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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Awesomenauts!
Heard about Awesomenauts from the Gamers with Jobs podcast a couple of weeks ago. Decided to check it out on PSN. For USD $9.99 you get a MOBA (multiplayer online battle arena) themed game similar to DoTA and League of Legends but done as a side scrolling platformer. The premise is simple: two teams of…
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Lacie Little Big Drive pushes 10Gb/s with Thunderbolt; 1TB starts at PHP 31,560.00
If you’re in the market for a faster-than-USB external drive, you might want to take a look at Lacie’s latest desktop beauty, the Little Big Drive that pushes transfer speeds up to 10 gigabits per second. If you convert that to actual data transferred, that’s around 1.25GB per second. You can practically transfer a full…
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What the Higgs Boson means to mankind
Two years ago I attended the BEST PRESS CONFERENCE EVER. I met with the scientists of CERN, the facility that houses the Large Hadron Collider which was used to prove the existence of the Higgs Boson. While everyone else was discussing nuclear energy (in a political manner, not scientific manner, mind you — which was…
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Lenovo P700 is Dual SIM, runs Ice Cream Sandwich, 4-inch screen, sells for PHP 10,999
EDIT II: Lenovo has officially announced the P700i which will also sell for PHP 10,999.00 EDIT: If you want a 5″ Lenovo phablet that competes with the Samsung Galaxy Note, the new Lenovo S880 sells for PHP14,999 only. It’s also dual SIM! Lenovo is on a roll. First, they upped the bar of the PHP…
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PowerMat for iPhone 4s sells for PHP 3,490.00
I want to make something clear: the PowerMat is not a portable charging solution like the BoostCase or any other portable battery packs you find in the market. Many people seem to misconstrue its function, most likely due to the wording of the product — it has the word “Power” in it. So what is…
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For Sale: Complete S90 Compact Setup for Underwater Photography
My dive buddy is selling his awesome compact UW photography setup including two Canon S90 units (dive with a spare!). This is a really good underwater setup. This set is in very good working condition. The reason for sale is he is upgrading to DSLR. Items are as follows: FIX S90 Housing with AD Adapter…
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Incase Sonic Over Ear Headphones has great quality, priced PHP 8,990.00
Here’s a little gem that may have gone unnoticed. For those familiar with everything 3rd party Apple, Incase isn’t known for making audio accessories. In fact, if you scroll down their website, their headphones and earphones are pushed down way below their casings for other Apple products. I actually had no idea they made headphones…
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And now a short one on Google Glass
There was a brilliant article written a couple of weeks ago illustrating how in the near future (meaning the next 2 years) there will be two kinds of photos — the (1) photos that capture events and the photos that (2) capture what you actually see: Imagine actors and athletes doing what they do today…
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Google Nexus 7 Tablet vs Kindle Fire in the Pinoy context
(Ed’s Note: This piece is a work in progress) Google Nexus 7 Tablet. Yay! So if you live in the Philippines, the announcement of the Google’s new Nexus 7″ “reading device” by ASUS should bring good news of great joy. Here’s the context: my father in law owns a Kindle Fire (apart from the more…
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Gaming Library Board Game Anniversary Sale!
There are more than two dozen board game titles on sale at Gaming Library’s “All aBOARD” anniversary meetup. The cardboard loving community has definitely gotten more interesting throughout the months as more and more Filipinos are looking for alternate ways to socialize. Board game nights are definitely epic. CLICK HERE FOR SALE ITEMS. Off the…