Photos speak a thousand words?
Okay, Friday laziness aside…

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Motorola Xoom 2 is available from today (in Singapore),  it’s the successor of Xoom (first Motorola Android Tablet).

Notable differences (compared to Xoom):
- 1.2Ghz dual core processor (faster processor)
- splash guard (based on the photo and press release, allow users to have ‘peace of mind’ even if they use it near poolside and/or spill drinks on it, it will still work)
- 1.3mp front camera (lower than the predecessor)
- weighs 608g (100g lighter)

Price (Recommended Retail Price):

Based on details provided –> SGD978.

Promotion (while stock last):

Enjoy a free Motorola Bluetooth® keyboard and mouse worth S$168 with every purchase of a Motorola XOOM 2 at $978 (3G/wifi, 32GB)*.

*For the first 200 customers at these selected stores only:
Best Denki Ngee Ann • Challenger Funan • Courts Megastore • Gain City Changi Point • Harvey Norman Millenia Walk • MC2 Funan • Newstead NEX Serangoon • South Asia Funan.

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Note:
Not an advertorial, just sharing news.

The annual CNY carnival is back!

Performances lineup seems interesting, largest lantern display and theme park!
Hmmm… Not forgetting food and goodies that will be on sale

Cultural and much to see.
Ah well, yet another event I would have to miss… *pout*

Details:
From: 21st – 29th Jan 2012
Hours: 12noon – 11.30pm / 12noon – 01.00am (CNY Eve countdown)
Venue: The Float @ Marina Bay (aka the floating platform used during National Day)
Site: River Hongbao 2012

What exactly was it on the screen, that got these guys’ attention?

Babes?
Nope.

Balls?
Kinda.

3D soccer balls, to be exact

They were watching / experiencing flying soccer balls from a 3D soccer trailer, projected by Epson EH-TW8000, one of the 3 projectors available that night.

The EH-TW8000 allows users to experience brilliant images, easy conversion of 2D movies or images into 3D for a cinematic experience (no loss in quality based on my experience), at the comfort of their living room. And of course, works as a projector for work purposes (doh! )

Not forgetting a comfortable 3D glasses (battery powered)(IMO), which proved much more comfortable than the ones we wore, at cinemas. As for how long is the battery life of the glasses, that’s something I would really like know. Pretty much on par, in terms of price, with those 40″ LCD TVs but definitely more portable.

Good for large family gatherings and soccer nights, eh?

As for Epson EB-435W, is made for ease of use for presentation in small meeting rooms and even classrooms. It can double up as an interactive whiteboard as well, which means you can doodle or write without having to bring markers everywhere. That means light, portable and less hassle.

And lastly, Epson MG-850HD, which happened to be some of our tech boys / guys’ favorite, as it’s an all-rounder projector (for work & home entertainment), with a docking system for Apple products (compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod).

Do i hear a ‘Yippee?!’

Not just presentations made easy, since you can just save everything on your phone or iPad, it works great for videos (decent sound quality) and photos too.

We tested it with Genghui’s iPad, viewing his Eclipse photos (enlarged by 12times, shifted to weird angles but adjustable and still projected clear images) and for video, Achmed the Dead Terrorist youtube video (based on quality of video, it was pretty decent and on board speaker was pretty good).

Oh and it’s light too, 3.9kg.
Tempting, tempting

Summary: all rounder and lightweight

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Many thanks to the friendly team from Epson Singapore and XPR, for the invite to their first Epson blogger engagement and photos for keepsake
And my apologies for this verrrrry late post :X

Photo credits – XPR

Time fies…
It’s the last tech and gadget show for 2011.

Details:
- 24 Nov 2011 – 27 Nov 2011
- Singapore Expo
- Halls 4B, 5 & 6
- From 11am to 9pm

Updates on the price lists will be up closer to date, on the usual sites:
- Hardwarezone forum
- Bootstrike

Saw this a couple of days back on URA’s newsletter but kept forgetting to post…

Anyway, it’s happening today till Sunday, at Marina Bay
Do check it out if you are free and cheer on our SG team.