Isaiah's Tech

European gamers should stop what they are doing right now. The Killzone 2 demo is now available on PSN Europe. Speaking of Killzone 2 it has, to date, 1.1 million pre-orders. This game better live up to the hype and so far it sounds like it is, except for some minor issues. Sony also mentions that by March, the Playstation 3 will be making profit for the first time in its existence. Could he also be hinting at a price cut? Possibly, but we won't know for sure because it's Sony we're talking about here. They always stay on the down-low. Oh, what was that? A rumour? We'll just throw your hopes and dreams out the window by denying them.

A grandmother in South Korea has failed the written portion of the driving test 771 times. I don't know if she'll ever realize that she'll never pass, but i guess it's really that fun to fail. Is this further proof that Asians can't drive? If they can't pass a drivers test, how effective would they be on the road? Anyways, she's spent an estimated 5 million won on these written driving tests. I'm not sure the conversion rate, but let me Google it. 5 million won is almost $4,500 CAD. Here i am thinking that failing the driving test 5 times was embarrassing (Hi, Daryl).

You have to love Google. If you use their browser, Google Chrome, you will notice that there is a lack of depth. Especially, in the extensions field. Chrome does not have extensions or the expandability that Firefox currently has. Google Chrome will slowly push their way in that direction and it looks like extensions are coming soon. I say soon because they are expected to hit us by May. May is pretty far away from now. Keep in mind that it is by May, so we could even get them in February or March or April. But, we won't know until Google comments on this. Why May? Because on May 27, Google will be talking about writing extensions at a developer conference. That's why.

Google wants to know just about everything about you. They want to know where you are (Google Latitude); they want to know what's in your e-mail (G-mail). But, they also want to know how your health is. After dropping about half a dozen applications a couple of weeks ago (and launching Latitude just yesterday), Google has launched another new application with the creative name, Health. Google Health. "The service will now be able to pull data directly from various medical devices: heart rate monitors, scales, blood-sugar measurement meters and so on." I don't see the point of this, but you can always read the article, on your own, if you want. All of the links are below.

Like Gmail last week, Google Calendar followed suit, today, by offering offline access. With the use of Google Gears, you will be able to access your Google Calendar offline. It comes with a catch. It only works if you are using it with Google Apps. To be registered to Google Apps, you must pay $50 a year. Unfortunately, for me, i am not a Google Apps person, so offline Google Calendar will not be available to me.

You've heard about the Kindle, am i correct? The first time i heard about the Kindle was actually from my librarian. She told me that she wanted to get one, but they were sold out everywhere. By the way, congratulations to the Kindle for selling 500,000 units. The Kindle 2 is also on the way soon. Anyways, Google, of course, may have an answer to the Kindle. Using Google Book Search on your phone, you will have access to "1.5 million public domain books, which have all been optimized to fit a mobile screen." So, far it is only accessible by iPhone and Android users. There is no word on whether it is making its way to Blackberry and non-Android users, as of yet.

Killzone 2 Demo (and picture): http://ps3.qj.net/Killzone-2-demo-now-live-in-Europe-PSN/pg/49/aid/128687
Playstation 3 and Killzone 2 Pre-Orders: http://ps3.qj.net/SCEE-PlayStation-3-has-to-suffer-Killzone-2-has-1-1-million-pre-orders/pg/49/aid/128686
Driving Test Fail: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/southkorea/4523250/Woman-fails-driving-test-771-times.html
Google Chrome Extensions: http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2009/02/google-chrome-will-have-extensions-by.html
Google Health (and picture): http://mashable.com/2009/02/05/google-heart-rate-health/
Offline Google Calendar: http://www.ginside.com/2009/2807/google-calendar-offline/
Google Book Search (and picture): http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/05/googles-answer-to-the-kindle/