Alex's Technology Blog

Greetings Again

2008-03-21T21:18:00.001+08:00

Hey guys, again I'm typing this greeting from a local Apple Store.
This time I'm typing at a Black demo unit MacBook.
:-)

Alex B.W. Khoo
Sent from demo Black Macbook.

Apple Wired Keyboard

2008-03-18T20:40:00.002+08:00

Hey guys, I just went to the local Apple Store today at Gurney Plaza to take a look around for a good pair of earphones and I've set my mind on the v-moda vibe and I'm saving money for that :-)

Well this also happens to be one of those days where I don't walk out of the store empty-handed. I actually got myself an Apple Wired Keyboard and had a little trouble with it at the beginning but it's alright now.

I needed an external USB keyboard for my Dell laptop so i got myself this Apple keyboard as this was the only keyboard which crossed my mind at that time when i was purchasing it.

Anyways, just a short review;

Let me start by saying this keyboard is f***ing thin.
It's size is about as thick as my black nano and that's a good thing.
It also has two USB ports at the back of the keyboard which is really useful to me, and just only I found out that the USB ports can be used to transfer picturs/videos from my camera! So, somehow, now I consider it as a USB hub with a keyboard on it :-)
. There are certain buttons on this keyboard which can't be used on my Windows laptop, for example, the F13 to F19 buttons, the Expose, Eject, Forward/Backward/Play/Pause functions. But other than that, it works perfectly.
So that's a short review of the keyboard and hope it's informative! A full length video review might be coming soon!

Pros: Size, 2 Extra USB ports, nice keyboard design
Cons: Some of the buttons can't be used

I bought it @ Switch, Gurney Plaza
Price: RM199

Alex B.W. Khoo
Sent from my Dell Inspiron 8600 a.k.a. Apple DellBook 8600

Greetings.

2008-03-14T21:17:00.002+08:00

Just a quick hi.
I'm posting this from a demo MBP at the local Apple Store.

Alex B.W. Khoo
Sent from demo MacBook Pro.

Sony Ericsson K810i or iPod classic 80GB?

2008-03-13T21:43:00.000+08:00

Hey guys, in the next week or so, I'll be spending MORE money on tech objects :-). Nice. But I shall need your help.

I've been contemplating on either getting a new phone or a new iPod.

My choice of iPod would be a silver iPod classic 80GB and my choice of a new phone would be a red Sony Ericsson K810i.

What should I get?
And please do comment.

Alex B.W. Khoo
Sent from my Sony Ericsson P1i

iPod price drops in local Apple stores

2008-03-12T22:02:00.000+08:00

Just to let you guys know, local Apple retailers in Malaysia has dropped their iPod prices. This price drops affects the iPod nano and iPod classic. I believe other countries will follow suit soon. This price drop doesn't affect the iPod shuffle and iPod touch.

These are the current prices for the iPods.

iPod shuffle 1GB - RM189
iPod shuffle 2GB - RM269

iPod nano 4GB - RM569
iPod nano 8GB - RM769

iPod classic 80GB - RM939
iPod classic 160GB - RM1399

iPod touch 8GB - RM1339
iPod touch 16GB - RM1739
iPod touch 32GB - RM1999

Yea, so basically those are the current prices of the iPods in Malaysia.

Alex B.W. Khoo
Sent from my Sony Ericsson P1i.