almost a month since...

it's almost a month since i last update anything here. i am always online, but as posted earlier - i have moved on to my own domain name. so i hope visitors can hop on to my new sites. thank you! ;)

i will still make occasional posting here, but due to the time taken for the other 2 sites - it will be limited posting. having said that, please hop on for gadgets, tech & lifestyle news @ tech@mikeshouts aka tech.get and for downloads and arts/designs hop on to mikeSHOUTS blog.

doodles: tink redbot-one and "arigato" with tinker apps

more doodles with Tinker apps on iPad. i can't stop doodling. if only i can make a living out of it hehehe. "redbot-one" was recent work while "arigato" was done a while back. i have always love the idea of retro-style robot as inspired by early days of western cartoons and Japanese anime. so here's my rendition. "arigato" was done as part of the artwork for...

download: replacement icons for iTunes 10

iTunes 10 has been out for a while now and frankly speaking, i don’t like the new icon to came with iTunes 10, so i came up with my own. this custom icon pays tribute the classic iPod & the iconic ‘click wheel’ (which will likely to be missed in coming future) and ‘X’ representing iTunes 10. i used simple color scheme, running along the line of ‘classical’ mood (but, i don’t wish to use black – which is norm for anything ‘classical’) and the last version is a ‘doodle’ version which i thought looks fun you will notice i don’t anything fancy such as relief to make them feel ’3D’, but hey, that’s why it is called simpleiTUNESicons

go ahead and down it. do comment, alright? check out more downloads on the sidebar too.

imaginary real estate ad*

being quite an organization addict, i love playing with simulation games, not those car or flight simulation but more of 'management' games. posted here is something that struck me while i was playing City Story for iPhone. i thought why not i come up with an imaginary 'real estate' ad (advertisement) for one of the property in the game? so here it is. aside from the in-game screenshots, all other graphic and layout is my work. the logo is up for sale too. contact me for details :)

doodles: anime, sci-fi and expressions

again, here's more of what i love to do (besides photoshopping away) :)

Poddities iPhone 4 accessories

before iPhone, we called our trusty mobile communication device, smartphone and mobile phone (or cell phone, depending where you are from). before iPhone, it is a norm to have a strap looped to our smartphone or mobile phone through the provided tiny little hole. i had one these 'hand strap' on almost all my previous mobile phone, including my last ever windows phone, the samsung i780. ever since iPhone, hand straps (or decorative straps in some cases) has been missed, although not sorely missed. well, fret not. a Japanese company has a solution for it - a bracket screwed to the base of your iPhone 4 and it's available for both 3G & 3GS as well. when every company is rushing to design & manufacture cases/covers for iPhone 4, these guys at Poddities chose a different path and came up with a contraption to enable you to relive your...

ultra-lightweight Lamborghini super car

the Italian super car maker unveiled it's concept lightweight super car in the 2010 Paris motor show, weighting in at just 997.9kg (overall curb weight) - all thanks to the advance carbon-fiber technology. while other super car maker are pursuing the hybrid technology, Lamborghini chose the path of exploring efficiency through lighter weight and lower emissions. known as the sesto elemento Lamborghini, this Lamborghini will be powered by 570hp V-10 power plant and has a claimed acceleration from 0-62mph in just 2.5sec. this proves that you can be a heavy weight car maker without being actually being a heavy weight :)

read more HERE.

visit Paris Motor Show.

doodles: portraits, still life, cartoon and anime

again, here's more of what i love to do (besides photoshopping away) :)

news: doodle with tinker app used by developer as sample!

it's probably nothing but still i am glad that Kun Kun, the developer for the tinker apps for iPad, chose to use one of my doodle done with tinker apps as part the apps screenshot. sweet. check it out, ya? :) check out my previous posting of the 'tink woman 2' here.



check out the tinker apps on appstore.

the glif iphone 4 tripod mount & stand

this is interesting. a dedicated tripod mount & kick stand for your beloved iPhone 4. i would love to have one but then i have to do without an iPhone case, don't i? or maybe switch to slip on case instead. nevertheless, this is really an interesting project and an attractive product name. very well made video too. now, how about an iPhone hard case incorporating the glif? :) the glif is the brainchild of Thomas Gerhardt and Dan Provost. the glif was posted in kickstarter - a fund seeking website for creative projects. as at now, Tom and Dan has achieved more than what they have asked for but i think innovative ideas deserve continual support.

show your support for the glif here.

visit the glif website.

LaCie 324i LCD monitor

when it comes to LCD display, consumers are spoilt for choice. here's another one (professional-grade) display for you to consider. spotting a 24", 10-bit P-IPS (professional In-Plane switching) LCD panel which is capable of dispersing 1.07 billion colors, color accuracy of 102% NTSC and 98% AdobeRGB, anti-glare panel with 178DEG viewing angle and 1000:1 contrast ratio. display specs aside, the monitor comes with a multi-functional stand which enables it to tilt, turn, adjust the display's height, turn it into portrait mode and did i mention that it has a cable manager as well? these days, what is a display monitor if doesn't comes with a department called 'connectivity'? even LCD TV are getting connectivity today. the 324i certainly has this department well stocked: connectivity 3-port USB 2.0 hub, 3.5mm mini-jack, component A/V (RCA), HDMI, display port, DVI-D. if you have $1,249.99 to spare and has a discerning eye (or eyes) for color, this might be the display for you. my only question is, why USB 2.0?

visit LaCie website.

doodles: portraits and sketches

more of what i did on paper. the good'ol pencil and paper combination :)

why iPhone vs. the world you may ask. the reason being, the smartphone segment can't help but to compare themselves to an iPhone whenever a smartphone is being launched. never mind the fact that iPhone could be already been a year in the market (e.g. 3G & 3GS), they will still be making the comparison anyway - both critics and manufacturers alike. to the smartphone market, iPhone seems to be the benchmark. i know you critics would fervently deny this, but let's face it - this is the fact. let's talked about the anti-iPhone sentiment first. so why the hatred, so to speak, about Apple's smartphone? ok, maybe 'hatred' is a bit of a strong word to use, but it certainly sounded that way. in fact, it is not just about...

doodles: crazy panda & more

something that i doodled last year. last year was the year when picked up doodling again. seriously miss the 'bliss' when i was drawing. i doodles on anything, envelope, scrap paper et cetera. got'em scanned and did some cleaning up on CS4. check'em out below :)

how to pair Playstation bluetooth headset with iPhone

 in case you have forgotten or not sure how to pair your Official Sony Playstation bluetooth headset with your iPhone (3G & above), here's a little guide for it. the Playstation bluetooth headset quite versatile, it can be used for online gaming, skype and of course, as a headset for your mobile phone. in this case, i'm going to pair it with...