Over the weekend, Square Enix held an event that not only celebrated 8 years of Final Fantasy XI, but held a “mysterious” Final Fantasy XIV event. How…mysterious.
According to website FFXIVCore, a teaser site FFXIV for March 11 is opening, and the game will have a beta (details are scant). On March 1, info for the FFXIV Alpha will be sent to players.
There was new gameplay footage shown as well.
Besides FFXIV, there was FFXI news: the level cap has been increased to 99, and Odin and Alexander will appear as Summons in FFXI.
More info in the link below.
Today’s the Day! Core at Vana’Fest 2010 [FFXIVCore]
Mar 01
This followup to our first MS Paint feature includes five more masterpieces that were all created with nothing but the software, a standard computer mouse, and lots of time (average 10-hours-plus). Characters include Natalie Portman (above), Street Fighter’s Ken, and more. Continue reading to see them all.
Feb 28
It is obvious that we live in a world that is in a continuous development process. Day by day many gadgets appear which are able to do things that we were only about dreaming 10 years ago. Digital cameras have overtaken the old style film cameras, making it possible to take pictures with a bigger quality of colors, much faster and see them instantly without needing to develop films.
In our days, on the market, you can find a lot of digital cameras, each of them having different features, so if you are looking for one, you should have an idea about what this camera should be able to do. One of the best and affordable digital cameras is Kodak Z915. With a price of only 9, the Kodak Z915 digital camera will offer you a lot of power and high-end features for taking best quality pictures by pressing a single button.
The Kodak Z915 digital camera offer many features for amateur and even for professional photographer like Various shooting modes, Image stabilization, 10x optical zoom and a quick capture speed so you don’t miss anything that you want to shot. The Kodak Z915 is a 10 Megapixel camera which is capable of taking photos at a maximum resolution of 3672 x 2748 pixels. Even if a 10 Megapixel resolution is a common aspect for many digital cameras, the Kodak Z915 has some features which make it a special digital camera. The 10x optical zoom and the image stabilization will allow you to take photos which other digital cameras can’t. Equipped with a 1 / 2.3 type CCD sensor, powerful 35 – 350 mm lens (35 mm equivalent), 5x advanced zoom and a 2.5 inch high resolution display, the Kodak Z915 certainly will be able to satisfy all your needs. A negative aspect of this digital camera is that it has only 32 MB of internal memory. But if you want more, you can extend it with a SDHC / SD card.
Like all the digital cameras, the Kodak Z915 can also record clips. This digital camera can record HD clips at a maximum resolution of 640 x 480 pixels. Even if the resolution is a bit too low for a high-end digital camera like this one, the image quality is more than excellent. A negative aspect of the video recording is that you can’t zoom while filming. When it comes to design, the Kodak Z915 is similar to an ordinary digital camera. The case is made of resistant plastic and has a beautiful finish which is available in any color you want. With only 90 x 64 x 39 mm in dimensions and 194 grams, this digital camera feels very comfortable in your hands or pockets. Having only a few buttons like the power button, a zoom key, a flash button, a self-timer key, a portrait key and a rotating button for changing between Photo, Album, Video, Settings and other modes, it is also very easy to use even by the most inexperienced people. The Kodak Z915 digital camera uses regular alkaline batteries, but we recommend using only rechargeable accumulators because they will keep this digital camera running for a longer time. Anyway, with such a small price, the Kodak Z915 is very appreciated by people because it comes with a lot of features and high-end technology, enough to fulfill the most demanding expectations.
Feb 28
Onda Communication, introduces the MyTile/E-Tile color e-book reader, in addition to the Elis WiFi LED lamp, at the MWC 2010. The E-Tile features a 9.7-inch color touchscreen and supports Bluetooth, GPS, WiFi and HSDPA connectivity.
Powered by a 700MHz/1000MHz processor, the MyTile 1GB of memory. It has built-in email client and supports voice recording, handwriting recognition, audio playback, and HDMI output. There are USB port and a SD card slot. The e-reader is also DLNA compatible.
Feb 28
After Intel prematurely pulled the trigger on their Atom N470 announcement yesterday, we’ve now got official confirmation about one of the first netbooks to use the new, 1.86GHz processor. The Gigabyte TouchNote T1000 is, as the image suggests, another of the company’s convertible netbook-tablets, with a 10.1-inch 1,366 x 768 touchscreen and a choice of the N450 or N470 CPUs.
Two versions of the T1000 will be offered, the T1000X with a 4-cell, 4,500mAh battery and the T1000P with a 6-cell, 7,650mAh battery. Both netbooks will have 1GB of RAM, a 250GB HDD and Intel GMA 3150 graphics, along with WiFi b/g/n, 10/100 ethernet and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR.
Ports include two USB 2.0, an eSATA/USB combo, audio in/out, VGA, ExpressCard and a multiformat memory card reader; there’s also a 1.3-megapixel webcam, microphone and 1.5W stereo speakers. No word on pricing, but we’re guessing this won’t be an especially cheap netbook – Gigabyte will probably tell us more at CeBIT 2010 this coming week.
[via Xataka]
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Feb 28
Good news for UK wireless customers as the Daily Telegraph is reporting that the Google Nexus One is slated for an April launch on Vodafone UK. Originally announced back in January, the Nexus One was expected to launch with Vodafone in the Spring of 2010 with Vodafone reportedly hoping to get the handset out the door in March. Inside sources have reportedly told the Daily Telegraph that the March date is most likely off the table and April is a much more realistic time frame for launch. Such a date is not surprising as April is a pivotal month in the Spring season and fits perfectly with Google’s original projection. Let’s hope similar inside sources inside the US will be as loose lipped as their UK counterparts and will soon share the launch date for either the Verizon Wireless or the AT&T Nexus One. You know where to go if you are feeling rather talkative.
[Via Android Community and Engadget]
Feb 28
Dying to shoot video on your Palm Pre? Well, go ahead and download the webOS 1.4 update now! The webOS 1.4 update brings video recording and editing, enhanced message notifications, performance and battery life improvement. webOS 1.4 will also bring Flash to the browser, but you have to download the plugin from the App Catalog, and the plugin isn’t available on the App Catalog yet. As of right now, the update is only for Sprint users, Verizon users still don’t have the update. The update is only 39MB…if you own a Sprint Palm Pre/Pixi and you’re still reading this, go and download the update right now!!
[Source: Engadget]
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Feb 28
Disney held a special screening in Los Angeles today, giving us a sneak peek at the brand new Tron Legacy theatrical trailer, a brief return to the video game world of 1982 computer graphics landmark Tron. Then we saw it again.
While other cities held their own Tron Legacy events today, offering a painfully quick 2-minute trailer and a polite request to get the hell out, the one held in Southern California gave Tron fans a second glance. As an added bonus, the director of Tron Legacy, Joseph Kosinski, was on hand for a Q&A session between trailer viewings. Also in attendance was original Tron director Steven Lisberger, who is acting in a producer role for the sequel.
Let’s talk about what we saw.
The trailer—well, portions of it anyway—were in IMAX 3D, as immediately evidenced by the Walt Disney Pictures logo, which transformed into a bluish, scanlined version for authentic video game effect. The trailer opens with Sam, the son of Jeff Bridges’ character Kevin Flynn from the first Tron, receiving word from his father’s old friend Alan Bradley (Bruce Boxleitner) that he believes his father may still be alive—offering no theories that Flynn is trapped within a computer program.
His evidence? A phone call from the old Flynn’s Arcade, where son Sam travels—in extreme, reckless youth motorcycling fashion that should translate well to piloting a lightcycle—to seek out his father. After poking around the dusty abandoned arcade, full of still-functioning arcade cabinets, Sam stumbles upon the digitizer that sent the original Flynn into the virtual world where Programs fight for survival in familiar Tron arcade games.
The following sequences were all quick cuts, some of them in dazzling 3D, including a stunning shot of the massive bipedal Recognizers, looking far more detailed, and more than one Program arming himself with a deadly disc, ready to throw at another Program. Along the way, brief looks at actors Olivia Wilde and Garrett Hedlund in form-fitting illuminated outfits flashed across the screen, as did two Matrix-looking potential bad guys, one fierce looking female and one Space Oddity era David Bowie lookalike playing a little digital air guitar.
The trailer fake-ended with a voiced over interaction between father Flynn and son. “Long time,” Sam says. “You have no idea,” says Flynn. Then it kicked into a lightcycle race, the trailer ending with an explosion and a “Woah…” from Sam as a lightcyclist.
The design of the characters, costumes, vehicles—like the trademark lightcycle—all looked fantastic, including the surprisingly believable looking younger version of Jeff Bridges’ Clu decked out in yellow, in contrast to his currently aged Flynn. We’ll be seeing two versions of Bridges, Clu and Flynn, playing off each other, the film’s director said, as teased in previous Tron Legacy trailers.
Oh, and Tron himself will be in it, Kosinski reminded the audience, somewhat sarcastically.
It was really gorgeous stuff, sleek, sexier and more natural looking than the 1982 original, the trailer offering little in the way of over-the-top 3D effects, some of those effects looking unfinished.
The Tron Legacy trailer gave Daft Punk fans in attendance—and there were plenty of them—a first genuine listen to some of their contributions. According to Tron Legacy director Joseph Kosinski, whatever leaks we’d heard from the soundtrack weren’t authentic and that the trailer’s score was specifically created for that purpose only.
Kosinski wouldn’t confirm that Daft Punk would make cameo appearances in the film, but his avoidance of the question was confirmation enough for many of the screening’s attendees. He said that the French electronic duo was heavily involved in the creation of the film, with a dozen or so creative meetings happening between Kosinski and Daft Punk.
Tron Legacy’s director—also responsible for the “Starry Night” commercial for Halo 3—confirmed to one fan that the video game Tron 2.0 was not considered canon in the creation of Legacy. Original Tron director Steven Lisberger accurately described the look and feel of the sequel as having a minimalist aesthetic that drew more upon the viewer’s memories of what Tron looked like in 1982, rather than to slavishly recreate its signature look or, worse, veer too close to mimicking The Matrix.
Kosinski was limited in what he would confirm about future Tron Legacy marketing events or whether Daft Punk would be supporting the film with shows or appearances, only saying that those things “may happen in the future.”
We’d keep an eye out. It looks like Disney will be aggressively and creatively marketing Tron Legacy for the next ten months. As for the Tron Legacy trailer, it’s reportedly attached to the upcoming Alice In Wonderland remake.
Feb 28
Operated by NOAA and located in Ewa Beach, Hawaii, the Pacific Tsunami Center has upgraded its Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis (DART) system since the Indian Ocean earthquake of 2004, by adding 32 additional buoys. Continue reading for the news report. For tsunami watch information, click here.
Feb 27
Filed under: Aftermarket, Coupe, Performance, Geneva Motor Show, Ferrari
Novitec Rosso always goes big at the Geneva Motor Show, and this year won’t be any different with the introduction of the 848 RACE, a twin-supercharged version of the Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano.
As its name would imply, those two blowers, combined with a set of water-to-air intercoolers, a new exhaust and an ECU tune, are good for 848 horsepower at 7,900 rpm and 621 pound-feet of torque at 6,300 rpm, allowing the matte white and grey supercoupe to run to 60 mph in 3.4 seconds, hit 186 mph in 23.7 seconds and on to a top speed of 214 mph flat out.
In addition to the new 20-inch wheels in front and 21-inch hoops in the rear, upgraded Brembo brakes and an adjustable sports suspension that can lift the front of the 599 by 40 mm, aluminum and carbon fiber accents swath the inside, along with an upgraded flat-bottom steering wheel with a switch that opens an additional baffle in the exhaust. Novitec hasn’t released full pricing on the upgrades, but for this kind of custom kit, we’d expect the 848 RACE to command a 0k premium over the base 599. Make the jump for the full details.
Gallery: Novitec Rosso 848 RACE
Continue reading Geneva Preview: Ferrari 599-based Novitec Rosso 848 RACE
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Feb 27
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