Press release: First Meta CEO announces MetaPoints

First Meta will continue to provide a full suite of financial services to the virtual world. 28 January 2008. First Meta(TM) will continue to offer both its MetaCard(TM) and MetaSavings(TM) products to customers in Second Life®. Effective today, we will make two changes to our MetaSavings(TM) accounts following our discussions with Linden Lab® regarding their new policy on in-world “banks”. Read more

Podcast: 65bits Episode 57 – Memory Sticks

So, we heard that Blu-ray players grab 93 percent of market after Warner went Blu and study shows that Blu-ray sales are killin’ in Japan. What are the interesting features from Windows 7 alpha? Well, iPhone is coming to Asia (and not just Japan), and their recent talks with Thailand’s largest telco company, AIS. Lastly, we have a social web browser, named the Flock browser and have you tried it yet? So, hear the Tech65 team with their latest podcast here: 65bits Episode 57 – Memory Sticks.

Press Release – First Platform for Virtual Tourism by Virtual Worlds

PRESS RELEASE – 22 January 2008, Singapore — Virtual Worlds , developers of the world’s first “Mirror World” ,announces the availability of the world’s first platform for virtual tourism to industry operators today in Singapore. From key tourism destinations, places of interest , historical sites to realistic full scale 3-Dimensional replicas of entire cities. This mirror world of our existing planet – “Mirror World” allows end users to journey through “virtual words” in the comfort of their homes – creating a brand new exciting marketing tool for tourism industry players like tourism destination operators, Hoteliers, Shopping Malls, Retail Outlets and more to showcase and sell their destinations and facilities to key markets around the world. Read more

Podcast: Tech65 – The MacWorld Show

Given the passion exhibited by the Tech65 team on their podcast 65 bits, the SGE editorial team has decided to help to promote their latest podcast from now on. This will help some of our readers to navigate the latest trends on technology and innovation and how it will impact the Singapore scene in the short & long term. The recent MacWorld Expo 2008 has unveiled a series of interesting products, and BL together with Jerrick and Daniel from the Tech65 team offer their thoughts and opinions about the products unveiled by the Steve Jobs keynote. So, check out 65bits Episode 56.2: The MacWorld Show.

Entrepreneur Reads for the Day: 20 Jan 2008

Here are some recommended entrepreneur reads for today:

If you are interested in knowing about the internet trends and companies in China, the China Web 2.0 review has presented some interesting facts (based on a report by CNNIC) what Chinese internet users do online. For those who want to tap the Chinese market, it might be useful to read this interesting article. A new book “Silicon Dragon: How China is Winning the Tech Race” by Rebecca Fannin will be out soon and the book reviews the entrepreneurs and the ideas behind the famous internet companies in Zhongguancun, Beijing. She wrote about her book in the HuffingtonPost.

News Flash: Wallwisher – Creating Walls to Celebrate Occasions

Well, if you are one of those people who don’t like getting too many e-cards, here is a new web 2.0 service which might be of interest to you. Wallwisher was born out of the offices of SharedCopy in January 2008. With the service, you can create a wall where you and your other buddies can post your wishes, insults, embarrassing revelations, or even condolences (in the case of passings). The interesting thing is that no registration is required. Do go and check out this new and interesting web 2.0 service.

Check out SGEntrepreneurs’ Wall here!

PropertyGuru Takes The Frustration Out Of Property Search In Singapore

Looks like the online property search market is heating up once again. PropertyGuru is a new entrant in this crowded industry but has already built up a database of 20,000 properties for users to search through. It targets users who are both looking to rent or buy/sell. Read more

Event: Emerging Industry Series – Alternative Energy – Start-Up@Singapore 2008

Start-Up@Singapore is delighted to present to you the Emerging Industry Series! Consisting of 3 exhilarating discussions on Alternative Energy, Interactive Digital Media and Web 2.0, enthrall yourselves with the many new takes and fresh perspectives on these up and coming industries. Insightful opinions on the industry outlook, investment opportunities and research potentials in these emerging industries will be shared and discussed by industry experts and academics. Read more

News Flash: Launch of Comiqs Beta

We have just heard from Michael Lim that the site that he has working on, Comiqs Beta has finally been launched. From their site, Comiqs is a service that lets our users create and share their comic-style stories with the community. We aim to provide our users with easy-to-use tools that transform their most cherished and most memorable photographs into something fun. We also aim to build to build a fun and light-hearted community where people can hang out to have a laugh or two. Do check out their site and they will appreciate your feedback – both good and bad.

In Conversation with the Tech65 team

From talking about the latest technology trends and how it impacts Singapore, the Tech65 needs no introduction. A group of young and passionate technology geeks, the crew has managed to bring to us as many as 55 episodes of podcast plus the recent one which they did on the CES show happening in Las Vegas, US last week. So, through a long chain of emails and BL’s guest starring stint in the Tech65 shows, we have managed to lock Daniel, Jerrick, NTT, Farinelli and Kai Yi down for a fun and interesting interview and let them share their passion and interest about technology with our readers here. Read more

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