Archive for 2004

iPOD generations

2004.11.10 - 06:11

iPOD generations

The very first generation which had physically rotating part is missing, but these 3 models show good variations of the design solution of the rotator. Compared side by side, it’s easy to recognize considerable changes in each model. But iPod managed to maintain a universal product image throughout the generations. Good marketing or good design? Also it’s sad to notice that merely in 2 years, a gadget could look so uncool (clunky)..

present

2004.11.09 - 20:11

present

Egg timer! Patented! Wondered how many boiled/spoiled eggs the inventor had to eat..

yikes!

2004.11.08 - 17:11

i dont pay my phone bill. it’s nice but for our profession, we need to be street smart knowing how much things cost. lately we could start checking our phone bill from the intranet. obviously this is not a very understandable statement (see below) - why the hell is the GPRS so expensive? i am a very humble mobile internet user who only ocassionally use Opera browser & send emails to post moblog entries.

August:
Domestic voice calls to mobile 10,85
Domestic voice calls to fixed 3,13
Domestic total 13,98
International calls 0,96
International roaming 70,96
GPRS 104,96
GPRS/data 104,96
SMS, MMS 8,24
Fixed fees and other fees any 2,86
Mobile total 20 1,97

October:
Domestic voice calls to mobile 14,14
Domestic voice calls to fixed 37,66
Domestic total 51,8
International calls 49,41
International roaming 21,34
GPRS 36,7
GPRS/data 36,7
Logos, Ringing tones, Micropayments 5,28
Calls to service numbers 0,75
Services 6,03
SMS, MMS 16,4
Fixed fees and other fees any -2,39
Mobile total 179,28

enlightened

2004.11.06 - 08:11

enlightened

Which men ever dreamed of being picked up by women? My dutch friend had his first finnish experience of ‘getting-a-stranger’s-tongue-in-his-ear’ by a finnish lady who persistently chased him in a club (tho not exclusively him, after all).

tampere observation tower

2004.10.25 - 15:10

tampere observation tower

Industrial city, tampere. Something touristic for a change (typically tampere for me is a city to visit for business reasons only)

nokia city

2004.10.24 - 23:10

nokia city

Located near tampere.

cute garden

2004.10.24 - 19:10

cute garden

Complete with garden gnomes (tomtar) and finnish flag.

auction house

2004.10.24 - 19:10

auction house

The owner of the place where we stayed ran an auction house. When someone dies in the village, people call him to take care of all the belongings of the deceased into an auction. This is his storage room.

irish night at a small finnish village

2004.10.24 - 19:10

irish night at a small finnish village

Second night’s stay at a village called kristinaankauppunki (not sure about the spelling). The local choir organized a big irish live music event. Very crowed, almost all the towns people gathered - or at least it seemed. As with typical Finnish stereotype, dance floor was empty till the bar sold out some kinds of beer & whiskey.

friendly cat at rauma

2004.10.23 - 22:10

friendly cat at rauma

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