VIEWPOINT: The buying season is upon us yet again, and big-ticket items like TVs will figure strongly in your holiday wishlist (or some of you might consider passing on your existing HD TVs to your parents, siblings, relatives, etc., while you upgrade your bedroom/living room space with a smart TV).

Anyway, in our July 2011 digital edition of HWM Singapore, there’s a video we made where our Tech Writer Hurrairah talks about considerations to make when choosing a smart TV. For those of you who hasn’t seen it, here it is.

MARKETING: Thank you everyone for participating in our very first HWM Regional Tech Survey! We are currently consolidating the results and will be contacting the winners soon. They will be published here as well. Stay tuned!

We’re slightly past the halfway for the year. As the holiday buying season ramps up in the latter half of the year, we’ve decided to conduct a survey to better understand the brand preferences of our HWM readers across all five countries — Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines.

Stand a chance to win fabulous hotel stays! Participate in the first ever HWM Regional Tech Survey by hitting the image below. The survey ends on 30 September 2011. Good luck!

VIEWPOINT: Can’t decide on the type of panoramic apps that you can find on your mobile devices? Well, in our June 2011 digital edition of HWM Singapore, there’s a video we made where our Senior Tech Writer Alvin Soon talks about things to consider when buying a panoramic app from your mobile device. We’ve put the video here as well.

SHOWCASE: CommunicAsia, which was held at the Marina Bay Sands Convention Center from 21-24 June this year (instead of Singapore Expo as in previous years) has come and gone, but it doesn’t mean the sleek, flashy devices aren’t. In fact, some of these devices are slated to appear soon. Here we bring you a video highlight of some of the interesting products showcased at the event that will reach your shores pretty soon.

If you want to learn more about these products, check our coverage here.

MARKETING: For most of you considering getting on the Smart Digital bandwagon (smart TVs, smart tablets, etc.), we’ve decided to put the entire 16-page supplement here.

From a browse of the latest HTC tablet to Samsung’s Smart TV and its Smart Hub, to considerations like cross-compatible devices, projectors, digital audio and personal media storage, the supplement is a quick and easy glance at some of the available options out in the market today.