Archive for April, 2008

15 Apr 2008

What’s wrong with the Internet?


Hey my Internet is missing … read full post »

15 Apr 2008

Mobile: Is Facebook the new Facebook?

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Last week we attended a mobile forum in London aimed at the ‘little guys’ within the mobile industry. With no major operators there flexing their muscles it was more a meeting of minds to discuss the road ahead for the businesses that lie beyond the network portals

The question is who’s got the map? read full post »

14 Apr 2008

I’m a Mac. I’m a PC. I’m a Mac and a PC!

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You’ve been able to run Windows on your Mac for a while now. Now you can run Leopard on your PC. read full post »

14 Apr 2008

All Manner Of Distractions - Processing Pictures. (interview)

Robert Hodgin

Robert Hodgin lives in San Francisco with his Russian Blue cat and he creates some of the most amazing videos i have ever seen. So i’ve been chatting with Robert trying to work out just how exactly does he make this stuff? read full post »

11 Apr 2008

Indiana Jones and the Changing Face of Hollywood Hype

Indy’s come a long way since 1981Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Finally. It’s been 19 years since we last saw Indy - 19 years trying to pick the truth out of the rumours. And with only a month to go I’m pretty excited. I am not the only one. The Indiana Jones series is a silver screen legend. Rarely do film-goers talk about action films with such enthusiasm because rarely does Hollywood produce action films with such quality characters. And rarely has a film’s development had such a slow burn. Suffice to say anticipation around the Cystal Skull is rife. Hype should be easy. But it ain’t what it used to be. read full post »

10 Apr 2008

Wii like iPlayer… or do Wii?

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It was announced yesterday that BBC’s iPlayer will soon be available on the Wii (having already been rolled out to iPhone and iTouch - all the iProducts sticking together).  I read the anouncement and thought “Wow”, then thought I can watch TV on my, er, TV.  So, I thought, “Hmm”, then I thought having Internet sites that deliver TV programs fed to your TV is the best place for them as they’re at the centre of your entertainment set-up at home, so I thought, “Wow”.  Then I thought, “But not many Wii’s are actually set-up to connect wirelessy compared to say over 70% of Xbox 360s and 40% of PS3s, so I thought “Hmm”.  Is this “Wow” or “Hmm”?  Help me out…

9 Apr 2008

Pushing the Wii positioning.

wii-balance-board-1.jpgI was in Game recently looking at all the accessories you can get for the Wii: the steering wheel, golf club, tennis racquet, shotgun, crossbow, fishing rod, the list goes on… But mostly these are simple extensions of the Wiimote; they don’t actually do anything. However the ‘balance board’ is coming to the UK and proves to step up beyond the capabilities of Wiimote prosthetics.

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9 Apr 2008

Nintendo does an Apple

untitled1.jpgWii Fit - Already sold out. MarioKart Wii - nearly already sold out. Does such palpable excitement ahead of a release remind you of anyone? read full post »

7 Apr 2008

Exclusive Content - the ultimate mix tape? (interview)

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Like most kids, pre the internet age i dabbled with mix tapes. Hours spent recoding my favourite tracks from the radio, filling dozens of D90 audio cassettes for friends and family.

Doc Rogers talks to James Rutledge (aka Pedro) about why he has taken this concept to the extreme with one of his projects. read full post »