April 2007 Archives

Art Ilano is trying to get you to shake your booty - by getting you to set your phone to vibrate. The fact is, he says, "the ring tone on your MP3-enabled phone that you think is so cute is actually annoying to just about everyone else around you." Well, Art, this bit of news just might kill you - now you can make your ringtone play on the phones of the people you call. Nope, this isn't the ringback option offered by our local telcos - you don't listen to the ringing tone set by the person you're calling. This is an entirely different animal. Emotive's Push Ringer "allows a caller to push an outgoing ringtone to a receiving phone allowing the caller, not the called person, to set the tone and override the phone's pre-set ringer." Yup, you can call somebody and force them to listen to your favorite love ballads until they answer you call. The service isn't available here yet, but I'm dreading it already.

Let’s face it, the ring tone on your MP3-enabled phone that you think is so cute is actually annoying to just about everyone else around you. They’re just too polite to say anything. So more and more business folks are doing the smart thing, which is to permanently set their phones on silent/vibrate mode. That means always keeping your phone on your person and just feeling the calls and text messages as they come in, so to speak. Not just when in a meeting, but practically throughout your entire working day. The people behind the ring tones business may not like this trend, but if it gathers steam, then it will make for more peaceful offices and public places. There will be less of those horrifying boy band tunes popping up while you’re absorbed in a particularly intense moment in the movie house. No, wait, it’s the kids who do that, so don’t expect this trend to catch on with them. It ain’t foolproof though. Vibrate works best if you’re wearing tight jeans and your phone’s pressed right against your thigh. Or if you’re wearing a fit shirt with a pocket. Unfortunately, vibrate won’t be your thing if you still wear hip-hop baggy pants or your flab’s just way too thick too feel anything anymore (Adel, how's vibrate working for ya? --DUCK!). I’m all for this though. After all, I and the people around me have all grown tired of listening to the same old R2D2 tweet that my phone does whenever a text message comes in.

It's amazing. The thing isn't out yet, but cases are popping up in Hong Kong and other tiangges in the region for the forthcoming iPhone from Apple. Hardcases, acrylic, leather, etc. All based on specs posted on the Apple website. Man. I'm a fanboy, admittedly, and I'm frothing at the mouth to get an iPhone, but I'm not about to buy a case ahead of time. This is just an indicator of how strong the Reality Distortion Field is for this product. Man. Man. (Photo from akihabaranews.com)

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m|PH Podcast Episode 1 with Adel Gabot, Jayvee Fernandez and Art Ilano The very first podcast of m|PH for the Microwarehouse podcasting event ... new Apple iPod that plays video ... iTunes Music Store sells TV series ... Watching videos on a small screen ... more on m|PH as the biggest tech magazine in the country. You can download it here. Mobile Podcast Episode 2 with Adel Gabot, Jayvee Fernandez and Art Ilano We have a new name and we are now smaller ... the death of the smartphone ... a brief look at the Motorola Ming ... the hassles of having a thumb board ... the iPhone is coming -- not ... Nokia is the world's biggest camera manufacturer ... Jayvee and Adel love Apple while Art loves the PC. You can download it here.

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Beat the summer heat by going to the beach with all your tech toys. Check 'em first before hitting the road: digital camera for those perfect snaps, mobile phone for quick calls to your beau, vidcam for those wacky scenes with your buds, and of course, you're new MP3 player to kill traffic boredom.

 

Curtains up for the splash-free MP3 player, SwiMP3 Player. At 128MB capacity, the SwiMP3 Player is a waterproof miracle that can be attached to your swim goggles. It can play 80 tunes for four hours. Music is transmitted through the pads that rest against your cheekbones. Yes, pads, and not earphones.

 

Think that the beach will cool you down sans your music player, well, think again! Go dive with your music collection with this cool SwiMP3 player! source: www.shinyshiny.tv

Size does matter when gadgets are concerned. Smaller cell phones, tiny MP3 players, everything seems to be heading down the road of diminutive sizes, but mind you, most of these babies are jampacked with cool features. Enter the latest gizmo sure to leave people in awe: Kingston Data Traveller MiniFun.                       

            At first glance, people might dismiss it as a mere keychain or a Lego piece that a kid left behind. But beneath its humble exterior are 1GB and 2GB capacities of flash storage. As bonus, the Data Traveller has pre-installed games. Coming in at only 1.5â€

From the guys behind the successful Digital Walker come the first ever Crumpler store in the Philippines. Crumpler is an Australian company that has been producing high-quality and eye-catching designer bags for gadgets and personal stuff. For those living under the rock, Crumpler has been available in the Philippines for the past couple of years, with a strong cult following.                                  You’re sure to find Crumpler items from laptop bags to cute camera cases that will suit your quirky and amusing flair for unique designs. Located in High Street, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City, the Crumpler store is easy to spot, situated right across a very popular doughnut place. Though a bit pricey compared to other bags, Crumpler bags give you your money’s worth, giving a premium on  durability and quality. So pamper your tech toys, and get them a Crumpler!

Sony’s PlayStation Portable (PSP) has, without a doubt, captured a niche in the gaming world. While the original black version of the PSP is still popular, many are now opting to get the ceramic white version. They probably want to match it with their white iPods, or they simply like the appeal of the clean white version, but for those who find the black and white version too dull, here’s some good news for you. Sony released 4 new colors available for the PSP: blue, pink, silver and gold. I guess Sony decided to follow Apple’s direction of providing more options to its consumers. As far as I can remember, the iPod was the first to offer colored models in their discontinued iPod Mini line, apart from their white and black iPod models. They continued this trend in the 2^nd Generation Nano and Shuffle. I guess the colored line helped in boosting sales even further, so it’s really not surprising if Sony follows suit. So what’s next? Colored PS3s? Hmmm…

While Hitachi announced the availability of the first 1 TB hard disk during the second quarter of this year, Seagate’s projection on hard drive capacities, according to Gizmodo, suggest that by 2013, a 1 TB 2.5-inch drive will be possible, and using the same calculation, a 1.8-inch drive can be available by 2014. Wow! I can still remember the day when we were already raving about the 1GB capacity and wondering what we can do with all the space. Now, 1GB capacity is a thing of the past and our hunger for more storage seems to be endless. Is it a case of gluttony for more gigabytes? Honestly, it’s hard to tell especially when software makers such as Microsoft often demand more disk space as they release newer versions of their software. Hmmm…do I smell a conspiracy here? But for mobile devices such as the iPod that uses 1.8-inch drive, well, the 1 TB drive will surely put big smiles on the faces of music junkies all over the world.

Palm has finally released the Treo 750 in the Philippines. Microwarehouse threw a launch party for the Treo 750 on March 20, 2007 at the Embassy Bar, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig. Looking like the Treo 680's identical twin, the Treo 750 runs on Windows Mobile 5.0, unlike its predecessor running on the Palm OS. The Treo 750 also features an upgraded camera (1.3 megapixels), and is now 3G- and HSDPA-capable. Processor-wise, it also took a different route by using a Samsung processor instead of Intel. The result of shifting to a different processor and OS is yet to be determined, but with regards to its features, Palm has definitely moved towards the right direction. Taking the best from the Treo 680 and improving on it, the Treo 750 is indeed a worthy upgrade to the Treo 680.