N95 vs. N93

With regards to one of my reader’s request, here is the comparison between N95 and N93 Nokia cell phones. I prefer buying N95. Find out why!

Nokia N95
This smart phone is a unique. Sporting an innovative two-way slider design, the N95 has a 5-megapixel camera, integrated GPS, Wi-Fi (802.11b/g), HSPDA, 150MB of internal memory, and a Micro SD slot. The mobile also comes with a Maps app that contains maps for more than 100 countries. The Nokia N95 is a GSM/WCDMA dual mode portable multimedia computer supporting EGSM 850/900/1800/1900 and WCDMA 2100 HSDPA. Enjoy videos, music and graphics with crystal clarity on the 2.6” QVGA (240 x 320 pixels), 16M color display. Listen to music with enhanced “3D stereo” using the built-in dual speakers or for a big screen experience, connect the Nokia N95 to a compatible TV using direct TV out connectivity or via Wireless LAN.


Nokia N93
The Nokia N93 is designed to work on WLAN, 3G (WCDMA 2100 MHz), EDGE and GSM (900/1800/1900 MHz) networks, the Nokia N93 provides broadband Internet access for browsing, uploading content, and sending and receiving emails. It includes a stereo FM radio and a digital music player. Nokia N93 is packed with exceptional camera features that enable high-quality photos and DVD-like quality video. Unfold and twist the main display, and the Nokia N93 is ready to shoot video and photos using the color landscape display as a full screen viewfinder. The Nokia N93 incorporates a 3.2 megapixel (2048 x 1536 pixels) camera with a Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens, 3x optical zoom and up to 20x digital zoom. The Nokia N93 features large internal memory of up to 50 MB, which can be further expanded with a hot swap miniSD card of up to 2 GB.

Laptop Buying Guide

What kind of laptop is right for you? For those people who always travel, size and weight are the two most critical factors in choosing a laptop. Students need a laptop that is small and light enough to lug back and forth across campus but rugged enough to withstand bouncing around in a backpack. Business power users need a well-balanced system, a good performance and a wide variety of applications. For those people designing a Web site, editing home movies, you will demand a powerful processor, plenty of memory, great graphics, and a healthy hard drive.

What to look for when purchasing a laptop?
Hard Drive: An important consideration to think about when purchasing a laptop. The hard drive is the equivalent of a computer's closet. It is the destination of all your files and information. Maybe get the maximum size hard drive, considering you will eventually always run out of space. A laptop computer should come with at least 40GB.

Memory: Know the amount of memory included in the laptop and also verify if it can be upgraded in the future. A general rule of thumb, get at least 512MB of RAM.

Processor: Low power consumption is a primary consideration in the choice of a laptop processor. When buying a laptop, make sure the processor says "Mobile" somewhere in the description as in Pentium 4-M or Pentium 4 Mobile or Athlon XP Mobile. Processors designed for mobile computing generally consume less power, and thus run cooler than desktop processors. This is important because you want your battery to last a long time and you also don't want to burn a hole through your lap.

Drives: Laptops can come with various drive configurations such as one drive bay where the CD-ROM and the Floppy drive are interchangeable; two drive bay laptops generally have a floppy solution as well as CD-ROM solutions; no drive bay which allows for a laptop to be extremely light and utilize external drives instead of internal. Also, consider the option of a DVD or CD-RW drive as opposed to a CD-ROM drive.

Battery Usage: Determine how long the battery lasts. Always ensure that the manufacturer clarifies what the standard battery usage life is when using the laptop in all power modes. Some manufacturers indicate a battery usage time in the lowest possible settings. So be cautious! There are two main types used in notebooks- NiMh’s and Li-ion. Li-ion batteries are superior and more expensive holding more of a charge. If you want long battery life without the expense of a Li-ion battery, eliminate components you don’t need.

Video Card: For video games, a machine with the proper video card is important. Video memory is dedicated to storing information about images on your monitor. If you want sharp and clear screen resolution, stay away from a notebook with “shared memory”.

Sound Card: Find that most standard sound cards which will suit your needs. Advanced sounds cards increase the amount of speakers that can be used and in some games and programs and the sound quality and capabilities. Sound quality also matters.

Display: The display is also an important consideration. When looking at the display, ensure it is large enough for your needs. Suggested size for a laptop display is at least 12" and recommended LCD size of 14".

Weight: Remember that the lighter the laptop, the easier it will be to carry.

Lock: This is for security purposes while on the road.

Remember also that in purchasing laptop ensure it comes with legal software. Determine the software if it is on a standard CD and not a burnt CD. Ensure that if the software requires a license or registration number that it was included with the computer.

The following video will teach you everything you need to know about purchasing the perfect laptop computer!

Tips in Buying Refrigerator

Since there is a wide range of refrigerators on the market, selecting/buying one requires a great deal of thought. I do hope that these buying tips will help you decide which features best suit your needs.

Of course, there are many considerations. Refrigerators vary widely not only in terms of design, but also in performance.

ENERGY EFFICIENCY: Each model has an Energy Guide sticker that will show the annual energy consumption, measured in kilowatt hours (kWh). Then you should look for as low a number as possible. Newer refrigerators are all typically quite energy efficient.

SIZE: What size do you need? The dimensions are also an important consideration. Standard refrigerators are usually roughly 5.5 feet tall, top-mount range from 24" to 36" across and about 27" to 32" deep and compact ones usually about 20" tall. However the internal dimensions may vary. In deciding what to get will depends on your needs. A young, single person may simply have somewhere to keep drinks and leftover. While a couple with teenaged sons may get a larger size. Remember that a model that is too big wastes both money and energy, while one that is too small could waste energy if it becomes overcrowded with food and drinks.

SHELVES and STORAGE COMPARTMENTS: Height- adjustable shelves are a great convenience, particularly if they're split into half-width sections that can be arranged to suit your needs. Basic models have one or two crisper drawers and a dairy locker on the door. Some units feature special bins such as butter enclosures, meat bins, and vegetable crispers. Other features include wine racks and snack trays.

BUDGET: This is one of the basic considerations when choosing a refrigerator. You can spend several thousands of money on a refrigerator with all the features you are looking for, or several hundreds of money on a basic version that might be smaller and have few features, but still holds and chills food sufficiently.

WARRANTY: It's always a good idea to check warranties when buying refrigerators. Warranties vary on refrigerators. Most models come with a full year of coverage on the whole appliance, including all parts and labor. Some offer warranties of up to five years on the sealed cooling system, including compressor.

Here are some of the refrigerators available in the market:
Side-by-side refrigerators: Freezers have large capacity and convenient configuration. It features an ice maker or a water dispenser.
Top-freezer refrigerators: It offers smaller freezer compartments than side-by-sides. Top-freezer models are less expensive than comparable side-by-side refrigerators. The good thing of this type is that it can hold large horizontal items like pizza and birthday cakes.
Bottom-freezer refrigerators: These refrigerator freezers are the most energy-efficient.
Built-in refrigerators: These are special type of refrigerators where you can customize to coordinate with your cabinets.
Compact refrigerators: These are small models generally can hold a few day's worth of groceries.

Make sure the refrigerator doors are properly closed. And organize the contents in your refrigerator to ensure good air circulation around the items and so you won't spend a lot of time looking for what you want.

The following video will somehow teach you how to clean a house efficiently by cleaning the refrigerator.

Technology for Spine Surgery

A new computer-based navigation system for spinal surgery has been designed. The development of computer-aided procedures over the past years has led to significant improvements in surgical interventions of the spine.

The emergence of highly sophisticated, three-dimensional intraoperative imaging systems makes spine surgery safer. This was achieved by combining intraoperative fluoroscopy-based imaging using conventional C-arm technology with freehand surgical navigation principles. Modules were developed to automate digital X-ray image registration. Utilizing these new technologies is potentially safer for the patient by minimizing risk, and limiting the need for postoperative surgical revision.

This new type of fluoroscope is now able to provide three-dimensional (3-D) CT-like images in real-time during surgery and also provides imaging data. The computer analyzes imaging data that it receives either prior to or during an operation. The imaging data is then displayed on a monitor, which the surgeon observes during surgery. The navigation computer can reconstruct and display from any and all perspectives.

What about its cost? No wonder this technology is costly!

I may not have explained to you the details but I just would like to inform all my readers about this wonderful technology.

My Mirror TV

Last time I have talked about talking mirror, which monitors what activity is going on inside the house. This time I will be talking about Mirror TV.

Philips, which is the world's largest supplier of television display solutions for the hotel industry, has announced its Mirror TV technology. Mirror TV combines the practical qualities of a stylish mirror with the benefits of a high-resolution LCD television that will continue to satisfy you. It is basically a two-way mirror with an LCD screen behind it. When the LCD is activated, you see the display. When it's turned off, you see your reflection. The concept is that it is a mirror when it is off and it is a TV when it is on.

The Mirror TV could be placed on the wall as a centerpiece. It is slim and compact that saves space and fits in anywhere. The frame can be customized to match interior design.

The mirror TV provides a wide range of functions beyond TV programming. For example in a hotel, it can be used for pay-per-view movies. It can also be used as a desktop/workstation application. Individuals can link their laptop or home PC to the Mirror TV with a special connector that enables the mirror to become an LCD monitor, providing a large display for presentations or surfing the web.

Latest Digital Photo Album

If we have digital camera then we should also have digital photo album. This new one really grabbed my attention. No computer needed!

Have you heard of digital frames? The problem with digital frames is the lack of storage capacity, where you can only put like 60 or 80 photos on a frame. However, with this picturebook digital photo album you can now put up to 20,000 photos or even more- powerful enough to store all your photos.

Digital Photo Album combines the simplicity of classic photo albums and the versatility of powerful digital picture photo albums. A TFT LCD screen displays your photos in vibrant, crystal-clear color. It has a hard-drive with 40GB, easy, and portable. It puts all your digital photos in one space. How to start? Simply insert your camera’s memory card to quickly transfer photos to the digital photo album. Don’t worry because it is compatible with the 7 most popular types of memory cards, which includes Compact Flash, Smart Media, Multimedia, Micro Drive, Memory Stick, and Secure Digital. Controls and folders let you easily scroll through, organize, and enjoy your photos! Folders let you easily store and organize photos by category like Family, Travel or Kids. Controls let you easily scroll through thousands of memorable photos.

Keep your favorite memories handy with a portable digital photo album. And enjoy digital images like never before. This is another innovative product designed to simplify our lives.

On–Screen Keyboard Now

On- screen keyboard is one of the contenders of virtual keypad! In this case, it displays a virtual keyboard on the computer screen that can be installed on any Windows computer. It can be used to type text into all standard programs running on the computer such as wordprocessor, database, spreadsheet, drawing program, Internet browser, etc.

To select items in the on-screen keyboard just point and click with the mouse or pointing device or by using scan and switches. As you point and click to the required item, for example you click a letter, the letter is typed into the word processor. It’s just like the ordinary keyboard. If using switch scanning selection set or keyboard, the highlighter moves along from item to item and when the switch is pressed, the highlighted item is selected and the letter is typed on the wordprocessor screen. When an item is selected it may generate either digitized or recorded speech or sound, or synthetic speech. You can change the voice, volume or pitch of the sound in the speech control.

Which on-screen keyboard program is best? It depends on what you want to do, who you are and how much money you have. Some programs are particularly for computer- literate people. Often this program is expensive. Some programs are suitable for classroom use, which has a lesser feature.

On- screen keyboard was designed to help a person use a computer more easily. It is often suitable for people with visual impairment as well as with physical difficulties. Also, it is a big help for those people who do not know how to type.

Why don’t you try an On-Screen Keyboard now!

Fabric Keyboard For Your Convenience

Experience the benefits of true mobility through this practical, portable productivity tool- wireless fabric keyboard! The demand for smaller and smarter devices is in the horizon!

The keyboard is connected to mobile devices via Bluetooth. It supports feature rich applications such as email, document editing, mobile web browsing and popular Office tools for spreadsheets and word processing. The only control is a power on/off button. A green LED flashes when you have a Bluetooth connection. Once you've installed the driver and made a Bluetooth connection, you're ready to type. The keyboard has control keys for all the standard navigation controls, plus a "dial" and "hang-up" buttons to make calls.

It is lightweight and flexible and rolls up to fit in your pocket. It weighs only 60 grams. It can be folded, scrunched and washed without breaking. Waterproof, pierce resistant and highly durable, the keyboard is robust enough to cope with frequent use and travel - and coffee spillages. You can spill coffee on it and it will keep on working. It uses two standard AAA batteries, which provide 10 hours of constant typing.

The fabric keyboard is perfect for travelers and is designed specifically to be rolled up into a suitcase or briefcase. It is indeed an essential for texters, emailers and gamers alike and pretty much for everybody!
This kind of technology has been used in clothing, luggage, furniture and cars.

Virtual Keypad For Today

I just wonder how the virtual keypad works. Do you have this device already? Do you know how it works?

If computer monitors can shrink to almost nothing, why not keyboards? The size of the keyboard can be minimized but we cannot resize our fingers. Do you get it? That is why Virtual keyboards were designed! They were actually designed to accompany portable devices like PDAs, tablet PCs and cell phones.

Virtual keyboard provides a full-size computer keyboard that disappears when not in use. It uses both infrared and laser technology to generate an invisible field and project a full-size keyboard on any surface. The keyboard watches the user’s finger movements, interpret and record that action into keystrokes in the device. It reacts exactly like a real keyboard. Really amazing!

Also, the device has sound effects control, intensity of projector keyboard, time out settings, to conserve battery life, and it is key sensitive. It Works with laptops, PC's, Windows Mobile, Palm OS5 and Smartphone.

This virtual keypad is good for businessmen, tourists, students, high- tech employees, lawyers, field engineers and the rest who wants to experience comfort and security.

I hope I could have one in the future!

Nintendo Wii: Console Right For my Kids

I think this is no longer new to you! But I just wanna make an article about this game console.

Nintendo Co. Ltd. sold of its new Wii video game console in the United States more than twice the number of PlayStation 3 sold by Sony Corp. Nintendo Wii costs half as much as the latter. Many gamers lined up at retailers hours to ensure they were among the first to get!

The console was Nintendo's smallest home unit yet, measuring 44 mm wide, 157 mm tall, and 215.4 mm deep. And it can be placed either horizontally or vertically. Wii console features wireless controller, the Wii Remote, which can be used as a handheld pointing device. The remote can detect motion and rotation in three dimensions. It allows users to control the game using physical gestures as well as traditional button presses. It also features WiiConnect24 which enables to receive messages and updates over the Internet. The console is backward compatible with all Nintendo GameCube software and GameCube peripherals.

What’s in its name? Don’t you know that it is first named as Revolution? However, revolution is not ideal because it is long, and in some countries, it maybe hard to pronounce. How Wii was created? The word Wii sounds like “we”', which means that the console is for everyone. It can easily be remembered by people all around the world. Furthermore, "Wii" spells with two "i"s to connote a figure of players gathering together. What’s important is that Wii is short, easy to pronounce, and unique. There are ads slogan that has been posted in the US such as "Wii would like to play" and "Experience a new way to play".

The console was awarded with the Grand Award Winner in Home Entertainment this month, December.

Science Rocks

Australian scientists have invented a T-shirt that allows air guitarists to play actual music as they strum the air. They have created an objectless musical instrument, or 'air guitar'. It is actually called the WIS - the Wearable Instrument Shirt!

For your information, air guitar consists of a wearable sensors attached in a conventional shirt. The shirt has sensors in each elbow and sleeves to detect and interpret the air guitarist's arm movements. With the help of custom software the gestures are then connected wirelessly to guitar audio samples to generate the music. And the sound generated is like an original mp3.

The development of this electronic textile technology is an integration of technology and know-how in electronics, conductive textile structures, and software. Electronic textiles have rapidly become popular in many personalized technologies, such as mp3 controls and computer keyboards.

We can now experience the future of intelligent clothing!

Talk To My Car

Are you familiar with the American television series "Knight Rider"? Do you remember the intriguing talking car used by David Hasselhoff as Michael Knight?

Do you imagine how cars will talk to other cars surrounding you? Research groups are developing wireless technology that will allow vehicles to communicate with each other. In this process cars collect local data from their immediate surroundings, process this information and exchange it with other cars. An intelligent computer system decides whether and when a car is to transmit a hazard warning to another vehicle.

Digital wireless communication in ad-hoc networks ensures a significant leap in this technology. Ad-hoc communication networks based on wireless LAN technology provide the possibility to give a virtually unlimited range of performance and making the car itself serving not only as the sender and receiver, but also as the router.

The technology enhances the benefits of dynamic navigation systems. For example the car transmits information regarding any obstacles and the like. On the navigation screen, the driver sees not only his own position, but also that of other vehicles’, following from behind and of the vehicle ahead. Ensuring a convenient and safety travel at all times.

Further, the car also acts like a sensor. The car "senses" the current situation, monitoring weather conditions, traffic flow, road conditions and the car's surroundings, whether the road is slippery, whether there is fog, whether conditions are wet, or whether there is a traffic jam and other conditions.

Then, what can you say about the car in the future?

Hi- Tech Autos Today

What was the latest and greatest electronic technology in vehicles?

NEC Electronics America Inc., have developed an image recognition technology that detects lane markers in real time. This advance in technology is really of great help for everybody to avoid car collision and the like.

How is it possible? In order to recognize obstacles, white lane lines, pedestrians and other items, many hi- tech sensors were integrated in the car system. Different motor companies employ different types of detection system like using infrared laser radar, using a stereo camera and image recognition, using a CMOS sensor and a circuit to calculate distance, and maybe a lot more.

What about the cost? I think developers of this technology have common crucial difficulty: cost! As long as they want to provide us the best goods in the world nothing can be a hindrance!

SONY VAIO G1

What’s the latest about Sony when we talk of notebooks?

Sony Vaio G1 is Sony’s world's lightest full-featured 12 inch notebook launched in Japan. Features include a remarkable 12.1" XGA TFT, 1.2 GHz Core Solo, 1.5GB max RAM, 80 GB HDD, and a Carbon Fiber Casing. It also includes a quiet fan and a 17mm key pitch keyboard, and dual-internal wifi antennas to improve reception. And an integrated Bluetooth, Firewire, 2 x USB 2.0, and VGA.

Sony did it by using carbon fiber! Sony did have past experiences with carbon fiber notebooks. Carbon fiber is a complex material to work with however Sony has built expertise. As a background, carbon fiber is light, strong, good at heat dissipation, and rigid. The Vaio G1's top and bottom external casing is multi-layer carbon fiber and the palm rest is carbon mold. The casing is very durable and should be able to withstand 120kg of weight. But you should take it with care for longer life.

So for those who travels a lot for businesses why not having one? After all it also includes unlimited toll-free tech phone and email support, and a one year Fedex rescue service warranty.

Future Mirror

"Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest fair of all?

The talking mirror of the future is here. This fairy tale fashion is now available for your homes. Is it a fairy tale come true?

When we’re out of the house or even when we’re sleeping, there are a lot of “what if” come to our minds. Like what if someone will get inside the house and take all treasures. What if there is something strange happening in the house at night? Thus, researchers believed that there is a need to keep an eye on our houses.

Themeaddicts Inc., a startup company that turn fantasies into home products like the talking mirror, has this new concept. It is one of the patented products in the Themeaddicts line. The mirror looks like the traditional mirror. It plugs into an AC outlet. It includes sound recorder, in which you can record your own message. The technology could monitor who is in your premises. It monitors what activity is going on inside the house. It could also monitor facial expressions, posture and what objects are being touched or moved in the house. When the home security system senses a change in the environment, the mirror notifies you of the change. Once notified you may check it directly on the monitor. The mirror is connected to cameras, sensors around the house. Once those alarms are activated, the mirror will alert you.

How much will it cost? For sure it won't be cheap.

Great Flexible Display

Have you imagine yourself unrolling a screen and put it to a table, with your wireless keyboard, you start typing, and get on- line? Are you tired of replacing your credit cards every time it breaks? Do you have cracked glass displays on your cell phones? Is it time to replace your bulky computer monitors? Is it time to replace your rigid screens?

Are you ready for the generations of bendable television, computer and cellphone screens? The technology of flexible display is now on the horizon!

The advantage of flexible display over the current display is that it is lighter and more durable. Its life span is longer. The current display is rigid and fragile. I think all of us are worried for our smart card to have a crack. And we are also worried that our cell phone display may break.

Flexible display technology is applicable to smart cards, transportation cards, medical cards, and screens for television, computer, mobile phones, game consoles, and PDAs. Other applications include watches, 3D glasses, and even in the field of military.

One of the challenges of this technology was the image quality once the screen or display has been flexed. However, researchers are just gifted of such knowledge to answer problems like this. They have this amazing technology, which can create an image quality on flexible substrates.

The technology could be manufactured using a low-cost, high-efficiency mass production method however we just don’t know how much the screen would cost. Sometimes knowledge is expensive.

Electronics Gadget Update

Top technology companies are continuously making advanced, cutting-edge designs. Here are some of the products that hit the market.

1. Nintendo DS Lite
Nintendo DS Lite is a dual-screen handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It’s the hottest item in videos gaming right now. It is slimmer, one-third smaller, lighter, has a brighter screen, sleeker version of the hugely Nintendo DS.

2. Sanyo Xacti C6
The Sanyo Xacti C6 is both a 6 Mega-pixel digital still camera, and a digital camcorder, which allows you to capture a 6-megapixel still photo while in movie recording mode. It features 5x optical zoom. According to review, it is the world’s thinnest, smallest and lightest model among video cameras with a Megapixel-or-higher image sensor and an optical zoom lens. It has been ergonomically designed for a comfortable one-handed grip and a fashionable portable item.

3. Thanko’s Silent Mouse
This is the answer for computer users who are irritated of the clicking sound coming from the mouse. How? Both the wheel and the mouse buttons have been silenced. It uses a USB interface and it measures 60x105x35mm with a weight of 90 grams. Thanks to the designer.

4. Fostex Japan’s new eA speakers
This speaker can be placed on any flat surface and still produce a good sound. It can be used with an iPod, notebook PC or even a cell phone. The speakers have a mini jack port and are powered by an AC adapter. I think you can avail them in Japan market. I just don’t know if it is already available but it was expected to hit shelves mid of this year.

5. Samsung’s SCH- i310
This is a mobile phone equipped with a 8GB hard disk drive. Imagine what you can do with your cellphone. It combines a phone, a digital camera, and a MP3 player, where you can enjoy maximum storage in your mobile. I think this will be first released in Europe.

6. Seagrand’s X-Cute XC090 MP3 Player
Two models will be available, a 256MB and a 512MB. It can play both WMA and MP3 files. There is a built-in mic that records in MP3 format. The earphone jack is stereo mini. What’s cool with this stuff? It’s 24mm square dimension.

Timely Playstation Games

At this moment of time it is very hard to choose the best PS2 game because there are too many games to choose from. I am one of the gamers of PS2 games. There are times that we, together with my husband, play until 2 o’clock in the morning.

Here are some of the games that I have loved. Maybe some of your favorite PS2 games are not on the list!

1. God of War
I really love to play this game! This game enables the gamer to think on how to go to the next level.

The main character is Kratos, who is an Ex- Spartan warrior. In this game, if you are Kratos then you’ve just killed the god of war, Ares.

In Greek mythology, Ares was the great Olympian god of war, battle lust, and had turned out to be an arrogant boy and cruel God. He loved battles and violence.

Kratos will be confronted with mythology's darkest creatures like Gorgon Medusa, who is a terrible monster who could turn people to stone; Minotaur, who had the body of a man and the head and tail of a bull; Cyclops, who has a characteristics weapon- the thunderbolt and is the son of Poseidon.
However, nothing can keep Kratos from his terrible vengeance.

2. Prince of Persia
When I first played this game, I like its speed kill function, which allows me to kill quickly an enemy from behind. The game truly provides a variety of action combat, and story-driven puzzles. And these make a rich gaming experience.

The Prince of Persia, together with Kaileena (who is the Empress of Time), is on his way home to Babylon. However his kingdom is in burning arrows, missiles and in smoke. Vizier is expecting for the coming of the two. He wishes to kill Kaileena and make her immortal. The rest of the story is about how the Prince will defeat the Vizier.

3. Devil May Cry
Devil May Cry stars the action-adventure hero Dante, who is a demon hunter and at the same time a half demon shrouded with mystery. He hopes to find and kill the demons that killed his mother. As he seeks revenge Dante will face many demons. And if Dante will be successful, then the “devil may cry!”

The game requires you to use Dante's firearms, such as ebony and ivory, shotgun, needlegun, grenade gun, and nightmare beta; and Devil Arms, which include force edge, alastor, ifrit, and sparda bearing the name of Dante’s father. It also features puzzle-solving, thorough examining to locate items and orbs that will help Dante in his quest.

Devil May Cry puts emphasis on action. I think there have been three games released.

4. Metal Gear Solid
Metal Gear Solid has been noted to be the greatest action game on the PlayStation.
This game features a rolling demo mode. In here, the player may watch every scene and understand Codec conversation with no actual playing. The scenes featured special effects in a 3D engine, enhanced music and animation.

This game can be categorized under action games. It systematically spies to get military secrets. Characters were Solid Snake, Meryl, Madnar, Schneider, Dr. Petrovich Madnar, who was the developer of Metal Gear, and many more.

5. Final Fantasy X
What makes this game excellent is that it features enhanced graphics and is interactive. Players are given the chance to develop their characters by defeating enemies and acquiring items.

The game is about Tidus who was thrown into the future a thousand years ago after his city had been destroyed. Other characters were Yuna, a summoner who can summon powerful aeon; Kimahri, who protects Yuna at all times, Lulu; Auron; and Wakka, who is Yuna’s friend; to name a few.

The player will be thrown into the world of Spira, which is under the threat of the evil "Sin". Violence and devastation are for Spira's inhabitants. The goal is to rebuild the world that it is free of Sin.

Sometimes I do play Virtua Fighter, VICE CITY, Grand Theft Auto, Resident Evil, Dynasty Warrior, NBA Live, X-Men, Gran Turismo, and Onimusha.

Revolutionary iPhone

iphone is a combination of mobile camera phone, PDA, multimedia player in which you can enjoy music, audio books, videos, TV shows, and movies, and a breakthrough Internet communications device for emails, web browsing, maps, and searching, into one small and lightweight handheld device.

The iPhone features a 2 megapixel camera. It allows 3-way conferencing, call holding, call merging, caller ID, and integration with other iPhone features. The device uses an embedded touch screen keyboard. It features a built-in battery similar to the iPod. The photo management program allows the user to upload, view, and e-mail photos, which is possible to zoom in and out of photos. The 3.5-inch widescreen display (320×480 at 160 ppi) allows users to watch TV shows and films. It has built in WiFi for accessing the internet through a wireless network via the Safari browser. It has also a built-in Bluetooth. iPhone will be available in 4GB and 8GB flash memory.

Let’s just wait for its release soon!

The Next Generation Console Games

I think many of you have already read the white papers and technical sheets, watched the videos and trailers to get a glimpse on the latest console games. Graphical expectations are only one aspect to really impress gamers to stand out. And I think they are moving more and more towards an open- ended interaction experience.

1. Nintendo Wii
Have you heard of Nintendo Wii? I have known this new next game machine when one of our Japanese circuit designer came to Philippines and visited our company last month. One of the ICS used in the Wii was designed by this Japanese engineer.
What to expect from this console game? Papers say that Nintendo Wii offers better graphics, powerful gameplay, and a whole new interactive experience. I heard that the storage is 512megabyte internal flash memory and can be expanded with an SD memory card. And that it was also designed with state-of-the-art processing technologies that minimize power consumption. Find out yourself its console’s controller, and the Wii remote features.
At this moment, I only have playstations (PS2) at home. I haven’t tried using Nintendo console but maybe this time I will consider it. Let’s see.

2. PS3
It was believed by many that PlayStation 3, as it is now officially called, would be the most powerful console game of the next-generation. What makes them say? How powerful is it? Well it’s time to find out if you are interested! Sony has laid out the technical specifications of the device. It was confirmed by Sony that the machine would be backward compatible all the way to the original PlayStation. Thank you. And with all the new technology in the PlayStation 3 what should we expect of the cost! No matter how much would it cost I assure you it would be worth it! Really, I am excited to get one! Goodbye to PS2.
It has been confirmed that PS3will come out somewhere on November 2006.

3. Xbox 360
This is Microsoft's Xbox new video game console. According to many, this will provide you great digital entertainment experience and will give you hot new games. Features provide a high definition delivering a picture that is clearer, tender and more vital than anything available on Xbox. Graphics are more enhanced. The games are also backward compatible.
This is already available in the market after its released last year.

These three powerful game consoles were destined to battle in the world of digital entertainment. Whatever the future holds, pick what you know is best, what suits you as a gamer!