Huney'Z World: GALAXY Camera

Hi Huneybees,

On Friday, 18 January 2013, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, a global leader in digital media and digital convergence technologies, introduced Asia’s first Samsung Mobile PIN in Singapore, a premium consumer experience space.

The Samsung Mobile PIN located in the heart of Orchard Road, at Ngee Ann Civic Plaza, heralds a new state-of-the-art consumer experience and will open from 18 January to 12 March 2013.

Asia’s first Samsung Mobile PIN in Singapore

First launched at the London Olympics in 2012, Singapore marks the debut of the Samsung Mobile PIN in Asia, demonstrating Samsung’s commitment to bringing value-added experience to customers in this part of the world.

Samsung and SingTel VIPs at the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

Designed with the theme of “Your World Without Walls”, the unique exhibit will encourage consumers to fully interact and experience the latest intuitive technology across Samsung’s latest suite of mobile devices, including the GALAXY Note II LTE, GALAXY Note 10.1 LTE, GALAXY S III LTE and GALAXY Camera.

Stanley Goh, Vice President, Sales, Samsung Asia Pte Ltd giving a welcome address at the launch of the Samsung Mobile PIN

“We are proud to present consumers in Singapore with a new interactive Samsung experience. The Samsung Mobile PIN will challenge consumers to discover and re-think how we can use technology to enable us to live in a world without barriers or walls." --- Stanley Goh, Vice President, Sales, Samsung Asia Pte Ltd.

Visitors to the Samsung Mobile PIN will meet Samsung brand ambassadors who are on hand to provide a unique and exclusive Samsung experience, allowing them to try out Samsung’s smart mobile devices, functions, services and apps.

That's me trying to learn more about the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 from the ambassadors.

Through participating in a series of lessons and activities, consumers can earn coupons, PIN badges and vouchers which can be accumulated to exchange for exclusive Samsung Mobile PIN premiums, and stand a chance to win one of 10 Samsung GALAXY Note II LTE.

Performing at the launch, Samsung Singapore’s celebrity ambassador and well-loved singer-songwriter, Olivia Ong also shared updates about her new and exciting “Wonderland” project – a creative song writing odyssey that she embarked on with Samsung and her fans with inspirations that are uniquely Singapore.

“Throughout this creative journey, I’ve had the luxury of using my GALAXY Note II LTE to help me instantaneously capture inspirations and moments that go into the composition of my song for the Wonderland project. It’s an exciting time for me to work with my fans and I can’t wait to share our joint creation" --- Olivia Ong.

Fans can also look forward to experiencing Olivia’s journey in Wonderland, with six behind-the-scenes videos documenting the whole process from song composition to Olivia’s actual concert day. The videos will be available on http://galaxywonderland.sg.

In addition, Samsung’s latest celebrity ambassadors for the Samsung GALAXY Camera, K-Pop girl group SKarf made a special appearance at the Samsung Mobile PIN capturing the launch with their Samsung GALAXY Cameras.

I was at the event area early and caught SKarf leaving from their interview to the rest area. See how pretty they all are!!!

Photos taken by the girls will be available on the Samsung Mobile Singapore Facebook page (http://www.Iwasthere.sg).

Samsung team with Celebrity Ambassadors SKarf and Olivia Ong on stage with their latest Samsung devices

During the two months installation of the Samsung Mobile PIN, consumers can look forward to a range of activities celebrating the theme of ‘friendship and love’.

I was back at the event today and I learnt new tricks and of course got myself some goodies! Don't forget to head to the event every week as they will launch 2 different pins each week. This week's PIN is The Singapore Zoo and The Singapore Flyer...

For more information, please visit Samsung Mobile Singapore Facebook page (www.facebook.com/SamsungMobileSingapore).

Hi Huneybees,

Samsung announced that well-loved talented Singaporean singer-songwriter, Olivia Ong, and MediaCorp artiste, Desmond Tan, will be its celebrity ambassadors for the much-anticipated GALAXY Note II LTE and GALAXY Camera respectively. Both ambassadors will be using their Samsung devices to aid their creative process for upcoming projects, such as “The Wonderland” project and a new MediaCorp drama.

On the night of the announcement, creative and theatre director Beatrice Chia-Richmond was also present alongside Olivia Ong and Desmond Tan.

Mr Harry Lee, the Managing Director did an opening introduction and the presentation for The GALAXY Note II LTE was presented to us. There was an in depth explanation and demonstration for us to understand more about the mobile phone.

Mr Harry Lee.

Be Creative, Be Expressive with the GALAXY Note II LTE

With the Samsung GALAXY Note II LTE’s S Pen and wide screen, users have the creative freedom of a tablet and the powerful mobility of a premium smartphone. Drawing and writing are the most natural first step in creating anything and the S Pen lets users draw and write more naturally and precisely for on-the-go creativity. The GALAXY Note II LTE also features many outstanding features for the best content consumption experience with a 5.5 inch HD SUPER AMOLED screen and powered by Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean, a 1.6GHz Quad-Core processor. Some highlights of the all new GALAXY Note II LTE are:

Advanced S Pen & S Note usage

S Pen has been dramatically enhanced from the original GALAXY Note. The Air View feature allows users one-depth preview of the content including photo gallery, email, web browsing, and more.

Preview you email, photos and videos to save you time searching.

Now users can preview their emails, schedules, photos and videos before having to go into the files that they want. Simply hover over the messages and you can get a preview. For video, hovering over the timeline will also let you preview the portion of the video you would like to see.

Furthermore, S Note offers Formula Match / Shape Match , which enable more organized idea capturing and expression. Annotation, cropping, and cut & paste are all very natural and intuitive on S Note, and enhance the user’s efficiency and creativity in his/her daily life.

Photo Note

Took a photo with your phone but can never forget where you took it or what was happening? With Photo Note, you can "flip" the photo to its back and start scribbling behind. Samsung is connecting analog with digital...

Instant and Seamless Sharing

GALAXY Note II LTE also includes AllShare Cast, AllShare Play and S Beam, all of which help users share their thoughts with multiple (and different) devices seamlessly and easily.

Top-end performance

A strong and powerful 1.6 GHz quad-core processor, a 5.55 inch large HD SUPER AMOLED screen, and a 3100 mAh battery, along with the device’s refined design and craftsmanship, all reflect Samsung’s signature hardware technology leadership.

TecTiles

Samsung GALAXY Note II LTE comes with NFC (Near Field Communication), the fast growing short-range communication technology that enables a variety of features and services ranging from contactless payments and data exchange to user-customized "smart tags". With Samsung's groundbreaking NFC-powered solution called TecTiles, which consists of a dedicated mobile application and programmable NFC tag, users can activate settings and tasks on their phones with just a single tap. For example, users can use TecTiles to change phone settings, launch applications or send social network updates in the car, office or at home.

Olivia Ong was there introduced on stage to talk about her experience with the Samsung GALAXY Note II LTE. She liked that she could scribble the quotes on to the pictures of her "idols". She will be having a concert in March.

"The GALAXY NOTE II LTE allows me to be more creative and expressive in my daily life, With its large touchscreen, S Pen and easy-to-use functions, I can now take photos and scribble words and phrases which come to mind wherever I go, and they could be the next inspiration for my upcoming albums." --- Olivia Ong

She also announced that she will participate in “The Wonderland” project – a creative journey she will embark on to compose an original song “Wonderland” and make it into a music video as she captures her inspirations and thoughts with the GALAXY Note II LTE. Fans will get to join Olivia in her creativity process by interacting and sharing ideas with her, and also catch behind-the-scenes videos of her creative journey to create this original song.

Ms Irene Ng, Vice President, Marketing, Samsung Asia Pte Ltd was on stage to present the GALAXY Camera.

The GALAXY Camera – a ‘Camera, Reborn’

Increasingly, consumers prefer to share experiences with their friends and loved ones, by editing and sharing photos instantly on social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. With Android™ OS and 3G connectivity of a smartphone, the GALAXY Camera addresses the so-far unmet needs of users wishing to shoot, enjoy, edit and share high-quality, pro-like images on one portable device.

Key highlights:

‘Smart Pro’ feature

Makes it easy for users to recreate advanced photographic setups in just a few simple steps for stunning artistic results.

Advanced image sensor and lens

Users can capture images in brilliant colour and resolution with the 21x optical zoom and 16 Megapixel 1/2.33” CMOS, while the 23mm aperture lens delivers impressive wide-angle shots, superior to smartphone pictures.

‘Photo Wizard’ feature

Includes a comprehensive set of 35 powerful photo editing features within the ‘Photo Wizard’, allowing users to make professional quality edits on the go.

‘Auto Cloud Backup’ feature

Automatically save precious photos into the cloud via Samsung’s AllShare the instant they are taken. It also allows users to share photos simultaneously as they shoot when they use the ‘Share Shot’ feature.

Ambassador Desmond Tan sharing his photos with host Stephanie Carrington and showing how easy it is to snap and share the photos he took with the GALAXY Camera.

"I love to take photos and share them online so the GALAXY Camera works perfectly for me. I can take professional-like photos, edit and upload onto Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, and also use the smart and social GALAXY Camera to surf the internet and send text messages to friends and families as and when I want." --- Desmond Tan

Introducing Mr Oh Deock Jin, the Creative Director of Diamond Walker. He did a drawing and took notes of Desmond Tan's feet sizes and on the spot, Desmond had a pair of sleek looking boots in the order. You might see him wearing them at his next event?

The GALAXY Camera comes in 3G in Singapore. It will be available from November 2012 at all leading consu,er electronics stores.

The Samsung ATIV Smart PC Pro was also introduced. Compatible with the S Pen, this light weight laptop can also be detached from its keyboard and be a tablet for you to bring it out!

Afterwhich, was a performance by Oilvia Ong. Her sweet voice captivated everyone's attention....

We then all proceeded to a pavilion in the hotel's garden to experience and try out the gadgets, as well as to understand how to be creative with Samsung.