iPad pre-ordered today! woohoo!

The iPad has been available in the states for a good month or so, and as always Europe is left behind! But no more! Apple have finally allowed us to pre-order the iPad from today!

So this Enigin developer has signed up, paid the cash and now has a 3 week wait before the product is in my hands!

Apart from having all the fun of an iPhone but with a larger screen, there’s another use I have in mind.

Here at Enigin we are always on the edge of technology and as soon as the iPad was announced we spotted it’s massive potential as a hand-held device to view your energy usage. So, all those who have been asking about an iPhone app can be assured that we are on the case!

That’s it for now but i’m sure you’ll hear more about the iPad and Enigin in the very near future!

Enigin goes grazing…

A few cool people in the Enigin office have started ordering ‘Graze’ boxes through the post. The Graze box contains four varieties of nut, fruit or seed and helps combat 3pm trips to the Enigin snack box! The natural goodness also helps maintenance a stable blood-sugar level and helps you concerntrate.

If you’re in the UK, then you can order your FREE trial Graze box by clicking on the following link and signing up.

http://www.graze.com/p/T4B2FHF

Why this Enigin developer is replacing his iPhone!

Apple’s iPhone is by far the best phone ever created! It has the best user interface, the most intuitive features and is the best collection of technology that you have ever held in your hand.

It allows you to be always connected to your customers, friends and even people you don’t really know who want to send you ‘Crazy Pirate’ requests on Facebook. And here lies the problem, when you are always connected people expect you to be available 100% of the time and reply to their requests. This ASAP mentally can leave you feeling stressed and uneasy about your time off.

So here’s the experiment. This week sees the arrival of my new Nokia cell phone, it’s basic… really basic! No touchscreen, no MP3 player, no flashy email client, no apps, no web browser, i’ve even opted for a Pay-As-You-Go tariff. I intend to use this phone for the next month and keep my iPhone at home.

At the end of the month, if I really want my iPhone back then I can start a new contract… otherwise, I would have found peace in my new(old) communications device!

Enigin staff snowed in!

I’m working from home for the second day running due to the snow in Cornwall. We very rarely get snow in the Southwest of England, so even the smallest amount can cause the county to stop running! Anyway, here’s some pictures my colleagues sent me of the official Enigin Snowfight!

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Calm before the storm

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The fight begins!

Seasons Greetings from this Enigin Developer

Just a quick post to wish you all the compliments of the season. So far, 2009 has been a great year and all of us at Enigin are looking forward to a prosperous 2010.

Seasons greetings to all our Enigin Distributors, business partners and suppliers for making Enigin a great place to work.

Enigin Developer Reviews Flip HD Camera

I love gadgets… gadgets can make our lives better… gadgets can also be a big waste of money!!!

My latest gadget purchase from Amazon has just arrived at the Enigin office, a Flip HD Digital Camcorder. It’s a small device, about the size of compact digital camera, that will record HD quality video at the touch of a button.

Flip are owned by networking company Cisco and my first thoughts are that they are heavily influenced by Apple (we love Apple!) in terms in packaging. It’s a very iPod-experience removing the device from the folding series of boxes. The FlipHD powered up without any charging and within 20 seconds I was already recording video! Here’s my first 13 second video, Enigin Designer, Alan talking about the Christmas chart battle between Rage Against the Machine and X-Factor:

The simplicity of this unit is it’s crowning glory. There are three main buttons on the back; Record, Play and Delete. I don’t think they need explaining! There’s also an up/down/left/right keypad to navigate through the recorded videos and operate the zoom. The only other thing on the back is the lovely high-resolution 2″ LCD display, which is visible in daylight conditions.

My version of the FlipHD has a whopping 8GB of internal memory, enough for store 2 hours of HD footage. The footage is easily downloaded via the flip-up USB connection and you can be uploading to YouTube within minutes.

Pros

  • Very simple and easy to use
  • Great value
  • Quality product

Cons

  • No option to turn HD compression off
  • Built in USB not always convenient to use (although an extension can be purchased)
  • CMOS sensor not too good in low-light conditions

Summary

Great product at a great price, I can’t recommend it highly enough!

Update

After using the Flip HD over the festival period, I love it! I’m even thinking about buying one for my parents! Great buy 5/5!!