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It has been a while since I heard the brand Verbatim. The last time I heard about it is during the floppy disk era.

I am glad they diversified into mobile accessories.

Bought the Xiaomi Mi Multifunctional Digital Clock during a random flash sale on Lazada where it was selling for S$16.99 with free delivery to Singapore. Its usual retail price is S$19.80.

The digital clock comes with a 3.7″ e-ink display and you can connect it to the Mi Home App (available for both iOS and Android) using Bluetooth. However, your Mi Home app region must be set to China. I am using Singapore, and hence I am not able to detect the digital clock. I can’t be bothered to switch the region just because I intend to use it as a display.

The first Ugreen 100W charger is the Ugreen EU 4-Port PD 100W 3C1A Desktop Smart Charger.

It retails for S$74.99 with free shipping to Singapore. Don’t let the price turn you off, because you can certainly get it at a much lower price as Ugreen always have flash sale for their products. You just have to wait.

I bought an Atlas Headrest for my Herman Miller Classic Aeron Chair during Lazada’s 7/7 sale.

The store selling it is called AudioSG and the official retail price of it is S$280. After all the discounts on 7/7, I paid only S$232.18 for the headrest.

Synology DiskStation Manager 7 (DSM 7) was released on 29th June 2021. Right now, the upgrading process is still manual. You have to go to Synology Download Center, input your Synology NAS model, and choose your current DSM version to upgrade from.

I upgraded both my DS920+ and DS1621+, and my current DSM version for both is DSM 6.2.4. After clicking download, it will prompt you to download a .pat file. The file size is about 340MB.

I have finally upgraded to a Sonos 5.1 surround sound system consisting of Sonos Beam, Sonos Sub (Gen 3) and two Sonos PLAY:1.

After setting it up, I am wondering whether my Sonos 5.1 is working correctly.

Bought the Sonos One SL on Amazon during their Amazon Prime Day sale for S$259. The original retail price is S$299, but during Amazon Prime Day, only the Sonos One SL (Black) dropped to S$279. You can get an additional S$20 off using the promo code PRIMEDAYAPP with a minimum spend of S$60. And that is how I ended up with S$259.

The packaging on Sonos One SL felt cheap as compared to Sonos One.

Bought the Logitech C920 Pro HD Webcam during Lazada’s Online Tech Show for S$108.05. The usual retail price is S$149. During the flash sale, it was discounted to S$119. After deducting Lazada’s voucher of S$5 and the shop’s voucher of 5% off (S$5.95), I ended up with S$108.05.

The upgraded model to this is the Logitech C922 Pro Stream 1080p Webcam which was released back in 2016. Logitech C922 retails for S$199 on Lazada while on Hachi.tech, it retails for S$159 as they are having a promotion.

Lululook Magnetic iPad Stand is an iPad stand that makes use of the iPad’s internal magnets for mounting. Hence, it is not compatible with every iPad.

It is compatible with all iPad Pro 11″. For iPad Pro 12.9″, it is only compatible from the 3rd generation (2018) onwards. Both variants of the stand retail for US$54.99 (S$73).