The World Renowned Arduino Day Celebrated in Manila

The largest celebration of the world renowned Arduino/Genuino Day in Manila was held last April 2, 2016 at the TechPortal, UP-Ayala TechnoHub, Quezon City which was organized by ThinkLab, a local research and development startup group together with RedWizard Events and EConnext Ideas + Media.

About 300 participants attended the event consisting of students, professionals, and hobbyists who came from different places such as Cavite, Pampanga, La Union and from the different Cities and Universities in Metro Manila.

The Largest Official Arduino Day in Manila gathered around 300 plus participants coming from different provinces such as Cavite, Laguna, Pampanga and La Union.

The event consisted of a plenary with key speakers like Juan Antonio Tuazon of DOST-SEI, Jun Fetizanan of Project FAME, IdeaSpace , Jude Defensor of Asian Development Bank, Emil Mananquil from I Am Cardboard PH and Christopher Misola, the Technical Evangelist of Microsoft Philippines.

There was also parallel workshops which focused on the Arduino 101 Basics headed by AMA Univeristy and Arduino with IoT handled by the students of Don Honorio Ventura Technological State University in Pampanga who was also the 3rd place winner of the recent IoT Hackathon.

Several projects were showcased during the event including from those who joined the IoT Summit Hackathon last March 4 & 5. Cristopher David of VR Philippines brought their mixed reality robot, while Rizal High School brought Salamander their official entry to the Tagisang Robotics 2014 by DOST and ThinkLab.

Norde International Distributors and Thinklab also introduced their own makerspace called the SparkLab. It will be one of the biggest makerspace to watch out for. It will be open to the public on June 15, 2016 and makers could use 3D scanners and printers, laser cutters and CNC machines, and other makerspace equipment.

SparkLab Makerspace will be open to the public on June 15, 2016

ThinkLab, a leader in microcontroller education, started the initiative a few years ago when the first celebrated the world event locally in various places such as UP Diliman and an event center in Makati.

WHAT IS ARDUINO / GENUINO?

The Arduino is an open-source and cross-platform device with the endless capabilities of embedding electronics into mediocre day-to-day tasks and objects into exciting and fantastic projects. Originally based in Italy and founded by Massimo Banzi, his team migrated to the United States and brought their technology but was forced to rebrand globally after disputes with the other Arduino developers. Technology marketed and sold outside the USA are now called Genuino and are still the same with the original Arduino with Banzi’s ideals.

The event was supported by E-Gizmo Mechatronics Central and Circuit-Help Partners Company who gave out someraffle prizes for the participants such as E-Gizmo’s Gizduino Plus, a locally made Arduino, and Circuit-Help’s Arduino products, I am Cardboard PH also raffled two Google Cardboard that made the event more exciting while some new technology from ATEN and DNP was showcased like the ambient light resistant projector screen.

If you want to learn more about Arduino or other advance trainings, visit http://thinklab.ph/. They conduct regular workshops not just for High School, College and Professionals but also for Kids.

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Blockbuster anime series My Hero Academia & Twin Stars Exorcists to air in Asia on the same day as Japan!

Anime fans in Asia are in for a double dose of action and adventure as Asia’s top Japanese anime channel, Animax, is set to air two of this season’s biggest series – My Hero Academia and Twin Stars Exorcists, on the same day it premieres in Japan! 

First to premiere on Animax last April 3 is My Hero Academia, the first-ever television anime adaptation of the wildly popular Weekly Shonen Jump manga will deliver 13 episodes of superhero action and comedy.  Set in a world where a majority of the population possess superpowers, the anime will tell the tale of 15-year-old Izuku Midoriya, who was born without any powers, as he defies his birth rights and joins the hero-training high school in Japan.  Will he be able to match up with his elite peers and emerge as the ultimate hero?

My Hero Academia airs every Sunday at 8pm.
Also premiering on the same day as Japan is the action-packed Twin Star Exorcists.  Helmed by the acclaimed studio that produced major hits such as Naruto and Bleach, this supernatural anime adventure is highly-anticipated by both the fans and media.  Like the manga of the same name, the series will follow the journey of rival exorcists Rokuro and Benio, as they discover their true destinies and pair up to exorcise all the evil in the world.

Twin Star Exorcists is set to premiere on 6 April, airing every Wednesday at 10pm.
Animax is seen on SKYCable Channel 46, Cignal Digital TV Channel 34 and Dream Channel 07.

About Animax Asia
Launched on 1 January 2004, Animax is Asia’s leading channel brand specializing in Japanese animation – anime. Animax offers a wide variety of anime programs from across the most popular genres including action, romance, horror, supernatural, sci-fi, comedy and slice-of-life.
Animax is home to some of the biggest anime titles in the world that enjoy great following across the region. In addition, the channel created TV history in April 2009 by becoming the world’s first regional broadcaster to air an anime series at the same time as Japan and followed that with six other simulcast anime series. Currently reaching 58 million homes across 17 markets in Asia, Animax aims to offer anime programming for everyone.
Beyond television screens, Animax also actively engages its audiences at local events, including its signature Animax Carnival that has rolled out in Malaysia, the Philippines, and Taiwan. See www.animax-asia.com for more.

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ONE: GLOBAL RIVALS Eric Kelly, Honorio Banario set for ONE Championship Manila event

Two of the nation’s top Filipino mixed martial artists are returning to the ONE Championship cage at ONE: GLOBAL RIVALS which takes place April 15 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City, Philippines. Both Eric “The Natural” Kelly (12-2) and Team Lakay’s Honorio “The Rock” Banario (8-6) are coming off stinging defeats and are looking to get back in the winner’s circle.

The two Baguio City fighters were in Manila Thursday, March 31, to meet with media at a press luncheon.

Kelly, 33, and Banario, 26, both spent their previous bouts on the wrong end of Guillotine chokes, figuring in losses to the same man in Malaysia’s Ev Ting. Yet both are ready to get right back in and show the world that there’s still a lot of fight left in the tank.

Kelly will be facing the extremely dangerous Timofey Nastyukhin (9-2) of Russia. Kelly was once on the cusp of a featherweight title shot, but after lackluster performances against Hiroshige Tanaka and Ting, the opportunity passed him by. Now, he’s looking for redemption and another crack at ONE Championship gold.

“The goal of every fighter is to become champion, but for now my focus is on [Timofey] Nastyukhin,” said Kelly, who is preparing himself in various gyms in the high altitudes of Baguio City.

“For me, I don’t have a stable gym where I train at full-time. I train more naturally,” Kelly added. “Whichever gym I find myself in, that’s where I train. Mostly, I just watch Youtube videos and apply it to my training and then I go to some gyms to test it out. I am in the constant search for more knowledge for my career.”

Banario on the other hand is in an unfortunate situation, having lost his last five bouts under the ONE Championship banner. To give credit where credit is due however, Banario lost to some of the best in his division in talents such as Koji Oishi, former champion Narantungalag Jadambaa, Herbert Burns and Ting.

Now, Banario faces fellow Filipino and former URCC standout Vaughn “The Spawn” Donayre (8-4). Donayre is a Filipino mixed martial artist based in Dubai, and is also searching for his first victory inside the ONE Cage.

“Vaughn Donayre is a complete fighter also. I prepared for this fight. This will be my comeback fight because in the past few years I’ve been losing to the biggest fighters in my division. But now this is a new challenge for me if I can come back,” said Banario, who is hard at work to prove his career is on the verge of a new beginning.

“My conditioning is good. I feel strong in this state. I’m very strong at my normal fighting weight. I changed the way I approach the fight. I pace myself more now whereas before it was all fast-paced, that’s why I make mistakes from the first round. Now, I will pace myself until I get my timing down, then I’ll strike,” Banario added.

ONE: GLOBAL RIVALS is ONE Championship’s first event in Manila this year, and will be held at the state-of-the-art Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. The card will be headlined by ONE Welterweight World Champion Ben Askren as he defends his title against former Combat Sambo world champion Nikolay Aleksakhin of Russia.


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