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27
Apr
2009
Twitter For Busy People
Spending too much time reading friends’ Tweets? Only got 5 mins and you’d need an hour to get through em all?
No worries: you can now speed-read your way through your Tweet reading with Twitter For Busy People, a new interface for Twitter created by the team at Bluejava. The idea is that you can skim all the people you’re following and see the latest tweet from each. Read the rest of this entry »
19
Apr
2009
Hypersonic AG2 12.1-inch Notebook Review
Unlike what you might expect from Hypersonic, this isn’t a gaming notebook. The Ag2 is a powerhouse thin-and-light computer just a bit outside the ultraportable category.
Features & Specifications
The Hypersonic AG2 features a 12.1-inch glossy screen with a resolution of 1280 x 800. The CPU in my test machine is a very powerful lintel Core 2 Duo T9300 running at 2.5 GHz. The system has 4GB of RAM and runs the Windows Vista Home Premium operating system. Other features include 802.11n networking, a built-in DVD burner and Bluetooth. Base level machines stat at $999 and the price as tests for my review unit was $1599. Read the rest of this entry »
14
Apr
2009
Poke.ly Brings Facebook Pokes to Twitter
Some folks will love this, while others will probably think it’s a sign of the impending Twitter apocalypse. Facebook-style pokes have arrived on Twitter, by way of a new service called Poke.ly. Similar to the sheep throwing, virtual drink buying chaos that are Facebook pokes and superpokes, Poke.ly lets you direct any of hundreds of actions at other Twitter users.
To “poke” another user, all you need to do is login to Poke.ly (using Twitter OAuth) and select what type of poke you’d like to initiate – from the mundane like “play tennis with” to the more risqué like “do body shots with” (there are far worse) – and who you’d like to send it to. Read the rest of this entry »
6
Apr
2009
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10
Last year, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 All-Play for the Nintendo Wii just missed the green. Despite its mostly stellar re-creation of a real golf swing with the Wii Remote, annoying issues with putting sensitivity cost it a couple of strokes. That isn’t a problem anymore. The 2010 edition of Tiger is as close to perfect as any golf game ever made, with dead-on swing mechanics thanks to fine-tuned controls and the use of the new Wii MotionPlus add-on. This is a brilliant re-creation of real golf, loaded with little touches and tweaks that make it an addictive pastime whether you’re a low handicapper, a weekend hacker, or a first-timer who doesn’t know one end of a putter from the other. In short, videogame golf doesn’t get any better than this.
With that said, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 is more of an intensive refinement of last year’s game than an overhaul. You can’t slam the game for suffering from sequelitis, though, because the many changes improve the quality of play across the board. The most noteworthy upgrade is of course the controls. As in the 09 game, gripping and ripping are still handled with the Wii Remote, although you can attach a nunchuk and swing in a more traditional videogame fashion if you prefer. To take a shot, you simply stand up, take the remote in both hands like a real golf club, and then go through a lifelike swing motion to blast little dimpled balls into the great blue yonder. It’s all very realistic and addictive, and the challenge is almost on a par with real golf. The lack of a ball on your floor is the only thing spoiling the illusion, because in real golf you need to keep your head down when swinging, while here you find yourself torn between keeping your head tucked away properly and watching the screen to see if your movements are being accurately tracked by your avatar. Read the rest of this entry »
