Will be doing some minor revamp to the site and adding another sction on “DSLR & Gears” as I had taken this expensive hobby up for quite some time and cannot leave it out of the blog, :).
New posts will be a bit slow, bear with me for the time being.
The video on the panel discussion, “Generation Y and the Emerging Power of User-generated Content” at the IDC conference which I attended last month was finally uploaded. Looking back at it, I do look kind of goofy, hehe.
Watch it at your risk.
It is here, announced. Check out the video from the event in London last night.
The demo on the new TouchFLO, and more…the product tour
And tons more on HTC’s YouTube website.
Source - HTC
My new entry over at CNET Asia Community Blog is up. This week’s entry, “HTC Touch Diamond annoucing this week?”. Click here for the read.
Some test pics I took with the Sony 70-200mm F4.5-5.6G SSM. Click pic for full picture view. They are not the best test pics, but hope it can give you some insights as to how the lens perform.
@ 300mm, 1/60 sec at F5.6
@70mm, 1/100 sec at F4.5
Pic from pocketables
pocketables posted a thorough write-up on the new version of Microsoft Origami 2.0 which features application such as the Origami Central, Origami Now and Touch Settings. Although there had been quite some flaws to the design to the HTC Shift, the write-up on the first look to the Microsoft Origami 2.0 is definitely worth the read. Link to article here.
Source - pocketables
jkOnTheRun posted an article on how to downgrade the Windows Vista version of the HP 2133 Mini-Note to Windows XP, I’ve linked the instructions below from bsumpter over at notebookreview.com’s forum since Heyman just asked for it, hope it helps. Full thread on the post is linked here.
1) Plug in USB DVD / CD drive, insert WinXP disk.
2) Boot computer, hitting F9 at bootup to choose boot volume.
3) Choose your DVD / CD drive to boot from, then hit any key to boot from CD.
4) During XP setup, blow away all existing paritions (leave the small 400mb if you ever plan on reinstalling Suse Linux - I did not).
5) Format as NTFS - I used the “Quick” option as it takes forever the other way.
6) Install XP as normal from here forward.
7) Once installed, grab the Broadcom Ethernet driver and install it via CD or SD card:
http://www.broadcom.com/support/ethe…me_desktop.php 
Once you have a working NIC, connect to the internet, activate your copy of XP, and go to the “Windows Update”.
9) From Windows Update, choose “Custom” and install all of the hardware drivers it offers.
10) Reboot.
11) At this point, everything should be working except sound and HP Quicklaunch button support.
12) Download the KB888111 patch and install for the first part of the sound fix:
http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/…howtopic=47079
13) Download the Vista sound drivers for the Mini-Note from the HP website:
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport…tem=ob-59522-1
14) Run the install for the file above. It will unzip to a folder of your choosing, try to run, and then bomb because you don’t have Vista.
15) Go to Device Manager, double click on the “?” for sound device, choose Update Driver, and point it at the Vista driver folder unzipped by the above application.
16) At this point, you should have sound when finished.
17) Install the HP QuickLaunch button drivers (it’s under “Official Site 1″):
http://notebook.free-driver-download…s-2000-XP.html
1 Ignore the popups for new hardware during this install - they will go away on their own.
19) Hit the “Start” button, click “Run”, then type “msconfig”.
20) Once inside msconfig, click the “Startup” tab on the right, and turn OFF “smax4pnp”.
21) Reboot.
Source - bsumpter via jkOnTheRun
[14 February ] The second generation of the HTC Advantage have just been announced. Spec wise, it features a Marvell PXA270 624 MHz processor, 16GB of flash memory, 5-inch VGA screen, 3 megapixel camera, 256 MB ROM, 128MB RAM, quad-band GSM, tr-band HSDPA, built-in GPS and a whopping battery of 2,100 mAh. Click here for the product sheet from HTC or here for the full specs from phoneArena.com. No news yet on the pricing but will update it once we hear more.
[Updated: 29 April] We’re closer and closer to the release of the HTC Advantage X7510. Mobile01 posted a review (in Chinese, warning: slow loading) with tons of pics of the HTC X7510, link here.
Source - Mobile01
Two versions will be launch in Hong Kong and both will be running on the VIA C7M 1.2GHz processor.
The Linux version will feature 1GB Ram on board together with a 120GB Hdd; price: HK$3,999 (US$513).
The Vista version will feature 2GB Ram on board together with a 160GB Hdd; price: HK$4,999 (US$641).
Both very interesting video, the comparison on HP’s Vista version and the ASUS Eee PC running on WinXP might bot be the best comparison but nonetheless gives you a vague idea on the booting speed on both different processor.
Source - PCMPodcast
My new entry over at CNET Asia Community Blog is up. This week’s entry, “The ASUS Eee PC 900 Mess”. Click here for the read.
Time Out’s Big Weekend is here and on Saturday, New Pants will be playing at the Grappa’s Cellar.
You can get tickets ($200, incl one drink) at White Noise Records (1/F, 4 Canal Rd East, Causeway Bay, 2591 0499), and Grappa’s (Basement, Jardine House, Central, 2521 2322)
You can buy tickets for Time Out’s Big Weekend ($350, includes You Say Party! We Say Die! gig on Friday, and a drink each night) at http://www.timeout.com.hk/
