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Tech TimesThe latest technology to keep you fit,entertained and ear-waxed1. Apple iPad 2$tba www.apple.com/sgYes Apple fans, the day you have beenwaiting for is now here: the iPad 2 hasbeen revealed in all its glory with adual-core 1Ghz chip, thinner case andlonger battery life. It still doesn’t have aUSB port but that didn’t stop millions ofpeople from buying the first iPad…2. Garmin Edge 800$800 www.garmin.com.sgWe’re willing to bet a few of you out thereare avid cyclists too, so here’s the thingfor you: Garmin’s latest, top-of-the-linecyclocomputer/GPS. Use the 2.6-inchtouchscreen for navigational ease and pairit with cadence, power and heart sensors.3. Fujifilm X100$tba (arriving March) www.fujifilm.com.sgNo it’s not a Leica, but it looks just as goodas one with that brushed magnesium alloycasing and retro-styled dials. It looks justlike an old 35mm but that’s because it’smeant to replicate their user-friendliness.Oh and it takes pretty good photos too.4. Gavio Amped$29.90, www.mccoy.com.sg5. Gavio 2WIN$49.90, www.mccoy.com.sgIt’s pronounced ‘twin’ and doesn’t involveGillian or Charlene or anybody. These littlepowerhouses have a combined 10W outputso they are pretty damned loud and you canrotate the housing to use them as a soundgun. Party at gunpoint!!!A cute little sound-making mushroom is what theAmped is. It’s meant as a compact portable speakersolution for general use, and inside its 6cm chassislies a 3W speaker with neodymium driver for goodsound reproduction and clarity.6. Polar FT7$199 www.polarelectro.com.sgPersonal training is all fine anddandy but you need somethingto log your progress. If you needa general heart rate monitor thenthis is the ticket – Polar’s FT7 logsup to 199 records and uploads yourdata to a website where you can planmore self-torture.MAr 2011 47