“I never win anything.”
Does that sound familiar? Yup, yup. Because I’ve been one of them, too — you know, those people who’d whine about never winning anything.
HTC Desire Android smartphone (click photo for bigger view)
Until last week, that is. Because last week, I received an email that seemed too good to be true. But it was true! I made it as one of The Chosen Ten to review the new HTC Desire Smartphone, thanks to Maxis, my mobile phone service provider. The ten of us have been given the chance to test-drive the HTC Desire until 20th June, 2010 and post our thoughts about and experiences with the latest Android smartphone to hit KL’s shores.
Hence, from now until the 20th of June, in addition to the regular programming here in my little corner of the bloggerverse, I shall be writing about the HTC Desire every once in a while.
Technically, I haven’t won anything tangible just yet — the phone is just a test unit, which I have to return after 2 weeks — but I’m already ecstatic about the chance to try a brand-spanking-new, drop-dead gorgeous gadget for free…in addition to the fact that I made it to the Top 10 Reviewers list and — get this! — I’m one of the only two (!) women who made the cut.
And did I mention just how jaw-dropping gorgeous the 3.7-inch AMOLED screen is? The colour, the clarity, the animated home screen are so exquisite, they’d put the iPhone 3Gs’s display to shame.
Comparing the HTC Desire to the iPhone is inevitable, given that you scroll up and down the screen by swiping down a finger on the screen as you would on an iPhone, zoom in and out of a pic using pinching motions just as you would on an iPhone, scroll through pics by swiping across the screen with two fingers just as you would on an iPhone… You get the drift.
Anyhow, to kick things off and to whet your appetite a bit, here’s a short movie on the beginning of my mission: my quest for the HTC Desire.
Watch it on Vimeo…
Mission (Possible): Mi2’s Quest For The HTC Desire from SleeplessInKL on Vimeo.
….or on YouTube.
June 7th, 2010 at 04:37
Wow! That’s a neat phone! I’m starting to wonder when my blessings will start pouring so i could gift myself with a new phone! Haha!
June 7th, 2010 at 05:09
Good luck, Mimi. All the best!!!!
June 7th, 2010 at 12:06
Sweet! Thats a really nice video :)
June 7th, 2010 at 13:42
abi: glad u liked it. and i hope u all enjoy the video as much as i enjoyed making it over the weekend.
avril: thanks!
sheng: we try and we try…then we pray. blessings come when least expected :)
June 7th, 2010 at 14:02
Nalingaw ko sa video, Mimi!
I celebrate with you! Congratulations!
June 7th, 2010 at 14:31
Hi po, musta po kau jan. Pwd po tanong kung ano anong mga lugar sa kuala lumpur ang mostly dinadayo ng mga turista? Salamat po and more power.
June 7th, 2010 at 18:19
that’s a kick-ass cool video you made!
congratulations, i can imagine the joy of holding that toy!
June 7th, 2010 at 19:15
Without owning the unit, it is more than enough to be chosen among the few reviewers. Congrats, Mimi!
June 8th, 2010 at 15:00
Agree with Wits, winner kana by just being chosen as one of its “reviewer”.
June 11th, 2010 at 10:29
Joana: Nalingaw pud ko ug himo sa video ba :)
Mae: Marami: Petronas Twin Towers, KL Tower, Batu Caves, Genting Highlands, KL Bird Park, just to name a few.
Odette: Yes, yes…I love ‘my’ precioussssss…. ;)
WitsAndNuts & Blogusvox: I’m still on cloud nine…and have to continually remind myself I’m only having it for 2 weeks *sigh*
September 10th, 2010 at 04:35
That’s one cool video!