Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Monday, July 30, 2007
New Nokia phone in the Technews Lab
This strange looking phone is the new Nokia Prism 7500. It features a 2 megapixel camera, with a 240 x 320, 16.7m colour display. It has DVD quality video playback, MP3 and WMA support, FM radio, 30MB internal storage and a Micro SD memory card slot
USB Turntable
You read it right :), it's a USB Turntable. With this gadget you can now digitize your vinyl collection.
Sunday, July 29, 2007
MMDA men caused traffic jam
These MMDA personnel caused a traffic jam in Quirino and Roxas Boulevard yesterday around 5PM. They stopped all traffic going to Roxas Boulevard waiting for a bus of Korean tourists escorted by two motorcycle riding policemen.
Saturday, July 28, 2007
Sony Ericsson CAR-100 bluetooth car
"Once it’s paired with your phone, use the phone’s keypad, joystick or volume keys to take a cruise."
Friday, July 27, 2007
Is Pacman planning to release another album?
Buboy Fernandez, Manny Pacquiao and Lito Camo at Yamcha Timog. I was tempted to challenge Manny for 1 round... of San Miguel Beer :).
Storage United soccer ball
I won this in Las Vegas, I got six goals in six tries (and wearing leather shoes haha)
My NEW gadget bag
What's in my NEW gadget bag? Nokia N95, Nokia E61, 8GB iPod Nano, Blackberry Curve, Sony PSP, WiFi seeker, compass, extra batteries, 2GB micro SD, 1GB Sony micro vault tiny, ballpen, GPS locator and small tech-toys for well-behaved children :). My phone for mobile blogging stays in my pocket. The Samsonite bag is Canon's giveaway to the members of the press who attended their event last night -- The Canon ImageNation Fair.
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
TV goes mobile
The Nokia N92 is the first integrated DVB-H mobile device in the Nokia Nseries range for watching broadcast TV programs.
Setting up the Buffalo AirStation Wireless-G
It automatically detects and configures Cable or DSL internet connection. Security features include WPA, WEP, Privacy Separator, Intrusion Detector, and SPI firewall. It could also function as an access point. Photo shows the AirStation sitting on my desk, I configured it wirelessly using the HP Pavilion zv5016.
Monday, July 23, 2007
Sunday, July 22, 2007
Saturday, July 21, 2007
Optimus Prime Voice Changer Helmet
The helmet modifies the wearer's voice to make it sound like a robotic transformer. This is the most touched object in the Techews Lab next to the iPhone. Photo shows me, wearing the Optimus Prime Voice Changer Helmet.
Gift from the ambassador
An ambassador from the middle east sent this Faber-Castell pen to me yesterday. He is a very Techie person who loves to read about new gadgets and new technology. He is an avid reader of Technews and Tech 101 of the Manila Bulletin.
A new box for Technews
Found this box infront of my table. It's an ACER Gemstone 5920 worth PHP89,990.00. A new toy for the boys here at the Technews Lab of the Manila Bulletin.
Friday, July 20, 2007
This shampoo has formaldehyde
I read it first from Connie (www.houseonahill.net) the Sassy Lawyer but only confirmed it just now while taking a shower.
At the back of Manila Police District
The sign says "NO Parking from 7AM to 7PM" this photo was taken around 5:45pm. No wonder the traffic from Taft Ave. to San Marcelino was terrible awhile ago.
Globe scores again in bringing new technology to the Philippines
Globe Telecom and Research in Motion (RIM) introduced the new BlackBerry Curve wireless handset in the Philippines yesterday. The BlackBerry Curve will be available to Globe's corporate customers through its Enterprise Business Group (EBG).
The Blackberry Curve is the smallest and lightest full QWERTY BlackBerry handset, featuring a smooth and friendly design and delivering the renowned BlackBerry email and messaging experience, premium phone features, intuitive trackball navigation system, 2 megapixel camera, fast web browsing and powerful multimedia capabilities.
"Globe has always been at the forefront of innnovation and the new BlackBerry Curve, with its power and simplicity, is an innovative and attractive mobile solution for our corporate clients," said Jesus C. Romero, Head of the Enterprise Business Group. "Globe customers can now stay connected to the people and information that matter most, using a BlackBerry mobile solution that is both stylish and functional.
"The BlackBerry Curve is a powerful and easy-to-use communications tool that helps people be more productive and successful in their personal and professional lives" said Norm Lo, RIM Vice President for Asia Pacific. "The BlackBerry Curve combines an impressive array of features that are important to mobile professionals and we are very pleased to be working with Globe to bring this well-balanced handset to the Philippine market".
The Blackberry Curve is the smallest and lightest full QWERTY BlackBerry handset, featuring a smooth and friendly design and delivering the renowned BlackBerry email and messaging experience, premium phone features, intuitive trackball navigation system, 2 megapixel camera, fast web browsing and powerful multimedia capabilities.
"Globe has always been at the forefront of innnovation and the new BlackBerry Curve, with its power and simplicity, is an innovative and attractive mobile solution for our corporate clients," said Jesus C. Romero, Head of the Enterprise Business Group. "Globe customers can now stay connected to the people and information that matter most, using a BlackBerry mobile solution that is both stylish and functional.
"The BlackBerry Curve is a powerful and easy-to-use communications tool that helps people be more productive and successful in their personal and professional lives" said Norm Lo, RIM Vice President for Asia Pacific. "The BlackBerry Curve combines an impressive array of features that are important to mobile professionals and we are very pleased to be working with Globe to bring this well-balanced handset to the Philippine market".
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Siemens Image Intensifier
I went to visit Capt. Norberto Tapia last night at the Makati Medical Center and saw this weird looking contraption at the elevator. The unfriendly staff of MMC told me that it's an Image Intensifier.
"X-Ray Image Intensifiers are converting and amplifying a minimum amount of X-ray quanta into visible light providing high detail and high contrast images. Shortly after X-ray image intensifiers were invented, Siemens started to develop their own intensifiers."
Globe launches Blackberry Curve in the Philippines
Norm explains to select members of the Philippine Press the advantages of using Blackberry.
Globe launches Blackberry Curve
Norm W.K. Lo, Research in Motion (RIM) Vice President for Asia Pacific and Queenie Chow, RIM Public Relations Specialist for Asia Pacific show the CURVE to the members of the press at the launch.
Globe launches Blackberry Curve
The BlackBerry Curve is the smallest, lightest BlackBerry smartphone with a full QWERTY keyboard.
New goodies in the Technews Lab
We have new laptops, desktops, mp3 players, printers, A/V equipment and a lot more, but still the star of the Lab for more than two weeks now is still the iPhone. It never failed to elicit a “WOW” from the people to whom I have shown it. But being the gadgets section of the newspaper, Technews should not revolve just around a phone that could not even make a phone call YET. So whether I like it or not, the iPhone that I am using now is on its way to its original packaging and off it will go to one of our shelves beside the PS3 and Wii.
Below are some of the latest gadgets in the Technews Lab.
Below are some of the latest gadgets in the Technews Lab.
Me holding the CX7EK
Inside the office of ECY with the Sony HDR-CX7EK. The unit is very fresh from the box, see the product info tag dangling :). It comes with a free 4GB memory stick duo plus another free 4GB memory stick duo from our source in HK.
World's first waterproof camcorder now in the Technews Lab
The Xacti E1 shoots standard definition H.264 movie. It can fit up to 10 hours of video in a 8GB memory card. The unit is submersible to a depth of five feet for 60 minutes at a time. I will be testing this unit next week when I go to Cebu :).
Sony HDR-CX7EK
High-definition recording using "Memory Stick". The HDR-CX7EK High-Definition Handycam is the world's smallest and lightest as a 1080i-type High-definition video camera (as of April 2007).
Toys for the big boys
One of the shelves of the Technews Office. "There are always gems waiting to be discovered when you sift through the seeming mountains of trash. " -- Annalyn (www.annalyn.net)
JVC HD GZ-HD7
Claimed by JVC to be the first consumer full High-Definition 3-CCD camcorder capable of shooting and recording full HD images (1920 x 1080i). Released on April 2007, this camcorder features a Fujinon lens used in broadcast video cameras. Photo shows the GZ-HD7 beside some of the smaller gadgets and gizmos in the Technews Lab in Intramuros.
Sony Gigajuke
Just introduced May of this year the NAS-50HDE aka Gigajuke is for music fanatics with large music collection. The GigaJuke simplifies storage of your music collection without the need for a PC. It stores, labels, and organizes music in its 80GB internal hard drive. The device can transfer music directly to the WALKMAN or other portable audio players including the latest Sony Ericsson phones without the help of a PC.
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Ms. Sally Caballero, Ph.D. (holding the iPhone) is the Managing Director of Net Ship Management Inc., "It's so nice, but it could have been better if it's a little smaller" she said, her sister Rosamay Daniel (standing) said that the phone looks very cool.
Cheque or cash
Robert Roque Jr. Associate Editor of Tempo, he was so fascinated with the iPhone that he asked me if I accept cheques or if not he could pay me cash immediately.
Lyceum students
"Wow hi-tech, kuya san ka umuuwi... harangin ka namin." Photo shows Angelique Borja, Debbie Nunez and Mae Quintanilla.
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Yes, I have an iPhone
I got my iPhone on July 3, 2007 but I only got the chance to open it on July 7. Photo shows the iPhone on my desk being charged using the iPod Nano charger.
annalyn.net in the iPhone
This is what annalyn.net looks like when viewed in the iPhone. The Web browser of the iPhone gives you a full web layout. You can scroll with your fingertip, double-tap to enlarge a portion for easier reading and viewing and flip the the screen 90 degrees, and the web page you are viewing also rotates and magnifies to fill the landscape view. Finally, you can magnify a Web page by spreading your thumb and forefinger on the glass. The image grows as if a rubber being stretched.
Color coded world clock
The iPhone's analog clock uses color code. White for day and black for night. Simple yet useful feature :).
Monday, July 16, 2007
E-jeep
My first time to drive with three motorcycle riding policemen as escorts around Makati. Technews was invited to try the e-jeep.
Sunday, July 15, 2007
Saturday, July 14, 2007
beeper 150
I was cleaning my desk and found this, my number was 150-620496 :). The pager then was the hi-tech way of sending messages instantly. The operators of Easy Call that time were very arrogant that I have decided to switch to Piltel's Beeper 150. The paging service in the Philippines died when SMS messaging came into the picture.
go.blogger.com
There's a cute jingle in the go.blogger.com website about mobile blogging. It says... "Snap a photo and type some texts, send it to blogger and we'll do the rest." :)
Map your memories
The Sony GPS-CS1 is a device that records the position where photographs are taken. The exact position where your photos were taken could be located with the help of google map. This device was so hot in Japan when it was launched last year that it was already sold out thru pre-orders and reservations even before the actual release of the product.
Friday, July 13, 2007
My keyboard
My keyboard with jumbled keys. When there is a problem with the Internet, most of the employees come to me to check their emails only to be frustrated because the keys of my keyboard are all mixed-up :).
Gloomy Friday the 13th
Looks like it would rain. This is what you see when you are in my office. The building outside is the Manila High School main building. Taken around 9AM.
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Happy Bday Bernard
Johnny, Bernard, Odie and Kris . Bernard is one of the most reliable IT personnel of the Manila Bulletin. Happy Bday!
Canon Media Launch
Mr. Ramon Arteficio, CEO Canon Marketing Philippines Inc. welcomes members of the press
Mobile TV
The Ask TV phone from China is a PDA phone with FM radio, camera, video recorder, video player, audio player and Analog TV. Like the TVs of old, it gets its signal over the air meaning you could watch your favorite tele novelas and programs for FREE. Available only in the Technews Lab of the Manila Bulletin. Photo shows the Ask TV phone showing studio 23's MTV.
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Nokia E90 launch
Rommel; Nikka Abes, Corporate Communication Manager of Nokia and William Hamilton-Whyte, Nokia Country Manager.
Say it with pictures
You can post online anything that you've taken using your mobile phone instantly. Using the latest Sony Ericsson mobile phone with mobile blogging capability, posting pictures in the Internet has become very easy.
A mobile blog, is an online record of anything you would like to post online, contents that you would like to share with the rest of the world. The difference between mobile blogging and regular blogging is that you use your phone to post text and/or pictures. You don't need to have a PC to mobile blog. Whenever and wherever you feel like posting a picture, all you need to do is shoot and send.
The latest phones of Sony Ericsson have the capability to mobile blog, it has an editor that allows users to take pictures and put some texts, it's like creating an MMS message. After taking a picture, just choose "Blog this" from the MORE option. You can then post your photos for the rest of the world to see.
A mobile blog, is an online record of anything you would like to post online, contents that you would like to share with the rest of the world. The difference between mobile blogging and regular blogging is that you use your phone to post text and/or pictures. You don't need to have a PC to mobile blog. Whenever and wherever you feel like posting a picture, all you need to do is shoot and send.
The latest phones of Sony Ericsson have the capability to mobile blog, it has an editor that allows users to take pictures and put some texts, it's like creating an MMS message. After taking a picture, just choose "Blog this" from the MORE option. You can then post your photos for the rest of the world to see.
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
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