Showing posts with label Review. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Review. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 05, 2014

Introducing Jimmy Bo | My Minimalist Friend

by Daniel Chiam


Jimmy Bo 400 from Crumpler


Jimmy Bo 400 is a photo bag from Crumpler and it got to me just in time today. I do have to be honest that my first impression of the bag was that it was too cute and too small to fit in a DSLR with extra lens and some gears (like a speelight), but after trying it out and using my Tetris knowledge that I've earned during my childhood, turns out Jimmy Bo does come in handy as a on-the-go camera bag when you decided to hit the street for some freestyle.


The turtle shell shape


Did I mentioned the bag looks cute? Yeah, my friends sort of affirmed that statement. Shaped like a turtle shell, in the size of fun, Jimmy Bo sure feels nice to have around. I really like how you can attached it to your waist or carry it around across your shoulder when you feel like it. I personally prefer to attached it around my waist. Easy and quick access to my camera and I don't have to worry about the bag slipped off my shoulder or dangling in front of me when I lean forward to take some shots.

Don't let Jimmy's size fools you. I managed to fit in a Nikon D90 (without battery grip) with a 50mm lens + Yongnuo 560 III Speedlight (without the diffuser on) + 18-105mm lens. When I switched and attached the camera with the 18-105mm lens, the remaining space can only fit the 50mm lens and I had to remove the speedlight. The bag also have a few compartment where you can put your extra sd cards, business cards, batteries and any small accessories for that matter.


It can fit 18-105mm lens, Speedlight and D90 with 50mm lens attached


The inside of Jimmy Bo


The material for the outer front layer of the bag is waterproof. While the outer back layer of it does absorb water, and the water test proved that Jimmy Bo is vulnerable from behind. The inside feels wet after the water test =/ The fabric on the main compartment where you'll put your camera can actually stick to a velcro for you to make your own divider so that your gears and camera won't rub on with each other.


Outer back layer


All in all, I still adore this small dude. Of course it's not an ideal bag for travelling but it sure does the job when you feel like going out for some street photography or for job that doesn't require you to bring too much lenses and gears. It was made for going light, its comfortable to bring around, and it looks cooler than normal photo bag.




I got the bag from Fiq Bagshopz over FB, and the person was kind enough to give me a discount (thank you!) because I did mentioned to him that it was for my birthday gift and it arrived exactly on my birthday too! So yeah, happy birthday to myself and happy 6th anniversary to room8five.com. Now I can go around with a cool bag attached around my waist and that's Jimmy Bo 400 from Crumpler.





Wednesday, April 03, 2013

WeChat - The New Way to Connect

by Daniel Chiam


That's right people, you chat, I chat, we all chat and last night was the WeChat commercial launch at club Neverland, KL. A large numbers of bloggers, local celebrities, media members and partners had showed up to hype up the event.


Awi Rafael, one of the local celebrity performing that night.


As of January 2013, WeChat already have 300 million user accounts and I was there when they first launched WeChat in Malaysia. Back then I have to be very honest that I am not so fond of the app at all but today, with the newly improved user interface and functions that they have, I realized that I have been missing out a lot.

First of all you have to know that WeChat is absolutely free to download and it is available to all the major mobile platforms; iOS, Android, Symbian, BlackBerry and Windows Phone. In short, everyone can use WeChat. Now other than the basic functions that you have on a messenger - texting, calling, video call and location, WeChat also provide "Voice Chat" function which I find very useful and fun to use.


Any idea what we are talking about?


The WeChat's Voice Chat or Hold to Talk (is what I like to call it) is basically a voice recording function but I find it works faster and better on WeChat if compared to the existing messenger that I am using. I'm not sure how fast will this drain the data plan but for whats it worth and the convenient that it provides, I'm totally loving WeChat for this.

This works best when you are driving and stopped at the traffic light. Most of the time I find it very hard to concentrate between texting and my eyes on the traffic light but with WeChat, replying back to someone else is just as easy as holding a button only. Love it!

Here's a tv commercial of the WeChat 's 2 new ambassadors; Lisa Surihani and Shaheizy Sam using the voice chat function:





The WeChat's live chat works like a walkie-talkie and it's really fun to play with. Also with a lil' bit of creativity, you can actually make use of it specially when on a road trip with friends, event and any possible occasion that you think would need a walkie-talkie to keep in touch with one another.


WeChat's Live Chat


So far those are the two similar functions that I really had fun using and personally think that it really made a difference in how you connect with others. Can't wait to explore more of WeChat and see what other cool stuff that it can do. For more info do checkout www.wechat.com




"Seize the day, Caper Diem"



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Friday, October 12, 2012

Samsung Galaxy Note II Media Launch in Malaysia

by Daniel Chiam 



Recommended Retail Price: RM2,299


Thank you Samsung Malaysia for the invite of the media launch for the Samsung Galaxy Note II at Zebra Square KL yesterday. It was an awesome event, great food, great company and of course the main highlight of the night, the launch of Samsung Galaxy Note II.

Let's cut to the chase and see what's so great about the Note II. After seeing the presentation and short demo, I can conclude that the Note II is absolutely great for multitasking and for creativity purposes.


5.5" (140.9mm) HD Super AMOLED (1,280 x 720, 264 ppi)


Multitasking.
Like Note 10.1, Note II also has the ability of multiwindow which enable you to multitask and be more effective in getting your work done. With the 5.5" screen, I find that the space you have to jot down notes, while browsing the net is quite sufficient and being able to adjust the size of the windows to suit your need, it really made multitask a lot easier.

Now sadly the multiwindow function doesn't come in the first batch of the Note II yet, and you will need to wait for the OTA upgrade before you can use the multiwindow function.


Dimension: 80.5 x 151.1 x 9.4mm, 180g.


S Pen.
The S Pen is cool. I didn't really get a good try during the launch of Note 10.1 but I did get to give it a good feel this time, and I must say that it is really cool. The S Pen works like a laser beam and without touching the screen it enable the "air view" function, which allows you to preview inside a folder without having to open it first. I know we have a lot of function like that with our computer but to have it on the Note II, it is really cool.

The sensitivity of the S pen is very good. I tried scribbles a few time on the S note and trying out the air view function, it responded very well and I get the hang of it quite fast too :D


1.6 GHz Quad-Core processor, 2GB RAM


Scribbles, doodles and be creative.
Note II is really about sparking your creativeness. Crop, paste, draw, write on-the-go, whenever, wherever and it is totally awesome. Perhaps Note II can really makes you forget about typing and get more personal with your writings.

Instead of typing a caption for the photo that you just took, you can write it down and make it more personal. Just like taking picture with an instant camera and when the photo came out, you can just scribble on it or behind it before giving it away to someone. With Note II, instead of giving it to just one person you can share it with all your friends and also in the social media with the world.


Now, this is just a short overview of the Note II from what I saw during the presentation and also from trying it out myself for a short while. I believe that there is many more things that you can do with the Note II and some will only works better when you have it on Wi-Fi.

Hopefully I'll be the selected one to be able to take home the Note II for review purposes and be able to write more on this amazing device. So far, I really like the Note II, the things that it can do, the possibilities that it can offers and also how it helps you to be creative in the marketplace. 

Photo source: 1,2,3,4





"Seize the day, Caper Diem"



Friday, June 01, 2012

Restaurant Talipon @ Jalan Kuchai Lama

by Daniel Chiam


All you can eat steamboat and BBQ buffet with all the meat you are craving for! Pork, lamb, chicken, fish, prawns, clams, you name it and most probably they are serving it! It has a variety of choices of desserts too! This is absolutely the right place if you are looking for all you can eat venue.
























Self service ABC machine






The prawns are ginormous!




My favorite seafood :D








The makan-makan gang xD


Address:
1, Jalan 1/114A, Taman Indrahana, Jalan Kuchai Lama 
58200 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia 
Tel: 03-7980-2323


Saturday, April 21, 2012

G-Yi Tang Hong Kong Dim Sum Restaurant @ USJ 10 Taipan, Subang Jaya

by Daniel Chiam




My first dim sum breakfast for this month, and 7 of us decided to give a newly opened dim sum shop in Taipan for a try. All I know about Hong Kong dim sum, is that it's going to be pricey but my lust for small lil' meaty stuff says that I must give it a go :D


The order form. Price ranging from RM3.80 to RM6.00


Our tea for detox


Andrew from GigglersLife


Preserved egg and pork congee




My fav - Deep-fried taro pastry a.k.a Wu Kok

 


Bean curd sheet shrimp rolls


Deep-fried shrimp dumplings with salad






Steamed spare ribs with yam




Siu Mai




Steamed golden bun 






Steamed rice rolls with shrimps/bbq pork and parsley




Chicken feet with spicy sauce








5 out of 7 who ate like a boss!


IMHO, none of the dish really stands out from one another, and its really not compatible with the price that you are paying for. The food are still acceptable. Other than the missing yam, the steamed spare ribs and the chicken feet is quite tasty. The rest are just pretty normal for me.


No.48, Jalan USJ 10/1B
UEP Subang Jaya
47620 Selangor
Tel: 03-8081 6488


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