Year 2038 bug?

A decade ago, everybody seemed to be very pumped up about the Y2K bug. Although the media had to do something about all that hype, nevertheless, there were some truth into it. It was a good thing that some systems were able to make the necessary cleaning up and preparation before the turn of the century.

Around 28-years and 15 days from now, or on the Year 2038, 19th of January at 1500 Hours, 14 Minutes and 7 Seconds, we are going to have another major glitch in the system -- The 2038 Bug. The name doesn't really have that same ring into it compared to Y2K Bug -- but -- it seems to bring in a similar problem. Question this time might be -- would we take this bug seriously?

Wait... 2012 is just less than a year from now -- the end of the world is basically around the corner. I guess this wouldn't be a problem after all.

Here are some information:
2038bug.com

* I found this laying around in my Drafts. I thought it's better to publish and share it with you guys, in case you forgot -- I know I did.

Netbook with Android OS coming this August

Netbook users out there will probably love this one. I think current Android users will love this even more. If you can't get enough Android on your phone, how about getting it on a netbook?

I'm not exactly sure when this was announced, but one of the biggest electronic consumers stores in Japan is already accepting pre-orders of the Toshiba dynabook with Android OS.

More information about the upcoming netbook can be found at the official Toshiba website.

White PS3 Slim is coming

If you are waiting for the white iPhone 4, they say it is coming soon. But, if you are waiting for the white PS3, here it is.



[Playstation Japan]

For those of you in Japan (lucky bastards), grab this baby on July 29 at a similar price with its black brother - ¥29,980. As of the moment, you can get the 160Gb model. I do think that a bigger capacity model will come soon. If you are patient, it might be good to hold on to those mollah until it comes out. If we refer to its black brother, maybe a 250Gb, or even a 320Gb model will be coming soon.

II na, kore.

Is this porn?

I think the title gave everything away that I somehow I'm guessing that an expectation looms somewhere in your head that this post will be "naughty". Well, it kinda, and it is kinda not as well. Just see for yourself.



The whole gallery is here.

To answer my own question, this is not porn, but, it is an art. I think it is a stroke of genius. I guess that when you're a medical imaging manufacturer (Eizo), this will also pretty much make for an interesting marketing strategy.

Do you remember those Boner t-shirts? I'm not sure if that was what they were called, I think you have an idea of what I'm talking about right? They did made you glance over and actually checked out every position the bones were doing, c'mon admit it! Ok, I admit it.

Anyway, my only question is this: were the models actually exposed to X-ray radiation? I mean, there are studies that relate cancer and x-ray radiation right?

For the record: this is not an advertisement.

iPhone 4 Hands on

The iPhone 4 launched today, as I am sure that everybody already know. When you hear all the hype about the iPhone 4 everyday since it was introduced, you have just got to out and see it for yourself.

And so I did, and guess what, people are still lining up for the amazing and magical iPhone 4. This was taken at almost 7PM, and the line just kept on getting longer and longer.



That line is just for those who pre-ordered, and so everyone else could just go waltz in.

Without wasting any time, I went on ahead inside the Apple Store, and grabbed at the first iPhone 4 I saw, and clicked away.
The camera was amazing, and with the front and back mode, it has become even more superb. Could a tiny flash really give that much light? Only thing I can tell you is, don't look at it directly at 5-10 inches away from your face. All I saw was white for 3 seconds.

I won't do any full review or something like that. Just check out the video below instead.




I bet you can't wait to get your hands on these babies. Soon boys and girls. Soon.

A 30 minute demo of Playstation Move

And now, off to the gamers world.

A couple of months ago, Sony Playstation unveiled the Playstation Move. We heard little news of it since then. And now as it nears its release schedule, which will be around November 2010, a couple of German guys got a hold of not one but two Playstation Move controllers. And now, to make this video worth watching for, they also got hold of a sports software to try the new peripheral on.

The video shows different types of games, like Beach Volleyball, a game of Gladiators, Table tennis, etc. I personally love the Archery game. There is also a hair-cutting game. Perfect for our brothers and sisters who are working in the hair-carving-grazing-nipping-slashing-trimming business, I think. This is really something to look forward to.

Enough words and blabber. Watch the video now.

Moon, OS, Skype, and Portable Applications

Did the title gave away what this post is all about? I felt the need to write something "sciency" and geeky. Bare with me if your not in to this stuffs.

Mark the 28th of August copper. This day would be the second total lunar eclipse for the year 2007. Believe or not -- I have yet to witness a total lunar eclipse in my entire life. Check out this article if your area will be able to view this eclipse.

Keep your copper marker -- you won't need that anymore.

If you are a frequent flyer, and you find yourself always in Singapore, and you fly with Singapore Airlines -- then -- I would just like to say the Singapore Airlines is putting a Linux PC in every seat. It won't matter if you fly in Economy class -- this doesn't have to be a bad experience.

For the past couple of weeks, I find using Skype to call my loved ones back home cheaper than buying telephone cards here in Japan. Thus, I find this article interesting -- making Skype portable via USB.

Lastly, applications -- sometimes I just find it comfortable to think that applications should be carried around just like carrying around your passport everywhere so that when the police thinks that your a terrorist you have something to show them that your not -- let's talk about this later. Portable Applications -- thank god somebody thought of it.

That's all for this geeky post.