Author: Jayvee Fernandez
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Monster Roll (concept movie) by Dan Blank pits sushi chefs against sea monsters
Proof-of-concept for a feature film about sushi chefs fighting sea monsters. According to Dan, they may be launching a Kickstarter campaign to get this movie funded. In the meantime, enjoy 6 minutes of hilarious-awesome “raw” carnage. Yes pun intended. Check out their Facebook page!
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Windows 8 now available; upgrade from previous version for only USD $14.99
Windows 8 launches globally today and that’s exciting news. Microsoft has a lot of innovation in the desktop space and they have blurred the line between desktops and tablets. They have also gone against the grain of making software very expensive to acquire for consumers. If you’re upgrading from a previous version of Windows, you…
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Windows 8 launches first in Asia-Pacific; Microsoft branded ‘Surface’ tablet not coming to SEA
UPDATE: The official #Windows8PH site is now live at www.windows.com.ph Earlier today Michael Josh of Rapper asked me if I wanted to do a live blog of the Windows 8 launch in Singapore. I had no problem with that as it also made my live coverage so much easier with ScribbleLive. You can view the…
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New iPads are out including iPad mini. Whatever.
No, sorry I didn’t really mean that. It’s nice and all but a 4th generation iPad and a smaller version of the iPad don’t stir the loins like they used to. You know what’s nice though? The Kindle Paperwhite. On the new iMac front, yeah it’s thinner and all. But you know what would make…
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Wide angle reefscape shots of Anilao
Over the weekend, I flooded my camera. Thank heavens I was able to save everything. Luckily it happened when I dunked the system into the freshwater basin to check for leaks and when I saw the flashing red light on the moisture sensor, I immediately pulled the housing out, set it down on a towel…
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Sony VAIO Tap 20 is its own market segment (I mean it!); sells for PHP 59,999.00
As the global launch of Windows 8 approaches, we’re starting to see the OEM’s dish out the devices that will run Microsoft’s new platform. In the wild, we’ve already seen the Sony VAIO Tap 20 and I’ll tell you a secret: if you were to ask me, right now, to choose between a brand new…
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Massive Gaming launches in the Philippines; debuts with WAR INC and Mercenary Online
I attended the media launch of Massive Gaming, a new online gaming company in the Philippines. They’re here to introduce the next generation of online games which was spearheaded back in the day by Level Up, Mobius and e-Games. Massive Gaming is founded by two of my friends, Miguel and Deng Limon with a number…
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Funded: Project Eternity by Obsidian, Chris Robert’s Star Citizen and Tim Schafer’s new adventure game
The gaming industry is changing. Because video games is now a multi-billion dollar industry, it has long evolved from the wild wild west of the 90’s where rules and business models didn’t seem to matter (as much). With the arrival of the big studios (like EA) buying out the innovation from the smaller studios, building…
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Contest: Giving away 5 Desktop Egg Speakers from Microsoft
Quick links: Microsoft Office 2013 Demo Download Microsoft Office 2013 New Features Microsoft Office 2013 Feature Breakdown Slideshow It’s raffle time. Thanks to Microsoft! This is a big month — the guys behind Windows are making a big leap in rebranding themselves by shifting focus to DEVICES AND SERVICES and they’re starting this with the…
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Sony shows off country’s first 84-inch 4K TV; sells for PHP 1.2 Million
You need to see it to believe it folks. Yesterday, Sony Philippines pulled out a number of wildcards from Japan. Apart from featuring the new VAIO Duo 11 and VAIO Tap 20 both running on Windows 8, they were also the first to showcase an 84-inch 4K television which will be made available to the…
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