Thermomix - the future of cooking

A few days back, my wife's family had a family get-together. We stayed at Sarang by the Brook at Kuala Kubu Bahru - all 40 of us. To feed the whole lot, all the cooking was done on Thermomix. I was so impressed, that I invited Aunty Adrina to write a post on this amazing hi-tech cooking tool
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Guest post by Adrina Awaludin.

Thermomix is what the future of cooking looks like. If you can imagine how a smart phone has changed our lives in the past 10 years... that’s what Thermomix is.

My name is Adrina Awaludin. I am a Thermomix Advisor. I was introduced to this wonderful machine in 2014. I have a full-time job, 3 growing up children, a busy working husband. I didn’t cook. I have a lived in maid to assist me at home with cooking and cleaning. Since I was introduced to Thermomix, I not only cook but I bake my own bread and cookies. I even make my own jams and mayonnaise, as well as chicken, meat and vegetable stocks... and people ask me why I bother when it is readily available at the grocery? Well, those items in the shops have a shelf-life, which means that chemicals are added to ensure that they can last longer on the shelves. The other reason why I make them is because it is so easy and convenient now.

One gadget in your kitchen to replace 12 functions! So, imagine going on holiday with just your smart phone without having to bring your camera, video recorder, and laptop as we would have probably done over 10 years ago. Well, this gadget replaces all your other standalone kitchen appliances that does your chopping, grinding, kneading, whisking, controlled heating, steaming, stirring, cooking, weighing, blending, mixing and emulsifying and also replaces your saucepan.

What else can you expect from a German product with probably the best technology in the market? There are no other similar products in the world today, I believe, that can match its superiority and functions. And when we say it’s the future of cooking.... there’s a reason for it. It considers all the expectations we want from our food - home-cooking is healthier and safer (no added preservatives and unknown contents), faster meals as one can manage entire meals under an hour with time-saving multi-layer cooking. It is also your Reliable Cooking Assistant - no need to take a day off. This “German maid” helps with auto cooking, stirring and even self-washing. Thermomix keeps your kitchen grease-free, taking over the cooking to free you up to do other things. It is hassle-free to cook at home.

Other than its superior safety features, it also has a Recipe chip attached to it for step-by-step guided cooking instruction.... Now, this I don’t think you will understand just by reading this article, so that is a real good reason for a person to experience the Thermomix Cooking first hand. With thousands of recipes and the guided cooking feature, enjoy endless fun cooking with your loves ones together.

Now everyone can cook!

And on the question "who would want a Thermomix?". Well the answer - literally anyone who can manage a smartphone. And why not, did you check the Master Chef Jr contestants cooking with their Thermomix? A 7 year old who can read, would be able to cook with the Thermomix.

Imagine those people who are on special diets: gluten free, paleo, vegan, etc. Home cooked food, managed and monitored easily from ingredients to the process. In our group, we have cancer survivors, including those who are still undergoing chemo and other treatments, those who need special diets and Thermomix helps these people everyday.

Actually, anyone would love this gadget and how it can save them time and money. All it takes, is a Thermomix cooking experience.

Contact me at 019 235 8733 to fix a date.

Unboxing the Bose SoundLink Micro Bluetooth speaker

Just bought the SoundLink Micro Bluetooth® speaker. We were looking for something light and portable and also waterproof and tough. My son loves to experiment with speakers and for that matter with other gadgets as well. His favourite is to put them inside a bucket of water and that's how my old JBL speakers died.

The new Bose speakers ticks all the boxes and the sound is amazing. This was not really surprising - it is a Bose.

My only complaint is the cable. When I first tried it out, it would not go in fully into the speakers and I was worried about force it in. I played around with the springs and the speaker end of the cable and after a bit of force, it finally went it. No problems after that.

The speakers lasts up to 6 hours on a full charge. It also comes with a really handy flexible rubber band that allows you to attach the speaker to your belt, bag, etc.

Anyway, here is the unboxing video:

Flextail Helio Lantern review

There is nothing more I love then reviewing gadgets which are not even out in the market yet. I was recently sent a review sample of the Helio - a multifunctional outdoor lantern. It is so new that it came without even any "How to" guides or even a proper cover.

As compared to other typical camping lanterns, the Helio is much more compact and efficient and really bright as well.

Flextail is a Chinese startup company based in  Dalian, China and founded  two  years  ago  by  Li Tao  with  his  classmates,  all  students  of  mechanical engineering at Dalian Maritime University.
Helio is their second product and this amazing lantern reached it's funding goals on Kickstarter in just 20 hours.It is not hard to see why. The lantern is just 45 gms and outputs 200 lumens with a lighting distance of up to a distance of 20 meters.  It takes only 20 minutes to charge and on a full charge, the lantern will last 10 hours - yes, that's right 10 freaking hours. It also has an water resistance rating of IP34 (which means water resistant to water spray from any direction).

And according to the company, the lantern will last for 400 hours of uninterrupted light if you use a 10000mAh powerbank - that's slightly more than 16 days.

The Lantern comes with a hook and a magnet which makes it really easy to attach it / hook it up.

Go and check the Helio out on their Kickstarter page. It is just $29 for one lamp (retail price of $34).

Texting anywhere in the World

Our friend Jamalulail Ismail and his family is currently on his way to Malaysia by road on their motor home. He started out from UK last month and is currently in Montenegro, the 14 country on trip. During their journey, they are using the DeLorme inReach two-way satellite communicator with GPS to keep in touch with friends, family and media.



However, I found out that there is a simpler alternative called Text Anywhere which allows you to send and receive text messages or text-only emails through their browser-based application. Like the DeLorme, it works on the Iridium satellite network - so technically you can text anywhere on the globe apart from North Korea and Cuba. The portable unit pairs with compatible Wi-Fi enabled gadgets by creating a wifi hotspot. The Text Anywhere unit (4x4x1.5 in or 10x10x4cm) is powered by 4 AA batteries or via a 12V adaptor.

The unit retails at MSRP: $399 and costs $0.27 per message. The great part is that you do not need to pay an annual subscription fee and the monthly package (with 100 messages) costs only $29.99 per month with a one time $35 activation fee. However, to suspend the service, you have to pay $5 monthly suspension rate (great when you are not travelling). Even with that, it is still cheaper than paying for a annual subscription offered by other services, plus you can use any compatible mobile, laptop or tablet.

Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire HD now in the UK

The Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire HD are now shipping in the UK.

The new Kindle Fire HD features an amazing HD display with high speed Wi-Fi and stereo sound Dolby audio. The 16GB version is available from £159.

The popular Kindle Fire is also now available in the UK with a 20% faster processor and twice the memory of the original Kindle Fire, for only £129.

Both devides allow instant access to over 22 million movies, TV shows, songs, apps, games, books, and magazines, as well as 1 month free trial of Amazon Prime and a 1-month free trial of LOVEFiLM instant.

Update 19 Nov. 2012:

The Kindle Fire comes with 8 GB internal memory but It does not have any memory card slots or support for USB drives (it's main drawback). However, it comes with free, unlimited Cloud storage.

Read "Three Ways to Expand the Kindle Fire’s Limited Storage Space".

Pebble portable battery pack

It's amazing how our smart phones have become a necessity. Just a couple of years ago I was perfectly happy with a mobile phone but now, not one but 2 smart phones, a Samsung Galaxy II and Nokia Lumia 900, are constantly with me all the time. I actually do not use them much for making calls but rather for reading and replying to emails. I mostly use Skype to keep in touch with my parents in Malaysia and sisters in Australia.

I won't call myself a social media addict but I am on Twitter and Facebook quite often, reading updates, making my own updates and replying to tweets/ comments. Of late, I have started to use Instagram quite a lot and I occasionally listen to music or play games. As ompared to some of my friends, I do not have that many apps downloaded as well. In fact I consider myself quite a moderate user of my mobile phone. Despite this, I find myself having to recharge my phones at least once a day and I really hate it when the battery  runs out when you need it the most and it has happened several times. I guess I am not the only one as my wife who's quite a heavy user of her Samsung Galaxy Note often complains about her phone's battery life as well. 

My sis-in law owns a Pebble battery pack and she was telling us what a life saver it was. My wife did a bit of research and found an amazing deal on Amazon for the Veho VCC-A007-PBP Pebble Portable Battery Pack Charger.





It normally retails for £49.99 but she was able to get it for £20.89 including VAT and free delivery. The Pebble is essentially a portable Polymer Lithium-ion rechargeable battery which can then be used to charge mobile devices. It has a total capacity of 5000mAh Cycle life of over 500 times. The dimensions are just 5.6 cm x 10 cm x 1.3 cm and weights 132g.

Our verdict after using it over 2 weeks: One of our best buys ever. 

Blackberry Playbook tablet review

Guest post by Sanjit Roy

When I first thought of buying a tablet, I solicited the opinion from many tech experts as I am novice on all these technology aspects. I had my eye on the  Blackberry Playbook tablet but everybody I asked did not have much nice things to say about the Playbook.  One of the things which attracted me to buy this tablet was the price (amazing value for money). There is no branded tablet in market which gives you 64GB memory at just £129.

I have been using the Playbook for around  3days now and I have quickly learnt about the joys of using a tablet - the music, videos, photos, camera (you have two in the Playbook), read pdf documents and e-books. I am more than happy with on all these aspects.

The screen is very responsive. I initially had some concerns just after I had purchased the tablet after reading a lot of negative reviews about the operating system OS1 on Playbook 1 ( I had not received the Playbook yet at that time). However, I read several good reviews about the improvements in Playbook 2 which had taken care of issues in the OS1. Trust me when I say that it is at par with the best tablets in the market. The screen is the best part, build quality, sound quality, video streaming, photo quality all excellent. I love the integrated message service where you can synchronise all your emails, FB, twitter and LinkedIn.

Yes, you will not get thousands of apps like Android Tablets and the Apple iPad but to be honest I do not use too many apps. There is some buzz that we will be able to get Android apps on Playbook but still not sure when. The apps world is getting better everyday.

This small beauty will get the new OS 10 next year which is going to give a tough competition to other tablets in the market. You will not regret this purchase. I definitely have not.

They have recently launched a 4G version of the same tab in Canada. So we can expect the same in the near future in UK and other European countries as well.

I will give 9 out of 10 to my Black Beauty.

About Sanjit:

Dr. Sanjit is a Lecturer in Marketing and Advertising at Coventry University Business School. He blogs about research and marketing on his blog: Sanjit's

Amazon launches Kindle Fire

Features:

• 7" color toughened touchscreen, anti-reflective treatment, 1024 x 600 pixel resolution at 169 ppi, 16 million colors.
• Dual-core processor
• Size: 7.5" x 4.7" x 0.45" (190 mm x 120 mm x 11.4 mm).
• Weight 14.6 ounces (413 grams).
• 8GB internal storage
• Free cloud storage
• Over 100,000 movies and TV shows
• Comes withe the Amazon Silk cloud-accelerated browser - supports Adobe Flash
• All in one email app
• 1-year limited warranty and service included. Optional 2-year Extended Warranty available for U.S. customers.

The Kindle Fire will be released on November 15, 2011 and is now available for booking at $199 on the Amazon.com.

The Acer X110 or the NEC NP115 DLP projectors

Following my call for help on Twitter, facebook and this blog, I received a number of suggestions for a good projector. It was quite tough considering the fact that I didn't have much of a budget to work with - only £300.

Ultimately I finally narrowed down the choice to two models, namely the Acer X110
and the NEC NP115 DLP Projector.

NEC NP115 DLP

Acer X110

Both machines had almost identical specs: They were both DLP projectors with image brightness of 2500 ANSI lumens, native aspect ratio of 4:3 and resolution of SVGA 800 x 600. Both projectors are 3D compatible as well.

The Acer was slightly lighter at 2.2 Kgs as compared to 2.5 Kg for the NEC. The dimensions of the two were (WxDxH) 26.8 x 19.2 x 8 cm and 31.0 x 24.7 x 9.5 cm respectively. However the Acer had an image contrast ratio of 4000:1 for the Acer and 2000:1 for the NEC.

After discussing with some of the guys, we finally decided on the Acer.

The Acer X110 costs on Amazon.co.uk for £234.98 including VAT and FREE Super Saver Delivery. The Acer costs £239.99 on the Projector Shop site and with original retail price of £279.99.

What swung in favour of the Acer despite the fact that it does not have speakers and has a warranty of only 2 years as compared to 3 years pan-European service + Lamp: 6 months, max. 1000 hrs for the NEC, was that it received 4.5 stars (out of 5) on Amazon as reviewed by 21 customer and based on the recommendation of one of my friends who has had one for more than a year, without any problems. It is also cheaper than the NEC which costs £286.92 on Amazon.co.uk and £255.31 on the Projector Shop site.The decision was also based on the higher contrast ratio which means sharper images.

Top 10 Gadgets of 2010 list

Not in particular order this is my list of the top 10 gadgets of 2010 and also my wanted list. Fantastic gadgets that won't burn a hole in your pocket.

1. Samsung Galaxy Tab. Way better than the iPad and running Android.

2. Google Nexus S. The ultimate Android phone.

3. Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1. I have fond memories of my Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX9 before the viewer failed. Gave us fantastic results. The Lumix DMC-GF1 will be the perfect upgrade. It is not an SLR but comes with interchangeable lenses and lot of functions.

4. iRobot Roomba 581. I am not a fan of vacuum cleaning and I welcome something that will help me do the job. The latest Roomba in their 500 series. The age of the Robot begins.

5. Gocycle: Goes up to 20 miles on a 3 hour charge with speeds upto 15mph. The perfect bike when I am lazy to cycle to University.

6. Tissot Sea -Touch. I am a huge fan of Tissot watches and always wanted the Tissot Touch. Now I want this instead - the perfect watch for the Geek even if you don't go sailing.

7. Kodak Zi6. Hidef vid cam. Said to be better than the Flip.

8. Microsoft Kinect. I have the Nitendo Wii but reading and listening to people praising this add on to the XBox 360 makes me realise that I am missing out on a lot of stuff. This is going to the World's most favourite game soon.

9. TomTom XL Live. My old TomTom One is good enough to get me from point A to B but I feel that I need something more - like live traffic updates.

10. Tribotix Robotis Bioloid. I have always wanted a robot. Now you can build and program it. I like the Lego Mindstorms as well but the Robotis Bioloid has an edge

Opening up the Samsung Galaxy Portal

I have a love hate relationship with my Samsung Galaxy Portal. I love the Android apps, the quality of the pics taken during good light conditions and all the features but I hate the battery life, the fact the camera does not have a flash and the poor GPS reception.

Quite recently I had the scare of my life when I found my son for reasons best known to him, dripping milk onto the back of my mobile. I quickly shut it off, removed the battery and tried to dry the milk that had seeped in as best as I could. I gave it a whole day and used my old SonyEricssion K770i as a backup in the meantime.



With a prayer on my lip, I started the phone and it worked. However, I realised that the phone was not responding to the touch screen and the buttons in the front.

It looked like my phone was a write off but I was not willing to give up.

I decided to open it up and do a deep cleaning inside. I tried searching everywhere on the web but there were no tutorials on how to open up the phone but I still decided to go ahead.

There were only 7 screws and I had to carefully pry the cover open and I had access to the mother board. however, I didn't even try to open up the touch screen. Took some Johnson & Johnson cotton buds and cleaned up as well as I could.





After several minutes I put everything back again and started the phone.

It works perfectly.

Not enough memory - get the TOSHIBA Ultra Slim External Hard Disk

I remember the days when we had 1 GB memory and all your friends went "wow!". Almost two years back, I bought the Buffalo 160GB MiniStation, TurboUSB Portable Hard Drive. I recently found out that it was nearly full - in fact I have less than 10Gb left.

My wife did some online shopping and came across the TOSHIBA Ultra Slim External USB Hard Disk with a huge 500GB storage on eBay from a company called Highest standard Ultimate (http://www.hsuuk.com). It just cost her £51 including the postage.

It is really compact and comes with a really nice white leather cover. Best of all it is anti shock (from 70cmm height) and has 3 years warranty. Now I want one for myself as well.

Camera repair site

I have had my old Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX9 lying around unused for a long time. It's still working perfectly - the only problem is that the viewing LCD is no longer working.

I took it to some shops to get repair it but the quote was too high. It was actually not worth it and it might even be cheaper to get a new camera, which is exactly what I did.

Most shops don't give me a straight answer and they always tell to bring the camera in and they will have a look at it and then come up with a quote. Why is it so difficult to tell me how much it would cost to repair the damn LCD on the back?

However, I have not given up looking for a place where I can get the camera repaired and I came across the Teleplan camera repair site. They have made getting a quote to repair cameras really easy - in just 4 steps.
First of all, I select the camera brand and then pick the specific model. I then click the "Get a free quote" button. This takes me to another page where I can select the camera problem to be repaired. This automatically takes me to the repair quote page. This site is so amazing. I also went to their Sony camera repair and Olympus camera repair pages because I know of friends who also have old cameras that need repair and I was quite pleased to see that they repair old models as well. However, the prices don't seem to vary which is quite surprising. Having said that, the prices were surprisingly much cheaper than the quotes I have received so far for my camera.

Unfortunately the site is only available for customers in the UK and Canada. I guess we have to wait for a UK site to offer similar services.

Top 3 Dell Laptops

Laptops are now a key part of everyday life for millions of consumers worldwide. From business people emailing financial information and keeping up to date with events, to students conversing with others and studying on the move, laptops are now a key part of our life.

This post looks at three laptops from Dell - which are in my opinion, the best Dell Laptops currently on the market You can take advantage of Dell Discount Codes to get them at affordable prices.

1. Dell Inspiron 1545

The Inspiron 1545 is an affordable all-rounder. The notebook is one of Dell’s stockier laptops; this can be an issue if mobility is an important factor to you, as moving the notebook constantly can often be troublesome. However, for people who are rarely on the go, the notebook is an excellent choice. The product features a 15.6" screen and features two Intel® Core™ Duo Processors. All in all the Notebook is a good all-rounder, but what makes it one of the top laptops is the price, with an RRP of £298 this laptop is an excellent example of value for money as well as boasting some great features.

Dell Vostro 3300

The Vostro is a perfect laptop choice for business users. Weighing 1.94kg, it is the perfect option for mobility. The laptop sports an ultra thin body and features a 13.3" LED backlit screen. The overall slim design and matt finish makes the laptop feel extremely sleek, perfect for the business environment. This model has been packed with Windows® 7 and is equipped with dual-core Intel® Processors. The laptop offers medium graphic support, perfect for displaying presentations and graphs, but lacks the speed required by the average PC gamer. With an RRP of £510 the laptop is a great deal for the features it supports.

Dell Alienware M11x

The Dell Alienware M11x is the perfect laptop for the mobile gamer. It has an 11.6" screen, which is perfect for playing the latest games. The Dell Alienware features DDR3 memory and amazing graphics thanks to its GeForce 335M combined with 1GB of video memory. The battery life is also impressive; perfect for the gamer on the move and with such a high-spec CPU speed, it may come as a surprise that the battery life is as good as it is. The design is sleek and smooth and is portable for the true mobile gamer. We also feel the RRP of £750 is a fair price. This excellent laptop has amazing hardware, which is vital for any gamer who wants to keep playing - even when on the move.

Dell Laptops are some of the most affordable on the market and the price doesn’t have to be an issue as there is a variety of Dell Discount Vouchers available on the Internet. With excellent support, hardware and software, Dell laptops are a perfect choice for anyone on the move.

Taking pictures with the Samsung GT- I5700

The Samsung new Galaxy GT- I5700, also known as the Spica and as the Galaxy Portal here in the UK has a 3.2 megapixel camera - nothing to shout about when we have so many 5 mp camera phones around. A lot of reviews have rubbished the camera on this great phone, especially the fact that it does not have a flash. What were the Samsung people thinking about? Definitely not a phone for those who like to take pictures of themselves making silly poses indoors in poor lighting.

The fact that it also does not have a camera cover does irritate me a bit because my benchmark was my old Sony-Ericsson 770i and every phone that does not have a camera cover seems outdated.I mean a cover simply makes sense when you a carrying your phone around all the time. I hate oily lenses though it sometimes does have the unintentional effect of creating images similar to those taken by a Lomo.

Having said that, the quality of the images taken in bright sunlight is not bad. I was actually surprised because the quality of close up pictures are quite good - even better than some higher meagapixel cameraphones.





Same cannot be said for objects in the distance though I guess again, they are quite acceptable for a mobile.



You also have the option of adding the GPS location to the images. Another option I really like is the ability to shut off the irritating camera sounds. Great for taking spy and candid shots and also during ceremonies where people tend to get irritated by flashes and the sound of clicks.

The Nokia N900 unpacked

Take a look at my latest toy.

It's been quite sometime since I first blogged about the Nokia N900 - said to be THE Geek's phone. Finally got my hands on it, thanks to WOM World/ Nokia. Will be testing it out for a whole month.

There are some strange looking accessories that came with the mobile and I can't wait to try it out.

Nokia HF-510 speakerphone review

I have been trying out the Nokia HF-510 speakerphone for a little more than a week now. This device is a hands-free car kit for your blue tooth enabled mobile phone. A perfect replacement for my old hands-free headset. I never really got used to having something stuck on my ear.

Before unpacking

The speakerphone I received had already been fully charged and I haven't recharged it even once even though I have been using it well over a week now. Learnt that charging the speaker's in-built battery takes around 2 hours which gives approximately 30 hours talk time and 180 hours standby time on a full charge.

Pairing the device with the Nokia E72 via bluetooth was pretty straight forward. I had to select the speakerphone from the list of devices on the mobile, entered the passcode 0000 and the pairing was complete.

You can check the list of all the compatible Nokia handsets here. It's compatible with other mobile makes as well, including my old Sony-Ericsson K770i and 3 Skypephone.

The HF-150 comes with three mounts and I used the the suction cup to mount to the windscreen and it didn't fall off even once. I tried using it with my Dash genie dashboard holder but that was not such a good idea - it fell off a couple of times while driving.

Due to the DSP (Digital signal Processing) noise-cancellation technology, voices were surprisingly clear and sharp. Accepting and ending calls was a breeze - by pressing the front display panel which also acts as a button.

The volume was quite loud but adjusting it was really easy and convenient - turning the dial on the edge of the speaker, left to lower and right to increase the volume. I really like the fact that you could see the incoming caller ID on the integrated display - so you can decide whether to accept any of the calls. Not that I rejected any.

I liked the ability to copy and access your contacts on the integrated display without twiddling with the phone. However, the feature I really loved was the voice dialling feature. Only tried it today and it works really well. All I had to do was press the front panel for about 2 seconds and you get the voice dialling symbol. Just say the name (or nick name) of the contact and it dials automatically.

There were no negatives. The only thing was that I had to remove it whenever I had to leave my car parked for an extended period of time, for fear that someone might break into the car thinking that the speaker phone was a sat-nav. I might be a bit paranoid but you can never be too careful.

The HF-510 is not listed for sale on the Nokia online shop but it's available in various online stores and the cheapest was £59.93 at Handtec.

With some places banning hands-free headsets and others considering it, the HF-510 is definitely a good buy if you wanted to remain in touch on the roads. I could really get used to this speaker phone and was quite sad that I have to give it back. It's will be hard to go back to using my old hands-free headset.

Thanks to WOMWorld/Nokia for letting me try out the  HF-510.

The Nokia N8

Nokia has just launched yet another smartphone, the N8. The Symbian phone will be available in select markets later this year.

Features includes a 12 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and Xenon flash. The main attraction is it's ability to take HD-quality videos and edit the videos on the phone using the built-in editing suite. The mobile phone is the first to incorporates Dolby Digital Plus surround sound. One of the first if I am not mistaken.

Of course, they haven't forgotten about social networking and users can view feeds from Twitter and Facebook in a single app on the home screen.

The Nokia N8 also comes with free global Ovi Maps walk and drive navigation covering over 70 countries. Users can buy more apps from the Ovi store.

Gadgets to review for this month

See what just arrived today - it's the Nokia HF-510 speakerphone. It's a hands free device that allows you to use your mobile phone while you are driving. It connects to a mobile via a Bluetooth connection.

I also received a Nokia E72 to use along with it.

I will be trying out the HF-510 over a two-week period - the shortest period I have ever had a gadget for review.

Thanks to WOMWorld/Nokia for letting me try out these gadgets.

Sony Ericsson K770i dismantled

Was feeling a bit bored and searching on the web for a way to fix the camera on my old Sony Ericsson K77Oi mobile.

Came across this site and followed the steps to completely dismantle the phone. The cover didn't come off that easily as the guy mentioned until I realised that I would have to unscrew the small screws. Learnt one lesson from this - a mistake I won't make in the future. Don't assume that other people can read your mind. If you do a manual, put in EVERY single step even though it seems like common sense to you.

Anyway, I found out a lot about the mobile through this exercise but I still couldn't figure out a way to make the camera work. The camera lens seems to be fixed directly to the mother board. It's annoying when I can't take any pictures with the phone - the main reason I bought this particular model. Fortunately I can still make video calls using the camera in the front.