Remembering My Game & Watch

Kung sino ang kayang maka-reset ng score sa zero, siya ang pinaka-malupet. Pataasan ng score lagi ang labanan. Kailangan wala o konti lang ang miss. Walang patayan ng unit maipakita lang ang highest score sa mga kaklase. Binabaliktad ang isang baterya para hinde agad maubos. Ito ang mundo ko nung nauso ang Nintendo Game and Watch.

When I was a kid, I got a Game and Watch (the Parachute game) as a gift on my birthday. I was a proud owner. Not every kid has one back then and I could still remember how I took care of it. Maingat ako na hindi mahiram ng kalaro ko na madiin kung pumindot (hehehe). Ako ang master ng Parachute game at kaya ko i-reset ang score sa zero na walang miss. Taob lahat ng ibang bata sa akin sa larong Parachute. Pina-panis ko lahat sila. (Wala yan sa lolo ko!... Hehehe).

Sobrang love ko yung Game and Watch ko noon. Naka-subok na ako dati ng ibat-ibang laro dun sa mamang nagpapa-renta ng mga Game and Watch (na nakatali sa kahoy) pero iba pa din ang dating ng Parachute sa akin. At kahit pa lumabas na ang high-end Donkey Kong na dual-screen, hinde ko pa din ipinagpalit si Parachute ko. I played longer hours on my Game and Watch compared to my PSP now.

Too bad when the batteries died I did not ask my parents for a replacement. Nagmarunong ako at umandar ang pagka-engineer ko noon. Dahil 3Volts ang nakita kong voltage na kailangan nya, nilagayan ko siya ng 3Volts gamit ang isang AC-DC adaptor. Yep. It worked fine and I was still able to play but it did not turned on again after that (ayan, pakialamero kase!). Wish ko nga sana hinde ko din naitapon yun. It could have been one of my treasured collections today though it may be defective.

The Nintendo Game and Watch was the one who opened my doors of interest in electronic gadgets. It will always be a fun memory from my childhood...

Give It To Me Baby Aha-aha - The Nokia 5800

Used by Morgan Freeman in the Dark Knight movie (best Batman movie I've seen since Batman 1 played by Michael Keaton), dubbed as the Nokia Tube, and launched last October 2, my heart is thumping for this touchscreen sweetheart.

I've tested some touchscreen phones before like the Iphone 3G, Samsung F480, Samsung Omnia, HTC Touch Diamond, Imate, and Sony Ericsson P1i so I'd love to get my hands on this one for a quick review.

To summarize what internet review sites tell about this phone is that it's one fully-featured baby. Touchscreen, 3.2Megapixel camera, WiFi, GPS, SD Card expansion, accelerometer, and geared for music, what would you need more? It's like an N95 phone "touchscreened" (though the N95 has a 5MP cam). My only comment about this device is it's 15.5mm thickness which I consider a bit bulky.

The delightful thing here is the price. It's said to be around 392 US Dollars (wait, calculating...) or less than 19,000 pesos. Nokia is out to prove that touchscreens need not be very expensive (Nokia's looking at you Apple Iphone).

Click on the title above to check out greater details. It's the touchscreen Nokia we've all been waiting for. I'm pondering to get one as a Birthday gift but at 19,000 Pesos, guess I'll wait for a few months for a price drop.

UPDATE (08/09): From 19,000 pesos release price at Nokia Care centers last January, price drop now ranges from 15,000 - 16,000.

Asus EEE PC Goes Sub-10k Pesos

It has only been a week since I posted about the price of the Blue H1 Ultra-Mobile PC diving into the sub-10,000 Pesos arena. Not to be outdone, the Asus EEE PC 2G and 4G models have followed. With the 2G (2Gig SSD) model going into Php 9,300 and the 4G (4 Gig SSD with webcam) model going into Php 9,995, these price drops seem to light our butts on fire... Itching us to get one as a Christmas present for ourselves (or whoever it is you can afford to give one).

I still remember almost a year ago that I was looking at the newly launched EEE PC's on display at V-Mall Greenhills. I was drooling to get one but the 20K price was limiting my wallet. Right now, I'm glad I did not buy one last December. A little patience always go a long way specially with gadgets. This is a great buy if any of you plans to get one. There is a degree of quality on the Asus brand which makes you comfortable with your purchase.

I smile whenever Technology meets Affordability. We, the consumers, are always the clear winners of these price battles.

You just gotta love the Asus EEE PC on the pic above. =)