• Interests, Hobbies, Geekdom

    iPad2 in Singapore

    April 27, 2011

    Apple has finally announced that iPad2 will be sold in Singapore on 29th April 2011 Friday.

    http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2011/04/27ipad.html

    Apple® today announced that iPad® 2, the second-generation of its breakthrough post-PC device, will arrive in Japan on Thursday, April 28 and Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore and eight additional countries on Friday, April 29. iPad 2 will be available at Apple retail stores at 9 a.m. local time, select Apple Authorized Resellers, and online through the Apple Store® (www.apple.com) beginning at 1 a.m. Additionally, iPad 2 with Wi-Fi will be available in China beginning Friday, May 6.

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  • Interests, Hobbies, Geekdom

    iPad Kindle Singapore

    July 29, 2010

    There were two main reasons why I went to get myself a iPad:

    1) Kindle. I am running out of space at home for my books. Having ebooks will enable me to read without worrying finding space to put my books.

    2) Watching video without sitting in front of my PC. With iPad I can now watch video anywhere.

    And after playing around with my iPad for the past few days, I can safely say the iPad fulfilled both and more.

    It was not that straight forward to purchase books off Amazon for Kindle on iPad. However upon successfully purchasing ebooks, the ebooks were pushed down to the Kindle on iPad. Reading on Kindle was a wonderful experience, with a flick of my finger, it displayed the next page. While I believe it is easier for the eyes to get tired reading on a iPad than a Kindle, at least the iPad is sold officially in Singapore, while we are still waiting for the Kindle to be here after so long.

    To purchase ebooks on Amazon, follow the steps given in Jeff’s Blog. As to the VPN, I tried a few free ones, and most of them were slow and unreliable.  In the end I am quite pleased with VPNReactor, a free VPN service with servers located in US. It has been quite reliable so far, and the speed is fast enough for me.

    A word of caution, you have to use a VPN service with servers located in US. The first time that I did not, I receive an email from Amazon asking me to verify that I was in US.

     

    [Updated 25 Dec 2011] TunnelBear is a pretty good VPN to use. However, there is a need to install their application to use it. 

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  • Happenings,  Interests, Hobbies, Geekdom

    iPad In Singapore

    July 19, 2010

    Apple has just announced iPad will be available in Singapore on 23rd July 2010 Friday.

    Taken from http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2010/07/19ipad.html

    CUPERTINO, California—July 19, 2010—Apple® today announced that iPad™ will be available in Austria, Belgium, Hong Kong, Ireland, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand and Singapore this Friday, July 23. iPad allows users to connect with their apps and content in a more intimate, intuitive and fun way than ever before. Users can browse the web, read and send email, enjoy and share photos, watch HD videos, listen to music, play games, read ebooks and much more, all using iPad’s revolutionary Multi-Touch™ user interface. iPad is 0.5 inches thin and weighs just 1.5 pounds—thinner and lighter than any laptop or netbook—and delivers up to 10 hours of battery life.*

    Beginning this Friday, customers can purchase all models of iPad through Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers.

    Pricing & Availability
    All iPad models will be available in Austria, Belgium, Hong Kong, Ireland, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand and Singapore this Friday, July 23.

    iPad is currently available in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland, the UK and the US for a suggested retail price of $499 (US) for 16GB, $599 (US) for 32GB, and $699 (US) for 64GB for iPad Wi-Fi models and $629 (US) for 16GB, $729 (US) for 32GB and $829 (US) for 64GB for iPad with Wi-Fi + 3G models. iPad will roll out to many more countries later this year and Apple will announce availability and local pricing for these additional countries at a later date.

    *Battery life depends on device settings, usage and other factors. Actual results vary.

    Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork, and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple is reinventing the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and has recently introduced its magical iPad which is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices.

    Sorry Amazon, since iPad is available here in Singapore first, Kindle loses out.

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