Samsung Electronics Philippines Corp. has just announced that the availability of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 boasts a brilliant Super AMOLED Plus touch-screen display, allowing customers to watch movies, view pictures and play games that come to life in high-definition 720p (1280 x 720) resolution.

The Galaxy Tab 7.7 runs on the Android Honeycomb 3.2 OS and features a 1.4 Ghz dual-core processor and HTML Web browser to quickly access the Web, stream music and more.

The Galaxy Tab 7.7 measures just 7.9 millimeters thin (less than half an inch) and weighs only 340 grams (roughly 12 oz), and has a sleek metallic finish, making this tablet one of the most portable premium and stylish tablets available.

The Galaxy Tab 7.7 was launched as a SAFE certified device. The SAFE certification signifies that the Tab 7.7 is equipped with an exclusive suite of security features that deliver enterprise-friendly capabilities to help safeguard sensitive data and communications, including Mobile Device Management (MDM), on-device encryption, Virtual Private Network (VPN) and corporate e-mail, calendar and contacts.

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Gadget leader, Logitech, has just introduced the Logitech Wireless Solar Keyboard K750 to the market - the company's first light-powered keyboard. The new innovation in using a computer powers itself whenever there's light, even indoors, making battery hassles a thing of the past.

"The keyboard is still the best input device for typing e-mails and IMs, updating your Facebook page or posting responses to your favorite blogs - and the Logitech Wireless Solar Keyboard K750 is the next big innovation in keyboard technology," said Denis Pavillard, vice president of product marketing for Logitech's keyboards and desktops.

"The Logitech Wireless Solar Keyboard is powered by light but can work in total darkness for up to three months. Plus, with its PVC-free construction and fully recyclable packaging, it’s designed to minimize its footprint," Pavillard added.

To give you hassle-free convenience, the Logitech Wireless Solar Keyboard powers itself through its integrated solar panel - no power bricks or charging cables needed.

The included solar power app (available for download at logitech.com/k750/solarapp) makes it easy to get at-a-glance information about battery levels, alerts you when you need more power, and even includes a lux meter to help you get the necessary light.

Logitech’s first solar keyboard can be powered by indoor light and stays charged for at least three months in total darkness. Plus an integrated power-indicator light eliminates surprises.

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Do you prefer a tablet or a laptop?

ZzIt's a fair question to ask, given today's scientific advancement and technological trends. But if you are in the market for only one device, make it the Iconia Tab W500, Acer's stunning new tablet and laptop. (It's not either; it's both.)

As yet another demonstration of the company’s commitment to break the barrier between people and technology, the Acer Iconia Tab W500 is a revolutionary device with a hybrid design that combines the multi-touch experience and portability of tablet computers with the efficiency and reliability of laptops and PCs.

As a tablet, the 10.1-inch Iconia Tab W500 boasts of an LED-backlit 1280 x 800 resolution screen, multi-touchscreen technology, and HD multimedia playback capabilities, all made possible by a hardcore hardware set that includes an AMD C-Series dual-core processor, an AMD A50M Fusion Controller Hub chipset, 2 GB of DDR3 memory, 32 GB solid-state drive capacity, and AMD Radeon HD 6250 Graphics.

As a laptop computer, the Acer Iconia Tab W500 connects to a dockable full-sized chicklet keyboard, and runs on a touch-optimized version of Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium, complete with the Microsoft Office 2010 suite, Adobe Flash Player and Reader, Microsoft Silverlight, and the intuitive touch control interface called Acer Ring.

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We all know that present-day cellular phones can provide its users with the the sound of their own heartbeat. But do you know that their is an ongoing initiative right now to let phone users feel the throbbing itself?

There are a couple of companies who want to replace those crude vibration motors in today's phones and tablets with something that provides a much wider range of sensations, allowing users to feel the rumble of a Harley or the reverberation of a shotgun blast. The new technology can even let phone users feel the outlines of a button on the screen.

At the International Consumer Electronics Show, the gigantic gadget conclave in Las Vegas this week, a company called Artificial Muscle Inc. demonstrated how it can make mobile devices shake and rattle with great realism, employing a technology that uses plastics that function like muscles.

The company showed off an iPhone it had modified by placing one of its Vivitouch "motors" inside. The phone shook as it ran a simple ball-rolling game. The plastic muscle provided the feeling not just of the ball hitting the walls of a maze, but of the slight vibration it made while rolling freely across the floor.

When it was used for typing, the phone gave a buzzing sensation that confirmed each press of the virtual keys.

In another demonstration, a Vivitouch motor shook a modified Xbox controller to allow the user to feel what it's like to hold a beating heart. In another instance, it let the user experience the signature rumble of a Harley-Davidson motorcycle starting up.

The vibration engines that go into today's phones and game controllers consist of an electric motor that spins a metal weight. They take time to start up and are effective at only one frequency. That means they are unable to provide varying sensations. It's pretty much the same rumble or buzz every time.

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There's something about A'postrophe that arouses your curiosity so you just have to enter the store. Picture whimsical furniture and accent pieces for the home sitting side by side a smorgasbord of sumptuous, one-of-a-kind gift items and fashion offerings from around the world.

There are embroidered sari-inspired tops, hand-pounded brass cups from Afghanistan, Murano-inspired glass rings, oversized sheer scarves, safari jersey tops, porcelain cactus sculptures, Bohemian earrings, Tibetan bracelets and pouches, vintage trunks and goat skin throws, petalled shift dresses, hammered cuffs, patent Tiffany bags, crochet-ed ponchos, layered lace tops and floral skirts, Ganesh-printed sling bags, Ohm yoga mat bags, gypsy owl pendants, Shanghai nesting storage boxes, Eiffel Tower lamps and bookends, travel journals, bejeweled silk pillows, jewel-toned cotton eyelet dresses, and bird cage chairs. How can so much precious merchandise fit into so little space?

Much attention is devoted to every little detail — color, texture, etc. And with breezy music wafting in the air and the soothing scent of lavender gently caressing you, you unravel this treasure trove of a store one theme — or color, genre or look — at a time.

All the painstaking work of the innovative people behind A’postrophe did not go unnoticed. This year, the store was voted Most Promising Retailer at the 13th Annual Ayala Malls Merchant Rewards. The positive feedback plus this recent affirmation encouraged the owners to put up more outlets of Apostrophe. With A’postrophe in Glorietta, Makati as its maiden store, it opened a trunk store in Greenbelt, Makati this year. A full store recently opened at the cinema level of TriNoma, North Triangle, Quezon City. Another branch just opened at the ground floor of Market! Market! in Taguig, right across the mall’s Concierge. And it will open at Alabang Town Center in the first quarter of 2012.

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