3D TV: The future here and now

By Corrie Salientes-Narisma

THE Philippine market has not even fully migrated to LCD televisions - as a great number of Filipinos still use cathode ray tube televisions or CRT TVs - and already, here comes the next generation of televisions, courtesy of Panasonic.

Panasonic recently launched in its latest TV lineup, with the Viera full high definition 3D TVs and a complete 3D theater system taking center stage.

The Panasonic full HD 3D TV promises to deliver the exact power and realism seen in 3D cinemas to viewers’ homes.

“It uses the frame sequential technology that enables full HD quality image information to reach both left and right eyes,” company officials say.

Panasonic claims this technology is better than the two other typical 3D technologies--the line-by-line and checkered sampling methods.

With frame sequential technology, separate 3D images for the left and right eyes are alternately played back at a high speed of 60 frames per second for a total of 120 frames.

But to fully enjoy the Panasonic 3D experience, special eyewear also from Panasonic should be worn.

The Panasonic full HD Plasma 3D television comes in display sizes of 50 inches and 65 inches.

It boasts of quality image with its infinite black pro feature and a dynamic contrast of 5,000,000:1 ; 600Hz sub-field drive; moving picture resolution 1080 lines; THX certified display; a 24p smooth film and resolution enhance.

Not only is high image quality ensured, the complete new TV lineup also promises high performance in terms of connectivity, eco features and design.

For one, the new lineup furthers the shift of the TV technology from “units that people watch to TVs that people use.”

It has Viera cast with Skype, DLNA, Viera image viewer for photos and videos, the Viera link, USB terminals for wireless LAN adaptor and USB keyboard, Viera tools, game mode and PC input.

It is more environment-friendly and energy efficient with its mercury- and lead-free panel, long panel life of up to 100,000 hours and its eco mode.

Panasonic promises at least 35-percent savings in energy consumption with the new models.

The new line up is composed of 17 new TV models under the V, U, A and X for the Plasma TVs and the D, U, A, X and C series for the LCD.

Panasonic officials said they have yet to come up with the suggested retail price for the 3D television for the local market but in the United States, the 50-inch TC-P50VT20 plasma set was retailed for $2499 or $2890 for units in a package with a Blu-ray player and a pair of 3D glasses.

A Panasonic 3D TV comes with one free special eyewear. An extra one will cost P6,000 each.

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PANASONIC CAMPAIGN PROMOTES VIERA FULL HD 3D TV.(Company overview): An article from: CD Computing News

Happy Christening.....................Wyatt Earl B. Bongbong

Today June 12, 2010 is a happy and memorable day for all friends and relatives of Wyatt Earl Beley Bongbong, son of proud parents Bennylyn and Earl Bongbong because at around 4:30 pm of the same day Wyatt Earl is being christened and be included in the roster of Christians under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Church's St. Francis Xavier Parish, Palompon, Leyte.

On hand to greet the proud members of the family are the co-workers of the father Earl, in the local legislature some of which are Hon. Jek Sanchez, SK President Hazel Cangmaong, women candidates in the last May 2010 election like Atty. Donna Gaspan-Cerna, Ms. Vivian Sanchez, with hubby Suytian (Joe), the ever loyal Mr.and Mrs. Jose Pajaron, proud lolo's and lola's Mr. and Mrs. Antero & Rosario Bongbong and Mr. and Mrs. Nemencio & Merlyn Beley and so many others.

Part of the crowd of friends and relatives who are enjoying the night away with the newly christened Wyatt Earl in the arms of her beloved Tita Hannah being watched admiringly not so far away, by his father Earl BTW the affair was held at the PACCI House function room were about 100 guest whiled away their time including about 20 kids romping around the place with gusto not minding away their parents who are trying to break up their running to and fro in the place. After a hearty meal provided by a private catering (Beltran I think) some of the guest with other commitments to do, started to peter out.  

The proud lolo was seen downing several bottles of San Mig Lights not minding what's going around. He invited me to sit with him and I also downed a bottle or two but declined to drink further saying that I have to return back home because nobody is minding the house. After a while I tried to make myself scarce and went home to type some words for my blog whatshappeningpalompon. 

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Palompon Still on the March.............

With the opening of C.A.Chiong's Bed and Bath, a mini hotel catering to people whose budget is limited can now look forward to a wholesome stay in Palompon, Leyte where the said establishment caters to travelers wanting a homey atmosphere and a view overlooking the sea. 

The place is being manage and given the special attention by Charles, the youngest son of the late Mano Diong. The building is one of the biggest in Palompon, where it was almost abandoned several years ago, and was only given attention last year when Du Ek Sam, Inc. rented and renovated a space for their Honda motorcycle business.  

Another establishment in Rizal St., Central I, /alompon, Leyte is the Single's in Fashion Boutique which opened without much fanfare and have been operating for more than a month now beside Julie's Bakeshop on the said street.  

While on the farther end of Rizal St., in front of Honda Motorworld is another establishement selling computer parts and accessories aptly named Zor Express right beside the newly transferred Sorsona Glass Trading (formerly Isabel Glass Trading) from a building just right infront of where they transferred.

Above photo is a branch of Esther's Bakeshop whose main bakeshop is located at Rizal St., San Isidro, Palompon, Leyte. They put up a branch near the center of the town to cash in on the majority of the people who are living in the most populous Baranggay's of the town. Though Esther's bakeshop is new in the business, they have already so many customers who are patronizing their products coming from different parts of the town because the taste of their bread is not like those being offered by other bakeshops..

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Local Products on the Rise in Leyte

It is a pity that many of the local industries in Palompon, Leyte deals mostly on food related products where only a little value was added to enhance the saleability of the subject products. But we should be thankful that many are encourage to be a part of the booming business as a result of the building frenzy in various parts of the town mostly a combination of business and residential establishments. 

Today I am featuring some of the food establishments that mushroomed as a result of the pioneer status of the SM shopping mall where most of the local products are sold or displayed. One of the oldest food processing small scale industry in Palompon is MONETTE's located at Ibabao, Central II, Palompon, Leyte or the new National Highway going to and fro Isabel and Matag-ob, Leyte respectively where the fruit tartlets are made. The most saleable of course is the Peanut Milklets, Pineapple Tartlets and other  Fruit tartlets.

A similar establishment from Isabel, Leyte is cashing in on root crops processing particularly yema products coming from local nagka, ube, and milk. From their display at the said shopping mall, it can be seen that their products can last for a long time since the volume of their products are the biggest so far. Bingbings (Isabel, Leyte) Yema products is also giving other processors a run for their money since their products were made to last for a longer period than others.

Another product needing a much needed attention of food enthusiast from Palompon and neighboring towns in this part of Northern Leyte is the Special Polvoron made by SHIRM'S of Sabang, Palompon, Leyte. When I was still a young boy my mother used to make polvoron in our hometown of Vinzons, Camarines Norte. I used to gulped down one packet of polvoron at a time, even up to the extent of coughing because the said delicacy should be taken down in small doses together with some water if needed. From Sabang they are also supplying shoppers of SM with sun dried fresh peanuts fried in low calorie coconut oil.

An aspiring food processor aptly named Eday Juliet, also of Palompon, Leyte  is trying to propagate the value of  a unique and untried recipe using "malunggay" or moringa leaves as basic ingredient of malunggay oatmeal cookies. Another product they are proud to introduce to the eating public is their "ampalaya" or bitter gourd oatmeal cookies which is also gaining ground with the eating public Like what they say."masustansya na, barato pa".

Not to be left behind are some businessmen from Ormoc City like the Stephanie Bakeshop who allowed us to sample their Egg Crackers and Special Patatas. While from Tacloban City Goldenduck Enterprises contributed the biggest supply of food products like Barquillos, Sesame cookies, Egg Cracklets, Mamon Tostado, Butter Cookies, Spl. Favorita, Tri-Patata, Eggnog and much much more.  .

There are other products and food processors that I was not able to mention and feature in this blog. But what is important is that people are now aware that there are other ways in which we can earn money. Though it is time consuming and labor intensive, the rewards are great if we know how to do something if opportunity comes. Meanwhile, Manuel E. Yap, the proud owner of the SM (Sayong & Manuel) shopping mall makes his presence felt everyday and quick to the draw even with an imaginary pistol as the picture shows...


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The NEW iPhone 4G - Coming JUNE 24, 2010 in the USA.

Who's network do you want to see the new iPhone 4G on??? Should Apple stay with AT&T? See what others are saying below.

The iPhone 4G is COMING!!!

June 8, 2010 - Are you ready? Release likely on June 24, 2010 in the USA and about September 2010 around the World.

Lots of speculation is going around on the new iPhone 4g... in HD!!  Official features will be revealed at the WWDC conference this June.

Verizon Wireless is currently testing a CDMA version of the iPhone 4G and Verizon confirms they are making network changes to bring the iphone to their network. The new iPhone 4g is going to be loaded with awesome new features like video chat, multi-tasking and extreme downloading. (List of possible features below). Just when you think there is nothing else to come up with, more and more and more technology comes out. And it is on the rise, and not just at Apple, Inc!

Woo hoo! This iPhone 4g could also have dual core processors and higher and powerful graphic chips that can deliver higher video resolutions and better "still" images when taking pictures.

There are a few networks working on building a 4G network. T-mobile would be a likely carrier since they are GSM already. Sprint has a 4G network already... AT&T and Verizon Wireless are in the beginning stages. There are talks of Verizon Wireless getting iPhone sometime in 2010 since the exclusive contract with AT&T expires, but it could be renewed until 2012.

Whether or not it will be 4G will be up to them!... can they build in time? Regardless, there is much anticipation on how many people will leave AT&T for Verizon Wireless because of AT&T's lagging on app restrictions like Slingplayer and Google Voice and Skype (on #g network, not Wi-Fi).

AT&T's restrictions have caused the percentage of people that are JailBreaking their iPhones to rise since Jail Breaking usually comes with Cydia which is the app store for jail broken phones. Most of the applications, ringtones, and even iphone themes!...are free with Cydia. Winterboard is part of the download, and it very easily add's the changes to your phone so you dont have to figure how to do it on your own...it is VERY automated.

The Palm Pre on Sprint (Sprint now offering a 4G network) has made an attempt at being competitive with iPhone and Blackberry...but it's not looking good. Maybe their recent Android phone will help.

iPhone 4G looks promising in terms of being sleek, packed with new hardware and multi-tasking software. Very exciting.

A few features of iPhone 4G:

Unified Mailbox (all email accounts in one area).

Application folders.

New wallpaper/background options.

A new, sleeker body design.

OLED screen.

Multi-Tasking. (use multiple functions at once without going in and out of apps).

iChat camera (on the front so you can have video chat!!!).

32G (basic) and 64G of memory. You're sure to never run out.

Removable Battery.

Hi Definition Camera.

Hi Definition Camcorder.

Hi Definition audio.

Messaging light.

True GPS built in.

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A Day in Calanggaman Island...................

A day after our very successful MARILAO CLAN 2010 reunion we happily proceeded to Calanggaman Island which as of this date is becoming famous not only for local tourist but foreigners as well. We started our busy day by agreeing to rise at about 4 AM in the morning to begin our travel at 5 AM so as not to encounter the hot sun going to the said island. Our trip is almost perfect except for a small miscalculation of the boatman relative to the slicing of waves which should be taken seriously and attentively. For those who are new travelers, they might say that they almost capsize, but for the frequent travelers, they will say that its but a normal happening to see.

About an hour ten minutes, we arrived at Calanggaman Island safe and sound. Upon arrival we were greeted by a personnel of the LGU requesting to sign and register in the Record Book. Because we have paid the registration fees in the tourism office in Palompon, we were just ask if we need anything. When we answered in the negative, we were given the customary table and accompanying four chairs for fifty pesos as rental fee. 

Then after making sure that the things we brought in were in order, we decided to tour the island immediately and see again what changes had happened since we came to the island about seven years ago. Well, as far as the cleanliness of the island is concerned, it is not passable, meaning there is still a big job to be done. Tourist are very much concerned about cleanliness, so to attract more tourist in the island, we have to make an honest to goodness clean-up of the island for our own good and other visitors who are attracted to clean waters and environment. 

On the other side of the island is pictured above where rock formation abounds. This side is much cleaner because human beings seldom stays for a swim. They prefer the sandy beaches on the other side where dirt of every kind abound. Tourist local and foreign alike should be thought to take care of the garbage they brought along from the towns and cities they came from, like the plastic containers and other non-biodegradable materials that would take years to assimilate naturally in the soil.

In my tour of the island, where it took me more than an hour to finish. I was saddened to find so many fire embers as a sign of human negligence and wanton disregard of the natural ecology that should be maintained to preserved the balance of the natural habitat of birds and other nocturnal animals that shelters from time to time in the island. People should confine themselves in areas that would not scare the animals to give them the freedom they need to assimilate in the surroundings and multiply as necessary for their own survival.   

Pictured above are cottages being rushed for the benefit of would be tourist who want to spend some time in the island especially those who want to stay overnight. Some tourist bring their own tents to rest their tired bodies after taking a dip in the cold/hot waters of the island. They even cook their own provisions in a portable stove they brought along with them. Some even brought along portable generators to use at night and even to charge their cellphones, since the signal of all IT providers are very much available because the island is sandwhiched between Bogo City, Cebu and Villaba/Palompon/Isabel, Leyte. 

Before going home, I made sure that I can bring with me some fresh fish that I believe is available in the island since it is the melting pot so to say in that part of the island's fishing grounds. Most of the fishermen came from various parts of Palompon, Villaba, and Isabel, Leyte. Others came from the nearby city of Bogo where most of big time fishermen abounds. I was even lucky to see some fishermen relatives from Baranggay San Pedro, Palompon, Leyte who incidentally sold me their catch of about 300 pesos worth.  

The sad part of this saga is when it is time to go home and you still want to stay for a little while. Though we are already satisfied for the day long escapade, we cannot but miss the island, just promising to ourselves that there will be another time and for sure we will stay a little bit longer to appreciate the natural beauty and surroundings that won't be found in our own dwelling place. To Michelle who did not join us in this trip. Maybe next time na lang, tutal you have been to different places already. But Calanggaman Island is a better place to go to as can be seen by foreign tourist coming from Malapascua Island seeing to it that they are also brought to the beautiful island of Palompon, Leyte. We have seen some Korean tourist and some divers from Malapascua Island. Bye for now and till we visit you again "Calanggaman Island"..

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MARILAO CLAN Reunion 2010

The first ever MARILAO CLAN reunion was successfully held last May 29, 2010. Though I can consider the reunion as a success for a first ever affair, it happened as without a hitch like the late arrival of almost everybody clinging to the belief that it was always "Filipino Time" hence, every action even a delayed one has a reason.

The first time I checked the venue at about 8:30 in the morning, I noticed that the people assigned to man the registration booth was still not around. It was only at past 9:00 AM when the actual registration started through the voluntary efforts of the Duazo sisters (Leonila and Ma. Elizabeth) from San Miguel. One of the first registrants were the group from the town of Matag-ob, Leyte of the Basilisa Marilao/Julian Escototo Clan headed by Crispin Marilao Sr., riding on a public transport hired for the purpose.

From then on, the arrival of people from different clans were slowly trickling in bringing with them food as agreed upon during the impromptu meeting last April 17, 2010. By 10 am the venue was still half filled but it did not dampen the enthusiasm of those present since they know that it was the first ever reunion of the Marilao Clan after so many years. Since it can be said that the Marilao's was one of the pioneer and oldest families in this part of Northern Leyte.

At about 11 am the venue was already full of people from different clans and different towns of Leyte particularly Palompon, Villaba, Matag-ob, Cebu City, Tacloban City and Manila. There are other clan members who did not bother to register so we don't know were they came from and from what clan branch they were connected. There are also some registration lapses that should be corrected the next time around so that posting in the family tree record would be easy.

By 11:30 am, I asked Betty Campos to at least wait for the other lechon donated by Mr. Oscar Marilao, but she insisted that many are agitating to eat already. So, Betty Tacan was requested to led the prayer of thanksgiving for the food that the clan members are going to partake that day. I for one, attended to the distribution and uncapping of the bottles of soft drinks to push the food they are going to take.

From my estimate, there are about five hundred to six hundred participants that day, adults and kids alike The table having the food was overflowing with different viands and snacks brought in by many clan members. It was so heartwarming that the response of clan members, although most of them can be considered poor, brought with them something that they can share with everybody. Many of the food items that can be considered a delicacy and seldom seen in food stalls are there. 

After everyone were filled to capacity, including the latecomers, the games solely for the kids (and adult alike?) was started after an hour of rest. Prices started with just candies, but later money (about forty pesos) was added to give more incentives to the participating kids. The games started by asking participants to "bring me this, bring me that" which later on ended on the traditional "hitting the pot".

Of course the oldies would not be left behind, they also participated in ballroom dancing, a dance fest that would not fade out. It is even the craze for young at hearts who want to be seen that they know how to dance even for the young or old. We'll, as per my assessment the affair was a total success when they promised to be back after two years. They voted to come back on the last Saturday of May 2012. They also promised to tell everyone they know about the 2nd MARILAO CLAN reunion

The good side of a reunion such as this is the reminiscing of the past and the fact that you will be meeting with people you sometimes hardly know. That's why meeting relatives in a reunion to know each other, is a good sign. But there are also bad things that we can never abolished. Like people with bad intentions who try to take advantage of the situation and do whatever is in their mind.

A clan member named Lotlot Marilao-Merin lost her stainless Corning-ware sent from Australia by a relative which eventually was taken and brought home by another during the concluding hours of the affair right at the table were the food was located. The act was seen by many people but were not aware of the bad action purportedly made by a clan member. The highly priced cookware was even traced by the owners after the affair, but sadly nobody would admit such act of pilferage done by an adult (clan member?) in a public affair like this.
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Well, it is a lesson that should not be repeated again the next time around. So I was even contemplating of buying a CCTV camera to record the proceedings and see who will be the culprit and expose the shenanigans   in public if needed. I also want to avoid some clan members who has a habit of making people ill through "potions" added to food displayed in public. There are some people who believe that if they can harm others, they can be a better member of their tribe of evil minded persons. 

The biggest delegation came from the clan of Felomino Marilao/Catarina Juanir. Most of them came from the Poblacion and Baranggay Sabang. It was followed by the Basilisa Marilao/Julian Escototo clan from Balite, Villaba, Leyte and Matag-ob, Leyte. While the smallest delegations were the Efifanio Marilao/Alang Martin clan and the Jorgeo Rosal Marilao/Julia Viacrusis Arevalo clan were only one person represented both clans.The second reunion on the last Saturday of May 2012 is a much awaited affair where we are expecting more clan members to join. Some who are abroad, would like to join also if they can produce money for travel fare and some gifts for relatives in the land of their birth.

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