If you’re a video game fan then you need to watch this amazing video made mainly with Lego. I thought the Pac Man bit was the best part. Apparently, this took over 1500 hours! “8-bit Trip” indeed.
via Gizmodo
Only 99% of American teenage boys (12-17) play video games? What happened to the other 1% is what I’d like to know! As for girls, 94% of them play vid games. If you’d like the whole boring report, Pew Research has it on their site.
Here’s the quick recap for the week:
The Online Degrees Hub blog has an article listing 25 of what they consider the 25 most important TED talks. Sure, we’re not all going to agree on these, but there’s no question there will be overlap and you may discover something cool or interesting or something revolutionary that will change your life.
Take a look – I’m going to bookmark and watch the ones I haven’t seen yet. BTW, if you’ve never seen a TED talk, go take a look, you won’t be sorry.
HDMI has a new specification, version 1.4, which will allow for 2 new things: bi-directional audio via an audio return channel and data transfer via the Ethernet spec. So that can mean even fewer cables. Of course, it can mean even more consumer confusion.
On the bright side, having an Ethernet channel built into the cable will mean being able to hook up your AV devices with each other and your home network without extra cables. Devices that support the new spec may be out as early as next year.
The HDMI 1.4 spec can be downloaded from the HDMI Licensing organization‘s (founded by a number of big name electronics manufacturers) website.
Cisco predicts that global Internet IP traffic will get to 2/3 of a trillion GB (a trillion GB is a zettabyte) per year by 2013. They also predict that video will constitute 90% of this traffic, which is not surprising.
Consider that a Google insider revealed that YouTube streams about 1.2 billion videos per day. Ahh, remember the good old days when getting a million hits to your website per month was considered ‘big traffic’? Now think a billion per day and it’s streaming video!
via Techcrunch
Everyone knows the feeling of seeing your friends have thousands of songs on their iPod, while you only have a measly collection in comparison. The Easy iPod Media Sharer allows two iPods to transfer songs, videos, and files between two iPods.
Of course, any songs transferred with digital rights management (DRM), mainly songs bought through iTunes, require proper authorization. The neat thing about this gizmo is the speedy way it transfers the data. It claims transferring some songs in seconds, approximately 600KB/sec.
The Easy iPod Media Sharer is actually pocket size measuring about three inches long and 2 inches wide. Great to throw in your laptop bag, purse, or even a pocket to share songs on the go. This handy gadget is perfect for anyone who enjoys gathering a collection of songs, or who has multiple iPods and wants to keep them all up to date in a quick and easy way.
Price: $99.95
(Please note prices are subject to change and the listed price is correct to the best of our knowledge at the time of posting)
Gamer is an upcoming action movie with an interesting twist. Set in the future, mind-control is common and used in FPS video gaming where players control inmates in actual battles.
This flick has some big names in it like Gerard Butler, Michael C. Hall, John Leguizamo, Kyra Sedgwick and Ludacris. Comes out Sep 4. Take a look at the trailer.
Okay, Okay, I know we seem to love HAVA here, but we thought we’d let you know about the HAVA Titanium we mentioned in a pervious post. The HAVA Titanium HD WiFi (to use its proper name) allows you to stream HD video to your TV via a super-fast 802.11n connection.
The device basically works by streaming HD video through over your WiFi system to the dongles plugged into all your receivers (TVs and what have you). If you so wish, you can back away the box and take it with you on your travels (potential SlingBox killer?) – wherever there’s an internet connection you can watch your TV shows from home via a wide range of media, including mobile phones, and can stream simultaneously to multiple receivers, as with most of these cool HAVA items.
Price: $249.99
(Please note prices are subject to change and the listed price is correct to the best of our knowledge at the time of posting)
China has developed its very own high-def optical video disc format – the China Blue High Definition (CBHD) and a couple of local vendors have just produced 1st gen players.
This is interesting. Why? If you’re thinking the format war was just finished, consider that CBHD players are up to 40% cheaper than Blu-Ray players, and that developed and made in China means they can push those prices way down. They also have a huge local market to sell to (possibly even mandated). Right now, the Chinese government is only supporting the format and funding some manufacturers, but not quite making it official.
Warner Brothers for example has already said it will release 100 titles in the CBHD format this year. Blu-Ray may well be facing a new format war.
