Category: Mostly Everything
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Under the hood: Digressions with the iPad mini (w/ LTE)
Ah, the executive class. There’s nothing like a technopreneur toting an iPad mini as he strides down confidently to a business meeting. With the sophisticated wallpaper (that’s my crinoid squat lobster and it helps break the ice sometimes) masking the reveal of the huge bag of digital tricks, the iPad mini is ace for bringing…
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ASUS VivoTab TF810 excels in performance as notebook and tablet; sells for PHP 42,995
So here I am at my favorite third wave coffee place in the south, working on an ASUS VivoTab (thanks ASUS Philippines for lending this little number). ASUS has been keen on the whole hybrid scene as they debuted devices like the Transformer and the PadFone. So it’s no surprise that ASUS continues to bring…
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Samsung ATIV Book 9 Lite will sell in the Philippines for PHP 29,999
So what exactly will a PHP 30,000 notebook get you? For one, it is powered by a breakthrough processor called ‘S Quad Core’ and will have 128GB SSD storage. Not bad. Not bad at all. For something that hails the ‘9’ series of Samsung devices and costs a fraction of the price, definitely not bad…
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Samsung SideSync: A better way to sync (and share!) Android to your Ativ PC for FREE
Back when I was building my own PC’s, one of the biggest reasons why I chose to do configure my own hardware and install a fresh non-OEM copy of Windows was that if I bought a branded PC, there was sure to be bloatware installed. Bloatware: the software that came with a branded PC adding…
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iLuv Syren Wireless Speakers with Bluetooth and NFC sells for PHP 3,000
So iLuv has been making waves in Manila with really cool accessories for your iOS devices (like the last charger you will ever need). Today they’re debuting the 360 degree Syren wireless speakers which you ought to place in the middle of your living room as the sound emits from all corners of this sweet…
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Elsewhere on the Interwebz…
Apologies dear friends for the lack of updates on the blog. I’ve actually been … elsewhere! If you’re into video games, my guesting on the OMGeek Podcast is becoming a regular thing and I have been invited back for Episode III where the OMGeek crew of James, Mike and Jed go very meta into Player…
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Buffalo DriveStation DDR: Almost SSD-like performance for less the cost; 2TB for PHP 8,200
A couple of days ago I sent a Tweet out asking friends how the heck am I supposed to review a hard drive. To be honest, at least for the regular consumer, panning the Internet for a gold review of a hard drive is the last thing they’ll ever want to do. Storage is really…
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Woohoo! MSI-ECS ‘Best Moment with Dad’ Contest Winners
Wow, what a month! After more than two weeks of submissions via email and postings on the MSI-ECS Facebook gallery we can now announce the winners of the competition. Based on the tally of likes plus qualitative judging from myself and representatives of MSI-ECS, we have the following winners: First place- Marianne Sy- Quiamsiam Ignacio…
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Sony Handycam HDR-GWP88 is waterproof with built-in projector; SRP PHP 35,000
I must admit that video recorders haven’t been on my radar for so long. Considering my earliest childhood memory of being enthralled with gadgets involved a video recorder (my dad was recording me while I kept on asking how it was possible “to watch yourself in the past”), the handy cam became obsolescent when almost…
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OMGeek Podcast Ep II: We talk about video game marketing and go on a retro trip!
Hey geeks! If you’re a gamer like me who has recently had life cock-block you in the face (i.e. spell RESPONSIBILITIES), you’re not alone! There are many like-minded children of the 80’s who grew up with video games and some of them have started an amazing podcast over at OMGeek.net. The show is currently ranked…
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