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Browsing Posts published in August, 2008
Ok guys, this is a warning. When you need to buy gadgets anywhere in the world, just be careful. Some sellers just wanna scam u out of your hard earned money.
You may want to avoid this place called Asia Mobile House in Lucky Plaza Mall, Singapore. It would appear that the owner takes advantage of tourists who are there for a short stay. My friend told me that a classmate of his tried to buy a PSP from the store. After haggling for a while, he and the seller agreed on a selling price of Sing$300. So the guy hands over the cash, and the seller then suddenly asks, “Ok, so where is your Playstation?” The buyer was perplexed, but when he looked at his receipt, the item listed there was a memory card. Thinking there was a simple misunderstanding, the buyer says “I’m buying it from you remember?” The seller then says, “No, you asked for a memory stick for your PSP.”
Good advise from thegadgetblog
Five easy steps to keep this from happening to you, in Singapore or any other place:
1. Beforehand, try to find out what comes with the gadget you’re buying (power cords? adaptors? software?)
2. After agreeing on a price, ask the seller to bring out the merchandise and open the box in front of you
3. Request that the seller take out each item in the box, and identify it for you
4. Ask the seller to close the box and put it into the plastic/paper bag in front of you
5. Hand over the money as the seller hands you the bag
Obama, McCain – do you think you know who they really are? Fit 2 Vote, a brand new iPhone and iPod Touch game, lets you prove it.
Fit 2 Vote presents quotes said by each of the 2008 Presidential candidates and asks you to choose who said each one. If it’s an Obama quote, lean your phone to the left, if it’s a McCain quote, lean your phone to the right. Get 50 correct answers to declare yourself “Fit 2 Vote”.
Inspired’s “Fit 2 Vote” is a game to test your political savvy… and see if you are ready to make that all-important vote in 2008.
WoW. This is so cool. I just arrived into office and Farul, my colleague showed me his new iPhone 16GB 3G. He wants to sell it off for RM2900. He got it from New Zealand and its a full unlock version. Too bad its a black one. I am dying to see the 16GB white version.
Robert Scoble, a super blogger recently visited the meebo.com office and made a live video of it with Qik. That’s kinda cool. I might try this QIK thing someday…wow. Live video from your mobile.
I will be doing a review on the SanDisk 4GB Sansa Fuze pretty soon (not 8GB tho) . Once I get my new camera that is. My Old Casio S600 had a major lens problem and I’m still wondering if I should get a Canon or Nikon Coolpix camera……
I had an iPod Touch 2 months back and I wanted it to stand out from the ones my friends had. Sure it had a black casing but I wanted some cool. Then I saw this on Proporta’s site. The Proporta Echo Mirrored Screen Protector is great for people who are vain and to tell if you boss is hanging behind you during work. Its sturdy and easy to install. It goes for 12.95
The Echo Mirrored Screen Protector protects your Apple iPod touch a treat and offers more than meets the eye. When your iPod touch display is switched on, the Echo acts as a simple (yet brilliant) screen protector, but as soon as your display backlight is switched off, the screen protector acts as a mirror meaning you can look almost as good as your iPod will.
iBUYPOWER, know for it’s innovative and powerful gaming PCs, is excited to launch its new line of Video PC’s. The Video PCs’ are built with the amateur videographer on mind – individuals who prefer to shoot video rather than stills, and post their experiences on sites like You Tube. The iBUYPOWER Video PC line includes the Video Bot, Video Pro, and Video Extreme, which are priced at $1,299, $1,799, and $4,299 MSRP respectively.
The Video Bot, housed in an NZXT Appollo case, features the Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 CPU, nVidia 9800GT GPU, and 4 GB of DDR-2 RAM. Customers looking for a little more power will find it in the Video Pro. iBuyPower packed an Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 processor, ATI HD 4850 graphics card and 8 GB of DDR- 2 RAM into a Gigabyte Poseidon case.
The Video Extreme however, is built to be just that – extreme. Housed in a Thermaltake Armor case, the Video Extreme is stocked with the best components available – an Intel Core 2 Quad Extreme QX9770 CPU, ATI HD 4870 graphics card, 8 GB of DDR-3 1333 RAM, Blu-ray burner and a 1200W power supply.
“Millions of people visit sites like YouTube to share their videos everyday, yet before now no computer manufacturer has built a pc dedicated to the needs of this community,” said Darren Su, Vice President of iBUYPOWER. “We decided it was time to provide these aspiring filmmakers with a professional video editing solution.”
All three of the iBUYPOWER Video PCs come with Adobe’s Premier Elements 4.0 editing software, built-in 8 channel surround sound, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit Edition, a 12-in-1 card reader/writer and a 3 year limited warranty. (FULL SPECS BELOW)
As part of the launch iBUYPOWER is giving away a Video Pro System, a $1,799 value, and a $2,000 gift card to the winner of the Favorite Gaming Moments YouTube Contest. Contestants will upload videos they create of them reenacting their favorite gaming moments. The contest will run through August with a winner being selected from a group of ten finalists by the You Tube community in the second week of September. Visit here for contest details
Ah yes, just in time for my annual camera buying budget. I plan to get a new camera for my upcoming Europe trip in the autumn. I may rule out Canons as this bunch of Nikons looks cool.
Nikon Inc. has just announced six new COOLPIX cameras! These new cameras feature cutting edge technology designed to make the shooting, sending, and sharing of photos easy and fun for all levels of photographers. Here is the release
Here are some highlights of the cameras:
The COOLPIX P6000 Comes Equipped with a New Built-in GPS Unit
· The COOLPIX P6000 integrates a new, built-in global positioning system (GPS) unit, which provides users the opportunity to record “geotags” of the location where images are captured based on their latitudinal and longitudinal coordinates when a picture is taken.
The COOLPIX S610c Provides Wireless Sharing and Sending of Photos
· New to the COOLPIX S610c, the Wi-Fi service is provided by Wayport, which will allow consumers to share their images and videos from over 10,000 different locations nationwide directly from the camera.
more later…..
Dan Kaminsky has helped to fix the big DNS flaw plaguing the internet servers around the world. Here’s more on it
