Review: iPod Touch 5th Generation The 5th Generation iPod Touch was announced by Apple at the same event they unveiled the iPhone 5. It quickly got a lot of attention because of the sleek and slim design, 4-inch Retina Display, 5-megapixel iSight camera, A5 Dual-core Chip, and the funky iPod Touch Loop (which is basically […]
iPad Mini Unboxed! My journey towards getting the iPad Mini started very early this morning as I wanted to beat the queues at the Apple Store in Manchester. After a train ride to the city and a short bus ride to the shopping centre, I was surprised to see the Apple Store had already been […]
iPhone 5 Units land in the PH Manila Bulletin Tech Editor Art Samaniego has the reputation of being the very first to get the latest gadgets here in the Philippines. He lives up to that by being one of the very first Filipinos to own an iPhone 5. He actually flew to the US for […]
Smart and Globe LTE Test Showdown looming! Local tech blog Technoodling.net called out Globe and Smart last night to a speed test duel on Twitter. Surprisingly both telcos gamely agreed. Smart responded aggressively asking when while Globe said that they would invite Technoodling to test it by the end of September. Here’s the conversation as […]
My Book VelociRaptor Duo for the Philippines Western Digital just announced that the My Book VelociRaptor Duo is now available here in the Philippines. You’re probably wondering what this product is since the name sounds so bad ass right? Hehe. This is actually an external storage and connected home solution that uses two 1TB 10,000 […]
Suddenly it’s cool to wear your old Van Halen, Iron Maiden, Def Leppard shirts again. Well, if you’re going to see Rock of Ages, that is. If you haven’t heard, Rock of Ages is rocking Manila in two ways: one) the movie release with the all-star ensemble of Tom Cruise, Catherine Zeta-Jones and the gang […]
The larger-than-life, 80’s rock n’ roll party rolled its way to the silver screen last June 14, 2012. Big named stars put on some of the era’s most memorable hairstyle (and fashion statement) and raised the volume to “Face-Melt” but is the movie worth the watch? The answer is: it depends on your frame of […]
Unboxed: The Aerial 7 Tank Mondrian Headphones Inspired by the artwork of Dutch painter Piet Modrian, AERIAL7 ambassador Josh Madden directed the creatives for the AERIAL7 Tank Mondrian Headphones. Madden wanted something colorful, bright, fun, and playful and that’s definitely what came out with these cans. If you want funky then this is screaming that! […]
Nokia Lumia 610 Windows Phone Review The Nokia Lumia 610 is one of the best entry level smartphones in the market today. Not only does Windows Phone 7.5 run smoothly on the device, the hardware also looks amazing! It definitely does not look like a phone under Php11,000. We’ve had a test unit for over […]
MyLifeonBoard.net, the country’s premier boardsports social media site in the Philippines, in partnership with BBX Productions and CrossRoads Concepts Productions, recently held a two-day action-packed downhill longboarding race and skateboarding competition at the Subic Base Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) in Subic. The event, dubbed as “Skate to the Promised Land”, aimed to discover the promote […]
Drinking water is the easiest way to regulate the human body’s normal temperature, and is the easiest way to get rid of waste. However, due to weathering from the elements on water pipelines, most tap water has myriad elements that, when ingested in large amounts, can be harmful in the long run. The solution […]
It’s amazing how fast Unbox has grown in just 10 months. We’d like to thank all of our readers for your support. Just this December and January we made another set of milestones for the site. We were able to participate in a TV segment, a print ad, and an online year-ender video! Check out […]