According to Boing Boing, a Japanese gamer known as Sal9000 decided his relationship with his girlfriend to the next level. His girlfriend, Nene Anegasaki, is not real.
Nene is a video game character from a game called Love Plus. In the game, players go on virtual dates with characters like Nene (who is no longer available). Part of this means taking your new girlfriend shopping, and even kissing the screen.
This is the part where I’m supposed to comment about this and perhaps mention something Christian about this.
Let me just leave you with this: when Tomb Raider got popular, millions of gamers dreamed about going out with Lara Croft. I wonder if she’s looking to settle down with someone who isn’t Brad Pitt.
Start with Swype. Think of it as a way to do texting with one finger that never leaves the touchscreen keypad. Apparently, Samsung Omnia II is going to have this feature. I could change the world of texting.
Speaking of texting, some guy has created the Textimator, a Dance Dance Revolution game that faces off texters against each other.
For those who love the Vado HD by Creative, then you should know that they have a third generation of it.
Ostendo is selling the CRVD, a curved screen display that cost a pretty penny. Find out how much here.
There is a Yoda that plugs into your USB port, it does. Hmmm?
Those large screen DSi, the LLs, are selling much bigger than the Sony PSPgo. Whoa! Find out how much here.
Palm Pre owners will be pleased to know that there is a new homebrew software known as the Precorder that will enable some 480 x 320 pixel video recording at 30fps. Unfortunately, it is an alpha, so there are some bugs, such as not being able to preview what you are recording. The videos can be played back on the Pre’s video player in formats of MPEG-4, H.263, and H264/AVC.
You should be able to preorder the Precorder at the Wiki page.
You know that trick that parents do with babies, when they do the whole “here comes the plane” schtick?
Well, now you can make if far more realistic with a bib with landing lights, as well as a spoon that looks like an airplane.
It is available to preorder for $24.99 at the ThinkGeek website, but you might not see it for 3 weeks. However, it should be here for the holidays for all the new parents on your list.
Have you ever noticed that just before the holiday season rolls around, there is some big item that everyone wants?
Think Nintendo 64. Think Sony Playstation 2.
This year, it might be the Nook. Yes, that awesome reader from Barnes and Noble is out of stock, according to the company website.
Of course, none have even been shipped yet, and looks like no one will be able to get their hands on it, at least not this year. Yeah, if you order it right now, you should see it come your way come January 4th at the earliest.
The same thing happened with the Kindle last year from Amazon. Many speculate that Barnes and Noble tried to compete with Amazon and was not able to keep up with the inventory. By the way, there are plenty of Kindles for sale, and would get to you before the holiday.
I’ll start with some news from Qualcomm. Not only are they making a color e-book reader (for real), but they are making it so you can attach a game controller on it.
Check out this R/C helicopter from Syma. It’s got some serious control for indoor use.
This is an interesting device for the bed sheet that allows you to tell the time, just by touch.
Some of you might be interested to know that the Samsung Omnia II will be available from Verizon for about $200.
The First Multitouch Laptop, the Studio 17, will launch soon from Dell.
Check out the awesome Alien that plugs into your USB. It has that second mouth that pops out randomly and is as scary as the first movie.
Oh man, there’s a lot of Twilight hype going on with the New Moon movie being released today. Anyone want the Twilight USB drive?
NTT Docomo is soon to be releasing the Sharp SH-04B which will have a candybar look to it. Check it out here to see exactly what it is.
Yeah, I couldn’t help but cover this particular one. It is a sofa that can unfold into a bed. Yeah, that’s nothing new. This one transforms into a…bunk bed! Sweet! When was the last time that you saw that one.
Oh, man, like the Rebel Alliance and the Empire from Star Wars is this new “ad war” between Verizon and AT&T. It started when Verizon with their Blockade Runner battleship dared to undermine the AT&T Death Star (think of their logo) by finding a weakness. Yes, AT&T’s 3G network has been called spotty, with wide open gaps in the United States.
The Empire struck back when they tempted Luke (that’s Wilson, not Skywalker) to do this pro AT&T ad. Luke mentions all the pros of AT&T versus Verizon, and surprise, AT&T excelled in 4 out of 5 categories. The last category was the network that begins with V.
You can view the two videos after the jump, and I’ll be certain to post the next battle/commercial when it appears on YouTube.
By the way, what is the point of the X not sticking to the “Name that starts with the letter V”. Are you trying to say that Verizon is not good at starting with the letter V? Last time I checked, it still does.
I suppose that it’s nice to have a night light, and if you are going to have one, you might as well have one that can charge your iPod.
The Scosche reviveLITE is a little box that can plug into the wall and charge the iPod, but it also has a light on it, complete with on and off switch. Yes, I’m sure that will come in handy for all sorts of things. You can read my full review of it here.
You may have never heard of AViiQ before, and neither had I until they send me their laptop stand. I’ve seen some laptop stands in the past, but this one has an unusual design.
Not only is it made of metal, but it is designed to fold up in a compact bar. It makes it easier to travel with your laptop, as it doesn’t take up much space at all.
The Motorola Moto i290 is one phone that is pretty much a cell phone. I suppose that I could say more about it, and believe me, I would if it anything unique about it.
Truth be told it really doesn’t. Seriously. It’s not that I hated this phone, because why should I bring down a phone that works well? However, the Moto is in a market that is over-saturated, and there are way too many phones from other companies that can do everything the Moto can do, and more.
Please don’t take this as a bad review from me. It’s just that you need to be told what you’re getting into. This might be the phone you’re looking for if you want something simple, and you can read my full review here.
There has been a recent rumor going around that Google is working on its own phone. It will sell directly through retailer, and should be out by early 2010. It probably won’t be built in-house, and it is rumored that it is HTC.
Supposedly, this new Google phone is not to be conused with the Dragon/Passion that the senior Google guys are testing out now.
Okay, let’s take a poll. How many USB to mini-USB cables do you have?
I think I have one for my camera, and a few for other devices. Not all of them are compatible, but usually the mini-USB is standard.
So why not have Disney versions of these cables? Perhaps the better question is “why”, and the best answer is “because we’re Disney, and we want to sell some stuff”.
Well, if you want to donate $7 to the House of Mouse, you can get versions of them that include Toy Story, Cars, Stitch, Mickey Mouse, and those inevitable Disney Princesses.
Clearly, there isn’t enough original science fiction to make as not only was V remade, but now The Prisoner.
If you have never seen the original version of The Prisoner, then I highly recommend that you watch it. The original show was part of this weird British sci-fi spirit that was popular in the sixties. If you watch shows like The Avengers, then you know what I mean.
I mean, the original show was weird to say the least. It was probably one of the first shows that I ever saw that didn’t give you all the information up front, and I believe that there were still some information that was never revealed after the show was over.
Considering all the hype that iPhone and all Droid-related mobiles are getting, we are often forgetting the simplest phone can still be pretty decent. I definitely feel that way about the Motorola i9, also known as the Stature.
This is your typical clamshell phone, but what makes it unique is it is just as interesting closed as it is open. Once closed, it can become a PMP that can play tunes and video thanks to its Modeshift Morphing feature.
In short, it is a nice phone from Sprint or Boost Mobile, and you can read my full review here.
You know that trick that parents do with babies, when they do the whole “here comes the plane” schtick?
Have you ever noticed that just before the holiday season rolls around, there is some big item that everyone wants?
I suppose that it’s nice to have a night light, and if you are going to have one, you might as well have one that can charge your iPod. 
You may have never heard of AViiQ before, and neither had I until they send me their laptop stand. I’ve seen some laptop stands in the past, but this one has an unusual design. 
The Motorola Moto i290 is one phone that is pretty much a cell phone. I suppose that I could say more about it, and believe me, I would if it anything unique about it. 
There has been a recent rumor going around that Google is working on its own phone. It will sell directly through retailer, and should be out by early 2010. It probably won’t be built in-house, and it is rumored that it is HTC. 
Okay, let’s take a poll. How many USB to mini-USB cables do you have?
Clearly, there isn’t enough original science fiction to make as not only was 
Considering all the hype that iPhone and all Droid-related mobiles are getting, we are often forgetting the simplest phone can still be pretty decent. I definitely feel that way about the Motorola i9, also known as the Stature. 