Archive for May, 2008
How I Reach 500+ Visitor in a Day
I login to Nuffnang and Google Analytics everyday to check out how’s my blogs are doing. Any improvment on the number of visitors etc etc. Yesterday was a shocking day as I login to my Nuffnang, very surprised yet excited, I saw my visitor boost up to 500+.
I quickly login to Google Analytics to confirm that and yes, 500+ it is. Oh my god, I wonder what has trigger the visitor boost. I did Stumble my site the day before, submit it to innit.nuffnang.com, also some other social bookmarking website. Though, a 500% visitor rate is not so easily achive.
Later, I found out that actually it’s one of my post “Gmail now includes loading bar“, that I have a permalink to official Gmail weblog and so, everyone was coming in.
However, that was only on that day. The visitor is back to my average rate but little bit of improvement, because they keep coming back! Haha.
There maybe shortage on Wii Fit during launch in US
Wii Fit is getting hot everywhere, not only in the Japan but too in the states. The Wii Fit was told to be launch on May 19 in the states but wait, not everywhere in the states but only at the Nintendo World Store in New York City. Nintendo knows how to make their statement.
At the launch event in New York, the game which includes a $90 balance board sold out within an hour in the morning. Gamestop’s online store has a temporarily-out-of-stock warning, and Amazon halted online preorders as early as May 6, with 2.5 units sold every minute.
So stop staying at home and pressing F5, get your ass out and start being in the line where everyone is. For your information, Wii Fit has already sold 1 million units in Japan after a month it’s release. Another place to look for it is on eBay but beware, sellers are frying the price high.
image of and via Gamespot
Opera Mobile 9.5 said to be better than Safari
Opera will be releasing its new mobile web browser soon, the Opera Mobile 9.5 for the PDA and smartphone platform. Some had tried it during this year’s Mobile World Congress and according to Matt from The Mobile Gadgeteer, he loves it and says it’s better than the iPhone.
After watching the demo video, I pretty agree with him, just without the pinching on screen. Best part of all is, you can select text, copy and paste, save pages, images and even email single images from a page which at the moment not available in the iPhone and iTouch’s web browser. Safari need to do some work of improvement already. Do you hear me Steve?
via The Mobile Gadgeteer
Nintendo DS appears in new Watermelon Red and Lime Green colors
Two new color of Nintendo DS Lite have been spotted on a Spanish retail site. One is a deep red and another is a tropical line green color. This 2 colors are very attractive and eye-catching though it’s definitely not my type. Well, accoding to sources, it’s only release on the retail site and have not been announced by Nintendo, we will wait to see if it’s real when we get closer to June 13 as it’s supposed released date for the new colors.
via Leonsito @ NeoGAF via Kotaku
South Korean President gets free Xbox 360 from Bill Gates
When Mr Bill Gates met Mr President of South Korea, Lee myung-bak earlier this month, the outgoing Microsoft chairman brought a special gift to Mr President, a super limited edition of Xbox 360 inlaid traditional Korean mother-of-pearl design. In fact, 100 similar Xbox 360 are being prepaid and designed by a Korean artisan which to be used as VIP gifts. The head of the design company, Gookbo decorated the 360 with mother-of-pearl ume flowers and butterflies to represent patience and perseverance. It’s entitled as “Peace”.
image of and via fareastgizmo
Provoke’s 2012 mobile phone concepts
Provoke Design is one of Nokia’s main design contractors in Finland. Recently, they are having a exhibition in New York City which show off their 2012 vision of mobile phone concept and design. Check out the video below which features the 2012 mobile concept.
You will be now wondering what on earth is this? It doesn’t look close to any mobile phone on the market right now. It’s glow in the dark! Though, who knows maybe it’s the phone of the future? Is that really a phone?
Tags: design, mobile phone, nokia, Video
