Braven : The World’s Most Talented Speakers

BRAVEN is a portable Bluetooth speaker maker, dedicated to delivering premium audio and unparalleled design. Founded in 2011, BRAVEN is the first company to produce a portable Bluetooth HD Speaker that doubles as a mobile device charger.

Braven 570 (Php 3,950)

Equipped with 6 watts of power and 10 hours of playtime, the Braven 570 is the perfect audio companion to bring along wherever life takes you.

Braven 625s (Php 5,950)

Brandishing a shock absorbing exterior shell and an LED flashlight accessory, the Braven 625s is an outdoorsman’s perfect companion. With enough battery power to play 16 hours worth of music, the 625s can also do double duty as a mobile phone charger.

InstaNalo.com : Get the Hottest Music Hits and Win Awesome Prizes

Download your favorite music and get a chance to win exciting prizes at InstaNalo.com

Do you know that you can download the latest hits straight to your mobile phone while getting the chance to win P50,000 cash or a brand new iPhone5?

With InstaNalo, not only do you get your music fix, you also get the chance to join the raffle to win exciting prizes, including P50,000 and a brand new iPhone5! The best part is that you don’t have to wait for draw dates! You can help activate the draw date by inviting friends to join InstaNalo. The more people you invite, the faster the draw date!

How to join? All you have to do is visit Instanalo.com and subscribe to any of the services: full-track songs or mp3 tones. These will be sent to your mobile phone twice a week and each time you get your content, you get a raffle entry! You can even choose from pop songs, love songs, or RnB songs. For mp3 tones, take a pick from love mp3, emo mp3, or easy mp3.

Globe Libreng Tawag for Sabah Evacuees in Tawi-Tawi, Sulu

A growing number of Filipino evacuees arriving in Tawi-Tawi and Sulu to escape the ongoing armed conflict in Sabah, can now directly communicate with their families and friends through the Libreng Tawag booths set up by Globe Telecom.


“Most of our “Kababayans” who are arriving from Sabah in batches don’t know anyone in the area. We want to give them, at least, some moments of comfort by getting them connected with their loved ones, relatives and even friends for free thru “Globe Libreng Tawag.” We want to help in our own little way,” said Rob I. Nazal, Head of Globe Corporate Social Responsibility.


The Libreng Tawag booths are located in the Red Cross office in the two provinces as well as in the Mahardika Institute of Technology in Bongao, Tawi-Tawi. The booths shall be on standby from 6am to 6 pm daily for a week.

Kingston Announces 1 TB USB Flash Drive

Can you say " I have 1 terabyte of storage in my pocket?"

Maybe not yet but soon you can!...... with the introduction of the world's largest capacity USB 3.0 Flash drive - a 1TB DataTraveler HyperX Predator 3.0! Very soon you can say "I have my whole world in my pocket, and a few more to spare for my friends!"

Kingston Digital, Inc., the Flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, announced the DataTraveler HyperX Predator 3.0 USB Flash drive. DataTraveler HyperX Predator 3.0 is the world's largest-capacity USB 3.0 Flash drive as it will be available in a 1TB capacity later in the first quarter of this year. It is shipping now in 512GB capacity. DT HyperX Predator 3.0 is the fastest USB 3.0 Flash drive in the Kingston family, with speeds of up to 240MB/s read and 160MB/s write. It has also achieved SuperSpeed USB 3.0 certification.

Learn To Launch Competition Preview

Formerly known as Andersen Consulting, Accenture just recently held a warm-up hackathon at their Cybergate Tower office called learn to Launch. Below are some preview pictures of what transpired during the event. I will update this posts once they release the official press release.

Thanks for the opportunity to get some pictures, though I was informed later that it was not allowed in that particular room. Lol!

Winners of the Bigas (Big Ass) Hackathon

Congratulations to the PhilRobotics A Team with their App named Envilog for winning the Most Innovative App award. The team is composed of Franklin Binos II, Richard Myrick Arelaga, Johnaray Dimaunahan, and Wayne Dell Manuel.

Envilog is a stand-alone temperature and humidity sensor with real-time GSM-based data sending and offline data collection and web-based visualization.

DLSU Hacker Cup 2012

Do you have an awesome app idea? Take DLSU's 24hr challenge this November 23.

Eligibility

1. The DLSU Hacker Cup 2012 is open to the following:
   • Currently enrolled undergraduate students
   • DLSU 2012 undergraduate graduates
2. Only registered and validated participants will be allowed to participate in the contest. Walk-ins will not be permitted to join. Registration ends on November 10, 2012. Validation will be sent through e-mail.
3. There must be a minimum of one (1) and a maximum of four (4) members in each Team. Alumni must team up with enrolled undergraduate students when forming teams. Only one (1) alumnus will be allowed per team.

Procedure

1. Teams can either chose to implement their idea as a web application, a mobile application or both.
2. Applications may be assembled using any mix of programming languages, application frameworks, and development tools. Participants are expected to bring the necessary tools to build their competition entry.
3. Application must be built during the entire duration of the contest. Teams are given 24 hours (from 3pm of November 23 until 3pm of November 24) to finish their entries.
4. Contest theme will be announced one-day before the start of the hackathon (November 22, 2012).
5. Teams will undergo final judging by presenting their project to a panel of judges who will identify the top three winners.
6. All decisions of judges are final. Scores will not be made public.

More information here: http://www.dlsuhackercup.tk/

The Asus Incredible Launch

Tekkie Tekkie Muna (this seems like an ordinary launch, but hey they did say they wanted to focus on the products rather than celebrities and fireworks), the brands are now revealing to the public their new devices after the October 30 launch of Windows 8.

Asus launched its Windows 8 compatible devices today, November 6, 2012, to the media people at the R Space venue in Makati at around noon.

Appy Birthday, Android!

Tekkie Tekkie Muna (It's time to pause and celebrate success, pahinga muna tayo at maki-greet ng Happy Birthday), did you know its somebody's turning 5?

Monday surprise! More great tech events for the GDG PH Community. 

Show and Tell demo of Android Apps and Android's 5th Birthday Celebration this Friday. 

To register http://appybirthdayandroid.eventbrite.com/

Thank you Smart Devnet for making this possible!

Sandisk Extreme 240 GB SSD Reviews

Tekkie Tekkie Muna (SSD na talaga tayo, obsolete na talaga ang HDD), there's this tempting piece of SSD that caught my attention, priced so reasonably. Maybe I should consider trying it out and do a review once I bought it. But please do advise me if I would really be making the right choice.

Anyone here using or have used the Sandisk Extreme 240 GB SSD <click here for link> ?

ASI Technovation Challenge Reveals Final Eight

College students are being tapped to present proposals that will have a measurable and positive environmental impact. The selected environmental project proposals will be progressed to the development of the actual prototype, using an open source device. ASI General Manager Jefferson Plaza believes that there is an innovators in the best of us, and would like to channel this drive to finding solutions that will help build a better environment. 

BIGAS Hackathon 2012

HACKATHONS are everywhere!!! Here’s another one from SMART DevNet.

BIGAS Hackathon is a two-day developer event and hackathon hosted by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and Smart Communications, Inc.(Smart) and powered by SMART Developer Network (SMART DevNet), the developer community for Smart’s technology platform.

 

We’re inviting existing and aspiring developers to create a web and/or mobile app that can be used to further enhance the impact of IRRI technologies especially in their delivery to farmers.We’re looking for web and mobile apps which could help solve some of IRRI’s toughest problems. The challenges could be in such areas as:

· Improving the collection and study of research data
· Providing information and/or technologies to farmers or extension workers
· Indexing library and other institute data
· Improving institute processes and procedures
· Storing survey data better, or speeding up survey data processing
· Designing a digital moisture meter etc.

 So if you’re interested, REGISTER NOW!

http://bigashackathon.eventbrite.com/

ReMINEd App for iOS : A Great App to Help us Forgetfuls

Tekkie Tekkie Muna (Christmas is nearing, and lubos kaming nagmamalasakit sa inyo at sa inyong loved ones), did you know that there's an app that can help you "organize" your life by reminding you of your goals, wants or desires....before you squander all your paycheck on unnecessary and trivial things. This neat app will help you set your priorities which I believe is truly what everyone needs right now.

There is so much temptations out there, that the materialistic us would want to buy almost any cool gadget, shiny jewelry, impressive outfit, stunning collectibles, etc. that we often forget our real needs. We also forget to appreciate our loved ones and neglect that we also should be sharing some thoughtful gifts to them.

The ECS MODMEN Modding Competition 2013

Epson Offers Free LabelWorks Printers

Tekkie Tekkie Muna (I wanna ponder into the near future, baka masyado akong nagmamadali sa kasalukuyan ay nakakalimutan ko na ang mangarap para sa aking kinabukasan), did you know that we can get a freebie from Epson. We might be so engrossed with buying we forget that the best things in life are free. If only we know where to look for those freebies.

Epson, a world leader in digital imaging solutions and also an established OEM stationery label printer maker, will give away their stylish and well-designed LabelWorks label printers to customers who will buy a set of LabelWorks tape cartridges.

Epson Receipt Printer and Projector Win Prestigious Japanese 2012 Good Design Awards

Tekkie Tekkie Muna (I wan to savor the moment of triumph, we need to celebrate success), did you know that my favorite printer brand keeps on winning awards for their superior and innovative products?

Epson today announced that two of its products had been recognized in the Japanese 2012 Good Design Awards. The Epson TM-T88V-i receipt printer and EB-485Wi projector were commended for their contributions to lifestyle enriching design.

New Epson L-Series Roadshow to be held at SM Cyberzones

Tekkie Tekkie Muna (This is what happens when I am in such a hurry, di ko napapansin na may mga special activities), have you seen Epson doing a Cyberzone tour at the different SM department stores. Of course featuring their Ink Girls Black, Cyan, Magenta and Yellow.

Digital imaging technology leader Epson will highlight their new L-Series genuine ink tank system printers at various SM Cyberzones all over the country from October to December this year.

Acer Aspire S5 : The Thinnest Ultrabook

Tekkie Tekkie Muna (Aside from the tablets, phablets and smartphone, undeniably mas maraming pakinabang pa rin ang mga laptops), if you are like me who perfers functionality rather than just portability, I would settle for the thinnest and lightest laptop which could allow me to do more tasks rather than a small portable gadget that limits my work. So what do I do, I choose an Ultrabook instead.

The Acer Aspire S5, considered as the world’s thinnest Ultrabook and really looks as beautiful as expected — plus it performs like no one could ever have imagined.  This Ultrabook has a spectacular design feature and an advanced technological breakthrough. It marks a great leap forward for users who are looking for a computing device that, quite simply, is a cut above the rest.

Does Formatting a SSD Shorten its Lifespan?

Tekkie Tekkie Muna (Stop whatever it is you’re doing right now, lalo na kung nag-rereformat ka ng iyong PC na SSD and drive), did you know that there are concerns that reformatting may reduce the lifespan an SSD?


I dont think reformating will hurt the performance and it does not shorten the SSD's lifespan unless you are doing FULL format which is Bad for your SSD's lifespan.

The BlackBerry Jam Hackathon Winners

Tekkie Tekkie Muna (Look straight into the computer, and titigang maigi ang premyo nila), have you heard of the BlackBerry Jam Hackathon – a 40-hour Blackberry app development competition where participants battle it out for top prizes like a Trip to Bangkok, Thailand for 4, 1 BlackBerry 10 DevAlpha, 4 BlackBerry 7 devices, 4 BlackBerry Playbook tablets plus consultancy from RIM.

What do they have to do? Just hack their way to a potential money-making BlackBerry app idea and present it to a board of judges from the BlackBerry community composed of Dave Patterson, Christian Besler, Cameron Vernest and William Yu.