December Issue 2017

VP tech
Tech Items That
Make Great For
Christmas Gifts
Text by Edge Buenviaje
It’s the most wonderful time of the year!
We see houses decorated with Christmas
ornaments and colorful lights. The climate
shifts to a cooler temperature and everybody
seems to be in a great mood. We all know that
Christmas is the season for giving so we came
up with a list of tech that would make for a
great gift.
This is list is in no particular order. We figured
that we could kind of separate it into different
categories. Without further ado, here we go!
GAMING:
Nintendo 2DS
With a lot of consoles being kind of
pricey, finding an affordable gaming
system can be tough. However, Nintendo
has something for gamers. No, it is not
the Nintendo Switch but it is a portable
system. Enter the Nintendo 2DS which
goes for just PHP 6,995.
The 2DS is a more affordable version of
the Nintendo 3DS and 3DS XL. As the
name implies, the 3D feature is now out of
the picture. In addition to that, they went
away from the clam-shell design that the
3DS became known for.
The form factor of the 2DS is surprisingly
comfortable in the hand. Yes, you cannot
put it in your pocket but you can still put
it in your backpack and it will not take
too much space. It can still also play all
of the 3DS games (except for the titles
specifically made for the New 3DS XL).
So you have an great library of games
including Pokemon X & Y, Pokemon Sun
& Moon, Super Mario Bros., Super Smash
Bros., Monster Hunter 4 and more!
SMARTPHONE:
Cloudfone
Excite Prime 2
We see that great phones are becoming
cheaper while cheap phones are getting
better. Case in point, we have the
Cloudfone Excite Prime 2 which retails at
PHP 5,999. It has a solid metal body with
a 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass. It has a 5.5-
inch HD IPS display that is considered the
average size for smartphones nowadays.
It has a 64 Bit MT6737 quad core
processor that is running at 1.3 Ghz. Along
with that, it also has 3 GB of RAM with 32
GB of expandable storage of up to 128 GB
via a dedicated microSD card slot. The
battery capacity is pretty impressive as
well with 3,000mAh battery.
The camera is one of the main attractions
here. It has a 13 MP f/2.0 main camera
with AF, time-lapse and LED flash. It
also has a portrait mode which blurs the
background of your subject which is the
craze in 2017. The front camera has a
specialized 8 MP sensor with beautify and
softlight LED flash.
The rest of the specs are what you can
expect like WiFi, LTE, Bluetooth, A-GPS
and dual sim card slots. It is also running
Android 7.0 Nougat.
AUDIO:
Tylex DY25
Bluetooth Speaker
We all love our music! Pumping up the
volume on a weekend in your room while
you relax is just awesome. Therefore, you
would need a great speaker. Meet the
Tylex DY25 Bluetooth Speaker.
The Tylex DY25 Bluetooth Speaker is an
affordable speaker retailing at PHP 1,295.
It has stereo drivers that deliver great
warm, full audio. It connects via Bluetooth
3.0 + EDR which works seamlessly with no
hiccup. There are also other connectivity
options such as the 3.55mm AUX port,
USB port and microSD slot. There is also
an FM Radio that can cover frequencies
from 87.6 – 108 Mhz.
The 2,200 mAh battery can last for 3 – 6
hours depending on how you use it. At
60% volume, the DY25 lasted for 4 hours.
There are also controls on top for play/
pause, mode selection, next/previous and
volume buttons.
These are three tech items that covers
the major categories when it comes to
tech savvy peeps. These items boasts
their bang-per-buck value and we
are sure that you won’t regret buying
these for your loved ones.
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