Tag: Sony
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Underwater Dispatches: Sombrero Island in Wide Angle
After five months of not getting my much needed #VitaminSEA, I was able to tag along with two friends on a day trip to Sombrero Island. We did a total of three dives on Saturday and although I’ve had the RX100 for more than two years, this was the first time I actually went all-out…
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Underwater Photography: Rhinopias, Mariona, and Pygmy Seahorse
Two dives, 202 photos and over 140 minutes of bottom time. Sharing three shots (out of 202!!) from the weekend dive. We kicked off from Anilao PHOTO Hotel with Ivan Manzanares. Not only is he a spotter, he’s adept with a camera so he helped jog back my understanding of shooting with a P&S from…
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Last month’s macro haul on the Sony RX-100 Mark II
As much as I prefer shooting video on the ‘ol RX-100, macro photography has become a default posit in my dive schedule as of late. This is mostly because the dive sites I’ve been frequenting with Steve Tan are considered playgrounds for all things small. And really, there’s nothing more challenging than finding a shrimp…
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SONY XPERIA ZR is NFC-enabled, waterproof up to 5ft; PHP 25,990
What’s with SONY and waterproofing their gadgets? I’m not exactly sure where they’re headed with this, but I like it! SONY has been actively churning out waterproof gadgets across the board — from their tablets to projector-handycams and smartphones. Say hello to their newest releast, the SONY XPERIA ZR, a NFC-enabled Android phone that can…
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New SONY Walkman NWZ-270 is waterproof and wireless; sells for PHP 4,999
SONY sent over their new Walkman saying “you don’t need to review it, but you can keep it!” And I was like, “wait this product is too impressive to not review!” And oh, thanks SONY. So here it is. This is the Walkman you’ve been waiting for. Yes it is waterproof and it doesn’t come…
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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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Sony announces the new Walkman NWZ F800 running on Android 4.0
While HTC went the “beats” way and included Dr. Dre Beats headphones with most of their high end smartphones, Sony continues the Walkman line with the latest version of Android. The NWZ F800 Walkman also known as the F800 or simply the new Walkman phone from Sony is a beauty. It’s basically comparable with Sony’s…
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First Impressions with the SONY VAIO CW, a Quasi-Gaming Notebook!
Pricing Update: The VAIO I’m currently using, the VPCCW16FG goes for PHP 72,999, while the entry level VPCCW13EG goes for 52,999. The difference is that the latter comes with a GT210 card with only 256MB of VRAM, and 2GB of RAM. After hearing about it over the Internet, I couldn’t wait to get my hands…
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Sony DSC T700 with Marine Pack Hands On in Anilao
Photo Credits: Juned Sonido, Benj Espina, myself Went on a weekend dive at Dive and Trek in Anilao. A friend was taking her open water course so a bunch of us tagged along. It was also good to meet up (underwater!) with Wowie, Jerome and the rest of the guys from Intel. On the side…
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Prepare yourselves: ABS-CBN upgrading to full HD viewing
See that camera above? Well, ABS-CBN now has 24 of these for their studios. Soon, our favorite telenovelas will be viewable in full HD! From the press release which was sent by Sony: ABS-CBN Philippines, Asia’s first commercial television broadcaster, has just announced its intention to acquire 24 Sony HDC-1400R HD portable studio cameras. ABS-CBN…
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