Singapore’s own Search Engine launched

Hear ye! Hear ye!

Singapore finally has its own search engine!

Online search and directory company SPH Search today launched Singapore’s first local search and directory engine - rednano.sg.

Edited from SPH Search’s press release:

After 18 months of development, rednano.sg is now available for people to use and to give feedback for improvements. The logo of rednano.sg, or Rednano, was unveiled at the launch, and the search engine opened to the trade and public, at a ceremony which was officiated by Mr Lee Yi Shyan, Minister of State for Trade and Industry, at the Red Dot Design Museum.

Two key features of Rednano are that it is focused on delivering the most appropriate results when it comes to information specifically on Singapore and that it will make access to this information as easy to select as possible.

It is able to do this because of its understanding of the local environment through its heritage and its use of “federated search”. Federated search means users can conduct just “one search” and get “all results” from each of Rednano’s six verticals or categories. The six verticals are: Web, News, Images, Directory, People and Maps Search.

Tuesday’s opening up of rednano.sg is the first phase in SPH Search’s plan to make the website the go-to place for anyone interested in Singapore. This phase sees the introduction of many features which SPH Search encourages people and businesses to use and comment on.

The feedback collected during this phase will be used by SPH Search to modify and improve rednano’s current features as well as shape the timing of the roll-out of other features.

The company that created Rednano, SPH Search, is a joint venture between local media giant Singapore Press Holdings Limited (SPH) and Norwegian media group Schibsted ASA (Schibsted).’

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The Fizz Cup

Are you a ice cream soda fan? I am.

Don’t you hate it when your soda overflows when you dump in too much ice cream and you get your hands all sticky holding the fizzling cup?

Well, seems like we don’t have to worry anymore with the Fizz Cup.

The official website claims at least three advantages of the Fizz Cup over the conventional float:

1. It screws onto any soda bottle, and keeps the ice cream separated from the drink, allowing you to mix only the amount you desire, so you can drink only soda or eat only ice cream, and keep the rest fresh for later if you wish,

2. It has a unique built-in spout in the lid so you can drink it without a straw, and not worry about spilling or splashing caused by the “floating ice cream blob” effect,

3. It lets you have fun watching the soda and ice cream mix inside the dome lid, just like a volcano. Experience the science of fizz making with this special treat!

I don’t have a chance to try this out yet, but judging from it’s promotional video I found on youtube, it seems pretty functional to me:

You can purchase the Fizz Cup online although it is not available in Singapore yet. Anyone care to try?

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