In-game advertising, for lack of a better word, remains the Holy Grail to countless advertising agencies eager to find a way to reach gamers. Why gamers? It seems that gamers represent a highly valued demographic, that of 13-39 year old males. Ever since computer games evolved from green screen pixels into a billion dollar industry, […]
Monthly Archives: March 2009
Microsoft releases Sidewinder X8 mouse and X6 gaming keyboard
It has only been March 2009 but Microsoft has already released their flagship Sidewinder series of desktop accessories. The Sidewinder X8 is the latest mouse in the series and the X6 is the latest keyboard. If the design is any indication, they are going to blow the competition clear out of the water. First off, […]
Eye-Fi 4GB Explore Video and Share Video cards
Eye-Fi devices are pretty interesting. For those who don’t know, they have previously released a 2GB SD-card which is able to magically hook to nearby wireless spots and upload photos on the card directly to online photo hosting sites such as Flickr. Of course, it’s not magic but a little bit of techno wizardry. The […]
An Ad for Gamers
Gillette is such a n00b. Gillette, ever the enterprising company, decided to introduce a razor, the Gillette Fusion Power Gamer Razor, for, of all demographics, GAMERS. Good, Bad idea, or downright Ugly marketing strategy? Was that tumbleweed blowing by? Oh no, that was a ball of shaving cream. Either way, the razor, which boasts of […]
Blogging & Law Conference
Anyone can start a blog. And if you do, you can also get sued and even worse spend a few months in jail, as we have seen in the case of Raja Petra Kamarudin of MalaysiaToday. As a blogger, how well do you know your legal rights? Malaysia Law Portal eLawyer.com.my has organized a Law […]
Latest Apple updates
Every now and again, Apple likes to update their product lineup and this has happened rather consistently in 12-month intervals. However, they have been pretty busy lately with the commercial success of the iPhone and iPod Touch that left their desktop products languishing as other computer manufacturers push out newer products. Well, Apple has finally […]
Are Asian Gamers No Good?
Fancy playing Tiger Woods in a head-to-head match-up in his own video game? Steve Ward of Nhill Australia reckons it is better than being crowned Gaming Champion in Gillette-EA Sports Champions of Gaming Tournament 2009. But as I read about the EA tournament, what struck me was that there was not a single Asian winner. […]
Encrypted Bit Torrent is future of file sharing
The founders of Pirate Bay, one of the largest public bit torrent piracy website, is now in court fighting a legal battle over whether they have committed any wrongdoing by directing users to illegal content, even though none of the content actually reside on Pirate Bay’s servers. The RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) has […]
How YouTube looked like in 1985
Wow, you wouldn’t believe this. YouTube was actually started as early as 1985! A complete failure at that time but it’s amazing how it has survived so many years and become so successful these days! All right… this is a prank but it almost made me rolling on the floor laughing as it made me […]