{ PC }

StarCraft 2: Ghost of the Past Trailer Is EPIC

It’s not every day a video game comes out with cinematic-quality goodness. Blizzard, well known for this in most of its games, has released yet another trailer for it’s upcoming StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty. Unlike most trailers, however; this one is so epic that I felt as if I was watching an actual movie trailer. There’s loss, denial, explosions, and glowing-eye devil girls with skinless wings. What more could a gamer ask for? More action than the movie 300? You bet.

{ Television }

True Blood: What Is Sookie Stackhouse?

Anna Paquin may be a regular human being in real life, but what is Sookie Stackhouse in True Blood? Sure, we all know her as a telepath – able to read the minds of humans, vampires and other mytical creatures — but, is there more than meets the eye? I ask that because I’m completely perplexed at her light-out-of-the-hand power that moves people away. The other characters in the show seem to be drawn by it as well.

So what’s my conclusion? Besides being a telepath, I have the feeling Sookie may be a witch. It fits in perfectly with the other creatures seen in True Blood. There’s vampires, warewolves, daemons; so, why not a witch?

Now, I haven’t read the books mind you. Of course, many other people have read Charlaine Harris Southern Vampire Novels. So, without knowing the true story, I’ve got to go with Sookie Stackhouse being a witch. What do you think?

{ Issues }

Celebrities Come Out For ‘The Cove’ Public Service Announcement

We’ve all seen Hayden Panettiere saving dolphins (and birds) once before, but many more celebrities are starting show up.

A new documentary has been made, showing an annual killing of dolphins in Japan. It’s estimated that some 20,000 dolphins are killed there each year. The odd thing about the whole thing? Well, the world doesn’t even know this is happening. That’s where The Cove steps in. The Cove, an hour-and-a-half long documentary, has won an Oscar for “Best Feature Documentary.” I urge you to pick it up, watch it, then do something about it.

[Huge thanks to Gizmodo for posting this on their site. It has nothing to do with technology, so koodos to them!]

{ General, Music }

Relive Ghost’s Most Memorable Sequence With ‘Unchained Melody’

One of my all-time favorite movie is “Ghost.” I was very young when it came out but I can still remember everything about it; including Whoopi’s frizzy-ass hair. One of the most memorable sequences in the movie though, has to be when Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore where canoodaling while making pottery. It was at this moment I heard — for the first time — “Unchained Melody” by The Righteous Brothers. I have been in love with the song ever since.

So, in memory of Mr. Swayze and his unforgettable roll in Ghost, here’s Patrick himself, Demi Moore, Unchained Melody by The Righteous Brothers, and one of the most unforgettable love scenes ever filmed on video.

[Huge thanks to BlackBettyFan for posting this on Youtube!]

{ Mobile Phones }

Google Takes A Jab At iPhone’s Lack Of Multitasking And Push Notifications

Oh snap! While Google’s Vice President of Engineering, Vic Gundotra, may be stoked that his Android platform being the new GPS of the century, he was overly excited about said operating system‘s new messaging service and ability to multitask. With that said, he decided to make a clear jab at Apple’s lame excuse for notifications (read: “push”) and it’s clear lack of multitasking. During this mornings keynote on Android, Gundotra had this to say: Read more

{ Mobile Phones }

Smartphones (Android In Particular) Gaining Momentum In GPS Market

Today, at Google’s second day for their 2010 developer conference, I/O, it was announced that users who use a smartphone coupled with the Android operating system have navigated over 1,000,000,000 (1-billion) miles using their free turn-by-turn GPS software. That’s  a significant milestone.

The announcement came from Vice-President of Engineering at Google, Vic Gundotra. During his keynote, Gundotra also announced: Read more

{ Technology }

Panasonic Ditches The Computer Monitor For Skype Video Conferencing

Finally, futuristic technologies are finally becoming more prominent in today’s gadgets. Saying that, this isn’t Avatar and we can’t scroll through the endless terrain of Pandora in beautiful 3D holograms, but it’s going to be nice to video chat (or video conference) on your TV. Read more

{ Music }

Kid Goes Out With His ‘Boots On’

Randy Houser should feel very, very happy. This kid is rocking out to “Boots on.” Don’t know who Randy Houser is? Well, he’s the one that sing that song (see original here). Although the two are not related, apparently the kid is the son of Dillion Dixon, a songwriter. With his new-found fame, looks like daddy should start writing for his son.

{ Mobile Phones }

Flash Finally Arrives Perfectly On Your Mobile Device

It’s been quite a year for Flash. The the once desktop-centric multimedia content has been [basically] banned from certain mobile devices; but that hasn’t pushed it completely away from the entire market. Take this video for example: Flash’s creator, Adobe, is hard at work making it all work on Android smart phones. Read more

{ General }

The Treasure Ship In Panama City Beach Goes Up In Flames

I know this will not have anything to do with most (if not all) of you who read this blog, but for anyone living in Panama City Beach, Florida, today’s a very sad day. A well known and iconic restaurant has gone up in flames this afternoon. Yes, the Treasure Ship in Panama City Beach is on fire. It started around 3:30pm according to WMBB news, when firefighters were called to the restaurant.

Sure, I can hear you now, “restaurants catch on fire all the time.” But this isn’t just any restaurant. It’s the freaking Treasure Ship. This restaurant is a full-scale replica of Sir Frances Drake’s “Golden Hind” boat. Not only that, but this thing’s been through countless hurricanes, catered to millions I’m sure, and even has been hit by a tornado or two.

I hope the owners are able to salvage the “ship” and rebuild. Panama City Beach would be lost without it.

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