Tech
The absurdly powerful Blendtec blender is now in Malaysia starting from RM3,199
There are blenders, and there’s this terrifying monstrosity that is able to literally puree everything from veggies to garden rakes and render even improbably resilient objects like iPhones into goo. If you have been wandering the weird and wonderful thing that is YouTube, you’ll likely have come across the ‘Will it Blend’ videos that see…
Read MoreFitbit’s new Charge 2 and Flex 2 wearables lead the charge for fitness
Fitness wearable purveyor Fitbit took the wraps off their new Fitbit Charge 2 and Fitbit Flex 2 wearables in Malaysia yesterday in a media briefing that saw both being showcased along with a host of new accessories for their current-gen Fitbit Alta and Fitbit Blaze wearables. The Fitbit Charge 2 is a refresh to the…
Read MoreKossan drops the gauntlet with their new Low Derma tech for gloves
The ubiquitous rubber glove has been around for millenia. Little has changed from the day it was invented decades ago to the versions in use today though their usage has become even more widespread than ever across multiple trades and industries with everyone from surgeons to food preparation specialists using some version of it. Unfortunately,…
Read MoreiPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus ditches headphone jack, are waterproof and cost from US$649 and US$769
Straight from the halls of Cupertino, Tim Cook revealed Apple’s latest iPhone in the form of the new iPhone 7 and its larger sibling the iPhone 7 Plus. Both phones are rated IP67 water resistant and come in five different colours – silver, gold, rose gold, a shiny Jet Black variant and a sandblasted matte…
Read MoreHonor officially announces Honor 8 for RM1699 and new budget Honor 5A for RM599
Honor today officially announced the price for their new Honor 8 flagship phone. We took a firsthand look at the Honor 8 earlier and it offers bespoke looks in the form of a glass backplate sheathed in 16 layers of glass to create a unique striated effect when light bounces off the phone. Aesthetics aside,…
Read MoreRazer reveal their revolutionary Mecha-Membrane tech toting Ornata keyboard
Razer just upped the ante on their mechanical keyboards as they’ve managed to combine the best features of both membrane and mechanical keyboards together into a new hybrid tech of sorts dubbed the Razer Mecha-Membrane. Keyboards that incorporate the Mecha-Membrane will have the soft cushioned feel of a membrane keyboard combined with the responsive tactility…
Read MoreHuawei phone bites a bullet to save man’s life
While smartphones are usually lifesavers in the metaphorical sense of the word, one of Huawei’s phones did exactly that to save a man’s life. The incident took place recently in August in South Africa where one Siraaj Abrahams was mugged and was shot at close range by what seems to be a 9mm round from…
Read MoreIFA 2016 – X Marks the spot with Neffos’ new X1 and X1 Max smartphones
Best known for making some seriously reliable networking hardware, TP-LINK has made forays into the smartphone market with the launch of their Neffos range of smartphones which debuted earlier this year in the form of their C5, C5 Max and C5l phones. Now, they’re upping the ante with two designs that were revealed at IFA…
Read MoreIFA 2016 – Huawei announces new midrange Nova and Nova Plus phones
While Huawei’s P9 family of flagship phones are taking most of the limelight this year, they’re branching out with their unveiling of a new range of phones that they’ve dubbed the Nova series that’s angled for midrange buyers at IFA 2016. Rather than tacking on a ton of bells and whistles, the Nova along with…
Read MoreSamsung takes proactive measures with general recall for Galaxy Note7 over alleged battery issues
While the news has been bandied about for the last few days, Samsung has made it official. 35 cases involving the battery of the new Galaxy Note 7 catching fire have occurred around the world. According to Samsung’s investigation of the incident, they’ve found the issue related to the battery of the Note7 though this…
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