Future Is Here

I saw this cool guy on a cool two wheeler whizzing his way around the city. You might be wondering where was this photo taken. Take a guess...

Wait, the road sign there might be a giveaway... =_="

Okays, this was taken while I was in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam. Cool eh, to see such a gadget in such a country?

I want one too, can?

Big Boys Toys

Firepower

These guns may look familiar to you. But can you imagine that they are sold openly at one of the shops here in Taipei? Cool huh?

The one on top from the movie "Alien" cost ~RM3000.

iPhone

Recently, Apple inc. launched its latest gadget - iPhone. It's not merely an ordinary handphone with mp3 player and camera feature. It's THE phone which is define in this equation:

Handphone + iPod + Web browser =

When Apple launched iPod, it revolutionize the mp3 world. This time with iPhone, it will surely revolutionize the communication world.

"Phone combines three products — a revolutionary mobile phone, a widescreen iPod with touch controls, and a breakthrough Internet communications device with desktop-class email, web browsing, maps, and searching — into one small and lightweight handheld device. iPhone also introduces an entirely new user interface based on a large multi-touch display and pioneering new software, letting you control everything with just your fingers. So it ushers in an era of software power and sophistication never before seen in a mobile device, completely redefining what you can do on a mobile phone. "
(quoted by Apple)

So how cool exactly is the iPhone? Check out the video snippet below to find out for yourself.



Verdict: I just gotta have one!

The iriver has landed

Yeah, finally got my iriver this morning. The parcel was sent on Monday using Poslaju and arrived within 2 days.


Everything in a box


Iriver T30 MP3 Player •iriver earphones •USB 2.0 interface cable •Printed manual •Installation CD •Neck Strap


Lying motionless


Coming to live (nice shade of blue ^^)


Top view


iriver -- standing tall


iriver and my T630 (i know it's an old phone dy)


Quite small eh?

I have downloaded a few MP3 into my brand new iriver and I have to mention that the quality is as good as any Sony Discman.

MP3 player

I bought an MP3 player at lelong.com.my. Bought it from the same guy who sold me my camera. I trusted the seller so this makes it so much easier to do business with him.

Ok ok, if you guys are wondering what brand if the player
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Bought myself an iRiver T30 512MB MP3 player nia la. I know some of your must be asking "why buy this kind of cheap MP3 player. No LCD screen some more... tsk tsk tsk. So cheap skate". Well, to tell you the truth, I only want a player which can play me good quality MP3. I don't need an iPod (yet) cuz I already bought myself a PSP. If i want to watch movies on the move, I'll just bring along my PSP. Actually I bought the PSP to keep me awake while working during my night shift. But after bringing it to work once, I felt that it was just too big and bulky and not suitable to bring to work. So I have turned to an MP3 player to keep me awake in the fab.

I have yet to receive the parcel... but here are some specs and details of my iRiver MP3 player:

FEATURES
• Plays up to 17 hours of music*
• 512 MB of internal storage**
• Supports subscription music services
• Up to 24 hours of battery life
• Skip-free listening
• Voice recorder
• Record music from any source (no PC required)
• Plays MP3, WMA and OGG music files
• Enhanced 3D audio (supports SRS WOW™)
• 1 year warranty


Total damage: RM170 (inclusive of postage)

psp

PSP - PlayStation Portable

Yeeeaaaahooooooo!!! Finally, I got myself a psp. Last Saturday, I had decided that no matter what happened on that day, I will get myself the psp which I have been salivating for more than a year already. Total damage was RM880 (PSP) + RM105 (Logitech Playgear Pocket and Stealth) + RM176 (Sony Memory Stick Pro Duo) = RM1161.


my precious


firmware v1.51

Logitech PlayGear Stealth


Powerful and precise audio from the earbuds


Logitech PlayGear Pocket


The clear polycarbonate shell with rubber inserts feels tough and durable


PSP sits nicely in the pocket

I have yet to play any games on my psp because i did not buy any original games which uses UMD format. These UMDs easily cost more than RM200 per disc. The PSP which I bought was using firmware (equivalent to computer's OS) v1.51. To play homebrew (simply means downloaded/not original) games, I have to upgrade my PSP to v2.00 then downgrade it to v1.50. I have tried to do that for many many times since but still failed. According to forums, this downgrading process is quite risky as it might "brick" your PSP. "Brick" is a term used to describe that your PSP has turned into a piece of useless brick. Hence, I have to be extra careful everytime I attempt to downgrade my PSP.

Wish me luck y'all.

Tada~~~

For those who have been wondering where the hell have I been, I am sorry to play numb for the past one month. For those who have not even noticed that I have been gone that long, oh well, you are doing just fine. I have been really lazy to post anything here then. But I will start blogging again.

Yesterday I went to the annual KCBA ICT Expo 2006 which was held at Permata Carpark Building (same building where you can find Topspot - Kuching seafood heaven).

It was a 3-day Expo which houses 34 Exhibitors which mainly comprised of the Computer dealers in Kuching. There are also participants from other industries like TelCo, Office Automation (O-Auto), Audio Visual (AV), Security Surveillance and Banking. I went there at around 1pm, and I tell you, Kuchingites are flooding the Expo area like mad. And of course there were many pretty sales girls at the booths. (pardon me for not bringing my camera to the expo)

I bought a D-Link 802.11g/2.4GHz Wireless Router and a D-Link Wireless G Desktop Adapter... In other words, I can call myself a wi-fi user.


Also bought a 1GB Apacer pendrive... hehe... now I can save loads and loads of rubbish and pass it around. :Þ

I wanted to get a new PC to replace my aging PC but due to financial constraints, I'll just have to look forward to KCBA ICT Expo 2007.

Digital Camera

Guess what? I have finally gotten my digital camera!!!!

It's a OLYMPUS FE-140. (click here for details)

Let me refresh your memory a little. I have purchased (actually I bidded for this camera at a local online auction, and this is the first time I bidded for something or anything) a digital camera about 10 days ago. The seller was someone from Selangor. So after paying him the money, I waited day by day for my first online purchase to arrive. But after a week, I still have not received my stuff. "Damn"(with a capital "D") I told myself. "Have I been conned online???" Nowadays, you just can't be sure of anything anymore... esp if it's ONLINE. But I am still praying that my virgin online bid would turn out to be smooth and hassle free.

And finally after a long and agonizing wait, a parcel arrived in a yellow PosLaju van on Thursday afternoon, and it's for ME!!!

I did not get the open the parcel myself as I was at work at that time. My sis "sms"ed me to inform me of the parcel. I told her to open up the box to check if the seller did send everything I asked for (I bought another charger with 4 AA batts and a 256 xD Flash Card). After a while she "sms"ed again...

"Ko, everything is here and OK"

"Phew... Thank God!"

When I got home, like a little boy who got his first bicycle, I opened the box and played with camera. I tested it with a few shots with different functions... Hmmm.... Not bad at all.

So this morning when I woke up, the first thing I did when I climbed out of bed was turn on my camera and started snapping photos of things around my house which I think would make nice photos.

Check out the few photos below (click to enlarge) and please leave your comments:


Heart of the flower


White flowers (don't ask me bout the name of this species)


Water droplets on leaves


Fish