Tag: Philippines
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Crumpler Cobram Outpost: Efficient compact camera storage for underwater photograhy
A good camera bag is like the best pair of jeans you can own: comfy, rustic and beat up. You know you’re in love with photography when your camera bag has absorbed the dust and flavors of the sojourn, much like how a cast-iron skillet cooks with the spices of the last hundred meals. That…
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Hands on with the Sony Playstation 4 (Full article in Today’s Manila Bulletin’s Tech News Section)
An excerpt from my article today for Manila Bulletin’s Tech News section, an in depth view of the PS4 from its hardware to the advantages of a Playstation Plus subscription
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ASUS announces Transformer Pad TF701 and Transformer Book Trio (Dual Boots to Android)
Two things from ASUS in Manila: the Tranformer Pad TF701 and the Transformer Book Trio. The former is your Windows 8 tablet / notebook with the removable keyboard while the latter is your dual-book Windows / Android device. It’s a notebook running Windows, a tablet running Windows and an Android device running v4.2. “Dual boot”…
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ASUS unveils affordable MeMO Pad 8″ and 10″
ASUS Philippines has unveiled their first MeMO Pad line for 2014. If you’re unfamiliar with this device, the MeMO Pad caught our attention almost exactly a year ago when ASUS released the ultra-epic Nexus 7. For those that could not afford the Google-branded phablet (with ASUS as their OEM), the MeMO Pad 7 was the…
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OZAKI launches Robot-themed backup batteries; starts at PHP 1,995 for 2600mAh
Love robots? Love to travel? OZAKI has made their army of robot-themed chargers available through MSI-ECS in the Philippines. In summary: D26 2600mAh PHP 1,995 T52 5200mAh PHP 3,995 J104 10400 mAh PHP 5,495
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Hands on with the Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2
Buy this if you want a big tablet that’s super light. Buy this if you want everything about the iPad Air except iOS. It’s out of the bag — an actual photo of a working unit in the Philippines. Samsung was going to introduce a Pro series tablet for people who need even more stuff…
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7 Most Memorable Underwater Shots from 2013
2013 was an awesome year for SCUBA Diving. And I don’t use the word awesome loosely. For one, I got to finally compete in an underwater photo shoot out in Cebu, flying there twice in a span of two weeks. Out of the several “memory card full” warnings, here are the 7 most memorable shots…
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ASUS unveils Transformer Book T100: Quad Core Atom Processor, 11-hour battery life and Windows 8.1 for PHP 23,995
Yesterday, ASUS Philippines unveiled the T100 Transformer Book, essentially a follow up to the tradition of tablet + keyboard device that made a name for the Taiwanese company even before the whole Windows 8 hype was around. The Transformer Book essentially comes from the line of Transformer and Transformer 2 tablets that ran on iterations…
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Hello Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1! This will sell for PHP 25,990 this November 2013
As a Note 3 owner, I’m extremely pumped for the Note 10.1. Imagine having both devices and the versatility of Air Command but on a much bigger screen. Essentially, that’s what the Note 10.1 has to offer. During the media briefing I learned that Samsung is pushing for Android to be considered by the enterprise…
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Bought my first PC in 8 years: ASUS VivoBook S550 wins in the budget + specs department
I’ve been an exclusive Mac user since 2005. It’s a phase I guess. Most of my friends went through the whole PhilMug pilgrimage and you gotta admit that at some point till about OS X Tiger, Macintosh spelled ultimate productivity. One thing though — although I was on the “Mac and will never go back…
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