Archive for March 21st, 2008
Today’s a Japanese public holiday and I’d rather spend my time getting fatter in front of my Television than working… But hey… I like you guys so much I thought I should work a little… So here’s two new vacuum cleaners freshly squeezed from Korea . The VC-B835R or STEALTH vacuum cleaner is quiet yet powerful and autonomous in its stylish body… Oh and yes, before you just get too excited here… we’re TALKING about the red plastic and not the two other …
Let’s finish our PIE 2008 tour with the Canon booth, the largest booth at this event… Like many other makers, Canon did’nt show anything that we hadn’t heard about before, but we finally had the pleasure of playing with the: IXY 25 IS and 95 IS, more information here.
The biggest star at the Sigma booth wasn’t a lens or a DSLR, but rather a compact digital camera that MANY would like to acquire… the DP1. This 14Mpix camera is by far one of the most powerful products in this size, and SIGMA takes a new approch with its FOVEON sensor: Sigma Corporation is pleased to announce the launch of the new, groundbreaking Sigma DP1 compact digital camera using three silicon embedded layers of photo sensors stacked to take advantage of si…
Like other major players in the pic industry Sony had its booth at the PIE 2008. We discoverd and played with all their latest goodies, like the Alpha 700 and the new S-Frame line-up. We were quite impressed with these gorgeous digital frames. Thanks to different video mode and a rotation sensor, the S-Frames are some of the most interesting digital frames on the market… I’m really looking forward to getting one of for myself.
Many Pentax fans are waiting for the K20D to become widely available on the market, and Pentax was in Japan promoting their new tiny DSLR (national launch of the K20D) with a special babe shooting session… Here’s some photos from their booth, taken of course with a K20D… On a side note, you should see our Pentax K20D review pretty soon since Pentax sent one to us a…
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Gibson Guitar sues six major retailers for selling Guitar HeroPosted by admin in Video Games
In case you missed our previous reports, it all started when Gibson filed suit against Activision, claiming that the Guitar Hero franchise infringed its 1999 patent for “System and Method for Generating and Controlling a Simulated Musical Concert Experience.” The receiving end of the flak, Activision, answered with a countersuit and a statement. This time, Gibson has filed a suit against the retailers for selling Guitar Hero. According to reports, Gibson’s lawsuit states that the company “has been damaged and will continue to be damaged by the aforesaid infringement unless defendants are enjoined, preliminarily and permanently, from selling and offering for sale infringing products …” We’ll keep you posted on more news regarding this legal battle, stay tuned. Buy: [ Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Xbox 360), (Wii) ] source pc.qj.net
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Two Worlds: The Temptation turns into a sequel – info and screenshotsPosted by admin in Video GamesFans of the open world role playing game, Two Worlds (PC and Xbox 360), this bit of news might have you bouncing off the walls. SouthPeak Interactive and Reality Pump has just announced that Two Worlds: The Temptation, originally planned as an expansion, will be released as a sequel instead. The new adventure will still have players exploring Antaloor and picks up where the first story leaves off. This time, adventurers will be running around in East Antaloor, in areas around Oswaroh and the Drak’ar Desert. As you can probably tell, the upcoming sequel will be adding a lot of new stuff to the series. According to the announcement, Two Worlds: The Temptation will be getting improvements in the graphics department, plus step ups in its voice-overs, combat, and missions, among others. Two Worlds: The Temptation (Windows Personal computer and Xbox 360) will be gracing the shelves sometime this autumn. We’ll bring you more updates regarding this new title, so stay tuned. In the meantime, check out the screenshots below.
It seems that Miami-based attorney Jack Thompson is in for quite the legal scuffle, as none other than the Florida Supreme Court has just laid down the hammer on the outspoken videogame violence critic. What’s the verdict? That Thompson will have to hire another lawyer if he wants to file anything in the Florida Supreme Court. If he tries to do it himself, then he not only risks his case being thrown out, but also risk getting himself penalized. Ouch. If you’ve been following Jack’s exploits in the legal scene, then you’d have known that the Court had already issued a show cause order that demanded Thompson to explain just why they shouldn’t issue the sanction itself. The lawyer rose to the occasion, but it seems that whatever he tried, the Court was set in its decision to penalize him. The Court seems to have a good reason for the sanction. Here’s a quote from the order issued: Thompson s multiple responses are rambling, argumentative, and contemptuous What we can’t tolerate, however, is Thompson s continued inability to maintain a minimum standard of decorum and respect for the judicial system to which all litigants, and especially attorneys, must adhere. A thorough review of Thompson s filings lead to one conclusion. He has abused the processes of the Court. Accordingly, the Clerk of this Court is hereby instructed to reject for filing any future pleadings, petitions, motions, documents, or other filings submitted by John Bruce Thompson, unless signed by a member in good standing of The Florida Bar other than himself. You can’t get any more clear-cut than that. Here’s hoping, then, that this issue is resolved quickly and judiciously. Updates as we get them. source pc.qj.net
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Activision: Gibson’s claims are ‘disingenuous and lack any justification’Posted by admin in Video Games
If you’ve read our previous coverage on the issue, you’ll know that the nature of the complaint was tied to Activision’s supposed infringement of Gibson’s patent for a guitar shaped controller used to play in time with notes on a TV screen. Sounds rather familiar doesn’t it? Activision was rather cool about the situation and gave its own statement regarding the matter: Gibson s lawsuit is a transparent end run around an impartial court that Activision asked on March 11 to rule on patent assertions that Gibson knows have no merit. Our Guitar Hero retailing partners have done nothing wrong. We’ll confront this and any other efforts by Gibson to wrongfully interfere with Activision’s relationship with its customers and its consumers. A licensing agreement was filed prior to the lawsuit regarding the replication of Gibson’s guitar designs for Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Xbox 360, Wii,
Website videogaming247 contacted a company representative from Codemasters who stated that HEI T is slated for this June. Hopefully, the game does get released since this title was supposed to be out last December. In case you’ve never heard of this game, players are given control of Johnny, the son of a former gangster who is out to prove himself after getting out of jail. To do this he starts setting up the biggest robbery in history: a raid on the San Francisco Mint. Buy: [HEI T (PS3)] source pc.qj.net |
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