tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57226945138959918052024-03-17T11:56:29.434+08:00Jacko.MYJackohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05112859422505912127noreply@blogger.comBlogger443125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722694513895991805.post-87566219633278358392024-02-13T20:22:00.028+08:002024-03-17T11:55:56.995+08:00沟通<div style="text-align: justify;">在一个平常不过的上班日, 小瓜的妈传来简讯要我立即查看电邮. 当时在会议里忙得不可开交的我还嘀咕着是啥东东不能在简讯里说而非要用电邮来沟通. 原来小瓜在上电脑班时偷闲一下, 很迫切地想确定我是否买了烟花. 这可是一年一度万"瓜" 期待的盛事. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">这是我们第一次用电邮来沟通. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">一则再普通不过的电邮. 却让我看了顿时会心一笑. 紧绷压力山大的工作心情瞬间也松了下来. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">学校不准学生带手电上学. 小瓜身在校园, 心已飘到5天后的年初一, 期待着与其他兄弟姐妹的团圆相聚. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">这应验了只要有心沟通, 总有它的管道. 没了电话, 电邮也不差. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">没心即使肩比肩也沉默无语.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">沟通是双向的. 热脸贴冷屁股是无意义的.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">不打扰是我的温柔. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">在疫情过后, 我几度缩小了生活圈. 现除了家人外, 朋友圈也只是寥寥几位屈指可数. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">工作里, 百分之百免了不必要的应酬, 也剔除了尔虞我诈虚伪的沟通. 午餐婉拒了一切邀约, 谢绝了年末收工酒, 更乐于独处. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">本以为这样会不利于个人发展, 却恰恰相反地让我更能专注更快地把工作做得更完美, 意外地得到了上司的肯定. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">或许少了许多无谓的沟通, 却开了我的金眼看到了真心与小人. 既然我已不再在乎职业上的发展, 只要做好本份, 其它的已是无关痛痒了. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">生活里, 把许多群组都灭了音. 现只跟死党吹水讲鸟话打嘴砲, 和知蜜 (知心的闺蜜) 聊聊心情撩撩情绪. 这让彼此更能真诚写实的坦诚相对. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">三不五时彼此也约出来品茶话生活,也约旅走走看世界. 很期待不久后的樱花之旅. 也在尽力安排时间来趟阳光男孩遊. 应该是熟男遊吧...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">连系就是生活中的一点一滴. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">沟通就是那么的简单. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">那, 到底我有没有买烟花呢? </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">新年快乐. 身心安康. 😊</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div>⭐</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722694513895991805.post-75819721868076682062023-09-23T07:03:00.007+08:002023-09-24T21:41:42.382+08:00Stay Connected In-flight with Celcom Data Roaming and Emirates WiFi<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">It's been a while that I travel overseas. Many airlines have been upgrading the in flight offerings or ICE (information, communication, entertainment) to enhance the journey experience. One obvious and contrary to the past is the internet connectivity offering. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">In the past, we were reminded numerous times to turn our phone off or flight mode throughout the flight duration. I was even once friendly warned by a flight attendant not to use phone even just to resume my Spotify. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</span></div><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">The in flight 3G H+ connectivity is provided by AeroMobile. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Is it free? Certainly not. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</span></div><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Before I departed my trip 2 weeks ago, I signed up with Celcom 30-day data roaming addon package for RM98. That eased me from worrying about exorbitant data roaming charges when doing country hopping within Europe. I just had seamless connection right upon landing onto new country that I visited. I also didn't have to rent additional hotspot device that might cost more or less the same, what's more saved me from charging additional device and hassle to collect/return the device to specific shop. Foreign in-country SIM or traveller SIM is also another least preferred option for a trip that covered multiple countries. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</span></div><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Apparently Celcom data roaming addon includes AeroMobile. You can check the list at Celcom's <a href="https://www.celcom.com.my/personal/roaming/postpaid">website</a>. Soyacincau also covered that in this <a href="https://soyacincau.com/2019/11/20/celcom-in-flight-data-roaming-data-pass/amp/">article</a>. On AeroMobile's <a href="https://www.aeromobile.net/airlines/malaysia-airlines/#">website</a>, 4 MY telcos are listed as partners. Well, perhaps now only 3 telcos as Celcom and Digi merged to become CelcomDigi. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">One little glitch when I first landed on UK. Celcom's partner Vodafone UK did not allow the phone to connect data roaming with the auto-downloaded / default APN setting by Celcom. I had to connect to airport's free wifi to Google and manually configure another APN (Access Point Names). </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</span></div><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">The celcom3g APN worked flawlessly, I had no issue to roam the countries I visited including AeroMobile. You can refer <a href="https://www.apnsettings.org/malaysia/celcom-apn-settings-for-android/amp/">here</a> for the setting or just Google it. Recommend to add this APN to your phone if don't have so you can switch the APN without needing internet if fail to connect with phone's default (auto downloaded) APN. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Can we get free internet during flight? Yes for certain airlines like Emirates that offer free limited internet connectivity. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</span></div><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">My flight is by Emirates on an B777-300ER. Emirates offers free wifi internet connection to Skywards member for 1 device/session per member but it's limited to popular messaging app (see list below).</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</span></div><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Additional device/session slim down the wallet by USD5. You can pay USD20 per device per flight for unlimited internet that includes online streaming. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">By the way, if you're observant to notice different times shown on the images, my work phone is connected to Emirates WiFi by OnAir is fixed at MY timezone GMT+8 whereas personal phone is connected to Celcom data roaming by AeroMobile following the timezone of present country which is UK. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">That's all to stay connected in flight. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Good night from 36,000ft. </span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722694513895991805.post-89867425377539404952023-09-02T16:49:00.056+08:002023-09-03T09:50:21.469+08:00AirFly Pro by Twelve South<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">I talked about enjoying the audio wirelessly with the <a href="https://www.jacko.my/2023/09/sony-wh-1000xm5.html" target="_blank">Sony WH-1000XM5</a> headphones when traveling overseas. However this is limited to streaming the audio via your smart devices. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">What about using own headphones or earbuds with the in flight entertainment? You can go wired with the XM5 headphones like I mentioned in the <a href="https://www.jacko.my/2023/09/sony-wh-1000xm5.html" target="_blank">previous post</a>. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">If you want to go wirelessly with your own true wireless stereo TWS, either earbuds or headphones, your definitely won't regret owning the AirFly Pro.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Read on.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div></span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">I found the AirFly Pro by chance, thanks to Google Assistant feeding the news as my morning staple food everyday. <br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Simply, it's a Bluetooth adapter that transmits the audio from the in flight entertainment to your TWS via Bluetooth. Power on, pair it with your TWS, plug it into the audio jack of the in flight entertainment and enjoy! As easy as ABC. </span></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">The box comes with AirFly Pro, a type C charging cable, a soft pouch and user manual.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Pairing process is a breeze.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><ol><li><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Turn off the Bluetooth on the smart device that paired with your TWS.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Put the TWS into pairing mode.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Power on AirFly Pro. The LED flashes amber and white.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Poppins;">It will auto pair within seconds. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Done. AirFly Pro flashes white. </span></li></ol></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Only 2 steps to use it in flight. Power it on, plug it in. Enjoy! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">If the TWS supports multiple device pairing, then you won't need to re-pair every time you use AirFly Pro.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">I recommend to perform the pairing before travel or at the latest time before boarding. You do not want to be caught without internet if face problem during pairing.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">I have tested it by plugging into my laptop's audio jack, streaming audio through it to my Sony headphones XM5. It sounded decently with AAC codec. Yes, the AirFly Pro only supports AAC and doesn't support hi-res codec like LDAC. At the same time I also doubt the contents playing through the in flight entertainment support hi-res audio. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">One plus point to the Sony headphones XM5. It supports multipoint connection for seamless switching between devices under hi-res LDAC codec with the latest firmware. Check out this <a href="https://youtu.be/ry9fgSf-RW8?si=8r_vqmSmfpS67_SE" target="_blank">video</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">There's a cheaper model, AirFly without Pro. The Pro has dual functions, as transmitter and as receiver. When use in flight, it's a transmitter to transmit the audio to the TWS. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">When use it in receiver mode, </span><span style="font-family: Poppins;">the audio transmission is in opposite direction. </span><span style="font-family: Poppins;">You can plug AirFly Pro into the AUX-In of old speaker system or old car head unit. Toggle the switch to RX. That way you can stream the audio like Spotify playing on your smart device and streaming through AirFly Pro to the old speaker or car stereo. This is useful when renting a car that comes with basic car headunit and provided the headunit comes with AUX In. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">If you don't need the receiver feature, AirFly should be suffice.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">What if the plane is still equipped with the old school dual leg audio jack?</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Get ready with the adapter. You should be good. It would be perfect if Twelve South includes that in the box. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Lastly, AirFly Pro has 25+ hours of play time according to the box. Quite matching with Sony headphones XM5. Full charge is within 2 hours from a good USB type C charger. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">You can get AirFly Pro from Amazon or Apple Store. Too bad Malaysia Apple Store does not carry this and I got it from Apple Store Singapore at SGD79 with my cousin carrying back for me. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Are you ready for next overseas vacation? I am. 😁</span></div><div><div><div><br></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722694513895991805.post-75317609520329678462023-09-01T14:54:00.067+08:002023-09-03T09:56:07.494+08:00Sony WH-1000XM5<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Music has been part of my life. A big part of it. #nomusicnolife I listen to music whenever I am doing something for a long duration, like driving, <a href="https://www.jacko.my/2023/05/shokz-openrun.html" target="_blank">cycling</a>, working in office, and traveling.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">I have been using the Sony earbuds WF-1000XM4 since its launch. Loving it very much. (Should have blogged about it) The new buds XM5 has just been launched last month, but it doesn't convince me to upgrade. Instead, I spend the money to get the headphones, the Sony WH-1000XM5 in preparation for my long haul travel soon. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Instead of another technical reviews, which you can Google for better ones, allow me to share the rationale or personal reasons why I bought this pair of headphones. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCthmf2Y9-Pwz9IwMFsvAZoKfSG9FJpPnIuVNOM_2RVtSIzVkSrvSPrwDDMorj4iLtz6SySQ4ueZASaxrJlT72HeQVhnvQpuRVAfeRKcTIiwDi-i9NaOo75XaNWr3aPhLVELZNs6TE5o2RSa7IlGnHW7KN6XqR86Tg1cYY3SkyE6_TfRv7-Mnv_ryDnq07/s1600/1693551764243036-1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCthmf2Y9-Pwz9IwMFsvAZoKfSG9FJpPnIuVNOM_2RVtSIzVkSrvSPrwDDMorj4iLtz6SySQ4ueZASaxrJlT72HeQVhnvQpuRVAfeRKcTIiwDi-i9NaOo75XaNWr3aPhLVELZNs6TE5o2RSa7IlGnHW7KN6XqR86Tg1cYY3SkyE6_TfRv7-Mnv_ryDnq07/w360-h640/1693551764243036-1.png" width="360"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Before we delve into it, the headphones come with a padded hard case, a short USB charging cable and a 3.5mm audio cable to make it a wired headphones. A very good feature indeed when Bluetooth is not available like during flight.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">During the peak of my previous job, I used to travel long haul like every quarter, from US to Europe, and to some part of Asia. I have been buying and upgrading numerous pairs of earbuds from different brands throughout. I was never a headphones guy as I thought it's troublesome to carry another bulky gadget especially when needed to strip off everything including shoe and belt when passing through the security screening. What's more I am a minimalist, always travel light. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">And throughout these travels, I also learned the shortcomings of earbuds. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">First, the run time. A pair of good earbuds might last you from 4 to 6 or 8 hours for recent models. That is only good for half of the journey if travel cross-continent. To counter this, I did carry 2 pairs of earbuds all the times in the past. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Second, the convenience of the buds is like a double edge sword, it could turn the opposite and become a hassle to keep in possession. Often I realized I left only a side of bud in my ear when I woke up from nap in the middle of the flight, and struggled to find the missing one especially with so many hidden gaps surrounding the seat especially the business and first class seat. If I recalled, I think I lost 2 pairs in different occasions. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">I also had some buds that blink when in use. That helped in lost and found but could cause nuisance to others who sit adjacent especially travel in economy class.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><font>Third, the buds could not be used with in flight entertainment. T</font>his is no longer relevant though, I am putting up another blog about a cool product (see link below). </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Here I got myself with the Sony headphones to address the above. 30 hours of run time is perfect for my next trip to Europe. Although it's much bulkier than the buds but I think I would not lose it easily. A slight compromise on travel minimalist-ly 😅 Lastly, I can use it with the in flight entertainment, rather than the subpar headphones provided by the airline. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">As there are new plane models such as A350 and cabin upgrades to some mature models like A380 and B737, I prepared myself with the adaptor, just in case the plane is still using that old school 2-leg audio jack. But wired is still not perfect for me, I prefer no string attached, so I bought myself the AirFly Pro by Twelve South. Check out the link below. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">There is 1 thing still unsettled. The ears will definitely feel warmer when using headphones vs earbuds. I hope my ears won't sweat when I use in the flight. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">1 thing to nitpick. XM5 does not fold up like its predecessor XM4. It consumes more space in the bag. I think it would not make difference to me as it </span><span style="font-family: Poppins;">is my first pair of headphones (it's nonetheless bulky for a user switching from earbuds) and I have thought about bulkiness before order. </span><span style="font-family: Poppins;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">I also wonder how durable the cushy ear pads will last before peeling off? Hopefully it could last as long as I am ready to upgrade again. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">How about sound quality? This is subjective to individuals. I have been with Sony from young with their walkman, earphones and other sound products. Maybe not always the bestest but at least I have not felt disappointed with the SQ for the Sony products I owned. Plus, the easy product availability from Sony Centers in major malls and established service center convinced me to stick to Sony. I got this pair from Sony Center Sunway Pyramid in <a href="https://shopee.com.my/sony.os" target="_blank">Shopee</a> at RM1380 after some discounts, excluding the RM50 TnG reload which will be sent in 60 days. That brings the net value down to RM 1330. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">In a nutshell, if you love to seclude self from the noisy world (this Sony headphones also have the best active noise cancelling ANC), and prefer not to be disrupted with drained battery, get a pair of headphones. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">And tips, not to forget to download the songs in Spotify and videos in Netflix and YouTube (make available offline) before you board the plane. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Happy travel yo!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Update - here is the link to the cool product, <a href="https://www.jacko.my/2023/09/airfly-pro-by-twelve-south.html" target="_blank">AirFly Pro by Twelve South</a>.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722694513895991805.post-91672995528340864932023-08-31T23:03:00.025+08:002023-09-02T13:22:58.973+08:00张学友60+巡回演唱会大马站<div style="text-align: justify;">真的好幸运. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">死党在演唱会的前一个星期帮我扑到了兩张第三场的票. 在确定不是黄牛票后, 飞快地给了钱. 真的很感恩他. 生死之交, 尽在不言中.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">毋庸置疑, 学友哥的每一场演唱会都是物超所值的. 有人批评这次的演唱会唱了太多冷门歌曲, 不能引起共鸣. 但我个人认为他的歌声, 专业认真态度和敬业精神, 加上舞台表演和荧幕动画已足以是场赏心悦目的表演了. 试问如今有哪几个歌手能在没有嘉宾加持下又跳又不降key连续唱几小时呢? 而且是不需要提词器的哦. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">源自<a href="https://m.facebook.com/groups/jackycheungglobalfansgroup/permalink/672063161217405/" target="_blank">FB</a></div></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">这场演唱会有点像在民歌餐厅听着一把熟悉的声音唱着当年的歌曲, 细诉着当年的回忆. 我把手机收进了口袋静静地坐着用心去听和感受学友哥的歌声. 当他唱起新歌又十年时, 我眼眶湿了. 看YouTube听Spotify与在现场听他唱的体验真的是不同的层次, 不同的震撼. 坐在现场的我感觉他的歌声直锥心坎. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">荧幕上的学友哥慢慢地老去, 活脱脱地把每个人的人生放上了荧幕, 歌词也同步地引领大家走入岁月隧道... </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #fcff01;">聽說你在去年為了健康已戒了菸</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #fcff01;">我在每個週末還是會小小喝一點</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #fcff01;">朋友不太容易約到不再像從前</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #fcff01;">那些日子可說已完結</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">朋友最近做了心瓣手术而戒了菸. 真希望他能持之以恒. 也听说两位朋友正在做化疗. 加油! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">而我也因3年前的<a href="https://www.jacko.my/2023/04/blog-post.html" target="_blank">几件事故</a>更加珍惜每一天的每一分每一秒. 现在很吝啬地把时间留给自己, 家人和寥寥数位死党和知蜜. 每每看到群组里有人兴致勃勃地邀约并没有引来其他人的回响, 或许大家真的忙吧, 或许大家也只想把时间留给重要的人吧. 心里一笑置之也顺手把群组灭了音. 社交媒体也只是用来记录人生旅程, 不需刷存在感.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">骑车也是一样. 自个儿骑, 没有扫兴, 只有尽兴. 也不是不想约骑, 但每每约好了却总有人在消费着大家的时间. 事前不做准备, 不上载gpx, 迟到且脚车又问题一箩箩要整村人等着帮忙修, 忘了带这东东那西西, 最基本的胎压也没检查而途中爆胎. 既然前一天10分钟的准备不想做, 我也找不到理由用我的30分钟来等. 这让我更爱上了自骑. 自己主宰自己的时间, 更能尽兴享受骑车时的自由自在, 随心随性. 志不同道不合, 就各骑各的吧.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #fcff01;">有些夜裡我會開車到城裡兜圈</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #fcff01;">我才領會到什麼叫做往事如煙</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #fcff01;">一眨眼 又是一個十年</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #fcff01;">那些瓜葛糾結 在某一天突然迎刃而解</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">有时周末早起时不想骑车, 还是很喜欢自个儿开车漫无目的兜风, 听着Spotify. 找个清静的咖啡馆坐下, 沉淀, 整理思绪, 享受me time. 也不是完全封闭, 之前也有尝试放点时间在新朋友身上, 但感觉我的时间不是投资而是负债, 担心负债累累就决定抽身把时间收回. 或许在某一天会迎刃而解.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #fcff01;">一眨眼 又是一個十年</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #fcff01;">對於人生起跌 一知半解 我卻已經懂得 應變</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">最近跟死党谈到了其中一位同龄友的近况. 有点唏嘘他还在摸索着前路. 曾经年少时我和死党不也有着同样的际遇. 咱们的家境并不允许我们颓废裹足不前. 正所谓手停口停, 我们只能各自奋斗, 不停摸索, 起起落落. 有时努力了却碰了一鼻子灰, 有时心灰时却柳暗花明, 一切似乎冥冥中. 如今虽然不是身经百战刀枪不入, 对以往的人生起跌还是一知半解, 为何会有今时今日的我们. 但我俩清楚知道, <a href="https://www.jacko.my/2023/07/blog-post.html" target="_blank">态度决定一生</a>, 也不再是以往的懵懵懂懂了, 已经懂得如何应变了. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #fcff01;">一生有幾個理想能夠扛得住歲月</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #fcff01;">還不如好好地過越來越少的明天</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #fcff01;">生命給我們什麼都不可能拒絕</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #fcff01;">這句話我當年不了解</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">最近终于把一个千百万投资的专案项目赶完抬出街了. 同时又创造了几个"第一", 在业界引起了小话题. 之前来叩门的有再试问我的意愿. 衷心感谢他们对我的认可. 有再深思过一生中要闯和创多少个理想, 最终还是没有改变决定. 再冲刺另一个理想并不在我现今的规划里. 如今只想好好地過越來越少的明天. 但世事无绝对, 生命给我们啥都不可能拒绝. 一切随缘吧. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #fcff01;">時間它殘忍起來毫無道理可言</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #fcff01;">我也不忍對你說熱情總會冷卻</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">在2次与<a href="https://www.jacko.my/2023/04/blog-post.html" target="_blank">死神擦肩而过</a>后, 我很感恩时间对我的仁慈. 它让我变得比之前更积极面对, 同时也变得对周遭的人事物更能释然. 我还是老性格会主动争取, 学友哥有唱过 <i>等待着别人给幸福的人往往过得都不怎么幸福</i>. 会为自己争取所喜欢的人事物但从不曾强取. 会放过, 不会错过. 在热情冷却后会继续走下一站. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #fcff01;">一眨眼 又是一個十年</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #fcff01;">那些瓜葛糾結 在某一天突然迎刃而解</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #fcff01;">一眨眼 又是一個十年</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #fcff01;">那些轟轟烈烈 讓人懷念已經跟我没有 關聯</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #fcff01;">還能有多少個十年</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">很庆幸有机会参与小瓜选学校的思路抉择, 看着她日渐对独中的喜爱而欣慰. 但让我骄傲的还是她的理性和成熟, 不被急躁的老妈子影响, 懂得如何为自己做决定和为自己的决定负责. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">看着大牛以他一贯的酷来应对升学大考, 让我会心一笑. 这酷大牛应该会徐徐跟着两个姐姐的步伐成长吧. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">也欣慰达玲出国深造, 用青春努力开拓着她的人生, 印证了我俩的共同点 - 积极面对, 绝不留白. 希望她会喜欢为她准备的惊喜成年礼. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">死党的女儿也进入了"思春期"和我分享她和班上Bernard的互动. 微笑着听着, 嘴上逗着她开玩笑. 看着她害羞的窘态, 心中却也坐上了时光机回到了当年情. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">最近受邀参加了一位前同事的退休宴. 真心替她开心她能活出她要的人生. 儿女也已成人, 无牵无挂地可以一身轻去她的中亚之旅. 但也别忘了我们的约定喔. 😉</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">这一切是多么的日常, 却那么的写意. 以往的轰轰烈烈让人怀念, 却已对现今的生活无关痛痒了. 如今只要能每一天健康地醒来, 看着家人朋友也健康地活着, 我已感恩, 夫复何求了.</div><div><br /></div><div>如果你想品味学友哥唱这首歌的现场意境, 点击下边的youtube 或<a href="https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%E5%8F%88%E5%8D%81%E5%B9%B4+60%2B" target="_blank">这里</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="330" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9lTsVTC2aCM" width="397" youtube-src-id="9lTsVTC2aCM"></iframe></div><br /><div>看完了演场会2个星期, 感觉还是好像不够kick. 现在天天在祈祷能买到学友哥香港场的票. 😊</div><div><br /></div><div>⭐</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722694513895991805.post-38506901262521331562023-08-11T20:25:00.207+08:002023-08-12T21:53:58.054+08:00Arnott's and Woolies' Scotch Finger<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Arnott's. It should be no stranger if you have been to Australia. An Australian brand that is associated with nice food products especially the biscuits such as Tim Tam, Lemon Crisp and Scoth Finger, the butter cookies that featured in the photo. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Arnott's products aren't cheap in Malaysia due to forex. An AUD$1.99 product is priced around RM13 - RM15 here. There are some products like Tim Tam that are produced locally or in Indonesia cost half the price, RM4 - RM5. Well, taste wise, you need to try both to know the difference. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Sis knew Scotch Finger is one of my favorites to dip with coffee. She bought this Scotch Finger by Woolies (aka Woolworths) for me to try, it's priced half the Arnott's Scotch Finger.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Verdict?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">I told sis it is Toyota vs. Lexus. 😆</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Arnott's has better aroma and taste more buttery, whereas Woolies' is more flourish powdery with no buttery aroma, still not too bad though. I think the difference is because of the butter used, like premium or normal butter, and the quantity used. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Lately, I was asked about choices. One was offered a contractor job with higher pay versus a regular job with pay within the market benchmark; one was flipping coin about the present job and similar job offered by competitor; one was comtemplating on Tesla, Toyota, Honda and Mazda. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Money should not always be the sole deciding factor. Quality of the subject e.g. cookies, work, life, love etc., difference comparing the alternative(s), affordability and the consequences after the decision.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">There is always alternative in life. Think deep and ahead for each choice to know its consequence and impact. Trust your instinct, choose the one that makes you happy for a long time. Obviously mistakes would be made along the journey, you would learn and be better self after that. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">So the choice is yours. Honor it, go for it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Back to Scotch Finger. I have made my choice. 😊</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722694513895991805.post-36538415950430447442023-07-15T16:29:00.003+08:002023-07-15T17:43:38.897+08:00Is EV For Me? <div><span style="font-family: Poppins;">My <a href="https://www.jacko.my/2015/11/ceramic-pro-malaysia-review.html" target="_blank">SUV</a> is 9 years old. Not in hurry but time to look for replacement, though it's still very solid like a new car. Love the quality build by Mazda. <br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Poppins;">There are many brands and varieties in the market but there is only handful that meets my criteria:</span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Reliable and durable that could withstand my carelessness and negligence on taking care a car. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Low maintenance. Only regular and wear and tear maintenance. No unnecessary sensor problem or sort. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Service center near to my house and easy booking. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Big boot space that I could just "throw" in my bike without dismantling wheels. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Built in Android Auto, preferably wireless. </span></li><li><font face="Poppins">Sun roof is added advantage. Panaromic even better provided with cover (must).</font></li><li><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Agile and drive fast. </span></li></ul></div><div><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Ultimately, a vehicle that drives me from A to B reliably and can go practically everywhere and requires the minimum of my time to maintain it. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Poppins;">With recent EV hype, I decided to rent one for a week, to assess if EV fits my lifestyle. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</span></div><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">I rented the BYD Atto 3 from <a href="https://driveflux.com/" target="_blank">Flux </a>after its ads popped up on my FB wall. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhglDFNp8TGXkXzsPAZYo7orzOMYAw73poQdUpEpldmiiG6eSpfcGgL8wNuMOzxDQtuofD4Wx7tNlmXnpE_JcGw5KhBTpxlTKPdTqfgrsBXLq3RhXnZyOI3a6ttZQVL1geKTcOHcqELyK463nQSkapNGt6EoNRoUrc3M0ObRiTeU6HAgzbkZ7FCFRmbka5z/s1709/2023-07-15_16-22-42.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="812" data-original-width="1709" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhglDFNp8TGXkXzsPAZYo7orzOMYAw73poQdUpEpldmiiG6eSpfcGgL8wNuMOzxDQtuofD4Wx7tNlmXnpE_JcGw5KhBTpxlTKPdTqfgrsBXLq3RhXnZyOI3a6ttZQVL1geKTcOHcqELyK463nQSkapNGt6EoNRoUrc3M0ObRiTeU6HAgzbkZ7FCFRmbka5z/w640-h304/2023-07-15_16-22-42.png" width="640"></a></div><br><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">As the promo was offered off the system like a scam, many T&C and fees weren't clearly spelled out. The customer rep was professional to answer any questions like a chatbot reading out FAQ, and you'd know how piss that was dealing with such, right? In short, the experience with Flux sucked big time. There were many hidden fees from the advertised rental, expect an additional 20-30%. One example was deposit was charged with 6% service charge which Customs confirmed that violated the SST law but the customer rep said no, as if he is more authoritative than Customs. But I must thank the conceirge service, the boy delivered above the line. Nonetheless, no second time with Flux.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Quick review over the BYD Atto 3. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Pros: quiet, comfy, decent exterior design, interior quality is premium with kiddish design (subjective) like the "guitar string" compartment, power of EV with instant torque thrill, big screen for navigation. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Cons: too gimmicky with no physical buttons for essential controls like air cond, air cond vents too low for rear passengera, too sensitive emergency braking trigger, too sensitive auto brightness, lousy speakers, too short telescopic steering adjustment.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Above not exhaustive list. I believe some is applicable to other EV as it's kinda like a trend nowadays that car makers make car the same way. For example, every button is now being "virtualized" into the software to adjust. Some simple 1-step adjustment becomes few touches on the screen to adjust with no haptic feedback tha requires driver to pay attention to the screen than the road. Doesn't this pose a more hazardous driving manner?</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">And look at this video.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="390" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Upu9qrYhqMY" width="320" youtube-src-id="Upu9qrYhqMY"></iframe></div><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br></span></div>3 ways to close the shade, touch button, voice, and car dashboard. All failed. Because of that, I was like driving in a sauna glass room under El Nino type of weather. Thank god the air cond was working charmingly. The Atto 3 </span><span style="font-family: Poppins;">then</span><span style="font-family: Poppins;"> </span><span style="font-family: Poppins;">was taken back to the service center for software fix. No OTA. A conventional physical button could have prevented that. I had to postpone some of my work trips. 1 day wasted. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Just want to be a noob EV user here. My daily commute is about 90km back and forth home and office. That used up about average 20-25%. When I plugged in upon reaching home about 6pm, and left home to office about 630am the next day, I got about 30% of charging, so nett of +5% juice. That's good. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">However, due to my job nature, I could be traveling more than 90km some days, like 150ish to 200ish km in a day. It used up about 55% and the overnight charging wasn't able to recover the deficit. Partly also because the places I went weren't equipped with EV charger, and I didn't have time to drive somewhere to charge and wait. So home charging was the only option. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">There was once that I needed to travel a day trip to another state. I had to drive my gasoline car to avoid range anxiety, time to look for charger and wait for charging. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">After a week of EV experience, </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Is BYD Atto 3 worthy to own? Perhaps yes comparing the other car within the same price range. The driving experience was good and if you can charge it overnight at home. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Is Flux good to deal with? No. There are SoCar, GoCar and many other options. Even the traditional car rental companies like Hertz also start offering EV. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Is EV for me? No.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">I need the flexibility to move fast without waiting. Installing a good AC charger at home could address some but not all my commute needs especially long day trip travels. Today I don't have to plan route to refill and can just drive in any petrol station along the journey, so I expect the same hassle-free convenience when getting an EV. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Love the Model X (Tesla stopped making RHD model, sigh) and Y. It is very tempting that Tesla MY is officially launching Model Y in the range of RM 199k to 288k. Guess I need to wait few more years for expansive DC charger availability in this country.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Oh ya, just read this <a href="https://blink-drive.com/index.php/2023/03/03/byd-battery-replacment/" target="_blank">news</a>. Hmmm....</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722694513895991805.post-90613511652959657702023-07-07T22:42:00.065+08:002023-08-03T21:21:13.934+08:00一天到晚游泳的鱼<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: medium;">最近重遇了一位工作上的老导师. 浅谈了一些事业和工作上的计划. 他临走前拋了一句, 你还是老样子, 一只不知休一直游一直攻的鲨鱼. You have not changed, keep exploring new ideas, nonstop attacking like a shark. Maintain it that way.<br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: medium;">回家路上, 我仔細咀嚼著他的话. 不知不觉兜來了新家附近的湖边放空.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><span style="font-size: medium;">风继续吹. 几个泛黄的画面陆续浮现在脑海中. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: medium;">若干年前, 与前任和她妈闲谈着家常. 依稀记得我们谈着升学计划, 话锋一转, 她妈语重心长地对她说: 他非池中物, 你別用綁的方式來栓住他, 你要跟他一起跑. 年少时无知和肤浅, 当时的我把这话解读成我不定性和花心, 要她常常守着我身边, 別让我出去花天酒地撩女子. 😅</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: medium;">大学時, 独个儿选修了一课自己有兴趣, 但极少人选的冷门且又难过关的机器人自动化课目. 沒想到同级的学霸系花竟然也选了同样课目. 就這樣自然地走在一起. 当时的我也不是什么乖学生或学霸, 每晚打游戏打到天亮, 半夜驱车出去嘛嘛档追球賽, 星期三Lady's Night, 只要是好玩的都有我的份, 挥霍着青春. 每次睡不醒沒去上课就由她幫我签名报到. 教授真正点名时, 她就緊張铺排一个假空位幫我说谎上廁所之类的, 同時很焦急地偷偷拨电把我叫醒, 让我顶着惺忪的睡眼赶來课室. 要交作业时, 就在食堂拿她的來抄袭后赶回宿舍打游戏. 然而当一起在电脑室做小专案时, 我却常常比她快做完. 这可把一个准时报到每一课, 每晚有纪律地溫习功課的学霸弄急了. 每次解釋程序逻辑时, 我都敲她的头说脑子转快点. 有几次真的弄红了她的眼晴, 她委屈地叫我慢慢解釋和等她一起完成. 她形容我像只瘋野马, 在非洲草原不顾危險不停地胡亂奔跑不懂得停下, 却又能避开狮子老虎地生存下來. 我想她的形容也挺貼切的, 我沒用心读书, 却每每期考中都很幸运地猜中教授会出的考题. 就这样糊里糊涂投机取巧地毕业了. 侥幸吧. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: medium;">而今天也敲了同事的头, 叫她脑子转快点. 看著她委屈的脸, 我懵了. 笑了.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: medium;">我不是追剧之人. 几个月前却把一出30多集的中國剧熬夜追完了. 剧情虽然纯属虚构, 但卻与我和前任的故事有点巧合. 在和知蜜分享剧情时也谈到了何以分手, 认识了二十年的知蜜分析了其实我在冲刺事业, 不停开拓探索着生活和人生, 但她却想安顿下來. 再加上工作需要频频全球飞, 远距离地让彼此之间慢慢地积成了一片海. 知蜜也不是第一次提醒我放慢腳步, 停下來休息. You need to slow down, take a break. Look around. 不够定性吧.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: medium;">有时车友会提醒我別把其他车友拉爆. 放慢下來. Santai jangan bantai.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: medium;">三年前邂逅的一位朋友有次下定论地说我急性子. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: medium;">这些回忆是不是验证了导师所说的? 据说鲨鱼连睡覺都是在游动着, 一刻都不能停, 一停就呜呼哀哉.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: medium;">我是只鯊魚吗? </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: medium;">我想我只是要把在生的每一秒都活得精彩有意义而已. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: medium;">如果能用5分钟把一件事情搞定, 为何我要消費人生里头的10分钟來完成呢? </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: medium;">如果能用20钟的车程到达办公室, 为何我不提早出门而要塞著车用60分钟来完成呢?</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: medium;">如果11:30出去买午餐不需排队, 为何我要等到12点才去和別人爭着排队买呢?</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: medium;">我或許已经做到很好, 为何我不做到更好呢?</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: medium;">骑车并不是要个快. 快是因為要骑更远, 看更多景色. 当我知道只有那4小時來骑车, 在有能力之下, 为何只甘于骑到那附近的小店喝杯茶, 何不痛快點骑去那不远处的海边小屋吹吹风叹咖啡呢? 我不否認我很享受速度风驰的快感, 但… 哥骑的不是速度, 哥骑的是态度. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: medium;">打工确實是為了钱. 我不心甘每天朝九晚五漫无目的沉闷地工作着. 我会看不起我自己. 我沒有Steve Jobs的能耐和伟大的梦想來改变世界. 但我也要在我的小天地里成就自己的理想和梦想. 不同的人生阶段累计不同的经验和知识, 出來的成果也能显现自己的智慧是在哪个层次. 几十年拼出來的事业不足以惊天动地, 但至少临老退休时能为自己所做的感到自豪. 这是态度.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: medium;">在人生和感情上也是如此. 要的只是一个态度, 一颗初心. 确定了就继续走下去, 换一换下一秒的风景让它更綺丽. 间中肯定会有些小插曲, 停下来歇一歇也无妨, 但歇后是想走阳关道, 还是独木桥, 还是只想原地踏步, 心中有数. 而我, 始終会坚持走下去看看柳暗花明后的新景色和人事物. 这是态度. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: medium;">我也会回头看看伙伴们, 调整步伐一起同步迈前, 并不是只有马不停蹄地赶路沒有歇息. 我常跟车友说, leave no man behind. 要我等你也要付出证明你是值得的. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">俗套说一句. 休息是要走更长的路. </span><span style="font-family: Poppins;">喝着咖啡, </span><span style="font-family: Poppins;">听着音乐, 读着电子书, 海边吹吹风, 湖边放空, 床上摆烂看天花板, 和死党无厘头谈笑风生. 这都是休息.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: medium;"><span>休息确实必要. </span>而我, 休息的時间都较短, 恢復得较快而已.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: medium;">我不是急. 我只是继续游走我的生活与人生.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: medium;">好比鯊魚, 或许我停下來的那一刻, 也就是阿星殞落的时刻.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins; font-size: medium;">⭐</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722694513895991805.post-44549902789358968212023-06-20T21:14:00.015+08:002023-07-11T11:08:52.310+08:00Insta360 Go2 Stopped Recording Video<p><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Recently the Go2 could only record very short footages like no more than 3 minutes and it would auto shut. The camera would not respond to any click on the button after that, needing a reset</span><span style="font-family: Poppins;">. After reset the problem persists. In short, the problem is reproducible:</span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Single press on camera button to start recording.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Camera auto shut and saved after 2 - 3 minutes. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Single or double press on camera button could not turn on the camera.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Camera LED did not light up red when put into the charging case. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Reset the camera by long pressing for 7 - 10 seconds.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Camera could be turned on but couldn't record further.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Battery was still full like above 80%. </span></li></ul><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">This happens to both 32GB and 64GB models. Yes I have both models, and One RS Twin. Lol. On 32GB, error "Camera battery low" was shown with battery still above 80%. Certainly not completely drained.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBtX_QBRxEzXMh6PPZxP2gkLdb6YUWhWBWlCWGlVHb5mRyko111E2os8k_i8I-_C3a2FWVhlWS2mqFUU-4BKkv5VEKklJP7rLJ-97xwV3gfmiBG0qDFBo4_fiMve-hlMkZ2ongrLZLEbMd56vEQYydAqgWEeli0i44S1-vX1hlrxn3ubqPvaYE4h7QnQ/s1600/1687087615255516-2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBtX_QBRxEzXMh6PPZxP2gkLdb6YUWhWBWlCWGlVHb5mRyko111E2os8k_i8I-_C3a2FWVhlWS2mqFUU-4BKkv5VEKklJP7rLJ-97xwV3gfmiBG0qDFBo4_fiMve-hlMkZ2ongrLZLEbMd56vEQYydAqgWEeli0i44S1-vX1hlrxn3ubqPvaYE4h7QnQ/s320/1687087615255516-2.png" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Whereas on 64GB model, "Storage Error" was shown on the charging case.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYVFJia4Vq3XlOVrVE8DuaMN55xeImi3PA-ucNZFhhD_ePl5k4SgsAsg2VNMSEtYyhPGZP_ZR2VJ8-jC48lrIRjNAa1Qhx6N09mUYc854TCdJIdsLXuev57OiO98YjsLiqiSIRXGnUH3ZtxWE-zb_ivGwR4BI0N1hLel79xFMGU6F_SRWd6-QIBm0sMg/s1600/1687087618123481-1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYVFJia4Vq3XlOVrVE8DuaMN55xeImi3PA-ucNZFhhD_ePl5k4SgsAsg2VNMSEtYyhPGZP_ZR2VJ8-jC48lrIRjNAa1Qhx6N09mUYc854TCdJIdsLXuev57OiO98YjsLiqiSIRXGnUH3ZtxWE-zb_ivGwR4BI0N1hLel79xFMGU6F_SRWd6-QIBm0sMg/s320/1687087618123481-1.png" width="180" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">I have tried the following but problem still persists:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><ul><li><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Reset the camera through charging case.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Format the camera through charging case and Insta360 app. </span></li></ul></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Finally found the solution after chatting with the support. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><u><b>64GB model [Solved]</b></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">On 64GB, follow these steps if you have the same problem.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><ol><li><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Put the camera into the charging case. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Make sure the camera is at least 50% charged.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Turn on the charging case and camera. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Plug it to the PC. Wait for Windows to detect and assign a drive letter i.e. drive E. The case will show USB Mode as shown above.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Open command prompt i.e. <b>🪟 + R</b>, type <b>cmd </b>and <b>Enter</b>.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Poppins;">type <b>format e: </b>and <b>Enter</b>. See below screen shot.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><b>Enter </b>again.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Make sure your PC does not go off to suspend / standby mode. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Sit back and relax.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Poppins;">When ask for Volume Label, press <b>Enter</b>. Or you prefer to name it. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Unplug the case from PC. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Close the case. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Open and reset both the camera (long press 7s on the button) and the case (long press 7s on Mode button). </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Go to the record mode i.e. PRO video setting by long pressing the record button, make sure the duration is set to be 5 or more minutes. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Try record.</span></li></ol></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmeNVd9q1CTQ2sOvvHgzxG58P4JiFDN4wX4EQ9ok-lA_MAuq4PU5-kMbZ6UG-rTsj0aJEf5FlkQQlIxsVQFn8jcnA5B5LKfC41YEesboxWcTRKmgPO-Ebuke1R6_FfqWNfxkCa1McIr222BCMDGvR3-aAK_OedvIEVr7HyZ93DE49Pu0AGhqmTmRxFkQ/s534/format.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><img border="0" data-original-height="456" data-original-width="534" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmeNVd9q1CTQ2sOvvHgzxG58P4JiFDN4wX4EQ9ok-lA_MAuq4PU5-kMbZ6UG-rTsj0aJEf5FlkQQlIxsVQFn8jcnA5B5LKfC41YEesboxWcTRKmgPO-Ebuke1R6_FfqWNfxkCa1McIr222BCMDGvR3-aAK_OedvIEVr7HyZ93DE49Pu0AGhqmTmRxFkQ/s320/format.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">If you are using the GUI format tool, make sure "Quick format" is not selected.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><b><u>32GB</u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">On 32GB, steps below do not guarantee to fix the problem. Auto shutdown still happens with the same "camera battery low" error, but the steps seem to extend the recording a little longer.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><ol><li><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Check your camera firmware. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Download <b>both </b>latest and older / earlier versions from <a href="https://www.insta360.com/download/insta360-go2" target="_blank">Insta360 website</a>. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Read the instruction on how to update firmware via PC <a href="https://onlinemanual.insta360.com/go2/en-us/camera/firmware" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Follow steps in 64GB section up to step #10. Do not unplug the case. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Downgrade the firmware by copying the earlier version onto the root of the assigned drive.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Unplug the case. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Close the case. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Open the case and power it up if need to. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Wait for the firmware to downgrade.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Repeat step #14 and #15 in 64GB section. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Repeat step #5 to #10 above to upgrade the firmware to latest version. </span></li></ol><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Above helps to extend the recording from slightly over 2 minutes to about 2.5 to 3 minutes. I have an open case with Insta360 on this issue, will update here once I hear from them. However, I have set very low expectation that the battery has been damaged by the firmware update like the <a href="https://thewalkmanblog.blogspot.com/2022/12/sony-wf-1000xm4-firmware-update-version.html" target="_blank">infamous Sony ANC earbuds incident</a>, or the battery was of low quality that could only last a year or two of weekend use. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Good luck to your Go2.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>[Update 21 Jun 2023]</b></span> - Insta360 Support replied me with the following:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">The result was disappointing, the timelapse video was only 22 seconds long. Means, the battery on my 32GB Go2 is dead.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Let's calculate. I bought it in March 2021: </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">2021 with 39 weeks x 2 days (Sat & Sun) = 78 days </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">2022 with 52 weeks x 2 days = 104 days</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">2023 up to early May with 20 weeks x 2 days = 40 days</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Average I charged once per use per day on those weekend days. Means I charged the Go2 222 times, add 10% for file transfer, firmware update etc. sums up to 250 times of charging. As the case could charge the camera 3 times, so total of 750 charge cycles on the camera. The number is definitely on the high side, as Malaysia was still on lock down for 2021 and first half of 2022, which restricted me from using it when cycling. And I don't cycle 2 days every week. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">I understand each gadget including battery on EV has its lifespan. It seems to me the Go2 is too early to be certified death with only 2 years+ but less than 1 year of actual use. I hope the 64GB has battery that is more durable, so does the One RS. Or else, it is not worth investing especially model like Go2 with no user-replaceable battery. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Lastly, the Support recommended me to send the Go2 for repair at their authorized repair center in Singapore <span style="white-space: normal;"><span style="text-align: left;"><a href="mailto:insta360_service@lau-intl.com.sg" target="_blank">insta360_service at lau-intl.com.sg</a>. Since the warranty has lapsed, certainly this is on my own cost. Will share more details after their reply, whether is worth to repair. </span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Nonetheless, the Support is very helpful. Thanks to Alina. </span></div><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722694513895991805.post-52263631362094782952023-05-10T21:07:00.005+08:002023-05-30T08:16:52.760+08:00Shokz OpenRun <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Some times a same message conveyed by different people or medium results in different reactions, or no reaction at all. But, there is one universal way that always has better resonance. Music, it is.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Since young, I have been investing quite a bit on music gadgets. Few Sony Walkman, various MP3 players, to few pairs of decent ANC earbuds like Sony WF-1000XM4, even some entry level audiophile stuff. I just love to immerse myself into the music. #nomusicnolife </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">When cycling, I need a pair of headphones that enables me to enjoy both my life's favorites, cycling and music concurrently and <b><u>safely</u></b>. It was a no brainer to hit the "Back this project" button when I found Aftershokz in Kickstarter years ago. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Today I'm on the 3rd pair of Aftershokz, aka Shokz (rebranded). The Shokz Open Run. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc14NinytvEQPLawXwFEL2-SExladBa_8ZzvxxBWXDGVmNN9l2WsD4ePC1dAP3NpDO4JM3xZUj-q3Hw2r9XEK87HdiTLSxI46yqQDrDu2KY3Ra_VLeBBZXR1y5wSt9x6M4HSklnC0eMEKnfSIY27d4b_ERhgLOEBq1B5pnfeLG0i8s9NP6ARPiG5Joqw/s1600/1683729642728433-0.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc14NinytvEQPLawXwFEL2-SExladBa_8ZzvxxBWXDGVmNN9l2WsD4ePC1dAP3NpDO4JM3xZUj-q3Hw2r9XEK87HdiTLSxI46yqQDrDu2KY3Ra_VLeBBZXR1y5wSt9x6M4HSklnC0eMEKnfSIY27d4b_ERhgLOEBq1B5pnfeLG0i8s9NP6ARPiG5Joqw/s320/1683729642728433-0.png" width="180" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">The first pair lasted me a good 5 or 6 years. Disappointedly the second pair, Air as shown in the picture only lasted me 25 months. Yep, it spoiled right after the 24 months warranty. The shop said Shokz Malaysia didn't honor the warranty. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1j64h861owLclx-HPGc-ELzgJZYjLyGpLddEnueoOA1j62BT0t68EoM-zCYyMoZnfC7_pb1Wg6Fa90QOd7SMGCaOEq8VaD0mkmBWkqQipqaw9n0fvDObc4GUTjU_HdiXUZZonUk9VCBTmUm68-Ycv-R1CA8Wt2rpAz8aoRIJJX3Ca43bhIq9U4w5f6g/s1600/1683729639787295-1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1j64h861owLclx-HPGc-ELzgJZYjLyGpLddEnueoOA1j62BT0t68EoM-zCYyMoZnfC7_pb1Wg6Fa90QOd7SMGCaOEq8VaD0mkmBWkqQipqaw9n0fvDObc4GUTjU_HdiXUZZonUk9VCBTmUm68-Ycv-R1CA8Wt2rpAz8aoRIJJX3Ca43bhIq9U4w5f6g/s320/1683729639787295-1.png" width="180" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Some differences between the two, old Air vs new Open Run:</span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">a mid-hard pouch vs a fabric case. </span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">a pair of earbuds vs no more earbuds. It's used to isolate the surrounding noise when you want to use it like normal headphones.</span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">a conventional micro USB vs a proprietary magnetic charging port (see below). </span></li></ul></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYkLv8NMuIzwcaWZtY-cOVv3VKMGQZWZ0ZwFqibKX1f65LMqDdCqEhdDachKK9mrXOl6VOrwhMR42vHoH-EoDM2KGzFtJ4S3hsgD7eTP3xBiEBDxcbt04Setj_ahnGP1UnmbsQVKcv9dnT4vQWynedlk5uCEXDFHopS1IXiv8y-21zRJOOWfMvYsST0A/s1600/1683729637308345-2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYkLv8NMuIzwcaWZtY-cOVv3VKMGQZWZ0ZwFqibKX1f65LMqDdCqEhdDachKK9mrXOl6VOrwhMR42vHoH-EoDM2KGzFtJ4S3hsgD7eTP3xBiEBDxcbt04Setj_ahnGP1UnmbsQVKcv9dnT4vQWynedlk5uCEXDFHopS1IXiv8y-21zRJOOWfMvYsST0A/s320/1683729637308345-2.png" width="180" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Still the same shape so I am confident it would wear and feel the same above my ears (plus past experiences with 2 pairs from Shokz), will be able to testify this coming weekend. Open Run has 2 sizes, this is the standard size. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgonqrAiFfLqYLuVCQy7Iz85r-h5QLaODubq0VpihzfdPtfzNHk7QgJa5ifz9gC8hLWoTe_g1Ehe98RpvPiHB_2slQJqvKdxX3n3WBcWQQrcv3lnciUZI07FzuMAnyHGq4Ok1Cj-WKzRiQY8f0T1vtA9IJL-Z1ZqqUfJmLEy5hzoOYD52XPmZyLhieZkg/s1600/1683729634745870-3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgonqrAiFfLqYLuVCQy7Iz85r-h5QLaODubq0VpihzfdPtfzNHk7QgJa5ifz9gC8hLWoTe_g1Ehe98RpvPiHB_2slQJqvKdxX3n3WBcWQQrcv3lnciUZI07FzuMAnyHGq4Ok1Cj-WKzRiQY8f0T1vtA9IJL-Z1ZqqUfJmLEy5hzoOYD52XPmZyLhieZkg/s320/1683729634745870-3.png" width="180" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">1 noticeable inconvenience on my first trial was the volume rocker of Open Run is not as distinct as the Air's. I mistakenly pressed Up button when I wanted to lower the volume and vice versa. Perhaps to accustom myself.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Feature wise, perhaps not a good comparison as Air is an end-of-life model. Suggest refer to the <a href="https://shokz.com/pages/product-comparison" target="_blank">official website</a> for current models, the highest end Open Run Pro, the mid Open Run and the entry model Open Move. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Why not the Open Run <b>Pro</b>? I couldn't justify to myself the extra premium of RM200+ (or USD50) for very minimum enhancement. 8 hours of play time with IP67 on Open Run is the best fit for most of my rides, from weekend cafe ride to Audax Pink Ride of 200km (the Pro is 10 hours play time with only IP55). The only hassle is I may need to carry the proprietary charging cable when I go on longer Audax ride, which is very seldom these years. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">I am not comfortable (when cycling) wearing conventional or ANC headphones for safety reason. Even it comes with ambient sound feature, it is still not as safe as keeping ears wide open and sensitive to the surrounding. I have a pair of Sony XM4 earbuds that I only use indoor or when it is safe to be isoloted from the surrounding. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">There are many other brands, or even some unknowns in Shopee, Lazada, Taobao, Amazon and whatnot, I wouldn't look into and take chance with any of them especially those with cheaper price. Shokz has product starting from RM300+, I believe it catered a very wide budget range of buyers. The sound quality, accurate battery runtime and proven record from past experience have gained my loyalty over the brand, though a little disappointment over the second pair. I would expect and hopefully the new Open Run would last me much longer than the warranty period. I would definitely look for other reputable brands if otherwise. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;">Lastly, if you exercise outdoor and love music, highly recommend Shokz. A good pair to invest and make your outdoor activities more enjoyable. If you are in Malaysia, you may buy from this Shopee seller, <a href="https://shopee.com.my/dotzconnect" target="_blank">dotzconnect</a>, or go to their shop <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/GrE2PLGc33ZcXdWq9" target="_blank">Micronation</a> in Bukit Rimau, Klang. I earn zero commission and have no affiliation, just sharing my good experience buying multiple products (Garmin and Shokz) from the shop.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Poppins;"><b>UPDATE</b>: after first use, I realized the new pair no longer supports voice assistant. On old pair, long press on the play/pause button would trigger Google Assistant (paired with Android phone). The new Open Run does not support that anymore. Not a feature that I used a lot, but at times it was useful like I could voice-check weather info without taking out the phone. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722694513895991805.post-7684640336595410222023-04-03T23:46:00.006+08:002023-07-09T00:31:39.173+08:00又十年<p style="text-align: center;">这里被废置了几年.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjLfiTy_bxBIat0NgEdNLSN7VY9xv43gva5bCzpaO8MwUqwMD-6O_6Llcl9qTYDrwN1PmOiLJxf2jqzwhFHD1D3VVHg7Pty_70zsbi5OKU5MEldZHFyz7hVQlOLtmrWncw2ZDoonW9NiwmxWBac9F7SW_B4EiSpJ7NxKuV8dbx94PUynW3PkcnWy13IQ/s1280/IMG-20230226-WA0016.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjLfiTy_bxBIat0NgEdNLSN7VY9xv43gva5bCzpaO8MwUqwMD-6O_6Llcl9qTYDrwN1PmOiLJxf2jqzwhFHD1D3VVHg7Pty_70zsbi5OKU5MEldZHFyz7hVQlOLtmrWncw2ZDoonW9NiwmxWBac9F7SW_B4EiSpJ7NxKuV8dbx94PUynW3PkcnWy13IQ/s320/IMG-20230226-WA0016.jpg" width="180"></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">一眨眼.</p><p style="text-align: center;">过眼云烟.</p><p style="text-align: center;">心血來潮.</p><p style="text-align: center;">想刷刷屏.</p><p style="text-align: center;">几年來, 平淡得來有起伏. 体验了生老病... 死的边缘. </p><p><br></p><p><b>《生》</b></p><p style="text-align: justify;">以往偶而会怀疑自己的努力. 成果呢? 说起來有点讽刺, 真的庆幸新冠疫情让我重新认识了自己, 整顿了人生下一回合. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">工作上, 不是风云人物, 但在业界里应该还略有小名吧. 至少验证了自己十年前幫公司规划的蓝图和种种决策, 让公司在某些方面成了业界里的科技领头羊, 如今在验收着成果. 換网, 上云端, 大数据, 启用日本便利店系統, 合伙国家銀行, 首推提款卡消費等. 身不累, 心有点累. 累在于公司政治和部门外的豬友们, 不是工作. 真正让我开了天眼看清人和鬼,也突显了不怕神对手, 只怕猪队友这句名言. 感恩部门内不离不弃的神队友陪我走了这风风雨雨. 每个还理直气壮敢敢地跟大老板说不想換部门. 妈的, 叫我于心何忍另謀高就呢? 这十年來公司里应該只有咱的部门还是个完壁沒人半途下车吧? 这算不算另一个成就呢? </p><p style="text-align: justify;">疫情后重新調整了重心. 放弃了几次來敲门的黃金机会, 也暂时放下了想冲刺另一个事业高峰的野心. 暂不洗手, 先把金盆放一旁吧. 冲, 财务上肯定丰硕且有成就感. 但如今的我趋于平淡知足, 只想静静地体会着悠闲安逸的日子. 沒有大富也不需要大贵, 只想把时间留給更值得的人事物. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>人</b></span>• 重新洗了朋友圈. 不是你的错, 只怪我时日不多. 并沒有拉黑删除, 只是少了主动. 工作上尽量线上见, 午餐也大多是送餐服務边吃边工作, 只有一兩位知蜜敢敢把我拖出去陪吃, 还迁就我的时间早到陪我吃早餐. 真心谢谢妳们的关心与在乎. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">除了工作, 屈指一算, 每天只与家人和一兩位要好的有所交流交心. 把省下來的時间都留给了自己. 讯息一定回, 这是基本礼貌. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPiv4mAu95Xs_OFxL8aiin-at4ogP5TeUJsjbZLetIQRqHlU7uQl5egrbOkmDQB5_fKAwGxPPQSdA5_PnLHoGdFU_9jQUXqaBiOYq2fks3RibjbFPkjc-uxfifLMsneJL0hWNKUuf07b3qkOmKAaS6mdznbFhBUpF8v0oxwjgnBBErniq1dXhHmA5gwg/s2647/1640791450904-01~2-01.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2647" data-original-width="2156" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPiv4mAu95Xs_OFxL8aiin-at4ogP5TeUJsjbZLetIQRqHlU7uQl5egrbOkmDQB5_fKAwGxPPQSdA5_PnLHoGdFU_9jQUXqaBiOYq2fks3RibjbFPkjc-uxfifLMsneJL0hWNKUuf07b3qkOmKAaS6mdznbFhBUpF8v0oxwjgnBBErniq1dXhHmA5gwg/s320/1640791450904-01~2-01.jpeg" width="261"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">事</span>• </b>十多年來都沒变, 还是喜歡騎车流汗自由自在跑透透的感覺. 也更爱上了独骑, 无拘无束无牵挂. 为了能骑不同的风景, 也重启了浪子式旅行, 把铁马塞进了车里, 油门一踩全马骑透透. 对一个生肖和星座都是神崇自由的怪胎不出奇吧. 知蜜叫我找个志趣相投的相陪. 如今的我已不年少轻狂, 不屑也无心无力玩啥啥游戏了. 有缘就來试着打直球坦诚相对吧. 自己也破天荒破了十几年來从不約骑女车友的规定. 这破例值不值得? 有点怀疑. 以后再说吧. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br></span></div><p><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">物</span>• </b><span style="text-align: justify;">为了能让自己更享受自由的风, 也计划入手一台营车. 希望能让这只脱缰马骑得更远更自由. 朋友同事也一直怂恿換台德系豪华车来犒赏自己. 这对我的梦想有帮助吗? 再说德系车的可靠性有目共睹, 难道要我整天在路边和修车厂里车营吗? 从这课题就可看出你我的交情了吧. </span></p><p><br></p><p><b>《老》</b></p><p style="text-align: justify;">大马的人均寿是75岁. 如今步入人生第二回合, 就如61岁的学友感慨地唱又十年. 自己还有多少个十年就寿寝了呢? 也因为这感触, 再想想无论如何浪子不羁趴趴走, 始終需要居有定所, 所以毅然决定砸钱把空置蛮久的新家 (上图) 裝修成梦想居厝來充当养老院. 好让自己往后有幸的"又十年"有间温馨小居扎根, 也让哥嫂方便回来探望老人家. 新家也比較靠近姐且較不塞车, 方便姐过來也方便妈过去. 还有达琳也快步入成年了, 不能让她每每回來都跟我同房. 或许不久后她也牵着男友回來呢. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br></p><p><b>《病》</b></p><p style="text-align: justify;">若干年前年轻时在一次例常的体检验到了肝指數飙高音般上升了好几倍. 幸好在医生谆谆善誘的医疗下, 自律地戒了夜夜笙歌, 用6个月把身体调理好. 那时也鞭策自己注重健康, 也一次次计划性地把自己推进手术室几回, 把能医的病痛全都医好. 鼻窦炎, 脫臼, 椎盘突出等. 我有時在想, 如果沒有提早醒觉, 我是否早已一命嗚呼了? 在呼出最后一口氣时会不会壮志未酬地后悔? 但这些病痛只是小兒科, 沒让我真正体会到死的感觉. </p><p><br></p><p><b>《死》</b></p><p style="text-align: justify;">在 MCO1 的前三天, 又再次把自己推进了手术室. 这一遭让我真正体会到死亡在耳边的气息. 在一個平常不过的周日, 车子等著交通灯, 突然腹部好像鬼压身般的千斤重, 简单不过的呼吸却一瞬间变得奢侈. 一呼一吸竟然要费九牛二虎之力. 伴隨而來的是肩膀的无力, 双手有如被少林方丈点了穴般的僵直. 转个方向盘竟也要使出吃奶之力. 脑里第一时间想到的是: "ok Google, hard to breathe and heavy shoulders". 有够怪咖吧? 谷哥关切地说: "seek medical attention immediately". </p><p style="text-align: justify;">現在回想起当时, 什么决定会有怎樣的結果呢? 在十叉路口, 向左走(继续去找朋友)或向右转(去医院). 又或许那個红灯就这样成为了我人生的休止符. 所幸听了谷哥的"劝告"选了右转, 也庆幸还能慢慢地安全地驾去附近的医院. 好笑的是医生护士们都很惊讶一个有着心绞症狀的病人竟然能自如地把车泊好独自慢慢地走去急救室. 更离谱的是一切指數和超声波重复了几次也沒测到无常. 終于在血管造影 angiogram 下找到了症結, 同時也做了 stenting 支架手术. 在沒有三高和排除父母遗传下, 以及了解了我的生活习惯和工作状况后, 医生并沒有明确指明, 却话重心长地放了我2个月病假叫我別煩工作好好在家休息 (支架手术通常只需3-5天的休息). 医生也說如果我选择向左走的话我就有资格成为另类恐怖分子变成一个人肉计时炸弹, 随时随地领红卡直接芭比Q. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">6个月后, 重新踏上了远骑之旅. 頂着300km目标爬上了金马仑, 却意外地"滚"着下山. 在误判一个路面状况, 我翻车了. 睜開眼时, 一个轿车轮就在鼻尖前. 当地居民说这里是黑区, 我是这星期的第三单, 也是唯一的幸存者. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">远骑犹如人生般, 你以为你有300km的路程, 可一切突发意外却可轻易地把它缩短. 而我, 感恩縮短的是140km路程, 不是人生. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">就这样在2020的新冠疫情中, 我舌尖2次舔到了死亡味道. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">短短的几个月, 一只腳跨过了阴阳界2次, 我沈淀了, 也重新定义了人生下半场. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">余生的时间只会留給我愛的和值得的人事物.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">如果你认为我是值得的, 咱就好好珍惜彼此吧. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">如果我还傻呼呼的, 敲敲我的头呗. 我肯定会回应. 这是基本礼貌. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">最后, 分享林夕一针见血的歌词:</p><p><i>若这一束吊灯倾泻下来</i></p><p><i>或者我 已不会存在</i></p><p><i>即使你不爱</i></p><p><i>亦不需要分开</i></p><p><i>若这一刻我竟严重痴呆</i></p><p><i>根本不需要被爱</i></p><p><i>永远在床上发梦</i></p><p><i>余生都不会再悲哀</i></p><p><i>... ... ...</i></p><p><i>到这日才发现</i></p><p><i>曾呼吸过空气</i></p><p>⭐</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722694513895991805.post-46276032261122067542015-11-13T22:52:00.005+08:002023-04-03T23:46:27.339+08:00Ceramic Pro Malaysia Review<div style="text-align: justify;">
When I first got my new CX-5, I was looking for a coating product that could protect the car paint, reduce car wash frequency, lowest maintenance (of the coat) ever required and ultimately the car will fetch higher resale value with show room condition after X years when I upgrade to another. In short, I just want my car to look clean and great all time. I do understand maintaining a car especially a dark color like black or dark blue is not an easy task. In contrary, I am a lazy butt and dislike waiting, wash car every week and sending it for wax and polish are time wasting efforts in my opinion. It should be minimized as much as possible, the time could be spent on something more meaningful.</div>
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I had a sealant product applied on my ex-lovely Civic FD2. The car looked great even after 8 years. See the photo after the break...<br />
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After reading through some reviews, with extra attention on the reviews shared after a year of using the said product, combined with my own study over the product specification, I took a plunge on <a href="http://www.ceramicpro.com.my/" target="_blank">Ceramic Pro</a> that seemed to fulfill all my requirements above. One major factor was that Ceramic Pro is the only product that publicly displays its <a href="http://www.ceramicpro.com.my/sgs-certification/" target="_blank">SGS certifications</a>. </div>
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15 months after the treatment...<br />
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The SUV might look like it's well pampered and protected. I can swear it's not. This is my daily commute vehicle, it has been exposed to typical tropical weather, construction areas when I am on business trip, daily route passing thru MRT construction areas at Klang Valley, plus driving in thick haze condition in the south of Malaysia. In fact, it has been thrown into real life test. For instance, inconsiderate stupid Malaysian driver that scratched and dented the car body when exit the parking lot beside me. The 9H protection came to rescue, paint surface was well protected and the scratch was wiped off with a wet micro fiber cloth. The dent recovered itself after few days of parking under hot sun (the dent popped back to its original shape) before I was able to make time sending to dent repair in Puchong. Don't take my words as lifetime guarantee, I believe 9H protection helps in certain circumstances but obviously not all times. The car body would still damage if the object is harder than 9H such as sharp metal object.<br />
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Like I said, I love to see my car in prestige outlook but I am lazy and reluctant to spend time maintaining it (regular wax and polish). I must say I am very happy with Ceramic Pro 9H protection. The glossiness and its depth, the smooth paint surface and the hydrophobic effect. In addition, I am no longer using car shampoo, pipe water is more than enough for a clean wash. Shameful to say that I hardly wash my car, maybe once a month (shhh...) by a professional car wash center and perhaps DIY once in a quarter, it is still in good condition as shown above. You might observe that there is also no swirl marks on the car body, no special care for that but just micro fiber cloth with pipe water from top-down sequence.<br />
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It is susceptible to watermarks like any other similar products. This is likely due to half-covered roof at car porch. No biggie to me as car surface is well protected and still looks glossy. I have also scheduled my annual touch up session (free for first year) with Ceramic Pro. Darren, the shop owner will touch up the area, apply the newer version of the coat and assured that the enhanced formula will be more watermarks resistant. I am confident with his words, and definitely with the product! :) Darren also shared that the latest formula no longer requires annual rejuvenation.<br />
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Google Ceramic Pro yourself, you will find many positive reviews about this product. My rationale is why send your car to a car detailer that carries unknown / unproven / OEM product with a gimmicky localized name than a globally recognized product like Ceramic Pro? Pay once only for the entire tenure of your possession on the lovely ride. Protect the original paint than thinning the paint layer with polishes. The sum of few times polish/wax that yields only temporary gloss effect is easily comparable to the price you pay for Ceramic Pro, not to forget the time saved. It's a highly recommended product with awesome customer service from the team like Ben. Do check out their <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ceramicpromy/" target="_blank">Facebook</a> for more info.<br />
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Before I close out, let me disclose that Darren and I (and few other friends who coated their car too) are now friend after our deal. We realized that we have mutual friend (uni-mate) when we connect in Facebook. What a small world. Though we're friend, I earn nothing from sharing my experience on Ceramic Pro, but you may try to ask for discount by showing this post. :)</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722694513895991805.post-9015528773778412042015-07-22T00:39:00.000+08:002023-04-03T23:46:38.948+08:00Lazada, Incubator of Dishonest Sellers & Scammers<div style="text-align: justify;">
Let me extend the <a href="http://www.jacko.my/2015/07/gn-estore-is-scammer.html" target="_blank">scammer incident</a> to share more about my experience shopping virtually at local online stores.<br />
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I rate the online stores with "unpleasant" and "bad" experience. For former, I defined it as "<i>I got what I ordered but the shopping experience wasn't a pleasant one</i>", for instance, slow delivery, require successful warranty claim, technical error etc. That may or may not stop me from buying from the site again depending on the magnitude of the problem. Whereas the latter is "<i>I didn't get what I ordered, paid but didn't get to enjoy</i>". Obviously a big NO to buy again and obviously the <a href="http://www.jacko.my/2015/07/gn-estore-is-scammer.html" target="_blank">scammer incident</a> falls under this. Having said that, it's the last for me to ever shop again at Lazada after the <a href="http://www.jacko.my/2015/07/gn-estore-is-scammer.html" target="_blank">incident</a>.<br />
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It's so typical in Malaysia that practices "you're guilty until proven otherwise". Similarly, Lazada's policy is protective and biased towards sellers instead of buyers. Sellers with hidden agenda will certainly take advantage of Lazada's strict policy against the buyers. When such mishap happens, buyers are always the sore loser. 7 days return policy may work for some items such as wok, undewears, panties, cloth hangers and whatnot, it's too restrictive that some items require professional installation and setup before the buyer could tell it's faulty or not. If you notice in the photo I posted in <a href="http://www.jacko.my/2015/07/gn-estore-is-scammer.html" target="_blank">previous post</a> that I also bought the Power Magic Pro for standby power, I have not tested it since I have a faulty dashcam and it requires some professional installation on car electronics. What's more with email exchanges between seller and buyer that likely take a few days to clarify some queries, practically the buyer is left with no buffer. Such thing will never happen at US stores like Amazon.com. I was even gifted a free additional item by the seller when I left an honest feedback on the product!</div>
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IPMart is equivalent or even worse than Lazada. I bought a brand new Nexus 7, the unit was faulty out of box and above was the reply I received from the support.<br />
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I have been an online shopping addict for more than a decade. I bought stuff from all over the world, UK, Japan, Singapore, Australia, Canada and majority of my shopping loots came from US stores. I considered myself a lucky one as I only had handful of bad experience. To be precise, only 2 incidents. Now, another bad experience to be filed in the record.</div>
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Recently friends and I were chatting over some automotive accidents and road bully incidents we saw in the social media. That triggered us to look for a decent dashcam for our daily ride. With no doubt that Google is the first we asked for answer and we found Blackvue is the leading brand with many good reviews. After some research on the latest modeln DR650GW-2CH, I headed to my trusty online store Amazon.com to place order but was told by my friend that local online store Lazada.com.my was offering storewide 15% discount. I had a not-so-pleasant experience with Lazada previously but the deal was better than Amazon's when taking forex into account - weakening Ringgit Malaysia MYR against USD. As I always skeptical with local online stores like Lazada, I did some research and contacted the seller before I placed the order. The seller, GN eStore responded and displaying its certificate of authorization on selling genuine Blackvue products. I took the plunge went ahead with my order at Lazada, so did my friends. </div>
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The item arrived safely at the doorstep after almost a month of waiting. It was received by my mom when I was travelling on business. Ask any geek, you probably get the same answer like me that the most excitement and exotic moment is when unboxing a new gadget. So you could imagine that what was the first thing I did upon my return from business trip when I saw the the parcel on my working table.</div>
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Opened the box and everything seemed to be in order. I quickly ran to my car to try it out as the only available power connector is cigarette lighter connector. Plugged everything in according to manual, a sexy voice welcomed me with "Blackvue for your safe driving" followed by "Starting normal recording". Everything was perfect up to that moment. Almost orgasm. Unfortunately the anticlimax moment struck.<br />
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Similar to GoPro or any action camera, the key feature of dashcam is the wireless connectivity to configure and view the recordings without the fuss of wired connection to download via PC or laptop. So does Blackvue dashcam. I installed the Blackvue app from Play Store, launched the wireless scanning on my Nexus 5 to connect to the camera. Nothing resembled <i>blackvue_xxxxx </i>was detected.<br />
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Let's try another phone, I told myself. Repeated the same with Moto X. Failed. Let's get another. Pulled out my old Motorola Razr and did the same...<br />
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To no avail. I wasn't disheartened, yet. I booted up my Surface Pro 3. Finally, I gave in. It's a unit with faulty wireless. Sigh.<br />
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As a technical guy whom has worked for life in IT with several Microsoft, Cisco, ITIL and etc certificates on my waistband, I applied the same problem management process to diagnose the situation. Recheck connections, reread manuals, forums, PC update, manually changed the parameters in config.ini, firmware upgrade etc etc.You name it. All failed.<br />
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I contacted the seller GN eStore via email and explained the problem. As expected, I was asked to repeat a subset of what I had performed earlier. Let me do something similar to Sarawak Report that published the email leaks, the seller eventually told me this excuse...<br />
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WTF?! Why not explain that I need line of sight for wifi connection? Perhaps my technical knowledge is fucking dated and my certificates were all bribed over.<br />
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Well, even though it was damn idiotic, I acted like a dummy and replied nicely with intention not to upset the seller so that he/she could agree on a return for warranty. In the end, the seller cum scammer disappeared in black hole without any reply!! GN eStore, a truly genuine scammer.<br />
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My verdict? Think positively, at least the dashcam can still record, only the wifi is faulty. I am putting my last hope on Blackvue support if I am allowed to exchange a replacement directly. Fingers crossed.<br />
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Sharing here so that you think twice if you plan to buy stuff from this scammer in all online stores with all its online stores at popular platforms below.<br />
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By the way, if you are curious, apparently my friends ordered older model 550GW through a different seller. Their units are working fine.<br />
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<li>Its own website <a href="http://gnestore.com/" target="_blank">http://gnestore.com/</a></li>
<li>FB page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GNeStore" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/GNeStore</a></li>
<li>Lazada <a href="http://www.lazada.com.my/gn-estore/" target="_blank">http://www.lazada.com.my/gn-estore/</a></li>
<li>Qoo10 <a href="http://www.qoo10.my/shop/GNeStore" target="_blank">http://www.qoo10.my/shop/GNeStore</a></li>
<li>Rakuten Singapore <a href="http://www.rakuten.com.sg/shop/gnestore/" target="_blank">http://www.rakuten.com.sg/shop/gnestore/</a> </li>
<li>eBay <a href="http://www.ebay.com/usr/gnestore" target="_blank">http://www.ebay.com/usr/gnestore</a></li>
<li>Newegg <a href="http://www.newegg.com/GN-eStore" target="_blank">http://www.newegg.com/GN-eStore</a>, </li>
<li>Oh even Amazon <a href="http://goo.gl/qtOvPi" target="_blank">http://goo.gl/qtOvPi</a></li>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722694513895991805.post-25586337594158520182014-12-25T17:00:00.002+08:002023-04-04T00:14:03.443+08:00Netgear PTV3000 with AppRadio<div style="text-align: justify;">
The key success factor for <a href="http://www.jacko.my/2014/10/cx-5-appradio-3-ep1.html" target="_blank">AppRadio</a> to work is the ability of the connected phone to output or cast the screen via HDMI, and a compatible adapter (either <a href="http://www.slimportconnect.com/" target="_blank">Slimport</a> connector or the MHL adapter) is crucial to make this happen. This actually becomes the show stopper for many as not many phones can work with an aftermarket adapter. For instance, the One+ One and the Nexus 6.</div>
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With a series of posts on <a href="http://www.jacko.my/2014/10/cx-5-appradio-3-ep1.html" target="_blank">AppRadio</a> I shared, some of my friends really got poisoned to do the same on their lovely car. Too bad, none of them are using Nexus phones, so I ought to further inject the poison making sure I have a solution for them! Glad that I do have something to offer!! <span style="color: red;">*evil grin*</span></div>
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As wired solution is almost impossible for some phones, the alternative is to go on wireless. There are few matured wireless display technologies such as Miracast, WiDi and so on. The safest is to pick a technology that is natively supported on any Android phone, which is the Miracast. </div>
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It's Netgear PTV3000. It supports <a href="http://www.netgear.com/home/products/connected-entertainment/wireless-display-adapters/PTV3000.aspx" target="_blank">3 different wireless display technologies</a> with up to 1080p display with 5.1 surround pass-through sound. Nothing fancy about the package. It's just a small black box, smaller than my Starbucks Card...</div>
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One USB port used to power up the device, one HDMI to output the display and a reset button. I paid a little attention to the power requirement to confirm that the USB output from AppRadio can be used to power up this little box. Lesser ampere maybe able to power it up but the wireless range likely will be shorter or deteriorate in quality.</div>
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Like I mentioned in my <a href="http://www.jacko.my/2014/10/cx-5-appradio-3-ep2.html" target="_blank">earlier post</a>, it's always good to try with the simplest setup, so I tested it with a TV. Power it up with either USB port on the TV or the bundled power adapter, plug in the HDMI to one of the HDMI ports on the TV, switch the TV input to the HDMI channel, the setup screen appears...<br />
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On the phone, go to Settings > Display > Cast Screen (or wireless screen or whatever resembles the same) to enable wireless display, let the phone searches the device, select it once found and you shall be connected instantly...<br />
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No wireless router required (unlike Chromecast), virtually no configuration required. Proof of Concept (PoC, the term that I have been using for years in my work) is passed.<br />
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Let's move to the AppRadio and check out the videos below. First video shows the connection, simply replace the Slimport connector (or MHL adapter) with PTV3000 and the second video shows the PTV in action.<br />
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It appears that the audio is also output through PTV3000 and hence better quality than Bluetooth streaming. The touch control that is sent via Bluetooth through ARU app is as smooth as if the phone is wired. I think the placement of the PTV3000 and phone should be in direct sight for best wireless quality and to minimize or avoid interference by other wireless devices. Lastly, I shall announce that the "R&D" of wireless display with Netgear PTV3000 works well with AppRadio 3! I shall share once one of my friends gets his One+ working with Pioneer AVH-X8550BT.
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<a href="http://www.jacko.my/2014/10/cx-5-appradio-3-ep1.html" target="_blank">AppRadio 3 Episode 1</a></div>
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My phone was upgraded to Lollipop via OTA without hiccup, rooted and remained on stock recovery. I don't need a custom recovery as I don't mess with custom ROMs, all I need is a rooted phone to enable me to run some apps for my <a href="http://www.jacko.my/2014/10/cx-5-appradio-3-ep1.html" target="_blank">AppRadio</a>. Therefore I am still getting OTA from Google directly but this time the OTA failed due to a move by Google. Read this <a href="http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/11/13/psa-new-lollipop-ota-procedure-means-update-will-fail-system-modified-way/" target="_blank">article</a> to understand, written in quite layman format. Look like manual upgrade is inevitable in the future. For this particular 5.0.1 minor upgrade, obviously I like to retain all my apps and data. Fortunately it's possible with Nexus Root Toolkit.</div>
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Once done, the phone took a while to boot up and to display the lock screen, depending on how many apps you have. All data and settings should be retained including USB debugging in Developer Options. Verify the phone is upgraded to 5.0.1 in About Phone...</div>
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It's been a busy gadgetry month for me. Few goods and bads. </div>
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1 x Good - I have been enjoying the AppRadio in my everyday commute. :)</div>
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2 x Good - It came earlier than expected. Google just pushed the OTA Lollipop upgrade to my Nexus 5. :)</div>
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Oh wait! The good turned bad...</div>
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1 x Bad - The AppRadio Unchained ARU app stopped working after the upgrade!! This is really really a nightmare!</div>
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I assume you would have rooted your phone if you came about this post looking for answer. If you have your phone unlocked and rooted, you will need to re-root after the upgrade. For Nexus 5, I am using <a href="http://www.wugfresh.com/nrt/" target="_blank">Wugfresh's Nexus Root Toolkit NRT</a> to get the technical job done. I don't relock the boot loader as that may cause me to lose data when I need to re-root in the future.</div>
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Once upgraded and rooted, you will not be able to use ARU in Android 5.0 Lollipop if you plan to use any of the official apps supported by Pioneer, for instance, Waze, Mixtrax App etc. The screen mirror still works as normal but the touch control on AR3 will not be functional anymore. If you attempt to reinstall ARU, the app simply will not install, you will get error -505 if you attempt to download the official <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.pioneer.mbg.appradio.AppRadioLauncher" target="_blank">Pioneer's AppRadio</a> app from Play Store. If you're technical, you will see similar message when you use adb to push install... </div>
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<span style="color: red;">Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_DUPLICATE_PERMISSION perm=pioneer.permission.appradio.ADVANCED_APPMODE pkg=com.waze]</span></div>
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ARU will only be installed successfully when you have none of the official supported apps installed on your phone. But, what's the point of mirroring the screen to AR3 if they can't co-exist?</div>
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<li>Uninstall ARU or Pioneer official AppRadio app.</li>
<li>Install <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mars.area51.arunchained" target="_blank">AppRadio Unchained Reloaded ARUR</a> from Play Store. It's a paid app by the same developer who unlocked the ARU for AppRadio community.</li>
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Once installed, the touch control should be restored. Launch the app and let it start upon establishment of bluetooth connection with AR3. You can refer to photo gallery below for the settings. I also have <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.farmerbb.secondscreen.free" target="_blank">SecondScreen</a> working in tandem with ARUR and I re-attached the settings at below as well.</div>
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Things are not done, just yet. I experienced very frequent intermittent GPS signal disconnection on Waze and Google Maps...</div>
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From the screens everything seemed to be running fine (phone has GPS, AR3 has locked in the GPS fix) but Waze / Google Maps just couldn't lock the position and kept showing estimate location. After several emails with ARUR developer, we figured out some tweak to overcome this issue.</div>
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Go to Settings - Developer Options and enable "Allow mock locations".</div>
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This option allows the running apps like Waze to use the mock / fake location than the phone's GPS information. In AppRadio scenario, the GPS isn't really mocked, the GPS signals are acquired from the head unit "injected" into the phone for better accuracy. You can see the difference in ARUR after you enabled the option (a reboot on phone maybe required)...</div>
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The developer Area51 may ask you to do some folder/file movement i.e. move apk from data\app folder to data\priv-app, I did not do that though. Waze and Google Maps are able to quickly lock in the GPS position from my few rounds of tests with "allow mock locations" enabled. So file move might not be necessary.<br />
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Phew! Now I am back to enjoy AR3! Additional cost to purchase the ARUR, though. Not cheap in our currency but consider that's the gratitude to Area51 who has dedicated his time to unlock ARU and came out with a better ARUR. Do give your support to him ya.<br />
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Things get more exciting with AppRadio. Stay tuned. I will be revealing an alternative solution that should work with recent Android phones that have no MHL or slimport adapter to output HDMI. ;)<br />
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UPDATE 20141207: developer Area51 just replied that the phone's GPS is not working when you are not connected to AR3 and with "Allow mock locations" enabled. He will be providing guide on some manual file movement (in Lollipop) of his ARUR app so that the "mock location" will be disabled/enabled according to the state of the AR3 connection. However, what I tested was otherwise. Waze was still running smoothly with "allow mock location" enabled and disconnected from AR3. I will update if there's other hiccup, I doubt though. So it may not be necessary to move the apk to private app folder in the end.<br />
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<a href="http://www.jacko.my/2014/10/cx-5-appradio-3-ep1.html" target="_blank">CX-5: AppRadio 3 Ep1</a><br />
<a href="http://www.jacko.my/2014/10/cx-5-appradio-3-ep2.html" target="_blank">CX-5: AppRadio 3 Ep2</a><br />
<a href="http://www.jacko.my/2014/10/cx-5-appradio-3-ep3.html" target="_blank">CX-5: AppRadio 3 Ep3</a><br />
<a href="http://www.jacko.my/2014/12/cx-5-appradio-3-ep-4.html" target="_blank">CX-5: AppRadio 3 Ep4</a></div>
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Follow up from the <a href="http://www.jacko.my/2014/10/cx-5-appradio-3-ep2.html" target="_blank">earlier post</a> that few pending items to complete the installation of AppRadio:<br />
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<li>To reactivate the stock backup/reverse/rear camera.</li>
<li>To reuse the OE/stock USB port in the center console.</li>
<li>To activate Bose's center dash speaker when playing music from phone i.e. Spotify.</li>
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I bought the step down transformer and USB cable off eBay/Amazon to achieve the first 2 items...</div>
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I will go through one by one, and share as well things that I discovered over the use of more than a month. </div>
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Here's a <a href="http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?123837355-OEM-Backup-Cam-with-Aftermarket-Stereo/page3" target="_blank">very good sharing</a> in Mazda247 forum on reviving the stock camera. As usual, I headed to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/KL-Auto/122736431249869" target="_blank">KL Auto</a> to complete the job. It's recommended to get a 6V step down transformer, we tested few 5V but the camera couldn't work with them. Here's the end result...</div>
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The <a href="http://axxessinterfaces.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=207" target="_blank">Axxess MazUSB cable</a> is a failure. The cable plugged in perfectly at both ends but returned "disk error" when thumb drive was inserted. Same thumb drive was used to upgrade firmware through direct cable from AppRadio 3 without issue. Someone also mentioned in the <a href="http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?123827861-New-CX-5-Headunit-Master-Thread" target="_blank">Mazda247 forum</a> that the cable is not compatible with CX-5's USB. In the end, 2 cables must be maintained, the USB and HDMI... </div>
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The third pending item is an interesting result. I thought we would have to hack the Bose processor to get it functional, it was instead just a simple tweak in the phone setting! After you have everything works as expected, go to phone Bluetooth setting while the it is connected to the AppRadio 3...</div>
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Simply disable media audio and voila! The audio will be streaming through the HDMI connection. The center dash speaker or Bose called it "CenterPilot" will be enabled and the music estate is much more broader and enjoyable than before! More to that, the AudioPilot feature is also active when the car is moving fast, I noticed it only gets activated when drive beyond 120km/h. AudioPilot is the feature that Bose named as a noise cancelling feature that turns up the volume according to the vehicle speed. I believe these Bose features would not be available with aftermarket head unit if the original cables were cut.</div>
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With above, I can confidently say this project was successfully executed! Thanks to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/KL-Auto/122736431249869" target="_blank">KL Auto</a> and members in <a href="http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?123827861-New-CX-5-Headunit-Master-Thread" target="_blank">Mazda247 forum</a> for all the professional advises and knowledge sharing. Leave your comment (requires G+ profile) if you have questions.</div>
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p/s: Google released Android Lollipop recently, I probably write a post later to share what needs attention to making sure the phone still works with AppRadio 3 after the Lollipop upgrade. Stay tuned. ;)<br />
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<a href="http://www.jacko.my/2014/10/cx-5-appradio-3-ep1.html" target="_blank">CX-5: AppRadio 3 Ep1</a><br />
<a href="http://www.jacko.my/2014/10/cx-5-appradio-3-ep2.html" target="_blank">CX-5: AppRadio 3 Ep2</a><br />
<a href="http://www.jacko.my/2014/10/cx-5-appradio-3-ep3.html" target="_blank">CX-5: AppRadio 3 Ep3</a><br />
<a href="http://www.jacko.my/2014/12/cx-5-appradio-3-ep-5.html" target="_blank">CX-5: AppRadio 3 Ep5</a></div>
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This post demonstrates how the whole setup works, from the phone to AppRadio 3. I recommend you to check out the other links at the end of the post for previous articles. </div>
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Shall we start the video? No sound but caption. I tried but I am not used to record myself. LoL.</div>
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This video shows how the physical connection is. I have a rooted stock 4.4.4 Nexus 5, so Slimport is required to cast the screen via HDMI while I am using an external charger to charge the phone simultaneously.<br />
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The operation is very straight forward, right? Just plug in the phone, wait few seconds for the Bluetooth to establish pairing and voila! The AppRadio 3 is now "your phone"! </div>
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I am running AppRadio Unchained or ARU that helps to lock the screen orientation to landscape whenever HDMI connection is detected. You will need to manually do that if you run the official AppRadio app, or find a way to automate the rotation. <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm" target="_blank">Tasker</a> is probably the answer. Anyway ARU provides similar functionality like the official AppRadio app, the only reason you stick with official AppRadio app is your phone is not rooted.<br />
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I also have SecondScreen app to turn on Bluetooth and dim the phone display upon HDMI connection. The app only dims the brightness, the touch control is still active on the phone if you touch the screen. Having the phone screen in full brightness is quite annoying, dimming the display reduces battery consumption. You can also turn off the vibration. The settings will be reverted upon disconnection.</div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">I encountered error in establishing the Bluetooth peering occasionally if the Bluetooth is turned on persistently on the phone. SecondScreen app comes handy with that Bluetooth on/off trigger function.</span><br />
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The other observation is on Waze and Google Maps. I recommend the following sequence to open Waze when you're coming out from indoor i.e. basement car park:<br />
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This is because AppRadio comes with GPS feature and the official supported GPS apps like Waze and Google Maps leverage the head unit's GPS reception when connected, instead of the phone's GPS. The GPS coordinates fix on the head unit takes much longer time than phone to lock in the location as it is not equipped with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assisted_GPS" target="_blank">A-GPS</a> like phone. </div>
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You will be disappointed if you expect AppRadio to be capable playing mp3 songs from USB. Nay, the USB port from the head unit is only good for firmware upgrade. Period. Although I do felt a tad disappointed as I believe this is not a big engineering. But come to think of it, AppRadio is meant to provide basic functions i.e. radio etc of an ordinary head unit, other advanced functions shall come through the connected phone. Users likely have personal music stored in the phone or music subscription like <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spotify.music" target="_blank">Spotify</a> or <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.skysoft.kkbox.android" target="_blank">KKBox</a>. It does make sense, IMHO. <br />
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You definitely can use it to charge USB device, it outputs 1A. Don't hope for it to charge your connected phone, the battery drains faster than it can charge. Read the next section for workaround.<br />
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You need a powerful car charger since you will be running multiple apps, especially with all-time GPS app on the phone when on the move. I have tried many and finally found the one and only one trusted and proven car charger, which is from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0088U4YAG/" target="_blank">PowerGen</a> (featured in the video). I can even charge both my Nexus 5 and 7 simultaneously!<br />
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Lastly and sadly, there is one residual limitation. AppRadio 3 is for US market and hence the radio frequency is tuned to US frequency, hence a step increment of 0.2MHz instead of 0.1MHz or 0.05MHz. This prohibits tuning to radio channels on even number frequency, for instance, 98.8MHz, 101.8MHz etc. See video below...<br />
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<span style="text-align: justify;">No workaround thus far. </span>Do consider seriously if this limitation is a big concern to you before you decide. Not a big deal to me at the moment as my favorite radio channel is OneFM 88.1MHz. Do share ya if you found one.<br />
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Overall, I am extremely happy with AppRadio 3. All shortcoming of stock head unit is now history; I get phone mirrored on the bigger screen, run any available apps on the head unit, Waze, KKBox, Spotify, YouTube etc, decent sound quality with Bose drivers and most importantly, the CX-5 does not look dated anymore. :)<br />
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<a href="http://www.jacko.my/2014/10/cx-5-appradio-3-ep1.html">CX-5: AppRadio 3 Ep1</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.jacko.my/2014/10/cx-5-appradio-3-ep2.html" target="_blank">CX-5: AppRadio 3 Ep2</a><br />
<a href="http://www.jacko.my/2014/12/cx-5-appradio-3-ep-4.html" target="_blank">CX-5: AppRadio 3 Ep4</a><br />
<a href="http://www.jacko.my/2014/12/cx-5-appradio-3-ep-5.html" target="_blank">CX-5: AppRadio 3 Ep5</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Enough on the installation I posted earlier (link at the end of this post), let's talk about AppRadio 3. This official video is probably a good introduction...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In short, AppRadio is a simple head unit that provides basic car player functions like radio, Bluetooth phone and music streaming and CD / DVD playing. The key feature is to enable you to connect your compatible smart phone to it and have it take advantages on the smart phone apps. You can find <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.pioneer.mbg.appradio.AppRadioLauncher" target="_blank">AppRadio</a> app in Play Store. This is the official app (basically a launcher app) that runs on the smart phone to cast the screen and touch control to/from the head unit. Here's how it looks like when connected...</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">There are quite a number of official supported apps (check out the link </span><a href="http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/Car/AppRadio" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="font-family: inherit;">). Find them on Play Store and install onto your phone if you want to view the apps on the big screen. Obviously Waze navigation apps is on the supported list...</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Look interesting? Hang on, make sure you check all the prerequisite before you jump the gun. Read on after the break to find out what are the prerequisite. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As AppRadio relies on the smartphone to enrich its functionality, first, you must:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Make sure your smart phone is on <a href="http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/Car/AppRadio" target="_blank">Pioneer's supported / compatible list</a>.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Make sure your smart phone can output screen to TV via HDMI with necessary HDMI or MHL adapter.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Make sure your phone can run official <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.pioneer.mbg.appradio.AppRadioLauncher" target="_blank">AppRadio</a> app.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">iPhone seems the easiest to setup, but iPhone requires additional cables and adapters from Pioneer and few caveats on iOS8. iPhone users will not be able to unleash the full potentials of AppRadio. I can't be sure how iPhone works as I am on Android Nexus 5 D821 stock 4.4.4 ROM with <a href="http://www.slimportconnect.com/" target="_blank">Slimport adapter</a>...</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Read elsewhere if you are iPhone user, continue reading if you're Android user. In addition, the rest of this post will be focused on AppRadio 3 but I believe most info is likely relevant if you plan to install other Pioneer's head units that come with AppRadio mode such as AVH-X8650BT. </span></div>
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</span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Congratulations if you have a proper adapter and </span>successfully<span style="font-family: inherit;"> casted your phone screen to TV via HDMI. You're ready to jump onto AppRadio bandwagon, as minimally you can run official AppRadio app (link above) on your phone with all the </span><a href="http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/Car/AppRadio" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">official supported apps</a><span style="font-family: inherit;">. </span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Ready to go? Hold on your </span>eagerness<span style="font-family: inherit;">. I recommend you to patiently read on if you want to unleash the full potential of AppRadio, for instance, to watch YouTube on AppRadio and to have all apps including Whataspps display on the 7" screen. ;)</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Your phone is ROOTED.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Your phone has no problem running <a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2451980" target="_blank">AppRadio Unchained</a> (ARU). You must uninstall the official AppRadio before install ARU.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Optional but it's ideal if your phone has no problem running <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.farmerbb.secondscreen.free" target="_blank">SecondScreen</a> app or <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nkahoang.screenstandby" target="_blank">Screen Standby</a> app.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I am excited to have you in the club if you fulfilled all the requirements above. Congratulations again!</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Now let's build up the shopping list!! See photos at the end of the post.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">1 x </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00D6ZETV2/" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">AppRadio 3</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> (of course! duh!) ~USD350. Or 1 x AppRadio 4. It was announced on the day I installed the AppRadio 3 </span>but I think I prefer AppRadio 3 with 7" display.</li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B4PJC9K" target="_blank">1 x Axxess ASWC-1 Steering Wheel Control interface</a> ~USD50. This enables you to retain the steering wheel control.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00F6X1ZPK/" target="_blank">1 x Micro Bypass Parking Brake Bypass</a> ~USD15. This is a must to allow watching videos when the vehicle is on the move. Do take note that AppRadio 3 requires double bypass (2 times parking brake to be pulled) than the typical single bypass so you can't simply ground or loop the wire.</span></li>
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Depending where you want to have the ports extended to, buy the following cables with good quality and adequate length (3M is recommended to reach to center console box):<br />
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">USB extension cable ~RM30. Get it from Low Yat or any IT shop. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">HDMI cable ~RM100. Slim profile cable is recommended due to space constraint on the rear of the head unit. </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As I mentioned in previous post that the project is yet to be fully completed, these are the pending items:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/301323044361" target="_blank">1 x SMAKN DC-DC 12V-6V converter</a> ~USD13. This is to reuse the stock camera that operates on 6V. Most if not all aftermarket head units including AppRadio runs on 12V.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00L2SJ1WW/" target="_blank">1 x MAZUSB cable</a> ~USD13. This is to reuse the stock USB port in the center console box. USB cable listed above is not needed if this cable works.</span></li>
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I will update later whether both items above work. </div>
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Check and finalize to your desired settings for all the vehicle settings in the stock head unit such as the lighting, wiper etc. The settings will be permanent once stock head unit is removed and you will lose access to adjust it.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Now, drive to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/KL-Auto/122736431249869" target="_blank">KL Auto</a> for installation!! It's recommended to make appointment so that KL Auto can get </span>necessary<span style="font-family: inherit;"> harnesses ready to welcome your arrival.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I strongly recommend you follow all the links below to ensure </span>you don't miss out anything and <span style="font-family: inherit;">the desired result is achieved. </span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.jacko.my/2014/10/cx-5-appradio-3-ep1.html">CX-5: AppRadio 3 Ep1</a></span><br />
<a href="http://www.jacko.my/2014/10/cx-5-appradio-3-ep3.html" target="_blank">CX-5: AppRadio 3 Ep3</a><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.jacko.my/2014/12/cx-5-appradio-3-ep-4.html" target="_blank">CX-5: AppRadio 3 Ep4</a></span><br />
<a href="http://www.jacko.my/2014/12/cx-5-appradio-3-ep-5.html" target="_blank">CX-5: AppRadio 3 Ep5</a></div>
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Look at CX-5 dashboard above. Now compare with my beloved 7 years old Civic FD2's below...</div>
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The CX-5 fails big time on the dashboard design, in particular, the head unit looks like a product of a decade ago. It does come with Tom-Tom navigation software, but heck, what is that piece of junk software on a pathetic 5" display compare to Waze with live traffic info on a full double-din display? </div>
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Adding salt to the wound, the head unit is so handicapped that it can't play mp3 from USB properly. I have thousands songs of my CD collection and the head unit never ever plays from the last played song, it starts from first song all over again whenever CX-5 is started. Did I mention that the Bluetooth A2DP is so laggy that the head unit needs a second or more to act upon the commands from the steering wheel control? What a humiliation and insult to Bose speakers pairing with such a head unit, the speakers just sound like a piece of flapping cardboard to produce some recognizable voice noises.</div>
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Well, Mazda did not fail entirely, at least. The head unit is not an integrated head unit like other continental cars. It can be easily replaced with a better aftermarket head unit, and here is my sharing on my makeover project on CX-5, with a teaser below...</div>
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The Pioneer SPH-DA210 AppRadio 3. The rest of this post will be focused on this unit, but I believe some likely relevant if you plan to install other head units especially the Pioneer's local set like AVH-X8650BT. </div>
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Ladies and gentlemen, start your engine!<br />
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That's not me in the photo, he is the branch manager cum technical lead. I sent my CX-5 to the ever trusted installer, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/KL-Auto/122736431249869" target="_blank">KL Auto</a> for a professional job. By the way, the head unit (for 2.5 CBU model) is a product from our motherland exported to the land of rising sun :) </div>
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Why KL Auto? Disclaimer: I am not the owner / shareholder nor do I earn anything by marketing the shop. I am just a fussy butt and always look for the best service quality. KL Auto, or the boss and the manager cum technical lead believe in meeting customer's needs and doing the right thing at the first time for 100% customer satisfaction. Look at photo above with micro fiber cloth and steering cover all over the dashboard, your lovely car is being taken care of when professional work is in progress. Most importantly, ZERO Mazda cables were cut in the entire process!</div>
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Proper wire harnesses are used to reconnect all Mazda's original harnesses and wires.<br />
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I hate this idiotic question "will this void warranty?". If you silly butt insist to ask, I can safely tell you, drive back your car to KL Auto before heading to service center for warranty claim. Since all wires are in its factory state, the stock head unit is a matter of plug and play with all original wires without a single scar! This is what I called professional service! </div>
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More complexity on the installation if you have factory Bose's 9 speakers with its closed proprietary processor. Other installers would probably tell that the system cannot be used with aftermarket head unit, and ask to change the speakers, add a subwoofer, sound processor, amplifier etc you name it. No worries if you go to KL Auto, unless you demand much better sound quality, the manager knows how to make it work without even knowing the location of the Bose processor. This is what I called professional expert service! :)<br />
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Here's the end result...<br />
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Does the dashboard now look more sophisticated and futuristic versus the stock dashboard? This should be the dashboard for a vehicle that is only 2 years old from it's first mass production!<br />
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With a little GPS antenna on the left front speaker mesh and I decided not to hide the microphone for optimum reception...<br />
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This project is not fully completed yet, 3 pending items:<br />
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The stock camera is operating on 6V and most of the aftermarket head units are operating on 12V. As a result, a DC-DC step down converter is required (the one KL Auto has was faulty).<br />
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The Bose's center dash speaker will only output sound when CD is played in stock head unit. This center dash speaker does not work with aftermarket head unit. We are looking for a way to make it work again, not limited to CD playing but all music sources.<br />
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I just found a solution to reuse the stock USB. Will update later once confirmed working which I will cover in the next post (see the links at the end of this post).<br />
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That's all about the "implementation". Much efforts were invested (jointly with KL Auto) to study the feasibility ensuring a perfect integrated solution. Click link below for other episodes on this AppRadio franchise:<br />
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<a href="http://www.jacko.my/2014/10/cx-5-appradio-3-ep2.html">CX-5: AppRadio 3 Ep2</a><br />
<a href="http://www.jacko.my/2014/10/cx-5-appradio-3-ep3.html" target="_blank">CX-5: AppRadio 3 Ep3</a><br />
<a href="http://www.jacko.my/2014/12/cx-5-appradio-3-ep-4.html" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">CX-5: AppRadio 3 Ep4</a><br />
<a href="http://www.jacko.my/2014/12/cx-5-appradio-3-ep-5.html" target="_blank">CX-5: AppRadio 3 Ep5</a></div>
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Searching around the internet on this matter has returned negative result. Many people asked about it but it seems no one has really done it. I started to have this idea when I realized I had not been using the 42T ring for long time and few friends jumping to Sram XX1 single chainring setup. I wondered if this is possible without changing a brand new crank which is costly. After some study on Shimano XTR components and technical details, I am glad to share the result here. </div>
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Here's the "before" - Shimano XTR M980 Triple 42-32-24T setup...</div>
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There are many aftermarket chainring options but very rare that you can change and maintain the good look, for instance, the chainring comes in some who-know-what odd colors that totally damage the aesthetic of the bike. Something like this...</div>
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This is not to bad but nothing beats the original design. I must admit that I am fussy on the overall aesthetic of my lovely bike, the aesthetic of the bike must be maintained if not improved for all change out and upgrade. So there left me very limited option.</div>
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First, I checked Shimano website and found out that the M980 triple and double crank are of the same spider arm...</div>
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Compare the triple and double by spot-the-difference methodology, I needed component labelled #16, #17 (see next paragraph) and #18. One challenge in Malaysia very few and close to non-existence of bike shops carry component parts, so eBay and Amazon were my savors. Knowing the correct part number is key to a successful search on the components...</div>
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Another challenge I had was 26T granny chainring might be a bit tough for me. I needed a ring either 22T or 23T. Unfortunately Shimano do not carry such ring and hence I had to look for aftermarket option, which I got myself a <a href="http://www.rotorbike.com/products/mtb/versions/qx2_50" target="_blank">Rotor Bike's Q-Ring</a>. As you can see from the photo above, the granny does not impair the overall aesthetic of the bike as the it is shy hiding behind the bigger ring. </div>
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/mycyclestudios" target="_blank">Rotor Q-ring 23T chainring</a> (Cycle Studios is a LBS in KL, Malaysia)</div>
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The title for sure attracts many Android users. As smart phone users we always find ways to make the phones or tablets run faster and squeeze more juices out from the fixed battery capacity. I do not buy in the idea of higher CPU equals to faster speed that most phone makers are brainwashing most consumers, I am a devotee of optimization be it in work and in personal. A very good example in phone industry is the Moto X or even Moto G versus the high end models from all brands. No regrets from one of my friends "downgrading" in hardware spec of his high end S branded phone to Moto G but indeed it was an upgrade in speed and user experience.</div>
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So now if you're on the latest Android phone, or in precise the latest Android KitKat 4.4.2, perhaps you can tweak a little to get more out from the phone, both performance and battery life. No root required, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it with a 3 steps guide. Check it out after the break.</div>
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Check out YouTube video by Android Authority that includes the 3 steps guide and the performance test between Dalvik vs ART...</div>
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Happy Chinese New Year! Gong Xi Fa Cai!</div>
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No specific topic to share, just logged in to the site to wish. Been pretty busy since April 2013, have been typing too much i.e. emails, scope of work, technical specifications and whatnot, so kinda "give me a break" in blogging. LoL. Life moves on, so still need some lights and colors to cheer up the life and I am taking this horsey Lunar year for slight enrichment in life, errr.. in home to be precise.</div>
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Plain look or look ordinary for a typical <i>Ah Beng </i>house with a pair of lanterns. One uniqueness is that the lanterns are one and only one exclusive at my home sweet home, you can't get it elsewhere except to steal from <a href="http://i-city.my/tourism/" target="_blank">i-City</a>. This pair is LED lanterns that are similar to the one in i-City, I didn't steal but got it from my friend, the supplier to i-City LED decoration ;)</div>
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It's been 3 years so I thought it might be good to enhance its look. I found something interesting at <a href="http://www.gmklang.com/" target="_blank">GM Klang</a> and cost me no more than RM50. Here's the new look after 2 hours of "design" and "TNB" works...</div>
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Oh, the idea of putting up the lights this way was inspired by my little 4yo niece. Brilliant kid!</div>
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Happy & Healthy Chinese New Year! </div>
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I teased over this product in my recent post on the company's <a href="http://www.jacko.my/2013/10/medklinn-live-different-live-healthy.html" target="_blank">Autoplus</a>...</div>
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Perhaps it's time to review it after 2 weeks of use. Before that, let's see what I got out from the box.</div>
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The main unit, power adapter, user manual, warranty card, the online registration card for extended warranty and a 40% discount voucher for maintenance service. Very thoughtful that package comes with a 3-plug socket for Malaysian power plug. Although the manufacturer markets the product as "maintenance free", but it also recommends to service the product (Autoplus as well) at regular interval, such as a year or two. Hassle free though, just a call and the company will come to your doorstep to pick it up. No extra charge on the pickup and delivery service, you pay only the maintenance fee.</div>
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Asens Premium comes with Turbo feature that can boast up the coverage to 600 square feet, versus smaller unit Asens that covers only 400 square feet. </div>
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At the back, there is a filter that requires regular wash, a wash with water will do. </div>
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Plug in the power, press the power button and you're good to go. The unit looks quite elegant with blue light illuminated from the top...</div>
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No worries, it's not striking at all. Just nice to add some elegance to the room.</div>
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I can't really say it's extremely good with mere 2 weeks of usage but with a sensitive nose I do feel or smell a difference. As my living hall and dining area is open design, the food aroma (or even stench for some food like fried anchovies) used to fill up the entire living hall. It's no longer a case now and my air cond does feel fresher as well. The most obvious result is with the in-car sterilizer Autoplus. The muddy smell is very unpleasant especially when the car is parked under hot sun after some offroad ride. In addition, the air cond usually emits "old car smell" after some years if you own an aging car. My 7 years old car's air cond now emits clean air without any smell.</div>
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That's thus far I can share. I do agree with the sales lady that the products may seem not worth the investment as you won't see any tangible result. But I do believe it's working with little differences I observed above. I plan to get another unit or two for bedrooms during the next promotion.<br />
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Next I will certainly try with durian in car and in house with full blast of air cond :) </div>
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