Packaging for the Asciiware Sphere 360 PlayStation controller (photo courtesy of Hock Wah Yeo)
When Hock Wah Yeo was hired by the game publisher Velocity, the head of the company gave him an unusual order: “Scare me.”
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Let’s say you go to the store and buy a video game. What does it look like? Chances are, it comes in a plastic box, roughly the size of a DVD case, and there’s a logo on the top that tells you what platform it’s for Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo. It’s easy to understand, and it’s easy to fit on shelves. Retailers like it. The platform owners like it. This is the way it’s been for decades simple, predictable, and safe.
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Techies and homeowners are in luck, as the local consumer electronics and air-conditioner retailer is offering up to 70 per cent off gadgets, home appliances and furniture to give your home a fresh start in 2021.
The Gain City Big Weekends tech show takes place over two weekends on Saturday to Sunday and Dec 25 to 27 at the Gain City Megastore@Sungei Kadut, so get that upgrade you deserve for enduring 2020.
Hot buys include the Sonos One SL Black ($269, usual price $299), Samsung Note 20 Ultra ($1,688, usual price $1,898; plus free wireless Buds Live, UV steriliser, wireless charger stand, phone case and 256GB memory card worth a total of $618), Lenovo Yoga Tablet ($359, usual price $499; with complimentary wireless charger worth $58) and Acer Aspire 5 ($1,388, usual price $1,498; with free Microsoft Home and Student 2019 package worth $229).
INCREDIBLE CLASS.
Cyndi Fernandez-Beltra, owner of Manila Moss, and
Bella Padilla, critically acclaimed actress, with the hosting of Magic 89.9 personality and Kumu Vice President,
KC Montero, usher in a new era of premium ZenBooks that fans of ASUS will surely be excited for.
#BEINCREDIBLE,
THINK BIGGER, and
DO MORE AND GO 360 with the latest and greatest from ASUS Philippines as pre-orders begin on December 5, 2020.
Raising the bar once more, the newest
ASUS ZenBook Flip S and
ASUS Zenbook S is introduced with the Intel Evo Platform, offering the best performance the Intel solution can offer this year. On the other hand, the