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September 2005

糟糕, Leica D-lux 2!!

 
我的 Leica D-Lux 已經是 5, 6 年前的產品了 (其實只有 1 年), 不過以 2megapixel 的向素..說是 5, 6 年前的東西也不奇怪. 每次看人家用 Panasonic 的相機, 明明也是用 leica 鏡頭..可是 spec 硬要比我的好太多. 現在看來 Leica 終於要給 D-Lux 升級. 有 8.4 megapixel, 4x optical zoom (i coudl be careless), image stablization (!!), and 2.5inch LCD (!!) 16:9 aspect ration, 其中防震大概是我最希望看到的吧! 現在就等價錢出來.....我的 D-lux -> $700 US dollars, this one must be insane. UPDATE: 要 $800
The LEICA D-LUX 2 at a glance High-class lens: LEICA DC VARIO-ELMARIT 6.3- 25.2 mm f /2.8-4.9 ASPH. with 4x optical zoom is composed of lens elements made of high-quality optical glass and it features an ideal range of focal lengths that extends from 28 to 112 mm (35 mm equivalent). That enables you to cover practically everything from the wide-angle to the telephoto range. Optical image stabilizer: The legendary Leica image quality is enhanced even further with the optical image stabilizer (O.I.S.) that effectively compensates for camera shake to ensure razor-sharp pictures at all times, even in the telephoto range, in low light conditions and when you take quick snapshots. Three picture formats: There is a choice of following formats: 16:9 (8 MP); 3:2 (7 MP); 4:3 (6 MP) – of which the 16:9 format is HDTV-ready for viewing. Very large display: The large 2.5-inch display with 207,000 pixels renders a brilliant image for sure evaluation of your composition and reproduction. Control over the shutter speed and aperture: The option of manually setting the aperture and the shutter speed gives you creative freedom. 14 different scene modes: However, optimal images are also quick and easy with the scene programs and automatic controls. Digiscoping: The new Digital Adapter 2 makes the camera ready for digiscoping – fantastic nature photographs through a spotting scope.

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New Mitsubishi Lan EVO concept X

我在 1030 不常提到車子 (cuz you ain't see no category for it), but this one deserves to have it's own place. 新的 Mitsubishi Lan EVO... 三菱汽車把以前 EVO 小四門房車的樣子完全放棄, 換來的是四門 Sports Sedan..I think it took a lot of guts to do it, and it looks good too! (And looks like a Gundam). 但為什麼值得提呢? 1.) because it's an EVO. 2.) 有四個賽車桶型座席 (where do you find a sedan with 4 bucket seat!) 3.) 我到現在還看不太出來他排檔是怎麼用的. (而且照片裡的到底是自排還手排)

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Clazziquai Project 2nd album - Color your soul

Clazziquai Project 的第二張專輯 "Color Your Soul" 在 9/24 推出囉, 有興趣的去試聽看看.

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安達充 -【TOUCH】也變日劇

 
 
 
我可能又慢了一步...安達充的漫畫 Touch 也要跟 H2 一樣拍成日劇在今年秋天放映. 真是惡夢, 這對我來講根本就是像一堆人想把金庸的小說拍成電影或連續劇一樣, 破壞原作.

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Ong-Bak

 
 
I know i'm a little bit late, but I finally had chance to check out Ong-Bak, the thai warrior. For those of you who don't know, it's about a group of gangs stole the legendary God "Ong-Bak head off the statue. Ting, the main character, volunteered to travel to Bang Kok to get it back. And thus his journey begins. The fight scene in the movie is incredible. Tony Jaa (Ting) proves once again a hero doesn't need guns or knifes to become one, as long as you know how to use your elbow and knee to knock your opponet unconscious. The martial arts in the movie is called Muay Thai, and I have to say it's really deadly. I've always had some rough idea on what muay thai is about, but until I see it in action, I woudln't be surprised if somebody rename the movie to "Ong-Bak, the thai killing machine." With repetitve elbow attack on opponent's head..I wonder why nobody really died in the movie, either they want to make it PG-13, or human body's more stronger than I could imagine. The director's shooting style seems rather generic. Can be seen on most of the movie nowadays. But several shot I like could be improved if somebody told director to watch Guy Richie's movie before he started shooting. If you are a fan of old school HK martial art movie, definately check out this movie. Even if you are not, check it out anyway. On a side note, the girl's pretty cute in there.

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Site update v. 1.7

 
 
Ok I admit, version 1.6 sucked. It was messy, inconsistant, and just...messy. That type of style probably doesn't fit me or my web application. So here's new interface -_-

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Vodafone v600i

Jimbo's new vodafone v600i by Sony Ericsson. Cool phone, it's like v802se except it's a candy bar, and much smaller. The FM radio function's really nify too.

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Kanye West + iPod Nano

大家應該都看過 iPod Nano 吧﹖Steve Jobs 在他的 keynote 裡邀請 Kayne West 來幫 Nano 表演助興. 本來我在上班時還蠻期待回家看的, 結果一看我發現這大概是 Kanye West 從出道來最無聊的一次演唱會. 所有觀眾都靜靜的坐著不動, 面對著全部都是白人記者和崇拜蘋果帝國的 fans, hahaha.

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Vodafone Japan need to re-construct their business structure

當 我們知道我們這些不住在日本的人也能使用 vodafone 很炫的手機時, Vodafone, Japan 的用戶確認為他們是社會孤兒. 不穩的 2G 網路讓他們時常收不到簡訊, 電話, 而手機的選擇和功能也比不過競爭對手 (au-kddi, DoCoMo). 2005 年初時 Vodafone Japan 已經失去 200,000 的用戶. 紐約時報認為這是一個跨國企業不考慮當地民情, 在 13 個不同國家使用同一個企業政策的結果. 所以不要認為你手上拿著一隻 903sh 很屌

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