ASUS and ROG are powering the holidays with the ASUS ROG Grand Tech Fair 2025, their biggest gadget sale of the season featuring incredible year-end deals.

The promo runs from November 14, 2025 to January 15, 2026. It features a wide range of devices, including participating laptops and desktops/AIOs.

Included are the Zenbook, Vivobook S, Vivobook 16 Copilot+ PCs. There’s also the everyday productivity devices from the Vivobook series. For gamers, there’s the ROG and TUF lines, including the TUF tower PCs.

The aforementioned devices are eligible for free one-year ASUS Premium Care Warranty extension. Aside from that, there will be exclusive 3-day flash sales, giveaways for a chance to win a brand new motorcycle, and rebates of up to PhP 5,000.

Five lucky winners will take home prizes to complement their Christmas upgrade. Here’s a quick breakdown of what they’ll get:

• two (2) winners: Insta360 X5 Action Cameras (worth PhP 32,990)
• two (2) winners: Airwheel SE3SL Smart Electric Luggage (worth PhP 40,000)
• one (1) grand winner: Yamaha Mio Fazzio (worth PhP 93,900)

SM Cyberzone caravans

The festivities also continue nationwide with the ASUS ROG Grand Tech Fair Mall Caravan, which shall happen at six SM Cyberzone locations.

These 3-day roadshows will showcase the best of ASUS innovation:

• SM Mall of Asia: November 14 to 16
• SM North EDSA: November 28 to 30
• SM Pampanga: December 12 to 14
• SM Iloilo: December 26 to 28
• SM Bacolod: January 2 to 4
• SM Megamall: January 9 to 11

The first 30 buyers from each leg can win an additional bundle through the scratch-and-win game at the booth.

Shoppers from ASUS and ROG Exclusive Stores can also claim GCash rebates directly at the caravan:

• PhP 5,000 rebates on qualified ASUS Zenbook, Vivobook S, and Vivobook 16 models
• PhP 3,000 rebates on qualified Vivobook S, RTX 5000 series gaming laptops, desktops
• PhP 1,000 rebates on select Vivobooks (Classic, Go, Flip, Slate, Gaming), more
• Up to PhP 1,000 rebates on select keyboards, mice, routers, mini PCs, headsets, and earbuds

EcoFlow has officially launched the EcoFlow PowerOcean (single-phase) solar battery system in the Philippines.

This marks the eco-friendly energy solutions provider’s entry to the market as it expands to Southeast Asia.

Leveraging its success in Europe and addressing the specific needs of the ASEAN market, the EcoFlow PowerOcean (single-phase) delivers reliable backup power, smart energy management, and cost-saving efficiency.

The system also addresses the problem of underutilized generated power from standalone panels, banking on its integrated solar-plus-storage type that is easy to install and capable of powering an entire home.

The EcoFlow PowerOcean’s inverter supports up to 12kW PV input and allows 95% depth of discharge. This ensures nearly all stored energy is put to use.

Meanwhile, the AI-driven TOU (time-of-use) scheduling system automatically decides when to charge, discharge, or feed energy back to the grid.

By factoring in real-time electricity prices, weather forecasts, and each household’s historical usage patterns, it charges during off-peak hours, prioritizes solar power during the day, and sells surplus energy when prices are high.

In addition, PowerOcean provides daily and monthly cost forecasts with over 90% accuracy. And it continuously refines its scheduling to capture every possible saving opportunity.

In Europe, households using PowerOcean have achieved up to 77.8% reductions in annual electricity bills.

Built to last

The EcoFlow PowerOcean’s plug-and-play system seamless integrates new and existing batteries to deliver scalable capacity and stable high-load performance.

Multiple appliances across the kitchen, living room, and home office can operate simultaneously without interruption. And the system can be expanded to 10 kWh or 15 kWh.

Plus, through its intuitive app, users can monitor real-time household power status, track generation and consumption trends, and control the system via voice commands.

That makes the PowerOcean an intelligent energy manager, aside from being a solar energy solution and storage technology.

Longevity is likewise assured. By using CATL’s battery cell with LFP battery chemistry, the PowerOcean offers a 6,000 life cycle, which means users can power their homes daily for more than 10 years. Furthermore, the system comes with an industry-leading 10-year warranty.

Canon has officially announced the EOS R6 Mark III full-frame CMOS camera, along with the RF45mm f/1.2 STM lens.

The latest addition to the EOS R mirrorless line, the new camera paired with the large aperture lens is designed for enthusiasts and hobbyists.

The RF45mm f/1.2 STM is Canon’s widest aperture non-professional lens in the RF lens lineup.

This versatile and easy-to-use 45mm focal length on full-frame cameras broadens accessibility of an f/1.2 lens to users.

On APS-C cameras, users can expect a portrait-friendly 72mm full-frame equivalent focal length.

Faster, sharper

The EOS R6 Mark III features a higher 32.5-megapixel resolution and improved speed, performance, and reliability. It also incorporates powerful video capabilities.

Such resolution allows for finer details to be captured in higher definition, but with more cropping flexibility. The higher megapixel count comes in useful for faraway subjects shot with close crops.

On high-speed continuous shooting (electronic shutter) mode, the new camera can capture up to 150 shots at 40 fps.

And despite the higher processing load, it maintains the same high-speed continuous shooting rate (up to 40 fps on electronic shutter and up to 12 fps on mechanical or electronic first-curtain shutter).

In addition, the camera features a user-friendly pre-continuous shooting feature. Before the shutter button is fully pressed, up to 20 continuous shots can be recorded in any still format.

Meanwhile, autofocus algorithm enhancements offer more tenacious subject tracking. This simplifies the post-shooting workflow especially for shooting difficult subjects.

The EOS R6 Mark III also inherits the Register People Priority function found in the flagship EOS R1. This allows pre-registered people to be prioritized for detection and tracking when shooting photos and videos in group situations.

Leap in video capabilities

Moreover, the camera offers more recording and post-production options. It supports 7K 60p internal RAW video recording to a CF-express Type B card.

It is also the first EOS R series camera to offer 3:2 Open Gate recording at up to 7K 30p RAW.

This provides greater flexibility for reframing, especially when creating horizontal and vertical videos from the same footage.

And during recording, users can also simultaneously record a smaller MP4 proxy file or a 4K DCI Fine MP4 sub movie to its SD card slot.

In addition, recording formats have been expanded. There’s internal RAW recording, Canon Log 2, and HLG gamma recording. These are on top of the pre-existing Canon Log 3 and HDR PQ.

Support for the Cinema EOS range’s Custom Picture (CP) profiles, including custom LUTs helps set recording options like gamma, color sampling, and bit depth as well.

And like the EOS R5 Mark II, the EOS R6 Mark III supports waveform monitor display, as well as false colors and zebras.

New features like AWB Response and Shockless WB also enable seamless white balance transitions during video shooting, regardless if the AWB is utilized or the white balance is manually adjusted.

RF45mm f/1.2 STM: f/1.2 made accessible

As Canon’s first f/1.2 lens of its class, the RF45mm f/1.2 STM is a compact, lightweight, and affordable option for users who desire bokeh. It weighs about 346 grams and is the smallest f/1.2 lens in both EF and RF lens range.

The larger aperture also enables the lens to deliver greater low light flexibility and AF support. The 4mm focal length allows users to capture a natural perspective, moving seamlessly  between wide environmental shots and intimate closeups.

On APS-C cameras, the lens achieves a 72mm equivalent focal length. This, of course, is ideal for close-ups, portraits, and street photography.

The f/1.2 bokeh then levels up the shooting, as users can frame their storytelling in a more defining manner.

But if the entire shot needs to be sharp, just dial the aperture down to f/8 so the lens can deliver edge-to-edge sharpness.

Together, the lens’ maximum aperture allows ample light information to reach the new camera’s sensor.

This way, the Dual Pixel CMOS AF II system’s low light capabilities on the EOS R6 Mark III is fully maximized.

Plus, with 5-axis stabilization on the camera, the RF45mm f/1.2 STM delivers sharp, clean images at a slow shutter speed and lower ISO.