Zii Egg is better than everyone else

I have to admire this piece of gadgetry. It almost surpasses every existing multi-touch player in market right now. Zii Egg is Creative’s touch screen player powered by Android and their proprietary Plaszma OS. The features are a merge of the new iPod touch’s and Zune HD, take a look at the specs:

• Capacitive multi-touch touch 3.5” display
• Up to 32GB internal plus SDHC slot (supports up to 32GB of external SDHC Card)
• Supports: MP3, WMA, AAC, WMV, H.264, MPEG-4, AVI, and MOV (unconfirmed)
• Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
• 3-axis Accelerometer
• Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
• Hardware GPS receiver
• 32GB Internal Memory
• 256MB Mobile DDR RAM
• Supports 720p and 1080p HDTVs via HD cable
• Headphone socket, built-in speaker and microphone
• Dual cameras (Forward facing HD camera and Rear facing VGA camera)

 
The Zii Egg is designed for OEM manufacturers and not for consumers right now. What that means is that Creative is targeting OEM manufacturers who are interested in making and branding their own players. A separate consumer product named “Zii” is still unannounced. Zii Egg is rumored to have a starting price of $199. That is cheap!

Everything but the kitchen sink! …. and of course apps. Feature win is the SD Card slot that can read up to 32GB SDHC cards! Take that Apple and Microsoft!

Zii.com / Creative Zii Egg Officially Announced

CNet: Zune is the best podcast player

Majority content on my Zune are video and audio podcasts. Subscribing and updating is really simple. I can’t fill up my iPod touch with podcast due to the limited space, all I have are apps :)

“A fantastic podcast option, the Zune even ekes past the iPod for the top spot. The software is excellent for podcasts: You can manage how many episodes you want to sync to your device on a subscription-by-subscription level, meaning you can update three episodes of Buzz Out Loud, but only one of MP3 Insider and so on. You can also unsubscribe from podcasts directly from the player, and there's an option to wirelessly sync new podcasts when you charge your player at night. The Zune also offers accelerated fast forwarding and passive bookmarking to automatically remember your spot in each podcast.”

Source: Cnet Reviews

Accepting Pre-orders for Zune Invisible Skins

Now accepting Pre-orders for the Zune Skins.

Inquire now and get FREE shipping within metro manila!!

What you’ll get: Total Body Skin Kit (front and back) and application instructions only. (note: no box/spray/etc.)

Item Description: High quality skin that improves grip and is less prone to fingerprint grime and stains. Easy to install and to remove. Invisible Skins might come in 1, 2, 3 or more pieces depending on the device. Buttons and switches are left totally accessible.

Pre-ordering: Please email zuneph@gmail.com and indicate the ff:

• Full name
• Shipping Address
• Contact Number (mobile preferably)
• Zune Model
• Quantity

Why pre-order? I don’t want to get stuck with lots of unused skins that’s why I need sure buyers to group up first and for me to order these all at once. After the pre-order minimum has been met, I’ll email out an expected delivery timeframe. :)

Payment: (added) Either thru Paypal or bank deposit. Can’t do meetups, anyways there’s that free shipping.

Thanks!

How To Apply: This is for ZAGG’s InvisibleShield but also applicable to InvisibleSkins

Skins for other devices:

Mobile Phones 

Apple iPhone 3G / 3G S Samsung i900 Omnia Samsung Omnia 2 i8000 Samsung i8910 Omnia HD Samsung Jet S8000 5310 XpressMusic Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Nokia N78 Nokia N79 Nokia N82 Nokia N85 Nokia E71

BlackBerry Storm 9500 BlackBerry Bold 9000 Sony Ericsson W910i Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 HTC Touch HD HTC Touch Pro HTC Touch Diamond HTC Touch Diamond 2 HTC G2 Android

Mp3 Players   
iPod Touch - 2nd Gen
iPod Nano - 4th Gen
iPod Classic 6th Gen
Microsoft Zune 80, 120 (2nd Gen)
Microsoft Zune 4GB 8GB
Microsoft Zune 30 (1st Gen)

Gaming   
Nintendo DS Lite Total Body Skin
Sony PSP 2000 Slim model Skin

Microsoft Store opening up next to Apple stores

Just like Jollibee opening up next to McDonald’s Stores (or..is it vice-versa?) Microsoft is going the same route by setting up Microsoft shops directly next to Apple stores. Kevin Turner, a Microsoft executive also says Microsoft is "in the game for the long-term" and has hired a retail team.

We will wait for you Ned Flanders to open up a Microsoft shop in the Philippines.

via Associated Press / Yahoo

Related articles

• Microsoft plans stores 'next door to Apple' (msnbc.msn.com)
• Microsoft to open retail stores this fall (seattlepi.com)
• Microsoft confirms retail stores coming this fall (engadget.com)

Yet another Zune HD interface shot

Xbox 360 Program Manager "Fitret" has posted on Twitpic a shot of the Zune Album interface. He twittered this message: “For those asking about #zuneHD: It's awesome! Great UI, great feel. Don't know about battery life yet, mine hasn't run out. “

Will the next-gen iPod Touch outshine Zune HD?

TechCrunch reports said that the new iPod Touch (3rd Generation) would have a camera, video capture and edit features and would be very fast. (like 3GS fast). The validity of this report is not yet set in stone as these are only based on sources saying that Apple has placed massive orders of camera modules similar to the new iPhones.

Would the camera feature outshine the Zune HD? (both are expected to be introduced this September)

via TechCrunch

Related articles

• Rumor: Next-gen iPods to sport video cameras (macworld.com)
• Evidence mounts for iPods with cameras (engadget.com)
• iPod Touch Is Getting Camera And We Knew That (livecrunch.com)

I like the new Internet Explorer 8 short ads

These ads were done by advertising agency Bradley and Montgomery for Microsoft IE8. The videos can be seen on IE8’s promo site BrowserForTheBetter.com.

I liked the offbeat humor that was used and the weird unusual approach in advertising a browser, a free browser that is. My favorite is S.H.Y.N.E.S.S,  watch out for the walking props man. really funny.

This last advertisement was pulled out by Microsoft  from their site after receiving a lot of complaints. Watch the video here, preferably while not eating or before eating something.

"We created the OMGIGP video as a tongue-in-cheek look at the InPrivate Browsing feature of Internet Explorer 8, using the same irreverent humor that our customers told us they liked about other components of the Internet Explorer 8 marketing campaign. While much of the feedback to this particular piece of creative was positive, some of our customers found it offensive, so we have removed it."

Even so, I still enjoyed the “puking” video. Weird and gross, but bizarrely funny.

Zunes are intended for use in the US only!!

We are not following this obviously.