At long last the 3DS has arrived, but is it worth the $250 price tag? Does it live up to its claims?

3DS
Developed By: Nintendo
Released: March 27th, 2011
Price: $249

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Google is showing off its tech by having a contest where people creatively showcase the Google abilities within the context of their imagination. It's also a contest in that people can visit the site, DemoSlam.com, and vote for their favorite videos.

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I was a fan (not a fanboy, mind you) of Android before it was even available on a smartphone. Just from the early descriptions by Google I know it'd eventually take over the smartphone market. Gartner reported that Android as an operating system grew 888.8% in 2010 and is now in the number two position worldwide.

Symbian OS is usually used on cheaper phones from Nokia, etc. The platform is also growing rapidly in its number of apps. But what to do after gloating over your shiny new toy? Optimize it, of course.

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The Kinect has a great potential for use beyond the games available to the 360 at the moment. I know when I first saw the Kinect announced as Project Natal my first thought was whether it could be implemented in a digital signage solution.

My plan was to make digital signs that could determine when customers were actually paying attention to the sign. Then using object/symbol recognition the marketing would be customized. For example, if the system recognized a Nike symbol on a shirt ads could be produced relevant to that target demographic. Advertisers would also appreciate having an accurate account of impressions with targeted marketing instead of a general "this many people 'might have' passed by the ad while 'maybe' glancing at it." Anyway, that idea got killed by the economy (bad timing to launch a business in late 2007) but it's still interesting to track the tech.

Techspot had this article up recently: "Microsoft has finally realized the potential that Kinect hacking has for the device’s popularity. After initially talking up the numerous safeguards it had taken to reduce the chances of product tampering and promising to work closely with law enforcement to keep Kinect unlock-resistant, Microsoft has now changed its tune, claiming that the motion sensing accessory was left open on purpose.

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We are 19 days away from one of the biggest PC gaming launches in PC games history – Starcraft II : Wings of Liberty.  The recent peaks and valleys associated with Blizzard and it’s Real ID implementation may seem to challenge of delay that glorious release.  So, if you’ve been living under a rock, or not following PC gaming news, let me get right to the point.

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