Category: Accessories

SanDisk releases new storage devices for local market

Daniel Morial

SanDisk has unveiled its newest line of mobile storage solutions for different devices. Whether you need something for your iPhone or iPad, has the new USB Type-C port, wanting a bigger USB OTG, or speedier microSD card, they got you covered.

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The SanDisk iXpand Flash Drive will expand the capacity of your iPhone and iPad with up to 128GB of additional capacity. Basically, it’s an on-the-go drive for Apple devices through its proprietary lightning port. At the other end is a USB 3.0 to for transfers between a Mac or any PC. It comes with a dedicated app for ease of use.

Pricing is at Php 2,799 for 16GB, Php 3,799 for 32GB, Php 5,199 for 64GB, and Php 7,999 for 128GB.

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The SanDisk Ultra USB Type-C Flash Drive is a next-generation thumb drive that has a Type-C port, a new standard among USBs. It’s the company’s first Type-C device for the new market. It delivers USB 3.1 speeds of up to 150MB/s. Since USB Type-C ports are standard in size, it can also act as an OTG storage for smartphones and tablets.

It comes in 16GB, 32GB, 64GB and 128GB versions with prices of Php 699, Php 999, Php 1699, and Php 3099, respectively.

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The SanDisk Extreme PRO microSDXC UHS-II card is available for those in need of faster cards for high resolution recording like 4K Ultra HD content. The card can deliver nearly 3x the speed of current UHS-I cards with up to 275MB/s transfers. It’s also shockproof, temperature-proof, waterproof, and X-ray-proof for added protection.

It will come in 64GB for Php 8,999 and 128GB for Php 17,499.

Product: SanDisk Ultra Dual USB Drive

And lastly, the upgraded SanDisk Ultra Dual USB Drive 3.0. This time, it’s now available up to 128GB capacity. USB on-the-go (OTG) feature is quite popular among smartphones today that allow users to instantly expand and access portable content whenever they need. It has a microUSB on one end, and a full size USB 3.0 connector on the other.

The 128GB version is now available in stores for Php 2,849.

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LuMee: LED-illuminated iPhone 6 Case

Abe Olandres

Most iPhone cases are merely for protection while some are meant to add more functionality like an extra battery pack. The LuMee case takes it a bit further by adding LED illumination to all your selfie photos.

Check out the video below how it works:

You can get the LuMee case at any Switch stores nationwide with the variant for the iPhone 6 selling for Php2,999 and Php3,300 for the iPhone 6 Plus.

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Sony outs USB Type-C OTG storage device

Louie Diangson

Sony has released a USB OTG device featuring the new Type-C standard and up to 64GB internal storage.

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According to Sony, the new USB 3.1 Gen1 CA1-series utilizes “dual connectors” which includes the new standard USB Type-C and Type-A, allowing it to support Windows, Macintosh, Android and Chromebook devices.

It also boasts transfer speeds of up to 130 MB/s (read), and available in 16/32/64GB storage variants. Pricing is yet to be announced but will be available in February 2016.

source: Sony
via: Neowin

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Cherry Mobile officially announces the Cherry Watch for Php1,999

Louie Diangson

Cherry Mobile has officially announced their latest smartwatch – the Cherry Watch, which features a 1.54-inch IPS display, alloy body, SIM Card slot, 0.3 megapixel camera, and smartphone dialer function.

Cherry Watch specs:
1.54-inch (240 x 240) IPS display
128MB RAM
64MB ROM
up to 32GB via microSD
2G
MicroSIM
0.3MP camera
320 x 240 video recording
Bluetooth 3.0
FM Radio
microUSB port
300mAh battery

The Cherry Watch sports a metal body and a rubber strap that comes in white and black colors. It will be available in the market for Php1,999.

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This is what happens when you bake a fake battery at 130-C

Louie Diangson

In our article yesterday, we showed you the disadvantages of using fake batteries in your smartphones, some of which is the lack of safety features and poor quality. In the video below we will show you how a fake battery reacts when subjected to high temperatures.

The video was sent to us by Cherry Mobile’s partner factory in Shenzhen – CKY Electronics. As mentioned in our previous article, they also have a thermal shock test to see how batteries react to high temperatures. This machine is basically an oven for electronics.

For this test, they placed a fake battery and an original Cherry Mobile battery in the oven and baked it for 1 hour in 130-degree C temperature. Watch what happens below. (Fake battery on the left, original battery on the right.)

As you have seen in the video, the fake battery exploded in about 30 minutes while the original battery is still intact like nothing happened. It is unlikely though that the battery still works, but at least we know now that original batteries don’t simply explode in extreme conditions.

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