Live smart with the latest in IoT and smarthome solutions
Welcome to the world of Google Wifi, which is now available in Singapore in exclusive partnership with telco StarHub. Google's first foray into home wireless routers backs up the IT giant's push for the Internet of Things (IoT) with a mesh networking system to ensure users enjoy complete home coverage
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Students in school can soon leave behind their cash, cards, wearables or smart wallets and simply use just two fingers to pay. Coolpay introduces the world’s first Biometric payment system for local schools. Partnered with POSB, NETS, STYL and 3Radical as part of the POSB Smart Buddy programme, the device
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About a year and a half ago, D-Link released their 2630L camera that had a key 180 degree field of vision. This of course means you can see an entire room from just the one camera. D-Link now has a smaller version, the 2530L. It's more of a refined version
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LG’s best sound bar packs some mean capabilities in a slim body, like Dolby Atmos 5.1.2 decoding and hi-res audio streaming. It looks great on paper but how does it stack up in everyday use? Read on to find out! Build Quality and Design The SJ9 sports a rigid blend
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The humble robot vacuum cleaner is now pretty much a mainstream tech product with a market value of at least US$1.5 billion per annum, so by now we are pretty used to these oversized robovac hockey pucks placidly hovering up our carpets during the night. The latest generation of these
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If you need any further proof of robots taking over our lives check out the ECOVACS WINBOT 950. No, it's not Windows powered but yes, it'll clean your windows for you, which is especially handy if you live in a high-rise apartment and don't fancy risking your life to keep
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If you’re looking to get a new AV Receiver you might be in luck. Onkyo had just released their latest series of machines for immersive home theatre sound, at a reasonable price. They are on sale from just S$799, with the top model costing S$2,299. [caption id="attachment_127876" align="aligncenter" width="3000"] Onkyo
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Jumping onto the mesh bandwagon, Taiwanese PC and peripherals manufacturer Asus has announced the new Lyra whole-home WiFi mesh system, which will be available in early July. Lyra is meant to make WiFi simple for consumers to set up, yet it will create an ultrafast smart WiFi network that
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Linksys passed us their Velop Home WiFi solution a few months ago to review, but we’ve been holding it off until their latest firmware upgrade that was released about a month ago. Why? It’s primarily because the initial version of the Velop was actually too simple a solution for us
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6 June 2017, WWDC - The new Apple HomePod is a slick riposte to the Amazon Echo and Google Home. Now the question on everyone’s mind is ‘ What took them so long?’ At 17.2cm tall, the Apple HomePod wireless speaker is muscled by 7 horn-loaded tweeters facing outwards and and a high-excursion
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11 May 2017 - Launched to much glitz and glamour at Ion Orchard, LG’s Signature series promises unrivalled fit, finish and performance. It even showcased some new features that reinvents how we use these supposedly ‘everyday’ appliances. LG Signature W7 OLED TV With the new W7, you get a perfect 4K UHD
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Every year IFA, Europe's largest consumer electronics show, holds a global press conference in mid-April and welcomes over 300 journalists to attend market analyst predictions and power briefings from key vendors. Here’s five cool gadgets showcased at the 2017 IFA GPC that will be out within a few months! Sennheiser AMBEO Smart Headset
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Hailing from faraway Finland, Flexound’s HuMu Smart Cushion is more than just a pillow with speakers inside. The pillow is able to provide a degree of sense-surround sound for watching videos as well using Flexound Xperience technology. You'll also experience rich and deep bass which feels like bubbles of vibration against your skin. It connects to
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VR-zone writer David Farrell was in downtown Stockholm, Sweden during the recent terrorist attack that saw a hijacked truck driven into crowds. Here's his eyewitness account of the incident and his observations on how social media played an important role in public safety and awareness immediately after the attack happened. (more…)
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25th April 2017 - Paradigm® launched their highly-anticipated Persona™ range of speakers in Singapore, in collaboration with Hwee Seng Electronics. Backed by a solid three decades of innovation and excellence, Paradigm's new Persona Series is the best that this Canadian company has to offer - and it has finally landed in
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Expanding its effort beyond being an internet service provider, ViewQwest has launched its latest integrated TV box and Android media player, the VQTV5. This device lets users own a two-in-one option of consuming free-to-air channels in HD whilst at the same time, streaming 4K content through the in-built Android media
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Born out of a collaboration between Porsche Design and KEF are three mass-consumer products - the Gravity One portable Bluetooth Speaker, the Space One Noise-Cancelling Headphones and the Motion One sweat-resistant earbuds. But at this special media pow-wow on 21st March, they weren’t the main event. That accolade goes to the
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Scientists have estimated the last eruption of one of Mars' largest volcanoes. (more…)
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After a month in space, SpaceX's Dragon capsule makes re-entry. (more…)
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