Kindle battery problem caught in action
Remember that Kindle battery problem I mentioned earlier? It’s been paparazzied.
Clearly, the Kindle still has about 25% of it’s battery, and it’s complaining about low battery, after which it went almost empty immediately.
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Do you want Facebook in हिन्दी?
As someone who knows more about me now probably than my mother, I have to ask “Why do you think I’d wanna use that हिन्दी?” I mean, what is it anyways? Or is it just showing off that your users translated it for you?
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Gmail Authentication Icon for Verified Senders
While this may seem a bit obvious for a moment, anyone who have dealt with PayPal or eBay might have noticed the great amount of scam emails that is sent. Such emails try to fake the identity of the sender, pretending to be PayPal for example. And while a spam filter as good as Gmail usually catches all those emails, suppose one slips through to the inbox, or you unaware assume the email in Spam folder was legitimate, click the link, get the PayPal login screen, and put in your credentials. What if it was just a site 100% identical to PayPal, and you failed to spot the domain url?
This little new Gmail Lab feature called Authentication icon for verified senders helps identify the matching identity of the sender for such popular sites, PayPal and eBay only for now, thus preventing an accidental uncalled for disaster. The Gmail Lab seems to have a couple of new features you might like as well. Give it a look.
As a side note, I wish Gmail Lab would have a sort by add date so that we can easily tell what’s new to look for.
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Top 100 Anticipated 2010 Games
Games Radar have published a list of top 100 anticipated games of 2010. I’m extremely thrilled to see Prince of Persia: Forgotten Sands there. Hope it matches the old trilogy in quality, and it seems will be between Sands of Time and Warrior Within. Also, Mafia II. Sequel but not related to best Mafia game ever, Mafia. If you haven’t played Mafia I already, I say do it. There is also the long awaited StarCraft II, ohh and… Metal Gear Rising. That came out fast I think.
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Ruins of “Friendster” Civilization Uncovered by Internet Archaeologists
I really sit down and ask my self from time to time, how would future generations if we get wiped out uncover us?
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Que e-Reader unveiled, pricey and more…
The official unveiling of the much anticipated Que e-Reader finally happened at CES 2010, and boy am I disappointed with how it ended. I was expecting this to be a fearsome competitor to the kindle and be a major player in the eBook readers market, but now I’d be surprised if I see someone carrying it.
Not that it doesn’t push the boundaries of eBook readers in anyway, being fully touch-screen, with only a home button on the top right. It also has WiFi, and even 3G in the higher-end model. So where does the Que e-Reader actually go wrong then?
If you watched the video, you’d see my point. Plastic Logic seems to have become thrilled with the extra capabilities of their device that they totally missed the whole point of the device, eBook Reading. They go on and on to explain all the features that allows you to check your calendar, read your email and more. But that’s not hardly what I want my eBook Reader for is it? I can check my calendar and email, and interact with them much faster from my mobile, and with colors as well. Digital newspapers might also be a good thing, but it’s not a reason to get an extra 11.6 inch device for, when my smartphone can quickly get me the same pieces of news.
The focus on eBook reading seems to have been overlooked here, and the enforced landscape hold of the one pound device for reading doesn’t look so convenient either, compared to the Kindle’s half-weight. Coming with it’s own Que eBook store, they don’t seem to be holding a large collection compared to Amazon as well, but I couldn’t find much details on that.
If you’re still considering it, then maybe the price tag will do it for you. The 4GB model with WiFi connection sells at $649, and if you fancy the 3G option, then it’s $799. How does that compare to the Kindle’s $259-$489 price range I fail to see. Some are arguing it’s a device targeted for business owners, but if they’re aiming at excel reading, calendars and emails on a large screen, then I’d say wait for the Apple’s tablet iSlate. I bet it can do a lot more than that faster, and with colors. Ink technology is suitable for eBook Reading, but hardly anything more fancy.
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Organize your favorite tweets with FavorLists
Do you use Twitter? Do you come across so many tweets you like? Do you favor those tweets? If so, how easy is it to go back and dig out those tweets later on? Favorlists deals with this side of the problem, archiving your favorite tweets forever, and allowing you to organize them in a hierarchical order using your own labels.
Good thing about Favorlists is you don’t need to give your access credentials, just use Twitter OAuth, and the design is pretty simply and so close to original Twitter design. Pretty straight forward. I find it pretty useful to tag items for future reference.
The site is still fairly new though, just out to public Beta. Even though it was open for few weeks, it was never announced to the public before today. You can try it out here now.
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