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26Jun
Pop away all day
At work the other day I was explaining to a co-worker the joys of bubble wrap. We had just gotten a package and I was soothing my soul with the joyful sound of popping those dang bubbles. PuchiPuchi has figured out a way to make a bubble wrap simulator that you can pop whenever you feel the urge. Like at that boring manager meeting you have to go to. It’s keychain size and never goes flat. An additional bonus is that on every 100th pop you get an unexpected sound. This makes my tech heart fill with joy.
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24Jun
Sleeping with the Pokemon
All the hip kids these days are all about the Pokemon. They trade, battle and catch them all. Bussinese know that this is a pure money maker and have to think of ways to get a piece of the pie. Not only there are actions figures, card games, clothing, and a plane, but there are even hotel rooms with Pokemon theme. In a filer send out by All Nippon Airways (The ones who brought you the poke-plane) advertises a full Pokemon vacation which included a pokemon themed hotel room. Through out this hotel room are plush Pokemon, Pokemon sheets and other Pokemon paraphernalia. Crazy? http://kotaku.com/gaming/gotta-sleep- … -pokemon-hotel-281255.php
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21Jun
Interview with Winifred Phillips – Part 2
Interview Video Game Composer Winifred Phillips – Part 2 Recently you worked on Super Mario Bros. tribute track “Go Mario!” How did that project come about? GameMusicCentral.com approached me and asked if I’d like to participate in a compilation album in which successful video game composers made tribute recordings of some of the most well-loved video game themes of all time. So of course, I said yes! The hard part was picking a musical theme to record. My music producer Winnie Waldron suggested the Mario theme, which was a great idea, so I ran with it. The recording is an almost completely vocal version of the theme. I overdubbed my own voice into twenty tracks to that I could sing the melody and harmonies. Then I added just a smattering of old-school game synths and sound effects as accompaniment. I wanted the track to be fun and silly, in keeping
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20Jun
Winifred Phillips Interview
Interview Video Game Composer Winifred Phillips With events like Play and Dear Friends, more and more people are becoming fans of not just video games, but the music in them too. Winifred Phillips is one of the top female composers for the video game industry. Her latest work can be seen in the Shrek the Third video game. We were fortunate enough at GamingAngels.com to get some of her time for an interview. When did you decide to become a composer and how did you decide to concentrate on music for video games? I don’t remember when I first decided that I wanted to compose music, but as far as writing music for video games is concerned… that idea came to me while I was playing the original Tomb Raider. What a great game score! Sometime while I was listening to it, I had one of those ‘eureka!’ moments, and
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20Jun
Rock Band’s Fender Guitar
Three of my favorite topics all bundled up neatly with the exciting news of the Rock Band Stratocaster controller in a recent GameStop newsletter. Both [url=http://gaming.engadget.com/2007/06/19/rock-band-stratocaster-controller-revealed/]Engadget[/url] and [url=http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/19/rock-band-guitar-shown-in-latest-gamestop-newsletter/]Joystiq[/url] have write-ups. I love matched buttons at the top with only the color labels on the side of the neck for the user to acknowledge. And the second set of frets close to the body, which will likely be used to a far more awesome purpose than the original 5 fret layout. It’ll be interesting to see how the [url=http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/guitar-hero-iii-wireless-les-paul-spotted/]Gibson[/url] vs. Fender plays out once both [i]Rock Band[/i] and [i]Guitar Hero III[/i] are released. What we can’t yet tell from the pictures is what this baby is going to feel like when you’re holding it. I love the lightweight and somewhat smooth feel of my original PS2 guitar controller. The red [i]Guitar Hero II[/i] controller had a rough texture and was even
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20Jun
Are you popular on Aim?
Visit http://www.aimfight.com and put in your aim screen name opposed to anyone else’s screenname that you know. It will then tell you who the victor is. My score seems outrageously low, but it’s based on a tree structure of all your friends and their friends, etc etc. It’s cool to check out. I’m pretty sure everyone can beat me. lol
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20Jun
Mattel trying to bring Barbie to the digital age
As a young girl I was never interested in Barbie. I had a strawberry shortcake kitchen setup, but after that I just played with Transformers, Voltron and He-Man and She-ra. My mother would buy Barbies for me, and they would end up in my brother’s room where he hacked their hair and learn to melt them together. For some girls Barbie is their first toy and the toy they love the most. Mattel’s early Barbie pc game, is tagged with being the first game to bring so many girls to gaming on the pc. But dolls don’t do it anymore as kids start to get used to pcs and going online. Virtual Worlds like Webkinz and Disney online have drawn major hits. Now Mattel wants a piece of the action. They are releasing a plastic handheld MP3 player, “Barbie Girls”, which can be used to make friends and shop in
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15Jun
360 Charm for your cellphone
Etsy is a home of the cutest homemade gaming stuff ever. MagicBeanBuyer has created a cute 360 controller charm that you can place on your cellphone, handheld, backpack, or whatever else you can think of. Does anyone remember Shrinky Dinks? I think this is made that way. But it’s a great idea. I only wish she had ones for every controller out. I would buy them as a set! Check it out here to buy: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=5983780
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13Jun
The Webble – a new kind of foot rest
Think of all the time you spend in front of your computer, working, gaming, writing. All that time adds up and can strain your body. So, meet the [url=http://thewebble.com]Webble[/url]. It’s a rolling foot rest to help you relieve stress and keep up your activity levels while sitting and working or gaming. Not only do I love the look of it, but the idea of a moving foot rest really appeals to me as someone who lacks the few inches in leg length to make long periods of sitting comfortable without a foot rest. I’m always messing with my foot rest, [i](which technically isn’t a foot rest at all, but an old monitor stand)[/i] while I work. Having a foot rest that would move with me sounds outstanding. The Webble isn’t out in stores anywhere yet, but I’m definitely keeping my fingers crossed for a release sometime this year.
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11Jun
Apple Keynote at WWDC 2007
This morning was the Apple Keynote at WWDC. While I couldn’t be there, this morning I spent some time watching the live feed at macrumorslive.com. There are some interesting things happening for all you Mac fans! First Leopard is going to be $129. For all versions of it. Which is great news. Modifications have been made to iChat to improve quality of video and to provide you with fun backdrops. For those of us that love Widgets, there is a new way to create widgets from webclips. I can’t wait to see how this works because I’ve been trying to make a RSS feed widget of GamingAngels.com news, so this will be exciting to see. EA and ID will be releasing games for the Mac platform. EA will be starting in July with Command & Conquer 3, Battlefield 2142, and Need for Speed Carbon. It was confirmed that the iPhone
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