The IT Show 2008 is Singapore’s first IT show for the year and on the first day, many people were seen in the area even before 12 noon. But once it opened, the crowd grew to an astounding number and we saw throngs of people strolling along the various booths looking for good bargains.

The exhibition area covers approximately 300,000 sq ft, with walkways measuring 4m in each hall ensuring visitors a comfortable browse the various gadgets and gizmos as well as attractive deals.

The Gadget3 team decided to take a walk around the exhibition area for some worthwhile deals as well as to find out what is in store for visitors. Here’s what we found.

Panasonic Booth
Business Network Camera (BB-HCM581CE)
This cute R2D2 monitoring camera is quite a looker. It features 21x optical and 2x digital zooms, a 2-way audio communication, SD memory card recording, colour night view mode, CCD sensor, multi-camera capability, simultaneous MPEG-4 and JPEG image capture and cell phone monitoring. Special show price: SGD1,499. Normal price SGD1,650

Panasonic KX-MB772 Multifunction Laser Printer
The newly launched mono laser printer has colour scanning, and can perform five functions: print, copy, flatbed colour scan, PC fax and fax. An SGD100 NTUC voucher, free toner, USB cable and trolley worth SGD172 are thrown in. Price: SGD499

 

 

Panasonic Skype phone (KX-WP 1050)
This is a new product and it comes with a wireless router, which can also be used with a notebook. It can make Skype to Skype calls, as well as Skype Out International calls. Price: SGD399 (includes a free headset)

 

 

Panasonic 7-series Toughbook (CF-Y7)
Think you’re tougher than the Toughbook? Wait till you see the CF-Y7 - it's lightweight, has a long battery life, and ruggedised. And it has spill-resistant keyboards too. Its six-cell battery lasts for nine hours on a full charge. It also has a 14.1-inch screen, Intel Core 2 Duo processor and Bluetooth connectivity. Bundle upgrades are offered at the booth and a free notebook lock is given away with every purchase. Original price is SGD4,299. At the show it is SGD3,699 and the trade-in price is SGD3,299.

StarHub booth
We saw green people everywhere! The Starhub booths were popular and there were interesting promotions like broadband  and mobile phone deals.

  

 
Free wireless home broadband bundle
One can find deals such as 10% off monthly subscription for the MaxOnline Express 8Mbps plan whereby a voice enabled cable modem, a D-Link wireless N Router DIR-615, and a D-Link Rangebooster N USB Adaptor are bundled. Original price: SGD59.92 per month. Show price: SGD53.93 per month.

For the MaxOnline Ultimate plan, visitors get 20% off the monthly subscription from the 100Mbs plan. The bundle includes a 100Mbps ready cable modem, a voice-enabled cable modem, a D-Link Xtreme N Router DIR-55, a D-Link Rangebooster N USB Adaptor and free installation.

To entice people to sign up for their various broadband plans, StarHub is offering free SGD20 Robinsons voucher, waiver of MaxOnline activation and a sure win lucky dip (total prizes worth over SGD100,000). These are the lucky dip boxes.


OTO Booth

 

 

OTO eRelax E-850
Can’t afford a full massage chair? Never mind. There’s an alternative in the OTO eRelax Easy Back Massage. The back massage cushion has four rollers that rolls down your back for a good rub. Normal price: SGD298. Show price: SGD228

OTO e-cell
Here's another from OTO - a portable and therapeutic device that makes use of a pre-programmed SIM card. The OTO e-cell is said to be able to relieve and heals pain. Normal price: SGD680. Show price: SGD598

McLogic Booth (6356)
Quick Cam Deluxe
Logitech’s small and cute Quick Cam Deluxe for notebooks caught our attention despite its size. It has a high quality microphone, 1.3 megapixel camera, adjustable clip and bright light technology. Showprice: SGD89

 

 

Sennheiser Voice Max VMX100
The lightweight item (15g) is shaped a lot like the human ear and is selling for SGD199. Normal price is SGD239. A PC headset (for Skype) worth SGD29.90 will be given free for every purchase of the VMX100.

Belkin Booth

 

Leather casing for your iPod NANO 3G and comes in two interesting colours – pink and chocolate. Normal price: SGD39.90. Show price: SGD35.90.

Sony Booth

  

 

Sony PS3
The Sony Playstation 3 was a hit among adults and kids and they all have Blu-ray drives. If you held back on getting a Hi-Def movie player before, now's the time to get one. You can play PS3 games and watch Blu-ray movies on them.

Sony Blu-ray movie titles
Blu-ray movie titles on display and sale at the booth include Surf’s Up, The Legend of Zorro, Monster House, Spiderman, The Last Stand, Entrapment, Chain Reaction, The Patriot, The Devil Wears Prada, and many more. Get three Blu-ray discs for SGD118.90

 

Sony T300
Sony's latest point-and-shoot debuted at the show. It features a 10.1 megapixel sensor, 5x optical zoom and touchscreen. It comes in three colours - silver, black, and red. Selling price: SGD649 and comes with a free 4GB memory stick and camera casing.

Sony T2
This white beauty can take approximately 1,200 photos with its huge 4GB internal memory. It is a 8.1 megapixel camera and is selling for SGD599. Purchases during the IT Show comes with a free extra battery, casing and screen protector.

Sony Camcorder HDR-CX7E
This is a full HD, 6.1 megapixel CMOS sensor camcorder. It features Dolby 5.1, Super SteadyShot, 10x optical zoom, and 20X optical zoom. You’ll get a free 4GB memory card and battery worth SGD288 for purchases during the IT Show. Selling price: SGD2,099

Chicks, chicks, and more chicks.

 

The IT show’s main “players.”

Who said tech products are only for the young and trendy?


A sea of people made their way to the IT show. If this is the first day crowd, we wonder how it would be the next couple of days?

There are three words to describe Sony's booth: red, hot and happening! Check it out if you have a car and in dire need of new car stereo system.

Additional reporting by Jaclyn Tan

Love’s Natural Earphones


We spotted some stylish ear-fitting earphones going for SGD29 nett. They are marketed under a brand called Love’s Natural, which are made in China. Disregarding their origin, the packaging is still pretty cool. See booth 6531.

Orient Electronics

Orient’s booth was attracting tons of attention from men. We don’t wonder why, as the the products of envy were..*drum roll*.. Digital Photo Frames! Of course, these devices were loaded with high-resolution pictures of sports cars and girls - the two things that will get men going for them!.

Nevertheless, two models that caught our eye were the 10” and 11” display. The 11” display emits a blue LED light from the edges and supports most video formats. The 10.4” frame has a built in TV tuner. They are priced at SGD259 and SGD239 respectively. See booth 6533.

Kingston

A cheap MicroSD reader coupled with a 2GB MicroSD card was going for SGD20. We’re not kidding. See how small it is here (insert picture with finger next to it). It’s available from booth 6266.

Targus

Targus has slashed prices of one of their business bags to SGD29.90. Check them out at next to Gadget3’s booth (6535).
 
Hellolulu

Also in the vicinity were adorable laptop bags by hellolulu. The bags have distinct design features such as graphic prints, and are weather resistant and also feature four contrasting colours to satisfy most fashionistas.