I Can Transform Ya

With Transformer fever at a pitch high, i leave you with some actual and some may be not real life transformers.
 

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Hexatech F1 Simulator

I saw this at a blog i have been reading for a while, Eleventh-St, and i think it is the car enthusiasts answer to microsoft’s flight simulator. Its worth £120,000 and will use either three 42 inch screens or stereo projectors. Among other things, it will recreate the g-forces felt in a real f1 car as accurately as possible. It is being marketed as not being a video game, i beg to differ. Maybe our friends at Gulfrun can make it part of their event for the future. Thanks Eleventh-St.

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Rick Astley iPhone Worm

Reports started spreading this weekend that iPhone users in Australia had been falling victim to “ikee,” a worm that replaces default wallpaper with a picture of Rick Astley, the British pop singer… CNET

According to the article it will only infect jailbroken phones, but you must admit Rick Astley is classic prankster material! Everyone loves Rick Astley including Sirmixalot. Check him out here.

iPhone Killer Again… (heard it all before)

We have heard this over and over. “This phone is the iPhone killer”, yet whenever the phones eventually get released there is always something that doesnt put it into the same class, either its the app store or the simplicity of the iPhone that still keeps it as uncomparable to others. But Motorolla and Verizon are hyping up their “Droid” phone and directly attacking Apple’s iPhone in their ads. The phone will run Android 2.0 and Boy Genius is allegedly the only person to actually get his hands on one.

While those details are unconfirmed by Verizon or Motorola, the DroidDoes.com Web site and the TV ad for the campaign highlight that the Droid offers several important features, including multitasking, a replaceable battery and open development — features that the iPhone has been criticized for lacking. The TV ad attacks the iPhone in various ways, saying the following:

• iDon’t have a real keyboard.
• iDon’t run simultaneous apps.
• iDon’t take 5-megapixel pictures.
• iDon’t customize.
• iDon’t run widgets.
• IDon’t allow open development.
• iDon’t take pictures in the dark.
• iDon’t have interchangeable batteries

Source Computerworld

With Windows Mobile revamping and upgrading their system, Android becoming a real player in the market, and the iPhone still untouchable, the smartphone consumer’s smile just gets bigger and bigger.

Check Boy Genius’s screenshots here.

Family Guy Fix

With Windows 7 finally getting with the trend of using something popular in their ads, Family Guy, for some reason i remembered the hilarious”H-whip” scene.

Also, this one cracked me up. Check it out here.

Kuwait Overrun By Blackberry’s

I know this topic has been beaten to death, but is the only reason the Blackberry is so big in Kuwait due to the BBM? I cannot understand how a hardcore business smartphone can be so popular. With the same amount you pay for the Blackberry service you can add the data package from your provider and install all the instant messaging programs you want, and more. The iPhone at least is a multi-media monster. From applications, to games to the iPod itself. But beyond the BBM, what does the Blackberry provide to the non-business oriented Kuwaiti aged 16-35? I understand the users who are using background syncing for up to date analysis of say oil prices for example, or the stock markets, but other than that ? Any answers?

Mayday! Mayday!

The blog was down for a while this morning.

October 12th, 2009 at 10:47 pm PST
It looks like our core router lost its BGP session which took down our entire network (as far as we can tell). We have our network administrator heading to the data center now and should be there in 20 minutes or so. More updates to come.

Update : According to our Network Administrator the issue is fixed and all services should be restored. Please send a support ticket if you are still having any issues connecting to any of our services.

The network administrator was probably getting ready for bed as it was close to 11pm at the time. Do you think if this happened in Kuwait they would have gotten hold of the IT manager in the middle of the night?

New iPhone App Causing a Stir

This new app is called “Amp Up Before You Score” and is free from the iTunes App store. Its main objective is to help men ‘score’ with 24 different types of women. From punk to sorority to rebound girl, this app has them all. Check out the video.

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UPDATE : Pepsi has apologized for this app since it is degrading to women. link

G.I. Joe : Rise of Cobra Movie Review

Childhood memories all washed down the drain.  From their comics, to their animated movies and of course their actions figures. I had them all, and loved them all. So about 18 years later when i found out there is a movie about them, i did get excited. And so quickly did that excitement turn into disappointment. Continue Reading

Microsoft’s New Tablet: Courier

With all the speculation about Apple’s mystery tablet, Microsoft announced they will be releasing their own machine. The “Courier” will feature a 7″ screen, a camera, multi-touch display with stylus input capability and a very nice looking UI.

via Gizmodo