PlugBug now available at Beyond the Box

PlugBug is a USB-based charger that can actually work with your MacBook Power Adapter. This way you’ll only need one wall socket to charge both your MacBook and your smartphone. It’s definitely a nifty device and people who travel a lot will probably want to get one. Here’s a video showing how PlugBug works: SRP […]

Really Good Gifts for your Dad on Father’s Day

Father’s Day is just around the corner and we thought it would be good to share with everyone a list of products we would recommend that you buy for your dad. Most of this stuff is at least Php5,000 so if you’re looking for low-budget gifts this isn’t the best article to look at, hehe. […]

Blaupunkt Comfort 112 Noise Canceling Headphones

Blaupunkt Comfort 112 Noise Canceling Headphones Blaupunkt, a German audio specialist company, is now in the Philippines with their line of noise canceling headphones! One of their most popular models is the Comfort 112 Noise Canceling Headphones and we happen to have a review unit with us courtesy of the local distributor. What’s so special […]

PLDT TelMeHow App for the TelPad Launched

To give more value to potential TelPad customers, PLDT launched the TelPad exclusive TelMeHow App. This new application basically has a lot of “How-to” videos featuring experts and celebrities. There are different categories including Travel, Food, First Aid, Fashion, and even Photography. You can only access the videos through the PLDT TelPad. Here’s a video […]

2012 Chevrolet ORLANDO LT

  It seems that many of us, including this writer, felt excited when The Covenant Car Company Inc (TCCCI)—exclusive importer and distributor of Chevrolet vehicles—announced last year the arrival of the new Orlando. At one point, we really thought that the Chevy Orlando would be somehow a replacement of the bigger diesel-fed Chevrolet Captiva. Until […]

Crumpler Considerable Embarrassment

Crumpler Considerable Embarrassment Laptop Bag After launching the Dry Red collection here in the Philippines, Crumpler is back with another new model, the Crumpler Considerable Embarrassment. This large-capacity bag packs several compartments and storage zones making it an ideal everyday companion. This bag ca fit your 15-inch laptop, tablet, phones, and a bunch of other […]

Crumpler Dry Red No 8 Review

Crumpler Dry Red No 8 Review The Crumpler Dry Red No 8 is a mobile office, overnight bag, and everyday workhorse all rolled into one. It has compartments and pockets for all of your mobile gadgetry: headphones, cellphones, tablets, laptops (yes, with an “s”), external HDD, pocket modems, etc. Add to that the sleek executive […]

Pacsafe Metrosafe 300 Messenger Bag

Pacsafe Metrosafe 300 After posting the Pacsafe Metrosafe 200 review, we received a couple of messages asking if the bag could fit the usual 13-inch laptop. Sadly the Metrosafe 200 can’t. That bag was made more for netbooks or tablets. The good news though is that Pacsafe has a bigger bag with exactly the same […]

Pacsafe Metrosafe 200 Messenger Bag Review

Pacsafe Metrosafe 200 Messenger Bag Review We received a lot of messages about the Pacsafe Metrosafe 200 Messenger Bag when we first featured it here on Unbox a few weeks back. We got at least 10 PM’s and e-mails asking where they could buy one. Given the level of interest we decided to do a […]

BLAZE Scooters

Chinese scooters have began filling up Manila’s road. They may not be finely crafted as compare to Japanese and Italian scooters—but believed me—they are within tight budgets and have ridiculously low-fuel consumption. For every motorists, that’s all they need to know—aside from quality and safety concerns. So when Blaze Motortech Corp—makers of China-made Blaze motorcycle—invited […]

Pacsafe Metrosafe 200 Anti-Theft Messenger Bag

When people ask me for recommendations for a travel or casual bag for their iPads and mobile devices the bag I usually recommend is the Pacsafe Metrosafe 200. It’s reasonably priced at around Php3,500 (locally) and it has a lot of things that you’d look for in an everyday bag. It has multiple compartments with […]

Swiftpoint Mouse Review

Review: Swiftpoint Mouse There are a lot of times when using a mouse is just too much of a hassle. It’s too bulky to bring along with you especially if it has a cable. You also need to find space for it on the table once you start using it. Because of this you opt […]