And here I go again! Sorry for the hiatus, been playing with my new iPad. JUST KIDDING! I honestly see no viable reason to get one. I still stand by my word that, while pretty, yes, it is just a product with Apple's logo on it and would serve zero purpose for me, not now and possibly not even in the future. Get some USB ports, maybe some flash support (I go to TONS of websites that use Flash and flash video, so suck it), I like having a physical keyboard, I like my sturdy wi-fi connection, oh, and I guess unlike several thousand people, I love to multitask. I am doing it right now. Not a hard concept, Apple, since Microsoft has been letting me multitask, on any product since I was in grade school.
On to more important things: I just wanted to rapid-fire about some things I felt were important then I am going back to the real world.
APPLE vs. GIZMODO
-Gizmodo, you're wrong, as a company whole, for purchasing what would clearly be constituted as stolen goods. You're also wrong for showing the employee (and posting his Facebook page and Flickr page) of the person that lost it. For shame, Gizmodo...for shame.
-Apple, there is some serious egg on your face for one of your employees, in a drunken stupor I am sure, lose one of your valued prototype products. Then raiding that one guys house for information? WHY????!!!! You already had your iPhone prototype back? Was stealing all of his computers (even his iPad) necessary? And busting down the door? Perhaps asking him to relinquish his items first might have worked, or am I thinking too much that a human being might wanna be treated with some da** respect? And yes, I realize that it wasn't an official order from Apple to charged the reporters house, but really, who do you think gave them the idea to do so?
FACEBOOK
Seriously, stop fu**ing with my privacy settings. Resetting them is a headache enough without you jerks making it so everyone can see everything....again!
NETFLIX AND REDBOX
It is because of you two companies that I haven't set foot in a video rental store for over a year now. I can't even find my Family Video card. I haven't purchased a movie since Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (note: I regret nothing!). As a matter of fact, because of you two companies I may never purchase a movie, ever again. I am going to donate my movie collection, except for some choice titles, to a Goodwill, just because I never watch them anymore. It is because of you two companies, that I could justify the purchase of a new TV because me and the wife can watch just about anything at almost anytime for (combined) less than $20 a month, the cost of a single movie! As a matter of fact, this month I have watched at least 8 movies for about $13, less than the cost of buying them, I assure you. It is because for you two companies that here soon, the movie industry is going to be forced to rethink their business strategy on the consumer level, or suffer losing literally billions of dollars per year to everyone that is adpoting streaming and cheap movie rentals. And for this, Netflix and Redbox...I say thank you, and keep up the good work!
PS3 vs Xbox 360
Alright, I was an early adopter to the Wii and have a decent collection of titles to it, both fun and innovative. But when it comes to sheer title selection, the Xbox 360 wins. Recently though, I got a new HDTV with 1080p, so I figured it's time to get a Blu-ray player to complement it for HD movies. So, I finally justified a purchase pf a PS3. You know what, I am impressed. As a DVD/Blu-Ray player, it's so da** sexy. As a gaming system, my one compliant is the complete lack of a huge library of good games urks me. I bought MAG and LittleBigPlanet, and recently got Super Street Fighter IV with it, but after that I am lost what else to get (note: I realize that Street Fighter is also on the 360, just wait a bit....). One thing that does disappoint me is the hardware comparisons to the XBox 360 and the PS3. My X360 has broken down once, had to use the MS warranty to get it fixed, and the intial one I have does not have HDMI support (“FU** YOU EARLY ADOPTERS,” Microsoft I guess said to X360 Pro owners). The PS3 Slim I have didn't come with the HDMI cable, but the support was always there. The X360 also doesn't have built-in WiFi. Heck, even the Wii has built-in WiFi, let alone the PS3 having it. Normally this wouldn't be too much of a complaint, except Microsoft barely sells their network WiFi adapter anymore, but my current hardline connection is sporadic that some online matches were not worth having (read: Street Fighter IV). If I had a nickel for everytime a match shut me out of a game....anyways. I connected my PS3 online, and I don't know what those network engineers at Sony did, but even with WiFi I am able to maintain a solid connection with a seamless online experience, using a G-MIMO router, too! The cherry on the sundae: the PS3 Network is Free, where as for Xbox LIVE I have to pay $40-$50 a year, or $3-$4 dollars a month, depending on how you cut it up. I have played 256-player online matches on my PS3 without only one disconnect in the last two weeks. ONE! I have played, and payed, 18 player Modern Warfare matches with many, almost regular disconnects and hiccups during gameplay. The PS3 using Bluetooth headsets and controllers is also a bonus, as opposed to Microsoft's proprietary headsets and USB controllers. Complaints aside I was just surprised at how much I get out of my PS3 when for the X360 I have to pay more to get the same.
HTC EVO 4G
I won't call this phone, Sprint's savior device, but I will say I will buy it the day it comes out. Is it an iPhone killer? Nope. The iPhone is a market all it's own, for people that want a simple smartphone that's easy to use. Android phones are more complex, but not so much that it takes a a super tech to know how to work them (like Windows mobile 5.0 was). What are the main reason I will buy one?
-8 MegaPixel camera
-1.3 MP front facing video camera
-WiMAX 4G support
-4.1” screen
-It's made by HTC
-Android 2.1
-Enough said.
Or you could just go to www.sprint.com/htcevo to see it for yourself.
That's all I got's have yourselves a good one!
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