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Life, augmented
Google Glass will be available to regular people starting this year for less than $1,500 or P61,000, various technology news websites reported the past few days. Google Glass is an eyeglass computer that can take photos or videos or display information like weather data or your calendar items on a head-mounted display or take photos…
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Student project that lets you monitor, control lights, appliances via phone wins SWEEP awards
A SYSTEM that allows homeowners to monitor and control lights and electrical appliances in their homes from anywhere via mobile technology won the 9th SWEEP Innovation and Excellence Awards last Thursday in Dusit Hotel in Makati City. Colegio De San Juan Letran’s SMS.AWT: Switching and Monitoring System Using Android in Wireless Technology was picked the…
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Stop paying for (or pirating) Microsoft Office, get LibreOffice
LibreOffice released version 4.0 of its office productivity suite a few days ago and early reviews and feedback point to a solid release. LibreOffice is the free and open source equivalent to Microsoft Office. Unlike Microsoft Office, which costs as much as P10,995 for a single license under the Home and Small Business edition, LibreOffice…
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Interactive Sinulog: Get contingent info, “Like†performances on FB via phone scanning
This year’s Sinulog is more interactive. Banners carried by contingents now contain QR or quick response codes that, when scanned with a phone or tablet, triggers the download of information about the contingent. The article that is loaded by the system is connected to Facebook, allowing people to “Like” performances right on the spot. The…
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Bisaya poetry e-book “Skina Balak” launched today
InnoPub Media, the journalism start-up I co-founded with Marlen, and literary group Bathalad, Inc. have published an e-book anthology of Bisaya poetry written by its members. The anthology, “Skina Balak,” will be launched tonight in Persimmon in Mabolo, Cebu City in time with the opening of Tahas art exhibit. Skina Balak can be downloaded to…