Vista Speech Recognition Rocks Big Time

A little video that shows us how freaking easy it actually is to work with Vista's Speech Recognition Software. Keyboards are so gone, dudes.

So gone...

MS Photosynth demo

I know Apple rules and all but Microsoft has got some pretty cool projects too.
Just check out the way they manage to create some really rockin' multidimensional spaces with super zoom and navigation features just by 'linking' pictures together. The responsible for this nifty new tool is a guy called Blaise Aguera y Arcas. And this Photosynth Thingy is like the Michael Jordan of all pictures slide show!

Cool huh...?

Apple FTW

I don't know what's happening lately, but everywhere I turn i see some Apple related product-news-hype-ad something! Even this blog has its share of Apple hype. Apple iPhone, iPod, iBook, i wonder... where is this resurrected company going?? Kudos to them for this 'reborn out of their own ashes' move. Here are some of the latest Apple related headlines:

iPhone, developer friendly... someday
Explore Safari on Windows
How to get an iPhone, by Steve jobs

...an Apple a day keeps my pockets empty of change.

Americans are F-U-N-N-Y

I'm not even gonna bother to give you guys an explanation. Just watch the clip.

SK + SCft = Luv 4 Ever more

For those of you who dont know a thing about Blizzard's Starcraft, lay back, relax and try to take it all in as I tell you about the love story between a country and a computer game.

Back in the day, I think it was 1998, Starcraft was the bomb! Everyone played it, everyone knew it, everyone barfed when the Zerg leader had to say something. But the buzz around Europe was nothing compared to the huge impact it had on the South Korean geek comunity, they went pro over yonder. Starcraft went live on 3 TV Channels, the geeks won sponsorships and were catapulted to stardom, dudes would build maps and story lines for a living, the leagues could pay as much as $200.000 usd in prize money. Bottom line, they took it to a whole new level making Starcraft into a highly competitive real-time strategy multiplayer game that moved a lot of people, a lot of money and ultimately ruled the lives of 3.5 million South Koreans.
So last saturday, in Seoul (South Korea) Blizzard came out swinging with the new game, the 'numero dos', it looks amazing, it sounds amazing, the gameplay is still super psyched and the Zergs still look like crap.

Last saturday Blizzard gave South Korea an orgasm. I wish them both all the best!!

Fire Emblem - The Sacred Stones

I guess we all know what happens when a Demon King, imprisoned by a set of sacred stones, manages to somehow influence great kings and rulers to find these stones and one by one break'em to pieces.
Yes a great turn based RPG happens. It had been a while since I'd played such an entertaining game on GBA, but this one was a big suprise because it combines a lot of cool stuff in one lil' tiny cartridge. Story wise, we have a bad wave of demon possessed kingdom that is running throughout the land, wrecking havoc just so they can find the dammed stones, you play Erika the princess of the first kingdom to get drop kicked by the meanies, and you'll meet lots of exciting people, not in the Knights of Xentar way though (+10 geek points), and you'll even get a chance to switch character later on in the game. The story and structure is very much like every other RPG, I'll call that structure the 'Square Enix Structure'(+1 geek point) so that you geeks out there know exactly what I'm talking about. You start the game with two character, being led through a very self explanatory battle/tutorial. You play map by map with quite a big array of objectives, enters the Advance War similarities (survive # of turns, kill all enemies, seize throne, etc...). Very soon you understand that you can do things with these characters, you can equip them with cool stuff, weapons, you can choose how they will spend the experience they earn after each battle, and ultimately you can build yourself a killing team worthy of Cloud, Barret and Tifa (+5 geek point!). The difference here is that you dont go around maps like in Zelda, cutting down plants and hitting monsters with your stumped sword. You get an overall perspective of everything, very much like in Advance Wars(+1 geek point) and the turn based engine makes it feel even more 'Advance War-y'.
Because of the huge number of characters that you will stumble upon throughout the game you'll have to make choices. So will you choose the stealthy metrosexual thief or will you choose the Abercrombie & Fitch model who happens to wield a massive axe? I wonder. It's on you man, and this makes the game a complete new experience every time you start a new campaign. So here it is, Fire Emblem - The Sacred Stones, is a lengthy Advance Wars meets Seiken Densetsu 2 (+5 geek points) where every choice you make might very well mean losing or winning the battle on your precious GBA.

Please leave you Geek scores in the comment box.

LOST: Who is Jacob after all?!

«Since we first heard of "the Jacob's List", we have all been curious to know about this misterious spiritual guru of the "hostiles" (...)» (in 'many journals of Lost's loonies'. Actually it's on my journal. Or it would be, if I kept one)
Yes. I too, am a freak for the TV show "Lost". Some have already given up hope that its plot one day starts making any sense, yet I, never stopped reading theories, explanations and hidden informations, in my quest to fit all the puzzle pieces of the most compelling TV show since Twin Peaks (yes, I understand the seriousness of my claims and take full responsability of its consequences). The point of this post is to warn you that the 3rd season is at an end, and I would very much like you all to make this place a haven for your theories and views. Who is Jacob? What is the black smoke? Am I mentally challenged and a complete nerd? Don't miss out on today's Lost episode...