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Author: Jayvee Fernandez
Jayvee Fernandez
Technology Editor for The Philippine STAR and founder of A Bugged Life. Seasoned content marketer and Anvil Awards juror. Profile at JayveeFernandez.com
Is this the Garmin Killer? Say hello to the TREX-3 from AmazFit. I’ve been using this watch daily since I got it over three weeks ago and I must say I’m FLOORED by the value this watch packs. For a fraction of the price of a Garmin, you get very similar features for only P12,790 pesos. I primarily use these types of watches for my indoor rowing workouts and outdoor bikes. But hey, other smart watches can do the same thing right? Well first off, the TREX-3 has a long-lasting battery. I only need to charge this once every three…
HO! HO! HO! It’s that time of the year where generosity knows no bounds. Here at PhilSTAR Tech, we worked with some of our favorite brands and asked if they could give away some of the best tech gadgets and accessories of 2024. And guess what – they said yes! PhilSTAR Tech is proud to present our 14 Days of Christmas Campaign, our year-ender raffle for our growing tech community. We’ve got cool accessories from ASUS, fans from JisuLife, cool prizes from Acer, HONOR, realme, TCL, Xiaomi, cameras from TP-Link, wallet credits from Maya, GoTyme, Web3 phones from YGG, a…
PLDT has launched a rather interesting new fixed line service called Always On. The product is essentially a marriage of a fixed line fiber modem and a wireless LTE modem in one piece of hardware. At the launch, PLDT execs were very candid about the red blinking light that has caused a lot of anxiety among its subscribers: what happens when your Internet cable gets cut by accident or you lose fiber signal due to storms and other occurrences? When you lose Internet, the modem automatically switches you to LTE data via WiFi. There’s a lot of interesting tech going…
Summary Talk about budget. ZTE is making a killing with the afforda-boys line of devices. The new nubia V70 Design is one for the books, yours for only P5,299. Pictured here is the Jade Green version with an alluring faux leather back. We like it. The nubia V70 features a 6.7″ HD+ display with a 120Hz refresh rate, delivering smooth and immersive visuals. It is equipped with a 50MP AI triple-camera system, including RAW Super Night Shot, for capturing vivid and detailed photos even in low light conditions. The device is powered by a robust 6nm octa-core processor with dynamic…
All in all, I’m honestly impressed with the Find X8 because it shines in all salient categories where we give a damn. It’s a great all-around shooter for day and night photography and for scenes and portraits. It is also a gaming device that packs a lot of juice, but also a productivity tool with some AI features to back you up.
The new HONOR Magic V3 debuts at P89,999 (24GB+512GB) with a free HONOR Pad X9 worth P9,999 if you order before December 1 2024. HONOR has officially launched the Magic V3. In every iteration, they make the claim that this is the world’s thinnest foldable. This year, they hit it right out of the ball park again as ths V3 is significantly thinner than its predecessor. The HONOR Magic V2 wowed tech enthusiasts earlier this year with its claim as the thinnest foldable phone, challenging the Galaxy Z Fold5. Now, HONOR is back with the Magic V3, upping the ante…
There’s a rule in web3 – before committing to a project, always do your own research. This is part of that research for an upcoming game called Tap Warrior, a Telegram meme game that has soft-launched in many parts of the world. I write this not as an endorsement of the project, but as someone who has spoken to the founding team, as someone with past experience in building web3 games for the Philippine market, and lastly, as someone with the curiosity of a journalist. If I was to allude what this game was to me, Tap Warrior is our…
As the editor of the technology section of The Philippine STAR, I’ve been making purposeful efforts to demystify the “doom and gloom” narrative predicted by futurists on how AI will steal your job. I’ve previously discussed this with IBPAP’s Jack Madrid, to get a pulse of the Philippine BPO industry and its challenges. I also discussed the impact of AI with actual industry practitioners especially in the fields of ecommerce, education, human resources, and the creative sector during PhilSTAR NEXT’s recently concluded Future Proof Summit 2024. It is the second week of November 2024 and I am finding myself nestled…
It took United Neon three years of R&D to replicate this technology using 12 Panasonic DLP projectors at 30,000 lumens each. At 2K resolution, they’re able to project 3D floating images that can permeate through the mesh. If you have your camera settings just right, or the evening weather conditions are perfect, the mesh looks almost invisible.
