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Here are some fashion apps for your iPhone, free! The iPhone has it all, I would not be surprised if they would come up with apps for modern furniture like IKEA and Pottery Barn!  I have this renewed interest in the iPhone since officially today, I have one! I never thought I would get one, but I did, thanks to a friend!

Ok, so I’m late blogging about the very much publicized iPad – I am pretty sure all of you have heard it at some point. I am just NOT getting all the hype though. It has all the features of the iTouch – it just got bigger, so you can read books easier. Didn’t they launch it to rival Amazon’s Kindle? It is just better because you are ultimately carrying a virtual computer, provided it has access to available internet. Tell me ONE thing that is has that isn’t really just a modified feature of the iPhone and iTouch.

I am not against it, I do not hate it – I really just don’t understand the hype. But I have always been late with the trends, with the ps3, wii, xbox and iphone, I never really had time to appreciate up until the next new one came along.

If you dearly beloved boys and men who will always be boys in your Christmas gift list, try giving them video games. Anybody would love a gaming console!

I looked the top 5 gaming consoles of the year and it turned out to be:

1. The playstation portable otherwise known as the PSP:

The console itself and available add-ons, mean that it can have; a camera, digital TV receiver, web browser and GPS, as well as playing games with better graphics than any other comparable handheld device.

2. The xbox 360 consoles

It is important to remember that the Xbox 360 is the oldest of the three main seventh generation gaming systems. As well as being launched earlier than the PS3, the Xbox 360 is also considerably cheaper.

3. Nintendo DS Lite

4. The playstation consoles, the latest being Playstation 3 (PS3)

If you look at the potential of the Playstation 3 it has a clear edge on its competitors, with; both Blu-ray and HD DVD compatibility, up to 80GB of memory and PSP link-up

5. A clear favorite among the nintendo consoles, Nintendo Wii

Christmas is fast approaching and I still do not have one clear item that stands out among my wish lists as the item I want to receive from Santa this Christmas! It isn’t helping that what I want are items that aren’t necessarily cheap either.

You would be surprised how geeky the things I want are – no more wish lists of bags, shoes and make-up because guess what? I already bought them for myself! So I really just want an upgrade from my current desktop computer. I am sure there are discount computer accessories I can find – “Santa” only needs to assemble them.

Other than that:

• I really want a spanking new, good quality point and shoot camera. It is a toss up between Canon’s SD990 and Panasonic’s LX3. Eventhough I have the dSLR, nothing beats the ease and portability of a point and shoot camera!
• I want a printer. Because I want to be able to print whenever I like it!
• I want an iTouch. or the new iPod Nano.
• I want a Kindle!

 
Here is another option besides the FLIP video I blogged about earlier –   the new JVC Picsio Pocket Camera & HD Video. It’s the latest pocket-sized camcorder to hit the market.

This is perfect for YouTube enthusiasts, bloggers and for the whole family (mommies most especially!)—because this pocket-sized camcorder is idiot-proof! .

Cool features:

• “Menu-less” simple and easy operation
• Direct sending to iTunes/YouTube (.MOV file)
• Image Stabilizer
• 8 Megapixel Still Image Recording
• 1080P/30fps HD Video Recording
• 4x Digital Zoom
• Convenient USB Battery Charging
• HDMI and AV Output Terminal
• SD/SDHC Card Compatible (up to 32 GB)
• 2.0” Color LCD
• The battery should be good for about 70 minutes of recording time
• Compact and cute

*SDHC card and Macintosh software are not provided.
Downside:
No flash.
That’s all.

• Unique among pocket Cams, GC-FM1 offers image stabilization to shoot images with minimal camera-shake.

  The .MOV video files recorded by GC-FM1 require no conversion when uploading to YouTube or importing into iTunes.

  Digital still pictures with 8 Megapixel native resolution deliver excellent results when printed out or viewed on-screen.

The JVC Picsio is available in 3 colors: Black Ice, Blue Steel, and Purple Passion
The SRP is P11,999 and is now available at Mobile 1 Powerplant Mall, Rockwell.

If you are one of the people who needs to YouTube everything, you might “need” this Flip Video, very handy and practical – it is like having a digital camera!

New sale prices:
Php 3,995 for Ultra-30 mins.
Php 4,995 for Ultra-60mins.
Php 6,995 for Mino 60 mins.
These prices are now cheaper than online/US prices. Less 5% if you order by phone. Call 247-6195.

These videos are available in pink, white, green and black colors, while Mino (Php 7,995) comes in black.

Get them at:
EY at Vmall
ICC Informate at Robinson’s Galleria
Digital Walker at Greenbelt 5, Trinoma and Vmall
Kameraworld at Mall of Asia MOA, North Edsa, Megamall, SM Manila and Robinson’s Ermita
Odyssey at Mall of Asia, Rockwell, Megamall, Greenbelt 1 and Robinson’s Ermita
Photoline at Pixel Point Glorietta, Mall of Asia, Robinson’s Galleria, Robinson’s Ermita and Clark
Ansons appliance outlets
Island Photo outlets
and at major SM department stores this November
http://www.theflip.com/en-us/
Read also: http://www.theflip.com/en-us/buzz/buzz.aspx

A Vivienne Tam limited edition HP notebook – what the geeky fashionista would wish for this holiday season.

The HP Mini 1000 Vivienne Tam Edition is a combination of striking fashion sense (red with gleaming pink peonies – patterned by Vivienne from a floral print fabric) and technology that is adept with the times. Incidentally, the mini notebook has the Chinese symbol that means double happiness.

I am sure there will be a lot of HP laptop coupons that will be coming out in the coming weeks so many women can put this on their wishlist (me included!)

Here is how it looks like when carried – it seems like you are carrying a clutch bag right?

HP Mini 1140NR 10.2-Inch Netbook – Vivienne Tam Edition (1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor, 1 GB RAM, 60 GB Hard Drive, XP Home, 3 Cell Battery)

The Vivienne Tam Edition Mini 1000 will cost $699. It will come with a 10.2-inch display, 60GB hard drive, a 1.6GHz Intel Atom processor, 1GB of RAM and Windows XP.

 

It seems nobody is safe these days. Not even the rich, who can afford top of the line home security monitoring, are spared. Take care of the break-in at Lindsay Lohan’s Hollywood home one weekend last August. It was very controversial as sources say the robbers were Lilo’s friends, some even thought she orchestrated the whole deal. The bottomline was there was a robbery, it was a break-in, and families from all walks of life need more protection for their homes. It houses everything valuable to them, including lives of family members.

It is extremely recommended that families get the ADT Los Angeles security system. They are touted as America’s number one security systems provider and their premium package costs less than others.

It is very important that houses stay secured and if in case of a break-in, authorities are alerted almost immediately. With the ADT home security system, you are ensured of 24 hour continuous monitoring from four command centers all located within the US. Once a signal has been received in the monitoring center, they will immediately call the landline of the house (homeowner) to verify the problem. If no one will be answering or whoever answers it would not be able to provide the PIN code, they can notify the local authorities.

Invest in security.

It there would be the 2008/2009 gadget of the year, it would go to the invention of the Apple company = the iPhone. Don’t let its name fool you because it is definitely more than a “phone”. It is GSM cell phone that’s also an iPod, a video camera, and a mobile Internet device with email and GPS maps. Add to that the ability of being able to install many applications (apps as they are called usually) like eBooks, games and stuff for your hobbies/work – scrapbooking, medical field applications, etc – and the iPhone becomes the single most needed gadget of busy people today – and of course, women like us need it (we are the exemplary busy ones!)

  I asked some questions from a friend to get me acquainted with it to find out if I really need it – would I want it and if it is worth the price. Based from what she explained, the iPhone is basically an iTouch + a cellular phone in one. Would the price of an iPhone be worth it to upgrade? I would say yes, if you want to be online most of the time and access your mobile phone at the same time. Of course, you would need to invest on iphone accessories too. On top of the list is the InvisibleSHIELD full body protector – the last thing you would want happening is to have your iPhone scratched right? You would need an iphone case too – a leather case would be stylish.

One thing you would always ultimately need is an iphone car charger or the i-Power iPhone Mains Charger. It seems the iPhone is prone to draining its battery quickly so you need to charge all the time. With the i-Power iPhone Mains charger you do not need to have the dock to be able to charge it.

Canon PowerShot SD990 (aka IXUS 980) IS features 14.7 megapixels CCD sensor, 3.7x optical zoom (35mm film equivalent: 36-133mm) with Image Stabilizer, DIGIC 4 Image Processor, Quick mode to minimize shutter lag, Intelligent contrast detection, Face detection, ISO 80-1600, and a 2.5-inch TFT pure-color LCD. The camera measures 3.81 x 2.45 x 1.10 in./96.7 x 62.2 x 27.9mm and weighs Approx. 5.64 oz./160g available in black & silver.

Review here.

I am resolved to have this as my point and shoot camera before Christmas. God-willing (as long as I don’t shop), I’d have this!  I’d want one in black.  It’s currently around 350USD if I buy it in the US – let’s see if I can have an aunt buy one for me

I heard a lot of nice reviews about the Panasonic LX3 too. Let’s see who will win once I have the money!