Massively multiplayer online games these days are a dime a dozen, but the new game from Alpharetta, Georgia-based Hi-Rez Studios is trying to mix up the genres at least. According to Hi-Rez, Global Agenda is a blend of sci-fi and secret agent, which the developers are dubbing “spy-fi.”
The game’s deep backstory is set in the 22nd …
Time travel is a perennial favorite trope of science fiction and has been ever since I went back to the 1890s and mentioned the idea to H.G. Wells.
Who hasn’t fantasized about it, in one form or another?… to see dinosaurs with your own two eyes, or to tell your younger self to invest in Google, or to suggest to JFK that perhaps a …
All the old people in the house say yeah!
The Apple II is the most underrated gaming platform of the 1980’s. People — me included — talk a lot about the greatness of the Atari 2600, but I owe just as much of my gaming DNA to our Apple IIe, with its 64KB RAM — that comes standard, folks — and its revolutionary four-way cursor …
I might actually buy this thing.
Logitech’s Speaker Lapdesk N700 (USB powered) has a built-in fan to keep your crotch cool (unlike mine at the moment since I’m in the middle seat in coach on a Delta flight) and embedded speakers (two 2-inch speakers) to get your nether regions jumpin’. Oh, and it has a wide padded base!
Get …
Here it is, folks. The Nexus One.
We’ll keep this at a minimum for now and lay down the facts about what’s new with Android 2.1 and what you need to know about the hardware.
(More on Techland: Live: Google’s Android Press Event )
What we didn’t know about v2.1 of the Android OS revolves heavily around voice implementation. …
Boy do I love me some ghost stories.
In all honesty, I tend to approach most poltergeist-obsessed TV series with a certain level of indifference, convinced I’ll be underwhelmed. But more often than not, when I finally get around to watching all that eerie night vision footage – typically in a marathon, as the episodes stack up in …
All the specs you need to know about the new Google phone:
Cost:
$529 for the phone without a provider/contract
$179 for the phone with T-Mobile contract
Verizon service coming in Spring 2010
Vodaphone service coming to Europe in Spring 2010
Size:
Height: 119 mm
Width: 59.8 mm
Depth: 11.5 mm
Weight: 130 grams w/ battery, …
We’re coming to you live from Google’s Mountain View, CA, campus. What can we expect from today’s announcement? All signs point to the Nexus One.
Here’s what we know so far in terms of specs:
• Built by HTC
• Android 2.1
• 1GHz Snapdragon processor
• 3.7-inch AMOLED capacitive touch-screen (480×800)
• …
This just in from industry sources, i.e. Gilbert, the guy down the hall who reads Variety: Peter Berg isn’t directing Dune anymore. You know, the Hancock guy. He was going to direct a Dune remake. He’s not anymore.
Instead, Pierre Morel is going to direct it. He’s the Taken guy. Here’s a Taken …
