AskMen.com, the largest online men's magazine, today announced the inaugural edition of its “Top 29 Cities for Men to Live In.” Compiled by AskMen.com editors, Chicago topped the list as the best city in the world for the everyday man. Selection criteria for the top cities included, among other factors, the rate of employment, ratio of single women to men, frequency of cultural activities and sporting events and the cost of a pint of beer.

The Top 29 Cities according to the article are -

1. Chicago
2. Barcelona
3. San Francisco
4. London
5. Sydney
6. New York
7. Berlin
8. Hong Kong
9. Copenhagen
10. Paris
11. Vancouver
12. Rome
13. Buenos Aires
14. Tokyo
15. Toronto
16. Miami
17. Madrid
18. Vienna
19. Los Angeles
20. Montreal
21. Panama City
22. Portland
23. Lyon
24. Melbourne
25. Tel Aviv
26. Santiago
27. Cape Town
28. Hamburg
29. Edinburgh

Well, today is the day for those in Hong Kong. Apple Online is going on sale. Check it out before it's too late.

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• 69 are high school friends;
• 107 bloggers;
• 70 legitimate friends;
• 43 internet-industry affiliated friends;
• 137 mates from various photography groups;
• 29 belonging to some clubs or events organizers who sends junk event notifications all the time; and
• 105 unknowns.

 




Size wise, it's about two-third the size of the iPhone.  Although branded the mini iPhone, it have no multi-touch nor other features such as 3G, App Store, iTune-alike media players and zero internal storage (rely on microSD card for storage).  Specification wise just a mere GSM dual-band phone which features dual SIM card, 2.4" display and a stylus.  Nothing fancy.


But what stirkes everyone is how the phone was packaged.  Purely a rip-off I would say.  Check out the following pics and see it for yourself. As for the price, HK$838 (US$107), WOW.

 

It even comes with two back covers for your own liking, unbelievable.

 

Check out the box and the adaptor.

 

Really scratch my head for this one, Motorola or iPhone.

 

Images from Apple Daily

The above post extracted fom my CNET Asia Community Blog column.

• Original Porsche 911 Turbo steering wheel design
• Licensed by Porsche Lizenz- und Handelsgesellschaft mbH
• Authentic metal Porsche logo on wheel
• Hand stitched leather wheel manufactured according to Porsche quality standards
• Compatible with PC and Playstation 3 (all games which support ForceFeedback wheels)
• 6+1 Speed gear stick with realistic shifting feel
• Additional exchangeable sequential gear stick included
• Wireless pedals with + 100 hours battery life time (low battery warning on display and optional power supply cable for simulators)
• Realistic clutch pedal with declining resistance
• Diameter of wheel is 300 millimeters
• Gear sticks are interchangeable and can be mounted on the left or right side
• Turning angle can be adjusted in the wheel to 900°, 360° or 180° or in 1° steps by software
• Play with table: Strong table clamps with quick release, special non-slip rubber pads, and Velcro strips on the pedals
  keep everything in place. Integrated nuts allow the strong fixation on a gaming cockpit
• Play without table: Attachable lap wings and the attachment of the gear sticks to the wheel allow comfortable game
  play in the living room without the use of a table
• Illuminated button symbols switch automatically between PC and Playstation
• Powerful Mabuchi RS 550 Motor as used in RC cars delivers extra strong ForceFeedback effects
• Additional 2 Force Feedback actuators in the wheel simulate motor vibrations
• Extra smooth and silent belt drive without mechanical dead zone
• High resolution wheel sensor
• TUNING functions with LED display
• Saves up to 5 wheel set-ups
• Adjust ForceFeedback strength during game play
• Adjust sensitivity independent from the game