One not-so-sunny Saturday afternoon, friend A and I went to Bonifacio High Street in Taguig to check out the Philips Go Gear Event. I’m not much of a gadget girl (I only own a laptop, an iTouch, a Nokia phone and a PSP 2000), but I must admit that I’m pretty much of an audiophile.

Added being caffeine aficionado to boot,I sipped 2 glassfuls of yummy Raspberry Mocha Twist from Seattle’s Best, whilst looking at this wonderful Philips GoGear Gadgets. And, these two pique my interest:

Luxe & Stylish

Clip and click to always stay tuned and connected. The chic Philips GoGear LUXE MP3 player fastens like an accessory so you can wear your music. Switch from music to calls on your Bluetooth mobile phone and view caller ID – at a touch. -Philips

What I like about this is its pretty, bejeweled skin that really puts some fashion statement into any wardrobe. Plus, it boasts a Bluetooth headset, so there’s no need to put on a different earpiece when answering calls.

Flexible & Handy

Clip on your music and go! The Philips GoGear Mix MP3 player lets you transfer files speedily with push-out USB – no cables required. Enjoy easy navigation on its full color display and 25-hour music playback with its embedded battery -Philips

Talking about ergonomics, I have a penchant for penlight, USB MP3 players. This mp3 player doubles as a USB flash drive, perfect to store your MP3s and non-audio files in one go. Diminutive as it seems, this has a full color display, something that my old Samsung MP3 player lacks.

Too bad, I wasn’t able to stay longer to watch the band and enjoy Pinoy music afterwards. Anyway, Philips is currently holding its Bandwidth Battle of the Bands. For more information about Philips GoGear and the competition, kindly log on to http://philipsbandwidth.blogspot.com/