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A Digital Camera That Adds Sound and Travel Tips

A Digital Camera That Adds Sound and Travel Tips
New York Times, United States

By J. D. BIERSDORFER
Published: August 30, 2007
Digital cameras are starting to compete with cellphones as the most versatile gadget. Samsung’s new i85 model packs an 8-megapixel camera inside its brushed aluminum body, as well as a personal media player for enjoying digital music and video between shots.

The i85 also comes with Samsung’s World Tour Guide software that provides travel information for 30 countries, and it can shoot MPEG-4 video clips during the journey.

The camera, which measures about 3.7 inches wide by 2.4 inches tall and is less than an inch thick, has a 3-inch L.C.D. touch screen on the back to help show off its multimedia bells and whistles. A headphone port and built-in stereo speakers provide the sound.

Due in stores soon, the i85 has a suggested retail price of about $350; more information is available at www.samsungcamerausa.com. The camera comes with 256 megabytes of internal memory, and you can use SD cards to add up to four gigabytes of room for storing photos and other files.

J. D. BIERSDORFER

Add comment August 30th, 2007

Digital camera gray market hurting Canon business in RP

Digital camera gray market hurting Canon business in RP
By Erwin Oliva
INQUIRER.net
INQ7.net, Philippines

Last updated 06:50pm (Mla time) 08/28/2007
MAKATI City, Philippines — Parallel imported Canon digital cameras are hurting Canon’s business in the Philippines, the company’s top executive said.

Considering the Japanese company’s dominance in the digital camera business, parallel importers are now buying products outside of the country illegally and selling them for a cheaper price because they are not taxed.

“Competition is getting tougher because there are more players now. But we’re also hit by the gray market or the parallel importation,” said Ramon Arteficio, president and CEO of Canon Marketing Philippines.

This development has prompted Canon to recently issue warnings against local retailers now selling its products without going through legal channels.

“We’re addressing this now, sending letters to them, warning them,” Arteficio said.

The company has hired a law firm to build cases against local retailers illegally selling the Canon digital camera product.

The local executive said the company was only able to achieve 10-percent growth year-to-date, although it was targeting a 25-percent growth.

Arteficio said this lower-than-expected growth was due to lower photocopier and digital camera sales.

The company was able to generate about P1.3 billion in revenues for the year to date.

“If we don’t do anything about this, they will move more products in,” Arteficio said.

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Add comment August 29th, 2007

Review: Canon Digital IXUS 950 IS digital camera

Review: Canon Digital IXUS 950 IS digital camera
VNUNet.com, UK

The eight-megapixel Canon Ixus 950 IS is an upgrade to the six-megapixel 800 IS model released last summer.

Resolution hike aside, it appears almost identical, except for a few slight changes to the design.

So what’s actually new? The 35-140mm, 4x-zoom compact camera features a faster Digic III image processor than its predecessor – the same processor that’s found in Canon’s more expensive digital SLRs – and the ability to take low-light snaps without flash using up to ISO1600 sensitivity (the top setting of the 800 IS was ISO800), plus a gimmicky creative light effects option that transforms points of light into stars, hearts or musical notes.

As with the 800, image stabilisation is built into the lens elements, and is a feature that certainly results in more frequent sharp shots than would be otherwise achievable. Whether that’s worth an asking price £100 more than other compacts with the same resolution is debatable.

Still, the 950 IS powers up in two seconds, which is swift given that the lens has to extend to its maximum wide-angle setting from its storage point flush with the body, while the clear and bright 2.5-inch rear screen bursts into life. The power button is recessed to avoid it being accidentally pressed.

Unusually, the camera also features an optical viewfinder for shot composition, although it’s so small and murky that it’s easily overlooked. An SD memory card is supplied, though as it’s a weedy 32MB, we’d advise upgrading this for something larger as soon as possible.

The photos from the camera are sharp and very colourful, though detail in highlights – for example, embroidery on a white shirt – is lost in bright sunshine. Such conditions also gave rise to occasional fringing – lines of different coloured pixels between areas of high contrast – though this was only noticeable under close inspection. And if you want to avoid image noise when taking snaps without flash, stick to ISO400 or below.

For the most part the 950 IS proves itself a reliable and stylish snapper, managing the feat of appearing outwardly sophisticated while actually being very easy to use.

Vista compatible: Yes

Add comment August 28th, 2007

Scott Adams’s dream GPS Camera

Scott Adams’s dream GPS Camera
Mobility Site, AL
Posted by PsionAndy on August 26th, 2007

In my News reader, I have a folder reserved for ‘GOLD’ class blogs. Between the Aximsite and Mobilitysite feeds is The Dilbert Blog and its associated rss feed, which is ALWAYS worth reading.

Today, His Scott-ness has come up with a corker of an idea for a digital camera, which I’d buy in an instant if I could.

It goes something like this.

Take Digital camera and add GPS unit to tag all photos with GPS location
When photo is uploaded on your computer it loads them onto a Google map type backdrop to form a digital scrapbook
It would also tie into credit card details of what he purchased
With some facial recognition software to identify the people in the software we’d then have everything it needs for step 5
And Step 5 is

Automatically labeling your photographs for you as it files them in your online digital scrapbook.

let’s say you take a picture of a family member standing in front of the hotel where you are staying. The GPS from your camera would provide the approximate location, and when the scrapbook system compared it to your credit card receipts, it would know you stayed at the hotel near those coordinates. Your digital photo would be automatically labeled “Bob at the Hilton in Cleveland, April 15, 2008.” And it would store those pictures at a labeled location on the Google map.

When the vacation is over, the scrapbook is 85% complete. You just have to check its assumptions and add/correct any descriptors you want.

Scott Explains this far better than I’ve done.. (he knows proper words and everything) but I’m hoping that someone is reading this and offers it as a service.. (but maybe without the credit card stuff)

All the pieces of technology are there… all we really need is for someone to join them up.

Can’t wait to see what he’s going to write about tomorrow

Source: The Dilbert Blog

Add comment August 27th, 2007

Digital SLR Camera Trends: Cheaper, More Features

Digital SLR Camera Trends: Cheaper, More Features
PC World

Join the crowd: Step up from a digital point-and-shoot to a more powerful, more affordable digital SLR.
Melissa J. Perenson, PC World
Friday, August 24, 2007 2:00 PM PDT

What’s behind the uptick in the number of walkabout photographers toting digital SLR cameras rather than smaller point-and-shoots? Wider availability, lower costs, and greater functionality.

Once confined to the realm of enthusiast or professional photographers, digital SLRs now have greater appeal to more-casual photographers. “We’re forecasting about 35 percent growth in the consumer SLR market this year,” says David Haueter, an analyst at imaging market research firm InfoTrends.

IDC, another market research firm that tracks digital SLR shipments, makes similar estimates. IDC says it expects U.S. shipments of digital SLR cameras to grow to 2.2 million units this year. Furthermore, by 2011, IDC expects the market to nearly double, to 4 million units in the United States alone (about 36 percent of the total units worldwide).

And fortunately for digital SLR buyers, prices on digital SLRs continue to drop. According to InfoTrends, the average selling price of a digital SLR in 2006 was $966. Now, Haueter says, “we expect the average selling price to drop to $775 for 2007, driven by lower-priced and very popular models such as the Nikon D40x and Canon Digital Rebel XTi.”

Taking Photography to the Next Level

Inexpensive digital SLR models might be driving the market for new camera purchases, but for people looking to upgrade–or to graduate from advanced point-and-shoot cameras–the introductions this week of new midrange cameras from Nikon and Canon are significant.

Nikon’s new addition is a $1799 D300 (body only); Canon’s is a $1299 EOS 40D (body only).

The Canon 40D will ship by the end of the month, while the Nikon D300 will come in November, just in time for the holiday season.

Together, Canon and Nikon control 80 percent of the consumer digital SLR market, according to InfoTrends. These companies’ combined heavyweight market share makes it all the more noteworthy that the two are simultaneously refreshing their step-up cameras.

Both models bring professional-level features to consumers, yet both aim to attract photo enthusiasts and professionals as well. “They’re trying to make it easy for someone to move up from a point-and-shoot to an SLR by adding scene modes, auto settings, and live view [features],” says Haueter. “But they’re also trying to appeal to some of the pros to use [one of] these midrange models as a backup camera.”

Analysts are seeing a clear trend in how people are expanding their use of digital cameras. “It’s easier in today’s market to become an enthusiast/professional photographer,” says Ron Glaz, program director of digital imaging at IDC. “We’re seeing a lot of growth among individuals who’d consider themselves a hobbyist or enthusiast, and who might also work weddings for free.”

This latest generation of midrange cameras straddles the consumer and professional markets as never before. “Manufacturers hope that as the low-end digital SLR users really get into photography, and as they move up the scale from hobbyist and early adopter to more of the enthusiast, they will buy more-sophisticated digital SLRs [by the same company] because they already have the lenses and other accessories,” says Glaz.

Features Trickle Down, and Creep Up
For the most part, technology tends to migrate down to lower-cost models, but that isn’t always the case. Take the example of Nikon’s D300: This camera integrates scene modes and creative functions that have migrated up from the company’s lower-cost point-and-shoot models. “People are trying to be more creative with their images, and a lot of them are trying to do the creativity in their camera, and not in Photoshop,” notes Glaz. By putting such features into a digital SLR, “it’s eliminating the need to utilize your PC to tie the creativity to the photo. People enjoy taking the pictures more than they enjoy editing them.”

A live LCD preview of your image–a standard feature on point-and-shoot cameras–previously wasn’t common on SLR cameras. (Olympus was the first to offer this capability, on its eVolt E-330 digital SLR, introduced a year ago.)

Live-preview functionality in the Canon 40D and Nikon D300 is just the beginning: As existing models face their next refresh, I fully expect to see live preview become the de facto standard for digital SLRs as well. And as live preview becomes more commonplace on SLRs, it will ease the transition for users moving from a point-and-shoot to an SLR–and it will bring one of the benefits of a point-and-shoot camera squarely into the SLR space.

Although consumers will purchase the majority of midrange models such as the Canon 40D and Nikon D300, these offerings hold clear appeal for professional shooters, too. The 40D and the D300 share a surprising number of commonalities with their bigger professional-grade cousins, the Canon EOS-1D Mark III and the Nikon D3, respectively.

The Canon 40D and EOS-1D Mark III share such features as a 3-inch, live-preview, 230,000-pixel LCD; a DIGIC III image processor; highlight tone priority; dust reduction; and similar menus and controls. The Nikon D300 and D3 share a slew of attributes, including the live-preview LCD screen; 3D Focus Tracking, a 51-point auto-focus system; various in-camera controls (Scene Recognition System, Picture Control System, Active D-Lighting); and dust reduction.

The advantage to adding such features to a midrange camera is multifold. No one stays a beginner forever; having more built-in pro-level features means you don’t have to stay penned into a box, and you gain a more powerful creative tool. Plus, more-advanced photographers, like myself, can ratchet down to a more walkabout digital SLR without needing to make as many compromises in how we shoot as we once might have. (An EOS-1D Mark II is a wonderful tool, but not something I enjoy carrying with me on a day out in Tokyo.)

Everyone agrees that the advent of digital has changed the landscape of photography and how individuals regard their cameras. Buying a camera is now more like buying a computer: “With digital, now you have to upgrade every few years to stay on top of the technology,” says Haueter. “That’s unlike film, where you could buy a camera and then have it for decades.”

Add comment August 27th, 2007

Nikon Unveils D300 Digital SLR

Nikon Unveils D300 Digital SLR
PC World

The digital camera news just keeps on coming this week. Nikon enters the fray today with its latest digital SLR cameras.

The midrange, 12.3-megapixel Nikon D300 is being introduced side-by-side with the company’s new, high-end professional digital SLR, the Nikon D3. Remarkably, both cameras share some characteristics–including using Nikon’s internal processor, newly dubbed the Expeed Image Processing System (Nikon says Expeed is akin to Canon’s Digic III branding for its image processor).

The D300 has a 51-point auto focus system with Nikon’s new 3D Focus Tracking Feature.
The camera continues the trend–first begun by Olympus–of having a digital SLR with a live preview of the image on the LCD screen.

The D300 has two LiveView modes: one for standard handheld shooting, and one for use with a tripod. It also has Nikon’s new Scene Recognition System to enahnce he accuracy of photos’ focus, exposure, and white balance; includes its Picture Control System for image adjustments; a bright 3-inch VGA LCD display; and Active D-Lighting for providing real-time highlights and shadow corrections. All of these features are also found on the D3.

And–perhaps most notably for those of us who loathe digital SLRs’ dirty little secret about the misery of dust-on-the-image-sensor– the D300 features a dust reduction system. Nikon’s multipronged approach includes both a mechanical dust shake-off option and a reduction in the static electricity of components inside the camera. The D3 also has dust reduction.

Other noteworthy D300 attributes: Nikon says it has improved the camera’s noise reduction abilities; given the camera a start-up time of just 0.13 seconds, and its shutter release a lag of 45 milliseconds; and supplied a shooting speed of six frames per second.

One key difference between the D300 and the beefier 12.1 megapixel D3: The D3 introduces Nikon’s equivalent to a so-called “full frame” sensor (as found on Canon’s EOS 5D). Depending upon the sensor size, a digital SLR can have what’s often referred to as a crop factor (the crop applies a magnification effect to images when using standard 35mm lenses). The Nikon D300 has a 1.6x crop, for example.

By contrast, the D3 marks the introduction of Nikon’s newly coined FX-format CMOS image sensor (the sensor measures 23.9 by 36mm). The D3 has virtually 100 percent frame coverage, and a .7x magnification. This camera format supports new digital-specific FX lenses (DX lenses will also work on this model). The specs on the D3 are impressive, and, says senior technical manager Lindsay Silverman, are intended to put this camera squarely in competition with Canon’s EOS 1D Mark III.

A truly neat feature on the D3 that I’m sure pro shooters will appreciate: The inclusion of two CompactFlash card slots for a variety of image capture scenarios (including automatic switching to the second card when the first card fills up, and copying images between the two cards).

And high-definition fans will like the D3’s integrated HDMI port.

An interesting trivia note: The D3 is being introduced eight years after the ground-breaking D1 professional digital SLR. In 1999, a time when digital photography was in its infancy, the Nikon D1 cost a whopping $18,000.

When the D3 ships later this year, Nikon expects the price to be $4995. The D300 is also expected to ship in November; Nikon estimates its price to be at about $1800.

Add comment August 24th, 2007

Sony continues to encourage customers to view photos on their televisions with a second line of cameras featuring HDTV slideshow capabilities.

Sony continues to encourage customers to view photos on their televisions with a second line of cameras featuring HDTV slideshow capabilities.

Sony’s newest superzoom digital camera features an impressive 10x optical zoom lens in a relatively compact form, but Sony has bigger things in mind for its 8-megapixel Cybershot DSC-H3.

In addition to the 2.5-inch LCD screen and your computer, photos on the H3 can be viewed in full 1080 high-definition resolution on an HDTV. Connected to an HDTV set via the optional HD component cable or HD cradle, the camera’s slide show function allows you to view photos with transitions to programmed or personal music clips. Sony has also developed “Photo TV HD” mode, for when the cameras are connected to a Sony BRAVIA HD television, which optimizes the photos for television viewing. This mode reproduces high-quality digital photos by fine-tuning image parameters like sharpness, gradation and color specifically for photographs

The H3 has all the bells and whistles we’ve come to expect from a high-end superzoom digital camera, including face detection technology, optical image stabilization and high sensitivity (up to ISO 3200), to capture well-exposed photos in low-light conditions. Sony also included an advanced sports shooting mode, which combines a high shutter speed and continuous auto-focusing, quickly focusing on fast-moving subjects by predicting where they will be in the frame. Rounding out the in-camera functions are red-eye correction and photo retouching effects, all controllable without using a computer.

The Cyber-Shot DSC-H3 will ship in September for about $300. The VMC-HD1 high-definition component cable–for viewing photos on HD televisions–is currently available for about $40.

Add comment August 23rd, 2007

Buying A Digital Camera

Buying A Digital Camera
Best Syndication, CA

When it comes to buying a digital camera, you need to ask yourself one question. “What type of pictures am I looking to take?” Then from that point on, try to envision the image perfectly in your mind, also how you would like then to turn out for others to see. From there on in, it can be easy clicking and all this can be done just by picking out what you are looking for in the features of a digital camera and the picture you have seen in your mind. Buying a digital camera should not be stressful.

Most digital cameras come with the essentials things such as picture storage and a viewfinder and other times when it comes to buying a digital camera, you will find that some extras may be helpful to you on making what envisioned seem real on paper or on a screen. Some digital cameras come with zoom, a self-timer and even flash, so choosing these qualities just might be right up your ally for great picture taking. One of the neat features that some digital cameras offer these days is a moviemaker or mpeg maker, this allows you to capture a few seconds worth of homemade film and can complement any picture you have taken.

Buying a good digital camera does not have to cost a lot of money for anyone, even for the beginner. The good thing about a digital camera is that it takes out the cost of developing the film at a local store plus the drive to the store and back. There is an instant gratification feeling, just by viewing the pictures on the viewfinder or they may also be downloaded from your camera to your personal computer. Almost all digital cameras come with software that can be installed onto your PC and it gives you full freedom of editing your pictures until you are content and happy with them.

By: Albreht Moy

Albreht Moy has many popular photographs for sale at his website.

Add comment August 22nd, 2007

Canon Unveils New Digital Single Lens Reflex Cameras

Canon Unveils New Digital Single Lens Reflex Cameras
PC World

Canon has introduced its new EOS-1Ds Mark III digital SLR (DSLR) camera, a new top-tier professional DSLR camera expected to hit stores in November for US$7,999, the same as its predecessor.

The camera features a 21.1-megapixel full-frame sensor, magnesium alloy body and five frame per second shooting speed (for bursts of up to 56 21-megapixel JPEGs or 12 raw images).

The camera features six recording formats like 21-megapixel “Large JPEG” or Raw format, 16.6 or 11.0-megapixel “medium” JPEG format, or 5.2-megapixel small JPEG or “sRAW” format.

The camera features two DIGIC III image engines, a 14-bit analog to digital (A/D) converter and support for the Ultra Direct Memory Access (UDMA) compact flash memory card specification. The camera includes a 45-point autofocus system, a “Live View” shooting mode using the 3-inch LCD display and remote control support.

The EOS-1Ds Mark III features an integrated cleaning system that vibrates to clear contaminants off the sensor; they’re trapped by adhesive surfaces surrounding the sensor unit housing. The camera also incorporates a software-based “Dust Delete” system that will enable photographers to get rid of dust specs in post-processing.

USB 2.0-based, the EOS-1Ds Mark III is Mac- and Windows-compatible.

In related news, Canon also unveiled its EOS 40D, a new “prosumer”-oriented camera that serves as the successor to the 20D and 30D models. It will cost $1,299 when it hits stores in September.

The EOS 40D features a 10.1-megapixel CMOS imaging sensor and 6.5 FPS continuous shooting capability. It has a 3-inch LCD display and features a body design made of magnesium alloy. It sports a 1.6x focal length conversion factor (the same as the 30D) and is compatible with all Canon EF and EF-S lenses.

Like the EOS-1Ds Mark III, the 40D adds “sRAW” support. sRAW is a raw digital format that’s one-fourth the pixel count of a standard raw image.

The camera uses a redesigned nine-point autofocus area with 35-zone metering; ISO 100 to 1600 support in 1/3-stop increments; “Live View” through the 3-inch LCD display; and a self-cleaning sensor unit.

It also uses USB 2.0 and is Mac- and PC-compatible.

For $1,499, Canon is bundling the EOS 40D with an EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM zoom lens.

Add comment August 21st, 2007

Sweet and grand milestones

Sweet and grand milestones
By Tessa Prieto-Valdes
Inquirer
INQ7.net, Philippines

Last updated 04:36am (Mla time) 08/19/2007
MANILA, Philippines – Life’s milestones make for unforgettable treasures, don’t they? Whether it’s small and personal, like our first paycheck, or as momentous as a golden wedding anniversary, a milestone provides precious memories that make life sweet and grand.

When the milestone is monumental, such as the 80th anniversary of the Camera Club of the Philippines, the celebration must be explosive and vividly displayed in brilliant colors.
Being the oldest camera club in Asia, this club has seen and embraced photography’s transformation from film to digital.

The Camera Club celebrated with an electronic tour de force, an exhibit of more than 300 photographs by its expert members.

Titled “Elements,” the audio-visual show runs on 10 top-of-the-line Philips LCD monitors and depicts air, earth, fire and water in various contexts, integrating awesome photos in amazing artistic renditions.

The show is on view at the Ayala Museum but will be exhibit afterwards in various SM Supermalls in the city.

The Club believes that art is for everyone and they want to reach as many people as possible. Fine art truly transcends the humdrum of business. What else can put Camera Club stalwart Jaime Zobel de Ayala’s photographic installations into a competitor’s mall?

Camera Club president Leo Riingen explained that the exhibit demonstrates the pervasiveness of digital media in photography as shown in a digital medium like the LCD TV. He warmly thanked the very generous support of Philips for the monitors and the necessary funding. He also acknowledged Canon and SM Malls for helping out with the anniversary events.

I use a small, purse-size, Swarovski-encrusted Canon digital camera for the photos in this column. It made me nervous to whip it out in the presence of these photography legends, each with their own gigantic, foot-long lenses. Well, at least I can say that my little camera gets more pictures into the newspaper that the average mega-wide camera.

Dolphy, Urban Spa, Nuvo Bar

Eighty is a wonderful milestone. Sharing the number with the Camera Club is the King of Pinoy comedy, Dolphy, who also recently marked that many years of blissful existence. My heartfelt greetings to this icon, who has made generations of Pinoys appreciate the value of humor.

Five, on the other hand, is not quite as great, but is usually the first important milestone for any business to achieve. By coincidence, both Urban Spa at Shangri-La Mall and Nuvo Bar in Greenbelt turn 5 this year.

Nuvo celebrated their fifth anniversary with a big blast, a Moët & Chandon champagne dinner hosted by eternal party king Louie Ysmael. Between the sumptuous cuisine and overflowing champagne, the party continued until the last party people finally left just before sunrise. Partygoers probably headed straight to Urban Spa for much needed massages!

Party ladies Cacay Moras and Liza Tan made sure I had my own bubbly, just as I arrived from the Swatch Party of Gift Gate queen Virgie Ramos. My timing was perfect as PR giant Joji Dingcong and I enjoyed our flutes of bubbly with matching fireworks!

Tatler

Five is good, but six is better. The Philippine Tatler, the nation’s premier society magazine, celebrates that figure next month with a grand ball on Sept. 29 at the Makati Shangri-La Hotel.

The annual Tatler Ball has become the most-awaited event, where elegance, refinement and charity are shared among the elite guests. It is also the only time Dennis, my husband, brings out his same old tuxedo. Men’s fashion is truly medieval compared to women’s.

Five and six make eleven, which reminds me of a friend with 11 toes, Ichay Bulaong. Her extra toe must give her extra energy because aside from leading Arc Worldwide, her top-notch agency, she finds the time for her personal advocacy— reducing our consumption of plastic bags by producing reusable cloth bags.

Ichay has her bags produced as a livelihood project by the housewives of the small community of San Teodoro in Mabini, Batangas. E-mail her at ibulaong @gmail.com.

Homecomings

Milestones that are school-related are the most fun. Our Assumption HS ’81 Homecoming brought back fond memories of our high-school days and brought back ties with classmates from all over the world.

This year, Assumption HS ’82 has been busy with preparations and practices for their Velada in October. Please support them by advertising in their full-color Memory Book. Call Rosanna Henares at 0917-8464987.

Another homecoming this year is the Colegio San Agustin Alumni Homecoming on Aug. 25, 7 p.m., at the CSA Gymnasium, Dasmarinas Village, Makati. Organizing committee head George Salud told me that they have lined up fun entertainment for all Agustinians. Nothing beats friendships made and sealed during high school.

The rain can dampen anyone’s parade but I say, shop the misery away. This weekend, the Urban Bazaar at the Rockwell Tent has fun and funky fashions from cool, young designers. Up-and-coming designer Mich Araullo, a junior Fashion Design and Merchandising major at De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde, will be selling her fashionable designs perfect for 20somethings.

Rain boots are the hottest rain fashion now and they will be available at the Urban Bazaar. Plueys, a brand of Wellington boots (visit www.pluey.com) from the United Kingdom, is now available and just in time for the rainy season. Head to the bazaar and be one of the first to have cool-colored rain gear.

In closing, I’d like to invite everyone to the mini-concert of visiting Toronto-based rock band, Robert Desmond Band, at Wasabi Restaurant on Aug. 22, 8 p.m.
The band’s melodic tunes with catchy verses are simply original, with an atmospheric trance provided by a mix of heavy guitars. Now what must that sound like? Call 8404223.

For my own personal milestone, I shall confidently predict that I will survive the first elimination round of “Celebrity Duets,” which was aired last night, after this column’s deadline. Speaking of which, it’s time for me to get back to singing in the rain!

E-mail me at seaprincess@inquirer.com.ph

Previous columns:
The greatest performance of my life – 08/12/07
Breastfeeders of the world, unite! – 08/05/07
The many paths to beauty and wellness – 07/29/07
Social responsibility is the new chic - 07/22/07
My first reception at the US Embassy – 07/15/07
Happy marriage between fashion and technology - 07/08/07
Back from our honeymoon – 07/01/07

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