My CLiPtec GZJ160 universal travelling plug adaptor with USB charger port

This 85 gram, light and compact CLiPtec GZJ160 universal travelling plug adaptor with USB charger port was purchased in Digital Mall at the cost of RM25.

Its 2 main functions are:

• International universal plug adapter that supports 150+ countries
• High power auto-switching USB charger for any electronic gadgets that support battery charging with USB

I find it to be a very handy travelling companion, as it can be used to convert the power plug from one type to another, and it can also be used to provide charging power for USB devices without the need for computer with USB port.

This is how it is in action charging my Garmin Nuvi 255w GPS navigator with its DC 5V 1A USB output.

This adaptor can be plugged into 3 types of socket with its detachable 3-in-1 design as shown below:

It supports 4 international plug standards, namely:

• Europe round pin
• UK
• USA
• Australia

this makes it supports for 150+ countries.

Even at home, we can still use it as a USB charger without the need of a computer to recharge the battery in GPS, handphone, digital camera, MP4 player, etc.

HareNet 6th Parenthood Expo 2010

The annual HareNet Parenthood Expo is targetted to pregnancy, birth, babies, toddlers and parents, showcasing products and services for growing young families.

Date: 20-22 August 2010
Time: 10.30am - 9.00pm
Venue: Mid Valley Exhibition Centre (MVEC), KL
Admission: free

There will be exhibition, stage activities as well as seminar & talks.

Click here for the programme schedule of the HareNet 6th Parenthood Expo 2010.

Top 20 display cards as of end-July 2010

The top 20 high end PCI-E 16X display cards in PassMark Video Card Benchmarks as of today 29 July 2010 is as follow:

I got the estimated price as of today from the HardwareZone Price Guides.

From here, we can see that those top performance display cards are all priced above RM500.

Something very interesting I noticed in Malaysia Dell Online Store is that, there are 4 options of display card available for the Dell Studio XPS 8100 desktop PC: NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 (default), NVIDIA GeForce GTS 240 (add RM205), NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 (add RM409) and ATI Radeon HD 5770 (add RM34).

This mean that you can actually get the high end ATI Radeon HD 5770 (ranked #20 in the benchmark above) at a minimal upgrade cost.

And here is the estimated reference price for the 4 cards based on the HardwareZone Price Guides:

• GeForce GT 220: RM280
• GeForce GTS 240: RM400 (+RM120)
• GeForce GTX 260: RM580 (+RM300)
• Radeon HD 5770: RM570 (+RM290)

It seems that ATI Radeon HD 5770 is a good buy now if you were to buy the Studio XPS 8100 computer from Dell Malaysia.