The Walking Dead

For Halloween it looks like a pretty good show starting tonight. It's called The Walking Dead. I've never really been a big fan of Zombies. The Walking Dead tells the story of the aftermath of a zombie apocalypse and follows a small group of survivors traveling across the United States in search of a new home away from the hordes of zombies. The group is led by Rick Grimes, who was a police officer in the old world. As their situation grows more and more grim, the group's desperation to survive pushes them to do almost anything to stay alive. ^-wiki


Starring:
Jon Bernthal, Jeffrey DeMunn and Laurie Holden

Playstation Phone is real!

So it seems that all those rumors about the playstation phone are REAL! Looks like it will run Android 2.?? or 3.0 and they will call it the Zeus.

Here is what Engadget had to say:

Based on what we've heard about the secrecy of this plan, it makes sense that even Sony's own employees wouldn't be privy to information on the phone, the marketplace, and the collaboration with Google. The alleged Sony response to the device makes that somewhat clear -- reports state that an employee originally told a publication that the images were fake, only to backtrack and deliver the standard corporate line that the company "doesn't respond to rumor and speculation." It's possible that whomever was originally questioned either didn't know of the device's existence, was lying about its existence, or simply had their response taken out of context. And that brings us to our point -- while there will be plenty of speculation on whether or not what we've shown you is real, we would never run the images or the information without a healthy sense that we were bringing you fact, and not fiction.

 

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Oh Hell Naw!!

Since this site focuses on a variety of topics, I guess we can add one more focus area. That would be "Hot Mess" category. You all know him from his rant about the Bedroom Intruder, which gave him 15.5 minutes of fame as well as an itunes single. Well here is Antoine Dodson doing his best "Billy Mays" impression promoting a new "Sex offender app."

The Sex Offender Tracker app can be purchased in the iTunes App Store or the Android Market for just $1.99. It’s an augmented reality app that is sort of like Layar: using your smartphone’s camera, the application shows where registered sex offenders are located as you point the camera around.

“Basically, if these people did done bad and they’re near your pad, the Sex Offender Tracker is gonna show you where they at,” says Dodson.

Samsung Galaxy Tab Android - Does size matter?

I've started to see a lot of Android tablets running around trying to compete with the Apple ipad but none of them have really put the "official" tag behind them as a real competitor to the ipad. Well, I guess Samsung is trying to make that move. I wonder if the marketing will be behind it?

Here is what intomobile.com had to say about the device:

The Galaxy Tab improves on the Galaxy S’s proven formula for success with a perfectly-sized screen, media distribution stores that aren’t anything to scoff at, and uncompromised hardware. It features a 7-inch display, the 1Ghz Hummingbird chip from the Galaxy S, 3G cellular connectivity (with microphone), WiFi (B/G/N), GPS, Bluetooth 3.0, 3-megapixel rear-facing camera (with LED flash) and 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera, Android 2.2 Froyo, gyroscope, digital compass, accelerometer, light sensor, and a 4000 mAh battery. The Tab will be available with either 16GB or 32GB of onboard storage. As far as Android tablets are concerned, this may be just what the little, green robot ordered.Because it’s running Android 2.2 Froyo out of the box, the Galaxy Tab will come preloaded with the Adobe Flash 10.1 Player, allowing you to stream embedded Flash videos and interact with Flash menus on the web. You also get Thunkfree Office for editing Microsoft Office documents, as well as the Swype keyboard to make typing as easy as dragging your finger across the keyboard. And, with a fully functional 3G cellular radio on board, the Tab is capable of making phone calls using the onboard microphone and speaker or a headset of some sort (wired or Bluetooth). It’s essentially a giant Galaxy S smartphone, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing – remember, the iPad was called a giant iPod Touch just before it went on to sell millions of units.

Speaking of being very similar to a Galaxy S, Samsung made sure that the Galaxy Tab has a couple legs up on its smartphone cousin. First off, the Tab can play 1080p HD video with full hardware decoding. The Galaxy S can only play 720p video. The Tab also includes a massive 4,000 mAh battery that should be good for multiple days of surfing the web, reading books and watching movies. The TouchWiz 3.0 UI that Samsung has skinned atop the Android 2.2 OS has been tweaked with a new “rotation lock” button accessible via the pull-down notifications tray. The front-facing camera means that video chats are also a go. This might seem trivial, but it gives the Samsung tablet a leg up on the iPad.

There’s also a custom calendar app, contacts app, and email app that is tailored for the tablet’s larger display. The calendar and contacts apps offer a custom dual-pane landscape view that’s made to work with the Tab in landscape orientation. The custom email app offers a dual-pane landscape view that’s similar to the iPad’s email client, but one-ups the Apple tablet with a unified email inbox. The calendar, contacts and email apps all integrate with Google services.
Samsung has also blessed the Tab with a Music Hub and Reader Hub, in addition to the Media Hub, to give the user access to downloadable media. You can buy music, ebooks, newspapers, magazines, movies, and TV shows through these “hubs.”

Still, it’s not all is roses and rainbows with the Galaxy Tab. We have to wonder how the Tab’s high-resolution 1024×600 WSVGA display will work with currently available Android apps. Samsung has confirmed that not all of the Top 200 Android apps in the Android Market are optimized to take full advantage of the tablet’s 7-inch display. This could pose a problem going forward, as most other Android devices make use of displays at a maximum resolution of 800×480. The iPad, for example, can double-up on pixels for iPhone apps that aren’t optimized for the iPad’s larger screen and higher resolution. The Tab doesn’t have this functionality, as far as we know, which could be a problem. For it’s part, Samsung is saying that they are working with Google to reach out to developers to encourage them to create apps that can scale to the 1024×600 resolution display on the Galaxy Tab. We’re also told that an update to Android 3.0 Gingerbread will be available for the tablet in the future.
Overall, though, the most impressive aspect of the Tab is its size. It’s thin enough to be sexy, which is only complemented by its glossy back cover. The 7-inch screen is incredibly hand-friendly. You can comfortably hold the screen with one hand, and typing on the on-screen keyboard is ridiculously easy. The Tab could give iPad reason to worry!
Keep in mind that not all features may make it to the US. All features described here are for the international version.

Talk about getting the ultimate PROMOTION!
The NBA has banned a new shoe from a company, Athletic Propulsion Labs, that "so called" gives the player an unfair advantage while wearing the shoes on the court. The product gives you a noticeable increase in your vertical jump. Damn. Where was this when I was in High School? I guess for $300, they still would not have been in my closet. The real question is, Where do I buy stock?

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Here is what the company is saying:

Load 'N Launch™ Technology

The vast majority of athletic footwear companies focus their research and development efforts on shock absorption and cushioning.  While this is clearly important in the manufacture of athletic footwear, it does little to help increase the vertical leap of an athlete. In fact, most technologies in the athletic footwear market are in the heel area of the shoe, though jumping occurs in the forefoot just in front of the ball of the foot through the toes.  The forefoot is the most critical part of the basketball shoe for vertical leaping and this is where the Athletic Propulsion Labs™ Load ‘N Launch™ system is located.

The technology itself features a unique device that serves as a “launch pad” housed inside a cavity at the front of the shoe, which compresses (The “Load” phase) and then releases (The “Launch” phase) as the athlete exerts force on the front of the foot.  The patent pending Load ‘N Launch device is uniquely designed to capture the maximum amount of energy through the compression caused by exerting pressure on the forefoot and then releasing the energy through the propulsion and liftoff stage to increase vertical leap. The device works in unison with a high-pressure Thermoplastic Urethane shank that extends through the arch of the foot.  This serves to help stabilize the foot and efficiently transfer energy created by the athlete toward the area of the basketball shoe that impacts vertical leap.
In testing situations, athletes have experienced increases of several inches on their vertical leap wearing Athletic Propulsion Labs™ basketball shoes with the Load ‘N Launch™ technology.  In some cases, athletes who were the proverbial “inches away” from being able to dunk a basketball on the regulation 10-foot basket, were able to dunk the ball when wearing Athletic Propulsion Labs™ shoes.  These are not training shoes.  Athletic Propulsion Labs™ has created actual playing shoes designed to make players jump higher during a game – increasing the benefits to a player’s jump shot, rebounding, dunking and shot blocking ability.
While results will vary based upon the athletic ability and physical conditioning of those wearing Athletic Propulsion Labs™ shoes, the Load ‘N Launch™ technology is designed to provide an instant advantage to virtually everyone who wears the product and engages in jumping on a basketball court.

A New Way to look at TV

It's been 5 months since we have been waiting patiently for Google TV and it's  here. If you are a comcast customer like myself you understand how important this is. This just puts me one step closer to telling Comcast where they can stick their cable service. Of course this will not eliminate cable altogether but it's a start.  Its all about personalizing your TV experience and Google is mastering the process. Here are some of the features courtesy of google.com/tv:

1) The web is now a channel

With Google Chrome and Adobe Flash Player 10.1, Google TV lets you access everything on the web. Watch your favorite web videos, view photos, play games, check fantasy scores, chat with friends, and do everything else you're accustomed to doing online. Plus, the world's best websites are now being perfected for television -- check out our Spotlight gallery for examples.

2) A new world of apps for your TV

Google TV will come pre-loaded with apps like Netflix, Twitter, CNBC, Pandora, Napster, NBA Game Time, Amazon Video On Demand and Gallery. Starting early next year, apps from Android Market will work on Google TV as well.

3) Your phone = remote control 

Your Android phone or iPhone can be used to control your Google TV in place of a remote control. Use your voice to search, and even use multiple phones to control the same TV. No more fighting over the remote!  

3) Fling a video to your television

Find a great website on your phone and want to show it to everyone? Now you can. "Fling" what you're watching, listening to, or doing on your phone by sending it to your TV with the press of a button.
 

4) Watch it now

Never miss a show again. With Google TV, you can access over 40,000 shows and movies whenever you want with Netflix ($8.99 a month) or Amazon Video On Demand (shows start at 99 cents!).

5) YouTube perfected for TV

YouTube is great on the web, but it's even better on television. With YouTube Leanback, you can watch videos without ever clicking play -- just sit back and watch all of your favorite YouTube content, personally chosen for you, in full screen HD. You can even create new channels on the fly.

6) Watch and browse,
simultaneously

With Google TV, you can browse the web or open an app and watch TV on the same screen. Check your fantasy football stats while watching the game, check your @replies on Twitter during American Idol, or purchase a product online right after you watch the ad. It's just like picture-in-picture mode, but with the web and the TV. 

7) TV gets a homepage 

Turn on your television and you'll instantly have access to your favorite channels, apps, podcasts, and websites, thanks to the Google TV home screen. The home screen is customizable for you, by you, so that you can always change your preferences.

8) Create a TV playlist

Want to watch something, but don't have time right now? Send it to your Google Queue and watch it later. You can also subscribe to your favorite websites and video podcasts, add YouTube videos, and more. It's like building a DVR for the web.

9) Record from the search bar

If you're a DISH Network subscriber using Google TV, you’ll enjoy many enhanced TV and DVR features, including recording a show right from the search bar and being able to search all of your recordings at once.

10) Rock out in your living room

Listen to your favorite music on the best speakers in your house by creating a personal radio station on the fly with Pandora or listening to any song, any time, with Napster.

11) The ultimate picture frame

Turn the biggest screen in your house into a beautiful, high definition photo gallery. Now your TV can stream photos from Picasa, Flickr, and every other photo-sharing site. Plus, you can access any public gallery, not just your own.

12) Over-the-air updates

How many consumer electronics products go up in value after you buy them? Google TV updates itself automatically, so you'll get new features for free.

Great One (part 1)

Because I am such a movie freak, everyone always asks me, "what's you favorite movie?" I thought about movies I use to watch a lot. That didn't necessarily mean they were great movies. For example, I might know every word to "HalfBaked" from watching it 100 times in college, but can I say it was a great movie? uuhhh, not really. So, here is my favorite movie ever....

OLDBOY

The cinematography is CRAZY. You can pause the film at anytime and the image you see on the screen could be a wonderfully taken photo in your house(if your house was as dark as the movie itself). The score is a beautiful contrast from the story but somehow fits perfectly. Some might say that the movie can be a little weird at times, but what else do you expect from Chan-wook Park. Just go look up "three Extremes." Oldboy is part of a trilogy called "The Vengeance Trilogy."

After being kidnapped and imprisoned for 15 years, Oh Dae-Su is released, only to find that he must find his captor in 5 days. - IMDB



If you haven't seen this film, you are missing out...................

TV, movie, and internet show YOU should be watching!

Ok, Ok. I finally did it. Blog this, blog that. I just want to talk, that's all. I come across interesting things everyday and would love to share them with you. I decided to break it down into categories:

The Good
The Bad
The Ugly

My post might sound like a deranged lunatic who was just given a computer. If you think that, then I'm doing my job.
Sometimes I might just give my opinion, or suggest something to the world. I love opinions, just not yours. jk
So, for my first post I will only give you The Good because someone once told me to always start your blog out on a positive note. (That person had to shut his blog down cause it was too corny)

THE GOOD

Between 2 Ferns

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Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis: Bruce Willis from Bruce Willis

Its a great series of videos from Zach Galifianakis. He interviews celebrities and takes it where ever he wants to. I've been watching these for months now but my wife just discovered it and cussed me out for not showing her earlier. So, in the spirit of not getting cussed out by anyone else, enjoy!


The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret

IFC network’s series “The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret”. It is about an American (Cross) who takes a job running the sales team at the London branch of his company, but who has no experience of British culture, knows nothing about sales, and has only one employee. The show reunites Cross with “Arrested Development” co-star Will Arnett, who will also appear together on the FOX sitcom “Running Wilde”. -rlslog.net





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Catfish

Everyone keeps talking about this movie (ie. my wife). It was the talk of Sundance, which might not really mean too much. It is suppose to have a crazy ending. We are planning on watching it tonight, so I know you will be waiting on my opinion.........

FILM WEBSITE




I promise these posts will be less painful next time.............................