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Monthly Archives: October 2009
eBay Dealhunter Challenge
Fosfor has been invited to the eBay Dealhunter Challenge, where we shall try and do a nice bargain on eBay and find something that meet the following criterias, or some of the criterias.
* Authentic (not fake)
* Limited edition
* Hard to find e.g. Not available in their local market
* Unusual and genuinely exciting
* A big brand name
* Highly desirable
* Vintage
* New to market
* Purchased for $285 or less including postage
If you have any ideas for a nice deal please post a comment on this post! The local market in this case is Sweden, even though most of the US stuff is available over here as well.
Suede jacket for your Zune HD
I’m not sure how scratch resistant the new Zune HD from Microsoft is, but if you want to be on the safe side you can get this nice protection from WaterField Designs. It’s made out of suede and can be yours for $9 USD. More info inside.
Posted in Gadgets
7 Comments
PowerPak – Portable USB charger
The PowerPak from Technocel is a clever portable USB charger that can power up almost any USB powered device while on the road. If you’re an iPhone user like myself, you have probably ran low on juice more than one time and the PowerPak could be a real saviour. More information inside.
Posted in Gadgets
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Keyboard protection from iSkin
iSkin, most known for their iPod/iPhone cases, have released a series of silicone keyboard protectors for Apple laptops and keyboards. Prices range between $24.99 and $34.99 USD and there are lots of several colors and models to choose from. Check some of them out after the jump.
Posted in Apple, Gadgets
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v-JAYS – review
I have been using the lightweight v-JAYS headphones for two weeks now and they turned out to be a really great pair of headphones. Come inside for our review of the v-JAYS.
Nokia admits N97 lens problem
Today Nokia admitted that there are ‘some’ problems Nokia N97 lens. The problem is that the lens cover is fitted too close to the lens which actually makes it damage the lens instead of protecting it. It’s interesting that it took so long for Nokia to admit this since there are thousands of sites and posts about this well known problem.
Talking about the N97 [conversations.nokia.com]
Posted in Camera, Mobile
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iPhone 3.1.2 OS update
Today Apple launched a new version of the OS for iPhone and iPod touch. It’s the 3.1.2 version and the most important fixes are:
• Resolves sporadic issue that may cause iPhone to not wake from sleep
• Resolves intermittent issue that may interrupt cellular network services until restart
• Fixes bug that could cause occasional crash during video streaming
If you hook up your phone in iTunes it will find the 250 MB update.
Windows Mobile 6.5
I got the chance to play around with a couple of phones running the recently launched Windows Mobile 6.5 and it was quite interesting. At the first glance it looked a bit fresh with a new home screen, the market place, a revamped Internet Explorer but after a short while I realized that it’s basically the same thing as Windows Mobile 6.1 – crap. I was really, really disappointed. Hopefully Windows Mobile 7.0 will be a different ballgame, otherwise Microsoft is in big trouble…
v-Jays – unboxing
Today I got myself a new pair of v-Jays, the new lightweight headphones from the Swedish company Jays. I’ll post a review in a few days but here’s a couple of snaps from the unboxing procedure.