Archive for February, 2008

Starcraft 2 Zerg Images Leaked

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OK, it’s not exactly a preview of the entire Zerg race. But every starcraft 2 fan like me is dying to know more about the Zerg. Except for the appearance of Zerglings and Mutalisks in the demo previews, not much has been said about Zerg. Well, here is an image that was captured from a Blizzard presentation from Rob Pardo at GDC ‘08. It’s the new Zerg Ultralisk. We don’t know if it will be still known as the Ultralisk since it looks so different already. Personally, I love it. I just hope it has new abilities. I also hope the flying Mutalisks have new abilities as well, otherwise, these units will be just like those in Starcraft I which is boring. The new Ultralisk looks nasty eh? What do you think?

JukeFly: Music On The Go

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It’s the social music player that let’s you listed to your music anywhere you go! Why bother when you can bring it with your iPod?

Well, Jukely works differently. It is downloaded into your computer and turns it into a music server. Any computer with an internet connection can listen to the music stream coming from your PC. Kewl. At least there’s no need for synchronization with your portable music device.

Mouse Worn On Finger

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The FingerMouse is a new contraption. Hangs on your pointer finger and operated by your thumb. Sounds like a novel way to use a mouse but we doubt that the idea will take off.

It’s wireless. Well it has to be considering that it will be dangling in your hand most of the time. The ring that inserts in your finger is adjustable. The device is operated with a rechargeable battery. Could be fun. Whether it could be useful is anyone’s guess.

Mario Kart To Be Released

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In Europe that is. Nintendo will release Mario Kart Wii in Europe on April 11. Mario Kart will be bundled with Wii Wheel (sounds funny eh?). It never ceases to amaze us how innovative Nintendo has become. Die hard gamers may balk at Wii taking the spotlight from Playstation 3 and xBox, but you just can’t ignore how so much fun Wii is compared to the two. It’s pulling in even the casual gamers.

Gamers can race against 11 players worldwide using the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service. Wii Fit, another add-on to Wii that focuses on exercise games will surely be another hit when it arrives.

LG-KF700 Is Here!

ImageThe new LG-KF700 has finally been launched. It is a new multimedia phone that has a 3-inch touchscreen, an alpha-numeric keypad, and shortcut dial. Touted as the world’s first 3-input-capable phone, LG-KF700 may prove to be the latest object of desire from techno-lust fans.

The phone has a web browser and offers full access to Google Search, Google Maps, YouTube and Gmail. The phone comes with a 3-megapixel camera, bluetooth wireless capability, a MPEG-4 video player and support for HSDPA 3G.

The phone is expected to be unleashed to consumers in Europe around March and other countries in the following months.

Apple Updates iPod iTouch

Apple has revealed that it is updating its highly popular iPod and iTouch products, both of which will now feature twice the amount of memory. The new iPhone will come with 16Gb of memory whereas the iTouch will have with 32Gb.

“For some users, there’s never enough memory” remarked Greg Joswiak, VP of Worldwide Product Marketing for the iPod and iTouch product lines. People can now stuff more of their favorite photos, music, and videos.

Yahoo! Says No To Microsoft

Yahoo! has formally rejected Microsoft’s bid to acquire the search engine giant. Yahoo says that the $31 per share offer of Microsoft is inadequate, and wants $40 per share.

“The proposal is not in the best interests of Yahoo and our stockholders” in an issued statement from the company. Financialy analysts are now speculating that Microsoft will make a new offer that is 5 to 12 billion higher the previous offer to lure Yahoo into selling.