BELLAMYBUDIMAN

I stumbled upon this in the UPH alumni mailing list. Seriously, people, this is hilarious and the thread goes like this (bolded messages are posted by the seller, all messages have been stripped off of names and contacts):

Dear all,

Dijual ipod android BM, 3.500.000 nett. Jika bermasalah dalam 1×24 jam, barang diganti baru

emang ada ya ipod android?
bukannya ipod apple??

Sorry salah ketik.. Maksudnya ipad android, garansi 2 bulan dari toko

Not helping at all here… And it goes on:

Merk nya apa nih.
Spek WiFi aja atau juga udah incl. 3G HSDPA?

Hmm..itu setauku yang dr cina ya? Makany bisa android..

HP & Dell juga ngeluarin yg Ipad Android juga kok.

Hmm..kalo itu kan…
HP Slate (batal)
And Dell Streak….baru yang 5″

Tapi untuk android baru yang cina setau ogut ya..

Hehe..

Maap kalo salah

Ipad jg bukannya dr apple bro?
Bingung..

Namanya aja iPad , kalo ga dr apple asli ya palsunya dr china”, kalo dgr android brarti yg china krn iPad asli pake iOS, btw HP n Dell ga ngeluarin iPad CMIIW

BTW semua apple juga dari cina, mau asli ato palsu. hehehe.

Ipad android by apple

Speck sama saja, bs browse di internet,ini barang apple , hanya black market

Warna putih

Strike two!!! And it still goes on:

Dear all,

Ipad itu by apple with OS bukan Android.

Android itu by google, and saat ini di pakai ama perusahaan China buat ebook reader. Karena open source makanya di pakai oleh cina untuk produce saingan ipad.

Mengenai Android Ipad, saya jg terima tawaran dr supplier dr cina, mereka ksh harga di bawah 2.5 jt. Jadi wajar saja murah.

Android just an OS, dia bs di pakai di Mobile or device, asal kan interactive dengan konsep touch. Tp tidak se interactive konsep touch milik apple.

Waduh ini yg jualan coba kasi info yg lengkap donk, jgn sepotong2, kalo dr apple resmi coba kasi link productnya apple yg pake android??
Kalo apple2an ya fairnya mestinya dikasi tau donk. IMHO sih

Bukan gw yg jualan.. Spek sedang ditanyakan brother, orgnya belum dijawab, namanya black market kan ga teregister . Sama spt handphone , ad yg teregister , ad yg black market, tp merk nya sama. Contoh: blackberry

Anyway, kalau sudah ada gw info lg detail speknya.

mungkin iPadnya di jailbreak kali. Jadi bs dual os. Mungkin itu kali
maksudnya.. Just guessingg

Ipad saya juga uda di jailbreak tapi ga bs dual os…???

Kayanya harus hati2 deh kalau barang spt ini
Hrs jelas dulu
Ipad – apple
Apa android tablet?
Android tablet banyak jg c d pasaran tp fungsi tdk spt ipad

Anyway biar jelas aja si..
Peace peace..

All,

Klarifikasi, barangnya Android tablet

Boleh tanya, apakah mirip dengan yang ini?

http://www.androidtablets.net/forum/android-tablet-news/67-android-ipad.html

Sorry teman teman baru dapat data lengkapnya, ada 2 tipe yang dijual, 1. Android D9 . 2. Android D3. Android D9 harganya IDR 3.500.000 , sedangkan Android D3 harganya IDR 4.000.000. Barangnya masuk dari Singapore ke Batam. Black Market. Garansi 2 bulan, Garansi Toko, Kalo mengalami masalah dalam 1×24 jam, diganti dengan produk baru. Jika ingin liat gambarnya, please japri atau kontek 083890620222

Berikut spesifikasinya Android D9:

1. 8 inch Google Android OS, Ultra
Slim, 800×480 screen, E-Book reader, 720P MP4 Video Files Decoding Ability, a
powerful MP4

2. Built in WIFI, Surfing internet
conveniently

3. CPU: VIA 800MHz

4. Software: Google Android 1.6

5. Screen: 8 inch LCD, multi-touch
display with IPS technology, 800*480px

6. EBook: Built in iReader
software, support TXT, UMD, CHM, HTML, PDB etc. Enjoy the E-book format comics
freely!

7. Language: Czech, Danish, Dutch,
English, Spanish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian,
Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Turkish, Chinese

8. Memory: 128M, 2GB internal
space, support TF card up to 16GB extended

9. Multimedia codes: Support MP3, MP4, AVI, Word, Excel, Mail, EBook,
video online

10. Network support: Ethernet
10/100M, WIFI: 802.11B/G

11.High-fidelity stereo speaker
output :

*3.5-mm stereo headphone jack

* Microphone

* Dock connector port

12. USB slot

13. YouTube: Support

14. Other functions: WIFI, Alarm, Calendar, Contacts, Documents to go,
Email, iReader, Maps, Browser, Voice recorder, Gravity Sensor

15. Size: 221*180*15mm

16. Net Weight: 593g

17. Color: White

18. Battery:
2100MAh

Package including:

1x iPad D9 Android

1x Charger

1x USB data cable

Package Size: 35cm x 25cm x 10cm
Android D3:

1. Processor : VIA-VT8505(
ARM926EJC,600Mhz)

2. OS : Android Version 1.7

3. Memory : 128MB

4. HDD : 1GB(2GB\4GB) NAND Flash ,Can use external
160GB Portable HDD &16GB SD Card

5. Wifi : Support 2.4GHZ 802.11b/g

6. Loudspeaker : 2*Built-in Speaker 8?/1W

7. Microphone : Built-in Microphone

8. Screen Size : 7″ TFT High Clear
DigitalScreen

9. Screen Resolution : 800 x 480

10. Push Button : Top side button- Power button
+Volume control keys

11. Push Button : Positive primary key

12. Touchscreen : Full mirror face, HIGH sensitive
touch screen operation, Built-in touch panel, support USB port

13. Input / Output card :

* Audio Equipment – 3.5mm Standard Headset jack

* DC-IN port – DC Charging Interface 9V 2A

* USB Interface – 1*MINI 5PIN USB PORT

* Storage deck – Standard TF expansion slots,
maximum capacity of 16GB external storage

14. Power Equipment :

* Battery -
Polymer lithium-ion battery 1500mAh/7.4V

* Adapter – DC 9V 2A

15. Fittings : Adapter, User’s manual

16. New stock comes with preloaded :

* Documents to go

* iReader

* Picture Capture

* MSN Droid

* App Store

17. Dimension : 13.5 x 20.3 x 1 cm

All I can say is… GOBLOOOOOOOGGGGGGGG! :D

PS: This could be one hell of a story for Nguping Teknologi.

Microsoft just (finally) released its latest iteration of their mobile phone OS, the Windows Phone 7 Series. I don’t know how it would feel on a real smartphone, as all of their previous mobile OS feels astoundingly crappy on any kind of hardware, high end or low end. Yes, I know that although partially it’s the hardware’s and their agonizing touchscreens fault, Windows Mobile 6.5 is still not only a painstaking software to use, but a complete garbage at the same time.

Judging from the video above, I must say that the interface design is impressive. It looks like that it isn’t just pure eye candy but no go like Vista, and it’s probably something that is really usable. Like Surface, perhaps, although I’m not too sure about their built-in browser here, they seem to exclude it from the videos I see. But it’s been ages since Microsoft made me to actually want to try something from them, it doesn’t mean at all that I’m ditching my iPhone, but I’m looking forward to try how this OS feels. Maybe, just like Windows 7, this is what Windows Mobile 6 should’ve been all along.

So where have you been, Microsoft? You should’ve pulled this off years ago. You have the money, resources, and practically everything you need to produce something real good and classy, so what took you so long and dumb enough to keep that ill-fated version 6 torturing people?

Thanks to Andira, I have now fallen into the Tumblr trap! :D Well, actually, it’s because we’re gathering Indonesian iPhone users for a collaborative project (that I cannot tell you at the moment), which requires me to have a Tumblr account. So why not use it for something, right? Right. That’s why from now on, my small posts, quick notes, or one off photos will be posted there, and I’m keeping my blog for long and read-worthy posts.

I’m also trying to link everything to my Twitter and Facebook account. So if you can find me here or there, you’ll find me on Tumblr.

So, here it is: notes.bellamybudiman.com

An earlier conversation with my Twitter friends earlier today sparked a will in me to write this entry. I think if you ever wondered why a geek like me don’t have this particular interest over BlackBerries, this could answer your curiosity. Please do mind that my opinions here are purely subjective and they contribute to the reason why I use an iPhone.

A Mac User
Well yes, first of all, I’m an avid Mac user, so I needed something that I know truthfully can sync up to my Mac without a hitch. The BlackBerry Desktop Manager was just released recently, and no, that doesn’t give me a slightest consideration on the BlackBerry back there. While syncing the BlackBerry is probably easier for Windows users (I don’t know, and I don’t even care), syncing my contacts, calendar, photos, and music to an iPhone is far more easier.

I Have No Need of BlackBerry Features
If I ever opted for the BlackBerry Bold, then what do I get? A business machine capable of delivering emails right to my fingertips anywhere anytime? Yes. An always-online messenger? Yes. Do I need them? No. Here’s the thing, I’m the kind of guy who likes to keep emails on my desktop computer, and I really hate it when an email forcefully get pushed and delivered to me at that moment when I’m outside the office. It gave me this urge to do other things while at that time, I’m probably occupied with something more important. Even when the iPhone gained itself the Push Notification, I don’t have that huge urge to use it for my emails. I prefer to check them and download them at will.

Second, I don’t chat while I’m outside. When I’m outside, here are the things that I do the most: Driving, meeting with clients, teaching, going out with my girlfriend or friends. I don’t see the necessity of having an always-online messenger there, at least for me. Yes, I occasionally check my Twitter from time to time, but that is when I want to and I don’t necessarily tweet or reply every single time. Besides, if people want to reach me, they can always find me by phone, SMS, or Twitter, if you must. But don’t give me that messaging through BBM is free and easier. Paying IDR 180k each month to even use the service is not exactly “free”. Cheaper maybe, not free.

There Isn’t an App for That on BlackBerry
The iPhone has this huge collection of apps, and I have to admit that some of them are pointless, but I never see any apps on BlackBerry that could aid me with my desktop applications. I use 1Password, Things, ShoveBox, NetNewsWire, and iBank daily on my Mac and I need them to have the same information with the one I carry in my iPhone. Because when I’m outside, my iPhone is the closest thing I have to my iMac. Taking this from a design point-of-view, since I am a designer, I never find the interface design on BlackBerry appealing or intuitive.

No Good Games on a BlackBerry
Okay, this is fairly unimportant for me, but seriously, can you name one game on a BlackBerry that has a comparable experience with the games in an iPhone? Correct me if I’m wrong, but I really don’t think so.

Touchscreen
I like touchscreens. It’s compact, it doesn’t require a stylus, and it lacks the physical hardware that wears over time. Yes, having a physical QWERTY keyboard can be easier for some people, but I have no objections typing on my iPhone’s virtual keyboard. To me, they serve the purpose better than anything similar, be it the Storm, HTC Magic, and don’t get me started with Windows Mobile.

So there we have it, why I don’t use the BlackBerry and why I have no intentions of owning one even until now. So if any of you ever asked me (or even Arleen in this matter), sorry, we’re not going to buy a BlackBerry anytime soon :) Besides, essentially, iPhones and BlackBerries are two different things. They are not comparable, you’d just have to choose which one is the right one for you. As for me, it’s still the iPhone.

I had the idea on writing this entry earlier tonight, when I was having a threaded conversation on Twitter with Aulia Masna and Pria Purnama on a statement started by Amir Karimuddin. You can see the thread immortalized by Pria here, to get a sense on what I’m talking about here. Long story short, there has always been a great debate between which one is better. Twitter or Plurk? Each has its own loyal users, and each has their own niche. Or so they said, at least from my perspective.

As a web 2.0 adopter, I sometime feel the urge to try these different kinds of social networking sites. I have to admit that I left most of them with no updates, or to make my life easier, just as mirrors to what I’ve been doing on my social networking site of choice. As to this point, I subjectively chose Twitter to be my favorite. Why? Well there tons of reasons. I even like this better than Facebook, and to prove my point, even Facebook wants to be like Twitter. Without trying to sound like I’m endorsed by Twitter, here are some of the reasons why:

• It’s simple, you microblog in 140 characters or less and off you go. No buts and no required formats.
• It packs the power punch for you to come up with literally numerous ideas on what to do with it.
• It has an API. What’s an API? It’s an Application Programming Interface which allows you to send to and retrieve data from Twitter, and do practically whatever you want with it (see above).
• It has numerous desktop clients and mobile apps on a plethora of operating systems that makes your interaction with the service even more elegantly facilitated.

Now let’s take a look at Plurk:

• It views status updates on a horizontally-laid layout. I don’t see how this improves anything, usability-wise. Because most people scroll vertically, and scrolling horizontally would be quite inefficient.
• It has that annoying Plurk signature URL when you sync your updates with Twitter. I got to tell you, Plurk users, these URLs don’t even make themselves useful and they’re piling up junks in the Twitter timeline.
• It doesn’t have an official API, so I don’t think developers could pretty much do anything with it. Well it does have an unofficial API, if you must.
• The karma system is just pointless. Seriously, what the hell does it do anyway? To me, it seems like it’s just Plurk’s unique way to differentiate from Twitter, a niche or some sort. A niche that doesn’t actually do something.

I think it’s clear on why I chose Twitter over Plurk. It offers me a great deal of flexibility and accessibility as a designer and an occasional programmer, which is probably what the web 2.0 is all about for me. I have to stress that this is my point of view, it doesn’t mean that I’m starting a war between Plurkers and Tweeters. I do have my own Plurk account as well, but I simply don’t care about it.

And oh, before I forgot, since this post could possibly bring out a gunfight, especially when it appears as a note on my Facebook account, on behalf the geeks (geeks, not nerds, or dorks in case you can’t differentiate that) that I know on Twitter, if you don’t even have a clue on what I’m talking about here, please don’t even try to make a comment that will potentially humiliate yourselves. Geeks, you know what I’m talking about, and you know that I have to be extra specific in explaining things like this to people like them :D