MATRIX - Blue LED Watch

I am bidding on EBAY for a new watch!


"An impressive brilliant blue Genuine LED wirebond display with visible circuit board and incredibly unique mirror lens. Time or date will only display when a button is pushed...so in normal state...all you see is a mirrored watch. Suitable for retro collector, pimp or techno geek...this is top shelf collectible chrono gadget. Reliable and consistent, the large display is as easy to read in the dark of night as it is on a sunny day (an improvement over vintage LED displays!). Featuring a sleek, space age/retro design inspired by 1970s icons Pulsar, Hamilton, Wittnaeur etc."

New blog layout!

Today I have been playing around with the "theme" -colors for my blog in order to have a nicer and more warm feeling to it. In the picture you can see how my blog looked before the change.
It was a lot of fiddling around before I got what I wanted but I am really satisfied with the end-result. :)

I am thinking of more things to add to my blog but at the moment no new ideas spring to my mind...

Going to Sweden over easter!

9 days left!

I am leaving Geneva at lunchtime on the 13th of April to visit my family and friends in Sweden and will be back here again on the 18th. The reason is that I found a quite cheap ticket with SAS and most of my friends will be away anyway.
Does this mean I will experience winter another time this year?
From what I have heard it has been cold and a lot of snow in my home town region lately and people are frustrated that spring has yet not arrived!
Anyway, it's going to be nice to have some relaxing days with good food (mummy's) before work starts to get serious down here again... :)

MIO A701 Smartphone/GPS

After plenty of webresearch, I am getting more and more interested in one of these machines now.
It is a little bit pricey with it's ~€650. I have been looking into getting a GPS for my car for quite some time now, maybe this could be what I have been looking for!?
The included GPS software brings detailed maps for 22 european countries on a DVD wich can be transferred when needed to the phone.
The phone lacks built in wifi (wich is a letdown) but that could be fixed with a SPECTEC SDIO wifi-card that can fit in the SDIO-slot on the phone.

The Mio A701 smartphone incorporates a SirFStar III GPS receiver, mobile phone and PDA functions into one compact ~(150g), distinctive product.

It is based on the Intel PXA270 processor running at 520MHz and has a 2.7-inch touchscreen, which is capable of displaying a resolution of 320 x 240 pixels.
It runs Windows Mobile 5.0 which provides new features including persistent memory and the latest office applications Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Media Player 10.
Memory is catered for with a total memory of 192MB which is split in 128MB of ROM and 64MB RAM. An SD/MMC memory card slot (SDIO) can boost that to 2GB.
Other features are Bluetooth 1.2, a 1.3 Megapixel camera and a navigation system with an incorporated SiRFstar III GPS receiver which is capable of quick, reliable satellite fixes.
It's Tri-Band (900/1800/1900) GSM/GPRS phone functionality ensures that the A701 can be used in most countries and for internet/e-mail access and offers up to 4 hours talktime and up to 200 hours standby.
Along with simultaneous calling and navigation when using MioMap v2, a pedestrian mode to help you explore cities without losing track, one touch calling of points of interest (restaurants, cinemas etc) and in case you do get lost, the ability to text your GPS co-ordinates it makes you wonder how you have managed to live your life without one up til now. :)

Happy 30th Birthday

Well done Steve Jobs with employees!
You've been in business in 30 years now and are doing better than ever, introduced INTEL processors in your computers, launched OSX and the most successful mediaplayer in the world, IPOD. iTunes are selling loads of music and Mac-Mini's are damn sexy!

My first computer was an Apple II+ and the year was 1983, it was simpler then... 1Mhz CPU, 48Kb Ram and a green amber monitor with a resolution I cannot even remember!?
But ever since then I have been hooked to computers and I wouldn't have made it to where I am today if it wasn't for you - Thank You!