An Otterbox.. Finally!

After a while searching for the second-hand OtterBox for Pearl 8100 I finally gave up and ordered it online in their site directly (www.otterbox.com). There was one offering before, but the person wanted to sell his OtterBox for IDR 400,000  (around $42) while the new one in the OtterBox.com is only $24.95 (they discounted it from $49) so I rejected the offer and decided to buy it online. I then asked their sales support team whether they shipped to Indonesia and how much for the shipping fee which was kinda surprising for me because it's only $7.05 cheap. Yeah, it's quite cheap compares to my previous online shopping. That time I bought two silicon cases for only less than $5 for Nokia E61 and Nokia 7390 and the total fee I should pay to the mediator-service along with tax etc, was around $20!

Anyway, after waiting with jumpy feelings for 5 days (the scheduled was originally for 6 days), the OtterBox finally arrived in my hand. Anyway, here is the tracking records if you would like to see the route :)

Yes, it came earlier one days which is good for an "international economy" package. After opening the FedEx envelope, the box itself is already half-destroyed. Perhaps due to its long journey. I immediately checked up inside and found the Otterbox, a yellow one, and awed by its sturdy built.

The same in the complete review here, I agree that the Defender Series really add some bulk to the beautiful  Pearl, but it is a good bulk. Here is the pic I took this morning.

Front Face

Back Side

And to add the final touch for this article, this is the video demo of what Otterbox Defender will do to your BlackBerry.

Things You Should Know About Google Buzz

Well, it looks like that the Google wants to be the public enemy afterall. They launched Google Nexus One, an Android based smartphone which head-to-head directly with the Apple's iPhone not to forget the super-search-engine, which at this point of time is the best compares to Yahoo oneSearch and Bing. And they're not stopping yet.

Last week, Google Mail, enabled Buzz feature in your inbox. This is a social media from Google. Who are they challenging? Of course the famous social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter.

These are the points why I said that they are challenging their predecessor :

1. It is simple. To buzz you just simply type in the text area given in the Buzz. (Twitter-like mode)
2. You also could share photos in Picasa or Flicker and of course sharing the links to various sites. (Facebook-like mode)
3. Integrated with your Gmail accounts. (meme Yahoo-like mode)

But of course its totally different from the others. Google is well known for its innovation, not because their plagiarism. Here are the good points from Buzz :

1. Simple public / private posts by choosing from drop-down menu besides the text area.
2. Easy to comment on your friends buzz.
3. There's more than 140 characters to post.
4. Auto following your contacts
5. Integrated with your Gmail which I always open everyday.
6. Integration with Picasa, Flickr, Google Reader, Google Talk status and also Twitter.

After a week using the Buzz, I found that this is a very good one and really promising. There's also been a rumor that it will then integrated with Google Waves which I actually never used (have you?) and will not be a surprise if YouTube also in the Buzz.

But Google Buzz also have the darksides. One of them is that you could edit your Buzz anytime you want so this things http://bit.ly/bpEkie might be happened in your lifetime. Just use it wisely Buzzers!

The Famous BlackBerry Messenger

Before using BlackBerry, I thought that people asking each others PIN (BlackBerry's PIN) was kinda tawdry and always feel that feeling whenever hearing people asking each others PIN (please, not that ATM pin!).

But after using BlackBerry for a while now I notice that few reasons why BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) is kinda famous. Here are the points :

• BlackBerry is still on the hype. No matter what kind of new Apple variants been developed or what Androids been assembled, people are still craving for this BlackBerry.IMO, this is due because of BlackBerry have a dedicated internet lines to their server which make BlackBerry is reliable. For me, of course because of the battery lifetime. 13 hours while pushing around 1500 emails and chatting, Twittering while also making a phone calls is a new record for me. (try that in your non-BlackBerry phone and let me know the result)
• It is by default the only BlackBerry's 'Chat' client so even if you don't like it, it is in the BlackBerry handset by default
• Running multiple applications at the same time will drain your battery fast so I found a few people disable their Yahoo Messenger, Google Talk and Windows Live Messenger in the handset and let the BBM do the talking. Well yes, of course there are people who deleted their BBM for the sake of 3MB but it is so rare in my circle-of-friends. Btw, the 3MB is very important in BlackBerry.
• BBM have a Delivery and Read Receipt. For an Instant Messaging, this is kinda neat.
• BBM Groups is more than just conference. You'll always connected with all of your friends at once unless their battery is dead of course. You also could easily share calendars event and pictures in the group.
• Exclusive for BlackBerry handset or in other words you will never run this application in the PC or let alone another handset.

That's all. Just suddenly feels the urge to write down something again about BlackBerry. :)