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iSomething

June 17th, 2010 by Duarte Velez Grilo

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So, for a week now, I’ve been using a new phone. It has a white side, a black side, and some pretty glassy-touchy-feely thing. It’s also from Apple Inc. and I didn’t bought it (obrigado Catarina!). iTunes is not compatible with my OS, so no sync with anything.

Impressions so far:

  • good for playing games
  • good for email
  • shit for watching videos (unless you convert them to some strange format only a few people use)
  • good enough for watching videos if you convert them to some strange format only a few people use
  • it has copy/paste!
  • Wifi is nice!
  • as phone, it’s just “OK”.

Let’s see if I can get used to this…

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June 4th, 2010 by Duarte Velez Grilo

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Fim do Prt.Sc

April 5th, 2010 by Duarte Velez Grilo

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Agora que o Prt.Sc acabou, é possível assinar cada blogue individualmente. Para tal, basta usar o ficheiro OPML aquí disponível.

Este blogue usava um feed diferente para o planeta mas que agora deixará de existir. Assim, para o assinar, basta usar antes este: http://feeds.feedburner.com/zedascouves.

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O meu hino para o mundial

March 17th, 2010 by Duarte Velez Grilo

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Qual “I gotta feeling”, qual carapuça! O que precisamos são de Sete Voltas P’rá Muralha Cair!

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Please, don’t screw it up…

March 15th, 2010 by Duarte Velez Grilo

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Let’s say, for whatever reason, you’re the first human ever to make alien contact…

Guide to the first alien encounter

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Lady Gaga – Telephone ft. Beyoncé

March 12th, 2010 by Duarte Velez Grilo

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I’m not a fan of either of them, but I recognize a good music video when I see it.

If you can’t see it, you may try it here.

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Merry Christmas!

December 24th, 2009 by Duarte Velez Grilo

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And now, for a dose of awesomeness, from the Lisbon airport, yesterday…

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This is Ska!

September 2nd, 2009 by Duarte Velez Grilo

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And it’s awesome!

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O que andas a fazer no Bairro Alto?

September 2nd, 2009 by Duarte Velez Grilo

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Agora António Costa pretende instalar câmaras de vigilância… Isto depois de há poucos dias sair um artigo que mostra que a videovigilancia não funciona. É bom por as contas da Câmara em ordem? Claro que sim, mas mais importante é saber que não andam a deitar dinheiro à rua (literalmente) para coisas inúteis. Assim, as contas em ordem não duram muito tempo. Podiam começar por fazer as coisas decentemente, como sugerido aqui ou aqui.

Politica como habitual…

Fuck it, vou mesmo votar MMS. Pelo menos dá-se hipótese a outros de fazerem porcaria.

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My mobile phone killer app, part 2

August 27th, 2009 by Duarte Velez Grilo

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Some months ago, I predicted an application that would merge all contact forms in one place. I was expecting Android to be the first one with something like this, but it was Nokia. I did not see that coming!

Ever since I got my first SonyEricsson mobile, I never gave Nokia a second look. The phones were ugly, with shity and slow software. SonyEricsson’s had (and still have) a great design, with a much more user friendly and intuitive software. Unfortunately, people where too hooked on Nokia (Microsoft style) to notice it, and never got to try it out.

Now… this is the first time I’m expecting something good out of Nokia, a mobile that actually fits all my demands (in no specific order):

  • WLAN
  • 5 Megapixel (the minimum to reach the old 35mm role’s quality) camera with video recording capability
  • Bluetooth
  • An OS that is a bit more open than most
  • and of course, the killer contact list!

I’m sure that last feature will be copied and, hopefully, improved by others. Finally!

I don’t know the final price, but “they” are saying around $750. It is expensive but, after that, it can only come down…

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