Archive for November, 2006


Can Philippine Typhoons Disrupt iPod Production?

Thursday, November 30th, 2006

A steady supply of iPods is necessary to keep the USA happy. Did you know that a critical part of their supply chain is right here in Laguna?
I read this article, Tuning out supply chain risk, a few weeks ago. I remembered it now that Reming/Durian is coming.  iPod hard drives are by a company [...]

Power Inverter

Wednesday, November 29th, 2006

Travelling for more than 3 hours can be quite a drag and could lead you to boredom because you cannot sleep long. Thanks to the creator of Power Inverter. Power Inverter works by plugging it into your car’s cigarette lighter. With that, you can power up anything in between 220-240V. And if you are worried [...]

Microsoft Philippines Discount on Full Packaged Products

Wednesday, November 29th, 2006

I first saw this in a newspaper ad, but it took a while to reach the web.
30% Off on Full Package Products - Windows XP Home and Windows XP Professional. From November 15 to December 15. Free upgrade to Vista with XP Pro.
Now with 30%, how much is it? A whopping PhP 15,800 for Pro [...]

Warning: Lost Comments

Wednesday, November 29th, 2006

For some still unexplained reason, a lot of the comments in the last week or so suddenly vanished here on PTB when I wke up this morning. It included my latest entry on the iFrogz iPod case.
Let me try to explain before anyone sends us some hate mail demanding why we deleted their comments. [...]

iFrogz’s new Tadpole iPod Video Case

Tuesday, November 28th, 2006

A new iPod video case from iPod arrived at our doorstep yesterday. We got a couple samples for review back in June and the one we just got now was made specifically for kids.
When I first opened the package, the case though very familiar, looks a bit bulky and odd. I thought, why would [...]

5 Filipino-Friendly Web 2.0 Ideas

Friday, November 17th, 2006

We’ve witnessed a lot of local start-ups banging their heads just to clone some successful Web 2.0 sites from the US and hoping to strike gold in the process. We’ve seen Digg clones, Friendster clones, Facebook clones, iTunes clones and a lot more but they didn’t seem to take off among the majority of online [...]

The Story of Friendster Philippines

Friday, November 17th, 2006

Friendster Philippines has been in the news a number of times. Despite their problems in the US, and shopping around for a buyer, it still seems to be making waves locally as THE social network. According to some commentators, they shifted their user base to the Philippines and other places when the early US adopters [...]

Our Zune has arrived!

Tuesday, November 14th, 2006

So, ok, we’re having some wishful thinking that Microsoft would send us a demo unit of the newly launched Zune media player.
Seriously though, you think this will this affect people’s perception towards portable mp3 players? Microsoft is the only single giant who has the moolah to spend gazillions on marketing the Zune. People are [...]

$100 PC developed in Philippines

Sunday, November 12th, 2006

Take that, Nicholas Negroponte! The Philippines already has a $100 computer.

Hands-on with the HSDPA-ready Samsung Z560

Saturday, November 11th, 2006

Globe gave us a couple demo units of the new flip-top Samsung Z560, dubbed to be the first HSDPA capable phone in the country and probably in South East Asia. The unit was aimed at heavy users and individuals who want fast mobile connectivity to the internet so they’re bundling it on several packages, one [...]

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