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A British entrepreneur has designed what he calls ‘the safest bike in history’ and hopes its manufacture could help those currently reluctant to cycle, due to safety concerns, to get in the saddle. Crispin Sinclair and his team have created the Babel Bike, which they are seeking to fund via crowd-sourcing website Indigoego. According to Sinclair, the Babel’s protective cage positioned around the rider, combined with a double seat-belt and host of other safety features […]
The Intel® Compute Stick, a new pocket-sized computer based on a quad-core Intel® Atom™ processor running Windows* 8.1 with Bing, is available now through Intel Authorized Dealers for much of the world. The Intel Compute Stick can transform any HDMI display into an entry computer capable of working with productivity apps, playing local or streamed content, driving basic digital signage or enabling thin clients. It will support Wireless 802.11 b/g/n, a microSD card for expandable […]
Anak TV will re-launch Larolympics on Saturday at 8 AM, April 25 at the Angono Lakeside Park to usher a season of street games to be held in different cities and municipalities. The friendly community derbies aim to promote good health among the youth and revive the dying games of our culture. The incidence of obesity and poor nutrition among Filipino kids is rising. Parents and pediatricians blame the bombardment of fast food messages […]
The European Union has revoked the warning yellow card issued to the Philippines in June 2014 regarding measures to fight illegal fishing. The EU acknowledges Philippines’ efforts to partner up with us in fighting illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing. Since an official dialogue started, the Philippines embarked on a series of reforms to upgrade its fisheries governance and successfully aligned it to international law. Achievements made by the Philippines include the adoption of a new […]
GENEVA, Switzerland – The World Health Organization (WHO) admitted that it committed mistakes in handling the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, with the leadership of said organization promising reforms in preparation for similar crises in the future. (Reuters)
MANILA, Philippines – For the first quarter of the year, the Philippines recorded an additional 100, 000 metric tons of rice harvested compared to a similar period last year. Still, said additional harvest did not manage to reach government target. Authorities estimated that the following rice harvests for this year will be low due to the El Niño phenomenon. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
By Jay Paul Carlos QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News April 20) – Undoubtedly one of the fastest food fads to take over the country is the milk tea craze. As more and more Pinoys got hooked to the delicious taste, more and more milk tea stores and booths opened up until you cannot walk a few yards without stumbling into one. Literally, anywhere you go, you can satisfy your craving for milk tea. Until the […]
QUEZON CITY, April 20 (PIA) — The Department of Agriculture in a statement said it will implement today, Monday, a lower suggested retail price (SRP) for chicken in Metro Manila markets. Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala approved the P110 per kilogram temporary SRP for whole chicken recommended by the Department’s Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Service (AMAS) Director Leandro Gazmin and the United Broiler Raisers Association, until gate prices stabilize. The previous SRP for chicken was P135 per kilo. […]
MANILA, Philippines, April 17 (Eagle News) – According to the latest study conducted by the Department of Health (DOH) and the National Epidemiology Center (NEC), 32% of the Filipinos in the National Capital Region (NCR), in particular, those in the government service, suffers from mental health problems like anxiety, phobia, substance abuse and depression. Said agencies warned against taking such mental problems lightly and further added that support of loved ones will help greatly. (Eagle […]
For the most part, Global Positioning System (GPS) works great. It gives people the ability to get from point A to point B with a simple press of a button on a smartphone. That’s until you hit a big city. Tall buildings and satellite signals don’t like each other and in an era where companies like UBER and YELP depend on accurate navigation, Pete Tenereillo of California start up Pathsense has this to say. “GPS […]
A RESEARCH group with the National University of Defense Technology has recently tested its self-made brain-controlled robot in Hunan City, central China’s Hunan Province. The small robot can move forward and make turnings flexibly, which are all directly controlled by human brains. “This is our brainwave electrode cap which can collect human brainwaves. The facility can enlarge the weak brainwaves and send back to our computers. This is the collected brainwave produced by human brain […]
THE launch of an unmanned SpaceX rocket – and an innovative attempt to land it on an ocean barge – got under way successfully on Tuesday (April 14) after bad weather postponed the launch on Monday (April 13). The rocket, carrying a Dragon cargo ship bound for the International Space Station, blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, located just south of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at 1610est (2010gmt) Once the rocket dispatches its […]
