Archive for: September, 2006

online press conference held to commemorate martial law

Sep 21 2006 Published by Joey Alarilla under Tech

Check out my latest CNET Asia blog post.

I blogged while participating in the online press conference. Kinda like what I did for the INQ7 Running Account during the Estrada impeachment trial and People Power 2, and, more recently, the Marine HQ standoff.

Here’s an excerpt:

As I’m blogging this, I’m taking part in a very interesting online press conference/Internet relay chat session to commemorate the 34th anniversary of Martial Law, which was declared by the late Philippine dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos on Sept. 21, 1972.

What makes this online press conference particularly significant is that it’s another example of how technology can be used to encourage political discourse and safeguard freedom of expression. It’s particularly apt considering that Martial Law sought to curtail these freedoms.

Guesting in what is being dubbed as the first in series of online press conferences being held by Philippine portal Yehey.com is House of Representatives Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna (People First) Representative Satur C. Ocampo. Popularly known as “Ka Satur”, Ocampo was formerly a journalist, political prisoner and communist rebel, who was the spokesperson of the National Democratic Front during the peace talks in 1986 between the Philippine Government and communist rebels.

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of gamesmaster and gold rush

Sep 19 2006 Published by Joey Alarilla under Gaming, Tech

Here’s an excerpt from my INQ7 Infotech @Play column piece this week:

Ed’s last Editor’s Note best sums it all up, and while it’s a poignant farewell, the last issue is also a celebration of everything that made GM great. The irony is that GM was becoming better and better in what would turn out to be its final few months. It was firing on all cylinders, spurred on perhaps by the entry of a competitor in the form of Hinge Inquirer Publication’s GAME! magazine (Hinge Inquirer Publications is a sister company to INQ7.net-ed).

The Philippine gaming industry has certainly seen its share of ups and downs, from the online gaming boom that resembled the dotcom rush of yesteryears, to what many now see as a time for consolidation and new business models.

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whee! wii to debut in us nov. 19 for $250

Sep 15 2006 Published by Joey Alarilla under Gaming, Tech

Wii is coming, and for the first time, Nintendo is launching a console in the US before it debuts in Japan.

A suggested retail price of US$249.99 for a Wii bundle that includes the console, one wireless Wiimote (which is how people have nicknamed the Wii controller, heh), one nunchuck controller… and Wii Sports! Remember that Wii Sports is composed of five different sports games on one disc.

All this for US$249.99 — is that a sweet deal, or what?

Oh, and how about Wii Channels?

Check out hackenslash GameBlog for more info.

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