Thoughts about design and technology.

Part of my interest in Microsoft’s UltraMobile PC was to install emulators for gaming systems of the past to enjoy some casual, portable gaming. I originally hesitated getting the Game Boy Micro since its screen size seemed too small, but the games I’ve played so far changed my mind. They seem perfect for the format.
The […]

Even though it’s been almost three months since Microsoft’s Mix 06 conference, I finally had the time recently to go through the show’s sessions archive. Here are some things I found particularly interesting about what Microsoft is doing.
Channel 9 and Mix
The theme of the show was ‘a 72 hour discussion’ and was not only for […]

The Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, was held a couple of weeks ago. What was presented this year shows how serious the gaming industry has become.
The media coverage itself was pretty impressive. Gaming news websites had extensive content. The G4 cable channel turned into all E3 channel all week long with correspondents everywhere on the […]

The first HD DVD player, the Toshiba HD-A1, is now more widely available and we just got ours last week. We ended up getting a defective unit initially, so things didn’t look so good initially. We replaced it a couple days later though I was pleasantly surprised.
If you’ve seen any initial reviews, you would know […]

Oh come on, these new Mac ads are ridiculous…

Viruses - This is the only commercial I saw on TV last week. A few days ago, I heard this podcast which makes the timing of these both the only funny thing about the commercial.
Restarting - I can’t remember the last time I had to restart my […]

The general reaction to the Origami Ultra Mobile PC has been pretty negative. The biggest point being made is that it’s a format that has no purpose in anyone’s lifestyle, especially the target market who already has laptops, cell phones, PDAs and Tablet PCs. Well, I think there are good uses for it, at least […]

A Google Image Search has sent me into the future of NEC technologies. Upon closer examination, the Internet Archive shows this area of the NEC Design Japanese website was originally launched in 2003 to show “Near-Future Ubiquitous Networking Devices Visualized by Designers.”
Some of the potential products described are pretty interesting. The mobile phone and the […]

Recently, people have been hearing that their HDTVs are going to become obselete because of HDMI. This article should clear things up a bit.
Visit this page for more info on HDMI along with links to some recent news articles.

The goal of this year’s 78th Annual Academy Awards was to keep things classy and show that the award show hasn’t lost touch with today’s movie-goers. The results however, were the complete opposite: an inappropriate host, poor choices for Oscar winners and pleading to movie-goers to see movies in theaters.
Let’s start with the host, Jon […]

Considering buying a High Definition Television? There are a few key factors that you should be aware of before making your decision. This should help simplify things. I not be mentioning any pricing since cost is starting to level off for all options. Showing the difference of a few hundred bucks will only make things […]