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Nokia 5130 a welcome treat; reviewed late

Jayvee Fernandez — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 11:42:44 +0000

The Nokia 5130 is out with T-Mobile and though it doesn’t bring anything new to the table, it’s been a while since we’ve seen an affordable Series 40 device with a 2MP camera and XpressMusic capabilities. You see, the phone is out everywhere else.

This is a good addition to the line of music phones as it adds instant messaging and access to Ovi’s plethora of services. As an added treat, this phone comes with a resilient battery putting up its standby time to a maximum of 12 days on not-so-regular use.

Since it is an XpressMusic phone, it comes with a dedicated audio player and a 3.5mm jack with earphones. A great buy.

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Skullcandy Hesh Headphones Review

Jayvee Fernandez — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:45:46 +0000

Perhaps the best thing about Skullcandy’s packaging is that the blisterpack wrap can easily be removed by yanking open both sides. Unlike other types of blister packaging which require vigorous feats with your hands and maybe a cutter or scissors, this one was easily opened within 20 seconds. For that alone, I give it two thumbs up!

But seriously, Skullcandy headphones deliver the promise of being all candy around your head. I’ve heard reviews saying that in general, the headphones have very good bass and mid levels, and so-so in the highs. I found this to be true after donning the Hesh, one of the DJ-level designs. It fits anything with a 3.5mm jack so I stuck it into the iPod touch. The Hesh comes with a carrying case and an extension line as the main jack doesn’t extend for very far. Overall, the Hesh is really just candy. It delivers pretty balanced sound but if you’re more discerning with your listening experience, this isn’t the headpiece for you.

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Sony Ericsson W760 Hands On

Jayvee Fernandez — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 15:46:44 +0000

Even though it lacks a flash, the W760’s camera is decent for the better part of the day. I’ve been using the Sony Ericsson W760 for the better part of three days and I’m trying to get over the fact that the phone doesn’t come with a flash – even an LED light for that matter. On the other hand, I’m also telling myself that this is a Walkman series phone and thus I *should* be glad that it even came with a decent camera for daylight shots.

What I can’t seem to get over with the latter releases of Sony Ericsson Walkman phones is that the 3.5mm jack is built into a separate connector, and not directly to the phone. I think this defeats the purpose of having a Walkman phone in the first place (!!!).

On the good side, the W760 is classic. It’s light, easy to use and packs the same neat tools you can find in other K series phones such as the video ring tones, video editor, music DJ and track ID for recognizing songs.

Released last year, the Sony Ericsson W760 is still a good phone to have as it also supports the latest HSDPA connectivity.

[image c/o SE PR]

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