Adventures of a Diva Princess: Acer

Acer Philippines hold its year 2 of Acer Day, the brand’s annual event that was launched as a way to celebrate and continually refresh Acer. Completing the roster of 20 countries across the Pan-Asia Pacific Region who participated in the Acer Day festivities, Acer Philippines treated customers to nearly two months of various awesome promos and discounts.

Last October 8, 2018, Acer, together with Wish FM 107.5, goes full circle on Acer Day celebrations with the Acer Day Digital Concert featuring Moira dela Torre and IV of Spades held at the Eton Centris Walk. The concert reunited the two who had previously led the launch event of Acer Day last July. Together they brought the house down with their show-stopping performances and an even more exciting surprise.

Before the concert begins, Sue Ong-Lim, Sales and Marketing Director of Acer Philippines, happily shared, “It’s such a good feeling to be coming back with Acer Day for a second year.” She added that, “As this year’s celebration comes to a sweet end, we feel that we are starting a tradition with our consumers that is surely just going to get better with time.”

Remaining faithful to this year’s Acer Day theme “Play Music Together”, the leading tech and innovations company partnered with Wish FM 107.5 and excite the fans more when after delivering a much-awaited encore performances, the two music icons took the crowd by more surprises when they boarded the Wish Bus to sing, for the first time in public, “Huli Na Ba Ang Lahat?”, a piece they collaborated on specifically for Acer Day.

“As artists, this year’s Acer Day theme ‘Play Music Together’ really spoke to us, and we’re grateful that Acer Philippines trusted us to bring to such a powerful message to life,” shares Moira dela Torre and IV of Spades. “In this song we hope to show that good music can result from even two seemingly different genres, which we think is what Acer Day 2018 is all about.”

For more information on the different activities and promotions, simply visit the Acer Philippines Facebook Page or the Acer Day website at http://acer-day.com/ph.

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Acer Philippines unveiled last September 26, 2018 its three Nitro 5 Intel Optane-powered models. Lauded for its refined styling and outstanding performance for casual gamers, the Nitro 5 is the first device to receive a speed boost from the Intel Optane Technology.

Housed in a sleek black and red body, the Nitro 5 offers crushing audio thanks to the marriage of Acer’s TrueHarmony and Dolby Audio Premium, an intense high definition IPS display, a strategically placed 802.11 ac wireless antenna and 2x2 MIMO, and a plethora of ports to connect to almost any secondary device.

“Nitro 5 is all about providing a high-quality gaming experience for the casual gamer, but casual gaming doesn’t mean inferior features,” shares Sue Ong-Lim, Sales and Marketing Director of Acer Philippines. “In fact, with Intel Optane tecnhnology, the Nitro 5 is sure to immerse its user into an intensely satisfying gaming experience.”

Here are its top three exciting features:

Built for Performance and Control

The Acer Intel Optane-powered Nitro 5 offers an improved six-core design, an emphasis on premium performance so users never drop a frame or miss a beat while the action unfolds, and Intel Optane memory that increase responsiveness and load times. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti graphics allow for a truly immersive graphic experience with faster rendering, finer textures, and dynamic lighting to snipe enemies hiding in even the darkest shadows. Up to 512 GB of NVMe PCIe solid-state storage is available on the Nitro 5, providing plenty of space for apps and games while enabling ultra-fast booth up times. The Nitro 5 features up to 32GB of DDR4 memory, which draws 20% less power than DDR3 memory for more efficient gaming sessions. Once on the battlefield, Acer’s NitroSense utility monitors the status of the CPU/GPU, while CoolBoost Technology adjusts the fans for optimal performance.

Styled for Domination

The Nitro 5 offers bold refinement not commonly seen in a gaming laptop, thanks to its elegant laser texturing and understated matte hinge. The crimson red hinge beautifully matches the futuristic design of the backlit keyboard, while the 15.6-inch Full HD IPS display produces brilliant imagery with crisp details. A front-facing HD web camera lets users strategize with the squad as they prepare to unleash terror on the competition, and celebrate together after victory is secured. Users can also easily broadcast games live with Mixer, directly from the Game bar on Windows 10 simply by pressing the Windows key plus G.

Audio Excitement and Gigabit Wireless

With high-quality audio as an essential component for gaming, Dolby Audio™ Premium and Acer TrueHarmony™ technology ensure the finely-tuned speakers pick up on any would-be attackers entering the scene. The Nitro 5 features Intel® Wireless-AC 9560 2×2 802.11ac wireless which offers Gigabit performance that enhances gaming, streaming, and conferencing experiences. A plethora of ports including hyper-fast USB Type-C, HDMI 2.0, and Gigabit Ethernet are included so users are prepared for every mission whether at home or on the go.

Pricing and Availability

The Acer Nitro 5 Intel Optane-powered laptops are now available starting at PHP 59,999.00 for Core i5+ and PHP 69,999.00 for Core i7+.

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During the Department of Science and Technology's (DOST) launch of the Imake.WeMake competition in 2016, many young Filipinos showcased their creativity and skills in developing inventions that can help address some of the country's societal problems. The competition proved effective in encouraging young Filipinos across the country to use their aptitude in science and technology in devising creative solutions in food safety, health, education, and security and disaster mitigation.

(left-right) Department of Science and Technology (DOST) – Science Education Institute (SEI) Deputy Director, Engr. Albert Marino; SEI Director, Dr. Josette Biyo; Acer Philippines Managing Director Manuel Wong and Sales and Marketing Director Sue Ong-Lim seal DOST's partnership with the local ICT giant, Acer Philippines, to host the derby's sophomore run using its Internet-of-Things toolkit, Acer Cloud Professor.

This year, DOST partnered with local ICT giant, Acer Philippines, to host the derby's sophomore run using its Internet-of-Things toolkit, Acer CloudProfessor.

“Equipped with the CloudProfessor, young Filipinos can now easily apply programming in their innovative solutions. Coding can be a challenge for young innovators that all it takes is one wrong character for your code not to run. Acer CloudProfessor helps students with the wide selection of built-in codes that can easily be adapted in their creation,” said Acer Philippines Managing Director Manuel Wong.

The Acer CloudProfessor toolkit combines hardware, software, and the Cloud to make coding easy to learn and apply for students ready to bring their inventions to life. Using any mobile device, users can easily start coding by JavaScript, LiveCode, or Google’s Blockly anywhere even without a desktop through the CloudProfessor app. The straightforward interface and the toolkit’s user friendliness adds to the ease of use making coding simple to understand and effortless to execute. Each pack contains the CloudProfessor unit with eight application packages for the students to try out with the provided sample code, so they can experiment with hardware and mix and match the applications based on their preference.

“We devised CloudProfessor to be the tool that can make coding easy and fun,” said Wong. “Eventually, this will enable more and more Filipino students to become adept in coding, which is a necessary skill to thrive and excel in a tech savvy work environment.”

DOST Science Education Institute Director Dr. Josette Biyo said DOST and Acer Philippines are looking forward to new the ideas that Filipino students will come up with this year given the impressive array of inventions presented last year. “With encouragement and support, we’ve seen how students can provide fresh insights in coming up with ingenious solutions to decade-old challenges.”

In last year’s competition, student participants from high schools in Makati, Bataan, and Leyte emerged as the top teams, having developed a power generator to reduce energy consumption in school, a traffic surveillance system to detect vehicles' distance from pedestrian lanes, and water level sensors to detect rising flood waters.

A team from Pitogo High School- Makati, developed “Project IRIS” or an Intercepting Relayed Imaging System which is an automatic surveillance system that can detect cars that step inside the pedestrian lane. Bataan’s representatives from Limay National High School developed “Project Maxima: Hydropower Generator”, which can provide their school with an extra clean source of energy.

High School students showed their eagerness to showcase their skills and talents in the upcoming DOST IMake.WeMake contest. Following 2016's successful display of innovative inventions, the level of competition is expected to rise with Acer's easy-to-use coding and robotics toolkit, the CloudProfessor.

Lastly, inspired by learnings from super-typhoon Yolanda, Philippine Science High School-Eastern Visayas Campus made a Water Rise Alert System equipped with a water level sensor, a radio frequency transmission unit, alarms, a raindrop detector, lights for danger signaling, and solar panels for recharging.

“With last year’s remarkable entries, the bar is definitely set higher now with the inclusion of Acer’s CloudProfessor. Since coding will be supported by the all-in-one toolkit, we are expecting more impactful inventions to grab our attention.” Biyo added.

Teams of 3 students can submit their prototype proposals of inventions or solutions in food safety, education, health, security and disaster mitigation using the CloudProfessor as the main platform. Qualifying teams will be given technical training and workshop on CloudProfessor to help in developing their prototypes. After training, the teams will present their final output and three of the most outstanding works will receive prizes and awards.

Imake.WeMake was initiated to unleash the creativity of young Filipinos and to discover their potentials in using technology. This year, DOST’s partnership with the tech giant Acer Philippines further empowers the students to take their education beyond the walls of their classrooms and participate in a competition that can produce advanced tools to solve real-life challenges.

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The world of learning has been transformed by technology. In this age, technology has become a natural tool for learning that many in this generation has the privilege of using. While traditional methods equip students with the knowledge they need, the use of technology enables students to apply what they’ve learned in a real-world setting. The bigger concern is in the part of the educator, whom we must admit are less tech-savvy than their students, with most of them coming from another generation. How can they maximize the potential of technology in the classroom?

This is the very challenge that Acer strives to overcome for education in the Philippines. Over 100 schools and universities have partnered with one of the top ICT companies in the world through Acer Academy. The program provides educational institutions around the country access to quality hardware, software and services that can improve the learning system of future professionals.

“Aside from accessing our products and services, our partner schools can also maximize our expertise and knowledge about the industry. As a leader in IT, we believe it is important to help bridge the gap of using technology in teaching by training educators how to maximize available tools that capture students’ interests,” said Managing Director of Acer Philippines, Manuel Wong.

Acer Academy provides innovative delivery of education by digitizing teaching tools such as online syllabi, web-based worksheets and modules and electronically programmed learning activities. With the help of these tools, educators adapt effective teaching methods. At the same time, students are provided the opportunity to learn skills that can be relevant to their future professions.

This complements the Department of Education’s (DepEd) drive for the use of technology in improving the country’s education system. The DepEd’s ICT roadmap aims to transform the education landscape in the Philippines through technology, including the introduction of gamification or the use of gaming in giving instructions to students. More public schools can soon learn coding and robotics programs that are fundamental to students as they enter the information age. For this to happen, educators need to be adequately trained and well-adapted to the new learning environment that technology has created.

“For the Philippines to keep up with the demands of the global workforce and the changing times, it’s important for both private and public organizations to work together in providing access to technology to improve the country’s education system. With the innovations we can share, we are proud partners of the academe in future-proofing the next generation’s careers and it starts with Acer Academy,” said Wong in support for the developments in the education system.

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Acer Philippines, a leading tech and innovations company, cemented its biggest collaboration so far with American luggage and travel bag manufacturer Samsonite in a launch event for its back-to-school promo that was held earlier at the Mega Fashion Hall in SM Megamall.

Acer Philippines’ back-to-school promo for this year is especially made for millennials. Seeing the world’s biggest generation’s constant thirst for adventure and new experiences, the tech giant uses travelling as a motivation to inspire the youth to do well, whether in school or in their professions. Aptly called “#CarryOn”, the Promo encourages the youth to power through the hurdles they encounter in pursuit of their dreams and goals. In short, giving in to their wanderlust.

“If there’s one thing we’ve learned about millennials, it’s that they are very passionate individuals who are unstoppable if they are truly motivated,” shares Sue Ong-Lim, Acer Philippines’ Sales and Marketing Director. “Travel is, without a doubt, one of their strongest motivations. This is why we’ve partnered with Samsonite, a household name when it comes to travelling, to help us propel this cause forward. Hand in hand, we are hopeful that we will be able to not only motivate our millennials, but also reward them for their hard work by fueling their wanderlust.”

Befitting a movement that advocates trying out different things and enjoying new experiences, Acer Philippines’ Back-to-School Promo was launched through a travel-inspired event, where guests filled out a passport by completing various activities.

The affair also saw the debut of the #CarryOn video, which shows what the back-to-school campaign is all about. Directed by Ms. Irene Villamor, known for her works in Camp Sawi and Meet Me In St. Gallen, the film depicts how the youth turn to travelling as a way to cope and re-energize in the face of the stresses of their daily lives. The full video may be seen in the Acer Facebook Page.

“Travel inspires a different form of education – it makes you learn about new environments, exposes you to different cultures, and gives you a clearer view of the world,” shares Ciely Buenviaje, Country Head of Samsonite Philippines. “Samsonite could not be happier to be partnering with Acer in promoting such a holistic growth for the millennial generation.”

The Acer Philippines #CarryOn Back-to-School Promo will run until June 30, 2018, during which every purchase of qualified Acer and Predator laptops, Acer projectors, and Acer desktop will come with free Samsonite luggage.

For more information on the Promo, visit the Acer Philippines Facebook Page at www.facebook.com/AcerPH and the Acer Philippines website at www.acer.com.ph, and follow @acerphils on Twitter. You may also purchase online via http://ph-store.acer.com/.

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As Avengers: Infinity War continues to grip the world, Acer has something exciting to offer especially to all Marvel fans as they announced the launch of new Marvel Studios’ “Avengers: Infinity War” special notebooks.

Done in collaboration with Marvel Studios, the Aspire 6 Captain America Edition (PHP 54,999.00 SRP), Nitro 5 Thanos Edition (PHP 69,999.00 SRP), and Swift 3 Iron Man Edition (PHP 69,999.00 SRP) will be available in April until supplies last. Prepare to be blow away with your Superhero's counterparts.

Acer Aspire 6 - Marvel Studios’ “Avengers: Infinity War” Captain America Edition

Within a premium aluminum cover featuring with Captain America’s iconic pentagram, the Aspire 6 – Marvel Studios’ “Avengers: Infinity War” Captain America Edition is powered by an 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8250U processor and NVIDIA® GeForce® MX150 graphics. The special edition Aspire 6 comes with 4 GB of DDR4 memory (user-upgradeable to 16GB) and 1 TB of SATA HDD storage, and also packs a HD camera with HDR while Dolby® Audio™ Premium provides a great entertainment experience. Speedy network connectivity is provided with 2x2 MIMO 802.11ac wireless technology and Gigabit Ethernet.

Enhanced multimedia performance is what makes this special edition Aspire 6 stand out from the pack. Its 15.6-inch Full HD display with IPS technology[ All brands and product names mentioned herein include trademarks of their respective companies and are used solely to describe or identify the products] provides consistent colors and viewing from wide angles. Acer TrueHarmony delivers lifelike audio, while two digital microphones with Acer Purified.Voice ensure a great Cortana with Voice experience. For additional peripherals, there is a USB 3.1 Type-C Gen 1 port, USB 3.0 port that supports power-off charging, and another two USB 2.0 ports.

Acer Nitro 5 - Marvel Studios’ “Avengers: Infinity War” Thanos Edition

The new Nitro 5 – Marvel Studios’ “Avengers: Infinity War” Thanos Edition’s is part of Acer’s Nitro product line for casual gaming. The notebook’s top cover features a Thanos portrait decorated by IMR (In-Mold Roller) finishing technology, which complements its bold matte black chassis outlines and hairline-brushed finish. The special edition of Nitro 5 is powered by NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 graphics with 4 GB of GDDR5 VRAM, an 7th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-7300HQ processor and 8 GB of DDR4 memory (user-upgradable to 16GB) .

Ideal for accelerating boot-up time and shortening in-game loading times, the special edition Nitro 5 comes equipped with a super-fast 128 GB SSD paired with a 1 TB HDD for storage. A Gigabit Ethernet port delivers fast and reliable wired connections, while 802.11ac 2x2 MU-MIMO wireless technology provides blazing-fast wireless connectivity. A comprehensive selection of ports includes one USB 3.1 Type-C (Gen 1) port, one USB 3.0 port with power-off charging, two USB 2.0 ports, and an HDMI 2.0 port1, which can support up to 90 Hz refresh rates.

The Nitro 5 – Marvel Studios’ “Avengers: Infinity War” Thanos Edition has a 15.6-inch Full HD (1920 x 1080) IPS[ All brands and product names mentioned herein include trademarks of their respective companies and are used solely to describe or identify the products] display, while Dolby Audio™ Premium and Acer TrueHarmony™ technology provides incredible sound depth. These work in tandem to provide immersive experiences for gaming or watching movies. Of course, no gaming system is complete without a thermal solution to manage heat and keep the system running optimally. The Nitro 5 features dual fans with Acer Coolboost™ technology, which deliver heightened fan speeds and cooling ability, and allow users to manually control the cooling process when heavy use requires an added boost.

Acer Swift 3 - Marvel Studios’ “Avengers: Infinity War” Iron Man Edition

Measuring in at 17.95 mm in height and weighing 1.6 kg, the Swift 3 - Marvel Studios’ “Avengers: Infinity War” Iron Man Edition’s svelte and lightweight design features a sturdy aluminium top cover decorated with Iron Man’s glowing Arc Reactor. It features an 8th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-8250U processor, Intel® UHD Graphics 620, and offers up to 10 hours of battery life to help users power through a full day of work and beyond. In addition to its battery life, Swift 3 sports a collection of other indispensable features for achieving maximum productivity, including a vivid 14-inch Full HD IPS anti-glare display, a fast 256 GB SSD, 8 GB of memory and 802.11ac 2x2 MU-MIMO wireless technology for fast and reliable internet connectivity.

It has a USB 3.1 Type-C port and an HD webcam with Super High Dynamic Range. Lastly, the backlit keyboard makes typing in dimly lit environment effortless and a spacious Precision Touchpad provides ample room for navigating, scrolling and zooming.

Enjoy up to 36 months at 0% installment when you buy the Acer Avengers Limited Edition laptops using any HSBC credit card. Simply visit any VillMan branch or VillMan-Acer Concept store until May 24, 2018 to avail of the promo.”

For more information, visit the Acer Philippines Facebook Page at www.facebook.com/AcerPH and the Acer Philippines website at www.acer.com.ph, and follow @acerphils on Twitter.

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