Who said technology makes us lazy and stuck to our chairs all day? Not these guys below. I stumbled upon a group of teenagers glued to a DDR (Dance Dance Revolution) game machine at one of the local malls here in Cebu, Ayala Center Cebu. For those who are not familiar with DDR, this is when a player corresponds with the arrows with his footwork. I am not sure if you can call this “dancing”, nonetheless, it sure helps to burn off those extra calories.
The video below was taken on my Canon 550D with the 18-55mm lens at 60fps ISO 800-1600 @ 1/60:
Yes, that’s probably what you have been asking yourself during the course of the past couple of months. I got to be honest with you. I have been busy working on our business plan, which is a requirement to my Entrepreneurship course. My friends, all former IT students, and myself decided to put up a Classifieds website or portal. The Classifieds portal will allow users to post their free ads or purchase premium ads. Moreover, we will be selling banner space for companies who wish to advertise their products or services on our Classifieds website. Anyway, enough of our business plan. Let’s get back to Mango Chico!
Nonetheless, I got myself my very own laptop – Acer TimelineX 4280TG which happens to boast an 8 hour battery life. Additionally, I sold my Canon 50D and purchased a Canon 550D. Why? Let’s just say I got a bit tired of how photography is being perceived locally. It’s not a hobby anymore, however, a fad. I am getting myself into film and video. Here’s a sample of my work:
Just tell me what you guys think of it. Feel free to post a comment below.
Back on topic. I will TRY to keep you guys posted with the latest technology buzz and I will probably start posting my video work on the website too.
Greetings to all! I apologize for the lack of updates lately as I became preoccupied with our University’s enrollment for the past three weeks. The University where I am attending, the University of San Carlos Cebu, seems to be stuck in the 90′s in which they still haven’t fixed the process. Moreover, this year the administration only allowed 2 computers per department. That’s a lack of productivity in the side of enrollment as they are roughly about 3000 continuing students in the Business Administration Department. Nonetheless, this is another story which I don’t like to get myself into. It’s way too long!
Anyway, back to business again for me. I shall be updating the blog on a regular basis now. In fact I am typing out this blog post on a sample NEO B4105 laptop which I will be testing for the next coming weeks. Moreover, you can expect a review on it in the next couple of weeks! Stay tuned folks!
ASUS, the well known Taiwanese notebook company, recently showed off their upcoming notebooks, netbooks and now tablets for the coming few months. The ASUS EEE Pad EP121, it’s a tablet, will be released during the first quarter of 2011 and will boast the following specifications:
12″ tablet screen
Intel Dual Core Processors
2GB of Ram
Windows 7
16GB/32GB/64GB of SSD
Built In 3G Capability
PRICE: $499 (P25,000)
On the other hand, ASUS will also be releasing a media targeted tablet PC. The EP101TC will feature:
10″ tablet screen
with an Nvidia T20 processor,
512MB of Ram
Windows 7 Embedded
PRICE: $399 (P19,000)
As we can see from the video below, the EP101TC showcases a lavish and futuristic user interface. The Asus EP101TC will probably be a direct competitor to the first generation Apple iPad. On the other hand, the Asus EP121 will be a step higher and will probably be competing against the second-generation Apple iPad.
What do you guys think? I think I might as well purchase the EP121 when it gets sold into the market. There’s more usability and functionality with it as compared to the recently launched Apple iPad such as a larger screen (12 inches), a powerful processor, a better operating system, Windows 7 and a cheaper price tag.
China was hard at work recently in manufacturing and developing a cheap competitor to the ever seemingly popular Apple iPad. This time they came out with the iPed. The iPed is currently running of Google’s Android operating system with a VIA 8505 processor (533MHZ) and 128MB of Ram. The processor is pretty slow and I doubt one can do so much with this device. I’ll pass on this!
Moreover, it has a smaller screen of 7”, up to 4GB of storage and a classic USB port. The iPed is already up for sell in several stores in China and I can bet you’ll be seeing this locally here in the Philippines. The price is roughly about $105 (USD), that’s about P5000 including the taxes and shipping rates here to the Philippines.
So you’re interested in a low quality, cheap and impractical gadget head over to China and grab it while you can! Oh and expect Apple to sue the manufacturer within the next few weeks.
Feel free to post a comment below.
