The little, unassuming orange-blue box fixes you with its steady gaze, trying to evoke a Pandora’s Box yearning within you to open it and “Just Plug and Play!” it.
But unfortunately, just like the mythological Grecian antiquity, it’s a box of disappointments.
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This sleek anodised aluminum sheath for the iPod nano holds within it an ultra-compact speaker with an unbelievable volume. (Read more)
Would you pay $725 for 700 million Adena (in game currency) from Lineage 2?
If your answer is “Yes!”, you might want to visit 26-year-old Jazz Li’s website, Golden Turn, for a different kind of ‘window’ shopping.
Previously known as the Video Audio Integrated Operation notebook, the VAIO has been cleverly rebranded as a Visual Audio Intelligent Organiser, now brought “closer to you” in the form of 3 spanking new series - VAIO Z Series, VAIO SR Series and VAIO FW Series.
An isolated keyboard for smooth typing even with manicured cuticles, pulsing power indicator light to give the laptop ‘life’ and the ability to choose between stamina and speed are indeed awesome features.
Wow. But these features seem a tad familiar, don’t you think?
Racing game specialists Codemasters are back with the latest arcade-style racing game GRID, released on Jun 3. (Read more)
Welcome to the weird world of our protagonist Death Jr., or DJ as he’s known to friends. It’s a warped place where stuffed toy rabbits throw rockets at you, chickens shoot deadly lasers beams from their heads, and your classmate’s a dead guppy.
The world waits with bated breath for the release of Will Wright’s latest creation in the form of Spore to be released in September.
But you can be one of the first to heave a sigh of relief. To give you the hang of creating your characters in Spore, EA Games has released Spore Creature Creator on Jun 17 and is available online or in shops. (Read more)
With its sleek features and lightweight body, Creative Technology’s new compact camcorder baby will be the answer to the prayers of tech-dummies.
Officially launching today, the Creative Vado Pocket Video Camera is touted as allowing users to “See it, shoot it, share it- all in an instant” on its package. This nifty gadget promises to make video taking, sharing and storage “fast, easy and fun”- with its 2-inch widescreen viewing, easy recording functions, and instant sharing of videos onto popular websites like, YouTube and Photobucket. (Read more)
The stage is set. The Players are in and the Reapers are ready. You have 7 days and 7 missions. Failure to complete a mission will lead to Erasure, that is, you vanish, without a trace, forever.
Your character is Neku, a loner who wakes up one day to find himself in the middle of the famous scramble crossing (a traffic junction where all traffic comes to a halt periodically and pedestrians are free to cross in any direction), with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. He soon realises that no one else can see him and meets a girl, Shiki, the only one who can see him, and they are forced to partner to survive the Game.
Think Facebook’s medieval game application, WarBook with more colour, graphics, functions and you’ll have the next big thing in online gaming - Ikariam. (Read more)
Pedometers used to be mechanical devices paired with rudimentary counters that aren’t very accurate. If you shake it, you can hear the sound of the ball bearing slamming into the switches, bringing back memories of your poor schoolmates in the Trim And Fit club who were forced to purchase one of these cheap devices.
Nike changed the image and accuracy of pedometers when they first introduced Nike + iPod Sport Kit in 2006. Combining an iPod and an accelerometer, Nike allowed runners to listen to music, receive audio feedback and measure their runs. Runners can select a Power Song for their final leg in their run. But what if you don’t possess an iPod or simply hate music? (Read more)
Ancient epic wars are all the rage yet again since the release of Titan Quest in 2006, with a prequel to the God of War series. Titled God of War: Chains of Olympus, the series breaks free from the Playstation and makes an appearance on the PSP for the first time. The last game in the series, God of War II, was released in March 2007.
Don’t be deceived by the screen resolution of the PSP, as what the game lacks in size, it makes up in substance. Created by Ready At Dawn Studios the game doesn’t disappoint as its hero, Kratos, takes you on an ancient journey unlike any other on your PSP. (Read more)
From the distributors of the wildly popular online games Gunbound and World of Warcraft comes the free CABAL Online - The Revolution of Action at the Nevareth Carnival .
There are many things in life that the virtual worlds are modelled after. Sometimes these are the fantasy worlds of magic and sorcery, other times they are the science fiction of Deep Space Nine and still there are others modelled after sports and movies. But rare is a game produced entirely after one person. Renowned Hong Kong film director John Woo is the person that Midway’s Stranglehold personifies. (Read more)
