Gardens By The Bay - Celebrate Life At Christmas Wonderland 2017

The fourth edition of Christmas Wonderland, Singapore’s biggest annual yuletide fair, welcomes all visitors from today till 26 December 2017, from 4pm to 11pm daily at Gardens by the Bay.

The magnificent Luminarie - sculptures of light, a mainstay of the event, will feature 80 handcrafted light sculptures with brand new designs at this year’s Christmas Wonderland. The Luminarie by Namaste Europa SA are magnificent sculptures of light handmade by skilled Italian craftsmen using white wood from the south of Italy. This year’s Luminaries are inspired by the celebration of life - the Spalliera is a nod to the helix symbol, the theme for the frontone is the "House of Flowers", and the welcome arches on The Meadow and Dragonfly bridge mixes Baroque architecture with influences from Singapore’s Indian, Chinese and Malay cultures. For the first time, the event will feature a 13m-tall Christmas Tree as well as the tallest Luminarie in Southeast Asia, the Spalliera.

Adorable Teddy Bears welcome you along the path to the grand Luminarie pathway...

Walk towards the grandeur of the Luminarie right from the entrance of the Gardens...

Experience the splendour of the tallest-ever 7-storeyed Spalliera, the centerpiece light sculpture at the heart of the fairground...

 
Sing along to favourite Christmas tunes as the delightful Garden Rhapsody light show at the Supertrees...

Join in the wonder of "snow in the tropics" with the nightly Blizzard Time
with the fluffy little flakes floating in the air during the snowfall shows...

Surrounded by luminous light sculptures, visitors can skate under the stars at Singapore’s largest outdoor skating rink at the event. Unforgettable treats await - the highly-acclaimed Circus Abyssinia from Ethiopia makes its Asian premiere with gravity-defying stunts and astounding acrobatics. Flying reindeers amid a starry nightscape and stunning photo installations greet visitors as they step into Asia’s largest Santa’s Grotto. Over 100 prizes will be given away daily and one lucky winner will win the grand prize of a trip to Lapland, Finland.

Step into the 300 sqm Santa’s Grotto where kids and the young-at-heart
can meet Santa Claus at an Alpine house decked in pinewood...

 
Skate under the stars at Singapore's biggest synthetic outdoor skating rink
while being surrounded by festive Luminarie light sculptures...

Food aficionados can head to SAVOUR for celebrity chef creations priced from $6 from award-winning restaurants and dine alfresco under the twinkling lights or in air-conditioned Snow Globes, a first at Christmas Wonderland. Expect an elevated dining experience at SAVOUR: Christmas Wonderland, which will feature celebrity chefs from award-winning and Michelin-starred restaurants at their Gourmet Village. Featured restaurants: Shoukouwa (2 Michelin star), Saint Pierre (1 Michelin star), Monti, Wildseed Café, Bee’s Knees @ The Garage, Pollen, Salted and Hung, Meat Smith and Audace. Diners can also head to the Finest Wine Market where over 130 types of wines from around the world awaits.

Enjoy a unique dining experience in air-conditioned Snow Globes...

A treasure trove of activities, treats and gifting gems are in store at the Supertree Grove. Free Festive Workshops and more retail options are available for the first time at the all-new Mistletoe Alley, whilst the European-style Festive Market offers unique ready-made gifts and a wide variety of culinary offerings. Visitors can also enjoy Christmas carols and live performances at the magical Cassa Armonica gazebo, or sing along to popular yuletide tunes with the Garden Rhapsody: Christmas Edition light show. Traditional carnival games and kiddie rides, including the classic Carousel and swinging chairs, are also available at the Fairground.

Eleven traditional carnival game stalls include Lobster Pot, Bank A Ball, Milk Can Toss,
Hi Striker, Fishy Fishy and Ring Toss...

For the little ones, there are 8 kiddy rides - Carousel, Bumper Cars, Mini Ferris Wheel,
Christmas Train, Tea Cups, Chair-O-Plane, Water Bumper Boats...

Admission to Christmas Wonderland starts from $4, providing access to a myriad of attractions across the 57,000sqm fairground. Additional charges for some attractions within the event grounds apply. Enjoy savings of $2 per admission ticket for early purchase of tickets online. For more information and to book tickets for Christmas Wonderland, visit www.christmaswonderland.sg.

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Gardens By The Bay - Experience The Magic Of The Northern Lights At Poinsettia Wishes

Experience a Nordic Noel this festive season, as Flower Dome is transformed into a wintry wonderland.

Majestic Nutcrackers stand guard...

Make a rare visit to Santa's Workshop where toys are made throughout the year.

Have you been naughty or nice?

How far away are you?

Santa's Post Office is just a letter away...

There's just a little time left before Christmas Eve...

Poinsettia Wishes consists of a Christmas-themed floral display inside the Flower Dome with a wintry landscape of flowers and conifer trees, including Santa’s Meet-and-Greet and Storytelling Sessions by his adorable Christmas Elves.

Poinsettia galore...

An oversized lavvu - a tent-like dwelling used by the indigenous Sami people from Sápmi – takes centrestage, ensconcing visitors within its cosy interior. Outside, poinsettias, amaryllis, Christmas trees and other lovely flowers and plants mark the season.

Artistically-created wooden Christmas Trees...

For an extra special experience, visit after dusk to see the floral display aglow with pretty lights, as a projection of Northern Lights weaves its spellbinding magic!

End of the tour with a visit to Santa's Candy Shop...

Visit the Poinsettia Wishes floral display at the Flower Dome, Gardens By The Bay from 10 Nov 2017 to 08 Jan 2018. Admission charges to the conservatories apply. For more details, visit www.gardensbythebay.com.sg.

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Sony Launches Home Cinema Projectors For That Immersive 4K HDR Viewing Experience

Sony today announced the expansion of its ultra short throw home theatre line-up with the introduction of the VPL-VZ1000ES 4K HDR home theatre projector, designed to integrate easily into people’s homes. Sony’s latest innovative laser light source projector is High Dynamic Range (HDR) compatible with native 4K resolution. It can be positioned as little as six inches away from the wall, yet command the room with a 254cm (100 inch) image, measured diagonally in 16:9.

The VPL-VZ1000ES is approximately 925 x 494 x 219mm in size. Despite its compact size and lower price, the VPL-VZ1000ES generates 2,500 lumens of colour light output. Sony's advanced SXRD panels, coupled with the Z-Phosphor laser light engine, produce high dynamic contrast, enhancing the highlights and lowlights of HDR content.

"Up until now home cinema enthusiasts have needed a dedicated room for watching projected content; this isn't always ideal, since not everyone has the luxury of extra space to accommodate an extra-large screen. The new VPL-VZ1000ES changes this dynamic completely, providing an enchanting home theatre experience up to 120" in your existing living space."

-- Riki Nishimura, GM,
Business & Industrial Solutions Marketing Division, Sony Electronics Asia Pacific ---

The VPL-VZ1000ES ultra short throw 4K HDR home theatre projector is available in Singapore now at a recommended retail price of S$28,000. For more information, visit Sony's Professional Solutions website at pro.sony-asia.com.

As it projects upwards, the VPL-VZ1000ES 4K HDR projector
requires so little space that it fits easily into any compact space...

For those seeking a more immersive experience, Sony also launched its line-up of Home Cinema projectors with three new high-performance models that bring an immersive 4K HDR viewing experience to the home at IFA 2017.

The three new models introduced are:

• The premium laser light source VPL-VW760ES projector in compact design 1 reproduces stunning 4K HDR images.
• The versatile VPL-VW360ES with high dynamic contrast and adjustable function of image quality is suited for various types of viewing contents.
• The affordable VPL-VW260ES delivers immersive and authentic 4K HDR images with great value-to- cost performance.

All three new models deliver high-contrast, detail-packed images thanks to Sony’s cutting-edge native SXRD panel. This is combined with Reality Creation, an impressive resolution processing technology that uses a unique Sony algorithm to perfectly map pixels, for consistently crisp images. in addition to HDR10, which is the standard HDR format for UHD, the new projectors also support HLG for broadcast and online content.

The startling difference between SDR and HDR quality can be seen in the eyes of the marmoset...

The Reality Creation enhances the authenticity of the viewing experience...

The VPL-VW760ES produces stunning images, using a laser light source with 2,000 lumens for spectacular and long-lasting brightness. The technology ensures high-dynamic contrast with new light level control that adjusts to the brightness of the scene in real-time, so bright scenes appear more vivid and darker scenes have more depth. Because of its compact size with 496mm in depth which is 40% smaller than current laser light source model 1 , the projector is easily installed in a shelf or hang on the ceiling.

A  kaleidoscopic time lapse video on Tokyo's Asakusa night life...

 

The versatile VPL-VW360ES allows viewers to experience the beauty of 4K HDR with 1,500 lumens of brightness. The model has additional features to reproduce even more realistic images including an Advanced Iris for 200,000:1 dynamic contrast and picture positioning memory to adjust to the aspect ratio of whatever content is being shown.

Stills captured from the clip on Peru - you almost feel as if you are there by the river...

 

The VPL-VW260ES delivers a 4K HDR experience with high cost performance. The 1,500 lumens projector includes many of the features of the other two projectors, including a native 4K SXRD panel, Reality Creation and TRILUMINOS TM , so users get precise and clear images at a cost-effective price point. Both the VPL-VW360ES and the VPL-VW260ES come in black and premium white colours to fit into various customer environment.

Regardless of the type of viewing experience - documentaries, time lapse videos, movies, 

Sony's Home Cinema Projectors awe with its immersive visual reality...

For more information on Sony’s Home Cinema portfolio, visit: pro.sony-asia.com/pro/lang/en/hk/products/projectors-homecinema.

  

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