Make memories, keep them

I’ll be completely honest: I can’t recall the last time I held art materials for a creative workshop. Living in a digital world today, it’s been quite a while for sure.

I do write greeting cards for my partner every month — a habit I’ve had from way back and a way of keeping the old school tradition alive at the same time.

So HP inviting us for a hands-on workshop proved to be a welcome “throwback” as it brought us “back to school” for an afternoon arts-and-crafts session.

The HP INKredible Learning Day collaborated with visual artist and storyteller Geloy Concepcion, a photographer known for expressing thoughts through the creative use of images and other elements.

HP Smart Tank 580

At the heart of the event is the HP Smart Tank 580 printer, which helped reproduce high-quality HP Printables made exclusively available for the participants during the day.

Think of these as activity sheets, as if I really went back to school for art class. Coincidentally, I was part of my elementary school’s art club about two decades ago. DIY-ing stuff for journals, diaries, or just for displaying on a desk has been my thing.

Funny enough, we were handed out these plastic envelopes with sheets of paper, crayons, and more materials. It’s like completely going back to the first day of school and making sure all your stuff is complete.

Anyway, the four sheets each had a theme: To-Do List, My Family, How Are You Feeling, and Concepcion’s “Bad Days Are Temporary” artwork.

The cost-efficient, high-performance printer quickly prints the sheets, and users are assured of high-quality detail. That’s as the Smart Tank 580 is designed for such purposes and even small businesses that require high-volume printing.

I personally think they’re a great fit for schools for reproducing quizzes or short activities especially for the lower levels.

With crayons and colored markers, participants all had their take on the sheets, adding life and their own personal identities on each.

Make memories, keep them

With the right devices at home, you can definitely turn digital memories and even just everyday creative ideas into tangible forms.

Especially in this era, it’s easy to overlook photos that we have on our phones. Ironically, our handsets’ storage spaces fill up fast, but after a few years or so, we usually either lose such media.

So what Concepcion is also trying to get across is if there is the opportunity to turn these moments into tangible print-outs we can always look back at, then that would be better. It’s how the world has been anyway since the invention of the camera.

We all brought home the sheets, some art materials, and even a personalized postcard only available for those in attendance.

Samsung has announced the availability of its new 990 SSD with powerful performance and improved power efficiency.

The 990 SD is available in the 1TB and 2TB capacities. It is designed as a balanced storage solution optimized for gaming, creative workloads, and daily PC use.

Samsung’s new SSD model has up to 38% improved performance compared to the previous 990 PRO model.

It has a sequential read/write speed of up to 7,250/6,450 MB/s for the 2TB model. Meanwhile, the 1TB variant has a 7,150/6,450 MB/s read/write speed.

This way, users can achieve high performance but with low power consumption, as well as customized performance optimization.

For random performance, the 2TB model delivers up to 850K read and 1,200K write IOPS, while the 1TB model reaches read and write speeds of up to 700K and 1,100K IOPS, respectively.

The expanded storage capacity also allows users to store large amounts of high-quality content, or the latest AAA games.

Particularly, the 2TB model can store up to 30 large-scale games based on an average size of 64GB, making it an ideal solution for both gamers and creators.

The latest storage solution will be available for US$ 529.99 and US$ 269.99 respectively for the two capacities.

Razer has expanded its Cinnamoroll collection with the launch of the Kraken Kitty V2 BT Cinnamoroll Edition.

The wireless Bluetooth RGB headset features the Sanrio character’s iconic ears, and comes in a pastel blue and white colorway. The launch comes more than a year after the Kuromi Edition of the same headset.

Razer’s Krazen Kitty V2 BT Cinnamoroll Edition comes with 16.8 million colors and countless effects.

Gamers and streamers can connect via Bluetooth 5.2 with Gaming Mode for faster wireless response and a smooth, stutter-free audio experience suited for long hours.

Inside are the headset’s patented TriForce 40mm drivers with 3-part driver design to push out exceptional highs, mids, and lows.

Its omnidirectional microphone, meanwhile, is built into the earcups to provide clear comms while maintaining a seamless look. The headset can last up to 40 hours with USB-C charging.

The Razer Kraken Kitty V2 BT Cinnamoroll Edition is priced at US$ 139.99.

Superfans can pair the headset with other Cinnamoroll offerings, including the Razer Iskur V2 X NewGen gaming chair and Cobra and Gigantus V2 bundle.