PSP-Go: Sony’s new gaming console

Qore, which is available through the Playstation Network has broke the news of the new PSP-GO gaming console from Sony. Now, Sony has released hi-res images of the PSP Go, and the official specifications includes: a “3.8-inch display, 43 percent lighter than the PSP-3000, 16GB of Flash storage, Bluetooth built-in; supports handset tethering and BT headsets, No UMD drive, Memory Stick Micro slot, New Gran Turismo, Little Big Planet and new Metal Gear Solid (!) on the way, Full PlayStation Network support (movie and TV rentals / purchases), Integration with PlayStation 3 (works the same as the PSP-3000 does), Sony views each of its products as “10-year lifecycle products,” so the PSP “needs to live on.””

Royal Brunei Armed Forces 48th Anniversary

Superb Smile

WOW ! !

Guess who ??

Young Apprentice

Finally, it's mine .......

Karnival Matan 2009

My Newest PC Games ( Complete Edition )

Now experience World War III from both sides. The AWARD-WINNING WORLD IN CONFLICT® COMPLETE EDITION showed us what it would’ve been like if the Cold War erupted into World War III. In the original game, you would play the U.S. side and defend your homeland against the invading Russian army. With the new single-player expansion you can now go on the attack as you take control of the Soviet army in an attempt to paint the free world red. Award-winning original game plus new expansion – the complete edition will immerse you in an all-out battle for the heart of the free world. For more details : http://worldinconflict.uk.ubi.com/

BIBD Master Card Promotion

Deep Inspiration

Yummy Banana Split

Nikon D700 Wins the CAMERA GRAND PRIX 2009 Readers Award

Nikon Corporation is pleased to announce that the Nikon D700 digital-SLR camera has been awarded the CAMERA GRAND PRIX 2009 Readers Award.
This award was established last year to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Camera Grand Prix. Selected through polling of general users during the Photo Imaging Expo (PIE) 2009 held in Tokyo, March 26–29, this award recognized the great popularity of the D700 with a majority of general users. Last year, the Nikon D3 was the recipient of this award as well as the CAMERA GRAND PRIX 2008 Camera of the Year, giving Nikon digital-SLR cameras the honor of winning these prestigious awards two years in a row. The D700 is sold in Japan through Nikon Imaging Japan Inc., and has been extremely well received by users, primarily advanced amateur photographers, since its release last July

Primary reasons for Nikon D700 selection

The D700 is a digital-SLR camera equipped with the same large CMOS image sensor of 36.0 mm (h) X 23.9 mm (w) as the D3, which has been highly praised by professional photographers. It also offers great cost performance in a compact and lightweight body.Users who voted for the D700 were extremely pleased most notably with the camera's extraordinary image quality delivering outstandingly low noise characteristics at high sensitivities, its excellent cost performance, as well as its great flexibility and operability.
Nikon D700 major features
· 12.1 megapixel Nikon FX-format CMOS sensor (36.0 X 23.9 mm)
· Extremely wide sensitivity range of ISO 200 to 6400 that offers an extraordinary image quality at low sensitivity settings, while also delivering outstandingly low noise characteristics at high sensitivities. In addition, sensitivities can be increased up to the equivalent of ISO 25600 and decreased down to the equivalent of ISO 100.
· Quick response with a power-up time of approximately 0.12 seconds and a shutter release time lag of only 40 milliseconds (according to CIPA standards)
· Continuous shooting at up to 5 fps for up to 100 frames. When the optional Multi-Power Battery Pack MB-D10 is used, high-speed continuous shooting at up to 8 fps is possible.
· High-speed image processing based on Nikon's exclusive comprehensive digital image processing concept, EXPEED
· The Scene Recognition System redefines the scope, accuracy and performance of autofocus, auto-exposure, and auto white balance control
· High-density 51-point AF system achieved with newly developed Multi-CAM3500FX autofocus sensor module
· Two built-in Live View modes: Tripod and Hand-held
· The highly durable shutter has passed release testing for 150,000 cycles
· Body made of extremely lightweight and durable magnesium alloy
· The Image Sensor Cleaning function, which vibrates the low-pass filter to remove dust and foreign matter

New DVD Technology

1.6 Terabytes on a single disc.

With hard drives hitting 2 TB, our dual-layer DVD burners are starting to look mighty limited. While Blu-ray Disc burners will be making their way into high-end computers soon, it won’t be long until even 50 GB seems puny.
Researchers from Melbourne's Swinburne University of Technology claims to have developed an optical recording technique that it says can place a theoretical 1.6 TB on a DVD-sized disc. This is done by adding extra dimensions to the recording surface.
To be precise, the extra dimensions are the wavelength and polarization of light, which integrate with the familiar three spatial dimensions creates true five-dimensional recording within one volume.
According to the journal article from Nature, “The new system makes use of surface plasmon resonance (SPR)-mediated photothermal reshaping of a substrate of gold nanorods immersed in a polymer layer. Crosstalk-free readout is via two-photon luminescence. Immediate applications can be found in security patterning and multiplexed optical storage.”
According to a BBC report, the Australian research team is now working with Samsung to develop a drive that can both read and write using the new method.
“The optical system to record and read 5-D is very similar to the current DVD system,” says James Chon, a co-author on the research. “Therefore, industrial scale production of the compact system is possible.”
All-new equipment is needed to manufacture discs on the new format, which is a barrier for the technology’s adoption. The researchers cite the eventual industry investment into the switch Blu-ray Disc as an example of how their technology could someday be crowned the next optical format.
Source : Tom's Hardware US

Obsidian Journal

Everyday one is exposed to phishing, spam, spyware, malware and various other techniques whereby wicked criminals on the internet try to steal money from you. I didn’t open this particular email, but today in my inbox I saw one that reached a new low. The sender was Obsidian Journal. I guess that somehow these people know that I am a rock hound, and that I am indeed interested in geological things like the volcanic glass called obsidian. Maybe they know this from computer cookies.

The subject line read :-
Dear Beloved in Christ,
I am Mrs Latisis Fenard,suffuring from cancerous ailment. I was married to Mr. Robert Fenard,my husband worked with Chevron/Texaco in the United Kingdom for twenty years before he died in the year 2003.My late husband deposited the sum of £ 17.5 Million (Seventeen Million Five Hundred Thousand Pounds) with a Bank in United Kingdom.Recently,my Doctor told me that I have limited days to live due to the stroke and cancerous problems I am suffering from. I have decided to donate this funds to you and want you to use my husbands effort to fund the upkeep of widows and charities worldwide. I took this decision because, I do not have any child that will inherit this money and my husband relatives are bourgeois and very wealthy persons and I do not want my husband hard earned money to be misused.
Awaiting your urgent reply via my
email;latfenard01@gmail.com
With God all things are possible.
Yours Sister in Christ,
Mrs Fenard

Do these immoral people know that I have incurable cancer, and that in the past I was married? Maybe because at some point I searched on Google and other search engines for information related to the particular type of cancer that I have.

My Fishing Gear

Shimano ALIVIO 1000FB
Shimano SAHARA 4000FB

Shimano ALIVIO 4000FA

Shimano ALIVIO 6000FA

My Fishing Rod's

Toothpick

BIBD Cabaran Anak Brunei Year 2009

Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam (BIBD) recently held a press conference to brief the media on its first ever upcoming sports challenge for youths in Brunei, called BIBD Cabaran. This year's theme will be 'Anak Brunei 2009' and is opened to the first 60 teams that register before May 31, 2009. Present to brief the media at the BIBD branch in Kiulap, Kompleks Setia Kenangan, was Hjh Nurul Akmar Hj Jaafar who is the Head of Sales and Distribution Channel at the Consumer Banking Division and also BIBD's Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) team-member Dona Eldeyana Johan. BIBD Cabaran will take place on two Sundays - June 14 and 21. The preliminary round will start on June 14 with the final round to be held on June 21. According to Dona Eldeyana, the challenge is targeted at young individuals who are dynamic, energetic, enduring and up to challenges. The challenges will be based on a fusion of various games, testing both the mental and physical strength of the teams. The objectives of BIBD Cabaran are to promote youths as the main impetus and to conserve Brunei tradition and appreciation of the natural environment. It also aims to position the youth in Brunei as a dynamic asset for the country and its future. Most of the games and ideas of activities are organised and contributed by BIBD's staff members, Hjh Nurul Akmar said. BIBD Cabaran is opened to all Brunei citizens and permanent residents aged between 18 and 30. Each team is required to have four members. Some $25,000 worth of prizes stand to be won for the first five winners.
The criteria taken in to account to qualify as an entry are: at least two members must have an account with BIBD; a team must consist of at least one male and female; at least one member must have a valid driving licence and one member is able to swim.
The challenge will be conducted 10 km within the area of Bandar Seri Begawan and specific areas will be revealed to teams during full registration on June 7 at the BIBD headquarters in the capital. Teams that are deemed to be eligible will be contacted. The organising team at BIBD said it promises to be a thrilling experience where participants will realise their potential and most of all, be a part of the fun-filled event. Registration is now open and all interested teams have to do is complete and submit the enrolment form at http://www.bibd.com.bn/ Upon completion of the registration form, teams may send it directly via email to cabaran@bibd.com.bn. Registration fee of $15 and $20 will apply to BIBD accountholder and non-accountholder respectively.

Energy Fair 2009 in Brunei