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Philips offers simple solution to hi-tech need

By on September 24, 2012

SoundBar lets you stream music and movies seamlessly in high quality audio

With the emergence of high definition video, the increasing demand for high quality audio is nothing but natural. Traditionally, to fully enjoy an HD movie, one would require a Blu-ray Disc Player or Smart Media Player connected to an AV receiver with five satellite speakers and a subwoofer, which is then connected to the TV. All these connections make watching movies complicated and even messy.Some may just settle for mediocre audio when they find the complexity of set-up is not worth their while.

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MozillaPH HTML5 and Firefox OS Roadshow

By on August 27, 2012

The first leg of MozillaPH HTML5 and Firefox OS roadshow kicked off last August 22 at the Valero Telepark, Makati City. Leading telecommunications provider Globe Telecom extends its support via Globe Labs, an innovative community composed of dynamic and vibrant IT professionals, students and business managers, with primarily focus on mobile and future technologies which can be later on deployed to the market.

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Accenture Shaping the Future Forum 2012 Experience [Updated]

By on August 3, 2012

I may be out-of-school but I make it a point to learn something new everyday, especially in my field of study. Learning isn’t situated only in the four corners of the classroom. Whether a new jargon, the latest news in technology or a new snippet of code, I never fail to update myself.

As far as I can remember, the last seminar/workshop I have attended was sponsored by Globe Labs & Microsoft (HTML5 + JavaScript and Developing Apps using Windows 8 Metro Style Apps Workshop). Fast forward to July 26 at past 6pm, I was already in queue outside the Isla Ballroom of EDSA Shangri-la Manila for the Accenture: Shaping the Future Forum 2012.

Feels like a student again.. No ID, no entry 😛

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Don’t Get Run Down by Competition with These 3 Tools

By on July 19, 2012
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Technology is nowadays a business’ best friend. Utilization of tools that enhance efficiency, and therefore, cost-effectiveness, are constantly on the rise that the business not too keen in doing so is a business that usually gets run down by competition. Then again, if we pause and think about it, some businesses aren’t putting their best feet forward mainly because of the cost of implementing these tools. Well, with these three online tools that are either free or low-cost, hesitation will be nothing more than an excuse:

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Charge your iPhone 4/4s wirelessly with Powermat, retails at PHP 3,490

By on July 10, 2012

Powermat Complete Solutions are pre-pack bundles pairing a Powermat one position charging mat and a receiver to provide a seamless upgrade to wireless charging. Charge your iPhone 4 with the Powermat 1X and Receiver Case for iPhone 4.

What’s included?

  • 1 Powermat 1X wireless charging mat
  • 1 Wireless Receiver Case for iPhone 4
  • 1 Power Supply
  • Micro USB to USB Cable

If you don’t like wires and you don’t mind sacrificing your phone’s aesthetics while you’re charging (since the receiver case adds a little depth), give Powermat iPhone 4 Charging System a try. SRP PHP 3,490.00

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LaCie Little Big Disk Thunderbolt

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The LaCie Little Big Disk Thunderbolt™* Series heralds a new era for storage performance. Featuring a preconfigured RAID0 striped set with optional hard disks or SSDs through the 10Gb/s Thunderbolt interface, it delivers astonishing transfer rates. Reach read speeds of up to 480MB/s with the SSD model, and up to 190MB/s with the hard disk model. Now you can truly get the power of fibre channel rackmount storage–in a portable solution!

The Little Big Disk Thunderbolt Series weighs just 1.4 lbs., making it a portable powerhouse. It fits in the palm of your hand, features its own cooling system, and can be connected to displays and laptops. Opt for the hard disk version and get up to 2TB storage capacity per unit (up to 240GB with SSD version). While presenting their work to a client, photographers can browse smoothly through photos in their digital libraries while experiencing zero lag time. Away from the studio, videographers can dramatically reduce the time to publish a project. They simply download their footage directly from a compatible camera to the Little Big Disk to start the editing process on the field. The SSD version will be popular with post-production teams thanks to its support for multiple uncompressed video streams and multichannel audio.

LaCie Little Big Disk

Product Specifications:

  • LA9000106 1TB Little Big Disk Thunderbolt (7200rpm)
    • SRP – PHP31,561.16
  • LA9000107 2TB Little Big Disk Thunderbolt (5400rpm)
    • SRP – PHP39,726.4

 

LaCie Rugged Mini

Rugged Design. Mini Size.

  • Shock-, rain-, and pressure-resistant
  • Password protection
  • USB 3.0: up to 4x faster than USB 2.0

Product specifications

  • LA301555 500GB Rugged Mini USB 3.0
    • SRP – PHP4,648
  • LA301558 1TB Rugged Mini USB 3.0
    • SRP – PHP7,358

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