London Olympics 2012 Gold Medal Tally - Day 8

This London Olympics is becoming a 2-horse racing for the medals.

Here's my compilation of the number of Gold Medals China and USA got by the day as of the 8th day of the Olympics.

Close race!

And here's one showing the top 4.

> Day 9 Gold Medal Chart

I Concede an Unfortunate Goal

Time for my favourite iPhone game after a long day at work.

But alas, after just minutes into the Dream League Soccer game, I concede an unfortunate goal:

My iPod Nano is Complete

My iPod Nano is complete now with my purchased of the iWatchz Q watch strap.
It feels comfortable.

I will bring the iPod for a longer distance run today with the watch strap.

My First Nike+ Run with the iPod Nano

I've finally gone ahead to get myself the iPod Nano 6th Gen to replace my ageing Nike+ Sportband.

For the first since I first bought my previous Nike+ Sportband, I do not have to do the extra chore of putting the Nike+ transponder piece in my Nike shoe's insole!

The iPod Nano 6th Gen is using the built-in accelerometer to do the steps measurement.

To run with the device, it's best used with a wrist strap designed for the iPod Nano.

I haven't got myself one yet.  So, for this run, I've got to hold the device in my hand while I ran throughout the whole distance.

As this is the first run, I expect the running timing to be out of accuracy as the the first calculation is based on my input height and weight.  For this, the device provides a "calibration" function at the end of a run.

So, I ran for my regular known distance of 2.4km so that I can do a good calibration.

Just as expected, the result was a way-out 2.91km.

I made a calibration to adjust the final distance to 2.4km.

Here's the screenshot of my first ever run result with the iPod Nano 6th Gen.

I'm happy with the device.

I Saw a Old Gem on the Street - the Dell AXIM

Saw a kid playing with a Dell AXIM with a stylus!
I used to own the VGA version which sports the then-incredible VGA high resolution screen!
Wow, to think the Dell AXIM Window Mobile PDA was one of the most wanted mobile device not many years ago!
How technology moves!

My Great Music Experience on My iPhone

I kept the Dr Dre iBeats earphone from my former HTC Sensation XE when I sold it.
Now, put this earphone on the Capriccio music app on my current iPhone 4 with the right equalizer settings, I'm able to achieve better sound quality than the PowerAmp app I ran on my HTC previously!
What a great pair of earphones this is!

Euro 2012 and My Soccer Betting

The 4-years-once European Soccer 2012 has finally kicked off.
Like the World Cup 2 years ago, this is time of the year for soccer betting.

I don't usually bet on soccer.
I will just "play for fun" during major tournaments like the World Cup and European Cup.

I have an "odd" habit for my soccer betting. People around me tend to bet on ANY team which they think will help them to win MONEY.

Not that I don't want to win money, but I have a second consideration - favourite and supported teams. I'm an England fan, by the way.

For example during the last World Cup, in one of the matches involving England as the underdogs, many who like England but condemned them on this occasion and bet on the other team in the hope of higher chance of winning.

To me, watching the soccer competition with added enjoyment of mild betting bring lots of joy during this time.

So, if I were to bet on England loss but win money in the end, I would have lost half the joy. Of course, I'm happy to win money.

So, what do I do in this case?
Yes, I would bet on England on the "give 1/2 ball" by the opponent!