Posts Tagged ‘ Gadgets ’

A gadget to die for: The world’s first 3D digital camera

July 28, 2009
A gadget to die for:  The world’s first 3D digital camera

I found this article from a Twit post, and since the article may be reposted I took the opportunity to share it here in A Wonderful Blog. This is a truly exciting development and a genuinely revolutionary advancement in digital imaging technology. †I can’t wait to get my hands into this cool gadget.
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Regarding Netbooks

June 29, 2009
Regarding Netbooks

I GOT an e-mail from a regular visitor of aWonderfulBlog.com about a week ago. †She was distraught. †Apparently she learned about Netbooks from my blog. †Encouraged by my favorable assessment of the Netbook’s potential in a couple of blog posts I wrote some time ago, she bought herself a Netbook early this year, she...
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At long last, copy-cut-paste on the iPhone

June 19, 2009
At long last, copy-cut-paste on the iPhone

FINALLY, the long wait is over. †The much anticipated OS upgrade of iPhone (iPhone 3.0) became available for download yesterday. I made my download late last night, over Globe Visibility. †Globe Visibility was, as usual, very erratic and I had to painstakingly keep on re-attempting the download many times over. †It put my patience to...
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Mickey’s ill-fated cousins

June 9, 2009
Mickey’s ill-fated cousins

QUITE a number of mice made it really big, didn’t they? †There’s Mickey†of course, who, at close to 80 years old, is still lording it†over Disneyland. †His love interest, Minnie, is as famous and successful. †And then there’s Jerry, the luckier half of the blockbuster†‘Tom and Jerry’ show. Among the more recent mouse success stories...
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Thank Goodness I Don’t Have a Blackberry

May 25, 2009
Thank Goodness I Don’t Have a Blackberry

† † † I FOUND this very intriguing and mega provocative article on CIO.com entitled, “You gotta choose: †Your Blackberry or Your Wife?” † It is catchy, alright, and it sounds very funny, too. †The only problem is, for most people it is too close to reality for comfort. †And I know a lot of these people — young...
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iPhone-mania

March 5, 2009
iPhone-mania

120 MILLION PESO IPHONE EVER WONDERED what sort of gadgets do the rich and the famous use? †For sure, the iPhone is among them. †But I would assume it would not be just your regular iPhone. †After all, royalties only deserve royal gadgets. †Here’s THE perfect example. Introducing his majesty, the “Kings Button.” With its tag price...
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How geeks name their pets – Part 1

January 19, 2009
How geeks name their pets – Part 1

††† THESE MAY JUST be pets to the geeks who invented them but to the rest of us they may very well be demigods. †The iPod and the Blackberry are just two of the many tech gadgets that people of all ages all over the world can’t wait to get their hands on. These devices...
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Bye-bye Sony CyberShot; Hello Olympus

December 23, 2008
Bye-bye Sony CyberShot; Hello Olympus

YESTERDAY I blogged about the untimely demise of our old but reliable first generation Sony CyberShot. †It has served us well and served us enough so we don’t feel too bad about it. †But its ‘death’ was untimely just the same because a replacement was not in our immediate budget. For two to three weeks...
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Sony CyberShot is ‘Dead On The Water’

December 22, 2008
Sony CyberShot is ‘Dead On The Water’

FOR SEVERAL WEEKS we mourned the ‘death’ of our first generation Sony CyberShot. †Note that I used the word ‘death’ instead of ‘loss’ as should be appropriate when referring to an inanimate object like a digital camera. †In this case ‘death’ seems more appropriate than ‘loss’ because we did not really lose the Sony...
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Tech Trivia: The First Cellular Phone

December 19, 2008
Tech Trivia:  The First Cellular Phone

IMAGINE what would life be without the now ubiquitous cellular phone (now more commonly known as Cell Phone or Mobile Phone).† I knowÖ you wouldnít even try to imagine it.† It simply is unthinkable. But do you know†anything about the origins of the cellular phone?† Check this out. Q:† Who invented the first Cellular Phone? A:† Martin...
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Final PHILIPS Bodega Sale for 2008

November 28, 2008
Final PHILIPS Bodega Sale for 2008

MARK YOUR CALENDARS. The date is DECEMBER 6, 2008. Venue is the A. Venue in Makati Avenue, Makati City (same as Bodega Sale venue in October). Don’t miss it! For a vicinity map of A. Venue, please refer to my earlier post announcing the Philips Bodega Sale in October.
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My first 50 days with the iPhone 3G

November 24, 2008
My first 50 days with the iPhone 3G

OK, I NOW CONFESS. †I am an iPhone 3G user. My boss, Jose Eduardo C. Delgado (JED) sweet talked me into getting one. †(He is paying for half the P5,000 monthly charges so I cannot really complain.) JED got his iPhone 3G about a month ahead of me. †His iPhone replaced his Nokia E90 Communicator. †As...
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