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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.

Before 2017, it has always been cheaper to get a Sonos PLAY:1 or Sonos One from Amazon, ship it to Singapore, and it is still cheaper than getting it in Singapore. That is how I got my Sonos PLAY:1.

Things have changed after that, and the prices for Sonos products in Singapore is almost the same as Amazon (sometimes even cheaper). And it comes with a warranty.

The Bowers & Wilkins PX Noise Cancelling Wireless Headphones retails for S$589 in Singapore and is available in two colors, Space Grey and Soft Gold.

Similar to Bose QC35, KEF & Porsche Design Space One, and Plantronics BackBeat PRO 2 SE headpones, it features active noise cancellation.

Its Black Friday and I wanted to get an Ultra Boost to replace my old Adidas Revenge Boost 2 running shoes which I got from Hong Kong back in 2014.

My budget was about S$200, and my first choice was the all black Ultra Boost running shoes, but sadly, it was not on sale.

During this Chrismas season, from 27th November 2018 till 1st January 2019, Xiaomi is having Christmas promotions for some of their products.

I have been wanting to get the Xiaomi Mi Selfie Stick Tripod. But the retail price of S$28.90 makes me put that thought on hold as I don’t think it is worth so much.

Cambridge Audio is a British manufacturer of high end audio equipment. It is founded in 1968 by a group of young technology graduates in Cambridge, England. And hence the name, Cambridge Audio. Though back then, it is known as Cambridge Consultants.

Yoyo is Cambridge Audio entry into the Bluetooth speakers market.

Apple has two official cases for their 3rd generation 12.9″ iPad Pro. Both are made from polyurethane. There are no leather cases available yet.

The Smart Keyboard Folio retails for S$299 and the Smart Folio retails for S$149.

I wanted to see if the third generation iPad Pro 12.9″ can be a laptop replacement when I am traveling, act as an entertainment device when I am at home, and allow me to do blogging when I am in a cafe during weekends.

Bought an Apple Pencil (2nd Generation) so that Li Xiang can draw on it as well.

Apple Pencil (2nd Generation) is retailing for S$189 in Singapore. If you bought it at the airport, you will be paying S$176.64 as it is tax-free.

In Singapore, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) is 7%, so to calculate the amount you will be paying, just take: (1 / 1.07) * $amount.