Turn iPod into a Flashlight

Blinkit provides a steady stream of light from its two LEDS, plus program it to vary it pulse and direction. Blinkit site.

Personal Media Recorder - iRecord.

iRecord is a Personal Media Recorder that records video and audio data onto USB mass storage devices, including iPod® and PSP®(PlayStation®Portable). Simply connect the iRecord device to any analog video or audio source to record¹ video or audio contents. The digitally recorded files can be immediately played back on your iPod, PSP® or any other USB mass storage device that plays audio files as MP3 or video files as MP4. The recorded contents can also be taken to other players supporting H.264 video and AAC audio in MP4 file format.

Dream of Orient

'Dream of the orient' CD presents a collaboration between the Turkish instrument group Sarband and the authentic instrument orchestra Concerto Koln.

Gone Case

The turmoil of Yong, a 12 year old boy living in a Housing Development Board flat (Singapore) and experiencing the seperation of parents, turbulent frienship and school.

A book by Dave Chua, published by Ethos Books.
(winner of Singapore Literature Priza : Commendation Award)

red iPod for AIDS program

Apple has announced that Bono and Bobby Shriver have created the iPod nano (PRODUCT) RED Special Edition. A portion of the profits from the new nano will go to the Global Fund, which provides programs for women and children affected by AIDS in Africa.

Oct 2006

Zune is too slow

Apple's founding CEO Steve Jobs has dismissed Microsoft's upcoming competitor Zune flippantly, saying its music sharing technology is too slow.

"It takes forever," Mr Jobs told Newsweek in an interview posted on the magazine's web site on Sunday. "By the time you've gone through all that, the girl's got up and left."

In the interview with Steven Levy, Jobs also explained how Apple convinced music companies to open their warehouses to iTunes and not to raise prices.

Oct 2006

Media File search using Google

-inurl:(htmhtmlphp) intitle:"index of" +"last modified" +"parent directory" +description +size +(wmamp3) "Nirvana"

Soapbop.com sold to Amazon

Online retailer Amazon has bought internet fashion company Shopbop.com, as it continues to expand the goods it sells to consumers.

28 Feb 2006

Unbox : cannot burn to DVD

Online shopping giant Amazon.com has launched a digital TV and film download service in the US called Amazon Unbox.
Backed by top Hollywood studios and TV channels, including Warner Brothers and CBS, Amazon Unbox will offer programmes and films direct to users' computers.

However, there is no capability to burn to DVD and the device piece of the puzzle is missing.

Sept 8, 2006

Palm Treo 680 smartphone

Palm® Treo™ 680 smartphone offers phone along with email, messaging, and web access2. Not to mention your contacts, calendar, photos, and songs.


It supports Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and PDF files. It also includes 64 Mbytes of user memory and an Intel 312 MHz processor and comes standard with a VGA camera, Bluetooth, and infrared.

Pick it up and you’ll notice a large color touchscreen and an easy-type keyboard.

Realistic graphics is PSP3 long term advantage

"The PS3 will have a tough time globally at the initial stage. Its launch titles in Japan and exclusive software titles overseas are quite limited. Its overwhelmingly realistic graphics will give it a long life span. It will stay competitive even when a game console battle breaks out among a newer generation of machines in 2010. Sales should grow every time Sony cuts prices,"

Enterbrain President Hirokazu Hamamura told a seminar.
Oct 2006

V Magazine - nice place visited today

V MAGAZINE is a fashion and lifestyle magazine focused on a young, sophisticated and international audience of men and women.

Oil subsidy in Malaysia (2004)

When the oil price hit US 60 (RM228) a barrel the Malaysia government subsidy would rise to 26.7 sen for every litre.
(October 2004)

the Immune System Avoids Attacking Itself

How the Immune System Avoids Attacking Itself from PhysOrg.com

A finding by University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine researchers about how immune cells "decide" to become active or inactive may have applications in fighting cancerous tumors, autoimmune diseases, and organ transplant rejection.

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Receipt of Love

The story tells of the love and success of Soon-jin who is poor, but always optimistic about her life. Soon jin's story will remind viewers that true happiness depends on one 's outlook. Stars Jnag Suh Hee , Jeon Kwang-Ryui, Kim Min

Compaq Tablet PC TC1000

Compaq Tablet PC TC1000

Tata to buy Anglo-Ducth Steel

India's largest private steel company, Tata Steel Ltd., is in talks to buy the Anglo-Dutch steel giant, Corus, and has valued the company between 8 to 10 billion dollars, Times of India daily said Thursday.

"Even as Tata Steel has officially denied any takeover plans, there is mounting speculation that the Tatas are in talks to acquire a majority holding in the company for anything between 8-9 billion dollars," the India daily reported.

5th October 2006

Politicians intefering with EADS operation

The defence ministry has told European politicians to stop interfering in the future of Airbus parent EADS, the Times said on Thursday (5th Oct 2006) after an interview with Defence Procurement Minister Lord Paul Drayson. Drayson told the newspaper he was worried that corporate governance at EADS was being hampered by political meddling.

5th Oct 2006

Siemens-Mobile M65

Siemens-mobile M65
rugged design with rubber sealing and protection metal frame takes on any outdoor challeges.
comes with integrated VGA phot/video camera

Iran to spend $3.5b on petrol imports

The Iranian parliament passed a bill allowing the government to spend as much as $3.5 billion on gasoline imports to meet demand for the product in the local market, the Iran Daily newspaper reported, citing unidentified officials.The Iranian government may start importing gasoline in the first quarter next year, the newspaper reported.

3rd October 2006

Rainforest World Music Festival

The Rainforest World Music Festival, a two day extravaganza of world music performances and workshop provides a unique setting where traditional musicians from the longhouses and villages of Borneo are able to perform together with internationally acclaimed artist from around the world.