DJ Brady has been in the industry for over 15 years. Due to being rather OCD about research into every nook and cranny of the latest tech, DJ is full of bizarre knowledge that may or may not be relevant to, well, anything. He has attended CES, E3 and GDC (upcoming) trade shows for years. Once upon a time he managed a local overseas importing video game shop, eventually a Gamestop, and at another time wrote for an insider trade magazine called "The VideoGame Advisor". You can contact him at Djbrady@mobilelocalsocial.com and on Twitter @ZenInsight (he comments here under this name too)
In an incredible innovation of usefulness, Voice Actions have been much improved beyond the simple “navigate” command.
Here is the full list.
send text to [contact] [message]
listen to [artist/song/album]
call [business]
call [contact]
send email to [contact] [message]
go to [website]
note to self [note]
navigate to [location/business name]
directions to [location/business name]
map of [location]
Gizmodo threw up some tech info about the video production. I love these guys music and their videos are equally if not more amazing.
“The fastest we go is 172,800x, compressing 24 hours of real time into a blazing 1/2 second. The slowest is 1/32x speed, stretching a mere 1/2 second of real time into [...]
Looks like Engadget has the scoop on a possible (probable?) Android/Sony gaming phone.
Here’s some info:
“Here’s what we can tell you about the hardware: if you’re a gaming fan, this is exactly the kind of phone you’ve been waiting for. The device is described as cross between the Samsung Captivate and the PSP Go [...]
Apple has purchased the patents for an electronic casing industry called Liquidmetal®.
On August 5, 2010, Liquidmetal Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Liquidmetal”), entered into a Master Transaction Agreement with Apple Inc., a California corporation (“Apple”), pursuant to which (i) Liquidmetal contributed substantially all of its intellectual property assets to a newly organized [...]
In the most astounding mobile conference presentation I have ever seen, Samsung highlighted all of the major offerings that its new Galaxy S series Android devices are capable of. I will be acquiring the Sprint Epic (physical keyboard, LED flash, 4G) version of the Galaxy S upon release. Expect an article when that happens. In the [...]
A Taiwanese news organization explains the Apple iPhone saga for those that aren’t up to date.
One of the solutions to the antenna fix? Well, just watch the video.
Via Gizmodo.
Always more and more interesting. Improv Anywhere does it again. This time with a Star Wars theme.
Classic.
This amazing Legend of Zelda Wind Waker multi-track proves that I have no discernible talent.
Freddie25:
A Christmas project with accordion, flutes and other acoustic “instruments”. The original music is from the Legend of Zelda series. (Mostly from The Wind Waker, full song list below.)
MP3 here: http://www.speedyshare.com/704964519….
0:04 Medli’s Prayer (part of the opening theme)
0:21 Makar’s [...]
This is spectacular. Viacom, you guys are a$$holes. And you owe Jonathan Coulton $13, 823 by your own estimates.
As seen at Gizmodo.
Check out Samsung’s promo site for the Galaxy S. AMOLED screen looks to be more attractive than the iPhone 4 screen, albeit at a lower resolution.
Specs:
Samsung Galaxy 2 Leaked Specs:
3.7 inches AMOLED display
1 GHz Snapdragon processor
90 Million Triangles per second GPU (PS3 does 250)
Android 2.1 Operating System
5 megapixel camera
Wi-Fi
3G connectivity
Bluetooth 2.1
A-GPS
32GB internal storage
3.5mm audio [...]
This is innovation! USB Host or USB OTG (On-The-Go) is a way for your device to read other USB devices such as keyboards, web cams or small EXTERNAL HARD DRIVES. Sven Killig decided to work out some driver tweaks to get this running on his Nexus One. The Nokia N8 also has USB OTG built [...]
This is the same process format that BP has used to clean up the Gulf.
As seen at Gizmodo.
Wired has a frightening article up about the longer term effects of the Gulf oil spill.
“Oil from BP’s Gulf of Mexico spill could reach the Atlantic coast in the coming months, according to a new computer simulation.
The model indicates that oil at the surface is likely to be picked up by a fast-moving [...]
Over at Reddit I noticed a link to Whisper Systems. Encrypted voice and texting applications entitled RedPhone 0.1 and TextSecure 0.1, are free for Android phones. If this isn’t a reason to have an open source O/S, I don’t know what is.
Download from the Android market now. I just did.
At only 80 um-thick, Sony’s flexible OLED which measures 4.1 inches and is 432X240 rez, is looking pretty futuristic to me.
Video inside.
Are you still lost? Yep, me too. And here is the video to prove why.
UPDATE: Super Mario Galaxy 2 just hit the all time highest ranked game in existence according to Game Rankings, finally beating out The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time which was made in 1998.
With the release of Super Mario Galaxy 2 and the plethora of spectacular reviews (go ahead, click it…I dare you!) showing [...]
Uh oh. This is not good folks.
New Study Confirms Microwaves Affect Your Heart
A recent study examining the effects 2.4 GHz radiation (which is the frequency of radiation emitted by Wifi routers and microwave ovens) on the heart was just completed. The study found “unequivocal evidence” that microwave frequency radiation affects the [...]
This is one of the most disturbing FAILS I have ever heard of.
“(CBS) At a warehouse in New Jersey, 6,000 used copy machines sit ready to be sold. CBS News chief investigative correspondent Armen Keteyian reports almost every one of them holds a secret.
Nearly every digital copier built since 2002 contains a hard drive [...]
I received this email from a friend. Validity of origination is unverified:
This collaborative writing class project via email is required by an English professor from the University of Colorado as an actual class assignment:
A Creative Writing professor told his class one day: “Today we will experiment with a new form called the tandem story. The [...]
The Android 2.2 platform introduces many new and exciting features for users and developers. This document provides a glimpse at some of the new user features and technologies in Android 2.2. For more information about the new developer APIs, see the Android 2.2 version notes.
New User Features
New Platform Technologies
New Developer Services
New [...]
The iPhad empire. Only two or maybe three operating systems can hang with the top dog. Ok, maximum five are possibly real iPad competitors. Six then. That’s it! 2010 is shaping up to be the year of the tablet/pad/slates.
Read on for the major comparisons.
What?!?!
No, this isn’t based on my life! You are a stupid.
(shhhhh..hellooooo, my girlfriend reads this site.. idiot)
Via Kotaku
UPDATE: I now realize I have made a mistake that my girlfriend has been kind enough to correct, and I qoute.
“…sniff…sniff….
I won’t kick you if the big bad man comes and takes away my diamond ri…wait. ? hmm. [...]
This is one of the most beautiful and creative advertisements I have ever seen.
ENVISION : Step into the sensory box from SUPERBIEN on Vimeo.
Via Gizmodo
Steve stands by his capatalism. And rightfully so. Over at Valleywag Ryan Tate and Steve Jobs have a conversation about freedom of expression vs. invention.
MCV speculation has it that Sony will unveil the next generation PSP device at the upcoming Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in LA on June 15-17. This is due to some early knowledge that key publishers for Sony are ramping up marketing plans in the 4th quarter of 2010. Considering how much less PSP sold in [...]
BumpTop 3D has been acquired by Google. With the advent of a new multi-touch version of the software, it shouldn’t be too long before we see this being implemented in phones, tablets, and anything else Android.
Video of the action after jump.
Jon Stewart (genius) chimes in on the search and seizure that occurred to Jason Chen.
Video after jump.
Considering I am closing in on 35 years old and this is my 100th post, I thought this humorous post appropriate. I pulled this from a chain email that was recently forwarded to me. Enjoy.
When I was a kid, adults used to bore me to tears with their tedious diatribes about how hard things were. [...]
According to Zebra’s site:
Zebra Imaging was founded in 1996 by graduates of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Media Laboratory. The mission of the company was established at that time: to develop and provide the best technologies and products for three-dimensional visual communications. With initial and continuing support from investors, the company has succeeded in producing [...]
Many new sites are chiming in on Apple’s involvement with the illegal search and seizure of Jason Chen’s (Gizmodo writer that broke the news on the iPhone4G) property.
Links to all of the articles inside.
Ok. I admit it. The new Blackberry O/S 6.0 looks great.
Took you long enough RIM.
Sneak peak video and details after the jump.
A few weeks ago an interesting article was posted in the Chicago Tribune.
Arthur Firstenberg claims that he has been plagued by electromagnetic dis- ease for decades. What was his solution? Moving to Sante Fe, NM into a home that was basically hidden away from the radio/micro waves that he claims nauseate him.
Then the trouble began [...]
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