Archive for the 'Technology' Category
Since June, I have been on the prowl for a new cell phone. After much research, including a lot of pdadb.net comparisons, I found the HTC Kaiser had everything I wanted, a 3MP digicam, Windows Mobile 6, 3G capability, and GPS to boot. Unfortunately, it wouldn’t be coming out in the US til September. In Taiwan, it was already discontinued as last year’s model so I had no luck there.
The Kaiser eventually came out in October via AT&T as the Tilt, minus the front facing camera. Honolulu got 3G in November and Amazon had a great deal going on for it in December. When I checked last week, it was $149.99 with a new 2-year contract. The Tilt blows the pants off the iPhone, which is $399 and doesn’t carry half the capabilities of the Tilt. The iPhone does have a sexy UI, but UI in this case, that’s just not compelling enough.
I have to wait a week for it due to the holidays, but I am really looking forward to being connected again with the best mobile technology can offer.
I noticed a small, but extraordinarily significant, change to Google Translate. They now have a wider variety of translation options for Chinese.
Previous:
English to Simplified Chinese (beta)
Simplified Chinese to English (beta)
Current:
Chinese to English (beta)
Traditional Chinese to English (beta)
Traditional Chinese to Simplified Chinese (beta)
Simplified Chinese to English (beta)
Simplified Chinese to Traditional Chinese (beta)
Gen had me register an account about a year ago. At that time, the idea of “portable bookmarks” didn’t really grab me. But here I am, at it again. This time, I’ve noticed it’s got tag clouds. I’m going to start tagging again and see what happens.