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Friday, 31st December 2010Friday, 31st December 2010
Looking Back 2010
Posted by Lester Chan at 11:50 in Blog

In my last year blog post, Looking Back 2009, I stated that I wanted to find a job, which I did, as a Web Engineer at mig33 and I started officially on the 1st February 2010. I have been with mig33 for almost 1 year, how time flies!

Last year I spend New Year’s Eve watching Alvin & The Chipmunks 2 at VivoCity and this year I will be spending it inside the Cinema, watching The Tourist, starring Johnny Depp, Angelina Jolie and Paul Bettany at Orchard Cineleisure.

For my 2011 resolution/wish, I would like to visit the US or any country with snow! I have not seen let alone touch snow in my 26 years of life before (Snow City is not counted as it is crap). I am so going to make this wish comes through. Tentatively planning to go to the US in December 2011.

I would like to take this opportunity to wish all my readers, visitors and supporters a very Happy New Year 2011! HUAT AH (hokkien word for prosperity)!

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Sunday, 28th November 2010Sunday, 28th November 2010
A.C. Ryan Playon! HD
Posted by Lester Chan at 00:02 in Gadget

My 2nd hoot from SITEX 2010 is the A.C. Ryan Playon! HD (SGD$349). It comes with a 2TB Samsung harddisk (Spinpoint F4EG) and free Wireless N Dongle. The reason I chose A.C. Ryan instead of other brands is because it can play almost all formats including RM & RMVB. I know Western Digital Live TV can’t play those formats.

The A.C. Ryan Playon! HD also supports NAS functionality and hence I will be off loading all my media stuffs into it from my NAS.

In terms of UI, it is simple and easy to use but I think the graphics element within the UI can be improved to make it more visually appealing.

The only complain I have so far with the Playon HD is the network only supports 10/100Mbps which makes transferring files to it extremely slow. The speed I am getting for transferring files to Playon HD is only 5MB/s. I may switch to using the free Wireless N Dongle that comes with the Playon HD, at least it supports up to 300Mbps which is 3x faster than the wired option.


Box Front


Box Back


Box Contents


Playon HD Front View


Playon HD Back View


Samsung HDD


UI

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Friday, 26th November 2010Friday, 26th November 2010
Western Digital My Passport Essential SE (USB 3.0)
Posted by Lester Chan at 08:49 in Gadget

Hooted the My Passport Essential SE (1TB) (USB 3.0) from SITEX 2010 for SGD$189.90 (usual price is SGD$209.90). This is my first USB 3.0 device despite not having any computers that support USB 3.0. It is all about future proofing!

Since this portal harddrive supports USB 3.0, the connector on the harddrive itself is a USB 3.0 MicroUSB Port (which looks weird, see picture below) instead of the usual USB 2.0 MiniUSB port. But it is backward compatible meaning your USB 2.0 MicroUSB (NOT miniUSB) still can fit into the port.

USB 2.0 is called Hi-Speed, and now USB 3.0 is called Super Speed (SS).


Box Front


Box Contents


My Passport Essential SE (Silver)


USB 3.0 MicroUSB Female Port


USB 3.0 Cable


USB 3.0 MicroUSB Male Connector

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Wednesday, 2nd June 2010Wednesday, 2nd June 2010
FIFA World Cup 2010 Matches and Schedules
Posted by Lester Chan at 08:36 in World Cup 2010

Here are FIFA World Cup 2010 Matches and Schedules posted by Dragon of Hardwarezone Forums.

Group Stage

Friday, 11th June 2010

  • 22:00 SGT – South Africa vs Mexico

Saturday, 12th June 2010

  • 02:30 SGT – Uruguay vs France
  • 19:30 SGT – South Korea vs Greece
  • 22:00 SGT – Argentina vs Nigeria

Sunday, 13th June 2010

  • 02:30 SGT – England vs United States
  • 19:30 SGT – Algeria vs Slovenia
  • 22:00 SGT – Serbia vs Ghana

Monday, 14th June 2010

  • 02:30 SGT – Germany vs Australia
  • 19:30 SGT – Netherlands vs Denmark
  • 22:00 SGT – Japan vs Cameroon

Tuesday, 15th June 2010

  • 02:30 SGT – Italy vs Paraguay
  • 19:30 SGT – New Zealand vs Slovakia
  • 22:00 SGT – Ivory Coast vs Portugal

Wednesday, 16th June 2010

  • 02:30 SGT – Brazil vs North Korea
  • 19:30 SGT – Honduras vs Chile
  • 22:00 SGT – Spain vs Switzerland

Thursday, 17th June 2010

  • 02:30 SGT – South Africa vs Uruguay
  • 19:30 SGT – Argentina vs South Korea
  • 22:00 SGT – Greece vs Nigeria

Friday, 18th June 2010

  • 02:30 SGT – France vs Mexico
  • 19:30 SGT – Germany vs Serbia
  • 22:00 SGT – Slovenia vs United States

Saturday, 19th June 2010

  • 02:30 SGT – England vs Algeria
  • 19:30 SGT – Netherlands vs Japan
  • 22:00 SGT – Ghana vs Australia

Sunday, 20th June 2010

  • 02:30 SGT – Cameroon vs Denmark
  • 19:30 SGT – Slovakia vs Paraguay
  • 22:00 SGT – Italy vs New Zealand

Monday, 21st June 2010

  • 02:30 SGT – Brazil vs Ivory Coast
  • 19:30 SGT – Portugal vs North Korea
  • 22:00 SGT – Chile vs Switzerland

Tuesday, 22th June 2010

  • 02:30 SGT – Spain vs Honduras
  • 22:00 SGT – Mexico vs Uruguay
  • 22:00 SGT – France vs South Africa

Wednesday, 23rd June 2010

  • 02:30 SGT – Nigeria vs South Korea
  • 02:30 SGT – Greece vs Argentina
  • 22:00 SGT – Slovenia vs England
  • 22:00 SGT – United States vs Algeria

Thursday, 24th June 2010

  • 02:30 SGT – Ghana vs Germany
  • 02:30 SGT – Australia vs Serbia
  • 22:00 SGT – Slovakia vs Italy
  • 22:00 SGT – Paraguay vs New Zealand

Friday, 25th June 2010

  • 02:30 SGT – Denmark vs Japan
  • 02:30 SGT – Cameroon vs Netherlands
  • 22:00 SGT – Portugal vs Brazil
  • 22:00 SGT – North Korea vs Ivory Coast

Saturday, 26th June 2010

  • 02:30 SGT – Switzerland vs Honduras
  • 02:30 SGT – Chile vs Spain

Round of 16

Saturday, 26th June 2010

  • 22:00 SGT – 1A (Uruguay) vs 2B (South Korea)

Sunday, 27th June 2010

  • 02:30 SGT – 1C (USA) vs 2D (Ghana)
  • 22:00 SGT – 1D (Germany) vs 2C (England)

Monday, 28th June 2010

  • 02:30 SGT – 1B (Argentina) vs 2A (Mexico)
  • 22:00 SGT – 1E (Netherlands) vs 2F (Slovakia)

Tuesday, 29th June 2010

  • 02:30 SGT – 1G (Brazil) vs 2H (Chile)
  • 22:00 SGT – 1F (Paraguay) vs 2E (Japan)

Wednesday, 30th June 2010

  • 02:30 SGT – 1H (Spain) vs 2G (Portugal)

Quarter Finals

Friday, 2nd July 2010

  • 22:00 SGT – 16E (Netherlands) vs 16G (Brazil)

Saturday, 3rd July 2010

  • 02:30 SGT – 16A (Uruguay) vs 16C (Ghana)
  • 22:00 SGT – 16B (Argentina) vs 16D (Germany)

Sunday, 4th July 2010

  • 02:30 SGT – 16F (Paraguay) vs 16H (Spain)

Semi-Finals

Wednesday, 7th July 2010

  • 02:30 SGT – Q2 (Uruguay) vs Q1 (Netherlands)

Thursday, 8th July 2010

  • 02:30 SGT – Q3 (Germany) vs Q4 (Spain)

Third Place Game

Sunday, 11th July 2010

  • 02:30 SGT – LS1 (Uruguay) vs LS2 (Germany)

Final

Monday, 12th July 2010

  • 02:30 SGT – S1 (Netherlands) vs S2 (Spain)
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Saturday, 8th May 2010Saturday, 8th May 2010
iPad Coming To Singapore in July 2010
Posted by Lester Chan at 14:26 in Gadget, Press Release

Yeap, you heard that right, iPad is coming to Singapore in July 2010 together with Austria, Belgium, Hong Kong, Ireland, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands and New Zealand.

CUPERTINO, California—May 7, 2010—Apple today announced that iPad will be available in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK on Friday, May 28. Customers can pre-order all iPad models from Apple’s online store in all nine countries beginning on Monday, May 10. In the US, Apple has already sold over one million iPads and customers have downloaded over 12 million apps from the App Store, as well as over 1.5 million ebooks from the new iBookstore.

iPad allows users to connect with their apps and content in a more intimate, intuitive and fun way than ever before. Users can browse the web, read and send email, enjoy and share photos, watch HD videos, listen to music, play games, read ebooks and much more, all using iPad’s revolutionary Multi-Touch™ user interface. iPad is 0.5 inches thin and weighs just 1.5 pounds—thinner and lighter than any laptop or netbook—and delivers up to 10 hours of battery life.*

The App Store on iPad lets you wirelessly browse, buy and download new apps from the world’s largest app store. iPad includes 12 new innovative apps designed especially for iPad and will run almost all of the more than 200,000 apps on the App Store, including apps already purchased for your iPhone® or iPod touch®. Developers have created more than 5,000 exciting new apps designed for iPad that take advantage of its Multi-Touch interface, large screen and high-quality graphics.

Pricing & Availability
Apple plans to release iPad in Austria, Belgium, Hong Kong, Ireland, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand and Singapore in July. Apple will announce availability, local pricing and pre-order plans for these nine additional countries at a later date.

*Battery life depends on device settings, usage and other factors. Actual results vary.

Apple ignited the personal computer revolution with the Apple II, then reinvented the personal computer with the Macintosh. Apple continues to lead the industry with its award-winning computers, OS X operating system, and iLife, iWork and professional applications. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store, has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and has recently introduced its magical iPad which is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices.

Source: iPad Available in Nine More Countries on May 28

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