#gear

Or rather, Cowon S9 | Claw Wallpaper UCI, though these days I refer to it as simply the Claw UCI. This is all of the functionality I have wanted in an MP3 player since I first purchased one. I've been running Claw's UI since I purchased the S9 in August and have never looked back.…

Do you see this sexy slab of plastic? It is the Cowon (iAudio) S9. Aside from being packed with more than a few useless features, it does have one very important one; You are looking at a 5 band parametric equalizer with not only selectable centre frequency, but limited Q control, providing three...

I have ordered a multi-region Blu-Ray player. Pending delivery, Saturday August 29th has been locked as the screening date for Ghost in the Shell 2.0 and Innocence: Ghost in the Shell 2 in high definition. Bring snacks, otherwise I will be giong to the Great Eastern Grocery store on Russell stree...

I seem to be in the mood to part with my hard-earned, so after watching a full feature in 575i on the Bravia two nights ago, I decided last night to do something about it, 'it' being the ghosting and artifacting that occurs when a 575i signal gets put through a 720p panel. Last night…

Hmm, interesting question. In other news, the Bravia looks ace with the 360 using VGA output, but my trusty old DVD player is showing its age in 575i. I'm wondering whether I should spend the money and get an upscaling DVD player so the signal is at least scaled to 720p (max res of the…

Only a little one, perfect for the studio, it's a 32". Nice. Now what to do with the ol'CRT...

Yesterday I built this. A lovely Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano. Its inner chasis isn't as intricate as last season's Enzo which I built some months ago, but the cross-bracing is just as good, if not slightly more efficient, giving the Fiorano an overall lighter frame. Also a little complication in the ...

I'm still not over the live electro versions of Like a virgin, Erotica and Lucky star. Goddamn these tracks are just too cool. To whoever wrote and produced these new incarnations, I tip my hat to you. Or I would, if I wore hats. - Likes fine food, wine, coffee, music and long walks on…

deverted from... My psychological state is steadily decaying on its own, no fear, it will heal itself soon enough. I must allow these things to take as much time as they need. distracted with In the mean-time, my old trusty 5-or-so year old Logitech iTouch cordless keyboard finally died. Of-cousr...

i love my ds. ... that is all. ... NO!  of-course it isn't!  so i rock up at the local big w at 9am, they've got them, but no accessory packs, plus the staff suck.  so i trundle off to the local k-mart up the road, where the staff are very cool, it's 9:20 and…