Posted by 8dee on August 21, 2005 – 1:12 pm
It is said that using power line network would be much faster. Maybe by then, you don’t need to have a phone line to get internet broadband.
HomePlug AV’s theoretical maximum throughput is 200 mbps; real-world data rates should run between 70 mbps and 100 mbps, says Andy Melder, senior vice president for strategic business development at Intellon, one of the companies contributing to the spec.
Intellon expects to have its first HomePlug AV chips by the end of September; Melder says he anticipates seeing prototype HomePlug AV adapters at the Consumer Electronics Show in January, with commercial ones to follow by early spring. However, he cautions that we probably won’t see the first consumer electronics products with integrated HomePlug AV–set-top boxes, digital video recorders, and the like–until a year from now.
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Posted by 8dee on August 20, 2005 – 10:57 pm
This idea is pretty cool. You can play your computer as long as you want, and you will always have a hot cup of coffee or tea beside you.
Maybe next time people will make USB Electrical Stove, then you will never need to leave your computer.
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Posted by 8dee on August 20, 2005 – 10:25 am
No more long waits for your PC to wake up. Longer laptop battery life. Data that survives a drop. These are the promises of solid-state-memory disks (SSDs), which use flash memory to supplement or replace today’s hard drives.
Samsung is working on two types of products: pure SSDs and hybrid drives that combine traditional hard disks and flash memory. Pure SSDs give you all the benefits listed above but cost a lot more than today’s drives. Hybrids will offer extended battery life and faster boot-ups, but should have only a small price premium (if any).
It will be market to laptop user first with 1.8 inch and 2.5 inch hard drives. But the space seems to be very very small and it is suppose to be expensive.
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Posted by 8dee on August 19, 2005 – 12:25 pm
Since the invention of SMS contest, it is like a legal lottery system. Plus Malay can gamble in this too.
What is the different between SMS Contest compare with any Lottery, other than the prize is not in money form.
But to me, I think that this SMS contest is getting out of hand. I tried once and won’t try them again. They asked for registration (RM1), then answer 3 question (RM3), and then to view result/score (another optional RM1). This is really slaughtering. Better go gamble. People making the SMS contest is like bookie.
There is lotsa lotsa contest out there already and people are trying to earn money using SMS. It used to be a promotion technique but now contest rule aim is to make money.
Even Malaysian Idols is charging people to SMS. I was in United States watching American Idols when it first came out. SMS is for only one provider but they don’t do extra charge and phone call are (1-800) toll free.
Posted by 8dee on August 18, 2005 – 9:58 pm
Xbox will be comming out very soon. Hope that you will get one of this baby under your Christmas tree this year. But this time it will have two version and the price are hiking up.
The premium Xbox 360 console will sell for $399.99 in the United States, Canada and Mexico – nearly triple the price of the current system – and 399.99 euros in continental Europe, Microsoft announced Wednesday. Meanwhile, the scaled-back version, dubbed “Xbox 360 Core System,” will go for $299.99, and 299.99 euros in Europe.
Microsoft sells its current console at a loss, because its original goal with the XBox was mainly to break into the lucrative gaming market. It makes money selling games, but doesn’t expect its home and entertainment division to post profits regularly until 2007. Rosoff said he thinks the price increase is a smart move.
The core console won’t be able to play games designed for the original Xbox, unless a consumer shells out $99.99 to add a hard drive. Microsoft has been asking developers working on new games to make them so they can be played on both the fully loaded and basic versions.
From the Xbox Official Website - You are actually able to chat using Xbox 360 using Window Messenger and Xbox Live.
I think that there is possibility that people can alter it to add your own computer harddrive. Wish hard and Santa might just get you one of this.
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Posted by 8dee on August 17, 2005 – 4:45 pm
I consider myself watching a lot of Fear Factor and sometimes I have the tought that those are fake because those participants usually looks super chunted (look very hot). From
ntv7 main page, I discovered the picture on top.
I tot we have fear factor malaysian style sometime back, it is like “Malaysia X Challenge”. Although they don’t look great, but they really did the stun with all they’ve got (I only watched like 2 times).
Anyhow, I still look forward for this Fear Factor, Malaysia style!
Updates:-
I received some search on Fear Factor Malaysia.
Here is some updates I have dug out.
It is on August 27 in Sunway Lagoon with 105 Contestants.
The closed casting interviews with the 105 contestants, physical tasks, preparation of the stunt gambit involving miniature motor bikes and pyrotechnic.
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Posted by 8dee on August 17, 2005 – 4:01 pm
The comming month would be fall in US and Prinston University will be able to buy digital books. This digital books cost a third less than paper (that is quite expensive as new average textbooks in US cost more than US$100). Digital means you need to print or bring a laptop to school (both will cost you some bucks), the second disadvantage is that there is no resale value (selling your books to friends will get you 75% of the value you buy, usually, but book store usually give you slightly less than 50% and you run the risk of new version or change of textbooks).
Anyhow, buying books from Malaysia (same book, sometimes different paper quality or cover quality) are actually cheaper compare to US. Some students do buy books for next semester when they come back for summer breaks. You can order them from MPH also.
�??�DVDs and CDs. Two next-generation DVD players, Blu-ray and HD-DVD, will have safeguards designed to keep them from playing pirated DVDs. Record company Sony BMG, which represents artists such as Shakira and Jennifer Lopez, is expanding a program started in 2004. Protected CDs can be copied a limited number of times and transferred to some digital music players. EMI and other labels are launching similar programs.
�??�Digital video and software. Microsoft has licensed technology from copy-protection firm Macrovision that makes it tough to pirate video feeds as they move from PCs to TVs and other devices. The software giant also now requires users to prove that they have an official version of its Windows operating system before downloading updates. If a user has a pirated copy, Microsoft offers a legitimate one at a reduced rate.
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Posted by 8dee on August 16, 2005 – 2:53 pm
That is a lot…..too bad there is no hybrid car here in Malaysia. There is a lot of them already, I heard there is even plan to make Toyota Harrier to a hybrid vehicle not sure if it is out in the market already. Honda civic also have its hybrid when I was in San Francisco, US on Mid 2004. Because of expensive gas price, hybrid car are becomming very popular in United States. (Gas also expensive in Malaysia loh!) Hybrid car cost a little more expensive but in the long run, it is beneficial and environmental friendly. Why can’t we get them here in Malaysia? Gas Expensive? Car Expensive? Siong man.
This guy even modify his Toyota Prius and add 18 brick size battery (sacrificing his trunk space) and acheived 250 MPG (miles per gallon). From my conversion on google 250 miles per gallon = 106.285926 kilometer per liter. That is freaking a lot, this allow us to travel 106km with just RM1.62. Think a while, and you will know that it is really really cheap. But the weird thing is that, you will need to charge your car with a plug to your house socket (like any handphone or laptop).
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