Tracking the hottest news in the Philippines
Globe Telecoms and Smart Communications, Inc. has both launched the much anticipated Apple iPhone 4S today. Globe Telecom hold the launched party at Ayala Museum, while Smart Communications rented out the Rockwell Power Plant Mall. Smart’s first iPhone 4S user is Sherwin Soriaga, who bought a 64GB White iPhone 4S, while Globe’s first iPhone 4S subscriber is non other that The Philippine President Noynoy Aquino III himself.
Cowon is known for its high-quality portable video players and as expected, it presents the newest model, the O2. It offers video-recording, supports an astonishing number of video files and has no file size limits. Though it may not have Internet browsing capabilities or much in the way of advanced features, the O2 is a solid portable media player.
IBM introduces another spectacular Laptop, The W700. It is the first laptop to incorporate a WACOM drawing tablet. It measures 128mm by 80mm, or roughly the size of two playing cards side by side, and is located in the right palmrest.
Hewlett-Packards tries to lure the east of the world’s largest continent with its newly-released HP Mini 1000 Vivenne Tam Edition. Its design is purely asian that will make the ladies gaga over it. The specifications are nice, too. One buy that’s worth your every dime.
Specification:
- 10.2-inch screen, 1024 x 600 resolution with LED backlight
- Intel Atom Processor N270 at 1.60GHz
- 1GB DDR2 memory,
- 16GB solid state drive or 60GB hard drive
- 3-cell battery
- and Windows XP Home OS
- built-in web camera
- integrated stereo speakers
- a wireless G card
- Bluetooth(optional)
- Ethernet LAN port,
Asus continues its assault on the techie market with its latest product, the Asus Eee PC 1002HA. This 10-inch netbook is one smart buy with its nice specs and sleek appearance.
Compared to most laptops, this one weighs half as much, making it good to go anywhere, anytime.
Specs:
Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz processor
1GB of DDR2 memory
160GB hard drive
2-cell battery (up to 4 hours of battery life)
LED-backlit display, 1024 x 600 resolution
1.3MP web camera
802.11b/g/n wireless and Bluetooth connections
Not too long ago, netbook creators did their netbooks for Web surfing and e-mailing purposes. But now things have changed as Asus releases the N10J. It has a Nvidia GeForce 9300 graphics card which gives users plenty of games to play on this 10.1 inch laptop. Good for playing behind your girlfriend with this easy-to-hide beauty.
Specs:
-1.6GHz Atom N270 processor
- with nVidia GeForce 9300M GS GPU
- 2GB of RAM
- 320GB hard drive
- 802.11b/g/n
- Windows Vista Business
Gigabyte’s latest M912x TabletPC is built like its predecessors, sporting its 8.9-inch touchscreen with 1280 x 768 resolution. But what sets it apart is its appearance that gave it name, a gold paint job that makes it an absolute eye candy. Its screen swivels around 180 degrees, too. Extravagance is a selling factor, and I’m sure this baby has the right amount to attract buyers.
Configuration:
8.9-inch touchscreen with 1280 x 768 resolution
Intel 945GSE chipset
1.6 GHz Atom processor
1 GB DDR2 RAM
160 GB of HDD
4500 mAh Lithium-ion battery
1.3 MP camera
3-in-1 card reader
Bluetooth 2.0 support
Today’s largest screen in a laptop, this big boy from Acer looks more like a desktop that folds away and is good to go anywhere. Seeing a picture of Aspire 9810-6994 doesn’t show its hugeness, so one must see it for one’s self to witness its imposing size. Watching movies in this goliath is super great, thanks to its, of course, screen, and its front speakers and integrated subwoofer. Its power is more than decent, but don’t ask gamers about it because I’m sure they hoped for a better video card.
Configuration:
2.16-GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T7400
2GB Ram
240GB Hard Disk at 5,400 rpm
HD-DVD, DVD+/-R
20.1 inches/1680 x 1050
Nvidia GeForce Go 7600/256MB
Samsung goes sexy this time as Hugo Boss teams up to give us the F480 Tocco Hugo Boss. This new eye-candy is a tri-band phone with HSDPA 7.2Mbps support and an ample 2.8″ touchscreen QVGA display. It boasts a 5 megapixel camera with autofocus, power LED flash, image and video stabilization. It also supports different file formats of audio and video. And to sweeten the deal, the TouchWiz user interface and navigation tops the icing in this cake.
After months of speculations, Sony has finally demoed their latest baby. The PS3mote is Wii-like, user friendly and perfect for tennis, baseball games and their ilk. Four remotes can be connected at a time, making it perfect for you and your friends on those lonely weekend nights. The only disadvantage, though, is the need for a tripod that has to bee connected to the PS3’s USB port.
The return of PC-Koubou is official, along with the introduction of the new BTO (Build to Order) laptop. Christened as the Amphis BTO GSN618GW TYPE-S, it boasts a Core 2 Duo P8400, P8600, T9400 and P9500 CPUs.
Specification:
-2GB of DDR3 RAM (1066Mhz)
-160 GB HDD at 5400 rpm
-Chipset G45
-DVD 8x Super Multi
-15.4 inch LCD with WUXGA resolution (1920 x 1200)
-GeForce 9600M GT at 512Mb
Smartphone users rejoice! Celio RedFly C7 and RedFly C8N, handset accessories which extends your smartphone giving you a larger screen and keyboard, are now available in the market. Redfly devices are the first smatrphone terminals, designed to enable laptop capabilities without the operating system, processing unit and storage. Both models have a 800 x 600 screen resolution, 8.3 inch QWERTY keyboard with 80 keys, a 1 x 2.9-inch touchpad, hot keys, mouse support, and black chassis.
Redfly C7 has a 2,000 mAh battery and a 7-inch display while Redfly C8N’s battery is 4,500 mAh and a 8-inch display and features USB and Bluetooth wireless with Enhanced Data Rate connectivity types.
In their latest offering, HP is proud to create the world’s first convertible laptop with multi-touch sensitive interface. Multiple fingers gestures like pinch, rotate, press and drag, and single tap can be distinguished by this new system. A rechargeable digital ink pen is also included for sketches, handwriting and simple text notes. A MediaSmart TV module comes along, allowing access to MTV Networks’ offerings.
Configuration:
-Windows Vista OS
-AMD Turion X2 Ultra Dual-Core Mobile Processor (up to 2.4GHz operating speeds)
-Microphone
-Webcam
-8GB DRR2 memory
-ATI Radeon HD 3200 graphics with 64MB memory
-Wireless N module
-Theft protection
-Altec Lansing stereo speakers
Get an Ipod when you purchase an HP Mini-Note PC. Promo duration started last November 15 till December 14, 2008. Please visit official promo website.
The Pico Projector package is another innovative gadget of optoma that includes the cables needed to hook it up to a TV or mobile device (iPod, PDA, digital camera, or the like), along with a carrying case, an AC adapter, and two batteries. It can last up to 90 minutes and the projector itself is about the size of a cell phone.