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Diamond Multimedia Rio 500: The Trouble With Goodbye is Hello
Sorting out my tech stuff in the attic for spring cleaning, I was surprised to discover a cache of old MP3 players. Among them were five (5) Rio 500 made by Diamond Multimedia in the late 1990s. They all came complete with odd-looking USB cables (smaller than a standard 5-pin Mini B) and some old batteries.…
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Toshiba Aurex System 10: Still Playing After All Those Years
On the last week of January of this year, I was reunited with my vintage Toshiba Aurex System 10 hi-fi stereo set that I had been using in Manila since 1984. I purchased the micro hi-fi system back in 1982 in the commercial district of Al-Batha, Saudi Arabia. It was the height of the oil…
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Sony Dash Resurrected
Sometime in May of this year, my six years old (purchased in January 2011) Sony Dash Personal Internet Viewer (HID-C10) received a control panel update to inform me that service for the device would end in July. The last firmware update (from version 1.7.1461 to 1.7.1526) was done on April 08, 2016, after the device had issues “downloading…
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Between the Giant and Rationality
In Manila, it is not uncommon to see mothers spending countless hours playing bingo, “tong-its” (local version of poker), or “mahjong” (an addictive Chinese tile game) while neglecting household chores. Mothers are often oblivious to their children crying and unaware that they are burning the hard-earned money their husbands had brought home from scavenging or…
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ALLFLAC and High-Definition Audio Players
If you’re a hard-core music enthusiast but still listen to your collections on your phone, then, you’re missing out a lot. And, if you’re an Apple fanboy still buying songs through the iTunes Store and listening to them through your iPhone or iPad, then, you’re simply paying a hefty premium for the brand. Songs bought…