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    HP unveils Z210 Workstations, quad-core Xenon mayhem imminent

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    HP unveils Z210 Workstations, quad-core Xenon mayhem imminent

    Maybe you’re a corporation that dabbles into hardcore multi-media and animation and want a powerful machine. Maybe you’re a guy that doesn’t understand the meaning of overkill, pummeling games into submission by using ridiculously powerful hardware. Whatever your tastes, HP has something for you by way of the Z210 Convertible Minitower (CMT) and Small Form Factor (SFF) Workstations. Equipped with Intel’s Quad Core Intel Xeon processors, ECC memory and enterprise class storage of 4 DIMM slots of up to 32GB, these machines make short work of graphics work, videos and are the perfect match for gaming.

     

    Prostitutes can now pay taxes via “Sex meter”

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    Prostitutes can now pay taxes via “Sex meter”

    Today’s world economic crunch may be considered “desperate times” so it’s not surprising why some countries are opting for “desperate” albeit practical measures to ease the battle against public debt.

    One city in Germany, Bonn, has installed automated pay stations on the streets so that streetwalkers, particularly sex workers, can pay and print out a receipt for 6 euros ($8.70) each night as a means of paying taxes. These receipts can also be shown as proof to the police in case they’re inspected by the police. Nadia Bilchik, a CNN editorial producer , explains, “What the government in Bonn was finding was that it was hard for sex workers who solicit sex on the street to fill out tax returns for many reasons: A) they were probably really busy, but also some of them don’t speak the language.”

    Built by Siemens, the  $12,000 “sex-meter” or converted parking meter is expected to get some 200,000 euros ($288,000) per year from the meter.

     

    Source: CNN

    Airships Will Be Airborne Once Again

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    Airships Will Be Airborne Once Again

    There is a high possibility that we will be seeing air ships in the sky once again, after almost 80 years since the infamous Hindenburg disaster.

    A British Company called Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) has been working on developing these massive atmospheric modes of transportation, ever since the concept of resurrecting the design was begun in the 1970s.  The company’s new design will rely on a “vectored thrust from on-board engines” combined with helium.  Moreover, its overall design will resemble a hovercraft, allowing it to land independently on virtually any surface without aid from a crew on the ground.

    If you think that this is all just a concept, think again. HAV has scored multimillion dollar contracts with the U.S. Army and Canada’s Discovery Air Innovations (DAI) for the airships. Official production and construction of the vehicles will be in 2012, with a projected completion of 2014.

    The airship is reported be able to stay up in the air for up to 21 days, will be able to lift up to 200 tons and can travel at 100 knots (185 km/h). While the current uses outlined as per the contract is for intelligence and cargo transport, these vehicles from HAV could be useful in various other ways, such as providing humanitarian aid to remote and inaccessible areas.

     

    Source: Gizmag

    Petron honors Vision Petron winners

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    Petron honors Vision Petron winners

    An arts and culture program for the youth, Vision Petron is an exhibition and competition for young and budding artists.   Themed Lakbay Pinoy —Journeys to Remember, Pathways to Rediscover, this year’s competition focused on life journeys expressed symbolically by roads, highways and byways.

    The winners of this year’s Vision Petron student art competition were honored in awarding ceremonies held at the Petron Mega Plaza in Makati City last 31 August 2011.

    The student art competition drew a record field of almost 2,000 submissions from student artists nationwide, the highest-ever in eleven years.   Out of almost 700 entries in the painting category, a distinguished board of judges headed by National Artist Napoleon Abueva picked the following grand prize winners:

    Painting – Oil/Acrylic:  Lakbaying Walang Katapusan by Dale M. Erispe, Technological University of the Philippines Manila;  The Path of Life by Michael V. Froilan, Eulogio ‘Amang’ Rodriguez Institute of Science & Technology;  San Juanico Bridge: The Golden Bridge by Erick E. Salon, Kurit Bicol.

    Painting – Water-Based Media:  Living on a Prayer by Karl P. Albais, Mapua Institute of Technology; Lakbay Aral by Mark Kelvin M. Benitez, Polytechnic University of the Philippines; and Dugtungan ng Lahi by Arnold D. Lalongisip, PUP Lakandayang Cultural Association.

    Almost 900 entries were received for the Photography category, with the following awarded the grand prize:  Ride Under the Rain by Kirk Gideon S. Buenconsejo, Cheers Review Center; Gareta by Gib Sam G. Salak, Adventist University of the Philippines;  Success Begins Here by Alexis G. Gapal, University of the East Caloocan; Little Help for Mom by Lydel S. Buenconsejo, University of Cebu; Blur by Marc Henrich W. Go, University of Santo Tomas; and Joyride by Eden Joy L. Cruz, Philippine Women’s University Davao.

    Out of close to 300 submissions for the T-Shirt Design category, the grand prize winners were:  Lakbay Pinoy! Patungo sa Pag-unlad by Emil Aldrine B. Alarcon, PUP Landayang Cultural Association;  Juan Ride by Katleen Joy F. Gonzales, Bulacan State University; and Trip to Happiness by Renz Marrione D.R. Bautista, Bulacan State University.

    Grand prize winners each received a cash prize and a trophy designed by National Artist Napoleon Abueva.  Their schools were also awarded desktop computers.

    Petron believes that everyone has his/her own unique perspective on things and that this uniqueness can be expressed in so many different ways. This is the inspiration behind Vision Petron — the belief that free artistic expression remains intrinsic to nation-building.  Support of the different Philippine art forms and the Filipino talents are the main thrusts of this advocacy.

    The annual student art competition program of Vision Petron is open to all talented students enrolled in a regular university or college course, or in tutorial and photography classes.

    Solar powered light bulb lights up homes of poor communities

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    Solar powered light bulb lights up homes of poor communities

    It’s a sad reality that there’s still a lot of poor communities around our country who are literally living in the dark. Places like Sitio Maligaya Dos in San Pedro, Laguna. Informal settlers have built their houses so close together that almost no sunlight reach into their homes. And because these are extremely poor communities, they can’t afford to electrify their homes – which subsequently leaves them struggling in the dark, even if the sun is shining outside. Enter the solar light bulb, an ingenious bit of tech created by students from MIT. Constructed out of discarded PET bottles, bleach and distilled water, these bulbs give poor communities a way to see in the dark. The constructed bulb delivers light that’s equivalent to a 55-watt electric lamp and can last up to 5 years, and only cost Php 100 to 200 to make. Armed with the know-how of the solar light bulb, people like Mang Demi Solar helps communities like the one in Sitio Maligaya to see the light by installing them in the homes of the poor. You can visit isanglitrongliwanag.org to know more about this little invention and how it’s helping the poor see in the dark.

    Source: isanglitrongliwanag.org

    PowerColor HD6790 giveaway!

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    PowerColor HD6790 giveaway!

    Looking for a graphics card to power your gaming rig? Well look no further – we’re giving away a PowerColor HD6790 to one lucky reader!

    Here are the rules:

    1. Open to everyone on FB and Twitter.

    2. Like our page on Facebook.

    3. Like PowerColor on Facebook.

    4. Follow us on Twitter and retweet: Follow @GadgetsMagazine for a chance to win a PowerColor HD6790 #GadgetsGiveaway

    5. Answer this simple question: What card are you planning to use to play the latest games with?

    a) PowerColor 6790 b)SlowFX 1000

    6. Send your entries to [email protected] with the heading PowerColor giveaway.

    7. Promo ends September 18, 2011, midnight.

    8. Winners will be announced on FB and Twitter on September 20 and shall be notified by email.

    9. Philippine residents only.

     

    Wicked Laser’s S3 Krypton Series is visible from outer space, blinds aliens

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    Wicked Laser’s S3 Krypton Series is visible from outer space, blinds aliens

    If you’re the type of person who likes playing with laser pointers, take heed. Wicked Lasers, creators of the world’s most powerful handheld laser, has created another beam-tastic device that’s fully capable of taking the eyes of astronauts and aliens flying in low orbit.

    The company claims that its newest offering, the S3 Krypton, is 8,000 times brighter than the sun, has a range of 85 miles (our atmosphere ends at 62) and requires the use of safety goggles when used. There are three models available for the discerning laser connoisseur – 300mW, 500mW and 1000mW which carries price tags of $299.95, $499.95 and $999.95 respectively.

    Source: Wicked Lasers

    HP keeping webOS, splits from hardware division

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    HP keeping webOS, splits from hardware division

    While HP is willing to sell off it’s hardware business, it seems that it wants to hold on to webOS by shuffling it into an another division. The decision was leaked to site PreCentral via internal memos, which reveal that webOS (previously under the Personal Systems Group (PSG)) will now be under HP’s Office of Strategy and Technology. The move seems to indicate that HP still has plans for the webOS team, with the possibility of the OS being wrangled into some of their existing products, or be licensed to other manufacturers. This is good news for the people who picked up massively discounted TouchPads and existing Pre owners, as there might still be some semblance of support for their devices after all.

    Source: precentral.net

    Griffin gives you multi-functional, 3-in-1 pen

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    Griffin gives you multi-functional, 3-in-1 pen

    If I thought those multi-colored pens with a highlighter on the other end were cool, the Griffin Stylus just takes multi-functionality to a whole new level. Designed for students and professionals alike, the Griffin Stylus ($49.99) can be used to write on paper (if people still actually do that these days), to pick and poke a touchpad, or to laser-point out just about anything that needs pointing and attention. The tip can switch between pen, stylus, and laser pointer – for whatever need arises, be it an school exam or an office presentation or just something you want to poke your DS with.

    Now it might be a little excessive and expensive for such a tool, but then again, that’s what innovation is all about – inventing things with more functions and giving us more needs before we ever really need them.

    Full sized Angry Birds game in China is awesome, also kind of illegal

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    Full sized Angry Birds game in China is awesome, also kind of illegal

    Rovio’s Angry Birds game has been made into a lot of things – cakes, t-shirts and now, a full sized attraction in a theme park in Hunan, China.

    The full-sized game allows people to shoot Angry Birds plushies at green pig balloons behind toy bricks, though visitors will have to supply the annoying bird shriek themselves.

    But alas, no amount of awesomeness hides the fact that the theme park hasn’t gotten the rights from Rovio to use their game characters in the attraction, which means the game, as awesome as it is, is infringing on Rovio’s IP.

    Source: Metro, Red Net

    Via: Mic Gadget

     

    Unboxing: PowerColor HD6790

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    Unboxing: PowerColor HD6790

    While there’s certainly an allure to high-end monster cards like 6970s and the like, the real money has always been made from mid-market and entry level GPUs. PowerColor’s HD6790 slides neatly in the former’s category, promising to deliver decent performance at a price most PC gamers can afford.

    The overall design of the card is nice and sleek, and there’s three output options to choose from: DVI, mini DisplayPort and HDMI.

    The card is cooled by three copper heatpipes, combined with heatsinks and the requisite fan.

    Looking at the specs, the PowerColor HD6790 is a pretty decent card. The card uses AMD’s Barts GPU, and utilizes 800 out of 1120 of stream processors. Unlike other cards, the PowerColor HD6970 sticks to stock speed of 840 MHz out of the box. Video memory is 1GB GDDR5 with a memory clock of 4200 MHz (1050 MHz GDDR5).

    Like what you see so far? Good. Because we’re giving out this bad boy to a lucky reader. Stand by for details, we’ll be revealing the mechanics soon.

    Sony Reveals a Sheet That Can Add 3D To Any Laptop

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    Sony Reveals a Sheet That Can Add 3D To Any Laptop

    If you don’t own a 3D laptop from Sony, you can now have a chance to enjoy the same immersive entertainment. The company has revealed a new accessory that has the potential to allow anybody with a laptop to enjoy 3D imaging.

    The recently revealed add-on is a 3mm thick lenticular sheet that is attached in front of your laptop’s display. It will not require the need for 3D glasses and instead, uses specially crafted software that utilizes the laptop’s webcam to idenifty the user’s face in order to calibrate the 3D images. What’s more, this new accessory appears to be compatible with non-Sony laptops (although this is yet to be confirmed), which provides virtually anybody the chance to experience entertainment in 3D.

    For now, the 3D sheet will make its debut in Europe as an accompanying accesory to the Sony 15.5-inch VAIO VPCSE1Z9E (S Series). It’s reported retail price might be a little steep at 129 Euro (approx. Php 7,763.), but it definitely looks promising. There is no word yet on when this will land on our shores.

     

    Source: Tom’s hardware

    Sale Alert: MSI-ECS Warehouse sale, huge discounts ahoy

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    Sale Alert: MSI-ECS Warehouse sale, huge discounts ahoy

    We’ve just gotten word from local distributor MSI-ECS that they’re hosting a massive, massive sale on from September 13 – 16 at their main office in Libis. The huge sale promises discounts as big as 80%(!) on everything from notebooks, netbooks, desktops, monitors, printers, laptop bags and accessories, hard drives, mouse, speakers, cameras and tablets. Since MSI-ECS distributes a literal ton of brands, it’s more than likely you’ll see products from Samsung, Lenovo, Dell, HP, Acer, Sony, Buffalo, Apple, Microsoft, Belkin, Ozaki and Imation on sale. Interested? You better be. You can check out what they’re offering for sale by downloading the price list off of their Facebook account here. MSI-ECS is located at Topy II Bldg., #3 Economia St., Bagumbayan, Libis, Quezon City.

    Spotted: Honeycomb running on HTC Flyer

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    Spotted: Honeycomb running on HTC Flyer

    We loved almost everything about HTC’s entry into the tablet race except for one thing: it didn’t use Honeycomb. Well, if you own a flyer and want to have a taste of sweet Honeycomb on your device, then MoDaCo has got your back. Paul O’Brien over at MoDaCo has managed to grab himself a leaked ROM of the Honeycomb update for HTC’s tablet, and has successfully wrangled it into his own Flyer. As predicted, HTC has injected their own overlay into the Honeycomb experience which gives users added functionality over the stock version of Honeycomb. Unfortunately, the instructions to get it running on your own unit are fairly complex, but if you think you’re ready for it, you can head on to their website and try it for yourself.

    Source: MoDaCo

    Pinoy_Blogfest 2.2 is going to Davao

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    Pinoy_Blogfest 2.2 is going to Davao

    After the successful Pinoy_Blogfest 2.0 held in TriNoma last August 5, and the recently concluded regional forum held in the University of St. La Salle in Bacolod City,  Gadgets Magazine, will be bring their show to Davao City. This will be held from 8:00 am to 12:00 nn on Monday, 12 September 2011, at J301, Jubilee Hall, Ateneo de Davao University, Davao City.

    Carrying on the theme Social Media as a Change Agent, the program for the regional forum will consist of the following topics and resource persons:

    Social Media as a Change Agent by Gadgets publisher Maribelle Alba gives an overview of the development and evolution of social media as a platform for human interaction.

    Keeping Safe in the Digital World by gadgetsmagazine.com.ph online editor John Nieves provides pointers on how to avoid the pitfalls of identity theft, spamming and other cybercrimes.

    Purchasing Power: Making that Gadget Purchase Count by Gadgets Magazine associate editor Michelle Toledo discusses basic tips on how to assess if a gadget offers value-for-money.

    Pinoy_Blogfest presentor Coca-Cola will also showcase their global Live Positively advocacy, and how this is translated into specific programs and projects that benefit local communities.

    Pinoy_Blogfest 2.2 is presented by Gadgets Magazine in partnership with the Ateneo de Davao University. For more information you may email blogfest [at] gadgetsmagazine.com.ph.

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