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The Japanese Connection With Epson, Part 2: LCD Plant At Chitose, Hokkaido

grandphage | 11 March, 2010 15:11

After a stopover at Odaiba, Tokyo, we fly out to visit Epson’s LCD plant in Chitose, Hokkaido for our second stop in the Epson 3LCD Press Tour 2010. The largest HTPS TFT panel factory in the world, the Chitose plant started operations in 2005.

In January 2010, Epson was able to achieve its 60 millionth HTPS TFT panel shipment for 3LCD projection systems, thanks to its Chitose and Suwa Minami LCD plants. With a total ground area of 160,000 m2, the 19,000 m2 Chitose plant can be readily expanded when greater demand for HTPS TFT panels arises.

HTPS stands for “High Temperature Poly-Silicon”. An active matrix transmissive LCD, HTPS is superior to other types of LCD because it is smaller, has higher resolution and contrast, and can have embedded drivers.

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The Chitose plant is capable of designing, developing, and manufacturing HTPS TFT panels, all under one roof. With a rationalized manufacturing process, process reduction, and full factory automation line, the Chitose plant’s concept is customer satisfaction and environmental conservation.

ASUS M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 Motherboard: An AMD 890GX Delight From ASUS

littlelion | 08 March, 2010 16:01

ASUS recently unveiled the members of its new motherboard series that is based on the newly-launched AMD 890GX chipset, among which is the ASUS M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 motherboard. As part of the Xtreme Design lineup, the new motherboard is anticipated to deliver exceptional reliability, safety and performance.

The M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 is one of the first motherboards to natively support next-generation SATA 6Gbps throughput from its SB850 chip. It also includes two external USB 3.0 ports for ten times faster downloads, data backups or sharing of content.

Sony Ericsson Search For Pinoy Flag Bearer In FIFA 2010: Rekindling The Football Flame

littlelion | 08 March, 2010 15:10

If you would ask the question “which came first, football or basketball?”, the chicken or the egg causality dilemma will never apply indeed. The humble roots of the sport football, which is also known as soccer, can be traced back to 1848 when the first rules of the game were formulated in England. On the other hand, basketball came to the scene when it was conceived by the Americans in 1891, more than forty years younger than football. Basketball players initially played with soccer balls, another proof that football preceded basketball.

Considering that the sport football rose to popularity at the height of the British Empire, the English introduced the sport to its colonies. The Empire was the largest in history and there was no geopolitically significant continent that had no English colony. That aspect explains why football is the world’s most popular sport. As a matter of fact, the World Cup is the most widely-viewed sporting event in the world. For instance, an estimated 715.1 million people tuned into the World Cup’s finals in 2006.

ASUS Eee PC Seashell 1008P Karim Rashid Netbook Launch: Painting The Town Hot Pink

littlelion | 05 March, 2010 03:24

Since the beginning of 2010, ASUS Philippines has been very busy in campaigning for the ASUS Eee PC Seashell 1008P netbook. As we already know, aside from being one of the first netbooks to feature Intel’s Pineview processor, the 1008P highlights a radical design concept created by world-renowned industrial designer Karim Rashid. In line with their intense campaign for the 1008P, ASUS accepted pre-orders of the 1008P during the last week of Frebruary..

From the time when the 1008P debuted at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, it has been clear that the netbook is intended to attract fashion-forward consumers. Hence, there is no other way to better present a fashion netbook than by staging a fashion show. This is the strategy that ASUS Philippines took when they officially launched the 1008P at the ICON Bar in the Intercontinental Manila last Tuesday.

Sony Summer Fever 2010, Part 2: Close Encounters With New Handycams, Cyber-shots And bloggie

littlelion | 03 March, 2010 17:16

Moving ahead to the second part of our coverage of Sony’s event in Boracay, let’s take a closer look at the highlights and sidelights of the unveiling of the latest Cyber-shot, Handycam and S-Frame models as well as the bloggie HD pocket camcorder.

From the moderately formal atmosphere left by the launch of BRAVIA HDTVs, the scenery turned into something livelier at the presentation of Sony’s digital imaging products. You should have noticed that the hosts and guests had put on their summer attire according to the occasion’s theme.

Of Fresh Starts And Imaging Smarts: Canon’s Opening Salvo For 2010

Jase | 02 March, 2010 12:00

February 25 was no ordinary Thursday for Canon Marketing (Philippines), Inc. as it heralded a new era for the highly esteemed imaging company. That day, Canon introduced not only the latest updates to its digital imaging portfolio, but also the company’s new president and CEO. Canon also announced the company’s relocation to a new office with the intent to better serve its customers and partners, along with the establishment of its Business Imaging Solutions showroom.

The EOS 550D was the day’s big release, but Canon has a lot more surprises in store for digital imaging buffs for the first half of the year. Read on to learn more about them!

Sony Summer Fever 2010, Part 1: The 2010 BRAVIA HDTV Collection

littlelion | 01 March, 2010 17:42

The temperature in major parts of the country has been consistently reaching feverish levels since the onset of summer. Last week, Sony Philippines further intensified the sizzling summer heat when they locally unveiled their latest BRAVIA HDTVs, Cyber-shot digital cameras, Handycam camcorders, S-Frame digital photo frames, and the newest member of Sony’s illustrious range of imaging products, the Bloggie pocket camcorder.

To complete the summer feel, Sony Philippines, in cooperation with Virtusio Public Relations Inc. (VPRI), brought us, along with around fifty members of local media and blogging community, to the majestic Shangri-La Resort and Spa in the beautiful island of Boracay last Thursday.

Samsung Philippines IT Launch: Pouncing Forward Into The Year Of The Tiger

Hamsterboy | 23 February, 2010 18:51

Samsung IT Group, lead by Mr Eric Sulit, Head of IT Business, welcomes the year with a grand unveiling of its first round of product offering for 2010 in a press conference at Oakwood Premier Joy-Nostalg Center.

The showcase of products included a new line of LCD and LED monitors, multi-function and single-function laser printers, and Samsung’s first line of projectors to be offered to the local market.

LG Flatron E2050T E50 Series LED Monitor: Taking The Lead With LED Technology

littlelion | 18 February, 2010 14:20

During the last CES, LED technology remained the talk of the town. From humongous full HD televisions down to petite digital photo frames, the integration of LED technology has emerged as one of the key features highlighted on today’s display products.

As one of the biggest players in the digital display industry, LG Electronics was among the exhibitors that showcased a range of products that are based on LED technology. Most prominent was the company’s Borderless LED TV which gathered a number of accolades during the show. Expanding its portfolio of LED-based products, LG introduced to the public a new line of Flatron LED monitors as well – the flagship E50 series. This series is comprised of 20-, 22- and 23-inch models, namely the E2050, E2250 and the E2350, respectively. Featured on our weblog today is the E2050T model.

MSI Big Bang Trinergy Intel P55 Motherboard: Starting The New Year With A Big Bang

littlelion | 28 January, 2010 16:35

The New Year is usually associated with anything new: a new house, new clothes and perhaps, a new outlook on life. In light of this, MSI has something new in its stable as well, a new line of motherboards christened as the MSI Big Bang Series. Under this new label, the Taiwanese company has already unveiled the Fuzion which is based on the Intel P55 chipset, which our team in Singapore previewed recently.

Meanwhile, one other model of the Big Bang Series, the Trinergy, had a stopover in our office recently. Although both motherboards make use of the P55 chipset, the two are different in terms of the multi-GPU technology that they employ. While the Fuzion has the Lucid Hydra 200 chipset, the Trinergy incorporates the nForce 200 SLI chipset from NVIDIA. Considering that the latter has been around since the advent of Intel X58-based motherboards, you might already be too familiar with what it can do: it allows users to implement either a 3-way SLI or a CrossFireX setup on one motherboard. On the other hand, the Lucid Hydra 200 chipset enables users to combine graphics cards from either of the two major graphics chipmakers on a single motherboard. More information about the Lucid Hydra can be found on this link.

HP 2.4 Million Shopping Bonus Promo: The Second Wave

littlelion | 26 January, 2010 15:11

The New Year begins with great surprises as HP Imaging and Printing Group (IPG) brought the second batch of winners of the HP 2.4 Million Shopping Bonus Promo to Rustan’s Makati recently for the ultimate shopping spree. The five winners were drawn through an electronic raffle last December as the second leg of the promo. The first batch of winners was drawn in August 2009, bringing the total shopping spree prizes to a grand PhP 2.4 million. All of them were righteously rewarded for being loyal patrons of Original HP Inks.

Posing for the camera are the winners together with HP executives in Rustan’s Department Store Makati, where each one won a PhP 240,000 shopping spree. Standing from left to right are Francis Chua, HP IPG Marketing Communications Manager, 2.4 winners John Villarosa, Kessel Villarey, Mayene Dullas, Joy Daraman, and Lizelda Apawan, with Ditas Araneta, Rustan’s Senior Corporate Sales Manager, and Gio Sabio, HP IPG Supplies Market Development Manager.

HTC HD2 Smartphone: HTC Leo Begins To Roar In The Philippine Mobile Jungle

littlelion | 26 January, 2010 10:56

In an exclusive media gathering held at the Peninsula Manila last Friday, HTC officially unveiled the HTC HD2 smartphone in the Philippines. Also known as the HTC Leo, the HD2 is HTC’s first-ever Windows Mobile (WM)-based handset which makes use of the HTC Sense technology. Based on HTC’s TouchFLO 3D user interface (UI), Sense is a UI design intended to bestow consumers more flexibility when personalizing the elements and content of their handset depending on how they use it. Sense was first launched on Google’s Android operating system (OS) through the HTC Hero.

At the event, Mr. Mark Sergio, HTC Philippines Country Manager, together with Mr. Benjamin Hwang, Managing Director of SiSPH Technologies Inc., HTC’s local distributor, expressed their excitement about introducing the HD2 in the country. Initially released in European regions last year, the HD2 is a pioneering innovation in many respects.

The HTC Hero And HTC Magic User Trials Promo: Rise Of The Android OS

littlelion | 20 January, 2010 10:00

HardwareZone and HWM Philippines have teamed up once again with HTC to bring to you an exciting way to win an HTC handset! This time, up for grabs are the HTC Hero and the HTC Magic, featuring the power of Google’s Android operating system.

Like the past user trial, you can join the contest by sending us an email to editor.ph@hwzcorp.com with the following information and details:

Name: ______________________________

Home Address: ______________________________

Mobile Phone Number: ______________________________

Continue the statement: “I want to be one of the testers of the HTC Hero/HTC Magic because ______________________________.”

Red Fox Launches New Desktop And Notebook PCs: Keeping The Momentum Going

littlelion | 19 January, 2010 16:02

Strengthening its reputation as a proudly-Filipino IT company, Red Fox Technologies has been ardent and aggressive in reaching consciousness of Filipino consumers for years. As a testament of their fervor, Red Fox opened to the public their first concept store last November. This year, more cunning than ever, the company is certainly decisive to keep the momentum going. In line with this direction, Red Fox unveiled their updated lineup of desktop and notebook PCs last Friday at Crowne Plaza in Ortigas.

On the whole, the affair was simple and straightforward. Based on the actual teaser-invite that we got a few weeks prior to the launch, we were actually expecting something mind-blowing from Red Fox. Although the major part of the event followed the usual conventions of a press briefing, one segment of which had really rocked the guests off their chair. Intrigued? Then read on.

ASUS Eee PC Seashell 1005PE Netbook: Just Can’t Stop The Momentum

littlelion | 12 January, 2010 15:50

At the recently-concluded CES 2010 in Las Vegas, ASUS indomitably showed to everyone the accomplishment that the Eee PC has achieved as a distinctive brand of netbook. Tracing its humble roots back in 2007, the Eee PC 701, one of the earliest models of the lineup, was merely a no-frills netbook equipped with a 7-inch display. Later that same year, ASUS sold over 300,000 units as a proof of the brand’s success.

Fast forward to the present, the Eee PC brand continues to thrive in spite of the cutthroat competition without any signs of diving. Try Googling “Eee PC” and it will yield over 25 million results, attesting to the unswerving popularity of the brand worldwide. This year at CES, ASUS made a decisive move to explore new textures and platforms, coming up with chic Eee PC incarnations, namely the ASUS Eee PC Seashell 1008P Karim Rashid Collection and the ASUS Eee PC Seashell 1005PE. Last week, we already published an article about the 1008P, so this time we are moving the spotlight on the 1005PE.

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