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The Ugreen 10W Wireless Charging Stand retails for S$21.46, dropping to S$17.90 in flash sales. Its two coils let you charge in portrait or landscape, and it's powered via USB-C, with a USB-A to USB-C cable included.
The Crave 10W Wireless Charging Stand is a low-profile charger designed in the US with a height-adjustable back. Rather than two coils, it uses one plus the adjustable back for portrait or landscape charging.
Singapore's third Apple Store, Apple Marina Bay Sands, opens at 10am on Thursday, 10th September 2020. It arrives a year after Apple Jewel Changi Airport and three years after the first store, Apple Orchard Road.
The Ugreen Mobile Phone Stand Holder retails for S$12.25, dropping to S$9.90 in flash sales, in black or white. The pole is aluminium alloy with mostly plastic elsewhere, and an aluminium insert in the base adds steadying weight.
Toshiba Memory rebranded to Kioxia in October 2019, combining the Japanese 'kioku' (memory) and Greek 'axia' (value). Its consumer products fall under the Exceria sub-brand. This review covers the Kioxia Exceria 500GB NVMe M.2 SSD.
The Zendure SuperPort S2 is the brand's latest USB-C charger, retailing for US$31.99 plus a flat US$15 shipping. It's a two-port 65W GaN charger, with the USB-C port doing 65W and the USB-A up to 18W.
The Linksys Velop MX5300 Wi-Fi 6 launched in Singapore on 20th February 2020 for S$569, initially exclusive to Challenger and Hachi.tech. It's the third Velop mesh system, effectively the successor to the original tri-band Velop.
I found the cheapest USB to 3-pin and 4-pin fan cables on Shopee, at S$1.56 and S$1.41. I like that they include an on/off switch, much easier than re-plugging, handy for my spare Arctic P12 fan.
The Revov Tray Box is a modular box organiser with adjustable dividers and a magnetic rotating tray cover, born as a Kickstarter from Mordeco. As an early bird, I got it for US$52 plus US$6 shipping to Singapore.
Targus also sent me the Cypress EcoSmart 15.6-inch Slim Backpack, retailing for S$119 in Black and Navy. Made from 20 recycled PET bottles, it has three external pockets, including expandable side pockets.
Targus's Cypress EcoSmart is the brand's third EcoSmart laptop-bag collection since 2009, launched in April 2020. Made from GRS-certified recycled materials, each bag notes how many PET bottles it reused. This review covers the 11-12-inch sleeve.
LEGO Art is a new line that turns LEGO into wall art, essentially a guided jigsaw puzzle. It launched in Singapore on 1st August 2020 with four 40cm-square pieces, each S$219.90, including the Marvel Studios Iron Man 31199.
Rather than buy a pricier projector stand for my LUMOS Auro, I got an OEM projector tray for my existing tripod. Bought on Lazada for S$14.87, it includes a steel tray, non-slip pad, and screw.
A companion to Satechi's Apple Watch dock, the USB-C AirPods Wireless Charging Dock charges AirPods and AirPods Pro. Retailing for S$41.74 on Amazon.sg, its two-tone Space Grey and White design matches a Space Grey MacBook or iPad Pro.
Lumos is a home-grown Singaporean company making affordable home-cinema projectors. Its first product, the LUMOS Auro, comes in regular and smart variants, the regular lacking Android, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth, so it needs an external media player.
The Satechi USB-C Apple Watch Magnetic Charging Dock retails for S$51.99. A one-piece charger with no dangling cable, it plugs straight into a MacBook or iPad Pro's USB-C port and is MFi certified.
Circles.Life launched eSIM support, letting existing customers switch from 23rd July 2020. The process was far from intuitive on the app and website, so I share the key URL, shop.circles.life/manage/order, to make the switch easier.
For three years I used a S$60 Taobao desk, but COVID-driven work-from-home and a wish for better posture pushed me toward a height-adjustable one. This review covers my upgrade to the Omnidesk Pro 2020 standing desk.
I wanted an AirPods Pro case for under S$10, and found Veticore on Lazada specialising in them. Oddly the plain clear case cost more than printed ones, so I picked the off-white print version for S$4.79.
iShopChangi's People's Choice Deals advertised the AirPods Pro at S$295, well below the S$379 RRP. Catching it was frustrating, though: the sale didn't drop at midnight, but at noon the next day, requiring constant refreshing.
Zendure offered a free power bank to anyone who'd blogged about their products, so I emailed them, having covered the SuperTank and 63W charger before. They sent the Zendure A3 Power Bank, which retails for US$69.99.
After seeing a SUPERADRIANME review, I bought the Bebird M9 Pro from Lazada, paying just S$38.90. It's a smart visual ear-cleaning rod with a 3MP CMOS camera and Wi-Fi, pairing with the Bebird app.