The first Apple Store in Singapore located along Orchard Road will open on Saturday, 27th May 2017 at 10am.
Address: 270 Orchard Road, Singapore, 238857
Opening Hours: Monday to Sunday: 10:00am – 10:00pm
Telephone: 1800 699 2824
Link: apple.com/sg/retail/orchardroad/
Gaston Luga is a Swedish backpack retailer from Stockholm, Sweden. The company is founded by Carl Sundqvist with the vision of making backpacks that incorporate Scandinavian minimalism with elegance to suit different occasions.
They have two types of backpacks for men: Classic and Praper. Classic backpacks retail for S$319 while Praper backpacks retail for S$349.
Challenger has lost it’s 50,000 square feet flagship store in Funan DigitaLife Mall after the closure of the mall on 30th June 2016 for redevelopment.
Since then, they have opened a new Challenger flagship store at Bugis Junction.
Linksys Velop is Linksys’s first wi-fi mesh system, and it was launched in Singapore on 12th April 2017. They are the second company to launch wi-fi mesh system in Singapore. The first being Netgear Orbi.
I have been using eero since January 2017 and eero is a wi-fi mesh system as well.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ will be available in Singapore from Saturday, 29th April 2017.
The Galaxy S8 will retail for S$1,148 and the Galaxy S8+ will retail for S$1,298.
Limpeh Says is Singapore’s version of Cards Against Humanity. “Limpeh” is a Hokkien word which translates to “your father”.
It started out as a Kickstarter project where it raised a total of S$121,370 out of their initial goal of S$20,000 from 2,164 backers.
HTC U Ultra was launched in Singapore on 25th February 2017 and it is retailing for S$898.
It is available in three colors: blue, black and pink. Only one storage capacity is available in Singapore which is the 64GB. No one yet on the 128GB availability in Singapore.
Bought the Logitech MX Master Wireless Mouse from Amazon for US$59.99 (S$85). According to CamelCamelCamel, US$59.99 is the lowest price for the Logitech MX Master Wireless Mouse.
The mouse qualifies for the Amazon’s AmazonGlobal Saver Shipping program and hence if your order is above US$125, shipping to Singapore is free.
Bought the Energea Travelite 34W 5V/6.8A 4-Port Wall Charger for S$59 (S$53.10 after 10% member’s discount) at Bugis Junction’s Challenger.
This is a 4-port charger that is capable of a combined output of 6.8A. Two ports have a max output of 1A each, and the other two ports have a max output of 2.4A each.
The iRobot Braava Jet 240 is retailing for S$469 but during IT Show 2017, the price drops to S$399.
John Ackerman, who is the official distributor of iRobot products in Singapore has a booth at IT Show 2017. At the booth, they only accept Cash or NETS payment only. I ended up getting my Braava Jet 240 from their website as the discounted price is applicable online as well. Delivery is fixed price at S$18, or you can pick it up from their office at, Blk 34 Upper Cross Street #04-138 Singapore 050034.
