6 posts tagged “vox hunt”
Show us your current cellphone and/or your dream cellphone.
Submitted by Reika Lee.
My current phone is the Sony Ericsson SO902i. It's only available on NTT DoCoMo, hence why it sucks compared to European/Asian phones. It has a 3MP camera, no walkman, no bluetooth, no Symbian applications can be installed, only signed Java applications can run on it. It does have a FeliCa chip built in though, and that is its redeeming feature.
My dream cellphone? Either the iPhone or any modern Nokia. Seriously, I know that most of you have heard that Japanese cellphones are light years ahead of anything you've seen. That's simply not true at all. Since the mobile phone operators decide what features their phones have, they don't want any one phone to have all the cool features, forcing you to change phones after a while. They certainly don't want interoperability with anything, because then you could customise it with stuff you didn't buy from them! And most of the "cool" features you hear about are totally useless. Like 1seg. TV on your phone! Only problem? It won't work if you've travelling. Like on a train. Which is exactly when you WOULD use it.
My dream cellphone? Either the iPhone or any modern Nokia. Seriously, I know that most of you have heard that Japanese cellphones are light years ahead of anything you've seen. That's simply not true at all. Since the mobile phone operators decide what features their phones have, they don't want any one phone to have all the cool features, forcing you to change phones after a while. They certainly don't want interoperability with anything, because then you could customise it with stuff you didn't buy from them! And most of the "cool" features you hear about are totally useless. Like 1seg. TV on your phone! Only problem? It won't work if you've travelling. Like on a train. Which is exactly when you WOULD use it.
Audio: Share a song that makes you nostalgic.
Submitted by Alex.
Elio E Le Storie Tese are a Milanese comedy rock band, dabbling in a wide variety of musical genres and dealing with many issues. Some of their songs are funny, some emotional, all of them are excellent.
TVUMDB (Ti Voglio Un Mondo Di Bene) is one of those funny AND emotional ones. It's the story of the love between the singer and a graffiti artist, who is seen scribbling all these weird and wonderful acronyms on the walls of the metro.
For me, the atmosphere of this song reminds me of my nights out with my friends in Milan. The quiet walks around the Castello Sforzesco, the beautiful streets, that feeling of freedom we had back in school. This is just one song by EelST which remind me of Milan. Another is "Uomini Col Borsello", which has a similar atmosphere but an even funnier storyline. All I should probably reveal is that the title means "Men With Handbags". Don't let that put you off: while Elio's subject matters and lyrics might seem strange, their musical talent is second to none.
EelST also boast what is probably the best fan club ever. For only 30 euro a year, you get 20% discounts in their shop, free backstage passes to all their concerts, chances to appear in their radio programme on Radio Deejay, free goodies, and advance previews of new songs. Oh yeah, and their entire discography in 192kb/s MP3s.
Everytime I play one of their albums, I just get a huge wave of nostalgia... I loved Milan. I had great friends, my school was excellent, and it was a pretty fun city to boot. I still feel more attached to my Italian friends than the ones I made in the UK at university. Maybe I will end up returning there to live for a while... who knows?
TVUMDB (Ti Voglio Un Mondo Di Bene) is one of those funny AND emotional ones. It's the story of the love between the singer and a graffiti artist, who is seen scribbling all these weird and wonderful acronyms on the walls of the metro.
For me, the atmosphere of this song reminds me of my nights out with my friends in Milan. The quiet walks around the Castello Sforzesco, the beautiful streets, that feeling of freedom we had back in school. This is just one song by EelST which remind me of Milan. Another is "Uomini Col Borsello", which has a similar atmosphere but an even funnier storyline. All I should probably reveal is that the title means "Men With Handbags". Don't let that put you off: while Elio's subject matters and lyrics might seem strange, their musical talent is second to none.
EelST also boast what is probably the best fan club ever. For only 30 euro a year, you get 20% discounts in their shop, free backstage passes to all their concerts, chances to appear in their radio programme on Radio Deejay, free goodies, and advance previews of new songs. Oh yeah, and their entire discography in 192kb/s MP3s.
Everytime I play one of their albums, I just get a huge wave of nostalgia... I loved Milan. I had great friends, my school was excellent, and it was a pretty fun city to boot. I still feel more attached to my Italian friends than the ones I made in the UK at university. Maybe I will end up returning there to live for a while... who knows?
Show us a picture of where you used to be.
My room, in London. I really miss it. It was small, cosy, and... home. I really don't feel at home in Japan. :(
Show us your favorite mode of transport.
Submitted by NomDeCocon.
Seriously, did I even have to say it? :D
I adore trains. The Eurostar/TGV is my favourite hi-speed train so far (the only other one I've tried is the Shinkansen, and it's shit), and the Paris Métro is my favourite urban rail system in the world. In fact, it's so my favourite, I based my university final-year project on it!
I adore trains. The Eurostar/TGV is my favourite hi-speed train so far (the only other one I've tried is the Shinkansen, and it's shit), and the Paris Métro is my favourite urban rail system in the world. In fact, it's so my favourite, I based my university final-year project on it!
Show us something you're working on.
Submitted by Sephy.
This here is MétEX, the Paris Métro virtual tour I developed for my final-year project at university. I'm currently trying to convert the entire project from ASP.net and Access to PHP and MySQL.
I really learned to love Flash during this project. :)
