In an effort that many are calling “too late”, Microsoft tries to fix their errors reported yesterday by going back on their initial reports of “a very low percentage of restoring data” to “We’re pleased to announce… that most (if not all data) has been restored. Microsoft has released a new statement this morning about the data recovery progress…Here is the message…
Our friends over at ThinkGeek.com have come up with the answer to our portable emulation prayers! A single hand held unit that will run most of your favorite emulators and play all of your favorite roms. We all love the Nintendo DSI, but this unit takes things to a different level with boundless possibilities for the user.
The unit has limited software when you first open it from the box. However, I am sure, all of our readers have all of the emulators and roms they need in some old hard drive stuffed away in the basement or attic.
The unit runs:
MAME
AMIGA
ATARI ST
Commodore 64
NES
SNES
GAMEBOY
GAMEBOY Advance
NEO GEO
and many many more…..
For those you with tons of NES cartridges lying around, you are in luck! Seems as if the folks over at thinkgeek.com have come up with an amazing product. Retro Mini Handheld NES System($50)
The Retro Mini accepts all of your old NES cartridges and plays them on a convenient hand held device. The unit requires 4 AA batteries, boasts a clear high res screen and even has an AV output which you can plug into your flatscreen at home.
Q. What do these things have in common? God of War, God of War 2 and Final Fantasy X. A. They’re all games made for the PS2 and not playable on the PS3 unless you have a Backwards Compatible (BC) PS3. Those PS3’s include the original 60gb PS3’s (hardware emulation chip) and the original 80gb PS3 (software emulation).
Oh boy, just looking at the picture above gives me goose bumps! This is the system that started it all. The Atari 400 home computer system. It had 4 controller slots, a cartridge slot and a membrane keyboard. Playing Pacman, Donkey Kong and Q-bert on this unit felt like playing it in the arcade. Most importantly, it was my first exposure to programming via the BASIC language. We would get manuals and write up test programs. Great learning experience for us in our youth.
Now this is too cute! What does a Japanese otaku do when he is lonely and without a 3d girlfriend? Why, he makes a a anime looking robot girlfriend. Not just any anime looking robot girlfriend but one that makes him coffe! She is even moe from the fact that she is adorably clumbsy as you can see towards the end of the video. The master still has to assist her but she is still pretty damn talented , let’s have a watch. Don’t forget the cream and sugar! Check the video after the jump!
Can’t find your way around the Supermarket nowadays? That is completely understandable, to me it seems like the water bottle section is moved constantly. Who has the time to be searching for your KY and your puppy chow for your beloved pooch! The UK’s scientists are working diligently to make this a possibility. This is aimed more for the physically and mentally disabled but also at the elderly.
We’re really starting to love announcement dates. We know their done purposely to build anticipation. So that’s our job to build it up even more. Bundled between an inFamous and Uncharted 2 screenshot, we’re told there will be an Electrifying Announcement” on Monday April 27th.
We think their announcement will be centered towards playable demo’s for both games available on the PlayStation Network (PSN). We know inFamous has an official release date of May 26th, Uncharted 2 is still on target for generalized 2009 release date.
So what do you think will be Sony’s Electrifying Announcement?
This is horrible news, just two Christmas’s ago I begged and pleaded for a Pleo to be my new toy/pet and Santa came through and got me one. I spent numerous hours exploring with him and adding new software like Valentine Pleo mode, where he blew kisses at me and cooed and we cannot forget Christmas Pleo mode where he sang and danced a plethora or Christmas songs!
You heard it right, poor Pleo was just about two years old, having been launched in January 2007. The company has sold about 100,000 Pleos till date, even though of the $350 hefty price tag, per dino! Just when I thought of getting my little pleo a baby sister, the company fired all its employees and filed for liquidation of its assets under the bankruptcy law, according to a report in the Idaho Statesman.
Now, Let’s reminisce with a video of my very own Pleo a few weeks after he was born singing some Christmas tunes on youtube and yes that is me praising my son, like a dork in the background! Though he is collecting dust now in my game room , Pleo you will be missed by all of us!
If I could have had this phone only a week a go when I washed and tumble dried my old phone, it would have be awesome! I am horrendous when it comes to phones. I drop them, wash them, lose them, throw them in the trash, so this little innovation may help a tad bit.
We all are stuck in the middle of the day without phone power and without a charger in sight. If you are indoors at work go out for lunch, get yourself a tan and power up your phone with the solar rays. Have you ever washed yoru phone, or thrown it in the toilet accidently or intentionally on a drunken night? No worries this phone is waterproof as well!
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