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Thanks to many loyal readers out there, this blog has risen to about 120 unique visitors a day. It’s still a long way compared to some extremely popular blogs but then again, to me, having a small but loyal bunch of readers is more important than anything else!

Some of you may have noticed the use of videos in some of my recent posts. Well, in order to work harder for my loyal readers, I have invested in a Creative Vado mini-cam to make my reviews more interesting. Why Creative Vado?

I’ve been including photos in as many of my reviews as I can but I thought that having videos will satisfy the desire for readers to ‘experience’ even more of the spa resorts or treatments. However, sneaking a normal size video camera is quite difficult into a spa and a better solution is needed.

In step the Creative Vado. Unlike conventional video cameras which are quite large and sometimes awkward to handle, the Creative Vado is small, compact and easy to handle. Some of the features of Vado includes:

• Small and compact - About 2/3 size of a conventional mobile phone
• Affordable US$99
• Easy one-hand operation
• USB cable is attached to camera for file transfer
• Battery is charged when USB cable is attached to computer
• Includes a slot to attach to standard tripod stand
• Removable batteries allow change of fresh batteries easily
• Software allows easy upload to Flickr or Youtube directly
• Drag and drop to computer

Check out the video quality

The Vado is one of the first few mini-video cams that are beginning to make their way to the consumer market. The most popular one is the Flipvideo which has gained a following by bloggers but which is not sold in Asia as yet.

Despite some of the obvious advantages of such small video-cams, there are some disadvantages too compared to conventional palm-sized video cameras. Some of the Creative Vado disadvantages include:

• Only 2X zoom
• Video quality not as good as conventional cameras
• White areas tend to wash out if camera is moved too fast
• Short 1-hour battery life
• Does not shoot well in low light conditions

Well, whatever it is, look forward to more videos of the massage and spa destinations I’ll be visiting. You too can pick up this small and light-weight video camera at the websites below.

What has the Apple iPhone to do with a spa and massage blog? None really… except that I just gotten myself an Apple iPhone and I am so proud of it and want to tell the whole world about it!

The iPhone is amazing in functionality, ease of use and features. I am still amazed by it’s touch sensitive screen, the super intuitive user menu and powerful software even after one week of non-stop use. Not only is it a mobile smart-phone, it is also an iPod, a web browser, an email client and a micro-computer all rolled into one small hand-held device.

If you are looking into a new mobile phone, make sure you do not get anything else before you’ve at least tried out an Apple iPhone! It may be a little bit more expensive but heck …, it’s really, really worth it!

For those of you who already own an Apple iPhone or iPod, here’s a recommended website where you can download even more songs, movies, software and utilities for your iPod or iPhone. For anyone who just want to know more or are just curious about iPods and iPhones, you can visit this website.

Do you browse so many websites and then loses track of what is where after a while? This is a common problem that many of us face. So many websites. So much info. And so little time!

A couple of readers had wrote to me that they would love to be part of this website; having enjoyed some of the spa reviews and other massage articles. Can a spa and massage community be formed? Can we keep in touch? Can we be updated of new articles as soon as they are released?

Being a spa person and a technical nut, I asked my technical support manager aka husband if these readers’ requests can be fulfilled? I bribed him with a couple of spa sessions and even then, he had to look far and wide before he found a possible solution.

Here’s the solution. Click and download the tool you see below. This will install a toolbar on your web browser (such as Firefox or IE) that will allow us to keep in touch. It will also install a couple of other nifty tools on your browser. If you would like to keep in touch and possibly build a spa and massage community together, do download the toolbar now!

Your web browser or your firewall may not allow the download and installation immediately. If there are any pop-up or other messages asking for permission to download the file, please allow it.

You should not have a problem downloading and installing the toolbar. I was able to and I’m quite a technical nut. If you do face a problem, please email me and I’ll see if my husband can be persuaded to help you out!