Experiencing 'A New Breed of Wow' by Intel Philippines

As soon as I've learned that Intel Philippines is currently running a roadshow for their Intel-inspired Ultrabooks, I made a mark in my calendar as to when I could have a visit in one of their venues. Thanks to the Independence Day celebration, which is a non-working holiday to most of us, I able to have a free day to spree with my friends at SM City North EDSA!

'A New Breed Of Wow' Roadshow at SM North EDSA

I've been curious about these new breed of portable computers lately--as they say, "It's neither a laptop nor a notebook but an Ultrabook!" I've been fascinating them that I  always look for some reviews of it and read a whole article about it whenever I have my free time! And before I forgot, I did even promoted them here in my site for some times.

So I went to SM City North EDSA this last Independence Day to hang out with my friends and brought them to the roadshow. We've had a little fun there simply because it's not the typical roadshow we used to visit where we see and have a little hands-on of the gadgets but organizers have also prepared games wherein we were able to easily familiarize the different ultrabook brands, a bit of their standard specifications and a 'slim' chance of having them as we go through the different challenges of the game!

I don't want this post to go into that much details about what we did there as you might find it a spoiler--so you really have to visit one of their roadshows if you're curious enough to learn--but instead, I will leave some photos of our experience here for you to enjoy and to give you ideas how it's fun to visit their roadshows.

Have you already visited 'A new Breed of wow' roadshow too? Share your experiences and thoughts from the event at the comment section. If you want to know more about this event, just click here.

Friends signing up for the Ultrabook slim chance challenge 

Warming up for the challenge!

Too eager enough to have one?

A Slim Chance Ultrabook Dart Board. Pin the Dart on the yellow lane
and you win a cool prize!

I'm pretty good at this Game! Challenge accepted!

I won a mouse pad from the Slim Chance Dart Game!

Can you answer this for me?

Only 1 mistake after the quiz, I must be really good at this! lol

2NE1's Be Mine is Intel's newest CMV for Ultrabooks

After a few weeks of voting from a set of possible rhythms for Intel's newest commercial music video to perform by 2NE1, the people has spoken that "Be Mine" should be the official song for it and so 2NE1 finally released their newest music video for Intel "Be Mine" and is now available in their official YouTube channel.

Watch the music video below together with its English lyrics - you might like it!

If you want to see some cool promotional photos with these KPop Stars, click here

2NE1's BE MINE MUSIC VIDEO W/ ENGLISH LYRICS

[Minzy]

Though you’re always cold
Though your words are always short,I know
Don’t hide what your heart’s striving for

[CL]
Now,you’ve already hid for so long
Show me your sincerity
That it’s only me for you

[Dara]
All i wanna do is just be with you
Even if time passes by don’t fade away

[Minzy]
Hold on to this moment
This is what i’ve been waiting

[Bom]
So just shut up and be mine
Don’t wait any longer
It comes with no voice,it’s a love that goes
I’m afraid that it might disappear

[CL]
So just shut up and be mine
It’s here in front of me
Dont hesitate,grab my hands right now
We’ll make it through anything you’re the one i’ve been

[Dara]
All i wanna do is just be with you
Even if time passes by,dont fade away

[Minzy]
Hold on to this moment
This is what i’ve been waiting

[Bom]
So just shut up and be mine
Don’t wait any longer
It comes with no voice,it’s a love that goes
I’m afraid that it might disappear

[CL]
So just shut up and be mine
It’s here in front of me
Dont hesitate,grab my hands right now
We’ll make it through anything you’re the one i’ve been

[Bom]
Waiting for so long so long so long
Wanna be in your arms your arms
You’re in my dreams for so long

[Minzy]
Under the blue sky,
Im free like a bird
I wanna go higher and further
Only if you’ll be with me

[Bom]
So just shut up and be mine
Don’t wait any longer
It comes with no voice,it’s a love that goes
I’m afraid that it might disappear

[CL]
So just shut up and be mine
It’s here in front of me
Dont hesitate,grab my hands right now
We’ll make it through anything you’re the one i’ve been
Waiting for so long


Sources: 2NE1 YouTube | KPOP Lyrics

Intel Makes Thumb Noise in Asia With 2NE1

Intel, world's largest and highest valued micro chip maker will make thumb noise starting this May (May 10 to be exact) in an attempt to incite ultrabook lovers and even those who are just starting to love this new array of powerful, extra thin and extra sleek laptop, choose intel-powered ultrabooks.

The latest collaboration with 2NE1 which will begin in South Korea through Intel Korea and will be pursued, hopefully  in nearby countries including Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam proves that Intel is serious about making ultrabooks become common to every tech savvy and ordinary consumers.

Related: DELL PHILIPPINES UNVEILS XPS 13 ULTRABOOK | SPECS AND PRICE IN THE PHILIPPINES

Why common? I say so because intel-powered ultrabooks are truly affordable considering the overall package that includes the beauty (ultra thin and ultra sleek), and power (response in a flash and long lasting) in it. Not to mention the Smart Response and Smart Connect technology that quickly recognizes and stores your most frequently used files and applications where you can access them right away and allows you get friends updates and latest news around the web quickly and on-the-go. Even some of the intel-powered ultrabooks features the Anti-theft technology that helps you protect data by disabling your ultrabook in case it is stolen or lost from anywhere in the world and when it is returned, it can be easily reactivated without harm to your data or digital content!

Meanwhile, the fans of Intel in southeast Asia has just reached 1 million (1,010,065 to be exact) today according to a post in Intel Philippines. Here are the current numbers of the number of likes of their individual facebook page as of May 9, 2012.

• Intel Philippines - 167,001 Likes 
• Intel Indonesia - 538, 759 Likes
• Intel Malaysia - 101, 565 Likes
• Intel Singapore - 9, 495 Likes
• Intel Thailand - 92, 551 Likes and
• Intel Vietnam - 100, 694 Likes

As far as I can remember, this is the second time that Intel has picked a K-pop artist to promote their products. Last year, their iCore series (i3, i5 and i7) microchips was released and successfully promoted by Girls Generation through their Visual Dreams. Will the 2NE1 collaboration likewise be successful? The answer is in the hands of their fans - find out starting tomorrow when they release their commercial movie!

For now you can take a look at these campaign posters and the teaser of the "Make Noise" CM.

Dell Philippines Unveils XPS 13 Ultrabook | Specs and Price in the Philippines

Dell is finally joining the competition in the ultrabook market in the Philippines by launching Dell XPS 13 as its first entry last April 12, 2012 at the Mind Museum, Bonifacio Global Taguig.

Dell XPS 13

Claimed by pcworld as one of the best ultrabooks yet, Dell XPS 13 comes in sleek, light, thin and well built-in premium materials that looks good, feels good and performs well! This ultraportable gadget is 13-inches in size, slightly smaller than Air and weighing very light at 2.99 pounds only! It runs in a bundled Windows 7 operating system and intel core i5 processor.

The concept of the said launching of Dell XPS 13 in the Philippines is a combination of  art, fashion and technology which brings a slightly different approach in introducing products in the Philippines that is associated with technology especially ultrabooks. Overall, the event only shows that Dell XPS 13 is incredible and beautiful enough to have its grand entrance in the market.

Dell XPS 13 comes in 3 distinct configurations namely V560106PH, V560107PH and V560108PH which mainly differ in the solid-state driver (SSD) storage. Below are the features of each configuration.

Dell XPS 13 (V560106PH) Php 59,590

• 13.3″ WLED display @ 720p
• Gorilla Glass Display (edge-to-edge)
• Intel Core i5 2467M 1.6GHz
• Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 2.3GHz
• Intel HD 3000 Graphics
• 128GB SSD storage
• 4GB DDR3 RAM
• WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
• Bluetooth 3.0 + HS 1 3.MP camera
• 1 x USB 3.0
• 1 x USB 2.0 with PowerShare
• 1 x mini DisplayPort 6-cell battery
• Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

Dell XPS 13 (V560107PH) Php 71, 990

• 13.3″ WLED display @ 720p 
• Gorilla Glass Display (edge-to-edge) 
• Intel Core i5 2467M 
• 1.6GHz Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 2.3GHz 
• Intel HD 3000 Graphics 
• 256GB SSD storage 
• 4GB DDR3 RAM 
• WiFi 802.11 b/g/n 
• Bluetooth 3.0 + HS 
• 1 3.MP camera 
• 1 x USB 3.0 
• 1 x USB 2.0 with PowerShare 
• 1 x mini DisplayPort 6-cell battery 
• Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

Dell XPS 13 (V560108PH) Php 79, 990

• 13.3″ WLED display @ 720p
• Gorilla Glass Display (edge-to-edge)
• Intel Core i5 2637M
• 1.7GHz Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 2.8GHz
• Intel HD 3000 Graphics
• 256GB SSD storage
• 4GB DDR3 RAM
• WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
• Bluetooth 3.0 + HS
• 1 3.MP camera
• 1 x USB 3.0
• 1 x USB 2.0 with PowerShare
• 1 x mini DisplayPort 6-cell battery
• Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

Dell XPS 13's updated features and specifications is promising that it will offer yet another superb computing experience you never had before. And all these unit's features doesn't just end up here because Dell is additionally offering more when you purchase a unit. Such exciting additions when finalizing your purchase include pre-loaded softwares such as Skype and McAfee, different accessories and after sales support.

Dell Philippines has a lot more products to offer not to mention its higher units of ultrabooks. If its first wave of ultrabooks goes well in the Philippine market, then we can expect for higher and better units to come.