Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-

It’s my 1st post here, so I would like to introduce one of my favourite games which I’m waiting for. Crisis Core basically serves as a prequel to the original Final Fantasy VII which was released on the PSX more than a decade ago, so even though the people who didn’t get the chance to play this awesome game on the PSX, they can still can play this one which will be released on the PSP in the US on March 25, 2008, the Japanese version has been already released on September 13, 2007. So even though I’ve completed the Japanese one, I’m still waiting for the US to be released, I may as well add that Nintendo DS in Japan was kicking the PSP’s butt there when talking about the sales, however, when Crisis Core was released, and due to having it’s own PSP Slim Edition, the week which the game was released on placed the PSP on top of the DS, so no wonder this game is going to be a big hit in the US after less than 2 months from now. On a last note, Square Enix recently announced Crisis Core was its best-selling game across all regions from last April through September with 710,000 copies sold in Japan and here’s a trailer for those who are interested, it’s Japanese voiced with English subtitles, enjoy.

What Did My Professor Say !?

Don’t worry if you are just to slow to write everything the professor said, LiveScripe Smartpen can save your day by just tapping on what you wrote so far then the built-in audio recorder will take you back to that part you missed, this will only work on the special livescribe dotted paper.

Via I4U

ARCHOS TV+ DVR & Media Extender

Check-out the review by PC Magazine of the featured new Media Extender with better features than currently existing ones. Available for 350$-250$ depending on the capacity (250GB or 80GB). PC Magazine Summarizes the review with "It certainly takes some effort to set up, and extra money to customize with plug-ins you may want, but the bottom line is: It works. Is it always a seamless process? No. Is there HD support? Not yet. Is the user interface a bit annoying? Yes. Is there another DVR-media extender combo on the market that could be described as reliable? No. So, get over the drawbacks and embrace a feature set that Apple fanboys can only dream of".

Via PC Magazine

Amazon Mp3 Goes International

DRM free mp3′s will be available sometime this year with a collection of 3.3 million songs at $0.99 max.

via endgadget

Dual GPU ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2

ATI just released the Graphic card with a calculation rate of 1+ Tera-FLOPS, and on AnandTech review it outperformed all Nvidia’s single Graphics cards (with single GPU that is…). Let’s wait for Nvidia’s respond … !? I like the competition.

via AnandTech

Microsoft Insider: Latest Models of Xbox360’s Failure Rate is 10% !

8BitJoystick.com published an interview with the insider and it was interesting to know the new 10% failure rate, is still considerably high. The insider recommended to "keep the console vertical and well-ventilated, because many failures are heat-related" specially the early models. 

This makes you wonder what are Microsoft’s quality standards !?

via Tech Report

Skype Video Vulnerability

InfoWorld have posted the flaw caused by Skype’s integrated IE component used to view html web pages by opening any link in Skype (i.e. video added to chat), below is a demonstration of how an embedded code in a video launched windows calculator.

"The flaw affects the latest version of Skype — version 3.6.0.244 –. Older versions of the software may also be at risk. Until the Skype guys fix this vulnerability, I recommend that you stop searching for videos in Skype," Said the security researcher Aviv Raff who reported the flaw.

via TechReport

My Phone Is A 3D Mouse …

A group of UK developers/researchers created a prototype software enables a camera-phone, with a Bluetooth connectivity, to become a 3D mouse. COOOL

The software will not be available as its been refined.

via New Scientist Tech & Phone Scoop

EA Free Battlefield Online Game

Its free to play but add-supported and once you get into the game striving for more achievements, you will need to buy items with real money (these days nothing for free).

Check the Game’s Web page

via Trusted Reviews

MacBook Air Killer !

Lenovo’s new X300 series Thinkpad was leaked on the internet by Gizmodo with the beefy features shown in the picture.

In terms of features it single handedly beats MacBook Air (it has a dvd buner!) but the Air just looks better.

I wonder what more can the market bring in respond to Macbook  Air ?!

UPDATE: Toshiba’s R500 (claims to be the thinnest 25.5mm thick & weights 1.7 lbs) just added 3G connectivity, Also Fujitsu’s LifeBook P1620 Tablet PC (8.9" WXGA touch screen display) can fall into the criteria. lets hope for the $3000-$4000 price tag to drop in parallel with Macbook Air $1800-$3000.

via TechReport