IT Show 2019 is now happening at Suntec Singapore, and if you’re interested to find out what’s available there before you head down, here’s a couple of articles to start you off:
Tech Awards winners @ IT Show 2019
Readers of HardwareZone and HWM will know that we’ve just concluded our annual HWM+HardwareZone.com Tech Awards event. A total of 29 products are awarded Editor’s Choice, and we’re glad to see many of them are available at IT Show.
To help you make your buying decision easier, here’s a list of the award-winning products our team spotted at Suntec:
Sony A7 III
Winner of our Editor’s Choice for Best Full-Frame Mirrorless Interchangeable Lens Camera, the Sony A7 III offers fast AF, up to 10fps burst shooting speed, and the ability to record 4K videos. It's now going for S$3,299 (with SEL2870 lens) at the show. Free gifts include an extra NP-FZ100A battery and a 64GB memory card.
Read next: Our Sony A7 III review.
Sony Bravia A9F
Winner of our Editor’s Choice for Best 4K TV, Sony’s Bravia Master series A9F OLED TV offers outstanding picture quality, a very user-friendly UI (thanks to Android TV), and a surprisingly effective sound-from-screen audio performance. This gorgeous TV can be had at the show for S$8,949 for the 65-inch model, or S$5,999 for the 55-inch model.
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Plantronics BackBeat Go 410
Winner of our Editor’s Choice for Best Wireless Neckband Headphones, the Plantronics BackBeat Go 410 is small and lightweight, offers dual-mode ANC, and up to 10 hours of battery life. It's now going for S$159, down from the usual S$219. And it comes with a 2-year warranty.
RHA TrueConnect
Winner of our Editor’s Choice for Best True Wireless Earbuds, the RHA TrueConnect offers good call and streaming quality, and will give you 5 hours of playback on a single charge (and another 20 from the carrying case). You can get it at the show for S$258, a modest discount from its usual retail price of S$288.
Read next: True wireless earbuds shootout: Plantronics BackBeat Fit 3100 vs. RHA TrueConnect vs. Sony WF-SP700N
Apple iPhone XS Max
Apple’s largest iPhone to date, the 6.5-inch iPhone XS Max, is a super-fast phone (computer?) thanks to its A12 Bionic chip. If you going to get the phone from IT Show, know that you can get the 256GB model from StarHub for just S$599 (U.P: S$930) when you sign up for a 2-year S$105/month plan.
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Huawei Mate 20 Pro
Winner of our Editor’s Choice for Best Smartphone, the Huawei Mate 20 Pro has a classy design, a gorgeous AMOLED display, the most versatile rear camera setup out there, and so much more. At IT Show, it’s going for S$1,348 and you get a free wireless charger, a 128GB NM card, a 2-in–1 memory card reader, and the Sennheiser CX 6.00BT in-ear earphones (total worth S$413). Sweet!
Read next: Huawei Mate 20 Pro review: The best smartphone in 2018
Samsung Galaxy Watch
Winner of our Editor’s Choice for Best Smartwatch, Samsung’s Galaxy Watch has an always-on OLED display and a rotating bezel that’s used for UI navigation. The battery also lasts a good 80 hours. Get it at the IT Show starting from S$398.
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ASUS ROG Phone
Winner of our Editor’s Choice for Best Gaming Smartphone, the ASUS ROG Phone boasts beastly specs such as a 6-inch AMOLED display with 90Hz refresh rate, a 12MP rear camera/8MP front camera, and a “speed-binned” 2.96GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor with 8GB RAM. It is also compatible with a host of gaming accessories to take your mobile gaming to the next level. Pick one up from GamePro’s booth for S$1,598.
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Sony PlayStation 4 Pro + God of War Bundle
Winner of our Editor’s Choice for Game of the Year, God of War is part of this S$559 PlayStation 4 Pro bundle that also includes an extra controller.
Read next: God of War review: A landmark return for the franchise
Samsung Portable External SSD X5
Winner of our Editor’s Choice for Best Portable External Drive, the Samsung SSD X5 offers fast speeds, is easy to bring around, shock-resistant, and comes with optional password protection with hardware AES 256-bit encryption for security. You can find it at the show for S$510 (500GB), S$963 (1TB) and S$1,949 (2TB).
Read next: Samsung’s new Portable SSD X5 will deliver transfer speeds of up to 2,800MB/s
HP Spectre x360
Winner of our Editor’s Choice for Best Ultraportable Notebook, the HP Spectre x360 offers good design, plenty of useful ports, and also a respectable battery life. At IT Show, the model with Intel Core i7-8565U processor, 13.3-inch full HD touch display, 16GB of RAM, and 512GB SSD is going for S$2,799. It even comes with a 2TB external HDD, an anti-virus subscription, and a carrying case.
Read next: Finding the best ultraportable notebook for your needs
Razer Blade 15
Winner of our Editor’s Choice for Best Gaming Notebook, the 2018 Razer Blade is Razer’s most refined laptop yet. We like its pretty 15.6-inch, 144Hz display, its large glass precision trackpad, and of course, its minimalist and classy design. At IT Show, an updated model equipped with Intel Core i7-8750H, 16GB DDR4 RAM, and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q GPU is going at S$4,679.
Read next: Which gaming laptop is right for you?
D-Link Covr-2202
Winner of our Editor’s Choice for Best Mesh Networking System, the AC2200-class D-Link Covr-2202 works well whether as a single unit or in a mesh network. At IT Show, the 2-pack system is going for S$299, a nice drop from its usual S$379.
Read next: What is mesh networking?
Brother MFC-T910DW
Winner of our Editor’s Choice for Best AIO Home Printer, Brother’s MFC-T910DW is an ink tank printer that prints up to 6,500 pages in black and 5,000 pages in color with just a single set of ink bottles. Speed-wise, it’s rated at up to 12 ipm when you print in mono and 10 ipm when you print in color. At this show, it’s going for S$408, and Brother will additionally give you shopping vouchers worth S$30.
Canon imageCLASS MF269dw
Winner of our Editor’s Choice for Best Mono Office Printer, the Canon imageCLASS MF269dw is great for those who need a mono laser printer that prints fast and offers excellent text quality. This 28ppm all-in-one workhorse also sports a useful 50-sheet duplex auto document feeder that supports automatic duplex scanning. At this IT Show, you can pick one up for S$339 (U.P: S$379) - free gifts include S$50 NTUC vouchers and Prolink USB charger.
Google Pixel 3 XL
If you want to try Google's Night Sight camera feature (which wins our Innovation Award, by the way), we recommend that you try it with either of the two Google Pixel 3 phones. Over at Singtel, you can get the 64GB Pixel 3 XL for just S$150 if you sign up on a 2-year Combo XO 78 plan (S$78/month). You also get S$50 discount off accessories.
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Creative SXFI Amp
Okay, the Creative SXFI Amp didn't win an Editor's Choice from us, but the company's Super X-Fi Headphone Holography tech did get an Innovation Award. The SXFI Amp, which uses the tech, is going for S$199 at IT Show, and amazingly, every purchase will also get you a free pair of Aurvana SE headphones (worth S$99). Alternatively, check out the SXFI Amp + EMU Teak bundle, which can be had for S$699 (U.P: S$1,200) if you cut out the coupon from the show flyer.
Read next: What’s next for Creative’s SXFI technology?
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