What happens when you have lots of old Blackberry chargers with mini USB connectors but you need to charge a device with a micro USB charging port? Simple. You get a converter, like the one above. I got one for about $5 some time back and it helps me charge my Motorola Defy phone with no issues at all. The only issue I can see is the fact that when hooked up to a mini USB data cable, you cannot transfer data though it. I need to use the supplied data cable that has a micro USB on it. But this little utility is very useful when I need to charge my phone outside my house and I do not have a micro USB charger. Not a bad investment, don’t you think?
I had two of these Peavey 112H loudspeakers once upon a time. These were my very first pair of mobile disco speakers. I did not have much of a budget back then so after lots of research, I finally decided to get these speakers. These babies were LOUD. The driver compliment was a 12″ Scorpion driver and a Motorola CDH (Constant Directivity Horn). I remember buying them in 1989 and they lasted me through many a show back in the day, until I loaned it to some idiot in 1994 who proceeded to blow the woofers by over-driving them. In the end, I finally gave them away in 2008, after they served as props for boxes in my room, a rather undignified way to treat speakers that have been with you for so long. I was sad to see them go but there was no way I could get spares for them. The Motorola horns were very hard to come by and were pretty fragile as they could not handle large loads of power. These speakers of mine have certainly paid me back many times over and were of great use. I remember these babies were put to use as sound reinforcement the speakers in a pub once, giving oomph to what their puny sound system was even capable of producing. They were also used as monitors for me while I was DJ-ing a few times. Truly a great pair of speakers and I would like to get a similar pair for my business. I am looking at the Yamaha speakers now to do just that.
Whoa. This is just hot off the press. According to this article in Hardwarezone, Google acquired Motorola Mobility for about US$12.5 billion. Egads! Does that mean that my Defy now belongs to Google? Looks that way. In Google’s Blog, they say:
“This acquisition will not change our commitment to run Android as an open platform. Motorola will remain a licensee of Android and Android will remain open. We will run Motorola as a separate business. Many hardware partners have contributed to Android’s success and we look forward to continuing to work with all of them to deliver outstanding user experiences.”
Hmmm…looks like Google is getting back on the gas and giving Apple a run for its money! Does this mean I will Android Gingerbread 2.3 on my Motorola Defy?
It seems only recently that Samsung released the Galaxy SII, the successor to the very popular Galaxy S. But lo and behold, here comes the new Galaxy R. The main differences is that it comes with a Nvidia Tegra 2 dual-core processor, and it runs Android Gingerbread 2.3 to boot. The only downside is that it does not come with the same AMOLED screen that can be found on the SII. According to this CNET Asia article, it comes with a 4.2-inch Super Clear LCD touchscreen instead. It was first released in Sweden where for some funny reason, it is called the Galaxy Z there! Hmmm…maybe an upgrade for me but this Motorola Defy suits me fine now.
In a previous post, I was talking about this rather novel emergency mobile charger that I bought in Japan. I decided that I needed some rechargeable batteries to charge it and in yet another article, I was waxing lyrical about Sanyo Eneloops. Well, I got them today, for the princely sum of $39 which includes a charger. These Eneloops were ready to use right out of the box and what can I say, so far they are charging my Motorola Defy with no issues. True, it is not charging as fast as when it is plugged into an electrical socket but in an emergency, when you need power when your smartphone runs out of juice, these Eneloops should be strong candidates
Hands up, all you people that had a pager at least once in your life. Then again, hands up those of you who had THIS pager above, a Motorola Bravo 16. I still remember when I got it in 1989. It coast me $300 then, a princely sum for a pager, but was one that would be with me for almost ten years. One of the reasons why I liked it is because it was hardy and strong…and it was out before cellphones were even available to the masses. This was the inexpensive way of keeping in touch, but one had to rely on pay-phones being handy when paged. All this disappeared when the mobile-phone appeared and I got my very first one in 1997, but that is a different story. But I still remember this pager and how it served me well.. I hope my Motorola Defy serves me as well as this Motorola Bravo did!
I was hankering for the Blackberry model in the picture above, a Blackberry 3G. I have tried many of the Blackberry devices available but somehow, this model eluded Singapore.I would have happily paid for this instead of my Motorola Defy. It has everything I want in a Blackberry…size, shape, special keypad with SureType® technology…everything. I had a Blackberry Pearl 8110 but the Achilles heel was its trackball…it kept getting dirty and tracking was off as a result.
All I can say is, not good. Apple and Android, two A’s that are forcing RIM to trim their workforce. It does not help that the Blackberry is not as user friendly apps-wise like the afore-mentioned two A’s, even though I personally love my Blackberry and will be sad to part company with it when I leave. But I do have an Android-powered Motorola Defy and hopefully that will fill the incredible wake left behind by my Blackberry
Don’t laugh. This was my very first Nokia phone way back in 1999, lasting all the way till 2001. It was a Nokia 5110. True, it was bulky and lacked a colour screen like so many phones now but it was simple, SMS worked fine and the battery…oh the battery…lasted a long time because it was pretty big. One thing I did not like was the little stubby antenna that tended to poke your…ahem…privates if your phone was in your pocket. But I liked it and only changed to a Nokia 3210 because someone bought it for me as a present on my birthday
I was pretty sad to see this article here that said that Nokia slipped to third-place behind Apple and Samsung. I suppose the writing was on the wall. But one thing I like about Nokia phones is the ease of use. I now have a Motorola Defy, an Android touch-screen phone that replaced my Nokia E51, which was worn out (buttons breaking, battery shot…you get the idea). I am not one of those users that needs a new mobile phone every three months but I have friends that do.
Nokia was the leading phone company for 15 years. That is a pretty long time to be in the number one position. I still like Nokia and I do own some of their cheaper phones. One of them I use as a phone for long-distance calls. It has a prepaid card and it works out fine. I suppose Nokia is still number one for the emerging markets like India and China because they still manufacture inexpensive, no-frills phones, a market that Apple has no penetration in. Samsung has some el-cheapo phones though but Nokia is just more popular.
Well, it is wait and see time. Let us see if Nokia manage to pull up their socks. It is make or break time for them because they just inked a deal with Microsoft to release phones running Windows Mobile.
That is right folks. Am now using the Motorola Defy and what can I say…its an awesome phone. I am now a convert to the Android OS and its great. Still getting used to it but I think I am going to be an Android user for life. The phone is using Android 2.1 and there is an upgrade available but so far, all seems good and I might not even upgrade it. I know when I did an upgrade of my old Nokia 6233, all hell stated breaking loose so yeah, no upgrade unless I absolutely need to
