From the monthly archives:

June 2007

Ratatouille

2007.06.30

Ratatouille opened June 29, 2007. I just read through most of the preview/review on the New York Times. The review is positive about the movie. But I knew that from the very first time I saw the preview on Apple’s Quicktime site. What artists and a whole bunch of other people can do on the [...]

iPhone: “Activation can take from 2 to 6 hours…”

2007.06.29

I was so excited when I called up the Apple Store at Valley Fair in San Jose, CA and found out they had a ton of iPhones available. This was around 8:30pm. I got there and there was a long line but the line was moving along pretty quickly. And there were Apple employees cheering [...]

iPhone: Beneficiaries

2007.06.28

According to DigiTimes, there will be three TFT LCD manufacturers that will greatly benefit from Apple’s iPhone. The three are Sharp, Epson and Toshiba Matsushita Display Technology (TMDisplay). Supplying the LCD to Apple for the iPhone is estimated to generate about US$160 million each for the three mentioned. The article also postulates a $45-$50 price [...]

iPhone: Virtual Keyboard

2007.06.27

I was reading Engadget’s post on the magnifying function of the iPhone to better position the cursor, or your finger, for better text input using the virtual keyboard. Have a look at the picture below:

Now, look at your finger. Then, look at the keyboard buttons. Does anything look wrong? Well, I think I have found [...]

17″ MacBook Pro: 1920 x 1200

2007.06.25

Apple 17″ MacBook Pro
Display Size: 17″
Aspect Ratio: 16:10
Pixel Format: 1680 x 1050, 1920 x 1200
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT 512MB DDR3 Dual-Link DVI
CPU: 2.5 to 2.6GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
HDD: 250GB SATA 5400RPM, 200GB SATA 7200RPM, 300GB SATA 4200RPM
RAM: 2 to 4GB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM
Input: FireWire 400 (1), FireWire 800 (1), USB 2.0 (3), ExpressCard/34

I [...]

15.4″ MacBook Pro: LED Backlight

2007.06.25

Samsung 225BW: 22″ Wide LCD Monitor

2007.06.16

 

Facts:

22″ wide LCD monitor
Pixel format: 1680 x 1050, making it a 16:10 aspect ratio
Brightness: 280 cd/m2
Contrast ratio: 700:1
Response time: 5ms (gray-to-gray)
Viewing angles: 160/160
Video inputs: VGA, DVI

Opinion: There seems to be a $20.00 mail-in rebate going on for Samsung’s 225BW. The 225BW is a 22″ wide LCD monitor with a pixel format of 1680 x 1050. [...]

A little different: Bang & Olufsen Audio for Audi R8

2007.06.15

Note: This post has nothing to do with displays, but since I am very interested in automobiles, the B&O and Audi R8 combination, I just couldn’t resist. So, here is the original post that I drafted a while back. The Audi R8 continues to be a mysterious sports car that I have yet seen in [...]

CMO 52″ LCD TV Panel in First Quarter 2007

2007.06.15

Note: It is already the second quarter of 2007 and towards the end of it. So this blog post is from a long long time ago… I’m more interested in the iPhone than anything else as of now, especially because it debuts on my birthday! Anyone feeling the need to give? Let me know! Anyway, [...]

Asus AiGuru S1: Wireless Music Skype Phone

2007.06.15

Note: The original draft of this post about the Asus AiGuru S1 wireless music Skype phone was from a long time go, when dinosaurs roamed… well not that long ago. Here is the post, for those of you who are still interested. I for one, am very interested in Skype. I hope they can make [...]


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