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The Apple iPhone 3G will soon be in the Philippines!

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

That’s right, folks! Pretty soon the Filipinos will soon be lining up to buy their very own Apple iPhone 3G that is said to be much cheaper than the previously released version that costs roughly about P 25,000. Now, the 8 Gb version of the Apple iPhone 3G is announced by Apple to cost only $199 worldwide so that’s less than P10,000 considering the USD to Philippine peso won’t go up to P50=$1 again but even so, at the price of cellular phones nowadays, this one is definitely a great bargain considering all its great features. But will Globe stick to the announced price or will they abuse their tie-up with Apple and price it much higher than what is targeted? We can all just wait and see.

So what can we expect from the new Apple iPhone 3G? Of course, as stated with its name, it now offers the fast 3G wireless technology that is said to be twice as fast as the previously released Apple iPhone. Not only does it feature the fast 3G technology but now you can surf the net with its Wi-Fi. It also has a GPS mapping feature that will work in the Metro Manila areas but the provincial areas may not make much use of it as of the moment. And as what an iPhone has revolutionalized, the Apple iPhone is a combination of a cellular phone, a widescreen (touchscreen) iPod, and also as an internet device so it’s like having your own laptop, ipod and cellular phone in one! All that for less than P10,000? That is definitely hard to beat!

Expect the new Apple’s iPhone 3G to be available to all Filipinos later this year. The Philippines is not a part of the launch date set by Apple on July 11 but it promises to have the phone available a little later. With its partnership with Globe, you would get to enjoy all the great benefits and features offered by Globe Telecom on your Apple iPhone. Surely, with the price as low as what Apple announced, other cellular phone manufacturers would be on their toes and produce better quality phones at an affordable price. With taxes and other expenses, many speculate that it is impossible for the Apple iPhone 3G to be offered at that price. Let’s just hope that it won’t double the price here or else many of us would still resort to buying the phone abroad and unlocking it here.

Tags: 3G, 3g technology, Cheap iPhone, globe telecom, iPhone, Wi-Fi, wireless technology
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Could Bionic Eyes End Blindness?

Thursday, May 1st, 2008

It’s another medical breakthrough. With two successful operations of two blind British patients who had been blind for several years gives hope to the many blind people who would love to get another chance into seeing the world in its full glory or to at least have a different view of the world and not live in total darkness.

So how does this bionic eye technology work? The doctors make an implant behind the retina which would be receiving electronic signals translated from the images captured by the camera found on the sunglasses that the patient will be wearing. Depending on the electrodes in the implant, an image is formed. 6 years ago, there are only 4 electrodes for the implants being used that translate to a very blurry black and white image. Now, 60 electrodes are available but even with this great improvement, the patient would still be getting blurry black and white images. They would be getting images but they still can’t recognize faces yet. In the future, doctors are aiming to create bionic eyes that could give not only black and white images, but images with colors and is a lot more detailed.

This new technology still has a long way to go before the blind can fully benefit from it. In the future, doctors are hoping that the blind would get to see the faces of their loved ones again. For now, having a blurry black and white image is enough to give hope to those who desperately wants to experience living out of the darkness.

For now, doctors are testing this bionic eye technology to many blind patients and are happy with the results although they know that this technology is still making its baby steps and is years away from producing clear and colored images. They estimate that it will take 5 more years before they could successfully implant high electrode implants with 1000 electrodes or even more.

Tags: bionic eye
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The Power of an iMac

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Microsoft should now be trembling on its feet as more and more people are switching to Apple especially with the release of their new Apple’s iMac.

With a speed of up to 3.06 GHz and running on Intel Core 2 Duo processors, this PC is definitely the fastest ever produced by Apple.

There is a 20-inch and a 24-inch iMac that you could choose from. The 20-inch iMac comes with either a 2.4 GHz processor or a 2.66 GHz processor. The 24 inch, on the other hand, runs in 2.8 GHz or 3.06 GHz processor. Apart from its other features, the best thing about the Apple iMac is its versatility. A regular PC has lots of wirings that you need to connect to the CPU. Moving around or cleaning a regular PC can be stress-provoking but this problem is no longer an issue with the new iMac. You may wonder how it can operate without a CPU but that’s what makes this new PC wonderful. Now, your monitor is also your CPU so it takes lesser space and creates less clutter.

With the addition of iMac lures more people to switch from Microsoft to Apple. Well, you also have to add that Apple is known to be a lot more stable system and is less susceptible to spyware or virus attacks unlike with Microsoft. Sure it may take a little practice before you’d get used to this switch but then the MAC OS X Leopard makes your computer experience a lot more colorful and entertaining. Watching movies and photos are clearer than what you’ve been stuck with and also, Safari lets you browse the internet faster and more secure.

If all these still don’t interest you, just take a look at the new iMac. Surely you’d be captivated by its beauty. Check out the LCD screen resolution. It’s like seeing all these wonderful images becoming alive in front of your eyes.

Tags: Apple iMac, Intel Core 2 Duo
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