Gleemax has gone live. Gleemax is Wizards of the Coast’s new social gamer website. You can discuss any games and read up on the blogs of Wizards of the Coast developers. WotC is the creator of Magic the Gathering, Dungeons and Dragons, and a whole slew of other game properties. They have great plans for it, as they told me at this year’s Digital Life when I sat down with them. I was able to speak with their Director of Online Media and they seemed very committed to the social aspect of gaming and embracing user-generated content. I just wanted to let you know the site is live so you can check it out. I will write up more about it once I have a chance to check it out in earnest.
The M-Audio booth was kicking with Johnny Juice of Public Enemy DJing and Darryl “D.M.C” McDaniels from Run DMC was there signing autographs and then gave a performance from his upcoming album. It was absolutely great, and while I still don’t know exactly what M-Audio does I did get a picture with D.M.C. and recorded a few videos of the performances. So check it out. And look at the picture of the software Johnny Juice was using to scratch. Very cool.
Update: M-Audio makes computer-to-analog hardware for music producers, USB inputs for microphones, and midi interface devices. Or so I’ve been told.
The audio isn’t the best but it’s very watchable. This is what came from my little Pentax Optio A20. You get to hear one of his new songs, and then one you will definitely remember. It was just amazing. If the camera moves around it’s being my arms were getting tired or I was trying to ignore an excruciating cramp in my foot. The things I do for my audience.
Darryl “D.M.C.” McDaniels: new and old (Walk This Way) music at Digital Life 2007:
So today was the first day I could finally make it out to Digital Life with my press pass. Unfortunately I didn’t wind up with much swag (free stuff). There were some shirts available but I either kept missing out or wasn’t going to spend half an hour waiting on a line when I had meetings to get to. Hopefully I will be getting some things to review shortly. And I did get a full version of MemoryMixer to play with and review (easy digital scrapbook making). So here’s a picture of the sorry state of swag for today. More articles coming tonight about what I saw at Digital Life.
JasonBlogs.com will be covering Digital Life 2007 this year. And this time I was able to get a press pass. So look for some great coverage next weekend (since that is when I am able to attend).
It looks to be a great show. There are a lot more great presenters this year. And iRobot will be showing off two new home robots. So hopefully I will be able to see it all in two days. It’s a shame I have to miss the press-only stuff.
And if Pentax is reading: I could always use an upgrade from my current Pentax A20 camera. *hint* *hint*
The Invisible Shield uses a abrasive-resistant film that can cover an entire gadget, or just the screen. I saw one at DigitalLife last year that was protecting an iPod from a bunch of rocks in a container. The shielded iPod worked fine and looked great even after being tossed around, though I wouldn’t recommend doing that with your iPod. I had been trying to get a demo shield, but I may just have to break down and buy one before my Second Generation iPod Nano gets scratched. So far I’ve handled it with kid gloves and it still looks great. Once I get a shield I will write a more personal review based on hands-on experience.
What are your experiences with an Invisible Shield? Good or bad.
I just put up the pictures I took from DigitalLife 2006. There aren’t nearly as many as last year, but there are plenty of pictures of the only Nintendo Wii I could find in a plastic case at the ATI booth. Apparently the only playable Nintendo Wii’s were at the press-only event.
imeem is a social networking service that combines instant messaging with sharing. You can post videos, music, photos, blog, and more. It’s all about communities or “meems,” and rating what people share. And of course you can embed the content anywhere you want.
imeem is running a contest for the best rated picture taken at their photo booth at DigitalLife. All you need to do is sign-up with imeem and then rate my picture highly. The winner gets a Nintendo Wii and I want it badly.
It’s that time of year again. When “consumers” flood the Javits Center in New York City to get a glimpse at the latest gadgets and games. It will be my second time attending the event and I will be blogging about it Friday night into Saturday. A few of the items I am excited to check out: Nintendo’s Wii (I hear Sega has a few playing their new Sonic game), Ask.com’s booth, the newest games, and the new PepperPad. I also plan to hit-up all of the iPod Nano giveaways. Last year I didn’t win a PSP; this time I’m back with a vengeance.
Digital Life is a great convention where you can check out the latest technology and games. I went last year and had a blast, and I’m planning on returning this year. Last year I was able to check out the Xbox 360 and their games, along with some cool booths from the likes of NewEgg and PC Magazine. This year looks to be even bigger according to what I have read and the list of exhibitors I have seen.
The event is from October 12-15 in New York City at the Javits Center in New York City. You can get a free ticket online now that is good for all four days. Just go to the ticketing page and enter the code “INSIDER”.
I’m specifically impressed with their marketing efforts, since I had already heard of the “INSIDER” code and used it. I just now found out that it’s all coming from a PayPerPost.com listing intended to promote DigitalLife (which I plan to collect on). Good thing I already know how great it is and planned to go. I will of course be blogging whatever I find out and posting plenty of pictures.
NOTE: this is a paid ad, but I would have been posting about it anyway if I didn’t see this offer. I only post about what interests me and what I have experience with.
The Pepper Pad from Pepper Computer is a remarkable portable device designed for the broadband activities you want to do most: browse the web, e-mail, instant messaging, listen to music, watch videos, play games, view slideshows of your photos, and control your TV. It runs on Linux 2.6 and includes a browser that uses the Gecko rendering engine which Firefox is based on. The Pepper Pad has a 20GB hard drive and built-in Wi-Fi support for 802.11b, WEP, and WPA-Personal. It also has Bluetooth device support and Dual IR emitters and IR receiver. The screen is an 8.4″ 800×600 SVGA TFT LCD that is ideal for viewing most webpages, along with 16MB of video RAM and 256MB of SDRAM memory.
User input is done through a resistive touch screen with stylus, a full split QWERTY keypad, a direction-pad, and a scroll wheel. These features combine with a powerful system and an intuitive interface to create a very rewarding experience. The remote control features allow you to pick a room and then choose the device you want to operate. The Pepper Pad can quickly be turned into a digital picture frame and touching the screen brings it back to the regular mode. There is even integration with the Flickr photo sharing service to upload your photos easily to Flickr from the Pepper Photo Library.
This rugged, splash resistant device weighs in at only 2.3 lbs and has a 3.6mAh Lithium ION rechargeable battery. Pepper Computer has created a device that is not just the combination of a PDA and a Tablet PC. It is a carefully designed work of art. They thought of everything when they designed the Pepper Pad; its ease of use and comprehensive feature-list make it an attractive buy for all levels of computer users.
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