https://cornergeeks.com/categories/technology/ Recent content in Technology on Corner Geeks Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Sat, 20 Aug 2011 03:00:26 +0000 https://cornergeeks.com/2011/08/20/corner-geeks-9-live-streaming-setup-for-ran8adidas/ Sat, 20 Aug 2011 03:00:26 +0000 https://cornergeeks.com/2011/08/20/corner-geeks-9-live-streaming-setup-for-ran8adidas/ Show Notes What we wanted Live streaming of the event Video multiple cameras if possible perhaps one overview shot one on-the-go camera following events like the Twitter hunt. Follow contestants around “Amazing Race” style Sound clean sound from the mixer for opening ceremony / speeches also want to capture atmosphere/sound around the camera Internet need for streaming simplest of them all. 3G dongle Master control at the laptop controllilng the stream / switching audio and video accordingly Mobile video https://cornergeeks.com/2011/08/18/asus-eeepad-transformer/ Thu, 18 Aug 2011 02:55:35 +0000 https://cornergeeks.com/2011/08/18/asus-eeepad-transformer/ I came to know of the EeePad Transformer’s existence in Brunei via Goh De No’s article in the Brunei Times last week. The Transformer is an Android tablet but also a ’laptop/notebook’ with the keyboard dock that adds functionality to make this an interesting device. Specifications Android 3.1 (according to Goh De No in the Brunei Times article) 10.1" IPS screen at resolution of 1280x800 NVIDIA® Tegra™ 2 1GB RAM microSD card slot miniHDMI Keyboard Dock provides keyboard + trackpad 2 x USB 2. https://cornergeeks.com/2011/08/16/gadgets-can-be-cheaper-in-brunei/ Tue, 16 Aug 2011 05:19:44 +0000 https://cornergeeks.com/2011/08/16/gadgets-can-be-cheaper-in-brunei/ We all hear of how people go overseas to buy gadgets as they are cheaper overseas. While that could most typically be true, it is important to point out there things can be cheaper in Brunei. Thanks to online retailers we can even check the prices in the comfort of our own room. Below are a 2 devices I found cheaper in Brunei than in Singapore. Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro: B$378 from Incomm vs SGD$412. https://cornergeeks.com/2011/08/13/the-htc-flyer/ Sat, 13 Aug 2011 02:19:56 +0000 https://cornergeeks.com/2011/08/13/the-htc-flyer/ We managed to get our hands on the HTC Flyer at Yappe Computer, Serusop, and it seems like a good 7" Android Tablet: an alternative to the older Galaxy Tab. It’s selling for B$859 (cash price) / B$886 (credit card price) for the 32GB model. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Y5d-tks9vM (YouTube link to video) Specifications 7" 1024x600 multi-touch capacitive screen Stylus for use with the active digitizer screen Android 2.3 with Sense 2.1 1.5GHz CPU 32GB storage (~7GB available for apps, ~20GB available as storage) 1GB RAM microSD card slot 5MP rear camera with auto focus (no flash) 1. https://cornergeeks.com/2011/08/11/creating-a-brunei-apple-app-store-account-without-a-credit-card/ Thu, 11 Aug 2011 02:09:54 +0000 https://cornergeeks.com/2011/08/11/creating-a-brunei-apple-app-store-account-without-a-credit-card/ As mentioned in our episode of Corner Geeks 8: The Brunei Apple App Store, the video below documents how to create a Brunei account without a credit card. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiH8eg8G0do Do note: not all apps seem available (e.g. WhatsApp) but most seem there. no music / movies / TV shows available AV mentioned that they currently selling Brunei iTune gift cards The gist of the process: Load the App Store in iTunes Search for a free app (e. https://cornergeeks.com/2011/08/08/sony-ericsson-xperia-mini-pro-a-great-budget-android-phone/ Mon, 08 Aug 2011 15:30:47 +0000 https://cornergeeks.com/2011/08/08/sony-ericsson-xperia-mini-pro-a-great-budget-android-phone/ Among my usual habits, I will check availability and prices of phones on Incomm and I was surprised to see the Xperia Mini Pro going for B$378. This phone seems to be a phone I would buy, if I didn’t buy my LG Optimus One, as a great budget Android phone which seems to have the least compromises. Check out the video that I managed to get at Incomm as I played with the device. https://cornergeeks.com/2011/08/08/b-mobile-launches-multi-sim-service/ Mon, 08 Aug 2011 02:05:49 +0000 https://cornergeeks.com/2011/08/08/b-mobile-launches-multi-sim-service/ It has finally happened, we have a Multi-SIM service here in Brunei thanks to B-Mobile (Read the Borneo Bulletin article at Brudirect). Multi-SIM basically allows you to clone your SIM card to put in another device. This is great for people with 3G enabled devices: e.g. iPad 3G, Galaxy Tab, etc and want to be able to make calls / use data on those devices without having to sign up for another phone number or resorting to the tedious task of switching SIM cards. https://cornergeeks.com/2011/07/29/corner-geeks-8-the-brunei-apple-app-store/ Fri, 29 Jul 2011 02:32:55 +0000 https://cornergeeks.com/2011/07/29/corner-geeks-8-the-brunei-apple-app-store/ A ’live’ / non-Skype Corner Geeks recording this week as I sat down with @mfirdaus as we discussed the Brunei Apple App Store while also passing him the InstallESD.dmg file for Lion. We hope that this is the start of more services being opened to Brunei and perhaps a legal way for people to get music, movies and TV shows in the future. Show Notes Apple brings the iOS and Mac App Store to 33 new territories, including Brunei! https://cornergeeks.com/2011/07/22/corner-geeks-7-live-streaming-part-2/ Fri, 22 Jul 2011 02:30:55 +0000 https://cornergeeks.com/2011/07/22/corner-geeks-7-live-streaming-part-2/ We get back into podcast producing and we resume our topic on “Live Streaming” (part 1 here) giving details of how to set up a more advanced live streaming system. Some related links on the topics we covered are listed below. Feel free to add your own links in the comments with regards to tools you use for live streaming Live Streaming Services uStream (Free): has co-hosting, recording features and mobile client (iOS, Android, Windows Phone) Justin. https://cornergeeks.com/2011/07/15/the-zoom-h1-handy-recorder/ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 03:40:10 +0000 https://cornergeeks.com/2011/07/15/the-zoom-h1-handy-recorder/ Earlier this year I bought the Zoom H1 Handy Recorder off eBay (US$105 including shipping) to be used as a line-in recording for my church but also for possible podcasting use. It has been used both as a stereo microphone as well as a line-in recorder for Corner Geeks. Check out the video review below or click this YouTube link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgjtRBSIsWk Overall, it’s a great budget recorder that can be powered over USB but sadly cannot be used as a USB microphone. https://cornergeeks.com/2011/07/10/podcasting-setup-in-os-x-version-1/ Sun, 10 Jul 2011 05:36:08 +0000 https://cornergeeks.com/2011/07/10/podcasting-setup-in-os-x-version-1/ This is the first version of my podcasting setup that I’m relatively happy with as it is clean without too much things going on. I’ve used this for Corner Geeks and some Tech Talk Coffee Shop episodes. If you’re curious of what podcasting is, it is the production of podcasts. Podcasts are basically recorded shows that are downloadable off the Internet. Do listen to Simply Geek #8 – Podcasting where they discuss it in further detail. https://cornergeeks.com/2011/07/01/live-stream-setup-for-ran8adidas/ Fri, 01 Jul 2011 11:47:49 +0000 https://cornergeeks.com/2011/07/01/live-stream-setup-for-ran8adidas/ So a couple of weeks back we had the honour of live streaming of Ran8adidas (the 8th year anniversary celebrations of Ranoadidas.com) at the International Convention Center (ICC). We share with you how we managed to get mobile video in the field with the ability to add overlays and mix the audio source with any audio source while at the same time live streaming and recording it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GtsU0dhJIs (Watch on YouTube) https://cornergeeks.com/2011/06/26/corner-geeks-6-the-nokia-n9/ Sun, 26 Jun 2011 04:30:27 +0000 https://cornergeeks.com/2011/06/26/corner-geeks-6-the-nokia-n9/ Related Links Nokia N9 and the swipe interface Nokia N9 Nokia N9 specifications Notable Hardware Specifications Quad-band GSM/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 Penta-band WCDMA 850/900/1700/1900/2100 Screen size: 3.9" Resolution: 16:9 FWVGA (854 x 480 pixels) AMOLED display Capacitive touch screen 8 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics HD quality video capture in 720p resolution at 30 fps Wide-angle lens Large lens aperture F2.2 for better and faster photos in low light conditions Dual LED flash Continuous autofocus Touch-to-focus and exposure lock Internal memory: 16 GB or 64 GB RAM: 1 GB Dedicated power, camera and volume keys NFC (Near Field Communication) for easy pairing and sharing WLAN IEEE802. https://cornergeeks.com/2011/06/23/huawei-ideos-s7-overview/ Thu, 23 Jun 2011 02:00:14 +0000 https://cornergeeks.com/2011/06/23/huawei-ideos-s7-overview/ I managed to stumble upon the Huawei IDEOS S7 at Yappe IT Store in Serusop selling for B$399 (cash price) and when recording the video below I noticed that quite a few of them have already been bought. Check out the video giving an overview of the device http://youtube.com/watch?v=xVaOxUi0eUQ Specifications CPU: 750 MHz Qualcomm Snapdragon (source: UMPCportal as we forgot to check the processor but it seemed decent enough) GPU: Adreno 200 7" 800x480 (WVGA) Capactive Multi-Touch Screen Android 2. https://cornergeeks.com/2011/06/14/corner-geeks-5-part-2-wwdc-2011-ios5/ Tue, 14 Jun 2011 06:01:27 +0000 https://cornergeeks.com/2011/06/14/corner-geeks-5-part-2-wwdc-2011-ios5/ Check out Justin Lee’s keypoint summary of the keynote or just refer to Apple’s iOS5 page or the features page for their info about iOS5. Brief Show Notes Lots of ‘finally’s Notification Centre Similar to Android: swipe down from top to see all notifications But done better than Android When notification comes in, shows snippet of info at top of screen then disappears Notifications shown on lock screen Direct access to act on notification from lock screen (swipe notification to access) Also has 10 msg limit per app. https://cornergeeks.com/2011/06/12/corner-geeks-5-part-1-wwdc-2011-lion/ Sun, 12 Jun 2011 04:04:15 +0000 https://cornergeeks.com/2011/06/12/corner-geeks-5-part-1-wwdc-2011-lion/ This week @mfirdaus and I talk about this week’s WWDC 2011. We will split this in 3 parts: Lion, iOS5 and iCloud as the discussion got pretty long. If you want to watch the video of the keynote click here but also do check out Justin Lee’s keypoint summary of the keynote or just refer to Apple’s what’s new section for their info about Lion. Show Notes for WWDC 2011 Keynote on Lion https://cornergeeks.com/2011/06/10/corner-geeks-4-new-media-an-introduction-to-live-streaming/ Fri, 10 Jun 2011 01:30:55 +0000 https://cornergeeks.com/2011/06/10/corner-geeks-4-new-media-an-introduction-to-live-streaming/ Corner Geeks Episode 4 is live and this week we’re talking about New Media and give an introduction to Live Streaming. In the future we will cover Live Streaming in more details including the setup we used for live steaming the Ran8adidas event at ICC at the end of June. Related Links New Media on Wikipedia Social media and new media are not the same (contains a great graphic of old media, new media and social media) ustream. https://cornergeeks.com/2011/06/03/the-nokia-n900-icecast-server/ Fri, 03 Jun 2011 01:25:34 +0000 https://cornergeeks.com/2011/06/03/the-nokia-n900-icecast-server/ This is the Icecast setup to stream radio from a Nokia N900 as discussed in Corner Geeks Episode 2. Follow the instructions below or watch the video below (direct YouTube link) http://youtube.com/watch?v=iEGkdfiFjME Setting up an Icecast Server on an N900 Root the N900 Go to Application manager»Application catalogs»New Write “maemo.org extras-testing” for catalog name Give web address as “http://repository.maemo.org/extras-testing” Enter “fremantle” as the distribution Enter “free non-free” for components Download rootsh from Application Manager. https://cornergeeks.com/2011/05/31/a-first-look-at-the-acer-iconia-tab-a500/ Tue, 31 May 2011 08:51:05 +0000 https://cornergeeks.com/2011/05/31/a-first-look-at-the-acer-iconia-tab-a500/ The Acer Iconia Tab A500 is the first Honeycomb tablet I’ve seen here in Brunei and is the first proper 10" Android tablet. As with most Android tablets the specs are somewhat typical: 10" (1280x800) with dual cameras running on the nVidia Tegra2. @mfirdaus and I managed to play around with the device for over an hour and below is the video overview we took of it. Below the video are further thoughts of the device and sample photos and videos from the device itself. https://cornergeeks.com/2011/05/27/corner-geeks-3-portal-2/ Fri, 27 May 2011 02:30:42 +0000 https://cornergeeks.com/2011/05/27/corner-geeks-3-portal-2/ We talk about Portal 2, one of the best games of this year and one of the games that has captured people’s hearts and minds (mine included) with the great voice acting, humour and songs that started with Portal 1. Great great songs written by Jonathan Coulton and sung by Ellen McLain P.S. Portal 2 ringtones are free (for now?) so go download them now! Other Links: Portal ARG (wikia.com) Valve PotatoFoolsDay ARG Wiki (http://valvearg. https://cornergeeks.com/2011/05/23/a-first-taste-of-honeycomb-android-3-0/ Mon, 23 May 2011 12:33:38 +0000 https://cornergeeks.com/2011/05/23/a-first-taste-of-honeycomb-android-3-0/ **Update 1: added “Other Notes” section** So last Friday I when I saw the Acer Iconia Tab A500 lying there in Concepts, I just had to get my grubby paws on it and experience Honeycomb first hand. I’ve read about it, seen a few videos of it, but there is nothing like playing with it in person. I had to say that I was pleasantly surprised and felt that I wanted to get a tablet. https://cornergeeks.com/2011/05/13/introducing-the-corner-geeks/ Fri, 13 May 2011 01:39:08 +0000 https://cornergeeks.com/2011/05/13/introducing-the-corner-geeks/ So after a month after recording our first episode, here we go: Firdaus (@mfirdaus) and I talk about OS X with his recent purchase of his MacBook Air, and the discussion goes a bit technical/inside-baseball talking about keyboard shortcuts and we even ended up talking a bit about the iPad. Do let us know what you think: feedback is highly appreciated =) Tweet us: @thewheat / @mfirdaus https://cornergeeks.com/2011/04/29/ipad-2-launch-in-brunei-2/ Fri, 29 Apr 2011 12:48:42 +0000 https://cornergeeks.com/2011/04/29/ipad-2-launch-in-brunei-2/ So today was the launch of the iPad 2 in Brunei and @mfirdaus and I managed to do a bit of live streaming coverage. I got there just before 9am and noticed that there already was a queue of about 10 people but soon after that when the AV staff arrived on the scene they put up a proper queue with queue posts and a with a nice little sign. I asked the AV staff on hand about how many units they have, and was told “alot” and not to worry.