Cubalaya Blog UK

Imagini - Find Out More About Yourself

If your interested in finding out more about yourself- what kind of person you are, what your interests and affections say about you, and what kind of gift you'd most appreciate for Christmas- you should visit imagini.

This site is quite special.  It has a few different applications that make use of what they call VisualDNA.  By selecting different images that appeal to you in different categories the system builds a wish-list for Christmas gifts, which you can share with your friends.

These images can also be used to build a personal image, including your hobbies, habits, preferences and attributes.  Through this image you can meet other people that match up with you, and at the moment there are over 5 million users (the number is growing daily).

One thing that makes the site unique is the quality of the images displayed.  Every image is sharp and interesting, making the whole process of building your VisualDNA very enjoyable.

www.philodox.co.uk

If you're looking for a quick, easy way to see reviews of appliances and electronics, you might want to check out philodox.co.uk, where you can find consumer reviews along with professional ones.  The site gives short, concise information to help you decide if a product is worth buying, and aims to help users get reviews on cars, dvd's, music, books, computing and electronic items.

Furthermore, adding a consumer review on the site is substantially easier than on other review sites.  One doesn't need to sign up or create a user's account; simply add your review like a blog comment on the bottom of the page.

The Race for a Wii

Although Nintendo plans to make another million Wii gaming consoles this month, with less than three weeks left until Christmas, it looks as if the supply of the ₤180 console will fall well short of demand.  Finding a Wii on store shelves is nearly impossible, and the eBay auctions have them going from ₤400 and up.  Some retailers also charge higher prices, often because they choose to offer the Wii with a few games and accessories, rather than just selling the console by itself.

The Wii has been selling so fast in its first year on the market that it has caught many by surprise, including Nintendo itself.  Usually video game sales slow down during the summer season, allowing the manufacturers to stock up for the Christmas shopping season.  But the Wii has been selling so well all year long that Nintendo's warehouses are reportedly empty, hence the shortage.

Nintendo's senior vice-president, George Harrison, is well aware of the current shortage.  His advice is to check when brick-and-mortar stores receive shipments of the console (by asking sales clerks, for instance), and try to get to the retail stores at opening hour on weekends. Why weekends? Because most stores run big advertisements in weekend newspapers, and therefore save some consoles to stock the shelves with then.  Another factor to consider is that retail stores apparently receive more stock per store than specialized game stores.

 

Online, you can check out the offers for a Wii on Cubalaya, and also take a look at our Wii Product Review.   

Recent Video Product Reviews

The Cubalaya Team is working on expanding the number of video reviews available on the site.  Here are the most recent additions:

New Apple iPod Nano 2nd Gen.
Samsung R-40 Plus Notebook
Panasonic TH-42PZ70B 42-inch Plasma TV
Sony Playstation 3 40GB Video Game Console
HTC P4350 Smartphone

Amazon Goes Electronic

Jeff Bezos, Amazon's CEO, sounds like he has a new idea that will change the world of books (as he has already done once before).  This time it sounds like something that could change the whole concept of the book- from a simple, ages old sacred source of knowledge into yet another electronic device.

But here's the catch- it's supposed to be that simple.  Amazon designed the "Kindle" to be simple, lightweight, and feel like a book, rather than a notebook computer.  It runs quietly, without heating up, and should have long battery life just like a book is accessible at any time.  Best of all, using a special technology the Kindle mimes the clarity of a printed book, and the print can also be enlarged for those of us who are approaching far-sightedness.

The  Kindle can hold 200 titles onboard, hundreds more on removable media and a limitless amount in Amazon's virtual library.  But it isn't being promoted as a device like as much as a service; the "Whispernet" service is based on EVDO broadband service accessible through cell phone carriers, allowing it to work anywhere (not just in Wi-Fi hotspots).

The Kindle itself is expected to cost around $400, with a separate charge for the broadband service.  Who knows if this idea will catch on, and when, but it certainly is a bold step Amazon is taking here.

Source: Newsweek