Plantronics has announced 5 wireless in-ear and over-ear headphones across the BackBeat FIT and BackBeat GO lines, available for sale in Singapore market. There is a pair of headphones designed for every user, from true wireless to neckband, from ambient aware to active noise cancelling. … continue
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Fossil Q Explorist HR Review: Smartwatch with Iconic Fossil Watchfaces
I am a long-time fan of Fossil watches. They look presentable and the prices are reasonable. I also like that the straps are easily swappable with quick release pins. For a while I even owned the Fossil Q Grant, a hybrid smartwatch, which Fossil made … continue
Creative Metallix Review: Bluetooth Wireless Portable Speakers
Creative Labs has been churning out so many great value and good quality audio products that I am getting rather embarrassed that I kept singing praises. But it is quite unbelievable that Creative has offered their products at low prices yet achieving impressive quality. The … continue
Sensport Rave Model 1 Review: Portable Wireless Speaker IPX7 Water Resistant
Sensport is an audio brand from Hong Kong without much of a history. When they offered a unit of Sensport Rave Model 1, their new water resistant wireless speaker for review, I decided to give them a try, and I’m glad the product is good … continue
Creative Outlier ONE Plus Review: Wireless Earphones with Built-in MP3 Player
Creative Labs Singapore continue to deliver exceedingly value-for-money earphones with above-average audio quality. The newly launched Creative Outlier ONE Plus wireless in-ear headphones retails at S$79, but it offers a few features no other branded earphones offer at this price point. Built-in MP3 Player with … continue
Sony WF-SP700N Review: True Wireless Noise Cancelling Sports Earphones
Sony’s next-generation true wireless earbuds, the WF-SP700N, continues to embark on a more unconventional design path. Unlike other designs, Sony clearly wants to stand out from the rest, and after reviewing the WF-SP700N, I feel that Sony is once again carving its own unique design … continue
Earin M-2 Review: True Wireless Earphones with Audio Transparency
Earin was one of the first companies that manufactures true wireless earbuds (TWE) which debuted in 2015. Back then, the Earin M-1 only supports music listening. Several companies started manufacturing TWE and gained traction in 2017. Earin too caught up and delivered its next version, … continue
Astell&Kern A&futura SE100 Review: Premium Digital Audio Player
This is my first detailed review on an Astell&Kern (A&K) product, but over a decade ago, I owned an iRiver MP3 player, the H320, that runs on a physical spinning 20GB HDD (iRiver is the South Korean company that manufactures A&K). So, A&K has a long … continue
Creative Outlier Black Review: Best Value Over-Ear Wireless Headphones
This review is going to be quick, because I have only 2 words for the Creative Outlier Black. Buy it. It retails officially at S$79 but currently at launch price of S$59. Design I love how this pair of over-ear headphones look. It’s classy, non-pretentious, doesn’t … continue
Sennheiser CX Sport Review: Wireless Earphones for Workout
Sennheiser does not make a lot of sport earphones. In fact, the last one it launched was back in 2015 with the 686 series SPORTS headphones. After nearly 3 years, they have launched another sport earphones, the CX Sport, so that Sennheiser fans finally can enjoy … continue
NAD VISO HP70 Review: Active Noise Cancelling Wireless Headphone
NAD Electronics is founded in London in 1972, by Dr. Martin Borish. Most of NAD’s best products are designed by audio engineer Bjorn Erik Edvardsen. The NAD aims to engineer affordable high quality audio electronics. NAD is now based in Canada under Lenbrook, the same business … continue
Sony NW-ZX300 Walkman Review: Elevates Audio Quality
I got hooked to Sony digital players after Sony provided an extended loan unit of the NW-WM1Z, easily recognised with the golden body made of gold-plated copper and weighs like a gold bar too. When Sony requested for its return, I scrambled to find a … continue
Honor 10 Review: Midrange Smartphone, Flagship Hardware
Honor 10 has got to the be most surprising phone launch I have attended in Singapore. Its retail price of S$579 changes the price perception of premium midrange phones, because beneath the Honor 10 is a flagship processor, Kirin 970, that is found on the … continue
Sudio Niva Review: True Wireless Earphones from Sweden
Sudio Sweden reached out to me, among other tech bloggers and social media influencers, for Sudio Nivå earphones review, their first in the personal wireless audio collection. If you think Sudio sounds a little familiar, that is because the founder is inspired by Phil Collin’s … continue
Jabra Elite 65t Review: True Wireless Earbuds
Jabra has a track record of making great sounding fitness wireless earphones. I have personally owned 2 previous Jabra products, the Jabra Rox and Jabra Sport Pulse. While Jabra is not the first to launch true wireless earbuds, they are very active in product development. … continue
SOUL X-SHOCK Review: True Wireless Sports Earbuds
Soul Electronics manufactures a wide range of audio products like earphones, headphones, and speakers. Needless to say, they too ventured into true wireless earbuds, but instead of merely going through their traditional sales channel, they went through crowdfunding, Indiegogo, to garner interest. Response was overwhelming … continue
Plantronics BackBeat at 20% Discount with Coupon Code
Plantronics Singapore and Ban Leong partners with Music Photo Life in this discount code campaign from now till 22 Jul 2018. Your benefit is that you enjoy Plantronics BackBeat at 20% discount. While I get a commission of about S$6 for every unit sold, it does … continue
Geneva Acustica/Lounge Review: Swiss-Engineered Bluetooth Speaker
Besides the Geneva Touring series portable speakers, Geneva Acustica/Lounge is a larger cube-shaped AC-powered speaker that is built within a real wood cabinet. The top panel is machined aluminium in matching colours, with laser-engraved buttons to add to the solid feel. Like the Touring, there … continue
Geneva Touring/S Review: Modern Retro Radio Bluetooth Speaker
The Geneva Touring series comes in many sizes. The Touring/XS is a portable Bluetooth speaker with 2 active drivers and bass radiator, the Touring/S has an additional DAB+ and radio function but no bass radiator. The Touring/M is larger Bluetooth speaker with retro handles, while … continue
Plantronics BackBeat FIT 505 Review: Sweatproof Wireless Sport Headphones
Remember I reviewed the BackBeat 505 a few months back? Plantronics also has a sweat-proof version called BackBeat FIT 505. The FIT series are reserved for earphones with P2i nano-coating to repel moisture, and has had many in-ear wireless earphones in the past. The BackBeat … continue
