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    Gadgets Magazine’s 10 Favorite Super Bowl Ads

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    Gadgets Magazine’s 10 Favorite Super Bowl Ads

    Everyone has a reason to love the Super Bowl. There are the hardcore american football fans who really are into the game. But for the rest of us average joes, we love it for the commercials. This widely popular sporting event has ever since been the home of some of the most creative and entertaining ads in the world. Thank God for YouTube we can catch all of them with a click of a button, without having to endure, ehem.. i mean enjoy the game. We have gathered 10 of our favorites. What’s yours?

    10. Brisk: “Eminem: That’s Why I Don’t Do Commercials”

    9. Pepsi Max: “Love Hurts”

     

    8. Best Buy: “Beiber 6G Fever”

    7. Bridgestone: “Carma”

    6. Volkswagen: “Beetle”

    5. Coca-cola: “Dragon Siege”

    4. Cars.com: “Car Talk”

    3. Motorola: “Xoom”

    2. Chevy: “Transformers”

    1. Volkswagen: The Force

     

    Best Buy Ad for Motorola Xoom leaked, WiFi crippled intentionally without data plan

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    Best Buy Ad for Motorola Xoom leaked, WiFi crippled intentionally without data plan

    Google’s plans for dominating the tablet scene might hit a pretty big hurdle – the Motorola Xoom, one of the first tablets to actually carry Honeycomb might be intentionally crippled of its WiFi if users don’t get a data plan. The information comes the way of a leaked Besy Buy ad. If so, then the Xoom might just be to pricey for consumers to start buying en masse, as the unit itself is already pegged at a pricey $799.99(about Php 35,000) without a data plan. This is the last thing that Honeycomb needs, as it’s already facing an uphill battle with Apple’s deeply entrenched iPad, and high unit prices for its Tablet OS isn’t going to help at all. Hopefully if the Xoom does shop up here, it’ll be fully functional without that silly plan and sensibly priced.

    Source: Engadget

    Defy gravity with Crocs

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    Defy gravity with Crocs

    This February, Crocs offers exciting footwear designs to bring uncompromised comfort to your feet. Providing lightest in class, Light on Your Feet is Crocs’ all-new sneaker line from the Spring / Summer ’11 collection. Featuring ultra-lightweight designs, these kicks free you from the bounds of gravity as you embrace freedom and style to achieve a hip and casual look.

    These sneakers are constructed with a simple yet innovative technique, as they come in familiar designs that remove heavy components to offer you the best comfort. Powered by the Croslite footbed, which is more compact than typical running shoes, these casual sneakers offer maximized cushioning while taking up significantly less weight than traditional sneakers. Having the lasting board unloaded made them extra flexible, so you can pack and set off in ease.

    Along with the hybrid construction, the shoes’ upper comes in canvas or leather with a continuous lace design, enhancing the timeless appeal of casual sneakers. The collection comes in a wide range of colorful and trendy choices for teens and kids for a ready kick.

    Turn your netbook into a mini arcade with Nanocade

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    Turn your netbook into a mini arcade with Nanocade

    Have a netbook lying around that you’d like to turn into pure awesome? Well head on over to Project Mame’s site and have a looksee at what intrepid cabinet designer Rasmus Sorensen has done with a few bits of acrylic sheet and a whole lot of ingenuity. Aptly named the Nanocade, it’s a small, tabletop arcade built with acrylic and a 10-inch netbook. Rasmus details the build with exquisite detail that it’s possible to replicate what he’s done provided you have enough skill with Acrylic, tools and don’t mind sacrificing a netbook. If you’re not skilled enough to build it from scratch, he’ll be producing the kits shortly with the projected SRP being around $300 (hopefully).  More pictures of the finished product are in the gallery below.

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    Haptica: Stylish Watch for the Blind

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    Haptica: Stylish Watch for the Blind

    Blind people have had a hard time telling the time for obvious reasons. Product designer David Chavez has come up with a brilliant Braille “digital” watch. It’s uniquely designed to display 4 different digits in Braille that users can easily use to tell the time quickly and accurately. It has a sleek design that totally sparks appeal even to those who aren’t blind.

    Check out the video below for a preview:

    Love the concept? Head over to the crowd sourced fund raising website KickStarter to pledge a donation and help this awesome watch see daylight.

    Source: UberGizmo

    Angry Birds gets an update, Valentines version leaked

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    Angry Birds gets an update, Valentines version leaked

    Angry Birds is one of the most phenomenal games around. Holding one of the top spots in the App Store for a very long time, and seeing releases on various platforms and devices, this has truly been one of the most successful videogames to date.

    If you’re one of the millions who are totally hooked to this game, then we have some good news for you:

    First, Angry Birds Version 1.5.1 has just been released, which adds 15 new levels, a new golden egg, and a surprise for superbowl fans. According to the developers: “Watch the Rio Movie Commercial during the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl to find a hidden clue which unlocks a special level of Angry Birds!” which is most likely an  easter egg that is related to the sporting event.

    Second, Angry Birds Seasons, which also had editions for Halloween and Christmas, is unsurprisingly  set to release a Valentines edition. There have been leaks going around the web such as the one below:

    Want to see more? Head over to The Next Web to see more images of the Valentines Edition of Angry Birds Seasons. It’s highly likely that this edition will be released by next week as well, just in time for Valentines Day.

    If you have purchased the game before, you can update it free of charge over the App Store. If you haven’t yet, we just gave you another reason to do so. For $0.99 a pop with unlimited updates, you have got yourself a pretty good deal. Fair warning though, it’s HIGHLY addictive.

    Untethered jailbreak for iOS 4.2.1 out now!

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    Untethered jailbreak for iOS 4.2.1 out now!

    ChronicDev Team has just released the latest version of greenpois0n, which is said to work for iOS 4.2.1. Unlike previous releases, this version is UNTETHERED, which basically means you wouldn’t have to hook it up your PC or Mac everytime you shut off the device.

    The download is available at http://greenpois0n.com/ but at the time of writing, the website is still down due to heavy traffic. You could also try downloading from this mirror.

    Just be sure to backup all your files and restore your device before trying to jailbreak. Let us know in the comments section if it works out for you.

    It’s like you’re there: Watch Google’s entire event in YouTube

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    It’s like you’re there: Watch Google’s entire event in YouTube

    If you haven’t heard, Google held an event last Feb 2. over at their Mountain View lair/office that unveiled the revamped Android Market and detailed Honeycomb in full. While most of us were unable to attend (mostly because of the 7,000 mile divide), you can still catch the entirety of the press event in their YouTube account helpfully linked below. Now if we could only score those sweet, sweet Motorola Xooms……

    If you like it put a Genius ring mouse on it

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    If you like it put a Genius ring mouse on it

    We’ve seen all manner of mice implements but this one takes the cake: Genius has made a mouse that slips into your ring finger. The whole thing mimics the optical trackpad of a phone but, you know, it’s on your finger. Specs include 1000 dpi sensitivity, a range of 10  meters and uses the 2.4 GHz band to communicate wirelessly to a USB dongle connected to your computer. The whole thing costs Php 2,495.

    Check out these Valentines apps from BlackBerry

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    Check out these Valentines apps from BlackBerry

    Spice up your Valentines with these awesome app recommendations from BlackBerry! If you have a barcode scanner, you can download these apps directly from this screen.

    Think you’ve found the right one but you’re still unsure? You might want to try out this love calculator app to check how compatible you guys are. It might just save you from having awkward talks and heartaches. (Don’t take it seriously, come on.)

    Feel the love with this BlackBerry Valentines theme. You and loved ones can have matching themes to set the v-day mood.

    Planning a trip with your loved one? Book and manage your flights with the Air Asia app.

    If romance and remembering important dates isn’t your thing, draft a loving text and schedule it to go out as the clock ticks over to Valentine’s Day using TXTlater.

    Not quite feeling the whole Valentines vibe this year? Show your angst with the “Love Stinks” theme.

    You can also download these apps, along with more than 10,000 others directly on your mobile phone using the App World. If you don’t have it yet, you can go to mobile.blackberry.com. Advanced happy Valentines to all.

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    How tech stock is doing so far

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    How tech stock is doing so far

    So you want to put some of your hard-earned money in technology. Well, here’s how the big industry players have done so far.

    Google trades in Nasdaq, it closed at US$608.83, down $3.17 from its previous close at USD$612. Analyst consensus is to buy Google stock, because despite earnings falling short of estimates in the first and second quarter of the past year, earnings soared beyond estimates in Q3 and Q4. Its lowest in 52-weeks was US$433.63. Recent activities among the portfolios that hold Google (GOOG.O) show that there have been 80 buys and 7 sells.

    Apple (AAPL.O) also trades in Nasdaq, currently valued at US$342.97 per share, it went down $1.35 from its previous close at US$344.32. Analyst consensus is to buy Apple stock, and according to the last five quarter estimates, its earnings have always exceeded its estimates. Recent activity includes 131 buys and 18 sells with its market cap at US$316,781.41 million.

    Although being a Canadian brand, Research in Motion is on Nasdaq and it closed at US$62.22, up $1.11 from previous US$61.11. Analyst consensus is to hold off buying or selling at the moment. RIM has a market cap of US$32,406.39 million and earnings have barely outperformed estimates in the last five estimates. Recent activity show that there have been 8 buys and 4 sells.

    The above data is available at www.reuters.com/finance/stocks, and may have been updated by the time this post is published. This is just to give technology lovers an idea of what companies are performing in the market today. Recent activity is based on a varying number of stock portfolios. Of course a lot of factors affect market performance. One of which is internal organizational activity, especially when the company relies heavily on one person, such as Steve Jobs. When he announced that he would be taking a hiatus from running the company, Apple stock dropped 3-5% the next day which is why the SEC is pushing that he make his condition known so that investors can decide whether or not putting their money in Apple is a risk they’ll have to take without the visionary behind it.

    The best people to consult are the analysts themselves. Back in 2007, Google stock soared to about US$700 and analysts predicted it to reach US$900 in two years. However, no one saw the market crash of 2008 coming and now, Google is priced at around US$600+ per share. Before buying stock, do your research and consult a lot of analysts then decide if you still want to risk it.

    Happy tech investing!

    Social media and unrest in #egypt [Infographic]

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    Social media and unrest in #egypt [Infographic]

    If you’ve been active in social networks or have been following the news, you must have an idea about the crisis in Egypt. HootSuite, a popular Twitter client shared some stats on their blog about the social network activities during this time of arrest via an infographic:


    Interestingly, I wonder how the Philippine stats would have been like if people had access to social networks such as Twitter during the first EDSA Revolution.

    via The Next Web. Image Credit.

    The Daily for iPad out now. Here’s how to download it from the Philippines.

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    The Daily for iPad out now. Here’s how to download it from the Philippines.

    Rupert Murdoch’s long-awaited, subscription-based, iPad-only magazine, The Daily has officially arrived in the US App Store. The app will feature news articles, interactive graphics, videos and photos designed to work with the iPad’s touchscreen. It is currently available on free trial for 2 weeks but regular pricing will cost a mere 14 cents per day, 99 cents a week, $40 per year and will be sold exclusively via Apple’s iTunes store.

    Sounds exciting, right? But what about us from the Philippines who don’t have access to the app in our local app store? The Next Web shared a solution that will allow you to download The Daily, and read it while it’s free, wherever you are.

    It’s all a matter of having a US iTunes account which we can’t apply for using our local credit cards. Once you have the account, you will have the full content privileges of someone who lives in the US, which includes downloading The Daily app. Now if you have an iTunes prepaid card, you can just create a US account right away. However, for those who doesn’t, you can follow these steps:

    1. Open iTunes and log out of your current account.

    2. Open up the iTunes store, and scroll all the way to the bottom. Click on the little round Philippine flag symbol at the bottom and change it to US.

    3. Browse the app store and try to download any free app.

    4. When prompted to log in or make an account, click to open a new account.

    5. While filling out your application, on the payment screen select ‘none,’

    6. Complete the application.

    This method will not only let you download The Daily but other apps that are only available in the US as well. Fair warning though: once The Daily starts charging for subscriptions, you must either top up your US account using an iTunes gift card or borrow a US credit card from your friends or relatives abroad.

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    Google unveils new web store; better payment schemes in place

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    Google unveils new web store; better payment schemes in place

    While we have nothing but love for Android, it does have some issues especially when it came to its Android Market. Or had. Google’s just launched the new and improved Android Market Web Store, a one stop shop where you can grab all of your apps easily without having to go through the Android market on your Android device. iTunes has had a similar system in place where you can browse for apps you wanted on your computer and just link your device later on for you to push your app of choice. The Android Market web store on the other hand, allows you to acquire and buy apps directly from your web browser, and the app will push automatically to your device via WiFi or 3G. It also simplifies payment of apps, a big concern for developers moving forward. Pretty nifty if you ask us. Hit the link below to visit the site.

    Android Market

    LIVE FREE, STAY WIRED: Far East Movement takes fashion, music, and technology to new heights.

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    LIVE FREE, STAY WIRED: Far East Movement takes fashion, music, and technology to new heights.


    From the guys who gave you the latest club hit “Like a G6” and pop ballad “Rocketeer,” Far East Movement takes their LA-influenced electro-pop-hop-dance style around the globe, with the help of an internet card and a geeky attitude. Find out more about this Asian-american quartet this March in an exclusive interview with Gadgets Magazine and learn how they aim to revolutionize the club scene, what gadgets they wish they had on top of their already heavy artillery, and just why one Fil-American member believes his most regrettable purchase was an HD DVD player.

    Our Featured Artist for the month of March.

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