Great video review from guys over at Pocketnow where they square off the Honeycomb against the Ice Cream Sandwich.  If you want to know a bit more on the shortcomings of the Honeycomb on tablet, check out the following video from Pocketnow as well. Enjoy.

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The video demonstrates the patented smart E-Book interface prototype implemented with Apple Private API by KAIST Institute of Information Technology Convergence.  Indeed smart but is it something we need in a e-book? what are your thoughts?

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My new entry over at CNET Asia Community Blog is up. This week’s entry, “The Dolce & Gabbana Saga in Hong Kong”. Click here for the full read.

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First hands on preview video on the Nikon D4 from WhatDigitalCamera.

Source – WhatDigitalCamera

This is it, Apple Red Friday Sale, hop over to this link to check it out, http://store.apple.com/hk/browse/lunar_new_year/red_friday. The following are some of the hot items at a not so much surprise discounted price -

• iPad 2 starting from HK$3,888 reduced to starting from HK$3,578, savings of HK$310 to HK$410 for different models
• MacBook Air starting from HK$7,688 reduced to starting from HK$6,918, savings of HK$770 for all models
• iMac starting from HK$9,188 reduced to starting from HK$8,418, savings of HK$770 for all models

Stingy is the only word that came to my mind. Apple, thought you could do better.

Source – Apple

My new entry over at CNET Asia Community Blog is up. This week’s entry, “Startups in HK Can Get up to US$82,000″. Click here for the full read.

SNAPHEAL is amazing, first-of-its-kind photo application that lets you perform professional image enhancements in minutes, doesn’t require any special knowledge and comes with the rocking price.

“Snapheal Performs Complex Photo Touch Ups and Object Removals in Two Clicks” – lifehacker.com

Here is what you can do:

• Remove unwanted objects from the image
• Make skin imperfections vanish
• Erase unwanted text (watermarks, etc)
• Dramatically enhance photos with clone & stamp tool
• Lighten dark areas
• Sharpen images
• Add blur
• Adjust saturation, gamma, light levels, shadows and much more

★ ERASE TOOL ★

Mark the areas you want to enhance with a brush, choose one of the processing algorithms and click erase – Snapheal will do the rest. Erase objects, which look unnecessary; remove skin imperfections; delete unwanted text and more.

Snapheal uses unique patent technology and three different algorithms for erasing big objects, small objects, skin healing, text removal and for erasing objects on the gradient background, so you can be sure to get best results possible.

★ CLONE & STAMP ★

The tool that every photographer needs. Clone & Stamp lets you dramatically enhance image by painting one part of the image over another. You can duplicate objects or fix imperfections on the photo. If you need help, check the built-in video tutorials. Snapheal gives you video tips on how to use each and every tool.

★ RETOUCH STUDIO ★

A set of handy tools to enhance specific parts of the image. You can adjust contrast and saturation, sharpen specific area, lighten dark images or fix the pictures with too much light on them. All is done in seconds: you pick the adjustment, set the brush size and paint over the area that needs improvements. Snapheal lets you preview the result live.

★ IMAGE ADJUST TOOLBOX ★

10 most essential tools to make your photos look perfect. Use sliders to adjust brightness, contrast, exposure, color temperature, hue and saturation. You can also lighten shadows, darken highlights, sharpen image or reduce noise on the photo. Unlike in retouch studio, where you apply enhancements to a specific area of the image, tools in this panel help you fix the whole image at once.

★ MORE AWESOME FEATURES ★

Snapheal is your ultimate app to make pictures much better. In addition to the above features, you get:

• Crop, rotate and flip functions
• Support of practically all image formats, including RAW
• Support of resolution up to 32 megapixels
• Built-in video tutorials and tips
• Possibility to import pics from Aperture and iPhoto albums
• Possibility to export images to iPhoto or share via most popular social networks (Flickr, Facebook, Twitter, etc)

All this power is fit into amazingly intuitive and stylish user interface, which lets you preview the results, compare resulting image with original, switch between tool panels with a click and what is most important understand how to work with the app in no time. The best part….. it’s only US$9.99 (50% off) for a limited time at the Mac App Store.

Source – Snapheal

First published on our photography blog @ PASM Workshop on 20 December 2011.

There are times when your Home button on your iOS device seems a bit laggy right? well, fear not, there is actually a way to recalibrate it, thanks to the guys at iDownloadBlog.  To do so, follow the following instructions -

Step 1: Open a stock app, like Weather or Stocks.

Step 2: Press and hold your power button until “slide to power off” appears and release.

Step 3: Press and hold your Home button until the “slide to power off” goes away, and the app force quits. Your iPhone’s Home button should now be more responsive, because it has been recalibrated.

Hope this helps.

Source - iDownloadBlog

Nice…..I’m all ready for the new season.

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GLIF+

The Glif for iPhone is back and this time around the guys behind Glif, Studio Neat, is introducing the +pack add-ons for the original Glif. The add-ons includes the Serif and the Ligature, watch the video for more details.  Indeed a great idea for Christmas presents.

Originally posted on PASM Workshop

LandingZone (US$159) is a docking station for the MacBook Air and is now a Kickstarter project.  The LandingZone features -

• Total of 4 USB 2.0 ports; no need to attach a separate USB hub
• Built in 10/100T Ethernet port; no more dongles for the Ethernet or fumbling with the cable
• Built in Mini DisplayPort capable of driving resolution up to 2560×1440
• Built in locking port compatible with all the Kensington Locks; now you can secure your MacBook Air
• Two models to support either the 11″ or 13″ version of the MacBook Air (2010 or later)
• Beautifully designed and engineered for simplicity, elegance, reliability and functionality (patent pending)
• Comes with US power adapter which accepts wide range of input voltage (100~240 Vac)

Check out the introduction video on their Kickstarter page, link here.

The Galaxy Note is officially launched last week in Hong Kong and the price tag for it is HK$5,590 (US$717) for no contract. Check out the video. More videos after the jump.