“If you do something and it turns out pretty good then you should go do something else wonderful, not dwell on it for too long. Just figure out what’s next”
– Steve Jobs
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iPhone5
iPhone5 was released in Singapore yesterday.
But I am not getting one. From iPhone3G, to iPhone4 and current iPhone4S, I have been upgrading my phone each time Apple releases another new phone. In the process, I have queued up for hours to get it on day one, paid hundreds of dollars, all because I want to be one of the first few to get the latest phone.
No more this time. I am going to get off the upgrade treadmill.
No more upgrading to get the latest phones, iPads, gadgets. I will only change if there is a good reason, like when it is beyond repair and no longer working.
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Changing The World
There are two types of people in this world, those who want to change the world and themselves, and those who wait for the world to change to suit them. This year’s new year resolutions is all about changing myself so that I can change the world, one baby step at a time. Next month will see me taking the first baby step in one of my new year’s resolution.
Thanks to you Steve. I may not change the world in the scale like you do, but I will do it, albeit on a much smaller scale.
because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do.
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Think Different II
Try not to become a man of success
but rather to become a man of value
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RIP Steve Jobs
“Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes.
The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them.
About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things. They invent. They imagine. They heal. They explore. They create. They inspire. They push the human race forward.
Maybe they have to be crazy.”
RIP Steve Jobs (1955 – 2011)
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iPad2
And so, Apple has announced that the new iPad2 will be sold in Singapore in April 2011.
Can I preorder it now?
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Apple AirPlay
I hate clutter. Which is why I hate having wires connecting all my electrical appliances and gadgets. They are hard to clean, and they gather dusts. Also it is a nightmare trying to hide them, I mean how do you connect your rear speakers for your TV and PC in a 5.1 or 7.1 speakers setup?
So it is with great delight that Apple announced AirPlay as one of the major features of their iOS 4.2.
What is AirPlay?
AirPlay is Apple’s way of letting you play your music and videos on bigger and better speakers and screens around your house, without plugging anything in. Imagine this, you stream music and videos from your PC, to your TV, hifi, speakers, portable devices etc, all done without any wires. Neat right?
To test out whether it really works, I went to buy a Apple’s AirPort Express. What it does is that you get it connected to your home’s wireless network. Then you plug in your speakers, hifi etc. It has a USB port, a Ethernet port and a socket for audio cable. I decided to connect my JBL speakers to the AirPort Express using the audio cable.It was not as easy as plug and play, I did encounter the following problems:
1) I was using the legacy 128bit WEP protocol to secure my wifi. Somehow the AirPort Utility, which is used to configure the network settings of the AirPort Express, just could not recognise the HEX password. In the end I had to switch to WPA before AirPort Express could recognise the password.
2) Each time a wrong setup done at the AirPort Utility was committed to the AirPort Express, I had to manually hard reset the AirPort Express before my AirPort Utility can detect the AirPort Express again. Due to the problem I had with the WEP protocol, I had to perform this hard reset a couple of times.
3) When my AirPort Express was finally setup correctly, my iTunes just could not stream music to the AirPort Express, throwing an unknown error. I initially thought it was because of the audio cable, but after changing to another one, it was still throwing an unknown error. On a hunch, I disabled my Windows Firewall, and finally I could hear music streaming from my JBL speakers! The funny thing was that I allowed all Outbound traffic in my Windows Firewall and disabled all Inbound traffic. So why is it that the AirPort Express need to make an Inbound connection back to my PC?
Despite the problems encountered, the feeling of hearing music streaming to my JBL speakers, controlling it using my iPad via the free Apple application, Remote, was really surreal and definitely worth the trouble of setting it up. I will be going to grab a few more AirPort Express, so that I can have music streaming throughout my house.
Now if only I can control my house’s lights and electrical appliances the same way too!
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iPhone4 Singapore
After getting my hands on iPhone4 here in Singapore through M1’s preorder, and queuing 2 hours+ just to collect it, here is a list of my comments after using it for almost 2 weeks:
1) It feels solid, holding it in my hands just feels more right than my old iPhone3G. It is not heavy, and putting it beside my old iPhone3G makes the old iPhone looks more plastic.
2) The retina display is really awesome. Again putting it side by side with my old iPhone3G, the colours on iPhone4 seem to be brighter, sharper and generally more pleasing to the eye.
3) Battery Life. With the iPhone4, I started using it as my main phone. Using it for work daily, I must say the battery life is really much better than my old iPhone3G, but still way behind my 2 year old Nokia N97.
4) The iPhone4 runs all my applications much faster. Using the Whatsapp application on iPhone3G was painful, with me typing faster than the words appearing. With the iPhone4, everything is so much faster. Playing Godfinger, for example, was so less frustrating than before.
5) HD video recording. It is really incredible, the video quality was top notch, and really impressive.
6) The Apple’s death grip problem? It really exists. I have tested this in a few locations in Singapore. But since the coverage in Singapore is generally pretty good, this is not a serious problem. I have yet to encounter any drop calls because of this.
Suffice to say, iPhone4 should have been the phone that Apple releases originally, instead of waiting 2 generations for it.
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iPad In Singapore
Apple has just announced iPad will be available in Singapore on 23rd July 2010 Friday.Taken from http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2010/07/19ipad.html
CUPERTINO, California—July 19, 2010—Apple® today announced that iPad™ will be available in Austria, Belgium, Hong Kong, Ireland, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand and Singapore this Friday, July 23. iPad allows users to connect with their apps and content in a more intimate, intuitive and fun way than ever before. Users can browse the web, read and send email, enjoy and share photos, watch HD videos, listen to music, play games, read ebooks and much more, all using iPad’s revolutionary Multi-Touch™ user interface. iPad is 0.5 inches thin and weighs just 1.5 pounds—thinner and lighter than any laptop or netbook—and delivers up to 10 hours of battery life.*
Beginning this Friday, customers can purchase all models of iPad through Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers.
Pricing & Availability
All iPad models will be available in Austria, Belgium, Hong Kong, Ireland, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand and Singapore this Friday, July 23.iPad is currently available in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland, the UK and the US for a suggested retail price of $499 (US) for 16GB, $599 (US) for 32GB, and $699 (US) for 64GB for iPad Wi-Fi models and $629 (US) for 16GB, $729 (US) for 32GB and $829 (US) for 64GB for iPad with Wi-Fi + 3G models. iPad will roll out to many more countries later this year and Apple will announce availability and local pricing for these additional countries at a later date.
*Battery life depends on device settings, usage and other factors. Actual results vary.
Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork, and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple is reinventing the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and has recently introduced its magical iPad which is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices.
Sorry Amazon, since iPad is available here in Singapore first, Kindle loses out.
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Jailbreak
After my sales director called me yesterday, I was finally convinced to jailbreak my iPhone.
From this
to this
Excellent!
