• Included items:
  • Extended Li-Ion Battery (BP-4L)
  • Compact Travel Charger (AC-10)
  • Stereo Headset (HS-45)
  • Data Connectivity Cable (CA-101)
  • Audio Controller (AD-54)
  • External Stylus
  • 3 Months Maps
  • Cleaning Cloth

LaunchWide considers this a great release by Nokia and hopes they stay the course by improving upon the device as well as the Nokia Services store (similar to the iPhone Apps store, but considerably limited in offerings).

website: www.nokia.com
Launch Date: 06/2009

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And having an audience in China is probably very fitting for the auto-makers during these tough times. China has just overtaken the US as the world’s largest car market recently, and the Chinese people are gearing up for auto purchases in the near future.

The Updatist staff recommends you take a look at Porsche’s sleek new unveiling which is expected to be the highlight of the Shanghai Auto Show:

2010 Porsche Panamera – Porsche is introducing its first sedan to compete against BMW, MB, and Maserati. The Panamera is expected to be available in October 2009, and will ’start’ at a price tag close to 90,000. And if you have any experience buying a Porsche, you know that price will go up another 20,000 – 30,000 once you put in the necessary upgrades.

Even though production figures have not been disclosed yet, it is clear that Porsche is hoping the Chinese will pick up the impulse purchasing from the Americans and Germans. 

Shanghai Auto Show 2009 Facts & Figures:

+ EVENT
Auto Shanghai 2009 -
The 13th International Automobile & Manufacturing Technology Exhibition

+ DATE OF EXHBITION
20 – 28 April 2009
Press days: 20 & 21 April 2009

+ FREQUENCY
Every two years

+ FIRST EVENT
1985

+ VENUE
Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC)

References:
For more information on the Shanghai Auto Show, please see:
http://autoshanghai.auto-fairs.com/en/leftnavigation/information

There are some great pics and updates on the Shanghai Motor Show by Autoblog here.
http://www.autoblog.com/category/shanghai-motor-show/

The point is that this meeting was highly productive. We breezed through the 200 pages with little to no confrontation. Which is why I think liquour should be standard at all office meetings. And I am willing to advocate this practice at all the finest corporate establishments. I really do think it cleanses the room. I mean the alcohol had an effect unlike any other in eliminating the typical egos, personal agendas, and rude interruptions that people tend to display during office meetings. So I say to you men (and women), schedule the next meeting through Outlook of Lotus Notes, and bring the cases. Let me know how they respond?

On another note, I woke up with some bitterness today. Just work-related, so nothing I will go into here. I lie! Basically, I despise the fact that many people get ahead in the corporate atmosphere by doing absolutely nothing. I swear one of these days I am going to snap! Here I am busting my butt working 60-hour weeks, going to get an MBA, completing a PMP certification and giving up my social life, and all I get is a silly email stating how much they appreciate my efforts. While the schmuck down the hall spends his day going to Starbucks four times during the workday, irritating others, and walking around with his stinking mug, and he gets promoted and a healthy bonus. I won’t stand for this!

Ok – you guys don’t really care for all that. So let me get off that topic. Moving onwards, I have decided that my new strategy in life is to “PLAY DUMB.” Seeing that so many people get by actually being dumb, I figure I could just go along and pretend. Let’s see how my life would have been different if I was dumb from the very beginning.

Grade school – c’mon even the dumb kids passed and made it to the next grade level. I wouldn’t have had to do homework and could’ve spent more of my time just playing with sharp tools.
High school – once again, even if I had been dumb, the very fact that I played a sport, I would have graduated in the same amount of time. I could have spent all that additional time gangbangin’
College – If a 2.0 GPA (which really means a 50 average) is good enough to graduate, I see why so many dumb people have college degrees. And if I played dumb I would have graduated with this GPA and still landed a decent job out of college.
Work – Being dumb, I would still have gotten a job. And possibly one that paid more than what I got by being smart.
Today – Dumb or not, I would still be here writing on this blog from work, doing the same thing professionally, getting paid the same or more, and living the same life.

And you know what, by being dumb, there would have been little to no expectations to be great or successful. No one would ask me to do ish. I would just fly under the radar like 90% of the people in this world. Just another average to below average person in the mix of life. And then, when something actually went right, like making a semi-decent presentation, or achieving a graduate degree, people would think that was the greatest accomplishment of my life. Because, of course, they would never expect a dumb person to achieve that. But that’s all bullocks! Nowadays, we let dumb people achieve anything they don’t put their mind to. Just look around. The guy next to you is an idiot. The girl across the hall is a moron. Your boss’s boss is an imbecile. They’re everywhere and guess what? They are content. And you are not!

So you see people, stop trying to be ambitious! Stop trying to achieve your goals! Stop trying to be the best at everything! Instead, just PLAY DUMB, and you will achieve more than you ever thought was possible. Trust me, I have been researching this phenomenon for quite some years now, and the facts all point to this very notion.

I leave your future to you. But heed my words, and success will be inevitable.

It was a sunny Tuesday and I was enjoying my home-made Hi-C berry punch while lounging on the sofa. My brother had just came back from work and presented me with this flyer for a job. It read something like this:

So at 14 years old, that sounded pretty monster! Let’s evaluate: $250 dollars a week for a 14 year old is plenty. Hell, I would buy new pegs for my bike and some Timberlands. Maybe even have money left over to take Mary and Juan out. At 14, I fit the description perfectly. No experience. I was so qualified. Making my own hours. Well someone as busy as I was at 14 would definitely need some flexibility in work hours. As for the competency exam, no worries. I was an “A” student. What could they possibly throw at me that I couldn’t answer. Hell, I could do complex mathematical calculations in my head (addition and subtraction). It was time to put action into my master plan for world domination before the end of high school.

So I called immediately for an interview, just like the flyer stated (note: follows instructions). I spoke to the HR lady over the phone and she asked me all these professional questions about my career aspirations and people skills. Easy! Lady, I’m going to be a blogger one day, of course I got people skills. Shit! So she scheduled an in-person interview with the vice president. Wow! This was big! I would land this job and then quit high school and drink Martinis with big-dogs like Gates and Trump. I was pumped!

On the day of the interview, I wasn’t nervous. Being the cocky 14-year old I was, there was nothing that could get in the way of me and a fat wallet. I was prepared and all decked out in my spiffy little slacks with a white shirt and some funky tie (it was cool back then – at least my mom thought so). I walked to the interview in the heat, but I didn’t sweat. I was “cool.” Nothing could touch me today. Nothing!

As I walked into the corporate headquarters on some buys commercial block, I was feeling very optimistic. My shoes were bothering me because they had not been worn-in yet (sorry – had to mention that). Strolling into the pre-screening HR room with a stupid grin on my face, I realized the place was packed with applicants. No worries. A little competition would make it interesting. Besides none of these older joe schmoes had anything on me. I had a letter of recommendation from my little league baseball coach. You fools aint’ got that, do you? So I picked up the paperwork as I signed in at the receptionist’s desk, giving her the old one-two punch of charm. Let’s see: Name = easy one, Address = easy, Birthdate = know that one too. Done! Hey Lady, I’m done with my application. You guys ready for me now? 2 hours later……they were ready for me.

I walked into the VP’s office and he reviewed my carefully prepared resume. He was very impressed and said I wouldn’t even need to take the competency exam. Hell yeah! Of course, I wouldn’t. So then he directed me to another room. This room was where all the “accepted” candidates were sent for their new hire orientation. Everyone who didn’t make the cut was sent home. However, this waiting room had a good number of folks in there as well. I thought to myself – must be my new co-workers. Meanwhile, the question finally occurred to me while I was in the waiting room: What the hell was I going to be doing for this company anyway? I would soon find out.

After mingling with all the “accepted” candidates for twenty minutes (see, already networking), the VP finally came in and turned on the projection screen and dimmed the lights. We sat and listened to our new boss. He would begin introducing himself and the rest of the “executive” staff. Then, he begin giving his presentation on what the company was about and what our roles would be. I couldn’t wait. And then, it hit me! He pulled open a very large briefcase. At first, I thought he was retrieving some notes, but what I saw in there startled me. He had a collection of really-really-really fancy knives. Yes knives!!!!!!!!! Did you hear me? The guy had like 50 knives in his briefcase – what the hell! He started a demonstration. First he pulled one knife and cut a rope in half. Then, he pulled another knife and cut some aluminum in half. And then, he took a quarter and cut it up with the knife to make it look like a corkscrew. OK! Well, maybe I’m working for a knife company. Maybe I’ll be doing Accounting for them. Or some Financial Analysis. Something like that. I bet people that work at Colgate get a demonstration of their toothpaste. This is probably similar.

Nope! By the end of the hour-long charade, I realized that I had just been hired to sell knives to my friends and family. You mofos!!!!!! You waste my time to give me a job selling knives. I should strangle every one of you – - – - I thought to myself. Better yet, you had to BUY your own knife briefcase so you can perform the same demonstrations while you’re trying to sell these sharp instruments to your beloved acquaintances. Bastards!!!! I felt like they had brainwashed me during that whole presentation. And even worse, I was so thrown off by everything happening around me, I actually PAID them for the briefcase filled with knives. A whopping $200. So let’s evaluate: I paid someone to get a job where I would be selling knives to people I know and requesting them to provide referrals. Ummmmm…..for some odd reason, I did not feel like this was the best way to take over the world. I had been scammed…. brainwashed…… abused….. violated…..and worst of all, I had just achieved more humility than one person should ever encounter in a lifetime.

As I walked home carrying my new knife briefcase…feeling all trippy from my experience at the interview, I regained my composure and senses. I decided I wasn’t going to stand for this! So I went back to the office, and demanded my money back. After a half-hour of back-and-forth antics, they refunded my money and I tossed the briefcase back into their hands. Closure! That’s what I needed and it was over.

I eventually got home that day and decided it was best for me to spend my teenage years being broke. After all, another instance of being jacked and abused like that would lead to life-long therapy. I never got my Timberlands, and I never got pegs for my bike. I think I just drank more Hi-C Berry Juice after that. That was far more comforting to my wounded soul.

Lesson learned: Stay away from knives!