As discussed in my previous posts, although not in detail, I kind of decided to gamble on Lunatik Multitouch watch strap for iPod Nano. I said gamble because I found out that it is cheaper to buy at eBay. Actually, a lot cheaper. The retail price is at £69 while eBay is selling only around £25 at most including postage. And it is delivered from Hong Kong. The price is a little bit hard to believe and that’s what I am going to gamble. It’s always a hit and miss sometimes when doing deal at eBay but I do hope it’s a hit for me this time.

Anything thing about it is that Lunatik Multitouch watch strap looks bulky but it offers protection to iPod Nano. I am just a bit worry that it might look huge on my wrist. I tried to imagine it but comparing the measurements to my normal watches but who knows when it comes to seeing the real thing. Overall, I kind of make the decision to use iPod Nano as a watch and it makes a perfect Christmas present for myself too!

eBay is almost always the place where I can find things which I couldn’t find at sites like Amazon or Play.com. However, this time, it’s harder to find Lunatik products than necklace extender products! I can’t imagine that a product that popular in US can’t easily be found in UK! Well, having said that, after a trip to Hong Kong early this year, I found out that they have more people using Apple products (especially iPad and iPhone) there than anywhere else in UK.

My last decent watch’s battery died on me a couple of months ago. Well, I say decent because it’s the watch that I can wear to work. I have one last working watch but it’s funky. The battery itself costs from £25 to £40.I don’t really want to spend that kind of money just to get my watch working again considering that I can replace the battery a lot cheaper back in my home country.

Since then, I have been looking for a replacement. Not just any replacement but a watch that doesn’t need battery to operate. Kinetic may be the solution but it’s not cheap depending on brand and design. I guess I could have just got a normal kinetic watch and change it when it’s broken? Well, being me, I just would like something a little bit different. Chronograph watches like michael kors watch are what I like but it costs a lot with added kinetic feature.

Just a couple of days ago, I went into Apple online store and saw iWatchz watch strap for iPod Nano. I was attracted by the idea immediately. How nice it would be to use a gadget as a watch and vice versa. Best of all, I don’t have to think about the battery. It’s the solution for me but as experience told me, I shouldn’t get to excited. I started reading reviews and watching videos to see how practical it would be to wear an iPod Nano. It’s not all too bad though I am a little bit worry about the size.

The other concern that I had, which is not a concern for me anymore is the need to press the ON/OFF switch whenever I want to see the time. On second thought, I rely on my mobile phone at the moment which requires me to press a button to see the time.

Anyway, I might not be after iWatchz watch strap anymore. Minimal Lunatik’s Tiktoks and Multitouch attract me the most. All reviews compliment the quality of the strap compared to iWatchz. It costs more than iWatchz but as I always say, you get what you paid for.

Ever since Mee and I bought our first travel insurance during our trip to Amsterdam, I reckon that we will be doing the same thing for all of our future trips. Considering that many countries are now so unpredictable, both economy and politic, it’s best to travel with an insurance rather than not. However, soon after we bought our second travel insurance from the trip to Greece, I start to receive more and more mails regarding all sorts of insurance, including emails of course. The tick of not agreeing on receiving third party information seems to work programmatically but not in reality. On the other hand, out of those emails, I do realise that there are some sites that compare cd type annuities instead of having to browse individual sites for information which can be quite time consuming.

Sometimes I just feel that internet is overloaded with tons of information but only a few of them are worthy to note. Take twitter for example, I get hundreds of new tweets every minute and to be honest, there will only be a couple of good ones. Junk mails are not necessary junk to me. They contain some good stuffs too but only if you have the time to browse them through.

A few months ago, I applied for an Amazon credit card to take advantage of its £10 voucher upon approval. I got the card and I probably spent the £10 voucher already and I still find myself using it for everyday purchases. Before this card, I was actually using Lloyds TSB American Express card for my daily purchases. However, the points calculation is a bit high end. I will get only 1 point for every £10 spent. Worst still, I only get 1 point for every £50 worth of purchases if I were to use Lloyds TSB Master Card. Amazon credit card, on the other hand, gives 1 point for every £2 on purchases outside Amazon.

In my opinion, credit card handler still requires a lot of discipline. Otherwise, debts will follow very soon. Take my case for example. Before I applied Amazon credit card, Mee and I were already planning a trip to Greece. Soon after I got the credit card, we thought it would be good to use the card as the rewards are much better than Lloyds TSB. When we came back from Greece, I found out that there is a promotion of 0% interest for any purchase until the end of November 2011. Immediately, I thought that I could actually separate my payments into several months. What I didn’t think about is that I have to carefully plan my payment otherwise, my monthly expenditure will just keep adding on and on.

Well, I manage well and I am well on time to clear my bill before November. It’s just one of those things where I feel that credit card users could easily trap by promotions that look too good to be true. Indeed the idea of 0% interest is great but I believe that credit card companies are always hoping that will encourage its users to keep spending. Anyway, these are just plastic cards and there are no real value in them. We still have to use our hard earn money to clear the bill.