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2020 winners & losers in geek
Guru, Eric E Surbano, Published on 25/12/2020
» The year of 'Rona meant a lot of changes in the way we do things hence the term "new normal", and Geekdom wasn't left unscathed. However, that doesn't necessarily mean it was all bad. There are things we enjoyed watching this year with all the time we had on our hands and fan events that we "attended" right in the comfort of our own home that we wouldn't be able to normally attend. At the same time, there were some things that sadly suffered because of the pandemic and a certain something that fell flat despite all the hype. Here's the winners and losers of 2020 in geek.
Skips & sounds
Guru, Eric E Surbano, Published on 18/12/2020
» Sennheiser is known for delivering high-quality audio products, so upon the release of its latest bluetooth earphones, the Sennheiser CX400 BT True Wireless, I had pretty high expectations. While it does deliver superbly on some fronts, I experienced a major drawback that disappointed me.
A tablet of note
Life, James Hein, Published on 11/11/2020
» I have used my new Onyx Boox Note Air for a couple of weeks now and I like it. Having a user manual in English would be very useful but I finally found the setting to enable the auto rotate feature.
Twitter service restored following global platform outage
AFP, Published on 16/10/2020
» SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter was restored Thursday evening after a technical problem caused a global outage of nearly two hours on the social media platform used by hundreds of millions worldwide.
Streamer starter kit
Guru, Eric E Surbano, Published on 04/09/2020
» Ten years ago, the concept of making money off playing video games was laughable. Imagine, you could actually make a living playing something because other people would actually pay to watch you play (did you mean "sports"?).
TikTok gave rural Indian women fame, fun and more
AFP, Published on 22/07/2020
» NEW DELHI: When India banned TikTok, it closed a window to the wider world for legions of women outside the big cities that provided fun, fame and even fortune.
Are these rugged enough for you?
Life, Komsan John Jandamit, Published on 29/04/2020
» Rubberised all around, waterproof, drop proof, swappable batteries, the Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro phone and Galaxy Tab Active Pro tablet have them all.
New York, New York
Guru, Eric E Surbano, Published on 03/04/2020
» The Division 2 was lauded as an improvement over its predecessor, giving players a more satisfying and rewarding endgame as well as building and adding on what made the original game fun. With its expansion, "Warlords of New York", Tom Clancy's The Division 2 draws you back in with a new story, new missions and even more loot.
Ultra big, ultra price
Life, Komsan John Jandamit, Published on 18/03/2020
» Unmoved by the current Covid-19 crisis, Samsung has brought their 2020 big boy to the market with bigger specs and an even bigger price tag.
Building dreams and beating drums
Guru, Eric E Surbano, Published on 28/02/2020
» Big games from well-known developers are great but there are other games that may sometimes be obscured by the looming shadows these games cast. Titles from indie developers or smaller yet fun games may pass the radar of most gamers, which is why we're putting the spotlight on these two titles this month: Dreams Universe from Media Molecule who's also responsible for the "LittleBigPlanet" series and Patapon 2 Remastered, a title originally made for the PlayStation Portable, which is now available for the PS4.