Drum Tao Returns to Manila

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The sensation from Japan - Drum Tao returns to Manila September 5  8, 2019 for the first time at the Theatre at Solaire with a new show Rhythm of Tribe, Time Travel Chronicles combining martial arts, choreography  innovative contemporary Japanese production with costumes designed by Paris fashion designer Junko Koshino.

Drum Tao is adored across the world after playing to over 8 million people in 24 countries including Spain, Australia, Germany, UK, Netherlands, USA, Belgium and Singapore with their timeless drumming performance.

Audiences will be captivated by an evening of beats, rhythm, melody and extraordinary precision featuring the super human efforts of the highly disciplined crew of Japanese Taiko drummers.

The highly acclaimed debut of Drum Tao in Broadway will represent not only Japanese entertainment but Japan itself  Newsweek

Supernaturally fit and superbly trainedstunning. Fully deserving of the standing ovation - Herald

Ticket Prices
VIP  P5,600
Gold  P4,816
Silver  P3,920
Balcony A  P2,800
Balcony B  P1,400
*Exclusive of ticket fee and ticket protect

September 5 to 8, 2019 The Theatre at Solaire
Thursday to Sunday
For group / corporate / showbuyers contact +632 897 9697 or 09159275747
Public tickets are available from May 23
Tickets would be sold through Ticketworld.com.ph or Ticketworld outlets

Lenovo Legion Beefs up Lineup with Latest Processors, Graphics Cards

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Tech giant Lenovo, through its gaming brand Legion, is releasing new gaming devices equipped with the latest hardware from Intel and NVIDIA that are designed to provide a truly immersive experience for gamers.

The new gaming machines will come with Intel’s 9^th Generation processor, whose specifications were revealed at the 2019 Game Developers Conference. Its key features include Intel Optane Memory H10 SSD which enables quicker system performance and responsiveness.

For Lenovo Philippines Country General Manager Michael Ngan, the update of the Legion lineup bolsters the company’s goal of providing supreme performance. “Enhanced and realistic graphics are now the norm in PC gaming and those without the latest technology are simply unable to play. By providing the right tools, we at Lenovo are not only giving gamers the chance to play games, but we’re also giving non-gamers an opportunity to fully immerse themselves in a new environment,” said Ngan.

Ngan also adds that the devices will cater to gamers who want to share their experiences through online streaming. “Thanks to the booming popularity of eSports and gaming in general, video game streaming has become very lucrative and we recognize that a lot of people want to get in on it. The boost catered by Intel and NVIDIA will surely help produce popular content since they not only provide the power needed to play new and upcoming games, which people want to see, but also make the process a lot easier,” he said.

During Intel’s showcase at the GDC, the 9^th Gen processors were revealed to deliver 34 percent faster video editing than the previous generation and are designed to run modern games like Hitman 2 at 10 percent more frames per second than the 8^th Gen processors.

Lenovo’s upcoming Legion machines will also come with NVIDIA’s GTX 16 series graphics card which provides 1.4X more power efficiency than the previous generation. High quality streaming is assured through the card’s dedicated hardware encoders that deliver 15 percent improved efficiency and its optimization with Open Broadcaster Software (OBS).

Topping off the new features is the NVIDIA RTX 2060 graphics card. A true gaming beast, the card has up to 6X the performance of previous-generation cards and brings the power of real-time ray tracing and artificial intelligence for enhanced graphics.

A total of four Legion devices will be hitting Lenovo authorized resellers nationwide this June. These are the Legion Y740, Legion Y540, IdeaPad L340 Gaming, and Legion T530.

Legion Y740

Announced during the inauguration of the first Legion Concept store at SM City North EDSA, the Legion Y740 has more than enough power to enjoy games to the maximum settings with its NVIDIA RTX 2060 graphics card with 6GB VRAM, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD storage, and Intel Core i7-9750H processor. The Legion Y740 will be priced at P119,995.

Legion Y540

Buyers of the Legion Y540 can choose among three variants:

·         A variant with NVIDIA RTX 2060 graphics card with 6GB VRAM, 1TB SSD storage, 16GB RAM, and Intel Core i7-9750H processor. It will be available forP99,995.

·         A variant with NVIDIA GTX 1660Ti graphics card with 6GB VRAM, 1TB SSD storage, 8GB RAM, and Intel Core i7-9750H processor. It will be available forP89,995.

·         A variant with NVIDIA GTX 1650 graphics card with 4GB VRAM, 512GB SSD storage, 8GB RAM, and Intel Core i5-9300H processor. It will be available for P69,995.

IdeaPad L340 Gaming

Ideal for those looking to get the best value for their money, the IdeaPad L340 Gaming is coming out in two variants:

·         A variant with NVIDIA GTX 1650 graphics card with 4GB VRAM, 1TB + 128GB SSD storage, 8GB RAM, and Intel Core i7-9750H processor. It will be available for P59,995. 

·         A variant with NVIDIA GTX 1650 graphics card with 4GB VRAM, 1TB storage, 8GB RAM, and Intel Core i5-9300H processor. It will be available forP49,995.

Legion T530

Lenovo is returning to the desktop gaming market with the Legion T530. It is equipped with NVIDIA RTX 2060 graphics card with 6GB VRAM, 1TB SSD storage, 16GB RAM, and Intel Core i7-9700 processor. The Legion T530 will be available for P89,995.

All devices run on Windows 10. To meet the ever-increasing demands of games, all Lenovo Legion notebooks come with a standard minimum of 8GB RAM, and every device will also have a backlit keyboard for added flair. The notebooks will have 15.6” FHD IPS slim bezel display, with the Legion Y740 and the NVIDIA RTX 2060 variant of the Legion Y540 also having 144Hz support.

As a bonus for buyers, Lenovo is giving all of its latest gaming and Legion notebooks 2-Year Premium Care out of the box support. This entails services such as 24/7 support from the company’s senior tech resources, on-site warranty wherein Lenovo’s staff will go directly to the customer’s location for troubleshooting, and Zero Tolerance to Dead Pixel service, an offering that repairs displays even if it has only a single dead pixel.

Customers can also take advantage of Lenovo’s Back-to-School Promo, wherein they can get exclusive Legion accessories for free.From May 11 to June 30, buyers of the Legion Y740 can get a Legion Y Gaming Headset, Legion M200 Gaming Mouse, and Legion K200 Gaming Keyboard worth P10,000, while those who avail the Legion Y540 will be given the Legion M200 Gaming Mouse and Legion K200 Gaming Keyboard worth P7,000.

How Drones Are Changing the World

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Drones or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are flying robots that contain sensors and
actuators that are suitable for the mission that the drone is designed for “flying + other things such as mapping, capturing images, or delivering goods”.

Drones have been used by military and civilian sectors for various purposes and to achieve various goals, from scanning and building maps of the surface of the earth to delivering goods and taking pictures of real estate properties, drones are being used everywhere for every kind of purpose. And these are the current uses of drones and it’s yet to expand and take more rules as the technology advances.

So let’s dive in and find out how drones can be used in the future

What are the future uses of drones:

- Photography
Capturing images from a bird’s eye view was always a dream for photographers and now it can be a reality, with drones equipped with suitable equipment for the job now photographers can gain access to a new angle that they can capture their images from.

Drones have allowed photographers to do what they have always been dreaming “to capture images from the sky” now they can enjoy the fun of flying a drone and at the same time capture the images from new angles that they never could capture from before.

Drones can also be used for real estate photography which is a whole different story, allowing homeowners to take pictures of their houses from a wide angle that demonstrates the house and its view.

- Farming
Drones participating in improving the farming sector is huge, drones can help farmers scan the crops for diseases and illnesses so instead of spraying pesticide on the whole crop you can only spray it on the damaged parts of the crops reducing the amounts needed to produce a healthy harvest.

Drones can also help in watering the crops allowing the deployment of smart watering
techniques that is efficient and doesn’t waste water on areas that doesn’t need watering,

So using drones will allow farmers to save water and pesticide which can help reduce the costs of producing harvest and growing crops.

- Expanding Internet Access
Using solar powered drones companies such as google and facebook hope to expand the internet range into urban areas where they’ve never had internet before. Solar powered drones allow this dream to become a reality sense they’re self reliant and can fly for hours without the need to be recharged because they are “solar powered” which means they’ve a mechanism of transferring solar power into electricity to power the drones.

- Military Defense
Drones uses can be categorized into three main categories: dull, dirty, dangerous.
Using drones for military purposes belongs to the dangerous category, so instead of risking the pilots life in risky missions a drone can complete the task and accomplish the mission.

- Weather Forecasting
Drones can also be used for weather forecasting, by flying them into areas that are hard for us to reach and constantly collecting data such as temperature, humidity, pressure, and wind speed and feeding it back to ground stations that has weather forecasting models that can accurately predict weather.

In case of a drone sensing some sort of a disaster such as a hurricane that drone can call for more drones to come this area and feedback more data to the ground stations about the hurricane so it could be accurately studied and analyzed so we can minimize the losses as possible.

- Disaster relief
Drones can be really helpful in providing aids and support in areas that have been hit by a disaster. Navigating through damaged areas searching for people to rescue and supplying aids to the people who need it, drones can be really handy in these situations and can allow us to reach places that we couldn’t before.

Conclusion:
That was just a glimpse of what drones could do, when it comes to the future uses of drones truly sky is the limit. Expanding internet access, rescuing people in disasters, forecasting the weather, we are just scratching what the potential truly is.

Drones are one of the best inventions of human history and I am excited to live in a future where drones take its place.