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First takes on the Canon Ixus 60

Posted on June 1, 2006 by Gabriel Mercado

Sitting on my desk in some protective cloth-like casing it came with is the Canon Ixus 60, spec'd as follows: 6.0 megapixels 3x optical zoom 2.5" lcd screen Resolution max/min: 2816x2112 / 640x480 Sensor size / type: 1/2.5 / CCD … Continue reading →

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First takes on the Nokia N91

Posted on May 31, 2006 by Gabriel Mercado

I was very excited to receive one of the first Nokia N91s to come into the country a few weeks ago. I was made aware that it was amongst, if not the first unit to arrive via a letter accompanying … Continue reading →

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First takes on the Amoi Blue M626 Laptop

Posted on May 14, 2006 by Gabriel

If it weren't for aforementioned quality issues, I'd recommend the Amoi Blue M626, especially at the competitive Php46,000.00 SRP. However due to such, and the fact they don't make even bother to provide English manuals, I'd say keep away. Continue reading →

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First takes on the NEC Versa M350 1704DW

Posted on May 5, 2006 by Gabriel

NEC Versa M350 1704DWI think the Acer 3242WXMi now has some competition after I took this one out of the box last night. At this very moment, it's sitting on the desk running on batteries, with all the screensavers and power saving options turned off so I could time how long it takes till it dies.

NEC Versa M350 1704DW

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First takes on Acer Travelmate 3242WXMi

Posted on May 4, 2006 by Gabriel

Acer Travelmate 3242WXMiTaking a quick break right now from reviewing the gadgets to post my first notes about the Acer Travelmate 3242WXMi, the first model I've tried.

There's a 'Travelmate 3240' tag at the lower right side of the monitor. This indicates the series, and '3242WXMi' is the model within that series. I think there are 27 different series from the 2400 to the 8200, with several different types of models falling under each.

It's unclear how many are in the 3240 series, as neither the Taiwan or Philippine Acer website neglects to mention it. In fact, the Philippine Acer site doesn't even list the 3242WXMi at all, instead offering 10 other models.

From what I've discerned, there are four Series, namely the Travelmate, Tablet PC, Aspire, and Ferrari . I haven't really determined the diff between Aspire and Travelmate, but I'll get there soon enough.
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First takes on the O2 XDA Atom

Posted on May 3, 2006 by Gabriel

Gadgets GaloreWhy I'm putting this one back in the box. Continue reading →

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Gadgets Galore (mid 2006 version)

Posted on May 1, 2006 by Gabriel

Gadgets GaloreGadget season is upon us again (I'm serious. It's about this time the industry is gearing up to release new stuff), and just like around December to Feb, they are piling up again for review.

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Scheduled For World Domination

Posted on April 21, 2006 by Gabriel

google calendarProbably owing to my background as a groupware purveyor (I used sell Lotus Notes solutions, and was also a Microsoft Product Manager and evangelized MS Exchange - for which I studied certification for), I am a heavy believer in the Calendar, the central focus of a groupware solution after the Inbox.

Company groupware is one of the most difficult to implement not only because of its complexity, but there's also a great deal of politicking involved, forcing programmers to do the one thing they hate most - talk to the user.
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A Question About Boot Camp: Why?

Posted on April 7, 2006 by Gabriel

A Question About Boot Camp WhyI just read this Cnet article about Boot Camp, Apple's effort to make their machines run Windows. Continue reading →

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Summer Brings Forth Dreams of Laptops

Posted on April 1, 2006 by Gabriel

Summer Brings Forth Dreams of LaptopsMy long time client whose roots are deeply nested into the local I.T. Distributorship scene (she used to work in a major Distributor and now runs a Dealership for a well-known gadget brand) floored me recently when she agreed to offset my retainer for a laptop when I broached the idea recently.

Naturally this sent me scurrying off to several local websites, battling fatigue late into the night trying to make sense of what was available out there. My priorities were simple. 1. Cheap As Possible., 2. Lightweight, 3. As much RAM as possible. 4. Sturdy, and 5. Cheap as possible. Continue reading →

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