X1 Is Here

The wait is finally over.

Well, it’s not that I really waited for this one. I knew it was coming towards the end of last year, and then it was delayed and postponed to February 2009.

But now, it will be here soon.

Few days ago, I received my daily dosage of internal mails on what’s going on in the telco industry and there was one thing that really caught my mind. After being delayed for almost a year, Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 will be launched on 10/10/2008.

When I got back to my apartment, CNN was saying that Google has just launched G1 and Nokia will launch its Windows Mobile 6 smart phone somewhere before the launch of Xperia X1.

3 similar smart phones in the market to choose. Which is the one to replace my 2 year old O2 Atom Exec?

Before even looking at the specs of all these phones, I’ve actually sort of made up my mind. I suppose all of them have HSDPA, Wifi, Bluetooth, camera, plenty of disk space and fast processors. Put all these aside, it boils down to how much they cost and how they looked like.

looked like a phone designed 3 years ago. I don’t have the slightest idea how the Nokia looks like. So, there’s only X1 left besides Apple’s iPhone. iPhone is the ultimate smart phone to own, but I don’t think it’ll be coming to Malaysia anytime soon, and the price wouldn’t be that generous to my pockets either.

The launch of X1 couldn’t come at a better time. It’s almost time to refresh my handphone, and X1 looks like a good choice for me to utilize my employee benefit.

My guesstimate is that it would cost somewhere around RM2.5k - 3k.

Anything below that, I wouldn’t hesistate twice to grab it.

September 25, 2008 | Filed Under Techie | Leave a Comment 

Which Side Are You On?

Canon Nikon telephoto lenses

I’m on the white side.

Was browsing my 2007 Japan trip photos a while ago and noticed this photo that I took at Yodobashi Camera in Akihabara.

What’s in the photo is called bazooka in photography terms, or simply said, long telephoto lenses. 400mm, 500mm, 600mm, and one of them costs as much as a Perodua Kancil. Those that you see the cameramen carrying around, especially during F1 races or a football match.

Too bad they kept all these in a locked shelf unlike all the other lenses. The reason I spent hours in Yodobashi Camera, (not once or twice, but more than 3 times!) was because I get to try out myself almost everything that they have on sale, expect of course those in the photo above.

August 7, 2008 | Filed Under Photography, Techie | Leave a Comment 

Blue Screen-ed, Again!

This thing is really getting on my nerves now.

I’ve been seeing this for the fifth time today (forgotten how many times for yesterday) while working on my new project. What used to be a routine 15 minutes work took me almost 2 hours to complete.

June 30, 2008 | Filed Under Techie | Leave a Comment 

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