I have been busy working on a WordPress Theme for online gaming site and will now install it here. It will be messy initially as I have to do some minor adjustment so that it can be used for blogging site. It should be fine when it’s done and I will be glad to give you a copy if you post your request on the comment box below.

“We asked if there was room for a third category in the middle, something between a laptop and a smartphone. In order to create a new category, it needed to be far better at doing some key tasks such as browsing the Web, doing e-mail, sharing photos, watching video, gaming and reading e-books. It’s got to be better at these key tasks otherwise it has no reason for being. Some people have said: oh, that’s a netbook. The problem is netbooks aren’t better at ANYTHING.” Applause. “They’re just cheap laptops. And we call it, the iPad. It’s official.” he said.

iPad Spec:
- “It’s 0.5-inches thin, weighs just 1.5 pounds. Thinner and lighter than any netbook. 9.7-inch IPS display.”
- “iPad is powered by our own custom silicon. Our own chip. It’s called the A4, and it screams.” 1GHz. 16, 32, or 64GB of flash storage. “It’s got the latest in wireless: 802.11n, WiFi, and Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR.”
- “All the usual suspects: accelerometer, compass, speaker, mic, dock connector. And it’s got battery.”
- “What’s the battery life on this remarkable device?” Pauses. “We’ve been able to achieve 10 hours of battery life.”

iPad Release Date and iPad Price:
- “I’m thrilled to announce to you that the iPad pricing starts not at $999, but at $499.
- “At $499 a lot of people can afford an iPad. 16GB is our base model. For 32GB it’s $100 more, and for $100 more than that you get $64GB. The 3G models cost another $130.”
- “So $499 / 629, 599 / 729, and 699 / 829.”
- “We will be shipping iPads in 60 days.”
- “Within about 90 days we’ll be shipping 3G models. Soon you’ll be able to get an iPad in your hands for just $499.”

60 days = 27th Mar 2010 for Wifi Model
Wifi – $499 for 16GB, $599 for 32GB, $699 for 64GB.

90 days = 27th April 2010 for 3G Model
Wifi+3G – $629 for 16GB, $729 for 32GB, $829 for 64GB.

Will you buy one? I think i probably would.

Box 1 - Everything is inside this box

Display is 11.6-inch High Definition Widescreen CineCrystal™ LED-backlit TFT LCD. Maximum screen resolution is 1366 x 768 pixels. Aspect ratio at 16:9. Refresh rate is set at 60 Hz. Maximum color quality is 32 bit. Screen brightness can be controlled by Fn + Left Arrow or Right Arrow.

Box 2 - Another box inside Box 1

Graphics card is the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD aka GMA X4500 HD which is a DirectX 10 capable onboard graphics adapter in the GS45 chipset. The chip has no dedicated graphics memory, but dynamically takes an amount from the main memory (up to 796 MB).

Box 2 Opened

Watching YouTube HD videos or HD movies on your HD TV is possible by connecting your HD TV’s High-Definition Multimedia Interface aka HDMI port to Acer Aspire Timeline 1810TZ’s HDMI port. Alternatively, you can also connect 1810TZ to an external monitor or LCD projector through the VGA port.

Everything inside Box 2

If you are not used to touch pad and used USB mouse or other USB gadgets like USB Camera, USB Speakers or USB external drive, Acer Aspire Timeline 1810TZ offer 3 x USB 2.0 ports (1 on the left side, 2 on the right side).

Acer Aspire Timeline 1810TZ

Bluetooth is useful when you want to transfer files, videos from PC to PC, HandPhone to PC. Bluetooth on Acer Aspire Timeline 1810TZ is 2.1+ Enhanced Data Rate (EDR). It can be enable or disable using Fn + F3.

Acer Aspire Timeline 1810TZ Spec

Memory card reader can be very useful if you have a digital camera or used memory card to copy or backup files. Acer Aspire Timeline 1810TZ has a Multi-in-1 card reader that accepts SD, MMC, MS, MS PRO, xD. However only one card can be operated at a given time.

Intel Pentium Inside and Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium

Like other netbook, Acer Aspire Timeline 1810TZ also offer a Headphone/speaker/line-out jack which allow you to connect to speakers to amplify the audio or headphones to listen to the audio privately so as not to disturb those around you. Sound volume can be controlled by Fn + Up Arrow or Down Arrow.

Acer Aspire Timeline 1810TZ Start Guide

If you are wired connection, Acer Aspire Timeline 1810TZ has an Ethernet (RJ-45) port which allow you to connect to Ethernet 10/100/1000-based network. If you are using wireless connection, just take note that the WLAN is 802.11b/g/Draft-N.

Acer Aspire Timeline 1810TZ Bottom

Battery is 6-cell 5600mAh Li-ion which according to Acer can last 8 hours of usage. It really depends how you use it and are affected by many factors like Wifi on/off, Bluetooth on/off, Display Brightness, Applications running, USB usage.

Acer Aspire Timeline 1810TZ Bottom Covers Opened

Acer Aspire Timeline 1810TZ weighs just 1.4kg (with the 6-cell battery installed). Height is 22.1mm at its thinnest, 30mm at its thickest. Width is 285mm, Depth is 204mm.

Priced at SGD$799 (USD$570.71) without freebie, Acer Aspire Timeline 1810TZ is available exclusively at Harvey Noman Singapore. At this price, it’s a steal compared with Intel Atom single core processor powered netbook.

The latest confirmation that Apple Tablet will be released on 27th Jan 2010 comes from McGraw-Hill CEO in an interview with CNBC.
McGraw-Hill CEO said
- “They’ll make their announcement tomorrow.”
- “With the tablet, you’re going to open up the higher education market, the professional market. The tablet is going to be just really terrific,”

Looks like Apple Tablet is going to a big hit. Will you buy one?

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Both SingTel and StarHub are unwilling to meet the $100m price set by Fifa to grant them broadcasting rights to telecast the 64 World Cup matches played in South Africa. They reasoned that subscribers would have to pay $150, nearly three times as much as what they did for the 2006 World Cup package.

If SingTel and StarHub’s bid to broadcast World Cup soccer matches fails, Singapore will face a total television blackout on the matches from South Africa. The 4 matches, the opening game between host South Africa and Mexico on June 11, the semi-finals on July 6 and 7, and the final on July 11, which are free-to-air, will not be shown here if the telcos fail to secure the rights from Fifa.

Together with news that Radio Television Malaysia (RTM) will be encrypting its satellite signal source so as to ensure only Malaysian viewers get to watch their free-to-air World Cup matches.


So, does that means No World Cup for Singaporean? No, I believe you can watch it online.

Please join us for an invitation-only event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in San Francisco on January 27 at 10:00 a.m. Registration begins at 9:00 a.m. Please arrive early. RSVP to rsvp_media@apple.com.

Apple’s iPhone 4G spec is expected to include the following:
1) Dual-Core Processor
2) OLED Touch Screen.
3) Removable Battery.
4) LED Flash.
5) Support 802.11n WiFi
6) 5 Mega Pixel Camera.

I am still wandering if I should go for Google Nexus One or wait another 3 months for Apple iPhone 4G. What do you think?