If you are using Sonos One or Sonos Beam in Singapore, you will be happy to know that as of two days ago (6th November 2019), Google Assistant is available for all Sonos users in Singapore.
Previously, if you want to use Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant, you will need to go to your Sonos profile and change your country to the United States, as mentioned in my Sonos One blog post.
YouTube Premium and YouTube Music are finally available in Singapore. Lay Hiang has been watching a lot of Taiwan variety shows on YouTube and the advertisements on a 45-minute video are ridiculous.
Prices
There is a price difference if you are making an in-app purchase in Google Play Store vs iOS App Store. The later is more expensive as Apple collects a 30% commission.
Amazon Singapore has officially launched in Singapore with the domain amazon.sg. Amazon Singapore is different from Amazon Prime which was launched in Singapore two years ago.
The difference between Amazon Singapore and Amazon Prime Singapore is the later is focussed on fresh, frozen, and daily essential products with free 2-hour delivery.
The second Apple Store in Singapore, Apple Jewel Changi Airport, will be opening at Jewel Changi Airport on Saturday, 13th July 2019 at 10 am.
This comes two years after the first Apple Store opened in Singapore, Apple Orchard Road.
Sonos Amp is now available in Singapore at a recommended retail price of S$1,099.
You can get it from TC Acoustic Online Store or at Musica Boutique by Challenger located in Ion Orchard.
After close to almost five years, it is time to post another update to Singapore Future MRT/LRT Map. The previous post, Singapore Future MRT/LRT Map (August 2014), has good SEO and pageviews.
Here is the future MRT/LRT map in Singapore as of April 2019.
Sandbox VR is the latest VR gaming experience in town. They came in right after Zero Latency and Singapore is their 6th city.
Sandbox VR has branches in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Bangkok, Hong Kong, and Vancouver.
Yubico’s Yubikeys are now officially available in Singapore. It expanded its presence in Singapore by recruiting a regional manager, Tim Murphy, to boost sales efforts and to establish distribution channels across the region.
Today I learned (TIL), that Yubico is a Swedish and American company.
Huawei Mate 20 Pro and Huawei Mate 20 will be available in Singapore from next Saturday, 27th October 2018 at all Huawei Concept Stores, local telecommunication operators, selected consumer electronic stores, authorised
mobile retailers and selected online marketplaces.
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
The Huawei Mate 20 Pro retails for S$1,348 and is available in Emerald Green, Twilight, and Black.
After a four years hiatus, VAIO is back in Singapore with their new VAIO S Series Laptops.
In Asia, the brand VAIO is being licensed by Hong Kong-based Nexstgo. The same company who owns AVITA laptops.
