Sunday, October 30, 2011

Greatest/Worse Tease of All Time!

The Razer Switchblade had the potential of being one of the best, if not the best, portable gaming device(s) known to man! Unfortunately it was only a concept. Razer made this concept and presented this tiny laptop so small it is classified either a tablet or handheld gaming device. The device was presented at this years CES, and blew everyone's mind there waiting for Razer's huge announcement. Although, Toshiba released a mini gaming laptop that had basically the same type of interface as the Switchblade they actually hit shelves earlier this year. If you are interested about their model look up Toshiba Libretto W105. It is pretty nice as well, but not better than Razer's Switchblade!
As you guys can see the design is gorgeous! Well beyond gorgeous to me! I heard about this device from a good tech savvy buddy of mine and he showed me the video of what was teased to be an upcoming device from Razer. It is a 7-inch pocket gaming device that literally fits in the palm of your hand like no other! The main problem that Razer had in the developing of this hardware is getting the mouse capability without a track pad. Problem solved when they integrated a multitouch screen. Of course you can still add a mouse if you really wanted to. They didn't leave without that decision completely to them, just a nice sleek design they intended on having.


The keyboard is actually probably one of my favorite part and impressive aspects of the design. Razer used another LCD screen have a focus on changing in different gaming scenarios. For example, if you were playing World of Warcraft, the keys would change to fit either that gaming style or to show the spells and moves that you can perform. It is basically getting the gamer more involved to what they are playing, or to just say my mini computer can do that and yours can't! Who wouldn't that type of technology that close to their finger tips? 


I encourage all of you to take the time out and appreciate this wonderful machine! It is a must watch video and a way better explanation of what the "bells & whistles" are in this machine! 

Saturday, October 29, 2011

Back to my Gaming Usual's!

Sorry for the constant post people, I have been behind on some of my post!


I have some juicy news for you guys today if you haven't already heard the upcoming game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is coming out and is sure to have a lot of people lining to get it! Well in Fresno, California, the city of my high school, a disc has been stolen in a shipping warehouse. Although, it was only one disc for the PC version that by itself is a very huge deal!


This version of the disc has been pirating online since yesterday, but Activision has been working really hard to find the people who have played this leaked version of MW3. One person who got caught said they got fined $5,000 and he is permanently banned from online play. In the gaming community being banned from a highly anticipated video game such as this one is like taking a piece of your soul and flushing it down the toilet.


An ad on Craigslist.com state "Do not buy MW3 before release date. They will come get you."I know personally I am not scared for myself because I am patient enough to actually wait for this game and I don't play PC Call of Duty's. Those are extremely weird to me personally. I am mroe of a PS3 person who loves the fact of having a controller and 55 inch television to play it on.


If any of you guys are even thinking about looking for this leaked game play, please don't just wait for the actually copy of the game to release on November 8th, 2011. that is basically next Tuesday! It is going to be worth the wait my fellow gamers! 

Apple Patents "Slide to unlock"


Apple seriously? Come on now!

What exactly are you trying to prove here that you are different from Android and that you guys can be "dicks"? That was personally unnecessary, you guys didn't have to patent that everyone knows that "slide to unlock" is an iPhone thing. Waste of time Apple. You guys should be making amends with Flash so we can actually surf the web on our mobile device without getting rerouted to another version of that site or not being able to see that site at all.

They applied for this patent in 2009, but I personally feel like that they shouldn't have done this because that isn't important. Why does Apple feel like this is important? Are they trying to be extremely different to the point where no can officially copy a sliding effect without going through a lawsuit?

Their reason for doing this is because they felt like their mobile competition was stealing their ideas of development. So the patent was in order to save their ideas and product from infringement. Well they have done it now,  although, I feel like it wasn't necessary in a way, but I sort of understand why. If I had a company like so I would want to lock my shit down too!

Dick move and a waste of complete time, but understandable.

Saturday, October 15, 2011

PS Vita...The Hype!

The hype that was created by Sony at this years E3. They introduced the new version of the PSP or PS Vita. Vita means "life" according to Sony; on the other hand I will be talking about the technical hype for the upcoming handheld.

The Vita is running a insanely powerful processor, Cortex A9. This basically means that when your are cross chatting without any lags or glitches in your game or the other persons game. Cross chatting is speaking to someone who is either playing the same game but a different match or someone in a completely different game speaking to you. Vita has a 5 inch multitouch screen which was extremely smart on Sony's part for including that. I know that our "present future" that we live in everything is basically multitouch screen now from phones to computer screens. They included this feature so that you can basically be more personal thrill from playing these games. A rear touch pad is to keep the gamer more entertained and to also make the gamer feel like they are more interactive with the character that they are playing as. Both front and rear cameras are on the handheld for taking pictures, recording videos, and video chat. If that wasn't enough to hype of the Vita for you, how about GPS navigation system? Some might think that this isn't necessary, but I personal think it is both necessary and a good idea. Let me put a quick scenario in your guy's head; you can connect with your friends a lot faster where ever you are. It is fast, easy and simple.

I know it seems like I am marketing the hell out of this product, but I just want you to understand what the hype is about on a technically level instead of on a consumer level. Basically put the nerd and geek in you all! MUHAHHAHHAHHAHA kidding. At E3 2011 this was Sony's most anticipated conference, well this and the apology. I will be talking about the apology that was kinda sincere and kinda bull shit.

youtube.com/watch?v=RIaJHh60hQY

Sunday, October 9, 2011

IGN Love of my Life!

Greatest website in the world IGN!!!!!!

Brief history of this beautiful website well they started off only about videogames, now it is a full on entertainment site. Giving the latest news on technology, TV, chicks, important technical people, and of course keep you updated on the latest gaming!

The site aesthetics is well laid out to me! You get to right where you want to when you want to! It has a highly sophisticated navigation starting with the hottest gaming consoles of 2011. It is also interesting that it has articles of all the latest things in the technical world. See it as the cooler version of the Huffington Post. Way cooler! LOL Also while looking at this site notice what catches your eyes 1st and that should be your main navigation of the site. 

Before I go I have one more thing to say if you enjoy this website as much as I do then check out there Prime section it isn't free nor is it that cheap but the benefits you get from it is amazing! You get a year or 2 with GameFly subscription once you sign up! That is an awesome deal right there! It sold me right when I read that!

http://www.ign.com/

Friday, October 7, 2011

iPhone 4S...Do really need another?

To answer my question 1st off yes we do! I will tell you why after a few things of which why 4S is still a good idea! The 4S processor smashes with blazing speeds, A5 is the processor that is used in the iPad 2 as well. The camera is way better with 3 more megapixels which means 8 megapixels. A lot of people say that the camera doesn't really matter, but having a lot of apps like Instagram and Hipstamatic makes user want to use their camera a lot more often. Taking pictures is starting to say a lot more than updating a Facebook status or tweeting.

Now to explain my answer for my question; it is necessary for us to have this 2nd series of the iPhone 4 because the people that have an iPhone 4, already were so excited about the iPhone 5 rumors they were to break their contract to pay the full price for that phone. Apple did this exact same thing with iPhone 3G. Apple can get very money hungry I would agree with that but when it comes to their customers and what is fair and what is not they are good at choosing the fair route. When the iPhone 3GS came out they didn't want anyone with the iPhone 3G to break contract just yet, but what they did want is for the people who either haven't experienced the 3G yet. Well now that those people could with a little advantage and enhanced operating system (OS) they could experience the hype and power of an iPhone. Apple is recurring that same dream for people that still have either the 3GS or that want to get an iPhone in general now that they can with some slight adjustments and upgrades. They can go home happy!

Monday, October 3, 2011

BioShock Infinite

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_DSfjAdhlU

This video that is presented to you is the 10-Minute Demo for BioShock Infinite. The game is about a detective, Booker DeWitt, set out to save this lady named Elizabeth, in a hovering city named Columbia. The year is 1912 so no future just pure past! Elizabeth is held hostage by this bird like creature that goes by the name of Him. It is a love hate relationship between Elizabeth and Him; that is her only friend, father, caretaker, and enemy. It is as if this is a story of Rapunzel in some type of off the wall game! Elizabeth has these superficial powers that make her even more powerful and maybe the reason why Him wants to hang on to Elizabeth. In the city of Columbia it is obviously something very wrong with the people that are in the city you will see things that are going to be quite shocking with some of the Artificial Intelligence, AI, that is presented. The reason I speak of this game is because it ties back into my last post of gaming and social life; although, this game isn't out until March of next year and it already has almost all of my devoted attention that it deserves!

This game is probably going to take a nice chunk out of my everyday life when it hits the stores by storms In March 2012. I know for a fact I can't wait for this damn game! No word on multiplayer yet, but I wouldn't mind if this game didn't have that type of access to the online world.

I don't have too much to say because I actually want this to be a discussion on the video and what you guys actually get out of watching it. Now it does have age barrier so just sign in to YouTube if you have an account, if not, just make one you lazy bums! Lawlz! When watching the video reflect off these questions; how is the imagery to you? Does this demo get you excited for the game? A lot of people aren't into First Person Shooters, instead of looking at it like a "shoot 'em up" how else would you view this game based on the storyline? If you are familiar with the BioShock franchise then let me ask you what is different from this game than in the others? Also, if you get a creepy vibe from what is the main reason for this vibe creep? Remember it is a demo so it doesn't make any sense so far.

This game won't be available to play until March 2012! I hope you guys enjoy this video as much as I do! Let's make this an epic discussion. More than 4 people would be awesome!