False Information about Tommy Hilfiger

I received this email in my inbox this morning and I feel there is a need to clear this up. If ever you receive this email. Please do not ... do not forward it out because the information is not true.

In a January 2001 press release, the Tommy Hilfiger company denies that their founder ever made such a statement:

"The facts remain simple and cannot be disputed. Tommy Hilfiger did not make the alleged comments, he has never appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show and, in fact, Ms. Winfrey herself, on her January 11, 1999 program, stated Tommy Hilfiger has never been on her show nor has she ever met him.

"Most importantly, Tommy Hilfiger wants his clothing to be enjoyed by people of all backgrounds and his collections are put together with the broadest cross-section of individuals in mind. To reinforce this, he features models of all ethnic backgrounds in his fashion shows and advertisements."

So pervasive is this rumor that, by 2004, the company had set aside an entire section on their corporate web site to deny it, featuring statements from Hilfiger, Winfrey, the Anti-Defamation League and Hilfiger customers.

Tommy Hilfiger is not the first or last famous person to be falsely accused of publicly telling certain ethnic groups to not buy their products. Liz Claiborne, Lauren Hill and Shakira all stand accused. None of the accusations stand up to scrutiny. Some are based on misunderstandings, while others, like the one above, are complete fabrications built on favorite elements of urban legendry. Break this Chain.


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Subject: Tommy Hilfiger on Oprah

Hello, please read.... and pass on if you haven't already! Everyone needs to see this.

Good for Oprah!!!! I'm sure many of you watched the recent taping of The Oprah Winfrey Show, where her guest was Tommy Hilfiger. On the show, she asked him if the statements about race he was accused of saying were true. Statements like"...if I'd known African-Americans, Hispanics, Jewish and Asians would buy my clothes, I would not have made them so nice. I wish these people would *NOT* buy my clothes, as they are made for upper class white people."

His answer to Oprah was a simple "YES". Where after she immediately asked him to leave her show. My suggestion? Don't buy your next shirt or Perfume from Tommy Hilfiger. Let's give him what he asked for. Let's not buy His clothes, let's put him in a financial state where he himself will NOT be able to afford the ridiculous

prices he puts on his clothes.

BOYCOTT PLEASE...., & SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW

Nothing empowers people quite like their own survival!

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Sony Ericsson K608i

After using Nokia phone for about 6 year, I finally change to another brand, Sony Ericsson. Not that I do not like Nokia phone or I have anything against them. I still like Nokia. My previous Nokia models which I had used starting from Nokia 8210 to 8250 and eventually 3100 all proved to work well. Yes, I know I'm using all the very low end model .. but a phone is just a phone to me, I don't use it much except to call and to SMS.

I had used the Nokia 8210 for a few months only before changing it to Nokia 8250. Still remember initially the Nokia 8250 always 'hung' on me when I tried to access the message inbox. It seems to be some problem with the software inside and after upgrading the software, I don't remember the phone 'hung' again when I tried to access the message. Nokia phones are generally reliable.

Recently Singtel offered the Sony Ericsson K608i phone for upgrading without the need to put in any money outfront and also because I had been considering to change to a Sony Ericsson for some time and so I just grabbed the opportunity to change my phone.

When I first saw the Sony Ericsson K608i, I found it to be quite big compared to my Nokia 3100 and slightly heavier but I like the black color and the design of it. Looks quite cool. The only thing which I don't quite like it is because it looks a bit thick (about 2cm). Other than that, I like the rich color display and 1.3 megapixel camera that comes with it.

Not to mention, it is relatively easy to use as it is quite similar to my Nokia 3100. In addition, it is a 3G phone and thus allows me to enjoy the latest mobile services - video call, media streaming and broadband mobile internet. I can practically have access to all the services and information I need - wherever I am. I am happy with the Sony Ericsson K608i as I remember, a phone is just a phone. Or is it?

Nowadays, the mobile phone has evolved into something much more complicated. It has not only evolved into a power 'camera' but has also become a 'mobile office' with its wireless feature, as in the Nokia N80, which allows you added business efficiency. There is just no more excuse for not working anymore.

Nokia N80

I have been hearing my brother talking about the Nokia N80 for many months even before it came to Singapore. But when I saw the phone itself, my first reaction was, "it looks and feels so bulky!" Why would anyone want to carry something so big. To my definition of hand phone: it is something small and easy to carry around and for making call. The added features of cam, radio, music are very much welcome.

Anyway I decided to just take a look at the Nokia N80 in the internet and found some interesting things about it. The Nokia N80 is the first ever handset to enable seamless home media networking between compatible TVs, audio systems and PCs and the Nokia N80 is also the first quadband handset designed to work on 3G (WCDMA 1900 or 2100), WLAN, EDGE and four GSM bands (850/900/1800/1900), enabling broadband access from virtually anywhere on the planet. This is something which my brother has been telling me, "you can use the phone practically anywhere in the world." Now I understood.

Another plus point is its brilliant TFT display which is capable of displaying 256K colors. Not to mention a remarkable resolution of 352 x 426 pixels and a relatively large screen of 35 x 41 which makes the using of the phone a very pleasant experience. Picture quality is vivid and sharp and even viewing under direct sunlight is not a problem.

As for the user interface, the Symbian operating system is known to work very well on the N80 and is quite fast. There is generally an improvement in the performance compared to the previous 2nd generation S60 user interface.

Somethings which I like personally are that it has no limit of the contacts as it uses the free memory and thus can hold an enormous amount of entries and the N80 has 40 MB internal memory and a miniSD memory card slot. The phone will come with 128 MB card enclosed in the package. Nokia's choice of the miniSD card type is very good for the users as those cards are cheap and reach up to 2 GB capacity.

So I guess it is not too bad after all.

The Apple iPod Nano for Christmas

Christmas is coming again in a few months time. Have you already thought about what presents to get for your family or friends? Usually during these period, the shopping mall will be packed with people shopping for Christmas presents and it is really a fun things to do isn't it.

For some people, they might be too busy with work and so they might do their shopping online or even in eBay. Shopping online has been getting more and more common these days especially when people are getting busier and busier.

Are you thinking of getting an Apply iPod product online this Christmas season? If you are thinking of bidding for an Apple iPod Nano in auction for Christmas, you got to be extra careful that you are bidding for the actual Apple iPod Nano. I was looking through one auction the other day and I saw one Apple iPod Nano look alike product. The appearance looks exactly like the 'real' Apple iPod Nano. However, on a closer examination of the auction details, the seller did mention that it is just an Apple iPod Nano look alike and not the actual iPod Nano from Apple.

So if you are looking for and bidding for an actual Apple iPod Nano, you got to keep your eyes open and read carefully the auction details.

Was looking through the Apple website and just found out that now it has a new range of colors and capacity of 8GB (approximately 2,000 songs).

The Apple iPod Nano is truly a class of its own! Definitely a cool thing to have for Christmas :-)

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T10

Sony adds a new slim camera to its T-series - the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T10.





The Sony T10 is a 7.2 Megapixels (effective) with 3x Optical, 14x Smart Zoom. It comes with Carl Zeiss® Vario Tessar® lens, 2.5-inch Clear Photo LCD Plus and 56MB of internal memory.

Not only that, it is a feast to the eyes with supremely slim dimensions of the renowned T series and it will come in four stylish shades - Bold Black, Solid Silver, Sensual Pink, and Pure White.

The Sony T10 is not just another 'pretty face' as it comes equipped with a max sensitivity of ISO 1000 and the Super SteadyShot Optical Image Stabilization which makes sure that your shots come out crisp and clear, even if you're not so steady yourself.

The Sony T10 also comes with a Real Imaging Processor for quick start-up time, double anti-blur protection for low-light situations.

Truly a class of its own.

Sony K800i

Definitely a cool phone to have :-)

Cyber-shot™ digital still camera. And mobile phone

It's here. A Cyber-shot™ digital camera and a small and sophisticated feature-packed 3G mobile phone all in one. Open the lens cover and you're ready to take the picture. Bring the K800i with you and you have a 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus, built-in xenon flash and image and video stabilizer function ready for any moment, anytime. And a 3G phone for sharing your pictures. Instantly.

Get the best picture

With the K800i, it's hard to take a bad picture. Get the picture you want with BestPic™. The unique thing about this feature is that 4 of the resulting images were shot immediately before the camera key is pressed to complete the shot, and 4 immediately after. Pick the best. Delete the rest.

Enhanced imaging

A built-in xenon flash unit gives you real photographic light where lighting conditions are not optimal and K800i eliminates red eye making sure that the pictures you take are simply the best. A camera stabilizer function compensates any small movement of your hand when you're taking a picture and shooting video.

Blog this

When you've taken a photo, you can share it straight away using Bluetooth™, multimedia messaging or blog it. Take a photo add text and send it to a blog site. The site is created the first time you blog a photo and in return get a text message with the Web address and log in data. Send the address to friends and share your life in pictures. Read more about picture blogging

Take and print

On each side of the 2” QVGA color screen you have photo keys to make using your K800i camera phone easy. For printing, the K800i supports the PictBridge standard. Connect the phone directly to a PictBridge-compliant printer using the USB cable and print your photos without a PC.

3G makes it possible

With proven 3G technology built-in, mobile Web browsing, photo blogging, downloading of multimedia content and video calling become a pleasant experience. Visit real internet sites with the Access NetFront™ browser and subscribe to automatic news updates with RSS Feeds. Multitask with K800i. Be engaged in a call or listen to the music player or FM radio while you search for information on the Web.