Sarcastic Gamer is at it again in their latest parody song – I Hate This. It makes fun of the Wii and how it’s not a true next-gen system.
Fun stuff…
Category: Technology
Forget the PSP, I want a PMP!
Yes. First off, I’m talking about PMP, not a PIMP. But pimp jokes are going to be rather common now, with this sweet little device in action. It may not look like much, but this PSP-killer is packed with more stuff than your grandma’s attic.
The manufacturer of this beauty, the Portable Media Player is “3rd party”, but I and Engadget are pretty sure it was made in China. I mean, we just need a Chinglish instruction manual to prove it. But regardless of electronic ethnicity, the PMP is able to:
- Emulate NES, SNES, Sega MD and SMC.
- Play AVI, MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, MP3, WMA, and FLAC files (with an “Equlizer”, OMG.)
- View JPG, GIF, BMP images.
- Capture videos with a 1.3 megapixel MPEG-4 video camera.
- Record sound (MP3).
- Read E-Books.
- Support 4-goddamned-gigabytes via SD card.
- Smash Sony’s teeth and swallow it whole.
Yeah, that above list contains more things than your godforsaken computer can. The PSP costs $200 and can’t emulate the SNES. The sweet, sweet PMP can, at a mere $109.68 (or 850.00 in Hong Kong currency). I freaking want this.
[Engadget via Gizmodo. Buy it here.]
The Pipeline v2.0
Here it is! The above image is what our media player The Pipeline will look like in roughly 3 weeks. The technology behind The Pipeline, SplashCast has been working hard at improving the player in many ways.
The mega improvement here is that you can now navigate each show through a series of thumbnails. You can also make the player full screen by pressing a button directly in the player.
Please leave any comments that you have about this new design of the player, whether good or bad. We need all the feedback so we can provide you with the most user friendly player around the net!
A farewell to arms, RIP Logitech MX1000
Three years ago, around the time I got my gaming quality computer, I bought a mouse. It was a wireless mouse, made by Logitech. The first laser mouse to exist in the world commercially, the MX1000. It served me well. Nice shape, long battery life, great design, good weight, and very few problems. However, as with all things, one must move on. My good old mouse has started to deteriorate. All of the labels are warn or missing completely, the feet are entirely gone, the charger barely works anymore, and the plastic layers are fading. So now I must bid farewell to my trusty rechargable Logitech mouse for another.
In a few days I will, if my eBay seller can get his Paypal up and running eventually, have a brand new(see factory refurbished) Logitech(go with what you know and the companies you trust) MX Revolution. Rest In Peace my trusty mouse, you have served me well.
Sony cuts PS3 price. Microsoft extends Xbox 360 warranty. I’m still not buying either console.
Through the last week there has been plenty of hullabaloo over Sony cutting the price of PS3. If you ask me, it was inevitable. Ask a newborn baby if he’d like a PS3 and he’s say “too damned costly!” Well, Sony has confirmed the cut (after denying it some days ago) and now the PS3 will sell at $499 starting Tuesday.
Sony will also be introducing a $599 80GB model, bundled with a copy of MotorStorm.
Now, the question arises, was this move from Sony a reaction to Microsoft extending the warranty on their Xbox 360? One news item at Digg does say that the Xbox 360 Elite’s sales have jumped by 2400%! Is Sony trying to play safe and garner more sales?
Update
Last morning, I speculated whether Sony would be getting any more sales. Microsoft is swimming in money with the massive sales increase. Sony isn’t left behind, in fact they’ve gone far ahead, atleast at Amazon. The price drop has caused an increase of (I kid you not) 2800% on Amazon. The sales for the 60GB PS3 have actually exceeded the Wii and “Guitar Hero: Rock the 80s”.
I think there are some economics lessons to be learned here.
[Via 1UP, Thanks David]
[Update Via Digg]
Super Mario Galaxy MIA
Ah, E3 and Internetz, spilling the beans for as long as I can remember. Seems like Nintendo may have some big announcements in store for Super Mario Galaxy.
Our very own David Rodriguez discovered today that Super Mario Galaxy has mysteriously vanished from Nintendo’s master list of games on their company website. You can go check it out yourself right here. I would have just posted a screen shot for you guys, but this worthless PC I’m borrowing doesn’t have MS Paint, let alone a photo editing app. Thanks for nothing, Danny!
This is suspicious news in and of itself, but considering that video game mega-con E3 is just around the corner, we here at SWL are willing to bet they’re planning to drop a bomb or two. Perhaps a street date, maybe even a new name? Wasn’t Super Mario Galaxy a working title?
[Update]
Now even Metroid Prime 3: Corruption is missing in action…