This offer is a way for Disney to show their appreciation and say "thanks" to Hong Kongers. The discount was planned well ahead and is part of the "opening" strategy, according to officials, and has nothing to do with current attendance records. (which Disney has so far not made public)The details of the offer are as follows:Valid from November 8, 2005 to December 8, 2005Each visitor must present a valid Hong Kong ID cardChildren 11-years-old and under only need to be … [Read more...]
HK BT user sentenced to jail
Local officials claim it is the first prosecution of its kind in the world. Unemployed 38-year old Chan Nai-Ming, aka "Big Crook", was sentenced to 3 months of jail-time. He was found guilty of distributing "Miss Congeniality", "Daredevil" and "Red Planet". … [Read more...]
One Laptop Per Child
The engineers have been hard at work at the battery life -- the goal is to get 100 minutes of power for every 1 minute of manual hand-cranking. I don't know about you, but that sounds like a pretty good ROI on energy spent. In order to achiever that kind of energy-efficiency, however, the designers have had to change to a specialized style of LCD display: instead of layering color filters, groups them next to each other, resulting in a blurrier picture, but lower backlight requirements. Source: … [Read more...]
Google Desktop 2.0 Released
I've been using the beta version for a while now and have found it to be quite useful as it incorporates several features all in a convenient "Sidebar". For example, the default settings gives the ability to search and index your Gmail account, display your Google Talk contact list, and display a list of popular web news based on your past surfing preferences. Of course, the latter will only be shown if you give Google Desktop the power to monitor your surfing habits.For more … [Read more...]
Panda MP3 Player
Specs: 1GB of memory, FM Radio, and a voice recorder. But, do I want to be pulling out this thing in public to record something? Hmm... Source: dapreview.net … [Read more...]
Grandpa Is Sued Over Grandson’s Downloads
The MPAA is seeking as much as $600,000 in damages, after the man lacked the means to pay a $4,000 fine. "First of all, like I say, I guess I'd have to plead being naive about the whole thing," he said. "I personally didn't do it, and I wouldn't do it. But I don't think it was anything but an innocent mistake my grandson made." Lawrence said his grandson, who was then 12, downloaded "The Incredibles," "I, Robot," "The Grudge," and "The Forgotten" in December, without knowing it was illegal to do … [Read more...]
New (and gigantic) Samsung Notebooks
Okay, so maybe the M70 is venturing out of notebook territory just a bit. It weighs in at a stellar 4.4kg (9.7lbs!), but with all that weight comes the power to back it up: standard is a 2.0GHz Dothan processor, with 512MB RAM, and nVidia GeForce Go 6600 graphics. A 1680 x 1050 resolution widescreen LCD panel delivers the imagery. The Samsung X1, on the other hand, seems to be the polar opposite of the M70. As seen here, the X1 is a sleek and thin unit (less than a thumb's width, supposedly), … [Read more...]
15 year old has planet named after him
Known hereafter as planet "Chanyikhei", this minor planet measures approximately 3-7 kilometers in diameter, and is believed to be within a cluster of planets orbiting in between Jupiter and Mars. Discovered in 2000, 20780 takes about 4 years to orbit the sun. Kudos to Chan Yik-Hei for bringing a Chinese touch into space! … [Read more...]
WinXP tips: Cleartype
Windows XP tip: Enable ClearType What is ClearType? ClearType is a nifty feature that a surprising number of users do not use. With the proliferation of LCDs during the past few years, this is a feature that no LCD owners should leave off - this includes laptop and notebook owners! Note: this feature is most beneficial to LCD users running on a DVI (digital) connection. If you are using analog or a CRT, go ahead and give this a try anyway - who knows, you may be able to see benefits. If you … [Read more...]
HK BT user convicted of copyright infringement
The news is making headlines around the world, as it is believed to be the first of its kind.Unemployed 38-year old Chan Nai-Ming was found guilty of distributing "Miss Congeniality", "Daredevil" and "Red Planet".The lesson is clear: if you're going to get caught, at least get caught uploading GOOD movies!! Source: ZDNet … [Read more...]