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Cowon D2
Cowon iAudio D2 Review - Anything But iPod
The video review is a little too slick and slavish for my tastes, but it does demonstrate why I think this is the right PMP for me. Long battery life, expandable memory, great sound quality all point to a thumbs up in my book. My only other choices right now are the 32GB Zen and the 60GB Zen Vision M from Creative. I’d considered the Samsung YP-P2, but the fact that the 16GB model is unavailable in Singapore and that there’s neither expandable memory nor TV-out, as well as limited video codec support don’t do it any favours. The 3″ touch screen is really cool though and supposedly has some of the best sound quality around, with solid firmware upgrades adding games, audio codec support and more.
There are of course more high tech models coming up soon ( as always), so I’ll probably wait awhile before putting any money down.
And I’ll form the head!
The new series of billboards promoting the new Singapore kit is quite impressive, featuring members of the Singapore team against a backdrop of fiery, Voltron-esque lions.
What would be even better would be if the jerseys themselves were to show a similar of level of imagination and creativity. Instead they’re a rather bland affair, looking like Nike had some red jerseys in their warehouses that nobody wanted and decided to sew the Singaporean flag onto them.
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I’ve never been a huge football fan, but FC St. Pauli has me intrigued.
The Trouble with Nalgene
The news came out a while back that even reusable plastic water bottles posed a possible major health risk with Nalgene, one of the bigger names in the water bottle industry, being a particular major offender due to its inclusion of Bisphenol A in many of its products. I’ve been using Nalgene water bottles for awhile now, and it seems awfully wasteful for me to simply throw them out when they’re still in good condition. Regardless, I’ll probably use them for a few years more until they get banged up beyond repair and then I’ll probably make the switch to SIGG and/or Klean Kanteens.
Don’t Buy A Nalgene Water Bottle Until You Read This : TreeHugger
Canada Calls Bisphenol A “Dangerous” : TreeHugger
Time for Lime Part Deux
I’d been down for a while now, for various reasons.
My family is moving into my brother’s place. It’ll be nice to have everybody in one location again, but as nice and roomy as their apartment is the loss of space and privacy is something I’ll feel. Especially since I’m still unemployed. Which is another sore point. I didn’t get a job I’d thought I’d get (having gone through several levels of applications), although I’m not so much upset with that as I am with the fact that I actually still have to keep looking for full-time employment. Separately all these things probably wouldn’t have been that bad, but together they just compound to make things seem far worse than they really are.
But as it turns out, all I needed was to get out of the house and spend some time with my friends. I think being cooped up in the house with only my PC and a copy of the classifieds for company and surrounded by all these boxes is just a downer in itself, and doesn’t help matters at all. So last Saturday I was at the Lime Flea Market for the second time with the help of the lovely and talented Winda. For the sake of money and space, I had to let go of some clothes, CDs and comics.
Nokia 6120 Classic
I’ll admit a degree of loyalty to my old phone, the Nokia 6230i. It had lasted almost three years without any hiccups, and to frivolously change it seemed wasteful to me considering how good a phone it had been. However I left it behind in a cab (I’ll explain why I was in the cab in the first place soon enough) last week, losing not only one of my favourite gadgets but pretty much all my contacts in the process.
So the time has come once again for the changing of the phones. I’m currently using a Nokia 7360 (one of the phones my family got but never used and is pretty much a ’standby’ phone) which looks good, but really isn’t that great of a phone in any department. My mum is using the Nokia E51 (don’t ask why she’s using a business model phone) which very honestly is an incredible phone, a smartphone in a really nice slim fashion phone design. Finally deciding to make the upgrade, I think I’m settled on the Nokia 6120 Classic. It runs on the Symbian 60 OS without actually being a smartphone (at the very least it’s not being marketed as one) and I think it finds a comfortable middle between all of Nokia’s different lines.
Corporate Shill
It’s weird to think so, but McCafe is probably the most value for money place to get “higher-end” coffee. It lacks the variety that other coffee joints might offer, and the muffins are a little on the dry side. Other than that, however, they make decent coffee (and great hot chocolate, complete with marshmellows) and if you go to an actualy McCafe location (not one that’s integrated with a “proper” McDonalds) you can get pretty good (albeit slightly pricey) sandwiches.
And the McCafe Iced Latte, besides being “just chew”, is the thing to get if you need perking up. I suspect it’s more the sweet sweet milk (or cream) than the caffeine that does it, but I rode the Iced Latte bus /buzz for hours.
Meizu M6 Miniplayer
Meizu Mini Player6
Originally uploaded by Faustzilla.
I’ve been using this for the better part of the year, so I thought it might be nice to give it a review. This is the Meizu M6 Miniplayer and it’s a pretty good budget MP3 player. The company gets flack for ripping off Apple, but this is a sturdy, well-constructed player that belies its non-branded, Made in China status. However, a few flaws keep it from being the perfect MP3 player for those on a budget.
the sartorial evolution
Jenab did a post awhile back about her fashion evolution, so I thought I’d do the same. I don’t have the dramatic flair that she does, but I’ll try my best.
For Sale
Trying to sell off some stuff.
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The new desktop
I’m quite pleased with it, and it looks great too.
