Month: November 2008

nothing is better than SE-X

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I am talking about the latest gadget in town, Sony Ericsson Xperia X1. What were you thinking?

Perhaps it’s the hype of Xperia, I felt so compelled to experience it when Sony Ericsson finally launched it on 1st November, 9 months after it was first announced.  So I drove down to the Sony Ericsson concept store, on its launch day. My first impression of the phone, was not exactly a “love on first sight” kind of feeling. The phone does look cool on first look (so was the cute sales executive), but my primary concern (as with any other phones) has always been the keyboard and therefore I spent quite a lot testing the keyboard rather than fiddling around its other uber cool features.
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Home zone trial

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Starhub’s technician came to our house this morning, to install an UMTS access point to our home router. This was for the “Home Zone” trial that I had signed up with Starhub recently. This trial program enables 3G phones to make and receive phone calls via the access point instead of connecting to the Starhub 3G phone network. As the access point is LAN-connected to our home router, 3G network access would therefore be through the internet, via the router/cable modem. The home zone, i.e. the access point network coverage, is approximately within the radius of 100m. Phone would auto switch to the home access point once it is within the home zone, and back to the normal GSM/3G network when it’s outside.

Peanut Butter Craze

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If you are a peanut butter lover like me, you absolutely must not miss the chance to getting yourself this (sorry if you can’t read Chinese) if you ever travel to Taiwan. The peanut butter is the most smooth and silky one I have ever tried. Just to prove a point how obsessed I am with this brand of peanut butter. I first bought a bottle when I travel to Taiwan more than 10 years ago for my reservist oversea stint. Last year, when I made a holiday trip to Taiwan again, I made a point that one of my holiday destinations was 新竹 so that I could get it.

But it can be quite a PITA to get one from outside of Taiwan. And recently, I found out an alternative option, which you can easily get hold locally. Just President butter and Jiff peanut butter. The combination rocks!

Xperia Xperience

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I confess, the temptation of new Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 is too much for me to resist.

That said, my first impression of the phone, was not exactly a “love on first sight” kind of feeling, as I dropped by Sony Ericsson concept store to check out the the phone. The phone does look cool on first look (so was the cute sales executive), but my primary concern has always been the keyboard and therefore I spend quite alot trying to experience the keyboard rather than fiddling around its other uber cool features.
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An overdue blog on Notif Blinker update

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Notif Blinker has an update in August but I  realised I didn’t blog about it until now!
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