What do you think? Who will win if we pit OpenAI ChatGPT-4o with Google Project Astra? But before that, Google IO is currently underway and there are a lot of announcements on AI (specifically Gemini). We can talk about that in another post. For now, let us focus on these two charged-up models of AI that might be changing the narrative of AI Assistants. Today, every tech conversation will lead to the talk on the advancement of AI. What makes the big impact is OpenAI ChatGPT (although, we understand that it has been years that AI is in the work). However, before this ChatGPT-4o, it is all text ..read more

Google has just announced the availability of the Google Pixel 8a, and Singapore is one of the countries to have it. You can pre-order it now and get it by 14th May 2024. You can choose from 3 colors (Obsidian, Porcelain, Bay) and the Obsidian colorway comes in 2 memory options (128GB, 256GB). Pricing for the 128GB is SGD 799 and for the 256GB is SGD 899. Pixel 8a Colours Obsidian, Porcelain, Bay Colours of Cases (S$49.99) Obsidian, Aloe, Bay, Porcelain, Coral Memory (GB) 128, 256 Retail Price (SGD) Starting at S$799 Online Availability Google Store, Amazon SG, Challenger, COURTS ..read more

Apple today announces the latest iPad Air with 2 sizes and the iPad Pro with a shining M4 chipset. And it also announced the reduction of the pricing for the current iPad. There are other announcements like the new Apple Pencil Pro, a new app (Final Cut Camera) for iPhone (iOS) and iPad (iPadOS) that can be used to control and manage 4 cameras (on iOS) on the iPad. They also announced the updated version of Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro. Here is the summarized version of each device. Apple iPad Air 2024 Apple iPad Pro 2024 Apple Pencil Pro Apple M4 Chip Check out the introduction video of A ..read more

Remember this post about HUAWEI Pura 70 Series? Well, the series (Pura 70, Pura 70 Pro, Pura 70 Ultra) will be officially available in Singapore. Pre-order starts now till 23rd May 2024. Here are the colorways for the HUAWEI Pura 70 Series HUAWEI Pura 70 The HUAWEI Pura 70 offers a range of trendy vibrant colours that evoke youthfulness, including vibrant Pink, in addition to classic colorways of Black and White editions. HUAWEI Pura 70 Pro The HUAWEI Pura 70 Pro offers more minimalist colourways catered to the styleconscious fashion enthusiasts, coming in Black and White. HUAWEI Pura 70 Ul ..read more

It is finally here (almost). Google has finally rolled out its Find My Device network that works like Apple Find My. Think of it as an Apple AirTag-like service that is able to help you to find your things even when there is no network. Currently, the all-new Find My Device is rolling out to Android devices in US and Canada. The rest of the world will get it soon. With this new feature (to detect offline devices), it means that there are over a billion Android devices in the World that is able to help to keep track of your things. So, what can this new Find My Network do? Locate offline devi ..read more

Huawei has quietly launched the HUAWEI Pura 70 Series that consists of the Pura 70 Ultra, Pura 70 Pro+, Pura 70 Pro and Pura 70 in China. However, I read that it was sold out immediately. Huawei renamed its range of products. Previously, we had the P series and the Mate series. For this time, it replaced the P series with the Pura series. The Pura series is focused on cameras. The Pura 70 Ultra has a 1-inch sensor and a retractable lens. However, the retractable lens is not for optical zoom. It is just for focusing. I could not find the official HUAWEI Pura 70 promotional video. Here is one ..read more

Like a good joke, Boston Dynamics said goodbye to Atlas the humanoid robot, and one day later, introduced an enhanced version of the humanoid robot with the same name. The biggest difference between the two humanoid robots is the old Atlas is driven by hydraulic while the new Atlas is pure electric. Over the many years of watching old Atlas performing stunts, you will notice from some of the videos that hydraulic is one of the biggest challenges of it. In the farewell video of Atlas, Boston Dynamics showcased the good and the bad of it. Check it out. BTW, Boston Dynamic is calling it HD Atlas ..read more

If you are a fan of Rurusama or the PlayStation Stella Blade on PS5, you are in luck. Sony is organizing a Stellar Blade Meet and Greet launch event in Singapore featuring Tiktok content creator and cosplayer, Rurusama (https://www.instagram.com/rurusama9/). The meet and greet event will be held on Saturday, April 27th 2024 (3pm-5pm) at Sony Store, 313@Somerset [313 Orchard Road #02-28 to 37]. If you want to see Rurusama cosplaying as EVE in Stellar Blade, you need to head over to their blog for the details on how to enter and stand a chance to join the meet and greet event: https ..read more

This is a PSA. For those who still do not realize, your GrabPay Card is going to be discontinued from 1st June 2024. It was announced by Grab, and widely by other media outlets. I am not sure about your impact. For my case, I have not been using GrabPay Card for a long time ever since they tweaked their point system to disallow accumulation of GrabRewards points via it. It used to be my favorite card, but it has now become a card that I will use it last. This might be the case for most holders of this card. Based on Grab, here is their explanation. Why is Grab discontinuing the GrabPay Card ..read more

Samsung launches the latest lineup of Neo QLED 8K, Neo QLED and OLED TVs, as well as their latest sound systems in Singapore. They held a Unbox & Discover 2024 Singapore launch event at Jewel Changi. Unfortunately, it is just a 2-days event. Check out my video during the event launch. @joe_teh Check out the @samsung #AI #TV the “Unbox & Discover the New Era of AI TVs” Exhibition in #Jewel at @changiairport . Learn more about how AI can make the TV better and take part in the record breaking event by donating used batteries. ♬ Aesthetic – Tollan Kim What impresses me is the anti-glar ..read more