The wait is over. I would have bought the regular “el cheapo” edition but Datablitz didn’t have it. They only had the Premium Edition on sale so what the heck.
Just in case you haven’t seen it, this is SMART’s new corporate thematic AVP. From “Simply Amazing” to “Make Life Extraordinary.” Got word that they’re making a version II of this but instead of stuff they pulled from their briefs (teehee get it?!) the ad will be a crowd-sourced from videos, photos and testimonials from Time Magazine’s Person of the Year 2006 … You.
Hey it’s a fun way to win PHP 100,000.00. Check it out.
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On a more personal note, I was invited to give two speeches about **drumroll** .. SOCIAL MEDIA again!!! The first was held in Cebu for the SMART Schools Conference and the second was for their townhall meeting. I was absolutely floored to be part of panels composed of Bam Aquino, Professor Michael Tan of UP Diliman, and visionary corporate leader Vivian Tan.
I didn’t go into the nitty gritty of social media this and that so I wanted to present two different ways of looking at this phenomenon. The first was a talk addressing school presidents, deans and administrators from 300 campuses around the country. My short presentation had the overarching theme of “being a product of your own time” and how the youth are challenged with daily revolutions and conflicts on the Internet compared to how the other generation had EDSA I and their parents, WW II.
The second talk was a more practical application of social media and I decided to show off my diving photos and videos and how sharing these over the web helped connect what we see to other people interested in our country’s biodiversity.
The points of both talks was quite simple: social media is nothing more than being able to tell a good story.
Guess what? I’m doing my very first hands on without actual photos. That’s because I came by the unit through means which I cannot disclose in public. No worries. I didn’t crash an event. I was quite surprised though to have met someone who actually had a unit on him. Old news na pala ito. So without “in the wild” pics, I’m going to give you my first impression of this new device. Trust me I’m a blogger.
The Dell Streak, although labeled as a Tablet by Dell, sits in between the 3 and 4 inch screen Android phones common to HTC, Samsung and Sony Ericsson and the 7 inch Android tablets and iPads. The Dell Streak is at the golden mean of 5 inches.
I was floored with the form factor. A 5 inch device CAN be a sweet spot between a regular phone and a tablet as I was able to hold the Streak up to my ear without looking silly and still have a tablet-like feel for browsing sites and playing games. It holds well on both hands — and even with one hand and provides, IMHO the best touch screen SMS-keyboard experience I have yet seen without sacrificing portability. Sure you can do the same thing on a Galaxy Tab or an iPad but you won’t have the gift of being able to slide the phone into your pocket. Because the Streak has a pretty huge screen, Dell bundles the device with its own neoprene carrying pouch.
The Dell Streak runs on Android 2.2 with support for a front face camera. In terms of performance, I found the UI to be a step less than fast but I’m, not sure if this has anything to do with the fact that the screen is huge. It is, at the end of the day, workable. I didn’t have time to run apps. Neither did I have time to road test the battery.
Pros: Great screen, best form factor, fits in your pocket, “5 inch sweet spot”
Cons: Battery cover is hard to snap on and off
I’m not sure if the Dell Streak will be launched officially but if it does, the sweet spot form factor and screen size is sure to win the hearts of many LOLZ. I definitely would not mind owning one.
There is a highly controversial thread on the Pinoy Bloggers Facebook group that talks about gatecrashers in media events. For the record, this isn’t an isolated thing with bloggers but also happens with the mainstream press. In the latter’s case, this is about the creation of fake press ID’s which Tom, Dick and Harry wave around the function rooms of hotel lobbies for a free meal.
But that is beside the point.
WHAT IF …
These so called gatecrashers created a new blog that documents, in meticulous detail, how they were able to circumvent the RSVP list and make it to each and every function, survive the proceedings, and leave with a loot bag uncontested.
Epic.
I’d read that.
If it was well written.
BUT THEN …
It will become extremely popular and PR folks will actually invite them to events.
And that would suck.
One of the most creative viral videos I’ve seen that partnered with YouTube. It’s quite similar to the Nintendo Wii viral campaign for Wario Land a many many months ago.
Watch and follow the instructions!