My review of the amir photo lens for the smartphones. These are pretty comparable to the Olliclips that they sell for up to $80 something at the Apple Store except that you can get these for about $12 on Amazon. Works pretty well, easy to use and easy to carry!
You can get it here on Amazon! http://amzn.to/29RtNHH
Testing out my drone for the first time. Didn’t really cut and edit. In fact, I didn’t even charge the battery to full, I was too excited. I just uploaded this to show a few friends, but ended up making it public anyway!
You can get the drone here: http://amzn.to/1Xoyqbt
Sorry for the lack of updates! I’ve been really busy for the past few weeks and have been working nonstop right after finishing the iPhone 6 Review. Still trying to get a hold of the 6 Plus but with the new iPads on the horizon, I’m debating if getting another iPhone is still worth it. If I were to go iPad, I would most likely go for the next generation Retina Mini but there really isn’t that much left to upgrade on such a stellar device. It seems like the tablet space will plateau in anything revolutionary for the next few years as smartphones continue to advance. There’s also the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 which will be out in the US later this week and also a rumored upcoming Nexus 6 announcement not too far away as well so there’s a lot of exciting stuff on the way. Just wish there were more hours in the day. Right now I’m working on eventually posting up my review on the Pebble Steel, which IMO is currently the best smart watch out right now, compared to the disappointments of Samsung’s Gear and Google’s Android Wear watches.
Anyway, let’s talk about Canoe House in South Pasadena. This is my second time going there and so far have not been disappointed. From the look of the outside and even the name and tagline of the restaurant, I would have never known it was Hawaiian cuisine. I mean WTF does “Canoe House – Hand Crafted Foods” tell you? Absolutely nothing! So after going and having the Hawaiian Fried rice, which is basically a hibachi fried rice with Portuguese sausage, I came back for more. If you notice in the background of the photo, there are also some pancakes…
These Hawaiian pancakes are awesome. The coconut syrup with macadamia nuts are just out of this world. I totally recommend getting a side of those too if you are in the area.
Karo and I finally took some time off out of the country and went to visit some friends and family in both Taiwan and Guam this February and March. We tried the make the most of out of two weeks but it is definitely not enough time to explore Taiwan and Guam… well Taiwan mostly. You can get through Guam in a day or two 😉
I was born in Guam and moved to Southern California till I was 17 so I was there for most of my life. Karo is born in Taiwan so we decided to visit each other’s birthplace.
On this trip, I left the iPad Air and MacBook Air 13-inch, and digital camera back home and decided to try out the Surface Pro 2 for my computing needs and the iPhone 5S to take pictures with and to keep myself entertained on flights. It turns out I didn’t even use the Surface Pro 2 that much as it was sort of cumbersome using it as either a tablet or a laptop. I relied heavily on the iPhone 5S for everything else. Continue reading
Added an M8 to my collection. I really need therapy
Just took a few photos so far and the camera overall is pretty good. I wouldn’t say fantastic but not as bad as people would fear. Love the form factor and how fast and responsive the phone is. Button placement is somewhat awkward but I got used to it pretty quick. As some of you have said, that area where the HTC logo is at is a waste of space.
Here are the first photos I have taken with this phone:
You can view all the photos I have taken with the MTC One M8 here: https://flic.kr/s/aHsjWWKCTP
Here are the first photos I have taken with the Xperia Z2. This just came in a few hours ago and these are all taken in Superior Auto. None of these have been modified!
More photos here and I will keep adding! https://flic.kr/s/aHsjVXogrK
A few notes:
Stay tuned for the full review!
The Xperia Z1 Update Improves EVERYTHING… except for the camera
I was really excited about this update because there was a lot of talk that Sony would address the erratic and unpredictable camera in Superior Auto mode as mentioned in my review. I am well aware of how great the camera works in Manual Mode but this isn’t what it’s all about. Aside from the camera, the update improves just about everything about the phone and really enhances the user experience. Here are a few notes:
It’s been an eventful October and I’m surprised that I actually have time to sit down and put this post together. Lots of new gear this month not including the iPhone 5s I barely picked up in late September such as the new MacBook Air 2013, a police radar detector, Canon S110, and the iPad Air on November 1st (review coming soon!). We also went hiking twice in October thanks to the nice weather change in Southern California where it’s not as scorching hot as it was during the summertime! Continue reading
Since we ended off in the previous edition of Geek Like, it sounded like I was very satisfied with my HTC One. Unfortunately knowing myself, I can never be satisfied with just one device. I have been rotating between the HTC One and the Samsung Galaxy S4 frequently and am trying out the new iOS7 on the iPhone 5. Just right after I had my HTC One for a few days, I had to have it sent back because of a dead pixel on the screen and spent more time with the S4. At first it was frustrating to use because of all the bloat and lag but after flashing the GoldenEye ROM which includes several speed tweaks, bloatware removal and Apps2SD support, the Galaxy S4 is now where I want it to be. After receiving my replacement HTC One after three weeks (backordered because it was out of stock), I discovered the Android Revolution ROM which makes the HTC One even better and includes Android 4.2.2. Both phones are now at what I believe their best potential and it is very hard to decide which of the two is better. I like the S4 because it is very thin and light and has expandable memory and battery along with solid performance. I like the HTC One because it takes great low light photos, very sharp screen, and great out of the box performance without any tweaking required. Then there’s the iOS7… as it is right now I hate it. Design looks cheesey and it’s basically trying to play catch up with Android and Windows Mobile 8 by implementing a lot of characteristics of its competitors including WebOS. There’s still no updated keyboard and widget support and it definitely isn’t the upgrade we were all hoping for. That’s an entirely separate topic in itself so lets get on with our Geek Life… Continue reading
I don’t get the chance to post as often as I want to these days but I do update my Flickr and Instagram pretty frequently so you can see a lot of my food porn on both of them. If you haven’t noticed already I’ve switched from using the iPhone 5 and am now proudly sporting a Samsung Galaxy Note 2 which better suits my needs because of the customization, larger screen, and expandable capabilities. Although the iPhone 5 is a nice phone, I like most people have gotten bored of it and tired of Apple’s restrictions on how I can use my phone. I love the fact that I can load as many songs and videos I want in several different formats and it’s great that I can pop in a 32GB MicroSD card and not worry about space. I like it so much that I’ve pretty much broken free of the Apple eco-system and eliminated the need for having an iPad Mini because it was redundant having both. The Note 2 is good enough to cover both the phone and the tablet for my uses. The eco-system thing is all hype anyway. I have no issues surviving without iMessage which can easily be substituted with apps like LINE or Facebook Chat. The people who matter to me have them already and if they don’t, they like me enough to install them! PhotoStream was an annoyance and uploading photos to Dropbox is a better solution. I could go on and on but people who gave Android a chance and love it have already said the same things over and over.
This session of Geek Life covers the usual food, tech, and I also went to Mardis Gras in New Orleans as well as take a cruise to the West Caribbean! Don’t worry, I wasn’t stranded on that Carnival Cruise! Continue reading
