Local technology roundup for the week.
SPOTIFY MALAYSIA TURNS FOUR
SPOTIFY celebrates yet another exciting year in the country, after its global inception in late 2008 in Sweden.
Spotify managing director for Asia Sunita Kaur said more Malaysians are logging on to Spotify than before, at an average of 148 minutes per day on the streaming platform.
As part of its localisation and celebration, Spotify has created the Early Noise 2017 playlist, which highlights local talents, and features songs from Alextbh, Nik Qistina, Talitha Tan and Tuah Saja.
Spotify has over 30 million songs for free access across mobile, desktop and tablet.
KEF CONCEPT STORE
KEF brand ambassador for the LS50 Wireless speaker Johan Coorg (left) and group business development director, Asia Pacific for GP Industries Limited Lawrence Chu at the launch on the brand’s first concept store at Encorp Strand Mall, Petaling Jaya.
The LS50 Wireless is a complete and fully active music system which enables the user to easily enjoy excellent music reproduction. It comes with a dedicated app, available on both IOS and Android, to enhance users experience during music streaming, playback and control.
BBC ON HYPPTV
From left, vice-president, content at BBC Worldwide Asia, Ryan Shiotani, with senior vice president and general manager South and South East Asia at BBC Worldwide, Myleeta Aga, and New Media TM executive vice-president Jeremy Kung at the media launch of BBC brands on HyppTV at Bangsar Shopping Centre last week.
VR REALM
VR Lab CEO Datin Shireen Tan shows off the HTC VIVE Virtual Reality System designed for immersive, roomscale virtual reality experience at the eCurve Virtual
Reality Experience fair.
Using the VR set, players will be visually, physically and emotionally amazed by awe-inspiring characters, sights and sounds as they can “walk around” and engage the characters they meet.
The 10-day fair offers visitors the opportunity to step into the immersive world of VR through games.
ACER’S FANTASTIC FOUR
ACER Malaysia has launched four models of its gaming devices — Acer Aspire GX781 desktop, Acer Aspire VX15 laptop and Acer KG251Q and KG271 gaming monitors.
Designed to improve usability, the gaming monitors feature a 75Hz refresh rate with 1ms high response time to shorten frame rendering time and lower input lag.
The laptop sports a design with iron red backlit keyboard, dual fan cooling system and features Dolby Audio Premium sound system.
The Acer Aspire GX781 desktop delivers a stunning 4K2K resolution visuals and supports up to four displays at once for immersive and maximised gaming experience.
Retail pricing including GST for the Aspire GX781 and Aspire VX15 is at RM4,399, while the KG251Q (24.5-inch) and KG271 (27-inch) are RM659 and RM899 respectively.