Thailand Stories

With the new ThaiVisa Connect app for the iPhone and iPad you can now keep up with the popular expat forum while on the go. You can browse the different forums either by name or category. If you are a member you can also log in to reply or post your …

This is a new iPad app for children to teach them how to write Thai letters correctly. It is aimed at young Thai kids but could just as easily be used by expat children or even their parents. The price of First Write Thai when first released was 99 Cents but…

If you are like myself and are looking for English language books here in Thailand for children, then you will know that the iPad is a godsend. As I have mentioned before, we can now get talking books here in Thailand for attractive prices. Often cheaper …

Electronic Arts have brought some of the best games to the iPad in full HD resolution. The downside is that these games are often quite expensive at $9.99 each. If you were hesitant before about buying at this price, then how does $1.99 sound? Yes, that is an 80% discount and it is only for the Labor Day holiday in…

When I bought my house, I had everything re-wired. This included the TV cables. We used a slightly more expensive cable that allows me to send extra signals around the house to every television set. This is basically two…

” iReading HD – Good Habits Stories Series: This series includes 10 small stories, which explain the reasons of bad habit, and provide help for the children to overcome the bad habits. This series also can provide some skills for the parents to help …

If you are an expat family living in Thailand then you know how difficult and even expensive it can be to get good quality English language books for your children. The same goes for teachers with English students. The best thing…

Today sees the official release of the iPad 2 in Thailand. It is being sold in Apple authorized stores around Bangkok and also online (see here ).  If you buy online, it will be shipped to you within 1-2 weeks. Here are the official prices…

The news has just been announced officially that the iPad 2 will be sold in Thailand from Friday 6th May 2011 from 11 a.m. The iPad will be sold in the Apple Shop at 13 different Power Buy shops around Bangkok as well…

As predicted, iPad 2 is being launched in Thailand officially on 6 May 2011. Here are the prices which look good. iPad 2 WiFi 16GB 15,900 Baht 32GB 18,900 Baht 64GB 21,900 Baht iPad 2 3G 16GB 19,900 Baht 32GB 22,900 Baht 64GB 25,900 Baht

Still no official news of when iPad 2 will come to Thailand. However, the front page of the Apple Thailand store (see here ) are now advertising the iPad 2. This could mean that iPad 2 could be released in Thailand as early as May 2011. Prices …

At MBK in Bangkok many stores are selling this Bluetooth keyboard which is built-in to an iPad case. It makes it a little bit bulky but not by too much. The vendor was a little vague about battery life but suggested…

These are the latest prices of the iPad 2 being sold in the grey market at MBK. The cheapest iPad in the US is just under 16,000 baht. We won’t get that price until it is officially released in Thailand. At the moment we still don’t…

The Album Manager app helps to batch-upload photos to your Facebook photo albums and share your uploaded albums with standard Facebook privacies. As you probably know, I travel a lot and I often share pictures that I am taking on my iPhone on my Twitter feed @RichardBarrow . However, I often take more pictures than…

I am in the Northeast of Thailand for the launch of two new guidebooks. I already told you about the one called “The Mekong: Journeys along the River of Life”. Today I’m on my way to Surin Province for the launch of…

Two new apps have been released for the 32nd Bangkok International Motor Show. One for the iPhone and the other for the iPad . Both are free. The show is taking place now, 25 March to 5 April 2011 at the Challenger, Impact Muang Thong Thani. The apps give you …

If you have kids and an iPad then you should rush to get these Talking Books while they are free. These two apps, iReading – Stories Collection I and iReading HD – Virtue Education Story Series are both produced by the excellent Apple Tree Books . I have already bought many of their reasonably priced books for…

The HELLO! Magazine is now 60 years old and has 14 different editions worldwide including Thailand where it is published in the Thai language. Today sees the launch of the iPad version in Thailand. You can download the app for free from iTunes. They …

If you live in Bangkok and are interested in computers or gadgets, then you are probably going to visit Commart Thailand 2011 which takes place this week, 17th-20th March. A new useful app for the iPhone and iPad called Commart Thailand has just been released which will help you get the best prices at the event. The …

Today saw the announcement of details about the new iPad 2. The release date is expected to be 11th March 2011 in America and about 25th March 2011 for 20 or so countries internationally. No news yet about an official release date for Thailand. The iPad 1 was released…