Taken from [DCResource]

And now for something completely different. The PowerShot D10 is Canon’s first everything-proof camera — water, shock, and freeze proof, to be exact. It seems like everyone is introducing one of these in 2009! In my humble opinion, the D30 is the most, umm, homely looking camera in this category. Here are its specs:

PowerShot D10 [specs]

• 12.1 Megapixel CCD
• F2.8-4.9, 3X optical zoom lens, 35 – 105 mm
• Optical image stabilization
• Waterproof to 33 feet; shockproof from 4 feet; freezeproof to 14F
• 2.5″ LCD display with 230,000 pixels
• DIGIC 4 processor
• Same Smart Auto and face/blink detection features as above
• Records movies at 640 x 480 (30 fps) using H.264 codec; max recording time approx. 46 mins
• SD/SDHC/MMC/MMCplus/HC MMCplus slot (no card included)
• Uses NB-6L li-ion battery; 220 shots per charge
• Optional faceplates (orange, camouflage, gray) and numerous camera straps

are available

• Ships in April for $330

The 12.1-megapixel GH1 saves the HD video in an AVCHD format in an SDHC memory card slot. Users can record at 60fps, though at a reduced 720p resolution. A 3-inch LCD and a traditional viewfinder are found on the backside of the GH1, which is the second G-series digital camera from the company. The Micro Four Thirds system differs from traditional SLR camera designs as it lacks the latter’s mirror box.

A nearly identical GH1 bundle launched in Japan on April 24th for the equivalent price of $1,535 after tax. Buyers get a choice of gold, black and red. Despite the J&R page, a release date for the GH1 is still unknown, though it’s still expected soon.

[via Electronista]

Duka Bay Resort

Last weekend I got the chance to visit Duka Bay Resort in Medina, Misamis Oriental. We rode a jeepney from Cagayan de Oro City to Medina, Misamis Oriental for at least 2 hour trip.

You can have two options in getting there. You can take a 2 hour bus ride from Agora  Terminal or by renting a van or taxi. In our case, we rented a passenger jeepney for only Php2,000  roughly ($45 USD).

Duka Bay Entrance and Reception area

In Duka Bay, you can have a lot of things to enjoy. Kayaking, aquabike and banca paddling will surely sweat you out. Marine life is very well preserve in the area. It is a sanctuary of Dory,  Nemo and the rest of the gang of the movie ‘Finding Nemo’ except the shark of course! You can take a closer look with them with Duka Bay’s glass bottom boats which only cost Php400.00 per trip. You can also swim with them by renting snorkel gears at the Duka Bay Dive shop or touch them by diving underwater and meet Nemo and friends face to face.

snorkeling in Duka Bay

I would recommend that you plunge into the water in the early morning and scuba dive and snorkel at around 10am so you could see the underwater clearly. I haven’t tried scuba diving when I was there. But I’ve seen the Duka bay Marine life with the glass bottom boat and snorkeling for almost 2 hours. I didn’t take any underwater photos because I didn’t have any water resistant gears but I will surely get one. And when I do have, I will be back snorkeling and probably try scuba diving in Duka Bay for sure.

Taken from their site: http://dukabay.com/

DUKA BAY RESORT offer various services to satisfy different customers. For people who love picnic and camping, the resort provides huts and tents.There are also numerous aqua sports equipment and programs.

Families who enjoy interior comfort will find the bedrooms and junior suites of Duka Bay Resort memorably spacious and relaxing. Most rooms have two double or queen size beds, a refrigerator, a balcony or patio with easy furniture and a fully appointed bathroom with a selection of amenities.

Bringing of outside food in the villas/room is not allowed. Prices inclusive of VAT and Service Charge. Fees subject to change without prior notice. Check-in is 2 pm, check-out is 12 noon. Major credit cards accepted. Children under 13 years old stay free in the room of their parents. Two children below seven years old are free; third child considered extra person. No PETS allowed in the resort. Room Service – 20% service charge.

Drinks and food can be delivered by phone call.

For inquiries and reservations, you may contact them at:

• Phone (Booking Office, Cagayan de Oro) – (63) (088) 858-4402 or (63) 9177067060
• Phone    (63) (088) 331-2288 to 91
• Fax    (63) (088) 331-2290
• Cellphone:    (63) 9176483268
• Email    dukabayresort@yahoo.com

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Acer Aspire One 751 specifications (translated):

Aspire One 751

Herewith we offer Acer’s first 11.6 “wide screen Netbook before – the Aspire One 751! Let hochdefinierte content on the large LED backlit display to present and enjoy the amazing sound of 5.1 channel audio system with Dolby headphones. The ground-breaking advances and other forward-looking Netbook features of this new generation can not be desired.

Breathtaking sights and sounds

The Aspire One 751 brings life into your favorite movies! It offers a perfect visual effects on the 11.6 “screen with a 1366×768 pixel resolution and a top-quality sound through the headphones with the very real discernible 5.1 channel surround sound.

Always ready

A unique charging enough for the battery of your 751 Aspire One with an endurance of up to 8 hours of supply. Do limitations in your applications through the latest, small but powerful processor. Save a big workload to files on the rugged hard drive and take part in multimedia events via the Multi-in-one card reader and optional Bluetooth.

The focus of attention

The shell in glossy ruby red, shell white, sapphire blue or black diamond certainly attracts all glances! Only 1 “thin, has the delicate shape of the Aspire One 751 a futuristic look. A look inside reveals the final, while you flat and clear Acer keyboard FineTip an even greater comfort for your input supplies.

The Acer Linking

Use the multi-functional interface for effortless navigation. To always stay in touch, you can sign up for the Wireless, Fast Ethernet or 3G connection (on selected models) to decide. The integrated Acer Crystal Eye webcam and digital microphone provides online chat of the highest quality.

Technical specifications

Operating System Genuine Windows ® XP Home Edition
Genuine Windows Vista ® Home Basic

Processor & Chipset Intel ® Atom ™ processor Z520, supports Intel ® 32 Architecture
Mobile Intel ® Express Chipset US15W

Memory channel with a single SODIMM slot
DDR2 667/800 MHz SDRAM memory interface design
SODIMM slot: Supports 512 MB / 1 GB / 2 GB SODIMM for total system memory up to 2 GB

Screen 11.6 “HD 1366 x 768 (WXGA) pixel resolution, high-resolution (200-nit) Acer Crystal Brite ™ LED backlight TFT LCD
16:9 aspect ratio

Drives 2.5 “HDD 9.5 mm
Multi-in-1 Card Reader

Audio Dolby ® Headphone
High-definition audio support
Two built-in stereo speakers
MS-Sound compatible
Integrated Digital Microphone

Communication Acer Video Conference:
Integrated Acer Crystal Eye webcam, supporting enhanced Acer PrimaLite ™ Technology
WLAN: Acer InviLink ™ 802.11b / g Wi-Fi CERTIFIED ® network connection, supporting Acer SignalUp ™ wireless technology
LAN: 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet
WPAN: Bluetooth ® 2.0 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)
(Manufacturing option – not all models)
WWAN: UMTS / HSPA to 850/1900/2100 MHz and quad-band GSM / GPRS / EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz), upgradeable to 7.2 Mb / s HSDPA and 2 Mb / s HSUPA, receiver diversity and supports Equalizing to 2100 MHz
(Manufacturing option – not all models)

Dimensions & Weight 284 (W) x 198 (D) x 25.4 (H) mm
1.25 kg with 3-cell battery
1:35 kg with 6-cell battery

Black diamond color
Sapphire Blue
Ruby
Mussel White

Battery & Power 30 W adapter with power cord
24.4 W 2200 mAh 3-cell Li-Ion Battery
• up to 4 hours of battery life
(actual duration depends on application and configuration)
57.7 W 5200 mAh 6-cell Li-Ion Battery
• Up to 8 hours of battery life
(actual duration depends on application and configuration)

Keyboard 86-/87-/91-Tasten completely Acer FineTip great keyboard with inverted “T” cursor layout
Multifunctional Touchpad Display:

• Circular-motion scrolling
• Pinch-action zoom
• Page flip

10 function keys, 4 cursor keys, 2 Windows ® keys, hotkey controls, integrated numeric keypad, international languages are supported
Power button with LED
Start Buttons with LED: Bluetooth ® *, WLAN / WWAN (* manufacturing option – not all models)

3x USB 2.0 ports
1x Monitor (VGA)
1x Headphones / speaker / line-out j
1x microphone-in-line
1x Ethernet (RJ-45) connection for Internet
1x mains connection

Productivity software applications:

• Acer Recovery Management
• Microsoft ® Works SE 9 with Office Home and Student 2007 Trial
• Google Toolbar ™
• Google ™ Desktop
• Google ™ Setup
• Adobe ® Reader ® 9
• Adobe ® Flash ® Player 10
• Microsoft ®. NET Framework 2.0
• Consumer-friendly Internet Explorer ® 7.0
• eSobi
• Carbonite Online Backup

McAfee ® Internet Security Suite (60-day trial version)
Windows ® Media Player 10
Acer GameZone
Communications Applications:

• Acer Video Conference Manager 4.0
• Windows Live Essentials ™ – Wave 3 (Mail, Photo Gallery, Live ™ Messenger, Writer)

Storage bag options
Additional Lithium Ion Battery
Additional power supply
External HDD
External optical drive

Warranty 1 year warranty including 1 years International Travelers Warranty (ITW)

Read more from http://www.electronista.com/articles/09/05/01/116.inch.aspire.one.specs/

Places that I never dreamt of going to and situations where I’ve never thought I would be into while I was in these places. Though overall, I did have fun, lots of fun!

Subic is “Americanized” its like being in another country where establishments, streets, hotels and environment and even traffic rules are not like the usual “Filipino”. It’s beaches are also nice. It is one of the places that I would want to spend my vacation.

Olongapo is somehow like a place in my hometown yet its nightlife is as great as Subic. We’ve been to their comedy bars and we had a blast! It was very funny!

Bataan is historical, this is where the so called “Death March” end in World War II. You can see the monuments of the people who fought for our country. I salute this place and its people. They have been hospitable to me and this is only the place where I have  eaten the best sweet and sour fish, filipino style. haha

Zambales is the place to go to the beaches. It’s a quiet town. You won’t see any buildings along the highway, you will see rice fields and cows and etc. Yet they have the best beaches for surfing! They also have tons of activities, kayaking, boating and etc. If you want to get away from city life, this is it, this is the place. Perfect.

Frankly, we’re beginning to wonder just how many iterations of the Wind U100 MSI can dish out before it’s forced by riots and a bombardment of Molotov cocktails to come forward with a completely revamped Wind netbook. At any rate, today the company has just unveiled its U100 PLUS, a familiar looking fellow with a 1.66GHz Atom N280 processor, a hamstrung 945GMS chipset, Intel’s GMA950 integrated graphics, up to 2GB of DDR2-533 RAM, a 10-inch LCD (1,024 x 600), 160GB hard drive, 4-in-1 multicard reader, VGA output, three USB 2.0 sockets, an optional 6-cell battery (3-cell is standard), WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR and a 1.3 megapixel webcam. Crazily enough, MSI asserts that users can see upwards of 7 hours of use with the standard battery, which is easily one of the most unbelievable statements we’ve heard in the past 4.32 hours. Per usual, pricing and availability will come in due time.

Read more from Engadget.com

Apparently some shady hackers and cyber-criminals have recently started offering upwards of $30,000 for the Nokia 1100 which were manufactured at a specific plant in Bochum, Germany. You may ask yourself, “why?” Well, beyond the obvious answer (style), certain makes of the super-popular handset can apparently be reprogrammed to use someone else’s phone number, allowing them to receive text messaged bank passwords (common in parts of Europe), thus making it much, much easier to steal people’s money. The software flaw has been pointed out by Ultrascan Advance Global Investigations, who were contacted by police who had noted the curiously high offering prices on the old-timey candybar. Nokia has contended that it has not identified any software problems which would allow such use, so it’s hard to say what exactly is going on at this point, but we’ll let you know if we hear anything concrete.

Read more from Engadget.com

Lenovo’s 14-inch IdeaPad Y450 is now on sale from the company’s online store — about a month later than originally intended, but better late than never, right? Prices start at $679 for a 2.16GHz Intel Dual Core T3400 and go all the way up to $829 for a 2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T6400, 4GB DDR3 SDRAM, and 320GB HDD. All models feature an Intel GMA 4500MHD, DVD writer, Windows Vista Home Premium, and a 6-cell battery. If the 16-inch Y650 was just a little too pricey or bulky for your tastes, this should do the trick — at least until the 15.6-inch Y550 pops in to fill that void in between.

Read more from Engadget

I went off to Camiguin Island last weekend and oh boy, everything went by like a swift breeze!  Camiguin is such a beautiful island yet I spent less than 48 hours on it!  I went there the old fashioned way by bus from Cagayan de Oro to Balingoan then rode a ferry to the island unlike Mika Ella’s direct ferry ride from CDO to Camiguin.  I went hopping from one tourist spot to another and I guess I’ve seen the major spots save for Katibawasan Falls and Mantigue Island (I didn’t have enough time and energy to linger on).

I am definitely going back to Camiguin sometime this summer ( I hope!) with more time and with a different group of people and have more fun than I did last weekend.  Overall, it was a great experience!  Better check out Camiguin y’all!

Early morning sun in Opol

One early morning I went off for a ride to the beaches of Opol located just a few minutes outside CDO.  I knew it was going to be a wonderful day as the sun was rising.  I took a few shots of Mr. Sun and enjoyed the rest of the day with family and relatives.

The beaches of Opol may not be as glamorous as the white-sand beaches of island resorts across the country however, they are the most accesible shores from CDO.  Various beach resorts line the Opol coast and they offer different activities and accommodation ranging from swimming to jet skiing, from small wooden cottages to a posh hotel.

Life’s a beach as most people say.  Opol is just the first stop for most people in this area.  There are more beaches to see and explore!

Watch out Sun, I’ll chase you to the ends of the Earth…

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