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The Dell Inspiron Mini 9! Is this the Perfect NetBook? Well, I can say this is the Perfect NetBook! And according to CNET's video review on "Finding the Perfect NetBook" this has most of the specs you should have for a NetBook like:

• Intel Atom 1.6GHz Processor
• 16GB SSD Hard Drive
• Windows XP Home Edition SP2 or Ubutu Linux OS
• 8.9 inches Screen Size
• Built-in Webcam VGA-Out
  
• Stereo Speakers
• Headphone/Microphone Jacks
• 3 USB 2.0
• SD card reader
• Ethernet, 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi, optional Bluetooth!
• Great Spacious KeyBoard!
  
• Good Battery Life!
  
• Priced Around $350.00 to $500.00

As like most of NetBooks, this one has no Optical Drive, but you can always get one to connect to your NetBook via USB.

Dell as far as I know is very flexible or configurable in terms of choosing parts or software to put on your PC, that's how I know Dell is. You can choose wether to get an XP or Linux, add a built-in Bluetooth/Webcam or not, the size of the Hard Drive, and some more, and all this will vary on how the price of the product will be. And because of this, Dell or you, can choose which ones to combine to create a personalized PC and for this instance "The Perfect Netbook"!

Color comes in Black, and also comes in White and Red.

Here it is! Nokia 5800 Xpress Music, Nokia's Touch Screen Phone, is this their iPhone killer? Well, first of all I really like Nokia, I've been using Nokia phones then up to now! Their very user friendly, their popular in Asia and I think in UK. And the best about their phone is, its "UNLOCKED"! Open to all! I've watched a couple of videos about the Nokia 5800 Xpress Music, and its looks real nice. And I sure hope it has good performance! Here are the phones great specifications:

• Symbian S60 5th edition OS with touch input
• Accelerometer for auto screen rotation.
• 3.2 MP AF Carl Zeiss lens, dual LED flash and geo-tagging support
• GPS with A-GPS function
• 3.5mm headphone/video-out jack
• microSDHC card slot (up to 32 GB)
• 8GB microSDHC card included

• Front camera for video calls
• GSM, EGPRS, WCDMA, HSDPA
• Bluetooth 2.0 (EDR/A2DP), WLAN (802.11 b/g), Micro-USB 2.0
• AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, MP3, MP4, M4A, WMA, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, Mobile XMF, SP-MIDI, MIDI Tones (poly 64), RealAudio 7,8,10, True tones, WAV

Well! Now thats what I want from a phone! You can also use an on-screen QWERY keyboard either by landscape or portrait keyboard, also has a stylus to use. 3.5mm headphone jack used on most headphones, and video-out too! Great 128 internal memory and an 8 GB microSDHC included! Has front camera! WLAN! Now thats Nokia for you! Great Specs that you want! User Friendly! UNLOCKED!


Here are videos of the Nokia 5800 Xpress Music:












There are lots of iPhone like competitors out or will soon come out in the market, like the G1 Google Android phone from HTC for T-mobile, Samsung Omnia SGH-i900 (I know this is UNLOCKED too), and more.

Here's Videos of Samsung Omnia SGH-i900:

(Credit: Yves Behar/OLPC)

By now you've probably heard the rumors that Apple is having an event on October 14th, where Steve Jobs will introduce new Apple laptops to the world. At this point, it's unclear whether the lines will be refreshed with new processors and configurations or whether we'll see a more substantial redesign to the Macbook and Macbook Pro. And then there's the big secondary question of what's going on with the MacBook Air?

Chances are, if there's an update to the Air, we'll just see a bump in processor speed and storage capacity, particularly in the solid-state version of the Air. But, then there's this mysterious thing called the Brick that started with a site called 9to5Mac and made a few orbits around the blogsphere. Some say it might be a tablet. Others think it's a new version of Apple TV. And many are conjecturing that it's a low-cost, lightweight Netbook to match up against all the mini notebooks hitting the marketing--including models from Dell, HP, Asus.

If, indeed, we're about to be introduced to a MacBook Mini or an Apple Netbook (or, maybe Jobs does go counter-intuitive and calls this lightweight machine the Brick), isn't it time to ditch the first-gen Air while it still has some value? I figure the one-two punch of a refreshed Air with a new budget-price Apple notebook will knock $300-$500 off a used Air's current selling price.

Or, with two weeks to go before the press event, is it already too late? Is the Air already utterly devalued? Let me know what you think.

Ok, I have made a post about choosing between two Great Digital Cameras. The Canon PowerShot A590 which is rated as the Best Budget Digital Camera for Consumers, small but a bit bulky for me; and the New Sony CyberShot T700 which is a Great Touch Screen Camera with sleek design. I'm looking for a Great Digital Camera with a fair price!


You can get great quality photos and videos plus great features from the Canon PowerShot A590 with a very good price of not more than $2oo.oo! but the downside for me, well not really a downside but, I was looking for a more sleek design.

I've been recently doing some searches on what kind new and great digital camera to get, there are tons to choose from! Like Canon PowerShot, Sony CyberShot, Nikon Coolpix, Kodak Easyshare, and more.

I was thinking of what kind of preferences to choose from. Of'course what I want is the one's that take great image quality, and I found out that its not actually by how much megapixel is better but by how it captures image quality. And there's also the size, whether I should get a slim and sleeker look or the not so compact size but great image quality. There's also the features, whether it has additional functions like cropping,red-eye removal, face detection, smile capture, touch screen, usb and av cable, shutter speed, manual and automatic focus, optical stabilization, video capture, memory capacity and more.

And lastly the price, I have two videos to show on whether I should get a Canon PowerShot A590, mid-sized but rated as the best overall digital camera with lots of feature and great image quality by consumersearch.com and noted by CNET as the best budget camera under $200 price; or the newer Sony CyberShot DSC-T700 which has great image quality and has integrated memory of 4GB, ultra-compact,and noted by CNET that it will satisfy those who like showing off their pictures as much as they like taking them and priced under $400.

You can also try searching and comparing Digital Cameras at CNET plus look for their "CNET's Digital Camera Finder, step-by-step guide"


Canon PowerShot A590

by: Tigertv.com


Sony CuberShot DSC-T700

by: CNET.com

What do you think?

CNET at the launch of T-Mobile G1 Android Phone.



T-Mobile press conference, here are what some experts think:

The long-awaited HTC Dream, the first commercial handset running Google's Android operating system, will be coming to T-Mobile as the G1 for $179 on October 22nd. Featuring a 3-inch touchscreen, internet navigation buttons and a full QWERTY keypad, the smartphone market has finally broken free of Symbian, Windows Mobile and the sweet clutches of fruit companies. Read on for the details, and you can decide whether or not the competition is a good thing.

Features:

Date and Pricing
$179 on October 22nd. (That's with a two year contract.) Unlimited internet with "some messaging" will run $25/month. Unlimited internet and messaging is $35/month. Data plans will require voice plans.

Screen
The G1 sports a 3.17" 65K color touchscreen that runs in HVGA (480×320) resolution.

Battery Life
You can talk for 5 hours, or keep the phone in standby for 130 hours.

Camera
3.1MP, or right around 35mm 4x6 print quality.

Frequency Fun
GSM/GPRS/EDGE/Wi-Fi and UMTS/HSDPA
850/900/1700/1800/1900/2100Mhz

Dimensions
4.60 x 2.16 x 0.62; Weight: 5.6 ounces. And available in white, black and brown.

Storage
1GB MicroSD card preinstalled. Supports 8GB MicroSD.

GPS
Of course, what would Google Maps be without it?

Google Maps
As we've seen in a recent update, the G1's Maps application will integrate Street View so you can see where you are going. But in an industry first, a built-in compass orients the map to your position. North is always up!

Android Market
Similar to the iPhone's mobile App Store, the Android Market will allow downloading of various Android apps from the phone, to the phone.

Amazon MP3 Store
Amazon's MP3 store will be preloaded on every G1, allowing the download of 6 million DRM-free tracks with singles starting at 89 cents. Downloading music requires a Wi-Fi connection, previewing can be done over T-Mobile's network.

YouTube
Yup, it's on there.

Other Apps
ShopSavvy: designed to help people do comparative shopping
Ecorio: developed to help people keep track of their daily travels and view what their carbon footprint looks like
BreadCrumbz: enables people to create a step-by-step visual map using photos; customers can create their own routes, share them with friends or with the world

Courtesy: Gizmodo - T-Mobile G1 HTC Dream Android Phone

Here's also an Animated Demo of the phone:

There has been recent searches for the "Google Android Phone - HTC The Dream" and news of its release was this September, but recently changed to 10th of this November, that's why I'm posting this update. And because they've been saying it's the iPhone competitor. I don't mean to say anything bad about this new software, but the iPhone is really a High-End Phone where competitors I think are still struggling to compete with. They say the iPhone Technology is lightyears away from other competitors. Let's wait and see what the Google Android has to offer.

No complete announcement, reviews or news of this product has been really made on the news or on the web. But I have these two recent videos form CNET and G4 that shows interviews from Google Company about the Google Android Phone.

It's really not a phone actually, its kinda like an operating system for a phone like Windows Mobile or Symbian. And its not just one phone, its many phones. Which will be released on T-mobile service and will run on phones like Samsung, Motorola, HTC and LG.

It's more like a Google Software for mobile phones. Google is reaching out in almost every way possible. Like their popular Google Search, Google Docs, Google Maps/Earth and will soon release the Google Android Software. They even own YouTube, the popular online video website, for those who didn't know, they also own Blogger (which I love by the way!), and FeedBurner (they own? or teamed-up with? whichever, but I love this one too!) and I think Mozilla. Wow!

It's like they're everywhere, watching you, knows what your doing, and I mean to say it in a funny way ;). Like the videos I watched on Cnet TV with Molly Wood an Executive Editor there, where I think she says Google is everywhere or owns everything. I find her fun to watch on her videos about her opinions on everything from Google to Ipods to anything. I'll probably make a post about her, her videos and her fun opinions on different products.

Watch the videos to find out more.

With so many Netbooks hitting the market, how do you know which one is right for you? Dan Ackerman breaks down the specs on a few low-cost laptops and presents his own proposal for the perfect Netbook.

Source: CNET

The world’s simplest camcorder. It lets you capture the everyday moments that happen anywhere and share them with friends and family everywhere. That’s the idea behind Flip Video Ultra. It’s simple, portable, and amazingly affordable.

Simple to Shoot

• Sleek, pocket-sized camcorder with one-touch recording
• Built-in flash memory holds up to 60 minutes of high-quality video
• Start recording within 3 seconds of power-up
• Fast lens for great results in low and bright light; 2x digital zoom
• 1.5” color anti-glare playback screen for instant viewing and deleting
• Flip-out USB arm plugs directly into your computer for easy sharing and archiving
• TV connector cable included to watch videos on television
• Tripod mount fits any standard tripod

Simple to Share

• Built-in software for instant viewing, editing, and one-click emailing
• Integrated video uploading to AOL, MySpace, YouTube, and other video sharing sites
• Easily capture still pictures from video
• Simple editing tools let you make custom-edited movie mixes with music
• Create and organize your personal video library

Great for easy capturing videos and directly uploads video on YouTube and more! It has an LCD for viewing, but has low but improved resolution video. Effective sensor resolution: 5.6 megapixels.

There has been a number of UMPC - Ultra Portable Personal Computers and Mini-Notebooks/Netbooks that has been made and more upcoming new and better ones since the launch of the popular "Asus Eee PC". I have read and watched reviews of some of these products courtesy of CNET. And almost every video review on these other UMPC's and Mini-notebooks are compared to the Eee PC. So Asus Eee PC is still probably the best one out there. Mainly because of its low price and also of its good performance for basic functions of using a portable computer.


Here are some of the UMPC's and Mini-Notebooks i've looked at, there are a lot of new ones but I only focused on the ones that grabbed my attention from their design, functions and performance. I'll put some of my brief comments about these products.

Fujitsu LifeBook U810 - According to CNET, this device is the best Ultramobile PC keyboard but I guess not good enough because it has some important missing keys like the Tab Button which is double-mapped on the Spacebar. Meaning the Spacebar is where you also use the Tab Button, and also other keys that are double-mapped. It also has a swivel screen for watching and easy viewing and its touch screen capable. But for me as I saw the video review, it looks too small for me. And it's priced around $859.00 - $999.99, pricey.

The first three ones were great UMPC's but they're way too expensive. These next ones I'll show are also great Portable Computer Mini-Notebooks/Netbooks but much less expensive and also has good performance.

Mini-Notebooks/Netbooks

Everex CloudBook - I didn't find much review on CNET about this product But there was specifications on Everex CloudBook. Which are the basic but important ones; built-in webcam, WiFi, Ethernet, card reader, 1 GB RAM, large 60 GB Hard Drive, and priced for $424.99 - $449.99.

HP 2133 Mini-Note PC - This product from Hewlett Packard has a solid consruction uses magnesium alloy shell and has a stylish design. And one of the best part about it is it has an almost full sized keyboard unlike other mini-notebook. The downside on the review says it has a weak performance and umipressive battery life, and misses out on new Intel Atom CPU which are now used for newer mini-notebooks. The video review says its priced around $499.00 for xp version and $599.00 for linux version.

Asus Eee PC - There are newer and better versions of Asus Eee PC.

Asus Eee PC 4G - This is the first version, it has a 7.0 inches screen, 512MB RAM, 4G Hard Drive, Built-in webcam, 3 USB 2.0 and SD card reader, Ethernet, and WiFi. The Downside is it has no DVD drive, cramped keyboard, very little Hard Drive space, and low screen resolution. But offers an impressive package for portable web browsing and basic productivity. Small, light, fast and efficient and priced for less than $400.00. "It's a near perfect choice for a highly portable second or backup laptop."

Asus Eee PC 1000 - The latest version for Eee PC. It has no clear review yet on CNET. Same basic functions and improved 1 GB RAM, 80 GB Hard Drive, and Intel Atom. Still inexpensive, around $560.

All in all my first choice is still the one I like, which is the Asus Eee PC which has improved performance in newer version and still reasonably priced. Has all the basic functions that I need for a portable mini-notebook.

I like mobile phones, we all do right? I bet each and everyone has their own cellphone by now, especially on this generation of technology, electronics, the web and all kinds of communications. Some people not only have one, but two phones. Like me, I use one for calling and texting, and I have another phone mainly for receiving text messages from the Philippines using a "Roaming" sim card and a Quad Band phone. It can also be used for texting, but I use my first phone for that. I bet most Filipinos in the United States and other countries abroad does that too. I also use the web for texting, you can access a website that offers free texting like the service Chikka based in the Philippines.


Back to the main topic. A Great Phone. There has been a lot of added features on some new phones out on the market, and more features to come I bet on High-end phones or Smartphones. A Great Phone would basically have the following Specs:

Wi-fi capabilities
Large Internal Memory
Expandable Memory (using Memory Cards)
High Megapixel Camera, for Photos and Videos (about 5 Megapixel is good enough)
Flash for Camera
Large Screen Display
Symbian OS or Windows Mobile Operating System
TV Out
TV capable (local TV reception is good enough)
3.5 mm stereo headphone plug (I think this is the general size for all headphone jacks)
Stereo Speker
Radio
Bluetooth
USB capable
Pre-Installed Maps
Web Browsing
Email & IM
Touch Screen (a big plus)
Qwerty keyboard (also a plus, should be spacious)


Well, I guess that's most of it. That's not too much is it? of'course not. Most of these features are already on some new phones that are in the market today. But probably not all in one phone.

The closest one I've wanted was the Nokia N82. Its almost the same as the Nokia N95 but in a bar shape. It has most of the specs I've wrote, I wanted to get that phone, but the downside is i think it has no WiFi! And a WiFi is a must! So I though to myself, I'll just have to wait for a phone like that with WiFi and probably more.

Nokia N82

I recently liked the Blackberry phone, specifically the Blackrberry Curve 8300. Mainly Because of its QWERTY designed keyboard. I never did like a qwerty phone, but its like every time you see and hear about it its like you begin to like it, i dunno. I always see it on television and on the news, like its really popular mostly used by business men or lawyers as they say, but also used by almost everybody. And I like to have one now because I would like to use it for easy typing, like on making a draft about blogs or make notes, and it now has WiFi capabilities.

Blackberry Curve 8300

But I usually like Nokia phones because they are very User Friendly. I think that's their slogan. I've been using Nokia phones from my first ever mobile phone, and I loved their phones since then.

Then there was the iPhone! The most popular high-technology phone that was ever made, so far. But I don't think nothing will surpass this phone, i mean based on its style on using it. It's like a futuristic phone, well it is. Plus its basically a smartphone where you can add and install other types of applications, programs, games and a lot more.

Apple iPhone

But I have some things that I don't like on th iPhone. I'll put it in bullets so everyone can see, especially makers of new phones:

No Flash for Camera and No Video
No Text Forwarding
No Bluetooth sharing for files like photos
On-screen keyboard much better on landscape
Headphone plug does not fit most headphones jack
And most of all its LOCKED for one carrier only!

(Update: there are new available Apps for iPhone like Video Capture and Copy-Paste for forwarding and/or texting, and probably more to come.)

And Now The Breaking News! There has been a report of a new phone called "The Dream" powered by Google's Android Software on HTC phone. Which reports that it will match many capabilities of the iPhone and all other phones, and perform computer like functions.

"The high-end phone is expected to match many of the
capabilities of Apple’s iPhone and other so-called smartphones that run software from Palm, Research in Motion, Microsoft and Nokia
to access the Internet and perform computerlike functions."

"The HTC phone, which many gadget sites are calling the “dream,” will have a touch screen, like the iPhone. But the screen also slides out to expose a full five-row keyboard. A video of the phone has been posted recently on YouTube. A person who has seen the HTC device said it matched the one in the video."

By: The New York Times

Here the video of HTC's "The Dream" powered by Googles Android Software on YouTube.

Well, is this the phone i've been waiting for? "The Dream", a great Phone? I hope so, and I hope it has everything I wanted in a phone, and I'll definite get one. But I know there will always be new and better phones that will be made, but this will probably be the closest one about "A Great Phone" (I think, because there are new upcoming phones based on the iPhone Technology).