Do You Believe in 6th Sense?

6th sense, believe it! I am seriously amazed with this Indian genius. Watch the rest of the demo and be amazed.



Amazing kan?

Water For Petrol???

Read this interesting article in Uncle Zorro and I guess it will be a good share to all with the recent petrol price hike by Bodohwi.



Water for gas??? I was a bit skeptical about it until I read this. It makes sense. We all know water is known as H20. Meaning to say water is composed of 2 parts of Hydrogen & 1 part of Oxygen. So if we can extract Hydrogen & Oxygen from water, meaning it can be fuel, logical isn't it? With Hydrogen as burner & we all know that we need Oxygen in order to have a burning.

Now that really make sense innit? And if water can replace fuel, fuck do I look like I care if Bodohwi going to increase the petrol price to RM10/litre or not because now water is free, if you stay in Selangor, water is absolutely free and we do not have to be like some fuckhead who mentioned that Malaysia will be net importer of petroleum in 2011. If they really concern, invest in the below system and make it happen. And Petronas will tell me, "Do we look like we care for the rakyat?"



Imagine all cars in the world running on water. Where can I get this in Malaysia? The Water Power.

MikeMmery's Windows XP Successfully OS X-ed!!!

This is my print screen shot. I played a bit with my desktop and a bit of tweaking and taa daaaahhh... my windows XP got OS X-ed. Few commented that it slowed down the whole system but my experience with it looks smooth *touch wood*, or perhaps my machine is of the latest chipset, that is why it ran well.

With a few widgets from yahoo.com and the OS X wallpaper, my desktop GUI now looked neat and sweet ;)

Happy trying. The step-by-step idiot guide is here.

Change Your Dull Windows XP to Mac OS X

In between my iMacau - iHong Kong posts, I just got my company new iCompaq laptop last week, being so used to iMac OS, I am now revamping my whole windows to iMac OS X Leopard. It is so simple and follow the dummy step-by-step here.

Good luck trying. iMac interface rocks!!!

B2B Commercial Seminar & Roadshow

Short Note: Typhoon Level 1 Red Alert in Hong Kong today (18/04/2008)



My trip to Macao was not all fun like in the previous post. This post will elaborate more on my 2nd & 3rd day in Macao in more details. The seminar officially started on the 14th April, basically it was a seminar for the internal LG staff and the roadshow was on the next day on the 15th April. I came with a co-worker in my department. Unlike the consumer electronics business, this seminar I attended, stressed on Biz-2-Biz (B2B), more leaning towards commercial or corporate sales. Many would not have know the importance in Malaysia yet but we soon to see a booming as we all know Malaysia is always slow in adapting new stuff.



So what actually is the product we talking about here? It is more on digital signages & TV with hotel mode. In many other more developed countries, fluorescent light advertisement board & neon lights slowly extincting. Welcoming LCD technology into digital signages world. It is amazing to see how software does magic to these screens.





From left to right. The very first large screen of 4 pieces is what we call the video wall. It can go as many screens combinations as you like, imagine 9x9 42" screens across or 1x16 screens horizontally, how impressing it is to onlookers. Fluorescent box & neon lights are so dull & plain and the consumers now are much sophisticated than before, go to Venetian, you will see more LCD screens than any other hotel in the world. The second screen from the left is pivotal 3-sides, one of its kind. Too technical and interested party can always contact me. The third kinda of screen is more towards special stretched screens where it will replace those LEDs signages, or even be used in casinos, many casinos in Vegas already start using this kinda screens.



Besides the digital signages screens, we were introduced to the new hotel mode LCD TVs. With the extension of Visit Malaysia Year 2008, many hotels are doing revamping, who still want to stay in hotels with CRT TVs? LCD is the in thing now.



As these are seminar for distinguished guests from Asia Pacific including Middle East, Australia & New Zealand, there were sharing of ideology on how to improve the business and many success stories all over the world. Anyone interested in these screens in Malaysia, please drop me a mail k.



And for lowyat.net forumers who are following my blog, just a teaser on the LG Voyager phone to be launched in US.





And for those 2-days of seminar & roadshow, my next post will be on a short city tour in Macao. More photos coming along.





Out of topik sikit - I was following on some other political blogs in Malaysia and I got a message to this old man who started blogging sebab pasal BN kalah internet war at the GE-12. Ali Rustam, jangan sekadar nak rakyat komen yg bagus, dan tak terima yg tak bagus, pakai otak sikit kalau nak blog, get your facts right, kalau nak blog, terima lar kritikan juga, penakut macam you, bagus tutup blog site you. Malu oi Melaka! I am a Malaccan you know, though you win, I never regret my vote went the other way. If you guys got no idea what am I ranting about, this Mat Ali wrote about piggy story bashing the new Selangor government, after Malaysiakini found out who spearhead the project, this mamat deleted his post and disabled his comment but kita rakyat bukan bodoh, nak menang undi internet bukan senang mat, check here to read the 300+ bashings from the rakyat before this mamat deleted the post. Hadiah kandang babi tu sebelum ni satu lagi projek Barisan Nasional. BERANI KERANA BENAR!!!



Kandang Babi Thumb Up!

LG KF600 : Mikemmery's Review

My fellow forumers, here the special request on the review. Please note that I am not a professional reviewer of a mobile gadget, I am reviewing the unit as a mobile user and this is not an advertorial.



Since I am a user of a full touch screen phone, I have real difficult times to get use to this new interface. LG KF600 is a slider phone, rather innovative of them to embed a partial touch screen on the main LCD. When it is not slide up, the phone shows full wallpaper on both display LCD and touch screen LCD.



When slided up, it reveals a set of touch screen LCD menu and the chess board lookalike keypad. Like any other LG mobile, this runs on a LG sole proprietary OS & UI. Nothing much to shout about on the menu & applications. But one thing which I am impress is that the phonebook memory. A higher end LG Viewty only comes with a 500 entries phonebook memory whereby KF600 comes with a massive 1,000 entries.



Unlike the conventional slider phone, where you have the navigation cursor that tag along with the keypad, navigation made easier with the touchscreen and since LG PRADA, the touchscreen improve hell a lot as it allows both fingers & stylus access to it.



It also supports handwriting recognition for both alphabets & chinese (traditional & simple). It gives a new dimension altogether for messaging and characters input experiences. It supports up to 2GB MicroSD external storage. For detailed specs, please see here.

Now, let's talk a bit bout the camera. It comes with a 3.0MP AF camera, which I believe would be able to take decent picture for a camera phone that is available in the market now. As I am currently using KS20 (2.0MP), I took some pictures using my phone & KF600, let the pictures do the talking ya.



Unlike the pictures of the phone above which was compressed, the following pictures are original, unedited and uncompressed in whatsoever way. Click to enlarge.


Indoor pictures (Atria Shopping Mall 03/04/2008)


KF600, settings: 3.0MP, auto-focus, white balance incandescent


KS20, settings: 2.0MP, auto-focus, white balance indoor


Outdoor pictures (03/02/2008)


KF600, settings: 3.0MP, auto-focus, white balance cloudy (rainy day today!)


KS20, settings: 2.0MP, auto-focus, white balance cloudy


Macro pictures (03/04/2008)


KF600, settings: 3.0MP, auto-focus, white balance cloudy


KS20, settings: 2.0MP, auto-focus, white balance cloudy


All in all, KF600 is a decent phone but for its price, my 2 cents, it will be good if it is a 3G phone. And I believe many experience poor soft MP3 & ringtones playback on LG previous models, but since Shine, it had improved tremendously. Too pricey though, retailing RM1,138 in the market now.

But heck care, I still like my KS20 more :P

LG KS20 Extras & Owners List

OK... OK... I know for the past few postings, it is all about LG KS20 and I am motivated to write more and I just cannot get enough of it. Not "song"? Shoot me then :P

I received a surprise call last night from a reader asking me about the applications that I installed to my KS20. So here, I googled and got some of the screenshots for a better picture of what installed. Forgive me, as I have not got my new notebook approved so bear with me with this old junk I am using now which I have difficulties sync-ing it with my Outlook at the moment, once I got hold of my new ultimate machine, I shall write more about my sync experience with Outlook soon. So to the KS20 lovers, enthusiasts out there, here you go...


SPB Mobile Shell - An extended to the plain default Today's screen. This screen will appear when you wake your phone up from sleep mode. Screen that shows you summary of what's happening, the battery & signal indicators, calendars, etc.



SPB Mobile Shell Screenshots 2 - This is the extended Today's screen. You can easily access to certain programs on the Today's screen itself instead of going through the hassle of tapping the Start button on the top left corner of your handheld.



Owner Info X - This is extended to the default Owner's Information. You can add a display picture to it just like the screenshot above. It is a freeware. Do the googling k.



HTC X Button - This is essential as the default 'X' or 'OK' button of KS20 does not really close the applications. Many times if you check the memory of the running programs, it is always running at the background by default, it will definitely slow your handheld, but with the X Button freeware, your applications will be closed properly.


PCM Keyboard - iPhone lookalike keyboard, I prefer this as it provides pure QWERTY feel and SMSing has never been easier. Another freeware as well.

And another solution I believe would be useful. The KS20 by default does not include SIM Manager like the HTC Tytn which enable user to copy all SIM contacts into phone contacts. In other words, KS20 users would need to copy the SIM contacts one by one into the phone. Pretty lame isn't it? Problem solved - get your 3rd party freeware here.

Now I cannot imagine my life without Google.

OK... now KS20 enthusiasts out there, do participate in the owners list program that I initiated, register here. So far as of now, I have 3 people in the list from LowYat forum. The owners are as below
1. Michael Song aka cybermick @ LowYat
2. StratOS @ LowYat
3. jackal_x2005 @ LowYat

Questions: Do I need to register to start an owners club? What are the procedures? And reason of doing this is that, the owners opinions & voices can be louder and heard if there is huge participation and who knows certain accessories we can get at a discounted rate if we purchase in bulk.

ps: wish list for KS20: 1. Micro SDHC 8GB, 2. Leather Pouch, 3. External GPS device :)

LG KS20 Rocks!

More pictures taken with LG KS20, adjustment only to white balance 'Cloudy'. The fact is KS20 takes decent pictures for a Windows Mobile handheld. I had started a LG KS20 owners list in these thread (here & here), if you own one, let's see what experience we can share together ya

For the past few days, these are some applications & add-on I installed for my baby;
1. SPB Mobile Shell (something like extended Today's screen, darn cool! MUST HAVE!)
2. PCM Keyboard (iPhone lookalike keyboard)
3. HTC X-Button (X button that really closes applications from running at the background)
4. Owner Info-X (Extended Owner Info + Display picture)
5. SunGlobe (3rd party application to enable Chinese SMS to be read)

Also, I heard KS20 will be able to support Micro SDHC (not confirm), meaning to say that we can enjoy bigger space like 4-8GB of additional storage. Keep your fingers cross, will update you guys.

This is one of the best phone LG produced so far, my 2cents and functionality so far the best among LG's range of mobiles. And maybe tonight I will try to post a blog with my baby :)

Ciaoz!

LG KS20 : Mikemmery's Review

My weekend was rather occupied, and I believe some got a bit sick with too many posted about the Nuffnang PJ Party last Saturday. I did went, but what actually got me so tied up over the weekend was my new gadget, the LG KS20, LG's first Windows Mobile (WM) based phone.



I would say this model is going to give other WM player like HTC a run on their money. Not only the design look a bit of the overpriced LG PRADA but it is one of the most affordable WM-based PDA in the market now. The retail price is RM 1,888.



When I got my phone last weekend, I had been installing applications, actively participating in forums like LowYat.Net & MyPDACafe, as I am still very much a dummy on WM6. As of now, *touchwood* my phone has not fail me yet, it has not 'hang' like many complained about LG phones.

So what is in the box?
- Handset
- Stylus
- Standard Battery
- Charger
- USB Data Cable
- Stereo Hands-free
- Pouch *very plastic, tend to scratch the front screen, looks cheap, should hav come up with PRADA case*
- Manual & CD

As for the specs, please get it here. As for my personal experience, to be frank, not too bad a phone. Tried going online with HSDPA & Wifi, both works fine - the only minus point I found during surfing is that the connection will disconnect if there is an incoming call or the phone is in sleep mode.

Another minus point - the commercial unit does not bundle with Chinese software - meaning writing and reading in Chinese characters is a NO. Need to find 3rd party software. Personally, I still think the phone needs a bit more tweaking, applications do not close properly even when you tap on the 'X' button, so another 3rd party software needed to solve this problem. One more problem I face and I have yet to find the solution is that, when I insert my SIM card into the phone, I cannot seem to copy all SIM contacts to my phone contacts like any other phone which surely come with the function. So at the moment, I just leave my contacts as SIM and I have limited functionality for the contacts as in attaching pictures & ringtones.

Other than these small issues, the camera I believe will be an attention grabber for the moment. And camera wise, it is 2.0MP and it works quite decently. Below are the pictures taken with my KS20 and I have not edit or compress the pictures, do click to enlarge.





Overall, I prefer my KS20 than Viewty which I previously used. And Viewty phone, no doubt it is 5.0MP but depending on environment & situation of the picture taken, too many settings need to be done to get a quality picture.

If you guys are interested in LG KS20, please drop me a mail ya. Last I heard, it ran out of stock. True ar?

ps: this is not an advertorial, if the phone fail me, I sure condemn wan :P

LG Strategic Partnerships

One of my major project this year, I am seeking strategic partnerships tie-up with F&B outlets and fashion retailers in high traffic area.

At the moment, I am looking for one major pub/bistro/cafe to tie-up. In this partnership, the outlet is entitled to equip the outlets with LG products at a very special price. In return, it will be officially the outlet for LG to have its soft launches & events there. I am also looking for a chinese restaurant to work with and also a branded fashion retailers in Klang Valley.

Anyone interested? email me at michaelsong@lge.com

Want a LG LCD TV this CNY?

Many had been wondering with my new assignment in my company, what actually I do in business development. I seldom elaborate much about my clients but this time it will be good to share the in sight of what my new assignment is all about.

Many of my followers & readers would have know that I am attached with one of the electronic giants in the world, LG. I will let some of the pictures here to summarize the activities that I kicked off successfully when I am in the department.

One of the most prominent would be BRAND's Chicken Essence which currently running a co-branding campaign with LG with the Stay Alert, Stay Ahead Challenge. For more details check out at their website here.





So why wait? Stay Alert & Stay Ahead with BRAND's. And who knows? You might be one of the 15 lucky winners to walk away with LG 42" LCD TV.



And if you happen to pimp any 7-Elevens & convenience stores, do check out the Mister Potato Chinese New Year Instant Win Contest. Stand a chance to win instant prizes worth of RM88,888 in cash or LG products when you purchase Mister Potato.





Do also check out their interactive site for more information, who knows this year Choy Sun Yeh is on your side leh?



And the next time you pimp KL Tower, Pavillion, KL Sentral & KLIA, check out the new T Station kiosks. It is one of the alternative advertising medium targetting mostly tourists as this kiosk serves as information counter for tourists. There are LG LCD screens & monitors and if you are looking at an alternative to do advertisement at a targetted segment and an affordable price, get more info here.





ps: this is not a paid advertorial. Any of my readers here keen to work with LG? Pimp me!

Mikemmery's New Year Wishes

Here I am with the very last post for 2007. And been blog hopping a while ago whilst many already posted their happenings in 2007 and their resolutions for 2008. I had received a few new year wishes via SMSes and had also sent out a few SMSes out. Tonight I will be @ The LOFT Upstairs, LG will be giving out a brand new phone, so early birds please register before 11pm to stand a chance to win the phone ya.



Now 2007, I wouldn't want to talk much the past, though it is not a superb year as in overall, I have not much complain about it but the best part all in all was the networking I gained through my work & through blogging. Thanks and it will be definitely something that I will continue to cherish in many years to come. And in times of difficulties, I got to thank a friend who had been through thick & thin the time I needed him the most, thanks brother (I guess he knew who I meant, he is a loyal reader of my blog too)

And talking bout resolutions for 2008... firstly, I wish love for all, I wish love to my family; my parents, my sister & my 2 younger brothers. And to all my friends; family is everything, love & treasure them while you can. For my friends who are attached, hope the relationship gets stronger as ever and hopefully to see some of my friends walk the aisle (wedding bells ringing), for my single friends, let's make 2008 a year full with parties k (I'm single, call me!!!)


Ok now for myself, I had set my personal goal on career wise. I wish that I can make a breakthrough in my new department together with my compatriot Jeremy. Let's work hard towards our goal and enjoy the fruits together!

Relationship put aside, that is not my main priority at the very moment. Best wishes to the girls who once walked together with me (if they happened to read this lah). And of all the girls, the one who had been my shadow all these times, Emmery, good luck in your new undertakings k. Will pray for you.

Traveling will also be my main objectives for 2008. 2007 been special, I had been to a few beautiful destinations and will continue this for this coming year. Destinations that top my list,
1. Japan
2. China
3. Hong Kong (visit my sis)
4. Thailand
5. Australia




And my wishlist for 2008, arrrghhhhhhhhhhhh.... I want a MACBOOK!!!!



And secondly, an iPhone, no more obligation using a certain brand phone now. iPhone certainly top on my list :)



And I am taking this opportunity here to wish all my readers a very happy 2008. Happy New Year!!! I love you all!!!

ps: this post entry was done for the very first time with a MacBook