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Creative is about to release a new product, according to an Engadget entry of yesterday : the Zen Vision:M, which will obviously try to compete with Apple’s latest iPod (the fifth generation already… time flies by ). The specs are in general very comparable: both feature a 2.5 inch screen at a 320×240 resolution and a 30GB HDD. But there are also differences: Creative’s newest is double as thick as the 5G, though that also allows a better batterytime: the double of the iPod’s video playback, yet the audio playback is 11 hours versus 14 hours for Apple’s 30GB iPod. Of course Creative still includes their FM tuner, but that’s not the only advantage: the Vision:M supports a wider scala of supported audio (most important: WMA) & video (most important: DivX/XviD) formats! That might be the most important advantage, since the price won’t do it: it’s estimated at 330$, while the 30 GB fifth gen iPod is currently selling at 299$ (when buying from The Apple Store). Today there’s already a MonsterNet.org early review available! And last but not least, the looks: they’re not bad! Judge them for yourself:

Technorati Tags: Apple, Creative, iPod, Zen Vision:M

Today I went to a cellphone shop, to ask how much rebate I would receive if I’d hand in my cellphone while buying a new one. Amazingly enough, it seemed that it was still worth EUR 20! They even advised me to sell it on eBay, since it’s so new and it’d definetely be worth more than 20 euro’s. Yeah right . What I didn’t tell them, is that the signal strength with this Sony Ericsson T105 was sooo bad that I am not even capable of making a phone call from my own house… Nor did I show them the back of it - a completely scratched and just-not-tooo-heavily damaged surface shows the real state of that sucky mobile phone…

I’m still doubting if I’d buy a new one: I could also just use my dad’s old Siemens … whatever model it is. It’s ANCIENT, that’s for sure: when you’re reading an SMS, it’s only capable of displaying ONE line at once - and that’s not even a long line… LOL If I’d buy a new one… I wouldn’t know which one yet. All camera’s suck, with the exception of some phones (Sony Ericsson K750i… drooool), but those phones are over my budget, or at least the budget I want to spend on it. I’ll consider any suggestion you post

Technorati Tags: cellphone, Sony Ericsson, T150, K750i

Earlier today I stumbled onto this: a dual channel USB flash drive, with lifetime warranty and a fancy aluminium chassis. The OCZ Rally 512MB Flash Drive. No, I’m not a fanboy, nor am I sponsored by OCZ: I’m just amazed by its quality. But what I truly don’t understand, is how OCZ can offer a lifetime warranty on a flash drive! As far as I know, flash drives just stop working afer n1000 write operations. Well… if I ever buy a new USB flash drive, it will be this one! Did I mention it’s FAST? 28MBps reading speed…. not bad… not bad at all!

Last but not least, a picture for the curious ones:

Today I stumbled on the PSone LCD mod again. Equally excited as the previous time(s), I went to eBay immediately. And was lucky this time! There I saw it…. A PSone LCD for sale from someone in the U.S.A. for just $24! 30$ including shipping to Belgium. A bargain! So I bought it immediately… And if I never get to use it, I can still sell it without much loss!

Update
Apparently the shipping time was 4-6 weeks. That’s a bit too much . So I paid another $7.60 to get it within a week. Not that I need it so soon, but in 6 weeks alot of bad things can happen…