Talk about scammers... A person by the name of Sean bought a brand new iPod from a website called Smalldog.com. Surprisingly, his iPod turned out to be something else...

We've come to the second part of our COMDDAP coverage. This time, allow me to share to you guys some of the products showcased in the said event...

"Visit HWM's Booth at COMDDAP 2006!!!!"

Yes. The long awaited COMDDAP 2006 is here!

For those who don't know, COMDDAP is an acronym for Computer Manufacturers, Distributors and Dealers Association of the Philippines and just opened its doors to the public today at the COMDDAP Tent, Concert Area, 5th Avenue corner 32nd Street, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig. According to the COMDDAP web site, this year will have over 40 companies exhibiting and 40,000 expected visitors, and will again be the biggest IT event of 2006.

I just came back from COMDDAP and allow me to share to you some photos from the event...

Men beware! According to a new study, men who use their mobile phones often increases their risk of infertility.

According to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, those who made calls from their mobile phones for more than four hours a day had the worst sperm count and the poorest quality of sperms. Doctors said that this is probably due to the electromagnetic radiation or heat from mobile phones.

Yes. It's one thing to rob someone, but it's really another thing to get caught altogether.

Two brothers were trying to get some sleep when two people in ski masks broke in. The burglars yelled and asked for all their belongings: money, jewelry, and their cellphones. The brothers were too shocked to even fight back, making it way easier for the burglars to run off with their stuff.

After a while however, they were able to recognize the voice of one of the burglars as one of their friends who slept in their place a few weeks back.

What happens next is the real clincher to this story.

According to the Apple website, less than 1% of the Video iPods shipped after September 12, 2006 has shipped with a RavMonE.exe virus. And I quote (from Apple.com):

We recently discovered that a small number - less than 1% - of the Video iPods available for purchase after September 12, 2006, left our contract manufacturer carrying the Windows RavMonE.exe virus. This known virus affects only Windows computers, and up to date anti-virus software which is included with most Windows computers should detect and remove it. So far we have seen less than 25 reports concerning this problem. The iPod nano, iPod shuffle and Mac OS X are not affected, and all Video iPods now shipping are virus free. As you might imagine, we are upset at Windows for not being more hardy against such viruses, and even more upset with ourselves for not catching it.

If you happen to be the minority who purchased the iPod Video with the said virus, users must scan their iPods (using the latest virus scanners around), remove the virus from the storage device, and use the iTunes 7 program to restore the software for your precious iPod.

Hopefully, that will solve all your viral problems and bring back your iPod to it's full glory...

The link to the advisory can be read here.

I am honest enough to say that I am a fries addict. Everytime I go out with my friends to eat out, I order something that has fries as a side dish (like a burger, or fish and chips). But, in case I don't have the money to eat out, I usually buy fries from the grocery, turn on my stove, pour tons of oil on the fryer, and fry away.

But what I didn't know is that you could actually use your PC as a deep fryer... Yes, your own PC as a deep fryer.

I really can't believe this. After only three months of playing Battlefield 2 (Yea, the game's kinda old, but it was my officemate who actually influenced me to play online), the next installment of Battlefield is hitting the shelves this week.

BF 2142...

While I am not really a fan of futuristic warfare, I would probably play this game when my officemates move from BF2 to the 2142 scene...

I just can't get enough of sushi.

Lately, my body has been craving for it (especially California Maki and Salmon... YUM!), and now I am thinking of buying a USB sushi drive to remind me just how good a sushi feels and tastes in my mouth.

Now, people by the names of Cindy and Mel take the sushi craze a step further by making sushi pillows.

Yes, sushi pillows...

If there is one thing I personally hate, it's placing my expensive gadget/s in a table/chair/drawer and accidentally leaving it behind. Of course, I couldn't blame anybody except myself for being such a forgetful person.

Now, there is a gadget that can "remind" you of your personal belongings.

I give to you, the Bodyguard!

"Ahh, Anong oras na?"

Yes, sometimes this line is used by men/women who just want to strike up a conversation with you. But should you wish to avoid these kinds of people and tell everyone what time it is, then better buy this shirt...

This is the Time T-shirt: a new fun way of telling time.

If you guys missed the blog about the LaCie Brick, then there is no reason for you guys to miss this cool gadget from Lego.

It's the Lego Ice Bricks, and it is bound to change the way you look at ice cubes.

Legendary optics company Carl Zeiss, makers of the Vario Tessar, Vario Contar and other lenses of renown, has just announced the Zeiss Apo Sonnar T* 1700mm F4 lens, probably the largest non-military telephoto lens in existence. Weighing in at an anorexic 256kg (that's sarcasm, folks), the Apo Sonnar T* is a custom job, with some rich gent in Qatar as the probable owner. It attaches to a Hasselblad medium format and promises to be the ultimate lens for voyeur photography.

Ye, I am one of those who would just like a gadget that can show fellow drivers that I don't like their continuous honking or their annoying driving antics. But of course, I don't want to offend anyone by rolling down my window, lift "that" finger up, and wave it continously until they get the message. Isn't there any other way for me to do "it"???!??!

Now, with Flicking the Bird, you can do that gesture whenever, wherever with ease.

The Flick'n the Bird Pump Up Finger is an inflatable hand that you can stick to your car window.