Domestic Diva Awards is The Singapore Women’s Weekly’s annual highlight of innovative products that help us live, work and eat better. This year, over 250 products across 69 household categories, ranging from cleaning and cooking appliances to healthy meal subscriptions were nominated. The winners were decided through public voting in an online survey in partnership with Milieu Insight, and Editor’s Pick, recognising the best in their fields.
The school exams are approaching soon — and right after that, the holidays. These are often a bane for parents whose kids don’t seem to have much to do. Why not use this time productively? A new laptop can be used for HBL revision time and family movie night, while a label printer might be just the thing to teach your kids about organisation. Our pick of gadgets will help you stay on top of things.
Get your child organised with labels for their school files, personal belongings, toy boxes — you name it. This nifty label printer is a compact cube that pairs with your smartphone to produce quick, custom labels. It’s easy for even kids to use: simply choose a category to get started, select an application such as clothes or medicine storage, and edit the text. There are different fonts, styles, and border designs to make it truly yours. It’s a great way to get your child interested in the world of organisation.
This all-in-one can print, copy, scan, fax — everything a household might need and more. Thanks to its intuitive 2.7” LCD touchscreen, it’s clear and easy to operate. The Maxify GX7030 was designed with user-friendliness as a priority, so even the ink tanks are easy to refill thanks to a “keyed shape” system where the nozzle of the ink bottle fits only the correct colour tank. Though the printer is a powerhouse, it’s compact enough to fit in most home offices, and comes with additional ink included.
Dubbed the world’s smallest all-in-one, the HP Deskjet 3755 is the ideal printer for most busy households. With built-in WiFi, it’s designed to work with mobile phones, so you can print or scan anything from your device as long as you’re connected to the home’s network. It’s tiny enough to fit on most desks without taking up much space. Best of all? It’s compatible with Instant Ink, HP’s ink subscription service, so you’ll never have to worry about running out.
Now with the Apple M1 Chip, the iPad Air is even faster and easier to use than before. It’s a powerful yet lightweight tool that your child can use to access their HBL lessons, and you can easily customise restriction settings for content. If your kids are at tertiary education level, the iPad Air makes a handy tool for readings, note-taking, and research. Plus, with so many time management and learning tools in the App Store, it’s a good way to teach your children about productivity.
Weighing in at less than 1kg, the Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Nano is the ideal shared laptop for the family: lightweight enough for even kids to carry around, but equipped with powerful features. It’s the first Thinkpad laptop to use the Intel Evo platform, which boosts performance and battery life. The 13-inch Dolby Vision 2K display offers stunning visuals while the Dolby Atmos Speaker System gives you an immersive sound experience, making it a great option for movie night.