2008 Subaru Impreza

Came across the new 2008 Subaru Imprezas which just started trickling into dealers. Here are a couple pics of one which just got dropped off! enjoy!

Marc by Marc Jacobs Sunglasses

My most recent conquest: Marc by Marc Jacobs sunglasses for guys model MMJ 007/P/S. Surprisingly it fits my face coz i've always had a hard time finding plastic sunglasses that actually fit and fit well. This model comes in different color lens. These are the polarized ones.

Nokia 7900 Prism

Nokia revealed yesterday their latest line of fashion phones - the Nokia 7900 and 7500 Prism. Both phone carry a werid diamond shaped texture and keypad. Like the Nokia 7280 that I had, these are both under the "fashion phone" line. The 7900 being the higher end model is one of the first phones to sport a 16 million color OLED (Organic LED) display and has 49 color options for keypad illumination.

However it only has a 2MP camera as opposed to the 5MP camera on the upcoming SonyEricsson K850i. This Nokia looks really cool, but I think the K850i will have more features. MAYBE if this phone beats the K850i to the market..... the cool lights may steal me over and I might get it instead....?? who knows?

Here's a pretty nice site: Nokia Prism Collection

new favourite phone - Sony Ericsson K850i

Announced not too long ago was this Sony Ericsson K850i phone. What's cool about it IMHO is that it's got like all the GSM, HSDPA and UMTS 3G frequencies that exist. The design is cool, and the keypad is a little different. The 5MP camera with auto focus and Xenon flash is definately a selling point and it's even got a built-in image editor. Scheduled to be released Q4 of 2007, I'll be waiting for it to replace my W810i... Hope it comes out soon!

here's more info: SonyEricsson K850i

Transformers - Movie Leader Optimus Prime

Didn't you watch the movie? I liked it quite a bit myself. At first I thought it would be like The Fast and the Furious - Tokyo Drift where the plot was stupid and actors didn't know how to act - all you were there for was the drifting. I was actually pleasantly surprised that there was a decent plot and certain parts were quite funny.

Being a fan boy of Transformers when I was young, I couldn't miss out on the movie, and not to mention the TOY. LOL. I got this Optimus Prime from Target for about $40. It is definately a lot more complicated than the older Transformers and Power Ranger toys that I had. But it looks quite realistic both in truck mode and robot mode. When your in truck mode, you can push a button on the roof of the truck and it makes this "honking" sound and flashes lights. When you transforms it into robot mode, you hit this button and Optimus' head pops out with a sound and flashing lights. Pretty cool. It would have been even better had it been made of metal instead of plastic.

I'm gonna give it a 9 / 10.

my thoughts on the iPhone

As a phone geek, my close friends would know, whenever there's a cool phone, I'd be the first to have it. I've had many phones before, and based on my memory, here are the ones that I remember in chronological order:

1. Nokia 6150
2. Motorola L2000
3. Nokia 8290
4. SonyEricsson T68i
5. SonyEricsson Z600
6. Nokia 7280
7. SonyEricsson W600i
8. SonyEricsson W810i
9. LG CU500
10. Samsung A-707 (Cingular SYNC)
11. Nokia N75 - What I'm using now

The iPhone is a very cool concept, and I do like the fact that it's a touch screen, and it's got built-in WiFi. But for me, the advantages pretty much end there. I'm sure you've heard many of it's disadvantages. Internal battery, no A2DP bluetooth, no 3G (my last 3 phones were 3G) and it doesn't even support MMS?? You've gotta be kidding me! I can't even post new blog entries with it!

I heard activating it was a nightmare and I don't really want to have to deal with any problems with my current plan either.

Not that I hate Apple or have something against them, and I did used to have iPod Nano until it got stolen. But I just don't think it's a compelling "phone" that I must have at this moment. It's their first phone nonetheless. Remember the 1st gen iPod? I will seriously consider the 2nd generation though.

HP Color LaserJet 2600n

Got this HP Color LaserJet 2600n a coupe months ago and am really happy with it. It's not super fast, but the quality is excellent for a cheap color laser printer. Great thing is that it includes 4 full cartridges (not the trial ones that comes with many cheap printers) and I only paid about $300 for it including all shipping and tax.

The printer isn't super fast and takes about 30 seconds before it spits out the first page, but it's definitely acceptable for home or small office use and it's got built-in networking capabilities. I have it hooked up to my wireless router so all computers on the network can use it easily. It would be nice if the paper tray was larger, and the "Tray 2" option is pretty expensive... over $100.

I just needed to replace the cartridges recently because I printed many many many color letters. And the cartridges are about $65 each, so the printer was a great deal. Overall very satisfied.