Nokia Connection 2010 is an event held in Singapore showcasing Nokia’s latest products. There was a small competition called the “Ultimate Night Out” which the guys in Singapore (Team 7) had to go around places in Singapore to get clues to the final destination. The guys won 2nd prize in the competition. Watch the video!!
From JamCanSing:
I was at CommunicAsia 2010 today. I saw the Samsung Galaxy Beam and got the chance to take some close up photos of the phone itself.
For those who don’t know, Samsung Galaxy Beam is one of the first (if not the first) with a Pico Projector on a phone. The specs are as follows:
Here are 2 unique points about the Smart Projector:
However, the brightness of the projection isn’t that great, but it is expected with only 9 Lumen.
On the top left hand corner of the phone is a jog to adjust the projection focus.
Other than that, it is very similar to the Samsung Galaxy S. I hope to get the complete specifications, release date in Singapore, cost and which telco will carry this soon.
A lot of people started asking me various questions regarding what a gyroscope is after the Apple’s WWDC 2010 Keynote was done. So I thought I’ll try to collate my answers into this blog post.
In layman’s term, it measures the position, angle, orientation of your iPhone 4. Not only that, it’s also able to measure the motion and change of the orientation of your iPhone 4.
But if you want to know the technical explanation for it, here’s the description from Merriam-Webster:
a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin.
Find out more technical details about Gyroscopes from Wikipedia.
Well, an Accelerometer is great for measuring acceleration, detecting and measuring vibrations, or for measuring acceleration due to gravity (inclination). However, that’s all it does. A Digital Compass only shows your bearings of which direction you’re facing based on North/East/South/West.
With the addition of a Gyroscope, it will add a 3rd factor into the equation. Now you have 3 sensors that do the following:
Developers have been guessing a lot of things based on a combination of both Accelerometer and Digital Compass to determine a various positioning and orientation, making up of the lack of orientation measurement data. Now with this new sensor coming to your iPhone 4, you’ll get a more accurate and sensitive experience with existing games (of course with some change in the code) that uses orientation of the iPhone as a key feature.
Everyone knows Labyrinth and Labyrinth 2. The game with the steel ball and you tilt your phone to move the steel ball. Now with a gyroscope, this game will be able to advance to an even more difficult and sensitive game which allows better experience and control over the game.
But this is just scrapping the possibilities of what can be possible on the iPhone now.
This is from the keynote where Steve Jobs was demonstrating the Gyroscope with a Jenga game. However, as mentioned above, it just scrapes the possibilities.
Here are some possibilities right off my head:
The list goes on.
As a consumer, wait and enjoy the flurry of new apps, or improved existing apps. As a developer, it opens up a whole new space of possibilities to compete for great apps.
I hope that helps you understand what a Gyroscope is. If you want me to write more about the 3-axis pitch, yaw, and roll, leave me a comment. If you come up with more crazy possibilities of making use of the gyroscope, tell me and I’ll add it to the list.
Motorola Milestone XT is launching in Singapore on the 10th June 2010 (Thursday) available in all StarHub shops.
Pricing are as follows:
| Items | 3G SmartSurf 100 | 3G SmartSurf 300 | 3G SmartSurf 700 | 3G SmartSurf Unlimited |
| Monthly Subscription (w/GST) | $38 | $58 | $98 | $205 |
| Voice credit (mins) | 100 | 300 | 700 | 2000 |
| SMS/MMS credit | 500 | 500 | 500 | 2000 |
| Data credit (GB) | 12 | 12 | 12 | Unlimited |
| MILESTONE™ XT Pricings | $198 | $98 | $0 | $0 |
Yes it is that cheap. I’m pretty impressed with the pricing and the specifications you get.
The phone is very similarly spec’ed with the original Milestone, but here are some of the really compelling features of the Milestone XT.
Unique features:
Check out our first look of Motorola Milestone XT by Tech65.
Just hilarious. It just pokes my geek side to the max. Go to Channel Intel to see more of these kinds of videos.
Which ones are your favourites?
The iPhone 4 was announced last night with an obscene amount of features, major changes to the hardware, and of course as we all know, iPhone OS 4 which is now renamed iOS 4.
Here are the features covered during the keynote:
Feature 1: New hardware design
2 aluminosilicate glass on the front/back with a stainless steel band around it that also functions as an antenna. Dual microphones noise canceling for a clear voice.
Feature 2: New Retina display
IPS for great viewing angle. The 3.5″ multi-touch 960-by-640 backlit LCD display with 800:1 contrast ratio boasts a pixel density of 326 pixels per inch, making it the highest-resolution phone screen ever.
Feature 3: A4 chip + more battery life
The A4 chip found in your iPad will be on your iPhone 4. This enables longer battery life, at 7 hours of talk time, 6 hours of internet use, 10 hours of video playback, 40 (1 2/3 days) hours of audio playback, 300 hours (12.5 days) on standby.
Feature 4: Three Axis Gryoscope
A new hardware, the Gryoscope, also found in your Wii controller, will provide developers with much better control over the roll, pitch, and yaw of your iPhone 4. This allows more possibilities of new types of games and applications on the iPhone 4.
Feature 5: 5 MP Camera + LED Flash + 5X digital zoom + Backside Illuminated sensor + 720p video + iMovie
Better pictures and video. Not that interesting, but at least it makes this new iPhone 4 better to produce content.
Feature 6: iOS 4
Multi-tasking. Enough said.
Feature 7: iBooks on iPhone
Those without iPads, you’re not left out.
Feature 8: iAds
More data usage on your Telco’s data network. Let’s hope it wouldn’t over-stress our existing infrastructure and make the experience bad.
Feature 9: FaceTime (video chat)
Long awaited, but only available on iPhone 4 to iPhone 4 using WiFi, not available for 3G.
When? Near or together with the iPad launch in Singapore.
Where? Not confirmed, but *possibly* all telcos. Will keep you guys updated.
Note: Remember the iPhone 4 uses micro-sim.
So are you getting it?
It’s tough to find all the resources you need to get started with SharePoint 2010, so I’m going to try to aggregate most of them on this post.
Getting Started:
Software:
Upgrading:
Development:
Training:
If you have any more links to add here, feel free to comment and I’ll add it in.
A few weeks ago, I attended the Samsung Bada Developer Conference in Singapore. I learnt a lot about the Bada platform and here are my findings.
I hope that answers most of your questions on Samsung Bada. It did for me.
You think the iPad is really “usable” and “intuitive”? Read this report from the leading Usability experts of Nielsen-Norman Group written by Jakob Nielsen himself. You’ll be surprised at his findings and might even agree with him.
If you don’t want to read the long report, Jakob has written a summarized version of his findings – iPad Usability: First Findings From User Testing
Download the report:
Usability of iPad Apps and Websites: First Research Findings
What does Samsung Galaxy S, SingTel, and Super Junior (a popular Korean pop boy-band) have in common?
Well, SingTel is the first in the world to launch Samsung Galaxy S. Samsung Galaxy S is an ultimate Android phone that’s Korean product. Super Junior is a Korean boy-band that will be performing LIVE in Singapore for the first time in an exclusive performance on Sunday, 6th June. See the commonalities?
It is simply an amazing deal. So how do you get to purchase the Samsung Galaxy S for a low price, get an awesome SingTel subscription plan, and get to watch Super Junior live? Go to SingTel ONLINE shop now and be the first 800 to pre-order the Samsung Galaxy S and you’ll be able to get a free pair of tickets to Super Junior live concert.
