Kickin It Old Skool

Xbox One and the PlayStation 4 buzz has taken up gaming news for quite sometime and while I love it and think its interesting, its also kinda overwhelming.
This weekend I left my Xbox One alone and decided to kick it old skool. I broke out the GameCube,  original Xbox and PlayStation 2. I could’ve gone deeper than that but I didn’t have the gumption to continue digging through the closet.
After hours of running through old games like KOTOR (Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic), Super Smash Bros. Melee, and the first God of War, I began to remember the fun my friends and I used to have.
I guess what I’ve learned from this weekend is not to forsake my older consoles. They hold more memories that what’s on the hard drive.
If you’ve got any game recommendations, questions, or comments please leave them below. Thanks for reading!

Windows Phone Staying is Staying Out of the Ring Next Week

Android is looking like it’s going to be the front running OS next week at mobile world congress. All the prime players (LG, Samsung, Sony and Acer) will be poised to unveil their latest and greatest devices. In a somewhat puzzling move, Nokia, who employs primarily windows os on its devices, is holding a separate press conference where it will reveal its brand spanking new Nokia X. Nokia X will be the first premium smartphone built by the company that uses android and not windows.

Nokia is the biggest partner for windows in the handset market, but they aren’t the only manufacturer.  Heavy hitters Samsung and HTC both make windows phones and neither of them have prepared anything for this event using a windows OS.

I guess I’m just surprised. Windows phone OS has made drastic improvements and I do enjoy the UI very much. It’s odd that for one of the biggest trade shows for handsets this year that they would have nothing in competition for best in show.

Thanks for reading and be prepared to be slammed with news and coverage from MWC next week! I’ll try to minimalize my excitement to just the important stuff! Any questions or comments you can leave them below. Thanks again!

RumorMill: Sony Gets Out of PC Production

Sony made an announcement earlier this week stating that they will no longer sell personal computers and devote those resources to their mobile business.

The announcement came on Tuesday that they would no longer produce the Sony Vaio line of laptops and that the brand would be sold to Japan Industrial Partners.

This may seem shocking but this move has been coming for a while now and while the Vaio was very successful, it’s time for them to focus more of their efforts on their gaming, imaging (Cameras) and mobile businesses.

You may have noticed I didn’t mention Sony televisons among these business ventures. That’s because Sony plans to move there TV division into its own business.

While the Vaio had a varying fan base of tech bloggers, and other tech consumers, and appealed to them through various color schemes and its lightweight design, it still never had the success in the US that Sony was hoping for. The late great innovater Steve Jobs even praised sony for this line of pc’s and even considered at one time having Sony become the only 3^rd party manufacturer to build devices that ran OS X operating system.

That’s a pretty big complement but it looks like we’ll never see this actually happen.

This move by Sony may also be suggesting something that I fear. Does this move mark the beginning of the end for the laptop industry? I think it may be a little so soon for such a drastic statement and yet this move really makes me wonder. What does this portend?

Any questions or comments leave them below! Thanks for reading!

Sony Tablet P…..Interesting I Guess?

Sony displayed a new tablet with an interesting design at CES. The Sony Tablet P isn’t like any tablet isn’t like any tablet we’ve seen and quite honestly I’ve never run into a problem trying to describe a device until now. It’s that unique. And yet I’m still not sure that this device will match up with anything currently on the market. I’m really interested to see what people think of this device when they finish reading, so here goes.
The Sony Tablet P puts a new spin on tablets by supposedly maximizing its mobility. It’s shaped similar to that of a women’s clutch (if you don’t know what that is ask the nearest female), and unfolds to reveal two 5.5 inch touchscreen displays. The displays also make use of Sony’s new TruBlack technology. TruBlack supposedly controls refraction of light between the two screens to delivery an incredibly detailed picture.
It’s obvious Sony had multitasking in mind when the designers came up with this device. The NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor makes use of both screens independently as well as together. Its operating system android 4.0.3, is a bit outdated but with a Tegra 2 I’m sure it flies through web browsing and other operations.
The Tablet P is unique I’ll give it that. But what I can’t say is that it’s practical or that consumers will give pause to even look at it. Having two separate displays that for the most part are supposed to act as one is interesting but I don’t think Sony executed it properly. There is a gap between sections you can see in pictures and your finger can probably feel a ridge. Also it has a rounded shape that rocks a bit when opened in what I’ll refer to as a laptop position. It may have more stability when opened all the way but then I looks as though it would be hard to hold even if it only weighs around 13.1oz.
This is an interesting idea, but Sony should have spent more time in the design room. Let me know what you think and you can check the device out for yourself an http://www.sony.co.uk/product/sony-tablet-p/tab/overview.
What’s your take? Please ask any questions or leave any comments! Thanks for reading!