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Blackberry Playbook – First Thought

As i said in my previous post, I’m getting a Blackberry Playbook. I pre ordered it, and already got it shipped to me on the REALEASE DATE which is amazing. I did not have to wait for it or anything like that. So I’m really glad I got it shipped on the day of release.

 

(more…) Blackberry Playbook – First Thought

Apple iPad 2 or Blackberry Playbook?

Hello guys, I know I know.. I wasn’t writing for a long time. I had exams and I needed to pull my marks up. Anyways.. Let’s get to the point.

Apple iPad 2 will start shipping on March 11, 2011. iPad 2 is amazing. It has fron and rear cameras, ratina display, 8.8mm thick, and 65,000 apps are available for it. Also, it comes with a cool snap-on magnetic cover, and it comes in different colour! Oh, speaking of colours.. iPad 2 White and Black are going to be shipped on the same day – March 11 (in US, March 25 in other countries).

I honestly cannot wait to put my hands on one. Whatever it’s going to cost me.

 

Now, Blackberry Playbook. It is going to be out at the end of March/beginning of April, and it’s said that it will have about 4,000 apps available for it when it launches. When you buy the Playbook, you already will have EA NFS installed on it and EA Tetris, so it already sounds promising. According to intomobile there was a leak of the price saying that the iPad will be $499.99 JUST LIKE THE iPAD 2 16 GB!!! If this is true, I’m definitely not getting one of these “expensive browsers” even though it has full Flash supported and BBM (yes I do have a Blackberry). So.. Let’s see what is the real price of the Playbook is going to be. If it is $499.99 hell no! I ain’t getting one ;) I’d rather get an iPad 2.

Tell me what you think guys. iPad 2 or Playbook?

**** UPDATED****

CNET .com says that there is a rumor of Blackberry Playbook coming out on APRIL 10, 2011. Let’s see how the game goes :)

 

Sources: http://www.bgr.com/2011/03/02/blackberry-playbook-launching-on-april-10th/

Google Beatbox

You would never think that technology would replace art in some way. Well, Google already starting doing it. If you type “pv zk pv pv zk pv zk kz zk pv pv pv zk pv zk zk pzk pzk pvzkpkzvpvzk kkkkkk bsch” in Google translate, you would be given an option to listen to beatbox.

Mac OSX86

Hello guys. I’m deeply sorry. I was busy with school and forgot to pay my hosting invoice :( So the site was down for a few days. However, it’s up now and I promise nothing like that will happen again! :)

I always wanted to have a machine running Mac OS X on it, but unfortunately it’s not something I can afford. I’ve tried installing Mac OS X on my laptop, but something always was not working (graphics, wifi, sound, trackpad, etc.). I built my own Hackintosh 10.6.5 for under $650 with the following specs:

Processor Name: Intel Core i3

Processor Speed: 2.93 GHz

Motherboard: Intel DH55HC

Memory: 4 GB

GPU: GeForce 9500 GT

Power: Ultra LS 500

WiFi: TRENDnet Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter

DVD-drive: LG GH22

Everything works perfectly! If you guys have any questions on what drivers I used, how I got it installed, etc. you are more than welcome to ask. I followed the guide on tonymacx86

ExoPC – a new competitor for iPad?

Apple’s iPad already has many fans all over the world. BlackBerry PlayBook is coming out next year. ExoPC Slate is coming out by the end of this year. It’s a good sweet candy that is going to be available to all users and lovers of Windows 7 out there.

The device is going to have Windows 7 installed on it with a multi-touch interface that allows you to browse the web, play games, watch TV and movies, listen to music, read the news, read books and magazines, organize your photos, download apps, view RSS feeds, access real-time weather, create and edit spreadsheets, author documents, and much more! The tablet is a Windows 7 computer, therefore it will have Adobe Flash support. FINALLY! Full specifications of the tablet is down below.

Operating System Microsoft Windows 7
Home Premium
UI Layer ExoPC UI Layer
App Store Yes
Multi-touch Capacitive dual-touch, Pressure sensitive
Display 11,6 inches
1366 x 768
135 pixels per inch
RAM (installed / max) 2GB / 2GB DDR2
CPU Intel Atom Pineview-M N450
1.66 GHz – 64 bit support
Graphics Intel GMA 3150
BROADCOM Crystal HD 1080p
Storage SSD 32GB or 64GB
Wireless Wifi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
Ports USB 2.0 x2, Audio jack, Mini-HDMI, Dock
Card reader SD/SDHC
32GB Max
Accelerometer Yes
Light sensor Yes
Webcam 1.3 MP
Microphone Yes
Speaker Built-in 2 x 1.5W
Battery 4 hours
Dimensions 295 x 195 x 14.0 mm
950 g

BlackBerry PlayBook is finally here

Research in Motion (RIM) has announced a tablet.

The Blackberry Playbook might sport a dull name, but it at least it has not been called the Blackpad, which was one of the suggested ideas.

RIM said that it is designed to give users web browsing, multi-tasking and multi-media, security features, enterprise support and a development platform for IT departments and developers.

It has a 7-inch 1024×600 WSVGA LCD capacitive touchscreen with full multi-touch and gesture support, a 1GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM, dual HD cameras with 3MP front facing and 5MP rear facing and it supports 1080p HD video recording. It uses the BlackBerry Tablet OS with support for symmetric multiprocessing.

It can manage 1080p HD Video, H.264, MPEG, DivX, WMV playback and the usual MP3, AAC, WMA. It has an HDMI video output, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR.

There are microHDMI and microUSB connections and it runs the Webkit browser with HTML-5, Adobe Flash Player 10.1, Adobe Mobile AIR, Adobe Reader, POSIX, OpenGL and Java.

RIM intends to also offer 3G and 4G models in the future. The PlayBook is expected to be available in retail outlets and other channels in the United States in early 2011 with rollouts in other international markets beginning in the second half of next year.

While that specifications are better than the Ipad now, if it hits the shops with those specifications RIM might find that the chip is a little out of date by the middle of next year.

Is iPod Touch 4th generation worth the money?

Get iPod Touch 4th gen or buy iPod Touch 3rd Gen?

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I’m thinking of buying an iPod Touch 4th gen sometime soon. But not sure if it’s actually worth $250 (CAD). iPod Touch has a camera which it should have always had, a new display, HD recording, FaceTime.. Am I really gonna need all of this stuff and should I just get iPod Touch 3rd gen? I’m not sure.

GMail phone calls

GMail is letting users make voice calls. Anyone with GMail can call any phone number within US or Canada for free through the end of the year. You can also link your GMail and Google Voice account, but you won’t need a Google Voice account unless you make international calls. But if your accounts are linked, then your inbox will be notified when someone calls. Calls made to outside your country will cost $0.02 per each minute.

The giveaway is still on. Hurry up it will end soon!!!

USB Jailbreak for PS3

A USB stick can now jailbreak a Play Station 3 Fat or Slim or at least that was claimed by www.psjailbreak.com. PS Jailbreak, as they calling it, will allow users to play copied games from a system’s hard drive or even an external drive. In addition, the software will allow users to run non-sony approved software. The hackers claim this won’t violate your warranty, and you can actually pre-order it right now for $100.00 -$150.00 (depends on what country you live in).

By the way guys, the giveaway is still on until August 30th! So hurry up! :)

Giveaway: Macally PowerLink 3-in-1 Battery Pack/Data Sync/Flash Drive for iPhone &iPod

So, as I promised, I will be giving away something to you guys each month. So in August 2010, I’m giving away this little device/accessory for your apple device, which I reviewed yesterday. The accessory itself is worth US $49.99, but it’s selling for US $21.99 on Amazon.

To enter the contest, all you have to do is finish the sentence “I love my Apple device because…” and press the button at the top right-hand side “Retweet”. I will generate a random number on www.random.org, and choose the winner from those who retweeted. Make sure you leave your twitter user name when writing a comment, so I know who you are.

The contest ends on Monday (30th of August), so any retweets that will be made on Monday will NOT be accepted. I’ll contact the winner via email or twitter.

Good luck!