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
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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
Lazada 9.9 Sale: Tronsmart Electronics Accessories Surprise Box
The Lazada 9.9 Sale is taking place from 6 – 9 September. Needless to say, there will be thousands of items going on sale. It also coincides with COMEX 2018 so everyone is in the mood for shopping, I’m sure. Other than discounts up to … continue
ASUS Designo Curved Monitor Review: Immersive Entertainment and Impressive Speakers
One of the perks of a blogger is to experience the latest technologies without spending a cent. For that, I also mean the opportunity of trying out products for a short period of time. To me, this is one of the best rewards as a … 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
Shanling M0 Review: Most Compact Digital Audio Player
The Shanling M0 is an unbelievably tiny Hi-Res music player from China, and given its circumstances, most people would disregard it as some cheap iPod Nano (Gen 6) knock-off. But it’s far from that. This little thing is capable of supporting up to 384KHz 32-bit sampling … continue
HiBy R6 Review: Digital Audio Player on Android
HiBy brand from Hong Kong has been around for over 10 years, mainly doing R&D for portable audio technologies with other brands and products. Its HiBy Music app is found in many audio products like Shanling, FiiO, Cayin and Hidizs. The HiBy R6 is the … 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
Samsung Galaxy Note9 Singapore Price Announced
The latest Samsung Galaxy Note9 is globally announced on 9 August and Singapore will be able to get their hands on it from 25 August. There are 2 variants, 6GB/128GB at S$1398 and 8GB/512GB at S$1728, and in three colours – Midnight Black, Ocean Blue, … continue
HUAWEI nova 3i vs. ASUS Zenfone Max Pro M1: Hands-on Comparison
2 weeks ago, I blogged about the Singapore announcement of the ASUS Zenfone Max Pro and Huawei Nova 3i that happened on the same day, 18 July 2018. On that article, I could not give a recommendation on which phone to get because I did … continue
OnePlus 6 Review: The Underdog Smartphone Winner
OnePlus has always been one of the strongest underdogs when it comes to premium smartphones. It has build up a reputation over the years with its premium hardware and reasonable price. One year ago, I reviewed the OnePlus 5, the first model to finally have … continue
TP-Link Deco M9 Plus Review: Mesh Wi-Fi System with Integrated Smart Hub
I am currently using TP-Link Deco M5 at home, and have been very pleased with the overall performance, which is not entirely about bandwidth speed, but also about reliability, stability, UI, among others. When TP-Link announces the Deco M9 Plus, I am very excited to try … continue
Budget Midrange Smartphone War: Huawei Nova 3i vs. ASUS Zenfone Max Pro M1
Update 7 Aug 2018: a full hands-on comparison is published. Read the review here. The smartphone war has recently shifted from the flagships to the premium midrange. Now, another war is brewing at the budget midrange. The twist: these two budget midrange smartphones have premium … 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
Vivo V9 Review: Midrange AI Smartphone
If you are a soccer fan, you should have heard of Vivo, the official smartphone sponsor for FIFA World Cup 2018. Globally, it’s the fifth largest smartphone maker in 2017, trailing behind OPPO. This year, Vivo has announced a lot of innovative design that could … 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
Camera Compare: Huawei P20 Pro vs. Honor 10
The Honor 10 is one of the best value midrange smartphones in the market right now. Its Kirin 970 processor, which is Huawei’s best, is the same as Huawei P20 Pro but costs half the price. Of course many of the other hardware and software … 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
ASUS Zenfone 5Q Review: Smartphone with 4 Cameras
It has been a while since I reviewed an ASUS smartphone, so it’s good to revisit this brand that I once loved. Zenfone series have been consistently releasing updated smartphones with different specs to cover the mass market. There will usually be the flagship model, … continue
