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I’m a little concerned about my Gmail account recently. For the last few months, I have been receiving some emails which were not addressed to me. It seems to be addressed to others with the exact same letters/words in their email addresses as mine.

For example, I have an email address like “superdude@gmail”, no dot, no hyphen, just 2 straight words. If an email is addressed to, let’s say, “super.dude@gmail”, I’d receive it. Same goes for an address like “super.dudekb@gmail” (I think).

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Sony Japan launches their PlayStation 3 Official website today. Also launched alongside the PS3 website is PlayStation 3 Concept, a place where developers talk about the concept of the machine and some of it’s games.

Both sites do not have too much content right now. The PS3 site only has hardware spec and a list of the announced games. The PS3 Concept site has the Gran Turismo producer raving over the machine and it’s graphics capabilities. Yep, very limited in content right now but expect it to grow quickly real soon…

Another new D-SLR. This time, by renowned lens maker, Sigma (their lenses are hit and misses). To be honest, I didn’t even know Sigma made cameras until now. I alwyas thought they soley concentrated on lens like Tamron. Or do Tamron make cameras too? I’ve never really paid attention because for me, it’s either Canon or Nikon, period.
Anyway, this Sigma D-SLR will debut in Photokina in Germany on September 26th. For now, check out the Sigma SD14 D-SLR teaser.

You believe that all digital cameras capture all colours?You’re satisfied with a sensor that detects one colour per pixel?

You believe that all Raw data is created equal?

If you could have fundamentally better technology, would you settle for added, improved functions instead?

The truth will soon be revealed…

Update 15:55pm: leaked images can be found here.

… featuring Bob Dylan. This is the most subtle iPod ad to date. I like it!

Believe it or not, I have been in Tokyo for like 6 years and I have never been to the annually organised Koenji Awaodori. Just shows, I once devoted my life to work and boredom. Oh well…

Roy has been going to this event every year and seems to rave about it everytime. Since this year is the event’s 50th anniversary, Roy invited me along and I am so glad I made it - it was friggin’ awesome! It was friggin’ huge! It was friggin’ crowded! It was friggin’ tiring! But it is friggin’ worth it! OK, enough of that “friggin’” thing…

Besides dragging me there, Roy also brought along his clan: Bart, Jeff, Ricky and Keiko, all of whom are cool people to hang with which enhanced my first taste of this traditional dance festival all the more.

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Takara’s 12-inch Cool Girls take on Catwoman figurine is pretty much the same as the Batman Begins in Genx Core and sports the same amounts of joints for incredible poses. Afterall, the Genx Core body is merely a new male version of the popular Cool Girls body. And just like the Batman, this Catwoman figure is pretty limited and already sold out in Japan!

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Yesterday, I came across the best Batman Begins collectable figure to date. It is made by Takara and is built around their Cool Girl action figure series. But this time, for whatever reason, Takara decided to make a male figure (I ain’t complaining since it’s Batman!). Obviously, it wouldn’t be funky to attach the brand, Cool Girl, to a Batman figure therefore they named it Genx Core.

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And that’s a fact! I was in the local supermarket shopping for dinner tonight when I came cross this large new banner for Fran featuring Ebihara Yuri and Aizawa Sayo, each holding a pack of FranExtra. These 2 chicks alone, made me walk out with both packs! I’m such a looser

But anyway, Ebihara or Aizawa? Hmmmmm…., I’m not so into the “cutie/kawaii” type so Ebihara is out for me. I’m more into the “sexy/sophisticated” type therefore Aizawa fits the bill perfectly. Heck, what am I saying?! Both are damn fine!

Panasonic updates their D-snap MP3 players today introducing the high-end SD800N and the lower-end SD400V.

I’ve always respected Panasonic’s industrial designs for their previous D-snap models because they always had unique and attractive designs instead of just copying the ever-so-popular iPod. But with this new model, it basically has “iPod nano” etched across it with a touch of Sony. Shape, size and controller wise, it’s borrowed from the iPod while the finish and LCD treatment is from the Sony MP3 Walkman.

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