Kelvin's Personal Blog - Latest Comments

Re: Presto Card – Transit payment for the GTA

Webinfiniteitsolution — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 05:27:17 -0000

It means "They are in the mail". Goods in transit are going to their
destination and payment in transit means the payment is on its way to
its destination.

Re: Hopes for Google Plus

Packaging Machines — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 06:27:18 -0000

Google+ came out of beta testing a few days ago.
You can sign up here.

Re: Asus EEE Pad EP 121 – Two month review

Kelvin Kang — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 11:27:20 -0000

Hi G. G,
I, too, bought this tablet primarily to write (as opposed to type) which is similar to drawing in some ways. I don't have the issues that you do. In fact, I know that the tablet recognizes my pen about 2 or 3 mm above the screen. When the pen touches the screen, it writes absolutely fine. It sounds like you have an issue with your digitizer. I would suggest you bring it back to get a new one. Hope this helps.

Re: Asus EEE Pad EP 121 – Two month review

G.G. — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 02:22:14 -0000

Hi, sorry to pick your site randomly to ask this, but what's your impression of drawing on the EE 121? I just bought one and while it's a cool device otherwise the drawing aspect leaves a lot to be desired, I have to press pretty hard to get a line and it seems to drop in and out. I did install an updated driver and there is pressure sensitivity but having to almost dig into it doesn't seem right to me. I even borrowed another stylus, so I don't think that's the problem. Deciding now whether to keep tinkering or just take it back, since that's the main thing I bought it for.

Thanks!

Re: Asus EEE Pad EP 121 – Two month review

Petroprh — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 17:02:39 -0000

@ Kelvin, thnx for the reply..the problem was the chosen language..as I bought my slate in the USA but use it in the Netherlands (Holland) I chose dutch as the input language as u could see that didn't work out. After changing it to english all is super right now.. must say..its a dream this one...love it!!!

Re: Asus EEE Pad EP 121 – Two month review

Kelvin Kang — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 18:03:29 -0000

Hi Petroprh,

I haven't come across that problem yet. Try posting your question here: http://forum.tabletpcreview.co... as they might also have some answers to your questions

Re: Asus EEE Pad EP 121 – Two month review

Kelvin Kang — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 18:00:54 -0000

Hey Raynard,

Thanks for the comment. Asus does make really good devices and the EP-121 is definitely a good example of that at the moment. The one thing that I would have liked is the fingerprint scanner as it would have made logging in a lot easier. Other than that, I have to say that it isn't lacking for much. The battery life for me is livable as I am able to plug in at most of the meetings that I'm in. I certainly hope that this will work with Windows 8 when it comes out.

Re: Asus EEE Pad EP 121 – Two month review

Raynard H. Davis — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 12:12:37 -0000

I'm with this user--my EP121 was my first Asus product, but will not be my last--(I actually bought a netbook for my son a month ago). There really isn't another solid peer in this group--as the only competitor I can find actually selling a full processor Windows tablet want more than double what I paid for my EP121 (the most nearly configured machine (12.1" multi-touch/digitizer display (gorilla glass), Core i5 (only offered in 32-bit), 2 GB RAM, 160 GB hard drive (extra $$ for SSD), is a sealed, ruggedized machine, with a fingerprint scanner--(but is still thicker and heavier)).

I love using this machine in meetings. Unobtrusive, quiet, reliable. Full OS (all iPad users in meetings I attend are jealous--especially with the capabilities of OneNote, the handwriting recognition, and the fact that I don't need any other computer--everything in one place). It will be nice when the relevant technologies evolve to the point where battery life for a machine running a full processor are what they are now for the lightweights--but as it is now, I have not been unhappy with my computer a single day since it arrived in late March.

Re: Asus EEE Pad EP 121 – Two month review

Petroprh — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 16:24:19 -0000

my keyboard only allows me to type. The writing input is disabled somehow or when enabled it doesn t recognice the writing. Can anyone help m with this problem?

Re: Asus EEE Pad EP 121 – Two month review

Kelvin Kang — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 22:53:39 -0000

I agree that a short supply has hurt it however there really aren't a ton of other competitors in the market for a solid Windows 7 tablet. I would challenge any Atom based processors to be nearly as usable at the moment. I am hoping that Windows 8 will solve some of its usability issues though.

Re: Asus EEE Pad EP 121 – Two month review

Princenrj23 — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 08:24:25 -0000

Indeed it's a great device but supply shortage has let it down hugely
though it was announced in Jan 2011. By than they get adequate supply
customers would have already bought other nearly matching tablets.
I have been dying to get one in India (but the only way is to shell out 2000$ for importing from US / UK)

Re: HTC Flyer – First Impressions

Kelvin Kang — Tue, 24 May 2011 21:42:42 -0000

The form factor is the right one for me too. I'm mixed about the Android support though. I know of at least two people who have returned the Playbook already. I would love RIM to succeed but they haven't released a winner into the market yet.

Re: HTC Flyer – First Impressions

Kelvin Kang — Tue, 24 May 2011 21:41:34 -0000

Hey Tristan, I seriously considered rooting it and putting another ROM on it. However, the one thing that is keeping me on the HTC Sense is the Pen API. It is really quite useful if you get the pen. Will write more soon.

Re: HTC Flyer – First Impressions

Chris Lau — Tue, 24 May 2011 20:49:56 -0000

7" is true Portability! Look forward to a follow-up after you put in some miles on it.
I'm lovin' the playbook. It's an exceptional device and will have android support in a few months.

Re: HTC Flyer – First Impressions

Tristan Cuschieri — Tue, 24 May 2011 20:29:26 -0000

I can't wait to read your thoughts in detail in a month, Kelvin. I'm still keenly interested in Android tablets, given the disappointments (which I have yet to write about, myself) I found in the iPad after using one for a few weeks.

First thing I'd probably do if picking up the Flyer? Root it and install Android 3 on it ;)

Re: Lockitron Lets You Unlock Your Door With Your Phone

Kelvin Kang — Sat, 21 May 2011 22:32:08 -0000

Hey Jen Sen,

Most of our most private information is already on the web including banking information. Enterprise email is considered one of the most critical applications for big companies and those are already on the web. If the security posture of Lockitron is the same as those, I would imagine that it'd be relatively safe to use something like Lokitron for a home.

Re: Lockitron Lets You Unlock Your Door With Your Phone

jensen — Thu, 19 May 2011 03:09:08 -0000

Cool but not keen - don't want someone to hack into my house via the web :p

Re: NFC – It’s about the e-wallet

Kelvin Kang — Thu, 12 May 2011 22:08:01 -0000

I happened to be surfing the web to find out if EasyPay was NFC and came across this link about a study done by NFC a few years ago. Even with 2 handsets, people used the a mobile device to pay for transactions almost three times as often as a card. Here's the link to the study: www.sourcemediaconferences.com...

Re: Viber – Another Skype competitor

Neu Nmr — Sun, 01 May 2011 01:10:59 -0000

Nice article about Viber. I'm a skype user and I want to try this one!

Check our latest article about Viber and skype:
http://www.differencebetween.n...

Re: Viber – Another Skype competitor

simin — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 09:41:43 -0000

hi, my friend just told me abt viber, bt i m not sure whether its only available to iphone users.I use htc desire so cn i use viber as well?

Re: Why Windows Phone 7 is not Microsoft’s mobile saviour

David Balme — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 15:29:10 -0000

Nice article

Re: HTC Desire Z review posted

Kelvin Kang — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 09:40:17 -0000

Thanks for the comment :D

It seems like you're describing a "dumb" phone. Most "dumb" phones will last that long because they're usually doing a lot less. The biggest battery killer for most smart phones are the attributes that make it a smart phone - big bright screen with huge colour depth, wi-fi and fast connections like HSDPA which chew up most of the battery life.

Re: HTC Desire Z review posted

Guest — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 22:21:08 -0000

Very good review. Right up to the part where the phone has only 6 hrs battery life. (which is not a criticism on the review, just phones in general).

I think if there was a phone that just phoned, and with a battery life of 1 week. With flawless reception, it would sell like hotcakes, and that includes the accessories.

Re: Viber – Another Skype competitor

Viber — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 06:33:22 -0000

You can subscribe to be a beta-tester, which means you can get it before it's officially released :)
if you're interested, check out http://eepurl.com/bW1Ln

Viber.

Re: Viber – Another Skype competitor

Kelvin Kang — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 19:52:25 -0000

Hi there,
Thank you for posting a comment on my blog. I think it's always interesting to see others create apps that are new and hopefully innovative. Competition only results in better products for the consumer which is a great thing. I'll try Viber out as soon as I can get a device to try it out. I'd also be very interested in trying out the product for the Android platform