1st article, IPTS : Pixels: Bargains galore at camera expo

VELOCITY Media Sdn Bhd recently organised the Digital Camera, Imaging and Media Show 2011 (DCIM Show 2011) at Mid Valley Exhibition Centre, Kuala Lumpur. Exhibitors included major brands such as Canon, Fujifilm Nikon, Olympus, Panasonic and Samsung, and accessories players such as Lowepro, Kingston and Sandisk.

(From left) AC Ryan Asia Pacific regional sales manager Larry Yeo, Ideatools Technology’s business manager Khoo Swee Khean, and Promise Technology’s product manager Arthur Chang showing off the new products.

The side events comprised Velocity Angel Search model search contest, seminars and workshops helmed by photography professionals and a photo exhibition.
Lucky visitors who registered their MyKad at the Velocity Media booth also walked away with attractive prizes.

Engineering student wins video contest

UNITEN mechanical engineering student Keng Cheng Yoong emerged as winner of the “What’s Your Story?” Video Competition organised by Trend Micro recently.

His thriller video on online safety beat more than 200 other submissions and garnered the most number of “Likes” on Trend Micro’s Facebook page. Keng took home RM5,000 for his effort.

His video, which was shot in his hometown of Teluk Intan during a semester break, features a teenage girl who falls victim to a stalker, who follows her status and location detail through social networking.
First runner-up was Web designer Jason Goh while professional photographer Geh Chee Minh took the second runner-up spot. They received RM1,000 and RM500 respectively.

New tech tools for digital living

IDEATOOLS Technology Sdn Bhd has introduced a new range of high-end products to help consumers embrace the digital lifestyle. These include the Thunderbolt-ready Pegasus R4 and R6 high performance RAID storage solution from Taiwan-based hardware company Promise Technology, Inc. The Pegasus line is capable of delivering over 800 MB/s of bandwidth, which is 12 times faster than USB 2.0.

The Pegasus R4, which is a 4-bay solution and the R6 (6-bay solution) are designed to suit small servers, creative pro workstations, power users and consumers who require high capacity external storage. Prices of the two models without hard disk are RM2,500 and RM3,790 respectively.

Meanwhile the Veolo Smart Android Hub is an advanced media player based on Android 2.2 Froyo platform. Designed to bring enhanced functionalities to the simple television with browser, apps and games, this product is priced at RM859. Under the SmartStor NSX700 series, the two models NS4700 and NS6700 are priced at RM2,699 and RM3,749 respectively.