Propel Philippines Launches DC Heroes-Inspired Drones and Teases on Star Wars-Inspired Drones

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Propel Philippines recently launched the DC-Heroes Inspired Hover Heroes and Batwing HD, and though the products were already available online and at some hobby stores, the media launch on April 17, 2018 at Builtable Co-Working Space along Shaw Boulevard was still a much-awaited event because not too many are still aware of its existence.

Why the interest? Where else could you find a very affordable drone, though more a toy than a precious gadget, that cost only less than 4K in pesos....and of course we are talking about the Batwing HD which is a drone shaped like the Batman's plane but has a 720p HD camera already.

The Hover Heroes with the images of Superman and Batman are more of the toy category with its simple up and down capability, and without any cameras too that's available for only 999 pesos, similarly priced to their previous micro-drones.

The Hover Heroes (Batman and Superman) motion-controlled helicopter-like flying superhero responds when you place your hand under the body of either the Superman or Batman image. It rises back up into the air when it detects an object underneath and hovers periodically when no object is detected. The two Hover Heroes have LED lights on their eyes and logo when flying.

Includes on/off remote and USB Charging cable. It comes with CR2032 lithium-metal battery and built-in lithium-ion battery, and measures approximately 6" x 2"

The palm-sized Batwing drone is with Propel's patented Switch-Blade technology allows you to operate in 3-ch or 4-ch modes for beginner to advanced pilots. It has built-in 6-axis gyroscope chip which keeps the Batwing HD extremely stable in all conditions.

It is also patented with Reverse Propulsion Technology where blades are attached underneath the drone to compromise with the Batwing design and flying experience.

Take videos and photos with the 720 HD pixels, 0.9 MP Camera.

It has push-button 360 degrees aerial stunt capability.

I guess Propel Philippines is targeting a different sector unlike those playing with the very expensive DJI models. I recently heard one owner who was all sad and weary because his drone fell in the ocean. That would surely hurt especially if its still almost new, and you have not fully used the gadget, well at least up to its warranty end.

But in the case of the Batwing HD drone, 4K is more of an acceptable loss. So newbies may want to use it as a practice drone so they would be expert in operating the real things when they can finally afford or ready to lose the more expensive ones.

Philip Lew, Consumer Experience Global Head

David Borden, Country Director

Shiela Mamaril, VP for Business Development

Philip Lew with Tsinelas King, Elmer Padilla

Shiela Mamaril with Tsinleas King Elmer Padilla

Jim Trinidad, Retail Officer

Retail Officer Jim Trinidad explains more about the Hover Heroes and the Batwing HD, and also demo a unit so we could see them in actual flight. We have a video interview with him below.

The heads of Propel PH, led by Philip Lew (Global Head of Consumer Experience), gave great news about their company and the acceptance of the consumers to their products. They also revealed an upcoming line-up as well where Star Wars images are used for their drones. Sadly, they don't come with cameras too but all Star Wars pop culture fans would surely eat up  the new offerings once they are announced available for purchase. Maybe even request for orders in advance.

Shiela Mamaril, VP for Business Development, also talked about the two new products from Propel PH.

Propel Country Manager David Borden gave information about how to become an affiliate as an additional way to earn out from promoting the Propel PH products.

We also had a surprise visit from Tsinelas King Elmer Padilla who gave the Propel Ph team a Batman image he made from slippers.

Congratulations Propel Philippines for another interesting product. Now that they are tapping into the pop culture icons like DC and Star Wars, I'm definite that fans of the respective hero line-ups would not miss the opportunity to make their products part of their collection. Sure enough, the Batman and Superman Hover Heroes and Batwing HD will be a valuable part of the fanaticism. The company should now actively participate in pop culture conventions so people could be aware and easily get a hold of their products.

I also took the Batwing HD for unboxing and trial during one of our out-of-town adventure but I'll post that on a separate blog. So stay tuned for it soon here at Wazzup Pilipinas.

Property Access: New Online Real Estate Platform for Easier and Straight-to-the-Point Transactions

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Property Access is a creation of real estate experts with the main objective of encouraging transactions using economic fundamentals. They offer unbiased and transparent  information among real estate developers, sellers, buyers, agents, practitioners and provide valuable information available in the market.

The online portal that provides listings, historical pricing, quality leads among property players in the space of residential asset classed would be also be actively participating in organizing or being part of conferences, exhibitions, and events.

Based from what the people from Property Access shared during the media launch held on April 19, 2018 at the Harlan + Holden Glass House located outside Rockwell Power Plant in Makati, the new real estate portal based in Singapore (or was it Japan) offers a better interface and technology behind it to make the buying, selling and leasing as cost-effective as possible - easier and less costly while maintaining the highest level of service among users (as stated from their company mission).

They go further with their mission statement as they say they would continually innovate new ideas and technology to provide accurate and updated information, skilled analysis and sound real estate evaluation. This is a statement that is similar to their company vision in order to achieve transparent and systematic real estate ecosystem.

They list down how they plan to implement their vision" 1. Provide urbanized property investment data and analysis, 2. Develop a technological platform through extensive research that will in return benefit users, and 3. Equally value their customer service as well as their sophisticated technology.

I tried to understand their technology by interviewing their Head of Technology but I guess it was too complicated for me....and maybe the language barrier made it more difficult.

Our video interview with Hiroki Kazato, Chief Executive Officer of Property Access, as well as with Kylie Versoza, Co-Managing Director of Property Access and Miss International 2016, also shared more notable information for those who are interested enough to try their property dealings on this newest online platform. We failed to interview the Managing Ditrector Regina Recio due to lack of time since we needed to go already for another event. But had a great chat with one of the Property Access founders, Shiela Baylon so we got more information and a bottle of sparkling wine for our table.

The Property Access website contains a very simple user-friendly and self-explanatory search bar that would help you start finding the real estate based on your specific needs. The site would also feature articles worth reading to give you not only the latest developments in real estate but as well as agent profiles that you can contact and assist you in securing your future.

Please refer to our video (unedited Facebook Live broadcast) interviews for more information:

Panasonic Manila Fashion Festival: A Closer Shot at Fashion

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Unlike the previous season, the latest season of the Manila Fashion Festival, held on April 10 to 13, embraced innovation and championed a more elaborate take on presenting trends. Partnering with organizer Art Personas is Panasonic Philippines, which switched its branding to lifestyle to suit the young Filipino market.

The eight installment of the Manila Fashion Festival now called the Panasonic Manila Fashion Festival (PMFF) is where luminaries and fashion enthusiasts alike have witnessed an exciting fashion extravaganza yet again but upgraded the runway experience through technology.

The merging of fashion and technology brought out a totally striking experience for the attendees whether they be technology savvy or not. The shows proved that Philippine fashion is world-class!

The fashion event featured creations from all over the country that were shot using the Panasonix Lumix cameras such as the G9 to show a more detailed image quality and GH5 and GH5S that exhibited a professional 4K video performance.  Viewed through Panasonic 4K TVs, these created a much better experience and gave justice to the intricacy and complexity of each piece.

Fulfilling its main vision to be the fashion destination  in Southeast Asia, the runway shows did not fall short of raising the bar in terms of collections. Each day featured a dynamic set of designers and brands that exhibited a uniquely impressive set of pieces rooted on meaningful aesthetics and unexpected combination of fabrics.

Since the event is also committed to opening its doors to emerging talents, the PMFF 8 also presented the SoFA Design Institute Graduation Show for the third time and showed the passion and potentials of the young designers.

The runway shows were a parade of pure artistic talent as hair stylists from Junca Salon Group showcased their creations from chick to sleek using Panasonic beauty tools on the models, and to match the hairdos, MAC Cosmetics gave the models a touch of make up artistry suitable to the pieces they were wearing.