The Sezziest Local Tablet: Starmobile Engage 7HD Starmobile gave an exclusive preview to their two new Android devices, the Starmobile Engage 7HD and the Starmobile Crystal, during the latest Unbox Video Podcast Episode. Their tablet offering, the Engage 7HD, caught my attention because of the premium brushed-metal finish and the competitive specs (1.2GHz dual-core processor […]
Lenovo K860 Review When Lenovo announced the K860, a 5-inch quad-core smartphone with a price tag of Php19,999, they raised a lot of eyebrows. Most quad-core devices are priced at Php30,000+ (official SRPs) which is Php10,000 more expensive than Lenovo’s offering. At that price point you’d think that they made a lot of compromises and […]
Starmobile Astra REVIEW Unbox.ph brings you the first ever review of the highly anticipated and much-talked about Starmobile Astra! This eyebrow-raising smartphone captured the attention of a lot of tech fans here in the Philippines because of the great specifications, hardware design, and most especially the price. For Php6,999 you get a Dual-core, dual SIM […]
Unboxed: Smart LTE Pocket WiFi We initially spotted the Smart LTE Pocket WiFi earlier in September. Smart already launched this commercially and it’s actually available already in Smart Stores. You can get it with Php2,000 cash out at either Plan 1799 (10GB cap) or Plan 3500 (21GB cap). Smart LTE Pocket WiFi Spec Sheet Platform: […]
PS3 Super Slim Unboxed! The Sony PS3 Super-Slim is the third iteration of the six-year-old PS3 gaming console. According to Sony, the Super-Slim should be 25% smaller and 20% smaller. It’s also priced very aggressively. The 500GB unit sells for Php12,250 while the 250GB unit goes for Php11,650 (FYI: you get additional Php600 off for […]
Unboxed: The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 When the first Galaxy Note launched it was met with a lot of skepticism due to the unconventional screen size. At that time the 3.5-inch iPhone 4 was the king of the hill and it made no sense whatsoever for consumers to pick up the 5.3-inch Galaxy Note. However […]
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 Review The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 was announced to the world early this year at the Mobile World Conference but it only launched quite recently in various markets. The wait turned out to be a good thing though since the model available today has monstrous technical specifications. Under the hood of […]
Unboxed: Google Nexus 7 It’s been a while since I was last excited for an Android tablet. Android is making huge strides for smartphones but their OS still isn’t ready to compete with iOS on the tablet platform. However the Google I/O presentation of the Nexus 7, especially with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, got my […]
Energizer Flexible Charger Review The Energizer Flexible Charger is one of the most versatile rechargeable AA battery kits you’ll find. You can juice up your AA battery either via the wall socket, through a computer USB port, or even using your car adaptor. It also charges the batteries in 4 hours or less and it […]
Editor’s Picks for March We get a lot of messages asking us what the best gadgets are for the month. Instead of replying to people one-by-one we just decided to have a monthly recap of the best gadgets that we’ve seen or reviewed. We’ll try to keep the list to under 10 items. Note that […]
New iPad (aka iPad 3, iPad HD, iPad 2012) Review There was a lot of anticipation for the new iPad from Apple. Everybody speculated about the features and even the name. Come announcement day, Apple showed the “New” iPad which looked exactly like the iPad 2! It wasn’t a total letdown though since it had […]
Smart Rocket WiFi Plus Unboxed We currently have a review unit of the Smart Rocket WiFi Plus. This is a pocket WiFi modem that can connect up to five (5) devices at the same time. What makes this special though is that it can connect to Smart’s HSPA+ signal which is supposed to give faster […]