As the world’s press (at least, those not covering [WWDC](http://apple.com/wwdc)!) starts filing stories, I think one great angle to cover is how HP’s new superslim laptop, the [Voodoo Envy 133](http://www.voodoopc.com/), compares with Apple’s [MacBook Pro](http://www.apple.com/macbookair) for form factor. Is it a MacBook Air killer, or just a pretender to the throne? Or do they simply …
Month: June 2008
HP aims to change personal computing with their new TouchSmart PC, with a completely touch-sensitive monitor and sleek user interface. [Official press release](http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press_kits/2008/connecting/consumer-desktops.html) Just added to HP’s website: [Interactive guide](http://h30440.www3.hp.com/campaigns/touchsmart/IQ500_NA/Model.html) to the TouchSmart PC. Here are the VERY FIRST photos from the global launch. Stay tuned!!! Check out this YouTube video I shot of the …
Just logged in. Check this post often for updates, or watch my [Twitter updates](http://twitter.com/vantan). Great fanfare as HP heralds its achievements in an opening movie (will post clips later). Eric Cador (HP Europe) is giving the opening address, on the importance of touch. We still don’t know what the new products are, but it’s definitely …
“I am a Berliner.” That was President Kennedy’s [famous line](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ich_bin_ein_Berliner). Well, today I finally got to see what’s left of the Berlin Wall. I was a kid when it was knocked down, but it was a world event I was aware of. Here are other pieces of walls: Reminded me of Romeo and Juliet, while …
Bah, big things happen when I’m travelling about and not online. No surprises about [Apple’s 3G iPhone](http://www.apple.com/iphone/), though the low price is a nice welcome. I’m on the other side of the fence, quite literally – in Berlin right now, about to cover HP’s own global product launch. Can it possibly be more exciting than …
The NTUC Comfort taxi driver taking me to Changi Airport wasn’t the usual uncle-type of person. He was young, inquisitive and made interesting observations instead of remaining sullenly quiet throughout the trip. So I asked him how long he’s been working as a taxi driver. He said 2 months. I told him he didn’t seem …
Clothes – mostly casual tees and jeans, because if I dressed too formally I wouldn’t be taken seriously as a blogger. Bringing a dress for the gala night, because I think Europeans will dress up nicely at such events. Will bring a light coat and a more heavy jacket for when the [Berlin weather](http://weather.cnn.com/weather/forecast.jsp?celcius=true&locCode=EDBB&zipCode=336568366666) gets …
I suppose I should be excited about my travel plans and starting a new phase of my life, but my mind is set on cutting off things that have been part of my life until now. The next year of my life will be intensely gruelling. For what is hopefully a better future, I am …
Finally, Barack Obama has [clinched the Democratic nomination](http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/03/election.democrats/index.html). At the start, he wasn’t expected to win. Hillary Clinton was viewed as the presumptive nominee. She had the Clinton name recognition and a popular former president as husband. This campaign was hers to lose, and short of appealing at Denver, it appears that she needs to …
I have exciting news to announce. Hewlett-Packard (HP) has invited me to Germany to cover their latest product launch! So I will be heading to Berlin over the weekend and covering the event for a few days. A big THANK YOU to the folks who’ve organised the trip, got our tickets and our nice hotel …