HardwareMag is a publication that focuses more on the consumer – centric products, desirable and easily attainable by the regular Joe and Jenny. Yet at the same time, of interest to many tech savvy people are hardware products that serve and perform from the background, without fanfare and fancy packaging. A quick commentary can be found here.

                                             This is what we usually show to our readers...

We were fortunate enough to be able to witness Sony’s VAIO line enter the country after years of gray market and overseas purchases. Sony held its four product-lines launching on September 12, 2007 at the Makati Shangri-La. The Sony VAIO TZ, UX, SZ and FZ lines were presented to the media, to a mixture of excitement that’s present at any new product launching, and a degree of familiarity that is a result of events on many different levels.

                                             Just how thin can you go?
 

How networked are you right now? I’m not asking regarding your internet connectivity at the moment, although the answer to that also comes into play later in this entry.

I’ve never paid much attention to the going-ons of the big telcos in our country, never noticed, for example, that astounding advances has already been made right under my nose while I was absorbed with computer hardware and consumer electronics.

                                              The old Globe Telecom logo

I’ve always wondered about the connotation of colors used in a company’s products. In the videocard business, there are only two worthwhile competitors: ATI and Nvidia. One is red, the other green. Strangely, a stoplight keeps popping into my head, but seeing that ATI is such a well-respected company, what color it’s represented with doesn’t seem to matter too much.

                                    Nice, red lettering at the venue...

Windows Mobile 6 was introduced to a small gathering of media and hardware partners recently. It had none of the swagger or pomp that heralded the recently held Vista unveiling – which is about right because what was being introduced after all is a serious piece of software coding, for serious working professionals.

HP’s event was neither an all out, haute couture gathering that left out the teeming masses of geeky sub-culture, nor was it a dry and tedious affair with charts and graphs full of technical details that would have driven off the fashion cognoscenti.

Last Saturday, I've got the chance to get into the "crossfire" of War Rock Mission Fairview that was held in SM City Fairview, showcasing the multiplayer online first-person shooter from Dream Execution, War Rock. The event also served as a test to the game's Beta Release here in the Philippines based on the Intel Core 2 Duo platform.

Last 14 April 2007, Acer Philippines took its friends from the media out and far away from their respective daily grinds for a little fun under the hot summer sun. But if you had sand, sea, and Speedos on your mind, dear reader, better think again.

 

Words and Photos by: Ms. KC Calpo

HP Imaging and Printing Group Asia Pacific/Japan unveiled to the regional IT media last week their secret to eradicating workplace hassles involving printing. From April 16 to 17 of this year, we were privy to what makes HP's Edgeline technology the next step in network printing efficiency, convenience and security. I had the honor of being there to cover the regional launch and represent HWM Philippines, and my companions, for their respective companies and publications.

HWM Singapore's Deputy Editor, Justin Ong, has already delved into Edgeline, the four-year road it took to get to its current state, what sets it apart from the rest and what it can do for enterprises and high-volume printer users in his online coverage (click here to read). We, in turn, present you what went on during the event itself. Don't forget to look for our in-depth coverage in the June 2007 issue of HWM Philippines!

I recently attended the "Beyond Freedom in Boracay" Event of Toshiba on behalf of Hardwarezone Philippines last March 19 - March 21, 2007. While it was tiring, I really had fun and I was able to find out what's new from Toshiba.

Allow me to share to you what transpired during those three days...

Day 1 (March 19, 2007)

I arrived in Boracay around 8 in the morning and this sandcastle made by some locals welcomed us...

How come? Well, if you want to win fabulous prices just by playing your favorite games (like DOTA and Counter-Strike), better head to Market! Market! two weeks from now (March 30, 2007).

This is because Gigabyte will be hosting a LAN event over there and they are giving away a LOT of prizes...

The event will start at 10:00am and will end at 8:00pm. Here's just a list of what's going to happen during that day:

- A Whole Showcase of Bands

- Gigabyte DIY Contest

- Cosplay Contest

- Audition Dance Contest

- Counter-Strike Game Tournament

- Warcraft III: DOTA Game Tournament

- E-Games Free Play

And much. much more! So if you do not have anything else to do on March 30, 2007 (mark it in your calendars folks!), then head to the Market! Market! Activity Center. We will be there to cover the event and we do hope to see you guys there as well!

Manila, Philippines – Airborne Access, the first and largest Wi-Fi hotspot operator in the country, together with various vendor-partners in the IT and telecoms industry, gathered together on the first day of February to stage the event dubbed “Wi-Fi Nation.”

Held at the Central Plaza of Eastwood City, the first and only hotspot city with mall-wide Wi-Fi coverage powered by Airborne Access, the event, hosted by Jerome or Wave 89.1 and Janice of Jam 88.3, officially launched Eastwood City as a hotspot city and showcased the latest Wi-Fi devices, services and innovations that will soon define a user’s mobile broadband experience.

The e-Services Philippines (ESP) 2007 conference and exhibition will take place February 15-16, 2007, at the Edsa Shangri-La Hotel in Mandaluyong City, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) assistant secretary Felicitas Agoncillo-Reyes announced today. Agoncillo-Reyes is also the executive director of the Center for Trade Expositions and Missions (CITEM), the DTI’s export promotions arm.

Now on its 7th year, the ESP conference and exhibition has been hailed as an important IT and IT-enabled services (ITES) outsourcing show in the region. For the past six years, the event has served to promote the Philippines as a preferred venue for IT outsourcing by attracting foreign investors and global trade missions. Last year’s event generated at least US$23.5 million in new contracts.