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Gadgets That I Decided to Bring Far Above

As stated on my latest blog post, I'll be listing those geek stuffs that I brought on top of the mountain - Tarak Ridge. Among them were the following:
1. Solar Charger / Power Bank (CD-R King)
Loaded with 2500 mAh power to recharge your devices. It can be charged though a standard Micro USB port on computers / normal cellphone chargers for estimated 3 hours or 25 hours through direct sunlight. 25 hours? ow ow, better buy a power bank with a higher capacity for the same price, but still a good option for emergencies or when on you are on a remote area at which there's no other option to recharge. Other things I like about the product is that it has some interchangeable charging tips which you can use on your other devices (even just with the wire - PC connection). It had ran out of batteries on our Day 2 when we're already on the bus returning home.
Price: P380
http://www.cdrking.com/?mod=products&type=view&sid=15283&main=157

2. Cherry Mobile Flare Spare Battery (Modified Samsung Galaxy S3 Battery)
Cherry Mobile Flare's battery is only rated 1400 mAh, which is quite inappropriate to its specifications - dual core processor, high screen resolution, dual SIM, etc. Some of the CM Flare users had made a way to resolve their number 1 problem, which is to find a compatible battery with a higher capacity to power up their phones. The one shown above is a Samsung Galaxy S3 compatible battery which has been modified (observe the pin out / connector parts). Compared with the standard battery supplied with CM Flare, I have noticed that my battery life has been doubled - now having an average of 24+ hours per full charge in contrast with 14+ hour usage on the standard supplied one. Anyway, I bought this at sulit.com for 500 pesos.

3. Portable Radio and Spare Batteries
Just some portable music player to keep the break the silence while on trip. I got some spare batteries to keep it running for 2 days... yeah, 2 days. For those asking if there's a signal on top of the mountain - cellphone signals? no, but radio signals, yes. Very clear. We're actually tuned in to 99.5 RT / Play FM on top.
The FM radio shown above is just an ordinary FM radio which can be typically purchased on a novelty shop. It is powered by Nokia BL-4C / BL-5C batteries which we have spare units in the house. It also has a  micro-SD slot to have an option to listen to your saved music on your card.
Price (FM radio): 380 pesos.

4. Sony DSC W320 Cybershot
This 14 megapixel sharp-shooter really offers great and very crisp photos (just see the samples from my previous post about our mountain hiking to Tarak Ridge). It's been almost 2 years since I have this camera and still I still haven't think about the idea to replace it with a new one. In addition, this camera is very small and compact making it ideal to take into places specially during outdoor adventures. Compared with larger SLRs, compact digicams are very comfortable to use as it fits your palm. You will be mostly using both of your hands grasping through the vines and rocks with the climbing, so during situations like this, you can still take great photos. I have 1 officemate who also participated on the climb that had decided to just keep the camera on the bag while on trail to avoid any damage to the unit, compared with my Cybershot which had took almost almost 400 images and videos.
...but still, a compact digicam can't beat the image quality of those SLRs...
Battery life is also great on this unit. I still have 1 out of 4 bars left when I went home.

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