Gadgets ordered from Amazon and shipped to Singapore, plus Amazon’s own Echo and Alexa devices.
Legacy of the Void closes the StarCraft 2 trilogy with the Protoss campaign, two years after Heart of the Swarm and five after Wings of Liberty. Launched on 10th November 2015, I couldn't miss the Collector's Edition.
If you're buying a USB Type-C cable on Amazon, read Benson Leung's reviews first. A Google engineer and big proponent of USB-C, he's worked on two Pixel products using the connector and tests cables for compliance, flagging the unsafe ones.
Two weeks ago I bought the Amazon Echo for US$179.99, shipped alongside an Amazon Fire TV Stick. I've used it daily since and love it. The Echo is a voice assistant, like Siri, Cortana, or Google Now.
I bought the Amazon Fire TV Stick for US$39 to try, since I was already getting the Amazon Echo and my kitchen TV needed a casting device. Why not another Chromecast? I fancied a new gadget.
Amazon had 30% off the Nexus Player a couple of weeks back. After some deliberation I gave in, being a sucker for new gadgets, and bought it for US$67.68 on 29th June 2015.
My third and final Aukey product is the Aukey 10-Port USB 3.0 Hub, selling for US$49.99 on Amazon. Its aluminium build matches a Mac, measuring 183mm and weighing 180g. Being USB 3.0, it supports data transfer rates up to 5Gbps.
The second product I ordered from Aukey is the Aukey 48W 9.6A 4-Port Car Charger, selling for US$16.99 on Amazon. I haven't seen anything like it from Anker, it's the most powerful car charger I've come across.
I'd often seen Aukey on Gizmodo's Deals, a promising alternative to Anker that likely shares the same OEMs, judging by the design. So when Aukey asked me to review their products, I accepted, only needing to cover shipping from HopShopGo.
The GoPro Jaws (Flex Clamp) retails for S$75 in Singapore and includes both the Flex Clamp and the Adjustable Neck, the Gooseneck alone costing S$35. I bought it from Amazon for US$39.99 instead, about S$20 cheaper, with AmazonGlobal Saver shipping.
I'd been using the Just Mobile Xtand Go in my car, but after switching to the iPhone 6 Plus it could no longer hold it. The iOttie Easy One Touch 2, Amazon's number-one best seller in mounts, usually costs US$29.95.
My LEGO buys mark the start of a toy collection for my new house, due late 2015. I've also begun collecting Funko Pop. Funko is a pop-culture, licence-focused toy company in Everett, WA, holding 150 licences including Lucasfilm and Marvel.
Amazon offers free shipping to Singapore through its AmazonGlobal Saver programme, provided your order tops US$125 and every item qualifies. If even one item doesn't qualify, the whole order misses out, so here I round up LEGO sets that qualify.
Wanting to try Qi wireless charging, I bought the Anker Ultra-Slim Qi-Enabled Wireless Charging Pad from Amazon for US$25.99. Since Anker, not Amazon, sells it and doesn't ship to Singapore directly, I paid an extra US$5.22 to my HopShopGo forwarder.
I bought the Diablo III Collector's Edition in May 2012, and two years on it was time for the expansion. I pre-ordered the Reaper of Souls Collector's Edition from Amazon on 1st February 2014, getting it that April for US$79.99.
I bought the Anker 40W 5-Port Wall Charger from Amazon for US$25.99, shipping it to my HopShopGo freight forwarder since it doesn't reach Singapore directly. Forwarding it from HopShopGo, together with the Anker Qi Wireless Charging Pad, cost US$16.88.
I bought the Sony NEX-3N from Amazon during a lightning deal on 13th January 2014 for just US$289.99. HopShopGo received it with a 3KG chargeable weight, but their repack option trimmed it to 1KG, so shipping cost me only US$20.32.
I bought the Fitbit Aria from Amazon's Black Friday lightning deals for US$93.99, shipping included thanks to AmazonGlobal Saver. In Singapore it's S$169 on the Apple Online Store, so I saved S$51, though I forgo the one-year warranty.
I bought the Audio-Technica ATH-M50 Professional Studio Monitor Headphones, with coiled cable, from one of Amazon's Black Friday lightning deals for US$99.99, shipping included via AmazonGlobal Saver. In Singapore the ATH-M50 retails for S$238, so I saved a hefty S$112.
I bought the Klipsch Image S4i II for Li Xiang, who'd lost hers and loved the original S4i. It was Amazon's deal of the day during Black Friday week at US$39.99, against more than triple that in Singapore at S$169.
I bought the 16GB Nexus 7 (2013) from Amazon for just US$199 during Black Friday week, with the 32GB also discounted to US$239. It qualified for free AmazonGlobal Saver shipping to Singapore, so US$199 worked out to roughly S$250.
I bought the Anker Astro E4 13,000mAh External Battery from Amazon at a promotional US$36.99, down from US$43.99, excluding shipping. My third Anker product, I'm a fan of this up-and-coming brand, popular in the US, which tops Gizmodo's Five Best.
The Anker 25W 5-Port Wall Charger retails for US$19.99 on Amazon. My friend Benjamin ordered for both of us and I shared the shipping, paying S$33 in all. Weighing 166g, it has five USB ports individually labelled by device.