Isaiah's Tech

A new keyboard [not entirely a whole keyboard] is coming out soon, the Logitech G13. Apparently, at the press release that it was announced at, they mentioned that it supported World of Warcraft... twice. Amazing. It has the G15's screen, 22 keys, and keys that are backlit(for those late nights playing WoW). It even sports an analog stick, which i don't really think is necessary but, it's there anyway. I can't really think of a use for the analog stick, but maybe that's because i've only played WoW on the computer. It's fairly expensive, being $80, but for you hardcore nerds out there, this might be useful to you. It also supports both Windows and OS X. Personally, i wouldn't get this, because it's pretty expensive and also because i don't have anymore room on my keyboard to fit this thing on there. I've actually never owned any of these extra keyboards or whatever you want to call it, but i'd rather have the G15 on my desk.

What's going on? NBA in 3D? Well, yes. "NBA is teaming up with Turner Sports and CinedigmDigital Cinema to broadcast live in 3D its All-Star Saturday Night events" to 80 movie theaters across the U.S. on February 14. I actually thought this was the first time that NBA was going to be shown in 3D, but after reading this article, it mentioned that they broadcasted one game of the NBA Finals in '07 in 3D and some of the All-Star game of 2007. I read the article, and i don't think it will be available for us, Canadians. It mentions that the event will be shown on about 160 screens in 35 states across the U.S. I actually thought the article was very interesting. It was going to be my LOL of the day after reading the title, but that would actually be kind of cool if i got to see NBA's best in 3D. Watching the Slam Dunk Competition in HD would be pretty ballin' [see what i did there!]. Read the article if you want, too much for me to summarize for you guys.

One of my previous blogs mentioned that Sony Ericsson would be releasing a phone with the Android OS. Well, someone else will also be releasing an Android phone, HTC. According to Engadget, both Sony Ericsson and HTC are only 'semi-confirming' this idea. But, in another article, HTC said that they will launch one or more Android phones in the new year. I think they are only 'semi-confirming' this because they might not want the public to know about their plans and that they're going to announce it when they feel like, blah blah blah. But yes, HTC and Google working together, how much more pro can it get?

A friggin' car with 6 wheels!!? Wow, that's serious. Apparently, it has 'more traction' and has an 'improved absorption of frontal impacts' compared to traditional 4-wheelers. The car looks kind of funny with 6 wheels and kind of looks photoshopped. Thankfully, Gizmodo confirmed that this was not the case. This 6-wheeler car is called the Corvini C6W. The C6W will race at around 185 Mph when the first models roll out in late 2009. The car model looks really good, but awkward at the same time, because of the 6-wheels. Pretty cool, nonetheless.

A quick video of the car in action, courtesy of youtube.com: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwcE8kwTIa8

NBA in 3D: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10120372-93.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5

NBA (picture): http://kennispot.com/?page_id=5

HTC and Android: http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/10/sony-ericsson-htc-say-android-powered-handsets-due-next-year/

6-wheel car (and picture): http://gizmodo.com/5106475/the-corvini-c6w-six+wheel-speedster-is-actually-being-built

Like God of War 3, there is another rumour that has surfaced. Apparently, Gears of War 3 is going to be out during the holiday season in 2010. Remember that Gears 1 was released in 2006, Gears 2 was released in 2008 so if you do a little bit of math, Gears 3, of course, in 2010. LOL. The rumour also says that there will be a whopping 5-player Co-op. Interesting. The God of War 3 rumours actually sound a bit more convincing than this one.

LOL of the day, for me at least, goes to a Pokemon Platinum release date. To be honest, i LOL'd because i didn't even know they were still releasing Pokemon games still. There must be about 650 pokemon by now, right? I remember about 250 of them back in my pokemon days, but those are long gone. The release date is scheduled for March 22, 2009. I don't even know what handheld or console it's being released on, but my bet's on the Nintendo DS. So, tell your kids, Pokemon Platinum is coming out soon. I wonder if the game has even changed much. Run in the grass, you'll have to fight a wild pokemon. Go in another pokemon's trainer's field of vision and it's time for you to duel or whatever you want to call it. Then, go to the pokemon center and go heal your pokemon. I can't believe that stuff still sells, but i've heard worse things. Don't get me wrong, i loved Pokemon, but, doesn't the same thing over and over again get boring? Oh wait, i played WoW, and almost had 4 level 70's, so never mind...

I have more to talk about, don't worry, it'll just be in the next blog later today. I don't really want to cram 8 articles into one blog. Next blog is going to be about the 6-wheel car, the G13 keyboard, NBA in 3D and HTC releasing Android phones. See you then.