Finally, I got my hands on this uber sexy, stylish and sleek 1 Terabyte (1TB) portable wallet size hard disk. This is super cool and I really liked it! Currently this portable HD is only available in the US. Good thing I have a friend who went back to the Philippines yesterday and brought this awesome pocket size portable HD for me.

It’s smaller than the previous 500GB WD My Passport, but it’s slightly thicker. But it’s not that noticeable because it’s just 1/10 of an inch thicker than the old 500GB portable HD from Western Digital. The box comes with a USB cable and a manual. And.. I have nothing more to say. Wooot!

Here are some unboxing pictures of my Wester Digital 1TB Passport Essential. Yay!

This phone is one of the best designed phones in the history of the human race. However, it lacks all the features that we need. Its sleek and stylish design didn’t compensate its scarcity of functionalities. It has no WLAN, no 3G, no GPS, no Radio, no Infrared port, no HSCSD and it has almost no features at all.

If it cannot call or send an SMS, it’s the worst phone with the best design ever! Still, we can make calls and send text messages, so this gadget can still be of use. It has this awesome Handwriting recognition feature and Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate. I think that’s the most fantastic feature that this phone can boast.

Overall, this phone sucks. I hope they can create a new one with the same eye-catching look and has all the features that I mentioned above. Oh I love the design, I just hate the specs.

Apple recently announced the newest and the latest iPod Nano! Now, you will not only listen to music, you can shoot videos, listen to your favorite FM radio station, and do a lot of things that the previous nano generation cannot do. iPod Nano 5th generation is available in 8GB and 16GB. Retails $149.00 USD and $179.00 USD respectively.

iPod Nano 5th Generation Silver Front and Back:

Taking a video with your iPod Nano

Exclusive iPod Nano colors are Yellow and Red. These variants are only available in the Apple Store. So buy it now online if you want to have an exclusive iPod Nano 5th generation!

You can order the latest iPod Nano now, by click here!

More iPod Nano 5th Generation Pictures during the Apple Press Conference at Shangri-la Makati last September 19, 2009

PS3 Slim (Playstation 3 Slim) has been released officially! Engadget had his hands on it already. So what’s new with PS3 slim? There’s nothing new. It’s on the name itself. It’s slimmer, lighter, 33% smaller, and 36% lighter. They say, it’s also a power saver. It consumes less power compared to the original PS3 version. It’s only available in 120GB HDD.

SRP in Amazon is around $300.00. My intuition says that it will be almost 18,000.00 pesos or more if this one arrived and priced in the Philippines. The best added feature of PS3 slim is that si synchronizes with your Bravia TV. If you turn of your Bravia, your PS3 Slim will automatically shut down.

If you may ask me which is better, I’ll still go for the original PS3 Version. PS3 Slim has no touch buttons. All buttons are now physical and actually “click” in to function, Engadget said. It has no Linux or PS2 Compatibility. And worst of all, the design sucks. It’s slimmer, but I hate the outcome.

Below are some images of PS3 and PS3 slim compared.

PS3 and PS3 Slim Side View:

PS3 and PS3 Slim Top View:

Once again, another late update from Gizmosync. I know I’m always late, but it’s better late than never eh? I would like to feature this awesome phone that was recently announced by Samsung to be released by next month. It’s already featured a month ago in almost all technology and gadget blogs around the world. Samsung i8000, also known as Samsung Omnia II has the largest AMOLED display compared to all smart phones as of July 2009.

This magical smart phone has a 3.7-inch AMOLED display with crystal-clear WVGA resolution. It offers unbeatable screen clarity even if there’s sunlight.

I have nothing much to say about this second Omnia phone because everybody already reviewed it. I just want to post it here because it looks sleek and lovely. This phone is now part of my wish list!

Here are the Omnia II (I8000) Specifications:
Network: HSDPA 7.2 Mbps / HSUPA 5.76Mbps
EDGE/GPRS 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900MHz
UMTS 900 / 1900 / 2100MHz
Display: 65K WVGA AMOLED Display (3.7″, 480 x 800)
Advanced R-type Touch Screen
OS: Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
Camera: 5 Megapixel CMOS / Auto-Focus /
Dual Power LED / Face Detection / Smile Shot
Mobile Blogging / Geo Tagging / Photo Editor
Audio: Audio Format Support (MP3, AAC, AAC+, WMA)
WMDRM, OMA DRM 2.1 / Find Music (Music Recognition)
Bluetooth® Stereo Headset (A2DP)
FM Radio with RDS / 3.5 earjack
Video: Video Format Support (DivX, XviD, H.263,
H.264, WMV9, MPEG4)
Video Recording & Playing (30fps@ D1(720×480))
Video Editing (Trim video, Audio dubbing,
Live dubbing, Add subtitle)
Value Added: A-GPS with Navigation (3D Map) / LBS
TouchWiz 2.0 UI with Mobile Widget / 3D Media Gate
Multi-task manager / 3D Interactive Games
Connectivity:Bluetooth® v 2.0 / USB 2.0 / Wi-Fi
Memory: Internal Memory : 2GB/8GB/16GB
External Memory : microSDHC™ (up to 32GB)
Size: 118 x 60 x 11.9 mm
Battery: Talk time : Up to 10 hours (3G)
Standby time : Up to 430 hours (3G)

(Specs Source: Samsung.com)

Archos 9 is the latest PC Tablet from the name itself, Archos. By the way, I know a lot were not familiar about Archos. Archos is a French consumer electronics company that was established in 1988 by Henri Crohas. Archos manufactures portable media players and portable storage devices. The name is an anagram of Crohas’ last name. One of their latest innovations now is the Archos 9 PC Tablet. It’s a nine-inch Windows 7 tablet. It’s basically a netbook in tablet form.

Its main specifications are the following: 120GB storage, Atom Z515 (800/1200Mz CPU) processor, Bluetooth, WiFi, 1024 x 600 LCD touchscreen display, ethernet 10/100, external mic, stereo speakers, 1.3-megapixel webcam and optional 3.5G HSDPA WWAN (There’s a SIM Card Slot!).

Its US SRP is $705.00 (Around PHP34,000). I’m not sure if this will be available in the Philippines. Hopefully it will be, within this year or a year from now.

Here’s a short video of the Archos Event in Paris. This is where Archos 9 was first introduced.

So here it is! The second AMOLED phone from Nokia after its predecessor, the Nokia N85. It costs around PHP25,000 based on eBay Philippines. But I still don’t know how much is the official SRP by Nokia Philippines, but I can assure you that it’s less expensive compared to Nokia 97. This was officially released last February 2009, but the world wide shipping just started this June 2009.

For the complete specifications, you can view it here. I will not elaborate it further because I’m not lured to buy this phone and I’m not convinced enough to have one, I’m only captivated by it’s unique and alien-like design that why I blogged about it.

Project Natal for XBOX 360 is too good to be true for me. But it’s really true and was tested during E3! It’s a revolutionary new way to play video games! It’s more powerful than Wii! You don’t need controllers in order for you to play! Project Natal is a full-body motion sensor that is extremely awesome! All I can say was “wow” while watching the Project Natal Videos in YouTube. I was really amazed of this technological innovation. Kudos to Microsoft!

So much for the introduction, watch the announcement trailer of XBOX 360’s amazing invention, the Project Natal

Others said that it’s way too advanced, but we’ll never know what Microsoft can bring us. Steven Spielberg said that “This is a pivotal moment that will carry with it a wave of change, the ripples of which will reach far beyond video games”. On the other hand, TIME Magazine said that “Microsoft Whacks the Wii”. A lot of positive reactions buzzed the gaming industry after Microsoft unveiled Project Natal.

So what can you say about it?

I ordered my Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Surround THX speaker system last week and it will arrive by Wednesday this week! The seller told me that it’s big and I can’t carry the speaker set by myself. So If you think that these are just mini-speakers, think again. I still don’t know how big it is because I haven’t seen any actual display of this speaker. But it’s my choice, based on hundreds of positive reviews that I’ve read online.

It took me months to get the best reviews and the best speakers for my Samsung LCD HDTV. I never ordered a Samsung Home Theater because based on the reviews that I’ve read, it’s not that worth it. It’s very enticing to get the discounted (suppose to be bundled) home theater system from Samsung if you bought a minimum of 32″ LCD from Them. You can get the HT for only Php5,000.00, even if the normal price of it is Php20,000.00.

So after deciding not to buy it, I started my quest for the perfect Home Theater companion for my LCD TV. I’m eyeing for a Bose Lifestyle Home Theater before, but I realized that it was so expensive (around Php 200,000.00 or $4,000.00 USD), and their 3-speaker set is around $500.00 USD. That’s why I decided not to buy it because it was too damn expensive. Thus, I was motivated to look for a cheaper alternative.

Days turned into weeks, and weeks turned into months after I decided to buy a WD Media Player, Playstation 3 and a Speaker System (My very own custom Home Theater). It’s everything that I need, I can play all kinds of Video Files with my WD Media Player, I can play Blu-ray discs with my PS3 at the same time play with oh-so-awesome PS3 games. The only thing that lacks my home theater is a surround speaker system. That’s why I bought Logitech Z-5500 Digital.

More images here:

I will be reviewing Logitech Z-5500 once It arrives here within this week! Yay! I’m so excited! And oh, Logitech Z-5500 SRP is only $399.00. That’s cheap for a 5.1 Digital Surround THX speaker system!

Click here to view the full specifications of Z-5500.

I know this is not a fresh news for everyone, specially to the DSLR fanatics. I’m no good in reviewing DSLRs and I don’t own a DSLR yet. This is the newest DSLR from Nikon and it was released today, April 27, 2009! The D5000 Kit, which runs $849.95 and comes bundled with an 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR Nikkor lens. Initial impressions are as follows: it’s lightweight, it’s sexy and the articulating display is downright spectacular, Engadget said.

So? Engadget already shared their first impression about D5000. I didn’t have a review unit and I don’t know what to say next. All I can share with you is that this is a very good DSLR and that’s it!

Nikon said in their press release about D5000 is it’s an innovative 2.7-in. Vari-angle monitor, outstanding 12.3-megapixel image quality, D-Movie capability, and expanded Scene Modes deliver renowned Nikon quality in a fun, easy-to-use digital SLR.

As usual, here are the main specs of Nikon D5000:
Effective pixels: 12.3 million
Image sensor: 23.6 x 15.8 mm CMOS sensor
Total pixels: 12.9 million
Image size (pixels): 4,288 x 2,848 [L], 3,216 x 2,136 [M], 2,144 x 1,424 [S]
ISO 200-3200 (expendable 100-6400)
11 Point AF
1280×720 High Definition Video Recording @ 24 fps
2.7 inch Variable LCD monitor
Live View
Quiet shooting reduces sound of internal camera mechanisms

For full specification, click here!

Here are some sexy images of Nikon D5000!

D5000 Front Angle Shot 1

D5000 Front Angle Shot 2

D5000 Side View