Wednesday, December 05, 2007

HiTech H31 Dual Sim Phone
















SPECIFICATION

Network:
Dual Active GSM-GSM Sim Card Slot 900/1800

Size:
100 x 47 x 15 mm

Display:
Touchscreen 2.0" TFT 262,000 color
Handwriting recognition

Audio / Video:
MP3 MP4

Camera:
2 MegaPixel (Still / Video)

Expansion Slot:
MicroSD / T-Flash Slot 2MB max

Features:
SMS, MMS, WAP, Games, Calculator, Calendar,
Memo, Stopwatch, Alarm, Speech Record and more.

Battery:
700 mAh

Thursday, October 11, 2007

Sunday, October 07, 2007

TAZ now and then



TAZ NOW





TAZ BEFORE

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

One Laptop Per Child

















MISSION

“It's an education project, not a laptop project.”
— Nicholas Negroponte

Our goal: To provide children around the world with new opportunities to explore, experiment and express themselves.

XO unlike any laptop ever built
XO creates its own mesh network out of the box. Each machine is a full-time wireless router. Children in the most remote regions of the globe—as well as their teachers and families—will be connected both to one another and to the Internet.

It features a 7.5 inch, 1200×900 pixel, TFT screen and self-refreshing display with higher resolution (200 DPI) than 95 percent of the laptops on the market today. Two display modes are available: a transmissive, full-color mode, and a reflective, high-resolution mode that is sunlight readable. Both consume very little power: the transmissive mode consumes one watt—about one seventh of the average LCD power consumption in a laptop; the reflective mode consumes a miserly 0.2 watts.

The laptop selectively suspends operation of its CPU, which makes possible even more remarkable power savings. The laptop nominally consumes less than two watts—less than one tenth of what a standard laptop consumes—so little that XO can be recharged by human power. This is a critical advance for the half-billion children who have no access to electricity.

Features
Design factor was a priority from the start: the laptop could not be big, heavy, fragile, ugly, dangerous, or dull. Another imperative was visual distinction. In part, the goal is to strongly appeal to XO's intended users; but the machine's distinctive appearance is also meant to discourage gray-market traffic. There is no mistaking what it is and for whom it is intended.

XO is about the size of a textbook and lighter than a lunchbox. Thanks to its flexible design and “transformer" hinge, the laptop easily assumes any of several configurations: standard laptop use, e-book reading, and gaming.

The laptop has rounded edges. The integrated handle is kid-sized, as is the sealed, rubber-membrane keyboard. The novel, dual-mode, extra-wide touchpad supports pointing, as well as drawing and writing.

XO is fully compliant with the European Union's RoHS Directive. It contains no hazardous materials. Its NiMH batteries contain no toxic heavy metals, plus it features enhanced battery management for an extended recharge-cycle lifetime. It will also tolerate alternate power-charging sources, such as car batteries.

In addition, —for use at home and where power is not available—the XO can be hand powered. It will come with at least two of three options: a crank, a pedal, or a pull-cord. It is also possible that children could have a second battery for group charging at school while they are using their laptop in class.

Experience shows that laptop components most likely to fail are the hard drive and internal connectors. Therefore, XO has no hard drive to crash and only two internal cables. For added robustness, the machine's plastic walls are 2mm thick, as opposed to the standard 1.3mm. Its mesh network antennas, which far outperform the typical laptop, double as external covers for the USB ports, which are protected internally as well. The display is also cushioned by internal “bumpers.”

The estimated product lifetime is at least five years. To help ensure such durability, the machines are being subjected to factory testing to destruction, as well as in situ field testing by children.


www.laptop.org

Friday, September 07, 2007

LYNN GETZ NIMBUH






Last July 17, 2007, my younger sister Lynn acquired a brand new Hyundai Getz. I basically used the car for the meantime since Lynn is still learning to drive and my own ride is still in the shop for major repairs.

For more than a month now, I am driving the Getz aka as NIMBUH.
Nimbuh is colored midnight gray, almost black but more elegant looking.

For a 1.1 liter class compact car, it has a decent engine power. The interior is the most spacious among the compact cars in the market today. For a 5’7”, I feel that I am still driving a regular sedan.

The sound system has a JVC CD MP3 head unit (face-off type) with 2 nice sounding speakers mounted on the front doors. Good for soft and jazz music.

It also has power windows and central locks. To cap it all, the GETZ body shape and exterior is at par with the current but more pricy car models.

Because of this, I started to respect Hyundai brand.

My rating for this ride is 4 stars, should be 5 stars but the brand is Hyundai.

Monday, June 04, 2007

FRANCHESCA ANGELINE S. JOSE BIRTHDAY




Keka celebrated her 1st Birthday last June 4, 2007. She is also featured in the Playhouse Disney Channel Birthday Book for the month of June.

KEKA's 1st Birthday

MySpace Comments
MySpace Comments at GlitterBell.com


FRANCHESCA ANGELINE S. JOSE

Sunday, June 03, 2007

TCL DV009








Sensor
1/2.5"Movie CCD
5.36Mega pixels total

Interpolated pixel count
8.0 Mega

Effective pixel count
5.0 Mega

Image sizes
3264x2448
2816 x 2112
2612 x 1968
2304 x 1728
2048 x 1536
640 x480

Movie clips
MPEG4 AVI VGA&QVGA 30fps

File formats
Still:JPEG 24Bit color
Movie: AVI (MPEG4 + Wave audio)

Lens Optical zoom 3x
f6.3mm-f18.9mm
F2.8-F4.9

Digital zoom 8x

Focus range Normal: 20cm-Infinity
Marco: 2cm-20cm

AE control Auto and manual

Exposure +/-2.0 EV in 0.3EV steps

Sensitivity??ISO?? Auto

Shutter 1/1000-2sec

White balance Auto
Daylight
Cloudy
Tungsten
Yellow/ White Fluorescent

Viewfinder LCD

LCD monitor 2.0"TFT LCD 115,200 pixels
Flash Built-In
Modes: Auto, Flash on, Flash off, red eye prevention
Red-Eye Reduction: on/off

Shooting modes
Capture(Still Pic)
Movie(with sound)
Drive modes Single
Continuous up to 3 frames

Other features
PC camera
Sound memo(continuous) WAV format
Playback Slide Show
MP3 play
ASF/WMV/DAT/VOB/AVI/MOV/RM/RMVB/MPG
Date Print
Built-In speaker
Built-In Mic
Language Chinese/English
Self Timer 10 Sec
Connectivity USB2.0 A/V out (NTSC/PAL)
Storage SD/MMC Card Interior 128MB
Power Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery 3.7V 1050mA(supplied & charger)
AC adapter(DC5.0V 1.5A)
Dimensions 120x51x26.6 mm
Included accessories CD-ROM
Lithium-Ion battery
Manual
AC adapter
Camera bag
User Manual
Strap
USB cable
AV cable
Stereo earphone