Hey there. Farinelli here. So um, the hamsters did in fact revolt again, nearly destroyed the episode but my l33t skills saved it somehow, and I’m basically left to apologize for the volume issues in this episode. You do not want to know what happened while I was working on this episode. And even if you do want to know, I don’t want to tell you. What I will tell you though, is that this week’s episode focuses on the last, newest, and debatably the most promising of the big 4 smartphone OSs - Google Android. Zi Yong from CodeAndroid joins us in sharing with you the pros (what, what cons?) of the Android system - what it has brought to the table, what companies have done, and what will be done with it in the near future. Be sure to catch the next episode as we do a grand wrap-up of what we have discussed in the past four weeks. Guess who’s back.

WANT TO FIGHT? WANT TO FIGHT?!

Daniel, DK, Fari, w/ Zi Yong

Refresh:
[2:20] Windows 7 Upgrade Options
[5:12] Tiny SG made MP3 Player Easy on the Wallet
[7:23] Amazing UK Plug Design
[10:56] Adsense Comes to Mobile
[12:43] MJ’s Death Brings Down Several Websites

[14:40] Android Discussion + HTC Hero

[33:25] BOTW: H1N1 Mask App

Some of you actually asked me how our “Making of Gear65” video was recorded, so in a totally meta moment, I’m going to show you my set up, as well as the software that was involved in recording that “Making of” video. Enjoy, and hope you learnt something new!

Links: BoinxTV, Samsung LapFit

Unboxing time! This time it’s the new HP Mini 110, the new netbook that was launched in Bejing during the HP Touch The Future Now event. I was blessed to have won a unit of the HP Mini 110 thanks to the HP Power To Change contest and all the people who put me as their referrer when you guys downloaded the application.

Ever wonder what we use to edit our weekly gadget show, and how we do it? Well, know you can find out! In ten minutes, I attempt (several times) to produce Episode #28 of Gear65, featuring the Canon 500D, to give you an idea of some of the tools and tricks that we use to edit Gear65.

I used to mock iMovie 08 when it first came out, but after I gave it a try, I realised how much it could help speed up our production process, and after iMovie 09 came out, to even do fancy stuff like Picture-in-Picture while we’re at it! Hope you learn something about iMovie 09, and realise that it’s actually a really powerful video editor if you know how to use it well.

This week we take a look at Canon’s new EOS 500D DSLR, the prefect DSLR for beginners that can also film HD video! We’re also going to show you how the video looks like from the Canon 500D, in this week’s Gear65!

Link: Canon EOS 500D

P.S.: Find out how this episode was produced with a behind the scenes look at Gear65, and learn iMove 09 while you’re at it!

-DK, Daniel, Hisham & Nicole

Refresh!
[01:07] Wireless@SG Extends to March 2013
[02:30] Starhub launched an application development campaign for Android
[04:14] Twitpocalypse hits the Twitterverse
[05:45] iPhone 3.0 OS Upgrade is Out with some Pros & Cons
[09:12] Singtel Launches Singtel AMped - Singtel Unlimited Music Downloads -
[11:30] The flood of phones that was released in Singapore
[11:50] Nokia Release
[15:55] Samsung Release - Samsung Jet
[21:24] Sony Release - Satio, Aino & Yari

MonthOfSmartPhones Discussion
[25:45] Week 3 - Choosing the right Windows Mobile Phone

[42:15] Byte of the Week Yahoo Mobile

-DK, Fari, Daniel, Hisham, Bernard and hamsters….

Refresh!
[2:00]Video Games Live Concert in Singapore
[4:25]Soundbuzz music store to shut down on July 15
[6:00]Singtel to launch a Music service called AMP
[7:10]Popular Bookshop website got hacked.
[8:42]Facebook allows personalized username
[10:15]Twitter launches verified accounts.

Stories
[12:41]MacBook family refreshed.
[18:25]Snow Leopard announced.
[21:45]Safari 4 annouced.

MonthOfSmartPhones Discussion
[22:10]iPhone 3G S
[24:50]Singtel to launch iPhone 3GS in July.
[27:30]Singtel to offer Tethering on iPhone3.0 OS
[28:35]iPhone OS 3.0

[32:25]Byte of the Week: doubleTwist for iPhone

This week we finally get to take a close look at Nokia’s flagship for 2009, the Nokia N97. Does it match up to its hype and anticipation? We give you the ups and the downs of this device and let you decide for yourself. On this week’s Gear65.

Link: Nokia N97

Formats available: MPEG-4 Video (.m4v), Flash Video (.flv)

P.S.: Read more for an extended version of the video!

Relax ah, I’ll do a first look and proper Gear65 review later.

PS: Daniel is out of town currently. I bet he will shout “YOU AGAIN?” when he comes back.