Microsoft’s Vision of the Future

Came across this pretty interesting video of what Microsoft’s vision of the future would be – with it’s technology of course. Take a gander at the below video. Among some of the coolest tidbits are 3D Manipulation of a holographic image, see-through refrigerators, and glasses that work like the babel fish in Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.

UPDATE:

Here is a parody from IGN

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Musings on the GALAXY Nexus

So Samsung and Google just announced the Galaxy Nexus and below are my thoughts on the device which will ship with Android 4.0 or “Iced Cream Sandwich” if you will. Let me be the first to say that I liked the code name “Nexus Prime” much better than Galaxy Nexus. I suppose Samsung had to get some branding recognition since Google seems to be using them as the handset maker of choice for their pur-bread Android experience.

That said, there are a few things that I’m excited about:

Camera Improvements

  • Not only can you zoom while taking video, but you can snap a pic while taking video as well
  • You can unlock straight to the Camera
  • You can take Panoramic shots
  • Instant shot meaning no shutter lag

Face Recognition Unlock

  • Phone will unlock only if it recognizes its owner…sometimes

HD Super AMOLED

  • 4.65 inch super bright screen. Definitely want to check that baby out.

Photo Editing

  • All the standard stuff you find in the app store like cropping, color, angle change, red-eye reduction, etc

People App.

  • Connects all your information on a single contact. You can manipulate which address or number you text or email by modifying your contact’s “people card”

Android Beam

  • Transmit data wireless via NFC which means you can exchange personal info, websites, Youtube videos etc by tapping phones together.

I gotta say that I’m intrigued and will probably get this phone, however, I still don’t feel that “magical” felling yet. All of the new features are amazing, yet, I still feel somewhat underwhelmed for some reason. I don’t feel like anything ground-breaking has happened. I just feel like Android is being continually polished and this is a step in the right direction. What are your thoughts?

 

Top 5 Upcoming Video Games You Must Have!

There are a few good games coming up and I’ve done all the “hard work” of listing what I think are the most exciting and listed them below.  Assassins Creed is looking great as ever, and Street Fighter x Tekken looks to shake things up with their newly tweaked fighting system. Mass Effect 3 has some surprises in the works while Batman Arkham City looks to raise the bar even higher for superhero games. Modern Warfare, arguably one of the best shooters of all time looks to make that case with its new installment. Which one are you looking forward to?

Assassin’s Creed (11/15)

StreetFighter x Tekken (3/6)

Mass Effect 3 (3/6)

Batman: Arkham City (10/18)

Modern Warfare 3 (11/8)