Apple iPhone event on October 4th

Rumour has it, the new iPhone will launch on 14th October, including in Japan. Whether this is true or not, we will find out on October 4th at Apple’s iPhone event.

As for me, I will wait till next year to see if KDDI AU has indeed landed the next iPhone or not. If the device has not been redesigned, I may even wait it out until the model after (Sep 2012). We shall see…

iPad stylus

We all use a stylus at work. For note taking on the iPad, a stylus is a must. Having notes in digital form is not only eco-friendly, but it’s much easier to file (categories) and easier to bring up.

Before, I would go through 7-8 notebooks a month (you should see my desk) and never am able to find the notes I need to refer to…

Hathaway in full Catwoman costume

Great body but at the same time, a little too thin. Hang on, we’re supposed to be evaluating the new Catwoman costume, hahahaha.

I dig the body suit, belt, gloves, boots, etc., but not the ear-headpiece…

— Source: Superhero Hype

Fujifilm Finepix X100

Love it’s retro rangefinder-look and it’s top notch viewfinder. Considering, considering…

Toy Sapiens

Hot Toys finally opens a store in Japan! 2011 December 10th, it is…

KDDI set for iPhone 5

KDDI Corp. (9433) will begin selling Apple Inc.’s iPhone 5 in the first quarter of 2012, The Nikkei learned Thursday.

The deal will allow the Japanese telecom firm to offer the latest version of the popular smartphone, ending Softbank Corp.’s (9984) exclusive deal with Apple in Japan and possibly shaking up the cell phone market.

— Source: Nikkei.com

If this is indeed true, hallelujah! I have hated SoftBank since day one – the network performance is beyond crap and I hate the way SB does business.

I will switch back to AU in a heartbeat!

Nikon 1 J1 and V1

Hell yeah! Not one but two! Nikon’s entry into the mirrorless market! Sorry Sony NEX-5N, maybe next time I’d pick you up…

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Dining in a Japanese restaurant. Sitting near the entrance. A white guy walks in. The missus looks and me and said, “It’s your friend”.

Hell just froze over

The site is now mobile optimised… yeah baby!

Heroes & Villains icons

Awesome set of computer icons. Available for Mac and PC here.

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Aston Martin V12 Zagato

The V12 Zagato concept was unveiled in May 2011. Introduced as a modern interpretation of the famous Aston Martin and Zagato collaboration in the 50th anniversary year of the iconic DB4GT Zagato.

“Steve Jobs has passed away: CBS network makes embarrassing error reporting Apple CEO’s death”

Daily Mail

“Lab chimps hug and laugh as they see daylight for first time in 30 years”

Daily Mail

Big yellow rabbit

A temporary 13 meter high art sculpture in Orebro, Sweden, by Rotterdam-based artist Florentijn Hofman.

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The best threat ever

Still cracks me up seeing this threat that was sent to me earlier this year via an ex-colleague. A really silly guy he is…

Takayama 高山

Photo from my recent trip to the north-western area of Japan.

Kurobe Tateyama 黒部立山

Photo from my recent trip to the north-western area of Japan.

From Lion back to Snow Leopard

Ever since installing Mac OSX Lion, a handful of my applications have been crawling. Tried various methods to fix the issue but to no avail (maybe my Mac is too old). I guess one way is probably to do a clean install directly with Lion but that is just my guess hence I couldn’t be bothered trying and restored to Snow Leopard. Everything is now fast again. Shame my Lion hadn’t been fed…

“Steve Jobs’s departure as chief executive officer this week leaves Apple Inc. (AAPL) without the full- time attention of its technology visionary, putting pressure on head product designer Jonathan Ive to fill that gap. ”

Bloomberg

Sony NEX-5N

I’m gonna sell my aging Nikon to get this new baby, the Sony NEX-5N. The Nikon is just far too heavy to carry around.

I’m too sexy – 2007 mix

2007 mix? How come I missed this? Hahahaha… Right Said Fred was awesome back in the day. Cracked me up big time.

This new MV is definitely a bit more stylish but the original MV from the 90s was epic!

“I’m too sexy for my cat, too sexy for my cat…
Poor pussy, poor pussy cat”

Traditional hotel in Kanazawa 金沢

The hotel I stayed in during my trip to the north-western area of Japan.

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Whut?! Unbelievable!

I, controlling Liverpool, was 2-0 up until the last minutes of the game when Barcelona decided to trash my lights! They scored 3 in a row to take the score to 3-2! Cannot believe it!

“A woman thought she got a bargain when she bought what she thought was an iPad in a McDonald’s parking lot.

Ashley McDowell, 22, only discovered after she got home that she’d splashed out $180 – for an iPlank.

Instead of the cutting edge tablet, she got a block of painted wood with an Apple logo.”

Daily Mail Online

Graviboard

Not a very useful app but pretty cool nevertheless…