Archive for July, 2006
Sony Vaio UX90PS (16GB Flash)
Posted by martin newham in Web/Tech on July 29, 2006
Link: Akihabara News.
Nano Review of the Vaio UX90PS (16GB Flash) Last month we shot 2 video reviews of Sony’s latest UMPC-like wonders, the UX50 and the UX90. Sony then released a limited version of the UX90 (1.2GHz CPU) with 16GB of flash RAM HDD, so we decided to take this device for a spin and check if the few additional bucks are really worth spending. We won’t spoil the pleasure of watching the 14 minutes video review but what we can tell you rightaway is that despite our mixed feelings about the UX50 and UX90, we are now really impressed by this flash RAM based version and we are really looking forward to see more devices like this !!!
Click the Akihabara link to view the video.
The UX90PS is now available to buy at GeekStuff4U.com
My brothers cat…
Posted by martin newham in Musings on July 28, 2006
…. Has come to stay with us for a month while he goes on holiday… Her name is Tumble.
Water, and lots of it..
Posted by martin newham in Travel on July 27, 2006
Rapid changes in temperature, flash floods, multiple lightning strikes enough to take the mobile phone signal out for 5 minutes at a time – strange weather…
Phew! Stormbreaker!
Posted by martin newham in Film on July 22, 2006
Synopsis: Following the death of his uncle in mysterious circumstances, teenager Alex Rider discovers that all is not what it seems in his family. Rather than being a bank manager, his uncle was in fact a spy, and it turns out he has been grooming Alex for a career in espionage. Recruited by Mr Blunt and Mrs Jones from the Special Operations Division of MI6, Alex is supplied with an array of high tech gadgets and sent on his first dangerous mission – to stop the dangerous billionaire Darrius Sayle.
Conclusion: Well, what a cool movie. The introduction should be stripped out and used by the UK tourist board, I wanted to go and visit London almost immediatley!
Ewan McGregor stars as the ace spy Ian Rider, having all the skill and gadgets of a true MI6 employee (at least in films). The start looks promising with this primo star leading the pack, and then he gets killed 5 mins into the film! – wonder how much he made for that!
The Story continues with his 14 yr old nephew (who seems a little big for 14yrs dwarfing his room mates), young Rider is introduced to Alan Blunt played by Bill Nighy – an interesting if not monotone character, which reminded me of the father figure in Joe 90, ever the glasses are the same!
Anyhow there are lots of similarities between this movie and the Bond series, Stephen Fry plays the "Q" Mr. Smithers – where do kids get all their gadgets from? Hamley’s of course!
The movie parallels again with Darrius Sayle’s henchman, a large oriental guy with a hat – well I won’t spoil it for you. All the similarities and parallels are very much "tongue in cheek", but there are some unique twists and turns that makes this movie great. I look forward to more in the series of this "Harry Potter-isk" (which is mentioned) spy movie – good for kids (big and small) – Go see it!
Curses, ac broken in cinema
Posted by martin newham in Film on July 22, 2006
Biggest screen in the cinema (Vue, Purley Way) and the ac has failed. Was planning to see Stormbreaker at 6pm, but they have posponed the showing to 6.20pm in screen 6, smaller but it has ac working in it…
Was promised cold drinks as the ac in the ticket area has failed as well, bah!
Yawn, just leaving the office
Posted by martin newham in Work on July 20, 2006
Jeeeez, what a day only a 40min drive home now
Working late
Posted by martin newham in Work on July 20, 2006
Workin’ late, loans server gone down ~ bah! Its an application problem and I have to hang around until its fixed 