6. Castle Wolfenstein. This game was not cartoony. It felt like serious, grown-up entertainment. The day our Apple IIe came to life and barked “halt!” at me, in a credible German accent? That day I knew fear.
7. Star Blazer. I loved Scramble in the arcade, and this was a totally playable take on the side-scrolling, shoot’n’bomb …
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 …
Computers were absolutely critical to us then, and they’re even more important now. That’s another piece of advice for young creators: master computers the way a Jedi masters the Force. Comics are lettered and colored on computers. One of my later comics, Zero Killer, was even drawn on one.
Back in college, our final product …
As the video game industry continues to bank on sequels (albeit many good ones) to win over gamers’ minds and wallets, there are the game makers who are trying something new this year.
(More on Techland: What We’re Looking Forward to in 2010)
Whether they’re new ventures based on popular licenses or entirely brand-new intellectual …
