Jayvee Fernandez
Jayvee Fernandez
@jayveeabuggedlife@abuggedlife.com

Jayvee Fernandez is a tech enthusiast, Digital Manager, and Technology Editor for The Philippine STAR.

He is also an EAN certified SCUBA Diver and underwater photographer based in Metro Manila, Philippines. His photos and videos have appeared in various international and local publications including Random House Germany, Discovery Channel Canada, and CNN.

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  • And the Samsung Shark laptop goes to…

    Grabe. What a wait. First off, apologies that it took so long! Let’s cut to the chase. Congratulations to Marlon Esguerra! Samsung felt that his entry was simple and captured the essence of their products. I’ll send you an email for instructions on how to claim your prize! Samsung Aking Minimithi Sabik Umaasa Na Gamitin…

  • Deciding between 60mm and 100mm macro lenses for underwater photography

    A Scorpion Fish sits on the Dari Laut wreck, a once floating casino. Photo taken with a 60mm macro lens (manual focus). Apologies for the backscatter — still trying to figure out how to avoid the dust particles. On the surface, there’s no question about it. A 100mm macro lens would have been an excellent…

  • LED monitors that look pretty from Samsung

    Remember a couple of years ago when LCD TV’s were selling like crazy? Samsung had that wine glass design which really made theirs stand out. They were all over the retails stores. Now that that’s a classic, we’re now seeing their venture into the LED monitors for desktop computers. Have you seen these? They’re really…

  • Nikon D7000 Hugyfot Housing Prototype

    Logged into Facebook and saw this prototype underwater housing for the Nikon D7000 made by Hugyfot. It seems to come in the same curved design like all of Hugy’s housings. Sled mounted housing is a big deal — at least you get the entire camera in without having to worry if didn’t put it in…

  • Samsung Philippines Official Statement on alleged piracy of 700 TSI employees

    Copied Verbatim from Samsung PH PR OFFICIAL STATEMENT Employees of Samsung Electronics Philippines Corp. (SEPCO), a division of Samsung Electronics, are facing charges of syndicated and large-scale illegal recruitment involving economic sabotage, estafa and theft filed by manpower agency Temps & Staffers Inc. (TSI). The charges stemmed from the alleged “piracy” of 700 of TSI’s…

  • Lori Baltazar’s gifts for me

    Met up with sexiest food blogger Lori Baltazar (and equally sexy PR swashbucker Mark Parlade). Wasn’t expecting gifts, but Lori surprised me with a loot bag for the holidays. Although Lori hates Mark and I for wanting our steaks medium well, she and I pretty much agree when it comes to coffee. She gave me…

  • Another contest from Samsung … while you’re busy with the Korean thing

    Oh hello guys. There’s a contest running on Facebook simultaneously with us. Click on this link: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Share-the-Good-News/118776474855909 ‘Tis the Season to SHARE! Samsung will be giving away 24 Printers, 12 days before Christmas starting December 20! Join the Tag and Share promo and you might just win a limited edition Samsung Printer for you and…

  • UPDATED ON MECHANICS: HOLIDAY GADGET SWARM WEEK IV: Samsung Galaxy 5 Contest

    UPDATE: After deliberation and popular request, we’re now opening the contest to a nationwide audience, instead of just Metro Manila. I’d like to thank Samsung for their generosity in extending their sponsorship. When I approached them many weeks ago they agreed to cover the prize for one week. Because they love you all, they asked…

  • Really great customer service from Nautilus

    Nearly a year ago I bought my first BCD, a humble Aquatec Atlas for PHP 10,000. It was highly recommended as a good entry level buoyancy control device and the reviews I read from the Internet were mostly positive save for some warning of the dump valves not being sown in sturdily. For ten grand,…

  • Wet my pants: Gaiking movie is real!