Asus Eee PC - brand new from Taiwan
February 12th, 2008During my current trip to Taiwan, I finally got an Eee PC - a really small subnotebook from Asus. I was curious about this device for weeks, but could not really get hold of one in Germany. 
zyb.com - SyncML Service
August 17th, 2006Today I stumbled upon zyb.com, a SyncML service that is available for free with most of its features. Since I got my new Nokia E61, I signed up immediately to test its capacities. It works good, but not perfect. It seems to be able to handle many phone numbers per contact, but only if you chose one of the supported number types. It does for example not synchronise a number labeled Mobile, but it sychronizes Mobile (Home) and Mobile (Work). What is important to me that it can synchronise many entries of the same type - so e. g. two numbers labeled Mobile (Work)were correctly copied to zyb.com.
Just try it - it is free and seems to be an acceptable solution to backup your mobile contacts.
My newest toy - Noka E61
August 13th, 2006Being on the business trip through Asia far too long without any gadget, I could not resist any longer and got my first smartphone, a Nokia E61. It was available for a good price in Lucky Plaza, Singapore. Good price means in comparison to the prices most internet shops list in Germany.
So what does it offer? As a smartphone of the newest generation, it offers access to GSM networks 850, 900, 1800 and 1900 (quadband). On top of that 3G (WCDMA 2100, in Germany usually referred to as UMTS) is included in the package. WLAN enables the user to either browse the internet, send emails or even talk over VoIP whenever WLAN is available. It comes with a superb 320 x 240 pixel wide format screen and a complete QWERTY keyboard that makes messaging easy - even for a guy like me with big fingers.
My first impression? The smartphone combination makes a lot of sense for me. Before I carried a phone with me and mostly left my separate PDA at home. Now everything comes in one set. Even though the size (mostly the width) is about twice that much compared to a recent cell phone, my pockets are big enough to carry the phone.