Pranking People with “Live Photoshop”
With some creative use of a bus stop display kiosk and quick Photoshop editing skills, this crew (hiding nearby), humorously pranks people waiting at a bus stop in this YouTube video: Sometimes, you just have to smile (and laugh) at creative uses of technology.
read moreSony’s PlayStation E3 Press Conference
It’s been quite a busy week in the technology world, with Computex 2013, Apple’s WWDC 2013, and E3 all taking place within a short period of time! With Microsoft and Sony releasing their next generation consoles later this year, this E3 is expected to be very exciting, full of big announcements and surprises. Right from the get go, Sony held their E3 PlayStation Press Conference, with the focus on unveiling all details about the PlayStation 4. The full video on the PlayStation E3 Press Conference 2013 can be seen below. The...
read moreApple WWDC 2013 Recap
For those that missed out on Apple’s WWDC 2013 Keynote in San Francisco yesterday, here are the major points: iOS7: The newest version of iOS introduces major graphic and UI changes. This was a change that was greatly needed, as the iOS UI was feeling increasingly stale and outdated, especially when compared to the Holo UI found in recent Android OS releases, 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and 4.1-4.2 (JellyBean). Interestingly, some of the visual changes seem to take a cue from the TouchWiz UX 2.0 interface found in Samsung’s Galaxy...
read moreIt’s Haswell Day!
It’s the first day of June and the NDAs on Haswell have expired, meaning we finally get to see all the performance comparisons, benchmarks, and details on Intel’s fourth generation Core-i architecture! The usual suspects have their reviews up already: AnandTech – The Haswell Review: Intel Core i7-4770K & i5-4670K TestedGuru3D – Core i7 4770K processor reviewTechReport – Haswell compared to… everything[H]ard|OCP – Intel Haswell i7-4770K IPC and Overclocking ReviewTom’s Hardware – The...
read moreNVIDIA Launches the GeForce GTX 780 at $649
NVIDIA officially launched the GeForce GTX 780 today, the newest addition to NVIDIA’s high-end graphics lineup. The GeForce GTX 780 doesn’t introduce any new technology or a new GPU chipset, as it is a part of the Kepler family. The GTX 780 also uses the same GK110 GPU that was introduced a few months earlier with the GeForce Titan, but it has been slightly gimped, with lesser amount of steam processors and texture units. As a result, the GTX 780 is slower than the Titan, but not by much.Benchmarks of the GeForce GTX 780 can be...
read moreMicrosoft Unveils XBOX One Today – Impressions
After a long period of speculation and mystery, Microsoft today finally unveiled their next generation XBOX gaming console, the XBOX One. At a press event over at Microsoft’s Redmond campus, Microsoft showcased the capabilities of XBOX One as well as having the actual system on display, something which Sony has yet to do with the Sony PlayStation 4.EVENT RECAPFor much of the event, Microsoft focused on what the XBOX One will bring to the home entertainment experience. XBOX One features such as voice command recognition, integrated Skype...
read moreTesting Wii Compatiblity with Large Capacity SDXC Cards
I recently purchased a Lexar Professional 128 GB SDXC card for experimental use in a softmodded Wii. As I discovered earlier that the Wii’s SD card slot was compatible with SDXC cards (such as the SanDisk 64 GB MicroSDXC Card via adapter), I was curious to see if the Wii was capable of reading a 128 GB SDXC card. However, before I could test the card, I needed to format the Lexar Professional 128 GB SDXC into FAT32 format. Unfortunately, the built-in format tool in Windows 7 & 8 only allowed options to format the 128 GB SDXC card...
read moreWindows 8.1 “Blue” To Be Released as a Free Update for Windows 8 Users
Microsoft announced today on their Windows blog that Windows 8.1 “Blue” will be a free update for current Windows 8 users:Today at the JP Morgan Technology, Media & Telecom Conference in Boston, Tami Reller shared with the audience that the update previously referred to as “Windows Blue” will be called Windows 8.1and will be a free update to Windows 8 for consumers through the Windows Store.Unlike Service Packs for previous versions of Windows, Windows 8.1 introduces a lot of visual and functional changes. The public...
read morePlants vs. Zombies 2: It’s About Time – Coming July 2013
It’s official… after four years, a sequel to the beloved Plants vs. Zombie game is finally coming out this summer, in July 2013! No screenshots of the game have been released yet, but PopCap put out an odd promotion on YouTube, which can be seen here: PopCap will be releasing the sequel on several platforms, including the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, PS Vita, Chrome, iOS, Android, Windows Phone, BlackBerry and Bada.Source: Engadget – Plants vs. Zombies 2: It’s About...
read moreSuper Mario 64 Stages Re-Done in Minecraft
Ever since Minecraft came out, people have been making some impressive creations in Minecraft, such as a fully working 8-bit processor, to the 1:1 ratio Starship Enterprise from Star Trek. Now it appears that the maps of Super Mario 64 have been re-done in Minecraft, thanks to the folks over at /r/MinecraftMario on Reddit.It’s mind-boggling (and impressive) to consider the length of time and commitment it took to create these maps in Minecraft. Source: Buzzfeed – You Will Not Believe This Full Mario 64 Built In...
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