Showing posts with label mobile phone. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mobile phone. Show all posts

Jun 17, 2010

Projector Phones?!

Yes. Being a smartphone, with email, net surfing, finance management, gaming, street directory, etc abilities is not enough. Now, handphones are also functioning as a projector. That makes a laptop and a projector redundant.

The first thing that came to my mind when DK and Justin showed me the Samsung Beam model at CommunicAsia 2010, with the projected screen from the handphone model... was... gosh... how I wish I can bring it to Japan! As you may have known, I will be setting off for my solo adventure in August, and a projector-handphone is really useful for teachers, like me, who teach in rural/ suburban schools, which do not have projectors in class. It's really a lifesaver for my teaching materials (in powerpoint slide formats/ videos/ pictures).



Ay... but it doesn't make sense for me to sign up a brand-new plan in Singapore, and then to bring it over to Japan. So.. I dropped the idea.

Next, I found another phone with similar function at the NTT Docomo booth. It's a Fujitsu F-04B model that NTT Docomo carried. It's a separable phone, so you can split the phone into 2, like the picture below, and control it using the other panel.





Very cool! I've inquired with the staff too: it works with MS Office documents, such as powerpoint slides, besides videos and photographs.

Nevertheless, it costs about USD$500+. That's beyond my budget.

Hence, there goes my dream of having a projector-handphone.

Next, I set my eyes on a stylish white flip phone. *drools* For a long time, there have not been many flip phone models in Singapore, let alone white ones.

The best part of the phone, to me, is that it has English settings, which means I do not need to fumble around in Japanese, and it has dictionary functions! Mmm.. maybe it's a common feature in Japanese phones, but to actually try it out on a phone, is still such a great experience. Mm.. having a handy dictionary on the go is so much more convenient. This can replace my Kotoba! application for my iPhone when I am in Japan then.



The biggest feature of this phone is that it can take high definition videos. :D

Mmm.. I must get my hands on a white flip phone in Japan!

Jun 9, 2010

Super Junior Galaxy Showcase

Ever heard of them?
*chorus of screams*


Latest song- Bonamana

Here's another clue...


Sorry Sorry

Yeah.. they're Super Junior!

Thanks to Singtel and Samsung, I managed to catch Super Junior in person at the Super Junior Galaxy Showcase to launch the latest smartphone, Galaxy S. :D Finally... to understand what's the craze over the Korean boyband.


Lots of fans waiting.


9 of the Super Junior members came for the Showcase.





As one of the members, Ryeowook, will be celebrating his 23rd birthday on June 21st, the fans also celebrated his birthday at the showcase by singing the Korean version of Happy Birthday, as shown by video clip below.



After the showcase, when the crowds dispersed, I finally had a chance to try out the new phone, Galaxy S, at the booth.



I was pretty intrigued by a few features:

Swype Technology
Simply swipe the letters on the screen, and it will form the word of your choice. This is 1.5 times faster than normal texting.

Camera Features
First of all, the pictures taken are clear, and colours are vivid! (Unlike my iPhone :( Ay...)

Next, they have additional features like self portrait mode, whereby you can take a picture of yourself while facing the phone.

And, the beautify effect. You can select this to touch up your portrait shots before you start taking. Now... that just reminds me of Samsung NX10!

Bigger, Clearer Screens
With a 4" SUPER AMOLED screen, the mobile entertainment experience is now much better.

To find out more about other Galaxy S's features, click here.

Singtel is the first operator in the world to introduce Galaxy S. Sales in Singapore started from 27 May from the online store. Hence, if you're interested to get your hands on one, quick, go get one from Singtel. :P

Lastly, special thanks to DK and Victor for the invite!




Jan 24, 2010

Everything Else is Anti-Social

Looking for a nifty phone which can deliver all your social media feeds into one unified platform? That will be Motorola DEXT™ with MOTOBLUR™, now available on sale at Singtel.



That's the feature that catches my eye too, the first time I laid my hands on the gadget. With DEXT™, you can just say it once and it will be updated on twitter, facebook, etc. Very convenient!

Not only that, all contacts from twitter and facebook, and even work emails, will also be unified as one in your single address book in the phone. Automatically.

In addition, all contracts, log-in information, home screen customizations, email and social network messages are backed-up on the MOTOBLUR™ secure server, hence if *touch wood* the phone is misplaced, all your information will not be lost, as you can retrieve them using your account id and password.

Similar to the latest craze of iPhone applications, there are thousands of newest apps and widgets for searching, mapping, chatting, gaming and more at the Google's Android Market or Motorola's own app store. (Sidetrack: Google is courting more game developers, hence don't worry about the supply of applications :P)

And don't forget to join "Im Social Fan Page". Upload a picture of yourself at your social best to form the Im Social Mosaic Wall and you stand to win an all-expenses paid private yacht party!

Thanks to Ivy for the launch invite! :)


Find out more on:
mSocial - unlimited local mobile data using the MOTOBLUR™ platform - at $5.35/mth