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iButterfly Asia Philippines SM Easter Event

April 9th, 2012 | by Jerminix | cebu, gadgets, information, tech gadgets, technology, web

Apr
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Instead of catching easter eggs, I spent my Easter day in catching butterflies (virtual literally). SM stores (nationwide) were offering a mini contest in the Easter day celebration by having an online virtual game. The contest requires a particular app which is available for both Android and IOs (Apple) devices, the iButterly Asia. The concept is really very unique and somehow geeky at the sense that you have to use a device to catch butterflies straight from your android and IOs devices.

The interface is really simple, you just only got to have an internet connection in order to access the app (which may be good or bad) and start catching virtual butterflies, each butterfly represents its own product and certain prices. You just have to be vigilant and also quick in catching them (for IOs you have to shake the device to catch the butterflies) which is tough because you have to shake the devices while focusing them in the cross hair. Also looking like a geek in the mall by swinging my device and often looked by some,haha.. who cares..lol

Anyways, yes I caught a lot but it really drains a lot of battery in the device and this is really the first time I have noticed that my device with wifi connection cannot last for 3 hours for straight usage, and the wifi connection in SM is not really that good especially in peak hours (it’s Easter Sunday) which is understandable (forced to used 3G in some instances). Sad to know that I cannot redeem all these prizes because there are limitations in the contest (only maximum of 5 butterflies/prizes can be redeemed).

Overall the concept is really good especially there are many people that are now using android and IOs devices and the game is somehow addictive. I really expect to have more games and events like this in the future.

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Nikon Service Center Cebu Now Open in BTC (Banilad Town Centre)

February 23rd, 2012 | by Jerminix | cebu, cebu events, gadgets, tech gadgets, technology

Feb
23

Nikon Service Center Cebu Launching at BTC(Banilad Town Centre)

At long last and due to public demand, Nikon Service Center is now Open in Cebu(Visayas).

Nikon Fortifies Brand Presence with Awesome Product Center and Showroom in Cebu and is now officially Open for the first Nikon Service Center outside Manila.

Columbia Digital Star Corporation, the official and exclusive distributor of Nikon within the Philippines, will open the first-ever Nikon Service Center and Showroom outsideMetro Manila on Feb 23, 2012. The center will be open to the public on Feb 24,2012 and will offer 10% discount on the the SB700 and D300s, 30% discount onthe Coolpix P300 from that dayuntil supplies last, and free sensor cleaning for the first 100 visitors. The new center is located at the 2/f Banilad Town Centre, Banilad Cebu City.

The grand opening was gracedby Nikon Hong Kong’s Raymond Lau, Regional Sales Director, Columbia Digital’s Boss, Anderson Tan and CMO, Ernest Perez are also present. To show a really warm welcome inside the Cebu Photographers’ community, Cebu’s Images Photography club, and Cebu’s own Nikon Professional Ted Madamba will most likely be attending the big event. Nikon Pros Parc Cruz and Niko Villegas will who came from Metro Manial to help the grand openning.

The Cebu center is the second Nikon Service Center in the Philippines

The service center will offer cleaning and repair services by Nikon-Trained specialists and offer Nikon’s complete line up of Digital slr compact cameras along with the most demanded lenses speedlight and accessories to all the Cebuanos and the rest of the Visayas. The center will also be home to the Nikon Pro worshops in Cebu with a classroom and learning facility that can host up tp 50 students. According on Columbia Digital CMO Ernest Perez, the next step Columbia plans to pursue is the launch on the Nikon School in the Philippines, with the first one to opena also at the Banilad Town Center within Cebu

The Cebu center is the second Nikon Service Center within the Philippines, the first being locatedwithin the 5f Megamall Bldg, Ortigas Central Business District, Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila. This move by Columbia Digital is to further strengthen after-sales support and with the brand presence of Nikon in the Visayas and Mindanao regions. This center and showroom is is only one of the many expansion plans that Columbia plans to carry out this year , including another service center in Davao City to give cater to the Mindanao region.

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New Macbook Pro February 2011

February 26th, 2011 | by Jerminix | tech gadgets, technology

Feb
26

New Macbook Pros 2011

Since I was a student, I always wanted to own a macbook, I remember them using for the first time in my first job. Though it was the old model, I was impressed with the user interface (I was also using linux KDE at that time) then the performance is also good and fast especially when using multimedia softwares like photoshop , flash, etc.

And just this week, a new Macbook refresh has just been released. I think this the one upgrade I have been waiting for with its new specs and faster processor speeds.

Anyways, here are the specs for the macbook 13 inch and their prices (in peso)

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