CompactFlash cards to offer petabytes of storage

The CompactFlash Association has announced the availability of its new CF5.0 specification, offering greater capacities and speeds. Enabling 48-bit support (as against the current 28-bit), the new specification theoretically allows for an increase in the maximum capacity to 144 petabytes (1PB = 1000 terabytes), up from the current limitation of 137GB and also increases data transfer unit size from 128KB to 32MB. Although it is primarily aimed at the camcorder market, we expect to see compatibility added to future HD-enabled DSLRs.

Dell Mini 5

The Dell Mini 5 Tablet
An article by PCMag.com

The Mini 5 is even more intriguing. It's a 5-inch, touchscreen Android tablet, with a wide screen, a slim body, and both HSDPA and WiFi connectivity. The Mini 5 has a 5-megapixel camera with LED flash on the back, and a smaller camera on the front. It supports multitouch and works with Android Market applications. While AT&T didn't announce support for the Mini 5, Dell said it would sell it both through carriers and directly at retail stores.

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The Mini 5 has a recognizable Android experience, just larger. Dell wouldn't confirm the version of Android on board. I typed on a large, comfortable touch keyboard, and movies played smoothly on the device. Google Maps navigation looked great on the large screen, showing lots of streets at once.
The Mini 5 also works as a phone—it has a microphone in it, but Dell expects most people to use a Bluetooth headset as it's rather awkward to hold up to your head.
While Dell talked a lot about customizing Android for their carrier partners, the Mini 5's version of Android didn't seem highly customized. There were definitely some new touches, such as popping the applications tray down from a menu button on the upper left hand corner of the screen. But the Mini 5 seemed to be running much more straight-up Android than, say, Dell's Chinese Mini 3i phone or the Lenovo Le Phone.
Dell execs couldn't quite articulate why someone would want a 5-inch tablet, except to say that it was a new product category with unforeseen uses. I definitely liked using it, but it's too large to fit in a pocket. It would definitely have to be an additional device, not replacing anything you already use.
Thode said that Mini 5 demand will flourish once wireless carriers stop charging high monthly fees for every device you want to put on its network. "Carrier business models are completely changing; you see this in Europe where you see prepaid data minutes everywhere. I wouldn't assume that you're going to be paying $60 per device very much longer," Thode said.

Finally, a Gaming Notebook that's Truly for Gamers

ASUS ROG G73Jh

ASUS Delivers Next-generation Gaming on a Strikingly-designed, Stealth Fighter-inspired Mobile Powerhouse

Taipei, Taiwan, February 11, 2009 – The new ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) G73Jh is like no other gaming notebook. Eschewing the flash and gimmicks typical of gaming notebooks, the G73Jh instead boasts an understated, subtly aggressive design inspired by a stealth fighter. At its heart lies the most powerful components available today, including the latest Intel® Core™ i7 processor, DirectX 11-capable ATI® Radeon™ HD5870 graphics, and up to 8GB of DDR3 system memory.

Strike in Silence: Designed for Serious Gamers 

The G73Jh sports a striking angular design inspired by the iconic F-117 Nighthawk. Far from being merely cosmetic, every facet of the G73Jh’s design reflects a conscious effort to improve the user experience. For example, the placement of all the heat and noise-generating components at the rear of the notebook and the implementation of a unique twin rear venting system keep the heat and noise as far away from the user as possible. The innovative placement of components also allows the palm rest to be exceptionally thin, just like a desktop keyboard. Furthermore, the keyboard plane is inclined 5 degrees, improving ergonomics and thus ensuring optimal comfort while gaming and typing.

Dominate: Engineered for Extreme Performance

The G73Jh offers an aggressive specification that will exceed the needs of gamers for a long time to come. The top-of-the-line model sports an Intel i7 Intel Core™ i7-820QM processor, 8GB DDR3 SDRAM, an ATI® Mobility Radeon® HD 5870 with 1GB GDDR5 VRAM, and 1TB of storage space for incredible gaming and multitasking performance. The G73Jh also features one-click, on-the-fly overclocking capabilities—perfect for gamers looking to push the hardware to the very limit.

Believe: Purpose-built for Unprecedented Immersion

With its DirectX 11-capable graphics and simulated 7.1-channel HD audio with EAX 4.0 compatibility, the G73Jh delivers next-generation gaming on a mobile platform. Gamers will be able to crank up the settings in the latest games and still achieve blistering frame rates, as well as experience ultra-realistic in-game sound effects and perfect positional audio.

Specifications

ASUS ROG G73Jh
Display	17.3” FHD LED-backlit (1920 x 1080) 17.3” HD+ LED-backlit (1600 x 900)
Operating System	Genuine Windows® 7 Ultimate Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium
CPU	Intel® Core™ i7-820QM/i7-720QM Processor Intel® Core™ i5-620M/540M/520M/430M Processor Intel® Core™ i3-350M/330M Processor
Chipset	Mobile Intel® HM55 Chipset
Memory	DDR3 1066 MHz up to 8GB (Intel® Core™ i7-720QM / i7-820QM platform) DDR3 1066 MHz up to 4GB (Intel® Core™ i7-620 / i5 / i3 platform)
Graphics	ATI® Mobility Radeon® HD 5870 with 1GB GDDR5 VRAM
Storage	2.5” SATA 320/500/640GB (5400 rpm) 2.5” SATA 320/500GB (7200 rpm) Double HDD Support (Without RAID 0/1)
Optical Drive	DVD Super-Multi / Blu-ray Combo
Camera	Built-in 2 megapixel camera
Dimensions	320mm x 415mm x 56.89~18.9mm

Specifications are subject to change without prior notice.

 

AF-S NIKKOR 16-35mm f/4G ED VR (Coming Soon!) (09-02-2010)

AF-S NIKKOR 16-35mm f/4G ED VR

A world's first ultra wide-angle 16-35mm FX-format compatible zoom lens with built-in vibration reduction (VR II)

February 9, 2010

Tokyo - Nikon Corporation is pleased to announce the release of the AF-S NIKKOR 16-35mm f/4G ED VR, the world's first* ultra wide-angle 16-35mm FX-format compatible zoom lens with built-in vibration reduction (VR II). The AF-S NIKKOR 16-35mm f/4G ED VR is released as a new category of NIKKOR lenses. It is equipped with vibration reduction (VR II) offering camera shake compensation equivalent to a shutter speed increase of approximately four stops and a Silent Wave Motor (SWM), and supports the maximum aperture of f/4 through the full range of focal lengths. The lens also utilizes exclusive Nikon technologies such as the application of Nano Crystal Coat and construction that includes ED and aspherical lens elements. The extremely effective vibration reduction and coverage for wide angles of view make this lens perfect for sports, press and landscape photography. Nikon's development of the FX format, currently consisting of D3-series and D700 digital-SLR cameras, has received tremendous support from professional and advanced amateur photographers. We intend to expand and strengthen the NIKKOR lineup with the steady release of new, high-performance lenses compatible with the FX format. * Among ultra wide-angle zoom lenses offering a minimum focal length of 16mm with a full-sized image sensor (according to Nikon survey as of February 9, 2010).

AF-S NIKKOR 16-35mm f/4G ED VR Primary Features An ultra wide-angle zoom lens with maximum aperture of f/4 through the full 16mm to 35mm range of focal lengths Built-in vibration reduction (VR II) offering camera shake compensation equivalent to a shutter speed increase of approximately four stops Nano Crystal Coat significantly reduces ghost and flare An ultra wide-angle zoom lens with an angle of view beginning at 107° and a filter attachment size of 77mm Equipped with a Silent Wave Motor (SWM) for extremely quiet autofocusing Constructed with two  ED and three  aspherical lens elements for superior aberration compensation Offers two focus modes, M/A (autofocus with manual override) and M (manual)

AF-S NIKKOR 24mm f/1.4G ED (Coming Soon!) (09-02-2010)

AF-S NIKKOR 24mm f/1.4G ED

A high-performance, fast, wide-angle fixed focal-length lens compatible with the FX format utilizing Nano Crystal Coat and equipped with a Silent Wave Motor (SWM)

February 9, 2010

Tokyo - Nikon Corporation is pleased to announce the release of the AF-S NIKKOR 24mm f/1.4G ED. This is a high-performance lens compatible with the FX format. With a focal length of 24mm, it offers excellent rendering with a fast maximum aperture of f/1.4. The latest fixed focal-length lens compatible with the FX format, the AF-S NIKKOR 24mm f/1.4G ED is an wide-angle lens with a maximum aperture of f/1.4. It offers superior optical performance through exclusive Nikon technologies such as the application of Nano Crystal Coat and construction that includes ED and aspherical lens elements. When the lens is used with an FX-format digital-SLR camera, images that make the most of the fast aperture with large and pleasing blur characteristics can be captured for photos with dynamic perspective. Nikon's development of the FX format, currently consisting of D3-series and D700 digital-SLR cameras, has received tremendous support from professional and advanced amateur photographers. We intend to expand and strengthen the NIKKOR lineup with the steady release of new, high-performance lenses compatible with the FX format.

AF-S NIKKOR 24mm f/1.4G ED Primary Features A fast, wide-angle 24mm fixed focal-length lens with a maximum aperture of f/1.4 This lens is perfect for capturing scenes such as architecture, landscapes and narrow indoor spaces with incredible perspective at the wide-angle focal length of 24mm. As an wide-angle lens with a maximum aperture of f/1.4, it offers superior optical performance demonstrated not only with handheld shooting under dim indoor lighting, but with large blur characteristics that make the most of this fast lens in images that exhibit dynamic perspective. Constructed with two ED and two aspherical lens elements A new optical design achieves an excellent balance between high resolution and aberration. Nano Crystal Coat significantly reduces ghost and flare Equipped with a Silent Wave Motor (SWM) for extremely quiet autofocusing Offers two focus modes, M/A (autofocus with manual override) and M (manual) This is really something that I've always wanted, it's like a dream come true.  But after searching for the price tag, it suddenly seems so near yet so far.  haha..

今天的事

今天上附数课的时候
就好好的咯！！
不知道后面发出什么声音...
弄到老师stun着一下...
然后老师就一直
骂骂骂...

他讲说
我希望今天是在这一班
留下最后的眼泪...
他还讲
我不希望会有第二次
不过我也不知道老师为什么要哭的咯！！
应该是他没放弃我们吧！！
这次他们就有点过分咯！！
不过现在我们上他的节不是很吵了...
真的静了很多...
这节后，都没喊起立他就走了
唉！如果是我做老师的话啦！！
我肯定会吐血...
或是撞墙死掉算了==’

附数过后就是就是国文节...
老师一进来...
又是讲讲讲我们
一大堆
什么讲我们班不好的
去给他们讲好了
很烦咯！！！

我看啊！
我们换班的几率
又大了很多
今天可是才第一天叻...
还有听说这星期五没早放叻....
妈的...
一点也要上
晕......！！！

Motorola Droid Milestone Simple Review

Motorola has launched their latest smartphone: Motorola DROID. This smartphone which has been known as Motorola Milestone (Europe) or Motorola Sholes applied side slide design and full QWERTY keypad. It's use the Android platform version 2 (Eclair) as operating system, with processor ARM Cortex A8 550 MHz.

Beside depend on QWERTY, Motorola DROID (Milestone) also equipped with TFT LCD touchscreen (16 million colors). The screen size is 3.7 inch with resolution 480x854 pixels and multi-touch access. About data access, Motorola DROID using 10.2 Mbps HSDPA channel and it's speed up to 5.76 Mbps. 

About connection, Motorola DROID(Milestone) has been supported with WiFi, Bluetooth A2DP, microUSB data cable and 3.5mm audio jack port. For the features, Motorola DROID bring GPS receiver internal which support A-GPS and equipped with Google Maps and Digital compass. It's also has music and video player, and 5 megapixels camera.

This are full specifications Motorola DROID aka Sholes:

Jaringan: Quadband GSM & 3G/HSDPA (900/2100 MHz); Dimensi: 11,58x6x1,37 cm; Berat: 169 gram; Layar: 3.7 inci, TFT capacitive touchscreen 16 juta warna, 480x854 piksel; OS: Android OS, v2 (Eclair); Prosesor: ARM Cortex A8 550 MHz; Transfer data: HSDPA 10.2 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps, EDGE 12, GPRS 12; Kamera: 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 piksel, autofocus, dual-LED flash, Geo-tagging, image stabilization, Video (D1, 720x480 piksel @24fps); Memori internal: 16 GB storage; Memori eksternal: microSD up to 32GB; Messaging: SMS, MMS, Email, IM, Push Email; Konektivitas: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP, kabel data microUSB, 3.5mm audio jack; Browser: HTML; Fitur lain: Polifonik (MP3/WAV), Multi-touch input method, Accelerometer sensor, Proximity sensor for auto turn-off, Full QWERTY keyboard, GPS/A-GPS support, Google Maps, Digital compass, MOTONAV (60 hari trial), MP3/eAAC+/WAV/WMA9 player, MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV9 player, Organizer, Voice memo, Speakerphone, Game; Baterai: Lithium ion 1400 mAh (BP6X)

If you want to buy Motorola DROID from Amazon, you can click here!

下星期...

下个星期就是新年的
前个礼拜了...
哇！平测超多的
有bookkeep
science
华文
sejarah...等等...
很辛苦的咯！
我知道...
统测跟大考
是连续考的...
也不是辛苦...
但是这些小平测...
是连着的啊！！
星期四是考science,sejarah,华文
wasai....全部要背的都放在一起
你猜猜看会辛苦吗=（

很辛苦咯！！！
一直要背背背
背到傻咯...
说真的
中华真的是
“贝多芬”啊！！！

下个星期五呢！
就是新年前的最后一天
我想应该有早放吧！
还有一个星期就要
新年咯！！！
yeah。。。
放假...

还有就是昨天
我们去我大伯
的新家吃东西
大约10点多去到吧！！
他们的新家在文冬...
然后就是我在那边不是吃很多
因为我很饱...
吃不下...
他们的房子还不错咯！！
好像要几百千吧！！！
有5间房间，4间厕所
那天我很吃到很夜...
大概在1。40a.m才回家....

班上情况！

今天呢！
学校有早放学...
12.10分就放学了
今天的节数过得很快咯！
因为今天有那个
万人宴的慰劳宴...
所有老师和职员都有参加...

今天也是我们班的..
第一场中华杯班级篮球赛...
男生对6S仁，女生对4A/S（忘了）
他们在那边努力着,
我就早都回家了...

昨天呢！
我们接到消息说
我们会换班
换去4A仁的...
4A仁在学生楼顶楼吧！
蛮高的...
结果今天...
班主任就带一些班委去抗议咯！！！
在第一次下课啦！
消息就是他给我们
下礼拜的时间
看看我们的情况如何
才决定要不要换...
因为我们班很多人睡觉...
很吵啊等...
尤其是新附数节的时候...
那老师一直投诉我们...
所以我们要“醒目”一点了咯！！
要不然就byebye美术室咯！！

前几天呢！有一节就是
班主任节...
班主任就讲...
迟点啊！我就要跟你们一起疯了...
然后逸彬就说：
你跟我们一样的话，就代表你还年轻咯！
然后叻...
班主任就摆出V字形+跷脚（站着的啦！）
我们全班就傻掉望着他...
然后大家就大笑了咯！=）
还有添煌就说：
老师你还是性感女神...
炸到...
这样都可以...
很搞笑咯！！！

佩诗和诗敏老师
都没在中华教了...
很不舍得他们咯！
因为都习惯了一个月啊！
虽然佩诗老师看起来有点严肃...
可是我有见过他在班上笑咯！！
我们上他的课啊！
都很静，很静，很静...
然后诗敏老师的课叻
就...就...
很吵，很吵咯！
我有看他的BLOG写
最不喜欢进我们的班咯！
不要酱叻...
我们很乖的咯（有时候而已）==
他讲我们又讲...
真得很吵咯！
可能是他一进...
我们班的时候...
不够严肃咯！
希望他们会想念我们咯！！
加油咯！！=）
我们的簿记和经济的老师回来了咯！
听新经济老师说他才刚从大学毕业咯！！


还有这星期的学会
超痛苦的...
弄到我的脚起水泡...
很痛咯！
还不只...
脚还有像火烧的感觉啊！！
可怜的我
然后就一直踢踢踢...
弄到我脚很痛咯！
隔天更痛=（


还有最近看报纸
那个大日子的
总票房竟然有260万令吉（2月2号）
哇！第一部本地电影就有
如此好的成绩啊！！
不错....。。。。
他会在2月17号
下映吧！
那大家要快点去电影院看咯！

Google Nexus One Simple Review

Google Nexus One is Google's product (smartphone). Google has been improved it's 3G performances, enabled multi-touch, and adds other software features. Google Nexus One is also has antenna which supports four GSM radio frequencies (850/900/1800/1900) and three 3G/UMTS Bands (2100/AWS/900).

This is some description from Amazon:

Representing the next stage in smartphone development, the unlocked Google Nexus One phone from HTC offers supercharged power with one of the fastest processors currently available in a smartphone, a 3.7-inch AMOLED touch display, and access to all your contacts and most important data from a variety of Google tools via the Android 2.1 operating system. With integrated Google technology, the Nexus One brings one-touch access to the popular Google mobile services millions use every day, including Google Search by Voice, YouTube and Picasa.

In addition to 3G connectivity, the Nexus One offers Wi-Fi networking (802.11b/g) for accessing home and business networks as well as hotspots while on the go and Bluetooth connectivity for both hands-free devices and stereo music streaming. Other features include assisted GPS (AGPS) with Google Maps Navigation providing turn-by-turn voice guidance, memory expansion via microSD memory cards (a 4 GB card is included with the device), threaded messaging for seamless on-the-go conversations, and up to 7 hours of 3G talk time.

If you want to buy this, you can click here!