The Gaming Misadventures Of Yoroi360 (Xbox 360) and Yoroi3 (PS3): Pocket PC

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Tuesday, July 15, 2008

HTC Touch Diamond - First Look By Marauderz For The YTBN Gear...

Friday, July 04, 2008

And I Chose The...

Well it was a tough choice between the i780 and the diamond, and the diamond was only declared the victor because it's dimensions were smaller... After using the diamond for two weeks, I have to say that it has its share of weird hiccups but other than that it serves its purpose well... I just hope it outlasts the d810...

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Wednesday, June 25, 2008

The Replacement...

As mentioned in the previous post, I went and got a replacement for the d810 (trinity) last Friday night. The main criteria used to determine the prospective replacements was a simple one, the new phone had to be a step forward compared to the d810. No easy feat since the d810 was a wm6 phone, came with a slew of features (gps, wifi, hsdpa, etc.) and was reliable.

During dinner, I thought of the various alternatives and managed to narrow it down to just 2 models. Both models are faster than the d810 and have all the bells and whistles necessary to ensure that they are viable alternatives.

The first model I considered was the i780, which is in all aspects a brilliant wm 6 device (speedy processor, decent 2.0 megapixel camera, above average build quality, gps, full qwerty keyboard, expandable memory up till 8gb, gorgeous screen and 9 hours of talk time)... All of that in less than 122 gms... Very nice... Looks like it will be a tough to find a wm device that can match the i780 in terms of features...

Its competition came in the form of the diamond, which is a very nice wm6.1 device (not so speedy yet not so slow processor, decent 3.2 megapixel camera, great build quality, gps, touchflo 3d interface, 4gb internal memory, vga screen and slightly more than 5 hours of talktime)... All in a sleek black casing... Very arty farty...

The i780 edges the diamond in terms of processing power and expendable memory, talk time, having a real qwerty keyboard and price (the i780 is RM 1100.00 cheaper and comes with an additional battery and leather pouch - please note however the prices quoted are the suggested retail prices and may not necessarily be the price I paid, so shop around)...

The diamond has the upper hand when it comes to the camera, the vga screen, wm6.1 and snazzy touchflo 3d (the suggested retail price for the diamond is RM 2799.00 and it comes bundled with a car charger)...

So which one did I end up buying???

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Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Out With The Old And...

My trusty d810 has served me for slightly more than 8 months when it finally decided to allow the ravages of heavy usage, slight accidents and bumps to have the better of it (last Friday)...

It is now recuperating and awaiting restoration works at a service centre...

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Friday, November 16, 2007

1299...

As most of you might already know, the eeepc (4gb) is being launched at MTCS Pavillion @ 1.00 pm today at the introductory price of rm 1299.00...

Some of you might scoff when you see the specs of the eeepc, but let me assure you that if you approach it with an open mind, you will start to see how special it really is... And what do I mean by special??? Well consider this, its got a 7" screen and @ rm 1299.00 you will be hardpressed to find a media player with a comparable screen size...

Judging by its dimensions and sub 1kg weight it can and should be classified as an ultra portable, and how much do most ultra portables cost??? More than 3.5 x the asking price of the eeepc...

I know the 4gb storage (only 1.4gb allocated to the user after os and program install) is miniscule but bear this in mind, its solid state... Which means it can withstand bumps and drops and boots up faster while consuming less power... Most reviewers have commented that the unit boots up and is ready for use in under 20 secs while shutdown mostly takes less than half that time...

Now time for a little math...

eeepc 4gb = rm 1299.00
entry level 3g handphone = rm 399.00
unlimited data plan from celcom (per month) = rm 68.00

At rm 1766.00 for all the items above, you can officially surf everywhere and anywhere (even when there is no wifi hotspot)... Great for facebook addicts... why surf on your pocket pc when you can do it on a 7" screen??? Also great for all you msn junkies, no more typing on cramped thumbboards!!!

So at the rm 1299.00 price point it does present itself as a very viable blogging tool / media player / internet surfing thingie... Heck to put things in perspective, most of the new kick ass pc graphics cards out there cost just as much, question is are they as versatile??? I think not...

Here's a chronology of events that lead to the procurement of my eeepc...

http://theshow.marauderzstuff.com/2007/11/16/BreakingNews.aspx
http://theshow.marauderzstuff.com/2007/11/16/BreakingNews11.aspx
http://theshow.marauderzstuff.com/2007/11/16/BreakingNews12.aspx

Tuesday, September 04, 2007

Its Finally Done...

After putting it off for the longest time, the house is wi-fi-ed... Setting up the wireless router took less than 5 minutes (as compared to the damn wireless router in Jeanie's house) "Linksys one touch setup" FTW!!!

Arranging the router for optimum placement however, took 40 mins hahahahahahahaha... Ok time to go to sleep... I have along day ahead of me tomorrow...

Note: If you use the configuration cd with Vista you might get an error message that says the OS is not supported... Just press cancel and open up the setup.exe file manually from windows explorer... Note 2: The router interface doesn't seem to have a tab to show a list of all the connected devices and their mac addresses... A minor quibble for something which sets up so easily...

Friday, August 17, 2007

Aijoh!!!

Whoever said using a hsdpa connection to surf the web is dumb, should look at the following numbers...

:::.. testmy.net test results ..:::

Download Connection is:: 1223 Kbps about 1.22 Mbps (tested with 1496 kB)

Download Speed is:: 149 kB/s

Upload Connection is:: 356 Kbps about 0.4 Mbps (tested with 579 kB)

Upload Speed is:: 43 kB/s

Tested From:: http://testmy.net (Main)

Test Time:: 2007/08/16 - 9:54am

D-Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/stats/id-F7Y9BTOS2

U-Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/stats/id-ESOWPHLC9

User Agent:: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 6.0; SLCC1; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; Media Center PC 5.0; .NET CLR 3.0.04506; InfoPath.2) [!]

Heck its even better than the broadband connections that some people have at home...

Thursday, August 09, 2007

Got Data???

After a few "incidents" with my data package, I'm finally on my new data package (Rm 68.00 per month)... I remember the previous one being Rm 99.00 per month or Rm 88.00 per month if you submit a copy of your streamyx bill when you sign up... Heck it was even Rm 120.00 per month when the unlimited data packages started rolling out... Things have changed for the better since then eh??? (hmmm profited us, the telco wars have)...

Although its called an unlimited data package, there is a bandwidth cap at 3gb... before you idiots roll your eyes, please review the tos (terms of service) with your telco... because there are other telcos that set the bandwidth cap at 3gb as well... So all you "smart" dudes that signed up for the unlimited data plan for p2p, you guys made a "wise" choice... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...

The bandwidth cap is a non issue to me as I use the data package primarily for msn and for some internet surfing when I travel... The thing that intrigues me is that ala carte day use plan for Rm 8.00 a day... I think its a step in the right direction and more telcos should consider coming out with such plans...

Sunday, July 15, 2007

Its So Irritating...

There is an irritating bug in Windows Mobile 6 (WM6) thats driving me up the wall!!! You see if you're using WM6 and you happen to connect to a hotspot or wifi connection, you can surf the web via internet explorer, check your email and use skype... So it baffles me that when you click live messenger, it causes the phone to dial a gprs connection (eventhough a wifi connection is already running)... WTF is going on??? Why doesn't live messenger use the wifi connection??? WHY??? This is probably the dumbest thing I've seen so far (outlook 2002 not working properly in vista and windows mobile device centre comes a close second)...

Saturday, July 14, 2007

Amazing...

Believe or not, I'm still on the same tank of gas!!! Amazing isn't it???

Windows Mobile 6 (WM6) however, is far from amazing... After spending another 2 hours at the shop... the managed to rectify the situation some what... The only downer is... I have to delete all my PIM data... Sucks balls doesn't it??? Everything else is running well (with the exception of spb backup)... and the performance increase is noticeable... Some of my friends have been warning me that I might lose GPS functionality after I upgrade to WM6 but does not seem to be the case... I tested the GPS last night and it works as it should...

So the real question is... Is the upgrade worth it in light of all the lost PIM data... Well hard to say really... I need a week or so before I arrive at a proper conclusion...

Friday, July 13, 2007

Screw!!!

I think someone made a "boo boo" with the rom update... I can't use any of my speed dials (or make new ones)... and I can't even set my voice mailbox number!!! The spb backup has also gone screwy!!! I think I'm going back to the store later to give the guy a piece of my mind!!!

Running Around...

Got back in to KL a while ago and I'm already in the office... Hehehehehe after all that traveling, I'm still running around with the same tank of gas... Took a quick lunch on the way to office just now and I managed to get my D810 "fixed"... I said I got it "fixed" as there wasn't really anything wrong with it in the conventional sense... everything was working fine... But I had to take it to the shop because a co-worker of mine managed to break the stylus when it was inside the unit (I am still in awe as to how he managed to do it... Now that I think of it, he has left a dark stain (not a real stain lah) on every gadget that he has touched... I must make a mental note to hide all future gadgets from him =P)... While I was having lunch, they managed to update the rom as well... so the D810 is now running on WM6 instead of WM5...

Will let you guys know what I think of WM6 after a couple days...

Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Twins...

This is just a train wreck waiting to happen... Which is which??? Man... I just hope I didn't stick the wrong one in the case...

Tuesday, June 26, 2007

An Unpopular Decision...

Highly unpopular decision my friends... very unpopular...

Note: The list should include the C730 as well...

Friday, June 22, 2007

A Scare...

Hmmm it seems that the phone jack on the avr just fried a few mins ago... oh well looks like I need to go shopping for a new avr tomorrow... Good thing that was the only thing that fried...

I am also relieved to know that my d810 is not behaving weirdly... the problems I had with gmail and ie must have been the result of a crappy connection... a big up to the resident tech expert for giving my d810 a once over... However, skype is iffy (the app crashes when you try to make a call on 3g/3.5g but works fine if you connect via a wifi connection)... I wonder whats wrong with it???

Saturday, June 16, 2007

Buy It!!!

The HTC touch is now available at SGD 848 or RM 1900... Get it at your favourite authorized dopod reseller now...

Press info is available here...

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Friday, June 15, 2007

Woosh...

Thats the sound of my bank balance being depleted at light speed... Went shopping for a new primary phone yesterday (with MarauderzMY, KevinMYUS and Jeanie @ 1 Utama) and I settled on the Dopod D810 (aka the HTC Trinity)... It was a pretty sweet deal at RM 2988 as it not only included what was in the box but also:

An extra screen protector (RM 18 value)
A non slip grip thing - I can't remember what they are called (RM 18 value)
A Toshiba 2gb mini sd (RM 90 value)
An i-tech bluetooth handsfree (RM 168 value)
An extra usb cable (RM 12 value)
A push email susbcription (RM 200 value)

Wednesday, June 13, 2007

He's Done It...

Ah so MarauderzMY has decided to blog about it afterall :P... I know lots of people have been waiting for the HTC Cavalier or Dopod C730 here in Malaysia and it stumps me as to why the local distributors have yet to bring it in (maybe for the reasons outlined on MarauderzMY's blog... it also stumps me to some degree as to why they call it a Dopod Cavalier rather than a HTC Cavalier or a Dopod C730)... I mean think of it, who wouldn't want it???

Aih... if only it came with a front vga camera for video calls... If only... Besides its not like its available here yet and I for one am not blessed with MarauderzMY's deep pockets, so I can't afford a trip to Singapore to get the phone...

I guess a pauper like me will have to get whatever I can from the local mall on Thursday...

ZzzZZZzzzZZZ...

Was so knackered that I completely zonked out at 12.30 am... Must have been all that running around at work earlier on... Its gonna be another late night tonight as there will a seminar later on in the evening followed by a short presentation to the distributors... I am just glad that the presentation will be handled by another group of people and I'm just there for morale support...

In unrelated news, Firedancer's aka Synchronous' box kicked it last night... apparently it locks up after 5 mins of gameplay but has not exhibited any RODs yet...

In more unrelated news, it seems that MarauderzMY has uncovered something very interesting... It depends on whether he will blog about it though... lets just say it concerns a rather drool worthy gadget and 3.5g... Oooh and that its being made by the Taiwanese (heck coming to think of it, almost everything is made by the Taiwanese these days :P)...

In even more unrelated news, the 'project' is picking up some steam, several parties have expressed interest (which is good but doesn't do jack in the finances department)... however its not something that I will quit my day job for yet... I may not make a decent amount of money from this litle enterprise, but at least, I'll be able to offer better value to the average cash-strapped joe... More about this when it happens...

In some hardcore totally unrelated news, I've decided to stick it to symbian (series 60 in particular... after a long love and hate relationship) and moving on to windows mobile 5 (and subsequently windows mobile 6 when the update comes up mid july)... This would mean that the N93 will no longer be my primary mobile (it will be relegated to the secondary phone status effectively replacing the aging SE K750i) and it will be replaced by something that comes out of Taiwan... whatever that may be... some key features that it would need to have to serve as my primary mobile are as follows:

3.5g;
wifi;
bluetooth;
video call functionality;
above par battery life; and
gps

So lets see what tomorrow's shopping trip will yield...

Monday, February 12, 2007

Look what I won at a lucky draw last night!!! A HP iPAQ rx4540!!! Definitely worth the long distance drive!!!

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