Microsoft has renamed Project Natal to Kinect, arriving 4th November 2010, and I'm definitely getting it for my Xbox 360, rumoured at US$150. On the original console Kinect connects via USB plus a separate power cable.
My summary for World Cup 2010 day 4: Germany thrashed Australia 4-0, the Netherlands beat Denmark 2-0, and Japan beat Cameroon 1-0. Tomorrow, 15th June, brings Italy, New Zealand and Ivory Coast fixtures, all in Singapore time.
My summary for World Cup 2010 day 3: England drew the United States 1-1, Slovenia beat Algeria 1-0, and Ghana beat Serbia 1-0. Tomorrow, 14th June, brings Germany, the Netherlands and Japan fixtures, all in Singapore time.
My summary for World Cup 2010 day 2: Uruguay drew France 0-0, South Korea beat Greece 2-0, and Argentina beat Nigeria 1-0. Tomorrow, 13th June, brings England, Algeria and Serbia fixtures, all in Singapore time.
Mobile Fun sent me a Mobile Phone Tripod Holder for review last month, handy for self-shot photos using your phone's timer or for shooting video. I'd expected flimsy quality on opening the package, but it actually turned out reasonably solid.
My summary for the opening day of World Cup 2010: in the only match played, hosts South Africa drew Mexico 1-1. Tomorrow, 12th June, brings Uruguay, South Korea and Argentina fixtures, all in Singapore time.
SingTel sent me the Motorola BackFlip to review last month, but my busy schedule delayed it, sorry. I'll cover only the physical design, since its OS and software closely match the Motorola Dext I reviewed five months ago.
I was invited to Intel's exclusive blogger event on Monday, 7th June 2010 at their StarHub Centre office. They introduced their latest tech: SSDs, Wireless Display, Light Peak, super-thin laptops and the Intel AppUp store.
Apple officially announced the iPhone 4 yesterday at WWDC 2010. I followed it live on gdgt, faster than Engadget, while Gizmodo merely aggregated, probably absent over the leak. Notably, the phone now uses a MicroSIM instead of the regular size.
A huge Crumpler fan, I wanted a work bag fitting my iPad and A4 paper. I first eyed the S$81 Skivvy (Small), but changed my mind, since it's really just a sleeve for a 12-inch laptop.
Samsung has partnered SingTel to launch the Galaxy S in Singapore, making SingTel the first operator worldwide to carry it. The Galaxy S runs Android 2.1 with a 4-inch Super AMOLED display, less reflective yet vivid, and a 1GHz processor.
SingTel offers three MicroSIM-only plans: 7.2Mbps at S$37.30, 14.4Mbps at S$44.20 and 21Mbps at S$53.80 a month. All include 50GB of data capped at S$94.16, come without a dongle, and the cards are sold at all 11 SingTel shops.
Here are the full FIFA World Cup 2010 fixtures and schedules, posted by Dragon on the HardwareZone forums. The group stage kicks off on Friday, 11th June with hosts South Africa versus Mexico, all times given in Singapore time.
On Saturday, 29th May, StarHub and M1 began selling MicroSIM cards, with SingTel following tomorrow, 1st June. It's unclear whether the telcos allow MicroSIM in MultiSIM or restrict it to data plans. Either way, scissors will do.
mig33 is expanding and hiring more engineers and designers! We want PHP/MySQL web engineers, Java and J2ME engineers, ideally raw graduates up to five years' experience, plus designers. Interested? Send your resume to lester.chan at mig33global.
I was invited to my first ever Sony Ericsson event, their Backstage blogger session. We were introduced to Sony's tagline, make.believe, where the dot matters by separating make believe into make and believe, before being shown five new products.
The Infocomm Accessibility Centre has launched a month-long civic movement, The Tweet Meet, to bridge the digital divide for people with disabilities. The centre aims to offer more IT course placements to people with disabilities across Singapore.
HP hosted the gala premiere of Sex and the City 2 at Golden Village VivoCity, and we were honoured to be invited. I'm a huge fan from the TV series days, and glad the sequel didn't take long.
Thanks to Hwee Tong and Sharon for the gala invite to Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time at Cineleisure! It opens islandwide this Thursday, 27th May 2010. Running about two hours, it's action-packed throughout, with impressive, never-before-seen sand animation.
The People's Association is bringing 2010 FIFA World Cup screenings to the heartlands, partnering Singapore Pools, SingTel and StarHub. The five Community Development Councils and PA Community Clubs will show the matches at venues across the island for residents.
IDA is holding a road show, IDA's New Infocomm & U, at Downtown East this Saturday, 22nd May 2010. The whole 24seven team will be there, with activities for you and your readers to learn new infocomm skills.
I wanted a 16GB iPad WiFi + 3G and tried ordering via comGateway, but it was rejected next day amid overwhelming demand. My colleague Alon offered to order it from the Apple Store and ship it to his place.