Gifts From Japan
My family, my parents, brother and Huimin, were on a tour of Japan from 28th February to 11th March 2009. Now they're back, they brought Li Xiang and me some gifts! Pictures paint a thousand words, so here they are.
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Apple Refreshes iPod Shuffle
Apple has refreshed the iPod Shuffle, now 4GB only at S$128. Instead of many colours there are just two, silver and black, and the design is now vertical rather than square. Despite lacking a screen, it adds a VoiceOver feature.
BlogOut! 2009
Phew, my nervous BlogOut! 2009 presentation is over, and the event was a huge success. Rescheduling moved my slot up to 11.45am. Once on stage, the nerves faded, with Elvin from Intel advising me to look at the audience.
Logitech 2.4 GHz Cordless Presenter
Bought my Logitech 2.4GHz Cordless Presenter at PK Computer in VivoCity for S$132. I've no idea why presenters cost so much, even unbranded ones run about S$80, but it's a good investment I can also use for school presentations.
IT Fairs Date In Singapore 2009
Here are the IT fair dates in Singapore for 2009: IT Show in March, PC Show in June, Comex in September and Sitex in November, all held at Suntec City. Handy for planning gadget purchases around the year.
Apple Refreshes Mac Mini, iMac, Mac Pro
Apple has refreshed the Mac Mini, iMac and Mac Pro. The Mac Mini now packs an Intel Core 2 Duo and NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics, starting at S$988 for the 2.0GHz, 120GB model, with a 320GB option also available.
Site Traffic February 2009
My February 2009 site traffic stats: 10,800,627 hits, 650,841 pages and 183,506 visits from 150,368 unique sites, with about 40.6 million KBytes transferred over the month. A solid showing despite February being the shortest month of the year.
Site Traffic January 2009
My January 2009 site traffic stats: 11,276,573 hits, 710,401 pages and 184,462 visits from 144,281 unique sites, with about 44 million KBytes transferred over the month. A strong start to the year, with traffic comfortably in the millions.
Launch Of Nokia XpressMusic 5800 & Nokia Comes With Music
Nokia today launched the XpressMusic 5800 and the Comes With Music service at Velvet Underground. Comes With Music is now live, with Singapore the first country in Asia to get it.
BlogOut! 2009
BlogOut 2009 runs on 6th and 7th March, 10.30am to 5.30pm, at 8Q, Singapore Art Museum, 8 Queen Street. There are two tracks: the Corporate Track on both days, at S$90, and the Open Track on the 7th.
Safari 4 Beta
Apple has announced Safari 4. Built on advanced browser technologies including the new Nitro JavaScript engine, it runs JavaScript up to 30 times faster than IE7 and over three times faster than Firefox 3.
Deuter AirContact Pro 50 + 15
Got the Deuter AirContact Pro 50 + 15 backpack for S$295 at Carrefour. My brother will use it first for his Japan trip, and I should get to use it at the end of the year if I travel anywhere.
SingTel Launches HTC Dream aka G1
SingTel today launches the HTC Dream, aka the G1, available at all SingTel and Hello shops tomorrow. Alongside it, SingTel announces three new Flexi plans aimed at the Dream, which runs a 528MHz Qualcomm MSM7201A processor.
Casio Scientific Calculator FX-992S
My first scientific calculator was the Casio FX-992S, bought in Secondary 2 in 1998 when I was 14. It served me through secondary school, polytechnic and national service, finally dying in my second year at university.
Samsung Touch Event
My first invitation to a Samsung event, courtesy of PR manager Daniel, after previously reviewing the YP-K3 and VP-MX10. The Samsung Touch Event let us get hands-on with a range of Samsung products in a relaxed, try-it-yourself setting.
Showcase Nokia 2009
I was invited to Showcase Nokia 2009 at ZIRCA, Clarke Quay, where Nokia launched the E55, E75, N86 8MP, 6710 Navigator and 6720 Classic. The E75 is essentially an E51 clone with an added slide-out full QWERTY keypad.
WordPress Olive Green T-Shirt
I ordered my olive green WordPress t-shirt from the WordPress Shop, run by Indigo Clothing. Placed on 6th February 2009, it arrived yesterday, the 14th, by airmail, about twelve days later. It cost GBP £16.50, roughly S$35.80 including postage.
Happy Valentine’s Day 2009
Li Xiang baked butter and cornflake cookies for me, and I made her a card on the computer plus a heart-shaped candy from Sticky. We exchanged gifts yesterday since today we were up early for her friend's ROM.
Comes With Music Singapore Launch
Nokia has announced its Comes With Music range for Singapore. The revolutionary digital music offer will be available on the Nokia 5800, 5320 and 5220 XpressMusic devices, as well as the N96, N85 and N79 multimedia computers.
Street Fighter IV Calendar Exclusively For Xbox360
If you bought Street Fighter IV for Xbox 360, you're entitled to a free exclusive calendar. Redeem it at Challenger Funan or Best Denki VivoCity from 12th to 28th February 2009, bringing along the game and your receipt.
Street Fighter IV For Xbox 360
I pre-ordered Street Fighter IV for my Xbox 360 a couple of weeks ago at Mega Multimedia. The staff said pre-ordering then got me S$5 off the retail price, which seemed a fair deal.
Nokia Comes With Music
I was invited to a one-hour Nokia Comes With Music session at Nokia's Singapore office. The service arrives here soon, and the much-anticipated Nokia 5800 XpressMusic lands before month's end. Comes With Music bundles unlimited track downloads with the phone.