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Unboxing WayWay Q4331i GPS

Like me, I bet you you’ve never heard of WayWay. But you may have heard of Papago, the navigation software that’s powering this stuff. So now you know it is a GPS unit, that’s making its way to my car (after losing my way in Melaka recently) because of its attractive price for 4.3 inch GPS unit. Yes, it is from PC Fair if you ask me from where I got it. Sweetening the deal is Rm50 voucher that can be spent on anything at Fotokem.

I’m not very good in GPS related thingy, so anything that can provide me with clear point to point navigation is good enough to me. Besides that, additional functions such as MP3 player, photo viewer and even ebook reader are such a bonus although it will hardly going to be used. You can read the full features below. The map it is using is from Malsingmaps. Not to forget that it uses Windows CE as the OS.

Q4331i Features:

1. SiRF Atlas-IV, CPU, 500MHZ.
2. Fashionable and ultra-slim design. The thickness is only 13.50mm.
3. 4.3” TFT LCD screen with sensitive touch panel.
4. Has removable and rechargeable Li-Polymer battery pack
5. Built-in high memory capacity of 128MB.
6. Additional storage via MicroSD Card slot
7. In-built 2GB Internal Storage
8. Supports USB 2.0 High-Speed connection
9. Multimedia Player Support
10. Games, calculator & conversion tool function
11. Multiple language support

After using it for 2 days, it works well so far. The map as well as the point to point navigation instruction are accurate. This is true for Cyberjaya, Cheras and KL areas only, the location where this GPS has been tested. In average, it took about 1 minute to lock the GPS signal, but sometimes it could be shorter than that. In terms of battery, it lasts for about 2 hours and the chassis could be little bit warmer as you use it longer.  So that’s all my summary of this GPS unit until today. Interested? Check this page out.

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The GPS set comes with in-car charger , suction GPS mount and USB cable. Additional accessories such as AC charger, leather case and screen filter come with additional charger.

In this video, I only recoded the feature of this GPS unit, rather than how it works.

Admin 18 April 2010 gadget & hardware , , , , , 2 Comments

New Apple Macbook Pro Gets Significant Price Cut

new macbook pro New Apple Macbook Pro Gets Significant Price Cut

Apple has refreshed it’s Macbook Pro notebook lineup and surprise us with the new price tag. There are significant price cut at all models but you’ll be glad that it has now more powerful specification. The lowest spec model of Macbook Pro 13 inch is now more affordable with the price starts from RM3899 compared to RM4499 before. That’s RM600 price different and only RM300 more expensive than Macbook White which priced at RM3599.

All Macbook Pro also now comes with 4GB RAM compared to 2GB before. Battery life has been given extra performance as well, where it is now can last up to 10 hours from 7 hours before.

Here is the price list of the new and old Macbook Pro to tease you. Isn’t it now better time to switch to Mac?

New Price

MacBook Pro 13.3-inch: 2.4GHz Intel Core i5 : RM 3,899.00
MacBook Pro 13.3-inch: 2.66GHz Intel Core i5 : RM 4,899.00
MacBook Pro 15.4-inch: 2.4GHz Intel Core i5 : RM 5,899.00
MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 2.53Ghz Intel Core i5 : RM 6,499.00
MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 2.66Ghz Intel Core i7 : RM 7,199.00
MacBook Pro 17-inch 2.53Ghz Intel Core i5 : RM 7,499.00

Old Price

MacBook Pro 13.3-inch 2.26Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo : RM 4,499
MacBook Pro 13.3-inch 2.53Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo : RM 5,599
MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 2.53Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo : RM 6,399
MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 2.66Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo : RM 7,499
MacBook Pro 15.4-inch 2.8Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo : RM 8,499
MacBook Pro 17-inch 2.8Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo : RM 9,299

Admin 14 April 2010 gadget & hardware , , , , 3 Comments

HTC Launch HTC Legends, HTC HD Mini and HTC Smart

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HTC in one event yesterday introduced 3 new smart phones models for Malaysian market. The 3 model are HTC Legends, HTC HD Mini and HTC Smart which run on different operating system with each using Android, Windows Mobile and Brew respectively.

HTC Legend is the new addition to HTC’s relatively few Android based smartphone in Malaysia, which comprising only HTC Magic, HTC Tattoo and HTC Hero. It runs on Android 2.1, the latest version of Android OS that looks more promising than the earlier version. Unfortunately, Android Market is still nowhere to be seen in HTC’s phone meant for Malaysia market. That’s one RRP is RM1999

HTC HD Mini is, as you can guess, is the mini version of HTC HD2 that runs on Windows Mobile 6.5.3. True to it’s names “mini”, HTC HD Mini is obviously smaller than it’s more powerful sibling, and lacking the powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 1Ghz processor. Thankfully, the intuitive interface and crisps movement is till there.

The third phone, HTC Smart is the less known phone and also the less powerful phone in the show. It run on Qualcom’s Brew OS, a name that sounds new to the most.  With RRP RM779, it is one of the most affordable phone from HTC so far.

Regardless of the OS, all 3 phones interface looks identical, thanks to HTC Sense that now become the standard face of HTC phones. More spec of the phones can be found below.

HTC HD Mini

Suggested Retail Price: RM 1,799

htc hd mini HTC Launch HTC Legends, HTC HD Mini and HTC Smart

Processor

Qualcomm® MSM 7227, 600MHz

Operating system

Windows Mobile® 6.5 Professional with HTC Sense

Memory

ROM: 512 MB
RAM: 384 MB

Dimensions

103.8mm (L) x 57.7mm (W) x 11.7mm (T)

Weight

110g (with battery)

Display

3.2‐inch TFT‐LCD touch‐sensitive screen with 320×480 HVGA resolution

Network

HSPA/WCDMA:

  • 900/2100 MHz

GSM:

  • 850/900/1800/1900 MHz

(Band frequency and data speed are operator dependent.)

Internet

Browser: Opera Mobile™

3G:

  • Up to 7.2 Mbps download speed
  • Up to 2 Mbps upload speed

GPRS:

  • Up to 114 kbps download speed

EDGE:

  • Up to 560 kbps download speed

Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11 b/g

Tethering

Internet Sharing through USB or Bluetooth
Wi-Fi router

GPS

Internal GPS antenna
HTC Footprints™

Sensors

G-sensor
Proximity Sensor
Ambient Light Sensor

Connectivity

3.5mm stereo audio jack
Standard micro-USB (5-pin micro-USB 2.0)

Bluetooth

Bluetooth® 2.1 with Enhanced Data Rate
Supported profiles: A2DP, AVRCP, BIP, BPP, DUN, FTP, GAP, GOEP, HFP, HID, HSP, OPP, PAN, PBAP, SAP, SPP

Camera

5.0 megapixel colour camera with auto focus
Widescreen photo capture

Multimedia

· Windows Media® Player

· Albums

· Pictures & videos

· FM Radio

· Audio supported formats: .aac, .amr, .m4a, .mid, .mp3, .mp4, .qcp, .wav, .wma

· Video supported formats: .wmv, .asf, .mp4, .3gp, .3g2, .m4v, .avi

Battery

Rechargeable Lithium-ion polymer or Lithium-ion battery
Capacity: 1200 mAh
Talk time:

  • Up to 400 minutes for WCDMA
  • Up to 435 minutes for GSM

Standby time:

  • Up to 500 hours for WCDMA
  • Up to 340 hours for GSM

Video playback: Up to 8 hours
Audio playback: Up to 12 hours

(The above are subject to network and phone usage.)

Expansion Slot

microSD™ memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)
Supports up to 32 GB

Special features

· Animated weather wallpaper

· Lowers ringer volume automatically when you pick up the phone, or raises ringer volume when the phone is in your bag or pocket

· Mutes the ringer when you flip the phone face down

Value Added Applications

Home Screen:

· Home, People, Messages, Mail, Internet, Calendar, Stocks, Photos & Videos, Music, Weather, Twitter, Footprints, Settings

Social Networking:

· Facebook™ integration, Photo sharing on Facebook, Flickr, and Twitter1, Video sharing on YouTube™ and HTC Peep™ for twittering

Recommended Windows System Requirements

Windows 7, Windows Vista®, or Windows XP
Microsoft® ActiveSync® 4.5 for Windows XP
Microsoft® Windows Mobile Device Center 6.1 for Windows 7 and Windows Vista

HTC Legend

Suggested Retail Price: RM 1,999

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Processor

Qualcomm® MSM7227™, 600 MHz

Operating system

Android 2.1™ (Éclair) with HTC Sense

Memory

ROM: 512 MB
RAM: 384 MB

Dimensions

112mm (L) x 56.3mm (W) x 11.5mm (T)

Weight

126g (with battery)

Display

3.2‐inch AMOLED touch‐sensitive screen with 320 X 480 HVGA resolution

Network

HSPA/WCDMA:

  • 900/2100 MHz

GSM:

  • 850/900/1800/1900 MHz

(Band frequency and data speed are operator dependent.)

Internet

3G:

  • Up to 7.2 Mbps download speed
  • Up to 2 Mbps upload speed

GPRS:

  • Up to 114 kbps download speed

EDGE:

  • Up to 560 kbps download speed

Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11 b/g

Tethering

Internet Sharing through USB

GPS

Internal GPS antenna
HTC Footprints™
Google Maps

Sensors

G-sensor
Digital Compass
Proximity Sensor
Ambient Light Sensor

Connectivity

3.5mm stereo audio jack
Standard micro-USB (5-pin micro-USB 2.0)

Bluetooth

Bluetooth® 2.1 with Enhanced Data Rate
A2DP for wireless stereo headsets
FTP and OPP (object push) for file transfer
Other supported profiles: AVRCP, GAP, GOEP, HFP, PBAP, SPP, Service Discovery Application Profile

Camera

5.0 megapixel colour camera with auto focus and flash
Widescreen photo capture
Geotagging

Multimedia

· Player Photos application for viewing photos and videos

· Music

· FM Radio

· Audio supported formats:
Playback: .aac, .amr, .ogg, .m4a, .mid, .mp3, .wav, .wma
Recording: .amr

· Video supported formats:
Playback: .3gp, .3g2, .mp4, .wmv
Recording: .3gp

Battery

Rechargeable Lithium-ion polymer or Lithium-ion battery
Capacity: 1300 mAh
Talk time:

  • Up to 440 minutes for WCDMA
  • Up to 490 minutes for GSM

Standby time:

  • Up to 560 hours for WCDMA
  • Up to 440 hours for GSM

(The above are subject to network and phone usage.)

Expansion Slot

microSD™ memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)
Supports up to 32 GB

Special features

· Automatically lowers the ringer volume as soon as the phone is picked up

· Mutes the ringer when the phone is flipped face down

· Backs up certain data and settings to the microSD card automatically, such as SMS/MMS messages, bookmarks, and Wi-Fi passwords

Value Added Applications

HTC Widgets:

· Bookmarks, Calendar, Clock, Footprints, Friend Stream, Mail, Messages, Music, News, People, Photo Album, Photo Frame, Search, Settings, Stocks, Twitter1, Weather and downloadable widgets

Social Networking:

· Facebook™ integration, Friend Stream, Photo sharing on Facebook, Flickr, and Twitter, Video sharing on YouTube™ and HTC Peep for twittering

Recommended Windows System Requirements

Windows® 7 , Windows Vista® or Windows XP
HTC Sync


HTC Smart™ from HTC at a glance:

Suggested Retail Price: RM 799

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Processor

Qualcomm® MSM6290™, 300 MHz

Operating system

Brew® Mobile Platform

Memory

ROM: 256 MB
RAM: 256 MB

Dimensions

104mm (L) x 55mm (W) x 12.8mm (T)

Weight

108g (with battery)

Display

2.8-inch TFT-LCD touch-sensitive screen with QVGA resolution

Network

HSDPA/WCDMA:

  • 2100 MHz

Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE:

  • 850/900/1800/1900 MHz

(Band frequency and data speed are operator dependent.)

Connectivity

Bluetooth® 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate and A2DP for wireless stereo handsets HTC ExtUSB™ (11-pin mini-USB 2.0)
3.5mm stereo audio jack

Camera

3.0 megapixel colour camera with fixed focus and flashlight

Audio supported formats

AAC, AMR, QCP, MID, M4A, MP3, WMA and WAV

Video supported formats

MP3, 3GP, 3G2 and M4V

Battery

Rechargeable Lithium-ion polymer battery
Capacity: 1100 mAh
Talk time:

  • Up to 370 minutes for WCDMA
  • Up to 450 minutes for GSM

Standby time:

  • Up to 600 hours for WCDMA
  • Up to 450 hours for GSM

(The above are subject to network and phone usage.)

Expansion Slot

microSD™ memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)

AC Adapter

Voltage range/frequency: 100 – 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz
DC output: 5V and 1A

Value Added Applications

HTC Sense™, Facebook™ & Twitter integration, FM Radio, Photos & Videos, Music &Weather.

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Joojoo Reviewed

joojoo front1 Joojoo Reviewed

Joojoo, a tablet developed by Garage Fusion and manufactured by CSL has safely received by Engadageters and reviewed by them couple of days ago. The verdict? Not too impressive..  and furthermore they have reviewed iPad before that and you all know that iPad have set the bar of what table/slate should be in future.

But not all is bad about Joojoo. The nice things from Joojoo is the responsiveness of it’s 1366 x 768, capacitive 12-inch display. That produce nice browsing experience as what it is intend to, although there is slight issue with aspect ration, viewing angle and the menu bar. Apart from that, 7 seconds boot time, and Wifi connectivity and speed is what Joojoo should be credited for.

Flash. Yes Joojoo does support Flash, but the software to support that is not yet ready. Youtube can still be viewed with some hack technique implemented in Joojoo. Having seen this other part of the OS, the reviewer is correct when he describe it as half-baked OS. In testing some features, Joojoo has to be rebooted couple of times as well before it works properly. It’s pity that Joojoo still has this kind of small problem that it should overcome earlier.

I’m cheering when Joojoo comes with USB port, but apparently the only function for the USB port is for damn charging only, due to the fact that Joojoo is fully browser based OS. Many expecting the USB could be use for transferring data but that’s not gonna happen.

Battery is another Joojoo weak point, where it can last only 2.5 hours in full use. That’s far from 10.5 hours tested on iPad. Joojoo also get warmer as you use longer that the reviewer conclude is due to the Intel Atom and NVidia Ion chip. It’s gonna tough to fix weakness point due to hardware issue.

Expecting Joojoo to have the same level of excitement as iPad proven to be wrong, but having seen Joojoo as the second tablet/slate that manage to get into production is still quite achievement.  Full review.

Admin 7 April 2010 gadget & hardware , , , , , 3 Comments

Exabytes’s 99 Cents Domain Promotion

exabytes domain promotion Exabytess 99 Cents Domain Promotion

Cheap domain doesn’t come everyday, especially when the price is only 99 cents per domain. It must be lucky day as from today (6-April-2010) and onward, you can get up to 10 domains from Exabytes with that super low price. The next 10 domains is priced at Rm1.99 each, and the price is subsequently increased for the next 10 domain and onwards.

Please note that this offer is applicable for new domains only and only for the first year subscription. I’m not in any ways affiliated with Exabytes, in fact I never use their service, but hey this is damn nice offer that I won’t let it slip away. Head to the promotion page for other offer.

Admin 6 April 2010 SEO & Webmaster , , , , 3 Comments
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