My Personal Picks for Janette Toral's Writing Project

Below is the blog site that I am voting for The Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs in 2007.

The AnitoKid Chronikos

This blog site is very informative. He gives personal comments on current events and the author is a champ on playing billards. He is a master. Master turuan mo ako magbillar. =)

Go see this blog site and you wont regret it, he kids you not.

Midlet Manager...

Hi... Having problems on how you can run java games to your phone?
I have a copy of a midletmanager. Its the same midlet manager from those of windows 2005 and 2003 mobile phones.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/38nlln

Flashlight Apps..

I found this application where you can use the screen of your phone as a flashlight, incase your phone doesn't have any flash. You can control the brightness of the application by moving the joystick upwards to become brighter and downwards to become darker.

I forgot what site i got this but incase people from that site saw this I wanna say thanks.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/yu6oas

Mobile Lens

Ever wished you could get a better picture from your mobile phone?
I found a mobile lens where you can attached it to your phone and capture a macro, a distorted or even a triangular Kaleidoscope picture. it sells for a 15 bucks. I hope i can see one here at the philippines.

See this site for more details: http://mobile.brando.com.hk/MobileLensCombo2.php

Vixy.net

Having trouble downloading movies or videos on youtube?

Here's my way on getting my favorite anime from youtube to my phone.

Presenting http://vixy.net/.

This service allows you convert a Flash Video / FLV file (YouTube's videos,etc) to MPEG4 (AVI/MOV/MP4/MP3/3GP) file online. It is using a compressed domain transcoder technology (outline in Japanese). It converts FLV to MPEG4 faster and less lossy than a typical transcoder.

When you submit an url, it will download and convert to the video format. Then you can download the converted file.

O2 Graphite V.S. Apple iPhone

Here is a comparison between O2 Graphite and Apple's iPhone:

O2 Graphite

Physical Characteristics
Dimensions (H x W x D)		110 x 47 x 18 mm
Weight (w/standard battery)		105 g
Design		Open-faced
Antenna Type		Internal
Wireless Network Capability
Technology		WCDMA 2100 / GSM 900/1800/1900 MHz
Data		GPRS, WiFi
Battery
Battery Type		Li-Ion, 1100 mAh
Talk Time		Up to 4 hours
Standby Time		Up to 200 hours
Additional Features
Built-In Digital Camera		2Megapixels camera Secondary videocall camera
Video Recorder		Yes
Infrared		No
Bluetooth		Yes
External Memory		microSD (TransFlash) slot
Predictive Text Input		T9
Messaging		SMS, MMS, Email
Java™ Technology		Yes
Wireless Web Browsing		WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML (PocketIE)
Handsfree Speaker		Yes
Phone Book Capacity		Shared memory
Vibrating Alert		Yes
Voice-Activated Dialing		Yes
Ring Tones		64 chords polyphonic
Display Type		TFT, 320x240 pixels, 65K colors
Organizer		Yes
Synchronization Software		No
Games		Included Java downloadable

Apple iPhone



The full specs:
Screen size: 3.5 inches
Screen resolution: 320 by 480 at 160 ppi
Input method: Multi-touch
Operating system: OS X
Storage: 4GB or 8GB
GSM: Quad-band (MHz: 850, 900, 1800, 1900)
Wireless data: Wi-Fi (802.11b/g) + EDGE + Bluetooth 2.0
Camera: 2.0 megapixels
Battery: Up to 5 hours Talk / Video / Browsing, Up to 16 hours Audio playback
Dimensions: 4.5 x 2.4 x 0.46 inches
Weight: 4.8 ounces / 135 grams

See apple.com for more details on iPhone.
See o2.com for more details on Graphite.

My windows mobile baby =)

I got my windows mobile baby from the states while we were on the training.
My babies name is "T-mobile sda 2".
Even thought it has a bump on top of it i still love it. the only thing i don't appreciate on it is that its not so good camera. it may have a 1.3mp camera but its very light dependent. you can't take good pictures on it in the dark or even with a low light. i have tried looking for camera applications but the real problem is on its hardware. =(

Comparing it to nokia and erickson, for me i'll still chose a windows mobile =)
But if i were to choose from nokia and erickson, I'd prefer spending my money on erickson.
what i like about erickson is that its camera it much better than a winmobile and it has a good sound quality.

Here are the specs and a picture of my baby:

Basics

Size:	4.53 x 1.82 x 0.69 inches
Weight:	3.74 ounces
Included battery:	Li-Ion
Talk time:	Up to 4.5 hours
Standby time:	Up to 8 days
Band (frequency):	850 MHz;900 MHz;1800 MHz;1900 MHz

Included Accessories

• AC Adaptor
• Stereo headphones
• USB Cable
• Carrying case

Top Phone Features

Messaging

• Instant messaging: Yahoo!®, MSN®, and AOL®*

Fun

• 1.3 Megapixel camera
• Video camera
• Windows Media® Player
• Expandable mini SD memory slot

Communication

• Bluetooth® wireless technology
• Speakerphone
• E-Mail integration options
• Quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)

Information

• T-Mobile Internet ready (GPRS & EDGE)
• Wi-Fi (802.11b) ready*

Assistants

• Organizer with PC synchronization
• Windows Mobile®

Feature	Description
Bluetooth® wireless technology	Lose the wires and keep your hands free for more important things – Bluetooth lets you connect your phone to your headset or computer wirelessly.
Organizer with PC synchronization	Synchronize your calendar, contacts, and more to your desktop.
Windows Mobile®	Familiar and easy to use Windows Mobile® experience
Speakerphone	Put down the phone and keep talking with a convenient speakerphone.
E-Mail integration options	Access up to eight of your work and personal e-mail accounts from your T-Mobile phone.
Instant messaging: Yahoo!®, MSN®, and AOL®*	Send and receive instant messages with Yahoo!, MSN, or AOL.
1.3 Megapixel camera	Take high-quality pictures from your phone that you can enlarge or print.
Video camera	Capture short video clips to keep for yourself or share with friends and family.
Windows Media® Player	Windows Media Player lets you play audio and video files you download from the Internet or receive over e-mail.
Expandable mini SD memory slot	Mini SD slot allows you to add extra memory for photos, files, and more.
T-Mobile Internet ready (GPRS & EDGE)	GPRS is a wireless data service with speeds up to 56 Kbps, while EDGE is up to three times faster than GPRS for compatible devices. Both enable you to access Internet and e-mail service wherever T-Mobile has coverage.
Quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)	Travel and call anywhere on the all-GSM T-Mobile network.
Wi-Fi (802.11b) ready*	Connect to the Internet wirelessly whenever you want.

See T-mobile.com for complete details.

Headset converter for our loving windows mobiles...

Its been a while since I went to glorietta. Last Monday I went there to buy some blank cd's at cd-r king then i have decided to check if i can see some windows mobile accessories for my phone. Unfortunately I wasn't successful. It was already 3 pm and I am very tired of walking around and asking every cellphone stall. I was about to go the jeepney stop when i passed a stall and saw this headset converter. I got curious and take a look. Yup its a 3.5mm to 2.5mm headset converter. I thought to myself maybe this one is just like the ones that I have once have. The once I used to have was not that great. Only one part of the headset or speaker is working and it is very sensitive. You can't just move it coz it your headset will get disconnected. So I asked the girl from the stall if i can try it. I was amazed. both left and right headpiece is working except for the headset was crappy. so I bought the converter for 150 pesos. I cant find any pictures of it so that you guys can look for it too. .. =)

T-Mobile MDA vs. T-Mobile SDA

You know it's a good day when the FedEx guy shows up and drops off an SDA and an MDA, both of which are due out here in the States from T-Mobile real, real soon. Click on for some hands-on pics of each.









































See engadget.com

The secret criteria for the Microsoft MVP Award …revealed!

Presented on this link are TOP SECRET criteria for the MVP Award program.


For info… Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs) are exceptional technical community leaders from around the world who are awarded for voluntarily sharing their high quality, real world expertise in offline and online technical communities. Microsoft MVPs are a highly select group of experts that represents the technical community’s best and brightest, and they share a deep commitment to community and a willingness to help others.


There are those who help simply because they have the dominant helper genes in them.

Please see http://www.gpcarreon.com/?p=545 for mor details

Zenum Opus

Well what do you know, the Opus (Pocket PC) - announced an AGE ago by Swiss company Zenum - has finally made the transition from vapourware to a real live device.

After a number of changes to it's design, CNET seem to have got their grubby paws on a unit! The CNET hands on consists of 6 photos, and a short writeup.

Device specs from the Zenum Products page...

- Windows Mobile 6 (Professional)
- QWERTY Bar type device
- TI OMAP 850 Tri band with 850/1800/1900 and 900/1800/1900 variants available
- 128MB ROM / 64MB RAM
- miniSD expansion
- 2MP Camera
- WiFi / BT / IR

That's what they tell you. What they don't tell you is that the device is ODM'd for them by TechFaithWireless, who also produce devices for UBiQUiO and i-mate. Sure enough, upon closer inspection of the device specs / form / port placements etc., it's clear to see that the Opus sits roughly between the UBiQUiO 501 and the i-mate JAQ3, which are both based on the same design.

Nothing wrong with that I hear you say, and you're right... when I reviewed the UBiQUiO 501 I found it had some endearing features, and was very likeable at the price. And here lies the problem.

See modaco.com for complete story.