We are back at our cozy 8 Shenton Way Starbucks again this week. The biggest news this week in Singapore has to be Starhub going to sell iPhone. OK, maybe just for the Starhub users who wants to get iPhone but couldn’t find anyone to sign a Singtel contract for them. Google is moving rapidly [...]
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Gear65 #45 – Samsung Pixon 12
What happens when you cross the Samsung Pixon with the Samsung Jet and throw in a 12 megapixelled digital camera while you’re at it? You get Samsung’s newest Pixon 12! In my opinion, this is the Samsung Pixon the way it should have been from the start, as far as usability is concerned.
TouchWiz 2.0, insane [...]
C65 – Intel Core i7 Launch Event
The Tech65 crew head down to Intel’s Core i7 Launch event at the top of Equinox Singapore and find out what’s the deal with the brand new Core i7 processor, as well as check out the sights (i.e. cool looking machines and set ups) there.
Formats available:MPEG-4 Video (.m4v), Flash Video (.flv)
How To: Turn Audio CDs into Audio Books on iTunes
Based on popular demand, I’ve decided to update our classic How To video on creating audio books on iTunes. What’s an audio book, you ask?
It’s a special audio file that is organised separately from your music, and has the ability to automatically bookmark itself so that you can always carry on from where you [...]
Review: Acronis TrueImage HOME 2010 for Netbook
“How much does it cost to replace “… the video of your firstborn child and images from your best friend’s birthday party, your most successful sales-clinching documents and the spreadsheet that details the work you have done …”?”
Why Tourists Probably Can’t Register for Wireless@SG Online
As someone who works in cafes all the time, one of DK’s biggest complain about Wireless@SG was that it was really difficult for tourists to register for an account to use Wireless@SG, and I don’t deny that this is something to be concerned or frustrated about. While I initially could not think of a valid [...]
Gear65 #45 – Samsung Pixon 12
What happens when you cross the Samsung Pixon with the Samsung Jet and throw in a 12 megapixelled digital camera while you’re at it? You get Samsung’s newest Pixon 12! In my opinion, this is the Samsung Pixon the way it should have been from the start, as far as usability is concerned.
TouchWiz 2.0, insane camera, for a non-smartphone, what’s there not to love? If you ask me? I think Samsung still needs to work on their on-screen keyboard. What does this phone mean to you? Why don’t you watch this episode of Gear65 and let us know if you like what you see!
Link: Samsung Pixon 12
65Bits Episode 144: Hackers and HackerSpace
We are back at our cozy 8 Shenton Way Starbucks again this week. The biggest news this week in Singapore has to be Starhub going to sell iPhone. OK, maybe just for the Starhub users who wants to get iPhone but couldn’t find anyone to sign a Singtel contract for them. Google is moving rapidly towards world domination. This week, we saw Google buying over AdMob, Gizmo5 and coming out with their own programming language call Go. Creative ZiiLABS to launch a netbook which looks very exciting except it can’t run Windows 7. You can facebook from your Xbox360 soon. And Tech65 was hacked recently and HackerSpace is coming soon.
DK, Farinelli, Justin & Justin
Stories this week
[1:40] StarHub to offer iPhone
[7:55] Google investing in a mobile future with AdMob
[10:00] Google Has Acquired Gizmo5
[15:00] Google’s Go: A New Programming Language That’s Python Meets C++
[23:10] ZiiLABS ZMS-08 offers Cortex A8-powered Full HD and Flash acceleration for netbooks
[30:20] Xbox 360 Facebook, Twitter, Last.fm hit Nov. 17
[36:10] Tech65 website was hacked on monday night
[38:00] HackerSpace.SG
[43:20] Byte of the week: Prezi
Why Tourists Probably Can’t Register for Wireless@SG Online
As someone who works in cafes all the time, one of DK’s biggest complain about Wireless@SG was that it was really difficult for tourists to register for an account to use Wireless@SG, and I don’t deny that this is something to be concerned or frustrated about. While I initially could not think of a valid explanation why registration for them was done in such a way (they cannot register online like Singapore citizens, but have to visit a costumer service counter to register in person), I figured that they probably have a valid reason to do that.
Today, this thought literally rose up inside me on my way home on my own (no joke, I wasn’t even thinking about Wireless@SG or anything tech at that point of time for that matter) that gave a very possible explanation as why this was done. When I thought about it, I went all “Why didn’t I think of that earlier!” While I admit I don’t know the exact reason, I can say that this is an educated guess. In a word: Security.
Gear65 #44 – HTC Touch Pro2 + Windows Mobile 6.5
This week we take a look at a relatively older phone running on a newer OS, the HTC Touch Pro 2 with the Windows Mobile 6.5 update. We finally get to show you the Touch Pro 2 after the Touch Diamond2 episode, and explain some of the cool things we like about this admittedly huge phone.
Link: HTC Touch Pro2
Backstage: The Crew Plays Eliminate
Farinelli, DK and I have been playing this new iPhone game from ngmoco recently called Eliminate. We had another round last night and I decided to film us (okay, me) playing since whenever we played, I realised we’d have funny moments. Unfortunately, the camera failed on me for some reason, and I only got a few minutes of footage.
Nevertheless, hope you guys enjoy whatever that’s left of this video!
Gear65 #43 – XM-I X-Mini Max 2
The highly anticipated X-Mini Max 2 is finally here! Will XM-I be able to maintain the high expectations we have on these small capsule speakers thanks to their original X-Mini 2? You’ll just have to find out by watching this week’s Gear65!
Link: X-Mini Official Website
65Bits Episode 143: NTT say “Something”
We have an exciting lineup this week. NTT skyped in from Sweden. We also have another Daniel joining us this week, which means we have 2 Daniel and 2 Justin. And of course we have DK and Nicole too. The stories this week aren’t as exciting as the lineup. We discuss about the Creative MediaBook, which nobody have seen the picture yet. Crunchpad, which none of us here have played with it. And Motorola DRIOD which we aren’t getting yet.
And we are recording at our new found home, 8 Shenton Way Starbucks. (Formally Temasek Tower) So pop by every Saturday at around 10am if you want to join us. (Check out our twitter account in case there is any change in time/venue)
Daniel & Daniel, DK, Justin & Justin, Nicole and NTT (via Skype)
Stories this week
[1:40] Creative Zii MediaBook
[10:45] Michael Arrington’s CrunchPad still not available, maybe never will be?
[17:00] Motorola DRIOD
[24:50] BarCamp Singapore 4: 21 Nov 09, Suntec Tower 3, 14th Floor
[29:00] Byte of the week: Orb
Gear65 #42 – Blackberry Curve 8520
We take a look this week at Blackberry’s attempt into the entry-level market with their Curve 8520, a cheap, 2.5G phone that still looks good, types well and provides the basic Blackberry services. An interesting gadget for us since this is the first time we’ve ever played with a Blackberry on Gear65.
Link: Blackberry Singapore
Gear65 #41 – HTC Tattoo
Last episode we saw HTC’s first Android phone running on the HTC Sense, and this week we get to see their second HTC Sense device, and HTC’s attempt to penetrate into the Android budget market space with this cheaper model.
Link: HTC Tattoo
Review: Acronis TrueImage HOME 2010 for Netbook
Using the Acronic TrueImage Home 2010 for Netbook from Mohd Hisham on Vimeo.
review crossposted from http://mhisham.org/?p=512
An edition of Acronis True Image Home 2010 optimized for netbooks. With Acronis True Image Home 2010 Netbook Edition you can back up to and restore your data from different storage media.
The video that exhibits the ease with which I restored the Samsung NC10 netbook. The backup process intuitively ask for an external media, where in this case, I used a 2GB Sandisk Flash Drive and a Western Digital Elements160GB External HDD. Additional information that may interest you, when it comes to Netbook support for the Netbook edition, the processors supported are Intel’s Atom 230, 330, N270, N280, Z500, Z510, Z520, Z530, and Z540 chips or the VIA C7-M chip.
“How Much Will This Cost Me?”, you asked.
“How much does it cost to replace “… the video of your firstborn child and images from your best friend’s birthday party, your most successful sales-clinching documents and the spreadsheet that details the work you have done …”?”, I replied.
Acronis True Image Home 2010 series of product pricing can be located at http://www.acronis.com.sg . Do explore the site out, to see the products that will definitely add value and security to your home as well as the enterprise.
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