Founder of lesterchan.net, a Singapore tech and gadgets blog running since 2002. An engineering leader by day and a WordPress plugin developer since 2003, with a soft spot for gadgets, smart home, and a good deal.
Scosche MagicMount resembles the Logitech +trip Universal Air Vent Mount iS45. It's a magnetic mounting system for smartphones, tablets, and more, hover your device near the magnetic surface and it locks in place. This is the Surface variant.
The Logitech +trip Universal Air Vent Mount is sold only in China, Canada, and the US, so my Hong Kong cousin bought mine in China. It runs CN¥179 there, US$29.99 in the States, and CA$29.99 in Canada, averaging around S$40.
Many know the YotaPhone 2 as the phone with two screens, the world's third after the YotaPhone 1 and NEC Medias W, neither of which reached Singapore. The YotaPhone 2 retails here for S$1,048 and can be bought online.
Singtel's price plans for the Samsung Galaxy S6 4G+ and S6 edge 4G+, both officially available in Singapore from 11th April 2015. The S6 comes in 32GB, 64GB, and 128GB, in White Pearl, Black Sapphire, and Gold Platinum.
Announcing the three winners of my Acronis True Image 2015 giveaway, held on 31st March 2015. Among them, SK Kiat shared a memorable tale of a failing hard disk with a ticking sound that he revived by repositioning it.
Tiger Beer's new campaign, the 'Unofficial Official History of Singapore', is inspired by Tiger's first can in 1965, the year Singapore gained independence. It encourages Singaporeans to pause and look afresh at themselves.
Oneadaptr began with a Kickstarter project for Twist, raising US$36,226 against a US$30,000 goal from 552 backers. Twist is an ultra-portable universal adapter for the MacBook charger, offering far more than Apple's World Travel Adapter Kit.
Last month, Samsung unveiled the Universal Animal Edition Battery Pack, featuring illustrations of four endangered species as part of its 'Charge the Life' campaign to raise awareness. The animals are drawn from the IUCN Red List.
The Sony Walkman NWZ-A15 is the world's smallest and lightest Hi-Res Audio digital music player. Launched in Singapore in October 2014 at S$299, it aims to reproduce music exactly as artists intended, drawing on Sony's acoustic engineering technologies.
Every 31st March is World Backup Day, an independent initiative to raise awareness about the growing role of data in our lives and the importance of regular backups. To mark this year's, I'm giving away Acronis True Image 2015.
Krusell is a Swedish maker of smartphone and tablet accessories, around since 1991. I remember its cases on sale at Singtel shops when my dad got his first mobile phone in the 90s, then losing sight of it later.
Yesterday was my first birthday past 30, making me 31. Last year, Li Xiang and I celebrated in Sydney; this year we stayed in Singapore to save money before our June travels. My brother's birthday falls four days after mine.
Nearly two years after its launch, Chromecast is now officially available in Singapore as of 19th March 2015. The thumb-sized streaming device plugs into your TV's HDMI port, letting you cast entertainment from an Android phone, iPhone, iPad, or Mac.
My site averaged about 1,900ms response time on Pingdom, rising to 2,600ms after switching to HTTPS while still on Apache 2.4.7 with PHP 5.5.9 via mod_php. Moving to nginx 1.6.2 and PHP 5.5.22 via php-fpm brought it back to 1,900ms.
I'm very impressed with the Dell Venue 8 7000 Series, the most well-built Android tablet I've come across. Its machined aluminium body feels premium at just 6mm thin and 305g, with an 8.4-inch 2560x1600 OLED screen and edge-to-edge infinity bezel.
To create an official WeChat account, head to apply.wechat.com and complete the online form. You'll need a proposal document, official company certificate, company profile, and the contact person's business card. The process is free, and WeChat has authorised no agency.
Xiaomi's Redmi 2 goes on sale in Singapore for the first time on 17th March 2015 at noon for S$169, the same launch price as the Redmi 1 last February. Only the white model is offered for now.
In case you hadn't noticed, lesterchan.net is now on HTTPS. Back in August 2014, Google announced it would use HTTPS as a ranking signal, having tested secure, encrypted connections in its search algorithms and seen positive results.
Apple Watch launches in nine countries on 24th April 2015, Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, the UK, and the US. Singapore isn't among this first tier, so I estimate the prices we can expect when it arrives.
I received my Singtel Prestige Card for 2015, sporting a redesigned look from the 2011 and 2014 versions I've blogged before. To qualify, you must be a Singtel Mobile, Home Broadband, or mio TV user of at least a year.
The Dyson AM06 Desk Fan 25cm (Iron/Blue) launched last May at S$399, one of four variants, the 25cm models at S$399 and the 30cm at S$499. My mom redeemed this one with her HSBC credit card points, which were expiring.
The Linksys EA9200 Wireless AC3200 Tri-Band Smart Wi-Fi Router launched in Singapore on 6th February 2015 at a recommended S$399, available only at Challenger for now. It's the new flagship after the Linksys E8350 AC2400, and its true successor.