More than 4 months ago, the camera I rely so much to take pictures during chess tournaments went dead. I was sad because it was really good for taking above average pictures for all my blogs. No surprise I became less active in making blog posts because it’s just plain boring to post articles without [...]

You can find this on eBay and Lelong.com.my.
I’m thinking of getting one to view chess videos. Early feedback by Malaysian buyers is that the video quality is good but the audio is not that great. Have to test this out first to see for myself.
Current market price for an 8Gb MP4 player… [...]

The highlights is that it is made for the Internet (built in WiFi) and boots up in just 7 seconds. Since it’s small and lightweight it’s ideal for carrying to tournaments. But then again can’t you do that with notebooks?
I guess so but do you know of any notebooks at the RM… Continue reading

My Lumix camera (above) is officially not working anymore. Being an active chess blogger, I feel really lost without a camera. The recent National Championship blog updates just didn’t feel complete without some digital pictures. Thankfully chess enthusiast - A. D Genius generously gave me some pictures of the prize giving. Otherwise the final [...]

Full QWERTY keyboard

First looks, is great. Reviews from other websites say that it’s “amazingly easy to press”

Long battery life.
More than a day’s battery even with full use.
 
Multimedia functions
including music, photos, video, and games.
Download, shoot your own with the built-in
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Key feature for the Dell 1420 I like is the price - it’s RM 2499 and comes with 3GB RAM and 160 Gb Harddisk!
This would be a nice upgrade for me if only I have the cash. Oh well, still nice to know that price have fallen and additional features have been added. But that’s [...]

Another reason why the iPhone is cool for chess players. Continue reading

Apple just announced an upgraded model to their iPhone model. It now has 16Gb instead of 8Gb and priced at USD 499. Although the iPhone is not officially launched in Malaysia, it’s been selling in shopping complex like Sungei Wang and Low Yat Plaza in the locked and unlocked version. It’s still my dream gadget [...]

My favourite phone is still the Nokia 7650. It’s the best blogging tool I had because I could post pictures as well as make blog posts easily from almost anywhere in Malaysia that has DiGi GPRS. Sadly, my 7650 is now dead and I have not blogged on a phone for a long time.This is [...]

I used Dell’s online “customise” tool to see how much would a Dell PC cost with the configuration I had in mind.
I chose the Dell 530s as it looks good so I chose that as the basic system to customise.
In the end, the total cost is still a little bit high at RM 3,329.00.
Anyway, I [...]

I googled and found this video on the Pretec USB drive that I’m interested in getting..
I guess some people just have too much time on their hands. Some Finns test to see if the Pretec USB drive is really bullet proof.
It survived a magnum .357 shot with just a dent. However it did not fare [...]

One of the only gadgets that I want to get at PC Fair is the Pretec bullet 2Gb drive. Market price is about RM 106. There is also a 4Gb version but 2Gb is good enough for me. I like it because it is tough and is water-proof . It also makes a good key-chain [...]

Now that I’m doing all my work at home, I need to replace my old 15″ CRT computer monitor with a bigger screen. The Dell 22″ Widescreen monitor is pretty nice. The price for the monitor has dropped too. It used to be over RM1500 last time I checked (which was quite some time back). [...]

Yeah this patzer has already got his Dell 640m. But Dell just released a slew of new models which is pretty cool looking.
It’s the Vostro series and for the first time Dell is paying attention to looks. An all black Dell notebook looks really nice.
Of course like all electronic gadgets, over time the notebook specs [...]

It’s a pity the iPhone doesn’t ship with some built-in games. That’s strange because even the iPod comes ready with with some games in it. One of it’s weanesses is that it is not open. Apple does not let other developers freely develope applications for the iPhone, at least, not yet.
However, with it’s Safari browser [...]

They look nice!! I’d probably go for the Black version. Prices has dropped too. Not many pictures of the new models to find on the net, Even Dell Malaysia website doesn’t have pictures of these new notebooks.
No money to even think about getting a new notebook now
Perhaps at the end of the year..
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The iPhone is coming out in the next 2 or 3 weeks but if I had a choice I’d choose the Nokia E90.

My old Nokia phone just went out of commission and I’m looking for another phone. Of course the E90 is just too expensive. Hmmm… perhaps a few more thousand dollar experiments ? [...]

The Navisys solution to convert normal LCDs into touch screen had me on the lookout for other similiar products.

This is the 15 inch TVS touch screen. I found it at Lelong.com.my. Please note that not all items sold at lelong are second hand or used. This item for example is not used but new.
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