NOPE, this isn’t sci-fi — this is the latest version of the Honda ASIMO (Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility) humanoid robot.
This cool robot can run at speeds of nearly four miles per hour. The all-new ASIMO became part of Disneyland’s Innoventions attraction starting August 29.
Photo courtesy of Associated Press.
By Lawrence Casiraya
INQUIRER.net
IT wasn’t too long ago when Globe Telecom was hyping HSDPA (High-Speed Downlink Packet Access) on laptops, which meant Internet anywhere you go — as long as there’s 3G coverage, of course. The same technology Globe is now selling for home use.
Instead of a little USB modem or PCMCIA card, this one uses a wireless HSDPA access terminal that looks like an ordinary wifi access point, which is connected to Globe’s cellular network. Data access alone (at 512 kbps “promised” speed) costs P995 a month; an optional landline makes it P1, 295.
Though Globe officials I talked to won’t admit it, this wireless broadband bundle clearly competes with Smart Bro by rival operator Smart (P995 monthly at 384 kbps according to Smart’s webpage). The obvious difference is you don’t need to hoist a receiver up your roof because unlike Smart Bro, HSDPA access does not require line of sight.
Eventually, every new technology available like HSDPA can promise broadband access, whether wired or wireless. What the consumer can hope for — short of excellent service — is network coverage.
CHECK out this video taken by INQUIRER.net reporter Erwin Oliva.
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By Alex Villafania
INQUIRER.net
WHILE it used to sell its old electronic products to junk shops, the Philippine office of Japanese printing and imaging firm Canon is now looking toward a more environment-friendly method for electronics disposal.
In an interview with INQUIRER.net, Canon Philippines president Ramon Arteficio said the company wants to improve its electronic waste disposal system in the Philippines as part of their parent company’s global environmental management program.
Arteficio said that while Canon Philippines does have an electronic disposal system for most of its products in China, its printers are mostly sent out to junk shop dealers in the Philippines, with some of the plastics and metal parts being sold and reused to make other items.
By Alex Villafania
INQUIRER.net
WHILE the Philippines is still a market of predominantly AGP (accelerated graphics port) users, video card maker PowerColor is expecting a major market shift from the outdated graphics port to the new and faster PCI Express (PCIE) standard, particularly as it introduces a new range of graphics cards.
The company recently introduced in the Philippines the PowerColor ATI Radeon HD2000 series, all of which are now on the PCIE port. The new graphics cards emphasizes the high-definition market for graphics, particularly the high-end video gaming sector.
PowerColor Asia Pacific marketing manager Kevin Ho said in an interview that there is now a replacement market for PCIE graphics cards as prices of both graphics cards and motherboards go down and as demand for intensive graphics becomes apparent.
