It's Alive!

image from micgadget.com

So the Apple Peel 520, ya know, that iPod case that promised to turn the humble iPod (all 3 generations of it) into a iPhone.

image from micgadget.com

Or not completely as the implementation, at least from the first review, is not that complete:

Here are some minor problems with the Apple Peel 520 for making calls:

• iPod touch shows “Calling” even though the call is picked up.
• Incoming phone numbers and contacts may not appear.
• If there’s missed calls, you may receive “blank” messages for reminder.
• Ringtones could not be set up for incoming messages and calls, the device will vibrate and rings by default. The default ringing sound can be disabled.
• You can adjust the call volume, but there’s no difference after adjusting.
• When there’s incoming calls, the display of the iPod touch will not light up, and the accepted call could only be hung up by the other party.

And a few problems for the SMS function:

• The SMS text is smaller than the text on iPhone.
• Deleting and forwarding a single message is not available.
• The draft will still appear in creating new message even though the message is sent.
• Adding multiple recipients at the same time is not allowed

 - from micgadget.com

Hit the link below for the video:

Yosion Apple Peel 520 Review

Intimidatingly Exclusive

I might perhaps be risking banishment from the Philippine cyber society but I do consider myself anti-social and for the freedom of self-expression, I'm afraid I feel compelled to post this to voice out my personal sentiment.

I find this site a bit intimidating. Feels really exclusive - no ignoramus poor filthy little hacker who can't afford a real Mac. That's what I'm getting for vibes...

How I wish there was a Philippine Hackintosh Users Group also.

And what do you know? That would be "PhilHUG"! ;-)

Give me some lovin'! I totally like!

Geekbench Results (or Another Reason Why the HP Mini 311 Should Never Be a MacBook Air 2,1)

The image above shows the HP Mini 311's Geekbench results while it camouflages as a MacBook5,1. As you well know, I've been experimenting with various MacBook models to see which ones work with vanilla AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement.kext + HPET + P-States in DSDT; in short what the current HP Mini 311 Darwin Project uses. It has been reported that MacBookAir1,1 just won't work with this setup and MacBookPro5,1 (current HPM311DP default) and MacBook6,1 (theproto HPM311DP default - before vanilla AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement).

MacBookAir2,1 as I've mentioned works, albeit with a noticeable limitation - no SpeedStep, but works nevertheless compared to its sibling the MacBookAir1,1 which won't even boot up the system; i.e. Kernel Panic galore.

However, by running Geekbench on some MacBook models I've been testing, another "anomalie" as the French would call it, appears to be distinctive to the MacBookAir2,1.

It gives a much lower Geekbench result than any other MacBook model. Almost cuts the score in half! All the other models could easily surpass the 1000 score mark, but the Air2,1 tops at 666 and hitting its lowest at 613 (it's one devilishly poor score alright)

See my Geekbench results page for more details. And P.S, I think I do have the sense to make sure Geekbench was the only app running during the tests. :-)