When Apple launched the iPhone 3G, there were a few raised eyebrows at the new, impossibly small power adapter. Well, it turns out that some of those adapters were not particularly well made. The metal prongs can break and remain inside a power outlet, possibly causing electric shocks. Apple has issued a recall notice for the power adapters.
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One week after ordering it, I received my Seidio 1600mAh extended battery from Singapore. Considering that Singapore is just “next door” to Malaysia, this is quite a long time. Since it’s only been a couple of days, I have not yet fully conditioned the new battery.
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Is the mobile phone accessory nightmare coming to an end? A while ago, I wrote about the frustration I felt in dealing with proprietary accessory connectors. Each phone manufacturer has a unique power and accessory connector for their phones — in fact, some manufacturers have multiple incompatible connectors throughout their product lines!
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I read a blog post on Engadget today about Panasonic’s latest Secure Digital (SD) card, a 16GB SDHC. That really got my thinking about my first ever SD card, which was a 16MB Panasonic that I received free with my Palm m505 in 2000. At the time, 16MB seemed more than enough for all my photos and ebooks. 16GB these days will get quickly filled up with movies and large files.
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