Thursday, October 30, 2003
The Xbox and the PS2 both have karaoke related products in their holiday lineups.
Karaoke Revolution for the PS2.
and Xbox Music Mixer for the, uh, Xbox.
Both games are bundled with microphones.
The PS2 offering is an actual game, where a “real time interactive audience” will react to pitch and rhythm. It’s virtual American Idol.
However, [...]
Tuesday, October 28, 2003
Brilliant article. Take a couple of 12 year old kids and put them in a room with classic arcade games like Pong, Donkey Kong, and Space Invaders. Write down what they say.
The article says that you should be prepared to feel old if you read it, and it’s true, for the most [...]
Thursday, October 16, 2003
Anyone gotten any of those new $20 bills yet?
I’m just curious.
It will be nice to be able to differentiate one bill from the various denominations, but I’m wondering when we’re going to be rid of the penny.
Thursday, October 16, 2003
Almost.
So, Apple’s partnered with AOL and Pepsi. iTunes for windows should be available by the time you read this, and they’re giving away 100 million free songs from iTunes. 300 million pepsi bottles, 1 in 3 is a winner. At the going rate, which is $.99 a song, they are literally giving [...]
Wednesday, October 15, 2003
Well, not ninjas exactly, but sumo, karate, and tai chi robots, certainly.
Sure, they’re only 30cm tall now, but wait until some scientist says to himself, “Hey, I’ll bet we could scale that up a bit.”
This is of course, following the usual, “FOOLS! They all laughed! But I’ll show them all, now!” [...]
Lost in Translation
So I watched Bill Murray being Bill Murray, but in Japan. I enjoyed the movie, and I like the way it ended. Although, I have to say that some of the scenes are probably funnier when you understand even 20% of the Japanese being spoken. Part of the concept is [...]
I have been waiting for Half Life 2 to come for years. It was scheduled for release this Holiday Season. Now, due to the charity and graciousness of some very dubious characters, the release date has been pushed back to April, 2004.
And it’s not because the game isn’t done. It’s [...]