A sneak peek at Razer’s breakthrough 8,000Hz polling rate technology.

THE REALMS OF FILM, MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT HAVE LONG EMBRACED THE DIVERSE MEDIUM THAT IS ANIMATION AND – GOING BY ITS RECENT RASH OF CGI-LED CONTENT AND FORAYS INTO GAMING (YES, GAMING) – FASHION IS RAISING ITS STAKES IN THE SCENE TOO. THE MILLION (MAKE THAT BILLION) DOLLAR QUESTION: IS THIS SIMPLY A TREND OR WILL IT LEAD TO NEW HORIZONS? AND WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR ALL OF US? KENG YANG SHUEN REPORTS.

There’s always an ROG gaming notebook for everyone. You just need to find out which of the gaming persona below fit you best.

While circuit breaker, lockdown and other various movement control restrictions begin to lift, life as we know it will likely not simply revert back to how it was in a blink of an eye.

This year marks the 11th edition of the annual HWM+HardwareZone.com Tech Awards, Singapore tech industry’s premier event where we recognize the best brands, products and services.

The annual HWM+HardwareZone.com Tech Awards serves to honour the very best in tech brands, products and services.

Alienware m15 R2.

Sequels used to mean one thing, and there was seldom any ambiguity around it.

Razer Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2019).

It’s a brand new decade, and gaming is going interesting places.

MASTER YOUR CPU COOLIN.

Intel Core i9-9900KS Special Edition

NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 2080 Super is very, very fast, but if you’re looking to take things up a notch with factory overclocks and custom cooling solutions, there are plenty of cards out there vying for your money.

( IF YOU HAPPEN TO FALL INTO THIS PARTICULAR GROUP OF PEOPLE )

Tammy Tang started as a hobbyist and later broke into the upper echelons of the esports industry.

SMALL BUT FEATURE RICH

Flagship smartphone makers have it tough.

Bringing together the best of Microsoft and Google, this dual-screen device is two 5.6-inch displays held together by an elaborate 360-degree hinge.

Touted as the world’s first personal purifying fan, the Dyson Pure Cool Me is a desktop fan that cools you with purified air.

Gaming mice are in a race toward rock bottom. Well, in terms of weight anyway.

This new cordless vacuum cleaner from Samsung offers up to 40 minutes of operation on a single charge.

1. A 27-INCH DISPLAY WITH THE RIGHT CURVES

THE FANS ARE WINDOWS TO ITS SOUL.

Meet BAZAAR’s league of extraordinary women. Singapore visionaries under 40, they are paving the way in the tech and digital spheres and proving that the future is not only female, the future is now.

We talk about E3 every year with a roundup of what we think are the best games to look forward too.

THE LATEST AND GREATEST

AORUS AD27QD.

Lenovo Legion Y740.

1. FEATURE-RICH, AND PRICED RIGHT!

These days, ASUS ROG is redefining the gaming laptop for you.

Out of the brutal gauntlet that is the HWM and HardwareZone.com testing labs, only the worthy are bestowed with the coveted Editor's Choice. Herein lies the best products and innovations of 2018.

Out of the brutal gauntlet that is the HWM and HardwareZone.com testing labs, only the worthy are bestowed with the coveted Editor's Choice. Herein lies the best products and innovations of 2018.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti is the fastest consumer graphics card on the planet.

HWM+HardwareZone.com Tech Awards is back and the 2019 edition means a new round of polls to find the best technology brands of 2018.

Different forms of entertainment are converging in interesting ways.

GULL-WING GLASS SIDE PANELS!

Gigabyte Aero 15Y.

The Bell Nexus flying taxi is a full-scale vertical-takeoff-andlanding (VTOL) air taxi vehicle that can seat up to five persons.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 graphics card features the same Turing architecture as its higher-end counterparts. It’s meant to bring next-generation ray-traced PC gaming to mainstream consumers to enthusiasts, so you can now spend the change on more RGB peripherals. NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2060.

So the new year is here, and you’re looking to add a statement to your living room. How does a large 4K TV sound? Here are three of the very best 4K TVs you can buy today.

The Withings BPM Core a 3-in-1 device that can measure blood pressure, ECGs and be used as a stethoscope.

Alienware m15.

HP Omen 15

Qualcomm announced its next-generation Snapdragon 855 processor at the Snapdragon Tech Summit last December, showing off the chip that will likely make its way into many of 2019’s Android flagships.

The flagship smartphone market is one of the most competitive consumer spaces out there. It’s the place where manufacturers get to showcase their greatest research and development, and most luxurious designs. These are the best phones of the year.

The Samsung 860 QVO SSD is the latest affordable high-density SSD from Samsung.

It can be tough finding the right broadband gem for your socket. Which service provider is truly attuned to gamers’ needs? Looking around, it seems that MyRepublic GAMER fits the bill. Here’s why.

NVIDIA’s Turing cards are packed with advanced ray tracing technology. It’ll be awhile before you can take advantage of that though, but in the meantime, these cards are still very, very fast. For every hardcore gamer out there, here are the best GeForce RTX 2080s money can buy.

Shopping for a new laptop is a war between excitement and dread. With so many options for a better and faster machine, how do you know you’re paying for the right one? Luckily for us, Lenovo has a diverse and customizable lineup to address different user needs. We’ve picked a few highlights from their online store to prove it.

ASUS ROG Strix Fusion 700

The Nokia 6.1 Plus has a 5.8-inch full HD+ display with a 19:9 aspect ratio.

There’s no way about it: today’s gaming calls for loads of bandwidth.

Rakesh Mandal, Senior Director & General Manager, Client Solutions, South Asia & Korea, Dell

Fancy controlling your PC’s fans with just your voice? Thermaltake’s Riing Trio 12 RGB fans let you do just that.

Navigating the vast field of gaming-grade systems can be a mind-boggling task, but with a little bit of know-how, it’s actually easy to find what you need to suit your gaming needs.

Want to use your gaming laptop forwork and play? With slim bezels, compact chassis, and speedy graphics, gaming laptops have never looked more attractive.

Razer Blade 2018

Gigabyte Aero 15X

Let’s face it. Not everyone needs a 16,000 DPI mouse, swappable grips, and a weight tuning system. When you find a mouse that suits you, all that just goes out the window. The simplest mice are also some of the very best out there, and they can be far easier on your wallet.

Razer Nommo Chroma.

ASUS ROG Strix Flare

Imagine a world where a forbidden affair with a coworker or a sexy thief would have a happy ending nine times out of 10. Welcome to the world of romance gaming apps.

Fantastic mid-range ultra-wide gaming performance, but comes with a steep premium.

A solid wireless mechanical keyboard for those who really want to cut cords.

120Hz was yesterday. Today’s TN gaming monitors have left that revolutionary benchmark in the past, blazing towards higher refresh rates in the name of competitive gaming and esports. If you’re willing to trade color and resolution for speed, here are some picks to consider.

Gaming laptops reviews: Alienware 15, Acer Predator Triton 700 to Gigabyte Aero 15x, Asus ROG Zepghyrus GX501

This year marks the 9th edition of the annual HWM+HardwareZone.com Tech Awards, the tech industry’s premier event where we recognize the best brands, products, and services.

HWM Tech Awards winning brand and models for digital gadgets!

Hear the word ‘drone’, and you’re probably thinking of the kind that fiies, but this drone is designed to swim instead. The PowerRay is a lifestyle underwater robot, featuring multiple conflgurations and add-on components that will allow you to do anything from shooting cool underwater photos and videos, to finding fish through sonar detection. It has a 4K 95-degree wide-angle underwater camera, and can operate at depths up to 30 meters in both freshwater and saltwater environments with a four hour battery life.

Sometimes it's about having the most megapixels, and sometimes it's not. The path to getting better pictures, better sound or even better frags doesn't stop just because you've got the fastest, most powerful piece of equipment you can afford. We offer you a collection of sage advise on how you can take your tech game to the next level.

ASUS ZenBook Pro UX550 By Koh Wanzi

Joe DeMarini tests his reflexes against all-female gaming team Asterisk*.

HyperX Alloy Elite.

The response from PC

Say goodbye to controllers as you know it.

Not all gaming innovations have worked out. Here’s a look back at some of the biggest gaming failures over the years.

It’s a great time to be a gamer, with more choice than ever, no matter what your preferred platform is. But is there a side to gaming you’re missing out on? We take a closer look at the state of consoles, PCs, e-sports and the future of the gaming industry.

Gaming systems are frequently associated with stiff price tags, but not these notebooks. Powered by the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, they still offer decent gaming performance at relatively affordable prices.

This is the 8th edition of our annual HWM+HardwareZone.com Tech Awards, and in the last issue, we rounded up the products and technologies that won our Editor’s Choice awards.

Lenovo on how gaming is pushing the envelope of PC design and performance.

We’ve tested, punished and put 135 products through their paces. So here are the best tech products of 2016, according to us, of course.

15-inch gaming notebooks sit somewhere between beastly desktop replacements and paltry ultrabooks. While packing powerful hardware, they’re still relatively portable too. The only question is, which one should you get?

Why old tech is more cherished than ever before.

Microsoft Xbox One S

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 is the most powerful consumer graphics card on the planet. Still, it’s not exactly lonely at the top with a range of standard and custom cards to choose from.

MSI GS63VR stealth pro.

On how Xbox is building a future of gaming beyond console generations.

Aftershock Nano S

Truth be told, the majority of gamers do not need an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080. You may want it, but “want” is not “need”. The GeForce GTX 1060 has far more mass appeal, at a much more palatable price. Here are the few custom cards that stretch the dollar to performance ratio.

IFA Berlin, or Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin is one of the oldest industrial exhibitions in Germany, and every year companies from around the world sign up to show off their latest products and innovations. But what exactly does an overused word like “innovation” signify today?

MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Gaming Z by Koh Wanzi

On the digital battlefield, the rodent in your hand could make all the difference between victory and defeat. You’ll want to pick the right one to follow you from the forests of Endor to the fantastic landscapes of Pandora, because the truth is, not all mice are created equal.

Electronic entertainment pushing the boundaries of a visual and connected world.

LED lighting and gaming keyboards go together like noobs and tears. In the past, LED lighting was mostly for show. Today's gaming keyboards can be programmed to light up individual keys or only keys when certain conditions are met.

In last month's issue of HWM, we looked at all the winners of the prestigous Editor's Choice at this year's HWM+Hard-wareZone.com Tech Awards. This issue, we explore instead the Readers' Choice results with detailed analysis of the best technology brands in Singapore, as voted by you. As one of the most comprehensive brand recognition surveys in the industry, The HWM+HardwareZone.com Tech Awards 2016 saw 40 categories and nearly 200 brands nominated for Readers' Choice polling.

We’ve tested, punished and put them all through their paces. Within these pages are the best tech products of 2015, according to us of course.

A premium notebook with a premium price tag, the ASUS ROG GX700 is for gamers who want the best possible notebook gaming experience.

Every eff ort has been made to arm these new Intel Z170 boards to the teeth. As flagships of their respective brands, they feature excesses like a generally inordinate amount of power phases, and an assortment of dedicated overclocking buttons and knobs. But which one of these is the best?

It might be pricey, but the Predator X34 is great for both gaming and both.

Forget everything you think you know about gaming computers. Today’s gaming notebooks are mobile, yet powerful feature-packed machines that can take on any game thrown at them.

We are moving toward a convergence of mobility and computing power.