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Probably Best Computing Joke Ever

Watch for yourself XDD

[Rumour] ASUS Windows 8 Mobile Devices

ASUS Reportedly Interested In Windows 8 Mobile Devices

Just read the news. If ASUS really makes Windows 8 Padfone (not Windows Phone 8, mind you), then the playground of computing is going to change. It's just like Ubuntu for Android that I was talking about in my previous post, except now it is Windows :D Let's see if it is really going to happen.

Ubuntu for Phones and for Android

New toys in town!!! Ubuntu for phones looks really cool (the video is long. Just go to the middle at around 6:35)

Ubuntu for Android is interesting, too!!

Now, these are interesting innovation. But there is one thing that Ubuntu or OEM that could look into: Asus Padfone. Why? Padfone is a phone where can be attached to the tablet dock to make it a tablet. How about this: put the Ubuntu phone into the tablet dock, and let it run Ubuntu PC OS? Would not that be amazing?

A Storage for NUS Students - Updated

There are a lot of foreign students in NUS, me included. This is not about the exchange students, but rather NUS students from different nationalities. And many of them stays in the hostels or halls in NUS. In PGPR, the  residents need to clear up their rooms every 6 months or top 1 year if they apply for vacation stay. They need to store their belongings somewhere, since it is impossible to just bring back home everything only to bring them back to Singapore after the holiday. Although there are storage area and other solutions, this could be a business.

The business is providing storage area. The fee should be competitive with all solutions of storage, internal and external of the PGPR. What makes it convenient is pickup and delivery service of the stored. Compared to bringing items to other hall, this should be more convenient. While other solutions may be much more convenient, this would be a good option when there is an emergency situation.

To cut cost, pickup and delivery could be done just at a given schedule, once a day or once every two days. Online system probably can be set up for orders of delivery. For efficiency, storing is standardized to a given cardboard box. If it is other than that box, extra fee is charged.

For the matter, this business model can work to more than just NUS, because of the overwhelming number of foreigners as students in Singapore who are staying in hostels which often needs to clear out things when those things are still much needed for the next year's study.

Indeed, demand may be weak if hostels are providing storage. But from my experience, some students have so many things that the provided storage is not enough. Also, demand can be increased by extending the service to the hostels directly such that the hostels can just not have any storage, although this may make a monopoly to the storage providers thus disadvantaging the students ultimately.

*Update:
There is already a working solution (though without the pickup and delivery service) for any storage! http://www.extraspace.com.sg/ (the website also indicates they are present in Malaysia and Korea) :)

Review: LostWinds2

LostWinds2 on iTunes Store

LostWinds2 is the best adventure game on iPad that I have ever played! I downloaded it when it was on sale for free. Great graphics, great control mechanics - though I wish the game has a virtual attack button. I must commend on its level design. This is the game that I have been looking for. The level design is in the level of Tomba 2: The Evil Swine Return, except on smaller scale. It has a great soundtrack, too. The game is quite short, but very addictive.

I wish I could make a game like this in the near future, touch-enabled or not.

Project Fiona: Razer Edge

At long last!!! Project Fiona is released by the name of Razer Edge!! (Though I prefer the name Fiona :p) Announced on CES 2013, Razer Edge is probably the only Windows 8 tablet (for now) with a discrete graphic card! What does it mean? It means  PC gaming coming into tablet!!!

Here are Razer Edge on the news:
- At CES, Razer rolls out tablet for hard-core gamers
- CES: Razer's Edge Brings Full PC Games to Tablets
- Razer Edge Tablet Hands On: This Gaming Rig Might Actually Be the Best Windows 8 Tablet
- Razer Edge vs. the competition: fight!

The third link is probably the most accurate description of Razer Edge: the best Windows 8 Tablet yet. And don't forget, Razer Edge also has keyboard attachment! While the device is intended for games, its market is actually a lot bigger, including graphic artists and game developers who wants mobility and power. A comment on Min-Liang Tan's post (that's Razer CEO) was that it was unfortunate that Razer Edge does not have a digitizer, meaning you could use proper stylus instead of capacitive stylus on the device, thus creating probably the best Windows 8 tablet yet for everyone; writing, playing, drawing. I, myself, would want it to come with digitizer, but I could not ask that to a gaming rig creator, unless there would be games requiring digitizer (which is so unlikely). I will be waiting for Razer Edge especially that currently it has no competitor in the powerful tablet market. With the mobile console mode, I can play my favorite action adventure games to my heart content! (Psst, the new Devil May Cry is coming up!).

For Razer Edge and Razer Edge Pro specifications, gallery and accessories, you could click the link below:

- Razer Edge
- Razer Edge Pro

Oh, for those of you interested in a free Razer Edge, you could click below (If you want without my referral, head to Min-Liang's facebook page):

Razer: The Edge Contest

A Souvenir from Hong Kong Disneyland

I got a souvenir from Hong Kong Disneyland! A puzzle keychain!

I must say it was a great 3D puzzle. I don't recommend it for little children, though. The framing feels fragile, and putting the pieces together requires a bit of force. Once done, It will be difficult to dismantle since no more openings.