP TS-453D.

QNAP TS-464-4G retails for S$929 on Lazada and Shopee. The -4G prefix at the end of the model means it comes with 4GB of RAM.

The price of the Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max Clear Case with MagSafe has remained the same since iPhone 12 Pro Max.

It retails for S$75, and if you are on Apple’s Employee Purchase Plan (EPP), you can get it for S$67.41, which is about a 10% discount.

All models of iPhone 14 will be launching on Friday, 16th September 2022, except iPhone 14 Plus, which will be available on Friday, 7th October 2022.

With regards to 5G/LTE networks in Singapore, we are getting the following models:

DreameBot L10s Ultra is the latest flagship robot cleaner from Dreame. Dreame is part of Xiaomi Ecological Chain. This means it is an independent company invested by Xiaomi.

Apart from Dreame, there are other robot cleaner manufacturers from China like Roidmi, Roborock, Ecovacs, and ILife.