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A blog about life in general, in as many languages as I can manage. Ενα ιστολόγιο περι ζωής, πολυγλωσσο - σε όσες γλωσσες εχω μεράκι να γράψω.
Google IO 2012 thoughts
Thursday, Jun 28 2012, 19:00 Apple, conference, Development, Google, news, Technology, Telephony PermalinkGoogle IO just passed by me yesterday. I guess the days where I could stop and be in awe of keynotes at developer conferences are over lol - too much work to do! In any case, I skimmed the news yesterday on Engadget and theVerge, and things seem quite interesting!
Here are some quick thoughts on the various announcements:
The Nexus 7
You know, this was a bit of a "m'eh" for me. Don't get me wrong, I think that a 7" tablet is great, but I don't know what sort of use I would have for it. I am pretty engrained in using my iPad, it's got the apps I want to use, and from a multimedia perspective I would want more, not less. If I were to buy anything to replace (or work with) my iPad, it would probably be one of those Microsoft Windows 8 tablets (on Intel) since I could also use full desktop, mouse, keyboard, on top of the tablet stuff. Sure, it might be slow for something processor intensive (like photoshop?) but at least you can run it, whereas I feel that a Nexus 7 is less an iPad competitor, and more of a Kindle Fire competitor
Google Now
Google Now seems pretty nifty! I wonder if this is an android exclusive, or if some feature like this will be making its way to Windows Phone 7 or iOS. This feature does remind me a lot of Palm's WebOS and the "intuition" (or was it "sense") that it had with various tasks, such as notifying you or traffic, letting you know of certain location aware tasks, and so on. I actually think this is a pretty nifty idea. My only inhibition is battery life. I am wondering if GPS is running in the background and the data connection is going to pre-fetch all this information, what does this mean for you battery?
Android
Android may be getting so good that I might feel enticed to ditch the iPhone and go Android for my next phone (either that, or SIM swap, keep my 3GS, and get a nexus and swap between them). Maybe I should pick up a nexus before going to Greece. I've unlocked my iPhone but I don't know if AT&T will unlock a new device that I buy. A SIM-free nexus seems to be going for $350 - not bad!
Here are some quick thoughts on the various announcements:
The Nexus 7
You know, this was a bit of a "m'eh" for me. Don't get me wrong, I think that a 7" tablet is great, but I don't know what sort of use I would have for it. I am pretty engrained in using my iPad, it's got the apps I want to use, and from a multimedia perspective I would want more, not less. If I were to buy anything to replace (or work with) my iPad, it would probably be one of those Microsoft Windows 8 tablets (on Intel) since I could also use full desktop, mouse, keyboard, on top of the tablet stuff. Sure, it might be slow for something processor intensive (like photoshop?) but at least you can run it, whereas I feel that a Nexus 7 is less an iPad competitor, and more of a Kindle Fire competitor
Google Now
Google Now seems pretty nifty! I wonder if this is an android exclusive, or if some feature like this will be making its way to Windows Phone 7 or iOS. This feature does remind me a lot of Palm's WebOS and the "intuition" (or was it "sense") that it had with various tasks, such as notifying you or traffic, letting you know of certain location aware tasks, and so on. I actually think this is a pretty nifty idea. My only inhibition is battery life. I am wondering if GPS is running in the background and the data connection is going to pre-fetch all this information, what does this mean for you battery?
Android
Android may be getting so good that I might feel enticed to ditch the iPhone and go Android for my next phone (either that, or SIM swap, keep my 3GS, and get a nexus and swap between them). Maybe I should pick up a nexus before going to Greece. I've unlocked my iPhone but I don't know if AT&T will unlock a new device that I buy. A SIM-free nexus seems to be going for $350 - not bad!
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Halo: CE | complete
Friday, Jun 22 2012, 19:30 Entertainment, Halo, VideoGames, XBOX PermalinkThis last weekend I went through and I really spent some time with the anniversary edition of Halo: Combat Evolved. I really wanted to finish the story arc and start Halo 2 (which amazingly seems to run without any issues on the Xbox 360). The story of Halo seemed quite interesting, and (much to my annoyance) the final sequence was one where you had to drive a warthog (which I hate driving) with a finite amount of time before the whole thing blows up. It reminds me, a lot, of the final sequence in Halo 3. If Halo 2 ends with a final sequence that is driving...well, I won't be a happy camper :-)
Achievements-wise, somewhat on the low end. I only got 16 out of 44. M'eh, I don't feel like playing it again, on hard to get them all. I enjoyed the game enough on the first try. I do, however, wonder, where the heck the terminals are! This whole idea of the terminal reminds me a lot of Marathon on the Mac, and I wanted to find them to get the back story a bit more, but I just stumbled upon one lonely terminal (and one skull). I do wonder where they hide them :-/ Hmmm... next up, Halo 2? or L.A. Noire? Or finally finish Castlevania: Lord of Shadows before the new one comes up?
Achievements-wise, somewhat on the low end. I only got 16 out of 44. M'eh, I don't feel like playing it again, on hard to get them all. I enjoyed the game enough on the first try. I do, however, wonder, where the heck the terminals are! This whole idea of the terminal reminds me a lot of Marathon on the Mac, and I wanted to find them to get the back story a bit more, but I just stumbled upon one lonely terminal (and one skull). I do wonder where they hide them :-/ Hmmm... next up, Halo 2? or L.A. Noire? Or finally finish Castlevania: Lord of Shadows before the new one comes up?

Microsoft's Surface Announcement
Tuesday, Jun 19 2012, 09:04 Microsoft, tablet, Technology, Video PermalinkFascinating news from Microsoft, finally pulling an Apple!
I am looking forward to the Windows 8 Surface tablet from Microsoft. If it's $500-600 (and it doesn't suck) I am more than happy to spend my own cash for it ;-)
I am looking forward to the Windows 8 Surface tablet from Microsoft. If it's $500-600 (and it doesn't suck) I am more than happy to spend my own cash for it ;-)

Lord of Shadows 2?!
Thursday, Jun 7 2012, 18:00 castlevania, Entertainment, VideoGames, XBOX PermalinkThere is a Lord of Shadows 2 coming out, from the looks of it, and Gabriel seems to be the bad guy?! I guess I need to get on it and complete the original Castlevania: Lord of Shadows (which I put aside for Halo) and see what happens!

Halo 4 :: E3 Trailer
Wednesday, Jun 6 2012, 05:00 Entertainment, VideoGames, XBOX, youtube, Ελληνικά, Ψυχαγωγία, παιχνίδια PermalinkΆλλο ένα trailer απο το Ε3. Αυτή την φορά για το Halo 4. Ακόμα παίζω το Halo: CE Anniversary και θέλω να τελειώσω το Halo 2, αλλά έχω χρόνο ως τον Οκτώβρη ;-)

Assassin's Creed III :: more trailers
Tuesday, Jun 5 2012, 19:30 Entertainment, VideoGames, XBOX, Ελληνικά, Ψυχαγωγία, παιχνίδια PermalinkΔεν μπορωωωω, δεν μπορώ να περιμένωωωωωωω! :-) Θα είναι γαμάτο αυτό το παιχνίδι!
Τα trailer είναι από το φετινό Ε3.
Τα trailer είναι από το φετινό Ε3.

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