IFA 2016 – It’s all in the wrist with Samsung’s new Gear S3 smartwatch

By Hitech Century | September 1, 2016 |

Last year, Samsung’s Gear S2 smartwatch proved to be a pleasant surprise. It looked like a real timepiece and had the functionality to match. Better yet, it was water resistant so you didn’t have to coddle it like a candle in a typhoon. At IFA 2016, they took the wraps off their successor to the Gear…

Razer announces super shiny Firefly Cloth Edition for preorders for RM279

By Hitech Century | August 31, 2016 |

If you found the previous Razer Firefly Chroma’s somewhat cold, unloving hard surface something to balk at when you’re contemplating whether to acquire a gaming mousepad, you’ll likely find their new Firefly Cloth Edition mouse mat vastly more appealing. It has the same customisable LED lighting that lets you display 16.8 million different colours as…

Score 20% off original Samsung accessories till this Sunday (28 August) at Berjaya Times Square

By Hitech Century | August 26, 2016 |

If you have been eyeing that interesting bit of kit to augment your Samsung phone or slate like that unique Keyboard cover or the Backpack wireless casing for your S7 or, for the matter, anything else, you’ll be rightly chuffed as the new Samsung Experience store at Berjaya Times Square is having a flat 20%…

[Review] Lenovo Pocket Projector – Big things come in small packages

By Hitech Century | August 9, 2016 |

This compact pocket projector isn’t going to be the cornerstone of your home cinema experience but it should prove handy for work when you need to present something to a small crowd

[Review] Otterbox Commuter Case for Galaxy S7 Edge – One tough cookie

By Hitech Century | August 8, 2016 |

While Samsung’s Galaxy S7 Edge phone is a triumph of engineering with it’s curved edge screens that are both functional and beautiful, they also prove to be an interesting challenge for vendors to make casings for as well on account of said curved edges. Finding an S7 Edge casing that actually helps to protect your…

Galaxy Note 7 official casings unveiled

By Hitech Century | August 3, 2016 |

True to form, a host of official accessories have been announced by Samsung that will launch alongside the phone in the coming weeks ahead. Taking pride of place is an S View Standing Cover that has a square-cut out on the front to view notifications on the Note 7’s display along with a mechanism to…

Relive the days of Woodstock with these Stockwell wireless speakers from Marshall

By Hitech Century | July 27, 2016 |

If you like your music loud and your gear looking distinctly retro, you’ll appreciate what Marshall’s compact Stockwell wireless speaker has to offer. Sized to the dimensions of a stacked paperback novel, the Stockwell weighs about 1.2kg and crams in a pair of 2.25-inch dome tweeters, a pair of 2.25-inch woofers and a two-channel class…

Jabra’s new Halo Smart headsets look the business

By Hitech Century | July 26, 2016 |

If you find wired headphones a chore to tangle and untangle and on-ear cans a bother to tote around, you’ll appreciate the charms that Jabra’s wireless necklace-style Halo Smart wireless headset has to offer. The Halo Smart let’s you make and take calls once it’s paired to your smartphone and earns it’s moniker on account…

Casing manufacturer outs Galaxy Note 7 casing line-up before official launch

By Hitech Century | July 17, 2016 |

It’s likely a clerical error more than a crazed horde of buyers wiping out everything in sight ahead of the Galaxy Note 7 launch that will be happening this 2 August but casings manufacturer Ringke has showcased on their website their latest line-up of protective casings for the Galaxy Note 7 at significant discounts ahead of…

The awesome Superbook wants to turn your Android phone into a laptop for US$99

By Hitech Century | July 13, 2016 |

The elusive grail of turning your smartphone into a notebook has been attempted numerous times over the years with mixed results. Asus tried it with their PadFone S that had the complexity of a matryoshka doll as you had to slot the phone into a tablet dock and then attach the combined phone/tablet hybrid to…