289 Computer Centre, Wanchai
Friday, 21 December 2007 14:00 pm
I spend my lunch with a walk through the Wanchai Computer Centre. Not the bigger one near the Wanchai MTR, but a smaller - more local one on Hennessy Road no. 289
I was out looking for an 8GB Micro SD, but couldn’t find a shop stocking it yet. They are selling 4GB cards at HKD319 right now (abt 40 USD or 28 Euro). I guess I’ll have to wait a few more weeks before I can add 8GB to my phone and finally ditch the IPOD alltogether.
The other thing that struck me is that you can now buy a 22inch LCD monitor for just about 2000 honkies (250 USD or 175 Euro).
Here’s a forecast: devices will come out that include TV tuners, hard-disks and internet connection. They will be Linux based entertainment devices (actually I have one already) that hookup directly to any LCD panel and an HiFi set.
New brands will appear in the entertainment device area while the current TV brands will become commodity panel providers.