What this series can boast of are the integration of the powerful Intel processor plus the innovative Windows 8 OS in its laptop units.

Furthermore, Neo deepened its commitment and support to its customers as it partnered with 3 distinguished entities in the gaming industry: Blizzard -the developer of Diablo and Starcraft, Level Up! – the developer of Ragnarok Online, and Mineski – a group that endeavors to uplift professional gaming in the country. These tie-ups serve as a proof that the Elan series satisfies the gamers’ needs and meets the gamers’ taste.

Now, here’s a glance on the new gaming laptops of Neo:

• Visual and Mood: Superior ambiance for gaming experience with the availability of the following:
  • 1080p full HD display that provides clearer visuals
  • LED multicolored keyboard that intensifies mood during game
  • Onkyo Speakers and Subwoofers that provide amplified audio

• Performance and Value for Money: Indeed, specifications of the series are very competitive. Each of the four laptops has its own edge.
  • LD7KW seems to be costly but well-packed for professional gamers
  • If you’re on a lower budget, the three others could be better options:
    • LD5HW if you’re leaning on portability and power
    • LD2KW if you’re after performance
    • LD1GL if you’re preference is graphics performance

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NEO Elan LD7KW

NEO Elan LD5HW

NEO Elan LD2JL

NEO Elan LD1GL 

Did any of the above mentioned laptops interest you? If so, you could get it at Neo channel partners: Octagon, PC Corner or PC Express. And here’s a bonus, get a FREE StarCraft II installer if you purchase if you purchase an LD7KW, LD7KL, LD5HW or LD5HL until May 12, 2003.

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• It’s 7.9 inches, no retina display but the same resolution compared to the New iPad
• It has the A5 processor.
• 10 hours of battery life with moderate usage; longer if you only use it as decoration
• It’s “every inch an iPad”
• I find this not too innovative, but worth buying considering its price which starts at $329 or roughly arround PhP13,500 – PhP15,000 if becomes available here in the Philippines.
• This might officially becomes available in the Philippines on November 25. Telcos (Globe and Smart) might start offering it together with the iPhone 5 by then too.

4th Gen iPad. Unsurprisingly, Apple also announced the 4th Generation iPad, which phases out the current iPad model. If you are thinking of replacing your 3rd Gen New iPad with the 4th Gen New iPad, the you might want to reconsider your thoughts? If speed and new connector don’t matter to you, then stay away from it. Look at the iPad Mini instead.

I don’t want to be quite cerebral here. Making lots of moolah is now more important for Apple. Being one of the most valued companies in the US, the timing of the announcement and release of their devices – mostly iterations – are hooked up to the projected stock price of Apple before the year ends, which should be about more than $700/share.

1. Significant increase when the New iPad was announced in February.

2. Slight increase when the iPhone 5 was announced in September

3. Stocks are expected to rise very significantly before December brought about by combined sales of all devices during Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Christmas Season.

With all these new devices that Apple announced, I don’t see any shadow of doubt that Apple will emerge as the ultimate winner. We very well know that Apple charges higher premium when it comes to pricing their devices compared to Android devices. That’s a given. But at the end of the day, we all have to be mindful of the things we purchase. Do you really need it? If you’re buying because you just want it, then by all means, signify your interest to buy an Apple Stock because that would totally be a win-win situation.

Let’s spark up the discussion. What do you think of Apple’s new devices? Are you going to buy one?

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The new device has Retina Display – 2880 x 1800 screen into 15.4 inches, which adds up to 220 ppi. It has undoubtedly “The world’s highest resolution notebook display.”

Notable features of the next generation Macbook Pro are:

1. Ivy Bridge processor up to 2.7Ghz, Turbo Boost up to 3.7GHz

2. Up to 16gb RAM

3. Next-Generation Kepler Graphics (GeForce GT 650M)

4. Up to 768GB Flash Storage

5. Batter Life: 7 hours, up to 30 days of standby

6. 2 Thunderbolt Ports

7. Backlit Keyboards

8. Dual Mics

9. Facetime HD

The New Macbook Pro with Retina display is priced at PhP107,990. The US Apple Store is currently being updated. Once it’s done, get your Credit Cards ready and go give your money to Tim Cook. It is now available at Apple Store Philippines, so go ahead and spend your Ninoys.

We at Gadget Pilipinas are thrilled with this new Macbook. We think that this will sell better than their fresh models of Macbook Air and Macbook Pros. What can you say about this new Macbook?

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Immediately the next day, I asked my brother to download Facetime and to call me when I’m online. Boom – 5 seconds later, we were facetiming;

Placing a Facetime call via Contacts

If you’re Facetiming on your Mac, the orientation automatically changes if the person on the other line changes orientation too. Totally cool!

I was facetiming my brother and my son using a congested WiFi network, thus I experienced lots of lags. Nevertheless, the experience was moving and mind-blowing. Got a mac and a friend with an iPhone 4 or the latest iPod Touch? Download the Beta Version of Facetime for Mac here.

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It wasn’t that hard to open the box and I was quite surprised that it contained a free bag inside. The free bag looks pretty sweet but it can literally expose the fact that I’m carrying around a precious hardware. I continued on removing the other boxes inside the big box and saw usual stuff in a brand new notebook – manual, warranty and intro leaflets, the power cord, adapter and battery. And then finally, it was time for me pull up the main package – the Samsung NP-R440.

If you are like Shawn Spencer of the TV series Psych – which means you diligently look for details -, the R440 doesn’t look like your average notebook. This model comes in Samsung’s new Touch of Color crystal finish, with an S pattern elegantly designed in the notebooks front cover. Translation: it has this Piano-black finish with S-pattern, which in turn make it look like a piece of art with an attitude.

I opened the notebook and the chiclet keyboard and the regular sized multi-gesture trackpad said ‘hello’, while the 14.0″ LED HD gloss screen said ‘hi’. The experience was not that awesome but it felt really good. I readied the 6-cell battery, which I found really nice because of its Macbook-like consumption meter, and hooked it into the computer. I pressed the ON button, which by the way lit the small blue led indicator, and looked at the magic of the OEM Windows 7 Home Basic’s post installation processes.

After the installation process, it was time for me to test the embedded beasts in the notebook – the i3 350M (2.26 Ghz, 3MB) processor, 2GB DDR3 memory, ATI Mobility Radeon HD5145 (512mb) and the 320gb  SATA hard drive. The parts make a mid-range notebook, but decent enough to fulfill your media-oriented work and leisure goals.

The i3 processor may be the lowest variant among the line of iCore processors but its capability can rival its brother, i5 processor. On the plus side, the i3 is the cheaper alternative of the i5 processor without the Turbo mode. In my opinion, someone who isn’t so much of a power user like me and uber-geeks like Bill Gates does not need the i5 nor the i7 processors.

Playing video games or rendering your latest youtube video masterpiece is pretty decent on the R440. Of course, expect it to be less stunning because of the embedded mid range (class 2) graphics card, the 512mb ATI Mobility Radeon HD5145. With this video card, I was only able to play Modern Warfare 2 at playable 55-60fps (low settings).

I was inspired to give Samsung a warm round of applause when the desktop finally loaded because I didn’t find more than 3 crapware (pre-installed applications that ruin that optimal startup/boot up time). Plus, the performance of Windows 7 Home Basic is topnotch; thanks to its powerful hardware.

Overall, the Samsung NP-R440 is a well-crafted device with hardware specifications that wouldn’t disappoint you. In terms of price (SRP PhP 39,999), it may be far more expensive that its closest rival (which is quite a downer), the Asus K42Jr, but it doesn’t fall short in meeting my creative demands of producing home-made movies, photo manipulation projects and video gaming frenzies. The good thing is that we got lucky last Tuesday so we didn’t have to pay anything for this baby.

Sanmsung R440 (left) and Asus K42Jr (far right)

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Last Tuesday, Samsung released their latest range of netbooks in the guise of the N150 and N220. The 2 variances are essentially similar except for the battery life, processor speed and design. There is two noteworthy features that I found on the N220 that N150 lacks – the 14-Hour battery life and the Phoenix Hyperspace™ “Instant ON”.

14 hours of usage time? Get out of here. Apparently, according to Samsung – its  usage time is the model’s most celebrated feature. Imagine, this netbook can withstand your boredom and it can stay on even if you’re already sick tired of your work.

Meanwhile, the Phoenix Hyperspace™ “Instant ON” allows the devices to turn on and immediately go online without having to wait for Windows to boot. Well, think of it as a dedicated operating system that instantly boots if you wish to go online, watch movies and check your latest Facebook gossips without having to go through the 15-20 second boot time of the Windows 7 OEM of the netbook. Pretty slick, right?

Here’s how Hyperspace looks like in action:

Click here to view the embedded video.

Here’s the full comparison of the specs of both netbooks:

Check out some pics of the Samsung N220:

Here’s the full press release of Samsung:

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The Samsung N150 is packed with all the juicy features you need: a decent processor and memory, ample hard disk space, long battery life and gadget theft-protection software. On the plus side, you have 3 skin color options – black (for the gadget freaks), yellow (who wishes to turn themselves into Yellow 4 of Bioman) and pink (for kikays). And here’s the shocker – you can buy this for only PhP21,900 SRP.

Samsung N150 Plus Specs and Pictures:

Here’s the full text of the Press Release:

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That’s just a flash-forward of my verdict on Nokia’s latest and first netbook device that was released last October 2009. Don’t you ever click that ‘x’ button just yet. Stay in here. Read this review. Show me (and this gadget) some love.

After 2 weeks of tinkering the Nokia Booklet 3G, I had a fair share of experiencing its celebrated features – style, efficiency and portability. Style – its minimalistic yet robust look and feel; Efficiency- its capability to stay ‘connected’ and alive within 8-12 hours and to perform optimally for simple desktop processes and entertainment application; Portability – the convenience it can provide to its end-user.

(Click Continue Reading to view to complete review and pictures.)

STYLE

Lavishly built in resilient elemental aluminium, the Nokia Booklet 3G is almost reminiscent of Apple’s line of unibody Macbooks. It looks pretty solid and it seems like it can withstand the test of time. It’s piano-finish front panel was elegantly designed; it makes me want to lick it so bad use it as a mirror. The panel is too smudge-magnet, similar to EeePC 1005′s. Still, you can be proud to showcase this device once it’s out of its sleeve.

Its 10.1″, 1280 x 723 display is justified by virtue of its nature as a netbook. I would be surprised if Nokia built it with a 15″ display. The display almost looks like that of Macbook’s (again) though with a wider accent of glassy black, which lays the 1.3 megapixel webcam beneath it. The Nokia Booklet 3G sign was perfectly placed below the webcam. The black accent which covers about 17% of the monitor panel extends down to the keyboard, giving the device a minimalistic yet refined look.

The keyboard, built in a durable plastic frame, is one of the crowing glories of this device. Some keys are too small, but better compared to other netbooks. Since, I have the UK version, the character next to ‘@’ is ‘#’ but a ‘£’. The usual ‘#’ key sits right before the “Return” key. I normally would mistake “#” key as “Return” whenever I type without looking at the keys. Perhaps, because the “Return” key is too small or I just have big fingers. I also noticed that the Windows-key has a different feel when pressed. Over-all, my keyboard experience with this device was convenient with minute manageable issues.

The mousepad is about 2 inches wide and 1 inch height, which I believe is big but great for a netbook. My right thumb, which I primarily use to control the mousepad, didn’t ache after 2 hours using it. That, I guess, gives you lesser chance to have Carpal-Tunnel syndrome.

EFFICIENCY

Sticking with the premise that this device is a netbook, I did not expect that it is for a power-user like me. The Nokia Booklet 3G delivered 95% of my expectations – it is really neither for someone who wishes to play Mass Effect 2 nor render HD movie projects. Armed with Intel® Atom™ Z530, 1.6 GHz, the Nokia Booklet 3G is apparently powerful and decent enough to handle its pre-installed Windows 7 Starter and play your favorite games like Diner Dash and Plants vs Zombies.

The battery sucks….. NOT! I take it back – this device boasts a 16-cell battery pack inside. That’s 8-12 hours of battery life, but with the trade-off in its performance. The Atom processor (Z530) in this device doesn’t suck a lot of battery life, but provides sub-optimal performance. The battery-processor axiom of this netbook can be stated like this: with great battery life, comes low processor performance.

Still, who needs a lot of processor power if you only wish to finish some of your paperworks on the go or reap the “copious fruits” of your Farmville labor while on the road. All you need to do is to fully charge this device and bring it with pride and your jealous-inducing grin.

PORTABILITY

The inclusion of the Bluetooth/Wifi/3G adapters on this netbook paved the Nokia’s way to connect people (Connecting People, anyone?). Most netbooks have bluetooth and Wifi, but not most netbooks contain a sim-tray for your I-can-twitter-on-my-netbook-via-3G needs without buying SmartBro or Globe Tatoo USB 3G dongles.

Nokia also did a good thing in integrating your social networking and pictures upload profiles like Facebook, Twitter and Flickr in its Social Hub. Since this netbook supports text messaging, Social Hub also takes care in notifying you of new SMS messages and helps you edit, forward or reply to received text messages. All of these can be done through this lovely device. Truly awesome.

The HDMI port located on the left side of the netbook is both a blessing and curse. With it, you can hook it on your favorite TV with HDMI and instantly “convert” your 10.1 screen to a larger one in higher definition. You might have problems though if you need to connect your netbook to your older LCD projectors since the latter usually do not have HDMI outputs. This is a very important matter for sales people or professional trainers like me.

There’s nothing to worry about if you wish to sync lots of gadgets via USB on this device. It is because it can accomodate up to 3 USB devices at one time, thanks to its 3 USB2 ports located on its left (2) and right sides. And if 3 usb ports aren’t enough, then you may also sync your gadgets via its integrated Bluetooth adapter. Pairing my Nokia N900 with this device was hassle free. Nokia was so generous is putting all these things in just a device.

But wait…. there’s more. This netbook has accelerometer installed. The inclusion of this sweet high-end feature is basically for the purpose of securing your hard drive’s content in case the laptop “sensed” a fall or sudden trauma by “halting” or “parking” it. User notifications and settings for this feature are available in the Control Panel.

VERDICT

Nokia’s celebrated netbook, Nokia Booklet 3G is indeed packed with lots of awesome features – some of them are pretty high-end. Indeed, the marriage of elegant style, balanced efficiency and portability result to a device that’s so hard to resist. This could be one of the best netbooks for a Filipino like me especially during this era of Social Networking. (Imagine, about 600,000 Philippine based users log into Facebook every day.) Too bad, Nokia hasn’t announced the availability of this device in the Philippines yet.

Brace your purse though if it hits Philippine stores because it may cost around Php 27,000 (pre-tax) here in the Philippines. That’s not an ideal price for a netbook, but please cut this device some slack since it has everything you need and want for a netbook.

This device was provided by WomWorld Nokia for trial purposes.

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I’ll post my extensive review next week. In the meantime, enjoy looking at my unboxing photos below.

Unboxing Photos:

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Catch my unboxing photos and video this week! Keep on checking this website.

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