Samsung Jet launching at CommunicAsia 2009
Samsung launched what it calls a phone that is "smarter than a smartphone" at a press event earlier today. This is the touch-screen Samsung Jet, which boasts of some interesting…
Touchscreen PCs at PC Show 2009
If you haven't checked out Alfred's post on the first day, do so! I was a man on a mission at this PC Show as I was looking to replace…
Good deals at PC Show 2009
From 32-inch LG TVs going for S$499 to super-slim laptops priced at S$1,188, check out the bargains at the PC Show that are Goondu-certified.
Soundbuzz music store to shut down on July 15
Soundbuzz, one of the first online music sources in Singapore, is officially shutting its store come July 15, even as more online music stores are opening with a wave of…
First looks: Nokia N97
Nokia launched its 2009 flagship model, the Nokia N97 with much fanfare in Kuala Lumpur on Friday, ahead of the Palm Pre and the new Apple iPhone which are expected…
HTC Snap Qwerty smartphone debuts at S$688
HTC unveiled their new Qwerty Windows 6.1 smartphone, HTC Snap yesterday. Form factor looks good, price reasonable for a mid-tier smartphone. Got potential. HTC Snap Price (inclusive of 7% GST):…
Latest from Asus: Race-car inspired graphics cards?
Just when you thought you have seen the last tacky CPU cooler or graphics card, along comes Asus with a zany range of graphics cards that bear a cooler shaped…
Hi, my name is Satio
It was once called Idou... now it goes by another Japanese robot-sounding name Satio. We're talking about Sony Ericsson's latest all-in-one, "throw-in-the-kitchen-sink" entertainment phone that is being "launched" today.
Bing.com – Microsoft’s new search engine
Microsoft, as you may have heard, is launching a new search engine called Bing.com. What a horrendously silly name. Now I know why. Dr Qi Lu, President of Microsoft’s Online…
Plug and play overclocking
Asus last week unveiled its latest ROG OC Station, a hardware-based overclocking gizmo that lets you dial your overclock with a large knob at the front of the PC. To…
Licence2Play: games, gadgets and cosplay!
The Licence2Play gaming and electronics fair at Suntec this weekend from 22nd to 24th May may have been touted as the 1st consumer electronics fair offering wholesale prices to the…
Nice earphones from Creative – B & O cousins?
Creative has just unveiled its new Aurvana Air earphones, which look every bit like a premium set of lightweight pieces for the frequent traveller. But wait a second, do they…
Notes from unConference 2009
Techgoondu had the chance to be at unConference 2009 held yesterday at the Biopolis, thanks to the kind folks at e27 who had put together an excellent program that brought…
SuperModelMe.tv: 10 hot babes, 10 weeks, 1 winner
Think of SuperModelMe.tv as another "America's Next Top Model" type of show. Except that it is set in Asia, the episodes of this reality series are available only online, and…
HTC Magic hands on: Nice-sized Android
The HTC Magic, a "Qwerty-less" version of the the HTC Dream which started selling here two months ago, is coming to town for a cool S$1,048 (without subscription contract). Unlike…
Champions Online – First Xbox MMOG?
Cryptic Studios - the makers of City Of Heroes - is back with Champions Online, an MMOG where your hero is a superhero. So far, the game looks pretty cool.
The dream is over, goodbye Duke!
3D Realms is shutting its doors, and along with it, fragging the long-awaited Duke Nukem Forever first-person shooter that has taken 12 years to develop.
A richer Facebook on Windows Mobile
Not long after Sony Ericsson put an easy-access Facebook app on its phones, Microsoft is getting into the social media act as well by coming up with a Facebook app…
Goondu DIY: FreeNAS
First off, I'm going to share my experience with FreeNAS, the freebsd-based, open-source NAS software for turning your old PC or new, low-powered Atom-based PC into a NAS (networked attached…
Swine flu: would you travel?
If you have been anywhere near the internet these few days, you know the airwaves have been plastered with news of the H1N1 swine flu virus. Besides getting information from…
