I have it on good authority that Disney’s Virtual Magic Kingdom will start its public beta on Monday the 23rd. Visit the site on Monday to sign up.
You may have seen what the Game Boy Micro looked like, but have you actually held it in your hands? If not, look at these photos. It’s seriously miniscule…just a little bigger than a box of toothpicks. Even with 20/20 vision I think playing games on this thing would be a struggle.
GreenZap is an upcoming PayPal competitor. From everything I’ve heard/read/seen about PayPal, they could really use some competition. GreenZap is giving away $25 to anyone who signs up before they officially open this summer. Do me a favor and use this link to sign up, and that way we’ll both get money!
Game Boy Micro was also unleashed today. It’s effectively the third iteration of the Game Boy Advance hardware.
I spotted this curious van on the way home from work yesterday and had to take a picture. It’s covered in grass. It’s fake grass that looks very real, but grass nonetheless. The company that owned the van installs synthetic lawns and I thought it was a clever way of advertising! A quick Google search…
Aaand here’s some photos of Nintendo’s Revolution. That sucker is TINY. Of the three newly announced consoles, I’d have to say that the XBox360 is the winner in the looks department. The Xbox and PS3 controllers, however, make me want to cry. Going wireless was a great decision, but making controllers so bulky and ugly…
Hot off the presses! Photos and specs of the PlayStation 3 are now available! It’s interesting that they chose to use the font from the Spiderman movies on the casing.
I finished ICO (review) over the weekend. Some of the puzzles in the beginning of the game are really tough, but once you get past those it’s not too hard to finish. What a great ending too! I was totally into it. ICO was released way back in 2001 and the graphics are so good…
Dave Chappelle is alive and well. The rumors were only partly true. Yes, he’s in South Africa. No, he’s not in a mental hospital or rehab. Time Magazine has the exclusive interview.
Sveasoft’s Alchemy firmware for the Linksys WRT54G is one of the more popular firmware replacements available for that router. Sveasoft has taken a lot of heat for charging money to access the latest versions of their firmware in the past, so I won’t rehash all that drama here. However this morning brings news that the…