CSL Spice MI700 Droidpad review

CSL was doing a promotion on its latest Droidpad (Spice MI700) now (from 11-14 Nov 2010) in Gurney Plaza, Penang. On 13-Nov, they did a product introduction for 20 bloggers in Penang. I was lucky to be one of the 20 bloggers who participated in this event.

OK now, let's talk about this new gadget. Naturally, I will compare it with iPad, the hottest gadget in town at this moment.

As the name suggested, it is powered by Android 2.2. This device is your tablet PC and mobile phone in one go at RM1599. If you buy the set during the promotion period, you will get a bluetooth headset, 4GB memory card for free and an extended 6 months of warranty.

Here is my verdict of this device.

Pro
- Price competitive. Only RM1599.
- It is both WIFI and HSDPA 3.5G capable. You cannot get this feature combination on a iPad at this price.
- Built-in GPS chip-set. (But I wonder if you need to this feature if you are using it in a Starbuck.)
- Able to make phone calls. You cannot do that on a iPad!

Con
- Smaller screen. Nowadays, people wants both big screen and also portability.
- low screen resolution compared to iPad.

This is the real device here! It comes with 7in full capacitive touch screen.

It looks cool! Cooler than iPad? Your choice!

Quite thin. 179.4mm to be exact. Weight is 410g. I feel it is light enough when I hold it in my hand. It also comes with a pouch.

Everyone gave 100% attention to the product introduction. Some did not forget to snap photo of the new kid on the block for their blog I think.

This proved that you can take a decent photo with this device. It comes with a 3.0 megapixels with auto focus!

The green giant of the show who trying hard to attract the crowd. A gal attraction.

The most exciting (and nail biting) moment for the bloggers. We had to pick one blue bag from the ladies if we answered a question from the MC. There is one MI700 Droidpad in one of these blue bags. The chance was 1 over 20.

Ya, I was not the lucky one who walked away with the Droidpad. This lady is. Congratulation to her!

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A photo gallery is born

This is a project which I intended to start about 15 months ago. My goal is to fill up the side wall of the living room of my apartment with the travel photos I shot. I got this idea from the internet. The photos were actually framed up about 13 months back but I left them lying on the floor doing nothing other than collecting dust. It's shame really! Few weeks back, my brother finally helped me to buy an impact drill from his company which enables me to drill the wall with holes to hang up these photos. Drilling holes on the wall is not as easy task as it seems to be. I spent about an hour this afternoon to hang up these photos. There is one more larger photo which I did not manage to hang it up because I was running out of the hook. Next round, I will probably frame some photos with white frame or silver frame. And maybe I should just stick to white and black frame. Anyway, I am sure I will fill up the wall within next 6 months. The cost of framing one photo is not cheap and it depends on the length of wood needed. So, I can only afford to frame 3-4 photos in one round.

Finally, I have a photo gallery of my own!

Some description of photos:
Top left photo - Het Steen in Antwerp, Belgium
Bottom left photo - Cathedral of Our Lady in Antwerp, Belgium
Top right photo - Gran Place or central square of Brussels, Belgium
Bottom right photo - Albufeira beach, Algarve, Portugal.

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借口

在人生的十路口的你, 如果前面的路全都是红灯, 你还会一直的往前走吗? 还是, 你停下来等红灯变青灯呢?
如果, 红灯代表你现在在生活上所遇到的难题, 十路口代表你需要做的选择, 你会呆在那里什麽也不做吗? 还是你会找另外一条出路或者做个转弯?
有的人会呆在那里唉声叹气，然后什麽都不做。
有的人会想尽办法来寻找出路。
有的人会在这时装备自己，来等待下一次的机会。
如果你真的不知道要如何才是好，请祈求上帝赐你一个心思意念吧。

最重要的是请不要为自己找一个停滞不前的借口.

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