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CNET Asia Community Blog Entry – My Take on the International Version of Kindle

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My new entry over at CNET Asia Community Blog is up. This week’s entry, “CNET Asia Community Blog Entry – My Take on the International Version of Kindle”.  Click here for the full read.

October 27, 2009 Posted by | eReader, Gadgets n Gizmos, Kindle, My Gears | | Leave a comment

US$20 Rebate for International Kindle

Is it because of the pressure from Barnes & Noble’s Nook, priced at US$259? or is it because of the unfairness of the extra US$20 for the international version of the Kindle? well, anyway, the latest news is there’s a rebate for us international users….a US$20 REBATE….woot.

Will post up a review of the Kindle in a day or two, but so far, loving it and the fast 3G modem for downloading books.

Hello,

Good news! Due to strong customer demand for our newest Kindle with U.S. and international wireless, we are consolidating our family of 6″ Kindles. As part of this consolidation, we are lowering the price of the Kindle you just purchased from $279 down to $259. You don’t need to do anything to get the lower price–we are automatically issuing you a $20 refund. This refund should be processed in the next few days and will appear as a credit on your next billing statement.

We’ll also send you a follow-up e-mail to confirm the refund once it has been completed.

We hope you enjoy your new Kindle. Please send us your feedback at: Kindle-feedback@amazon.com

Sincerely,

The Kindle Team

October 22, 2009 Posted by | eReader, Gadgets n Gizmos | | Leave a comment

Nigel Barker Endorses SONY A900

Source – Nigel Barker.tv

October 14, 2009 Posted by | DSLR, SONY | , , | Leave a comment

CNET Asia Community Blog Entry – Amazon Kindle Finally Available Outside Continental US

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My new entry over at CNET Asia Community Blog is up. This week’s entry, “Amazon Kindle Finally Available Outside Continental US”. Click here for the full read.

October 8, 2009 Posted by | Blogroll, CNET, eReader, Gadgets n Gizmos | , , | Leave a comment

Web Wednesday v.29 @ Volar – 7 October 2009 – LUMINA

This month’s feature – an interview with Hong Kong’s very own Jennifer Thym, the director and writer of the most talked-about web series, Lumina.

LUMINA is free to view on their website (http://www.luminaseries.com) and their YouTube Channel (http://www.youtube.com/luminaseries) and is now being distributed on KoldCast.tv (http://www.koldcast.tv/).

The night kicks off at 6:30pm and ends around 9:30pm, there will be an entrance fee of HK$100, unless you’re a bona-fide student, in which case it’s HK$50. This includes one complimentary drink. All other drinks are at Happy Hour prices. 10% of the receipt will go to Oxfam’s relief work in Philipines and Vietnam in the wake of Typhoon Ketsana: http://is.gd/3OBCG.

Venue: Volar, Basement, 38-44 D’Aguilar Street, Lan Kwai Fong, Central.

Source : Web Wednesday Hong Kong

October 7, 2009 Posted by | Blogroll, Event, Hong Kong, Web Wednesday HK | , , , , | Leave a comment