Nokia World 2011 – Day 02
Nokia World Day 2 also began at 9am, with the opening keynote by Colin Giles, head of Sales. As the second and final day, with nothing new to announce, the crowd was thinner, so this post has more pictures.
Gadget
The miscellaneous gadgets and accessories that do not fit elsewhere, from voice recorders to security keys.
Nokia World 2011 – Day 01
I woke at 7.30am and met the other bloggers for breakfast at 8am in the hotel lobby, before heading to ExCeL London for Stephen Elop's opening keynote. The venue was about a five-minute walk away. We arrived just in time.
Nokia World 2011 – Pre Event
I was one of the lucky bloggers invited to fly to London for Nokia World 2011, thanks to Nokia Connects and Nokia. I'll dedicate four posts to it this week: pre-event, day one, day two, and post-event.
Nokia Connection 2011
This year, Nokia Connection 2011 took place within CommunicAsia, held for the first time at Marina Bay Sands. Nokia CEO Stephen Elop delivered the opening keynote. The main highlight was the Nokia N9, with Symbian Anna and new dual-SIM phones.
TikTok + LunaTik Multi-Touch Watch Kits
TikTok and LunaTik are multi-touch watch kits for the sixth-generation iPod nano, the most successful Kickstarter project at the time, raising US$941,718. I was skeptical, but as the deadline neared Li Xiang backed LunaTik for me, thanks dear!
Sony Ericsson Fitness Experience Pack
Looks like a good alternative to Apple's sixth-gen iPod nano. The Sony Ericsson Fitness Experience Pack targets sports enthusiasts, bundling the LiveView display, the SportyPal Pro sport application for it, and a carrying case for your phone, ideal for exercising.
Nokia Box Message #3
Yesterday was NokiaBox Message #3, the task being to unbox a gigantic box holding two Nokia C6 phones. I'd learned the details earlier from Mark's behind-the-scenes post, then met Simon from WOM World at Marina Bay Sands.
Nokia Box
I'm taking part in a Nokia contest involving bloggers from London, New York, India and Singapore. I've no idea what it is yet, just two cryptic clue messages, with all revealed next week. Fingers crossed for a Nokia N8!
SingTel MicroSIM Details
SingTel offers three MicroSIM-only plans: 7.2Mbps at S$37.30, 14.4Mbps at S$44.20 and 21Mbps at S$53.80 a month. All include 50GB of data capped at S$94.16, come without a dongle, and the cards are sold at all 11 SingTel shops.
MicroSIM Cards in Singapore
On Saturday, 29th May, StarHub and M1 began selling MicroSIM cards, with SingTel following tomorrow, 1st June. It's unclear whether the telcos allow MicroSIM in MultiSIM or restrict it to data plans. Either way, scissors will do.
HP Envision the Future
On Saturday, Li Xiang and I attended HP and Microsoft's Envision the Future event at Giraffe Restaurant & Bar, opposite Plaza Singapura. The food wasn't bad, and we each got a name tag to write our thoughts on the theme.
Sony ICF-C1iPMK2
Bought the Sony ICF-C1iPMK2 for S$157: the S$179 retail dropped to S$159 with member discount, then a S$2 carpark claim. It fits my iPhone 3GS well, needing no dock adapter thanks to an adjustable support at the back.
Wacom Bamboo Pen & Touch
Got the new Wacom Bamboo Pen & Touch for S$179. I'd wanted it sooner but stock was scarce everywhere; at Funan's Challenger only the Bamboo Touch and Bamboo Fun remained, the Pen & Touch sold out.
Teach a Technophobe – Challenge #4
I received the fourth and final Teach a Technophobe challenge last week, though my mom and I were both busy and only finished it today. It asks you to record a video sharing your views on the E75's email.
Teach a Technophobe – Challenge #3
Challenge #3 of Nokia's Teach a Technophobe arrived yesterday. With my dad finally home to receive it on my behalf, I could start early. This one is trickier, and even I had to puzzle over it.
Teach a Technophobe – Challenge #2
Challenge #2 of Nokia's Teach a Technophobe arrived on Friday: teach my mom to snap a photo with the E75's 3.2MP camera and email it to me. This one was more about feature discovery, since she picked it up quickly.
Teach a Technophobe – Challenge #1
My first Teach a Technophobe challenge arrived on Friday. I chose my mom, Jas Ngan, a businesswoman who often needs email on the go. I'm using the excellent free Symbian app Best Screen Snap to capture screenshots on the E75.
Logitech 2.4 GHz Cordless Presenter
Bought my Logitech 2.4GHz Cordless Presenter at PK Computer in VivoCity for S$132. I've no idea why presenters cost so much, even unbranded ones run about S$80, but it's a good investment I can also use for school presentations.
Casio Scientific Calculator FX-992S
My first scientific calculator was the Casio FX-992S, bought in Secondary 2 in 1998 when I was 14. It served me through secondary school, polytechnic and national service, finally dying in my second year at university.
Showcase Nokia 2009
I was invited to Showcase Nokia 2009 at ZIRCA, Clarke Quay, where Nokia launched the E55, E75, N86 8MP, 6710 Navigator and 6720 Classic. The E75 is essentially an E51 clone with an added slide-out full QWERTY keypad.
Nokia Remix 2008 Singapore Party
This is the second part of the Nokia Remix 2008 event, a party from 7pm at the Red Dot Design Museum, where I went with Li Xiang. A blogger meet at Pacific Coffee let us try the XpressMusic 5800.
Nokia Remix 2008 Singapore
Nokia Remix 2008 Singapore was held this morning at 9am at Supper Club, Odeon Towers, a beautiful space whose huge, comfy sofas nearly put me to sleep. Thanks to yesterday's pre-media briefing, I already knew most of what Nokia announced.