A little Call Of Duty: Ghost! Nothing flashy. Just a solid comeback :)
Sunday, September 14, 2014
Saturday, July 12, 2014
M.U.G.E.N.
For the street fighter purest... a little something me and bro created using M.U.G.E.N. engine
Enjoy
Saturday, June 21, 2014
For Sale Ad
NOT MUCH LEFT...HIT ME UP IF INTERESTED:
Net Gear Neo TV Max $60 SOLD
Deluxe Billiard Starter Set (East Point) $50 SOLD
Includes:
16-Official Size Billiard Balls
6-Leather Cue Tips
4-Billiard Chalk Cubes
3-Ferrules w/ Leather Tips
2-Tip Scuffer/Shapers
1-Wooden Triangle
1-Bridge Head
1-Table Brush
1-Metal Clamp
1-Sandpaper w/ Holder
1-Tube of Cue Tip Cement
1-Storage Bag & Official Rule Book
Comes With Original Box *Mint Condition
Vivitar 2.1 Subwoofer System (Speakers/Sub) $40 SOLD
Comes With Original Box *Mint Condition
**Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Bundle$280 $250
Selling Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 (w/ S Pen).
Original packaging, fully functional
Comes w/ certificate of refurbishment.
Includes 1 installed Tech Armor Screen Protector plus 1 additional one
4 Fintie "Smart" Cases (Blue, Black, Purple, & Pink).
*Condition New
Paintball Guns:
*Tippman A5 Bundle $300
Includes: Low Profile Hopper, Front grip, Standard Military 8" barrel, New Flatline barrel, Response Trigger & Cyclone Feed (Installed, Calibrated), Semi Automatic/Full Auto
Does not include the knife lol...
*Condition New
Tippman 98 Custom Bundle $100
Includes adjustable butt stock
8" barrel
12" barrel
Laser sight (batteries not included)
200 rd hopper
Semi Automatic
*Condition, Used, Fully functional
Piranha BL $50
standard 6" barrel
200 rd hopper
10" replacement barrel
Semi Automatic
*Condition, Used, Fully functional
Hulu, Netflix, YouTube, Various other channels Wireless controller (two sided)
With Original Box *New Condition
With Original Box *New Condition
Includes:
16-Official Size Billiard Balls
6-Leather Cue Tips
4-Billiard Chalk Cubes
3-Ferrules w/ Leather Tips
2-Tip Scuffer/Shapers
1-Wooden Triangle
1-Bridge Head
1-Table Brush
1-Metal Clamp
1-Sandpaper w/ Holder
1-Tube of Cue Tip Cement
1-Storage Bag & Official Rule Book
Comes With Original Box *Mint Condition
Comes With Original Box *Mint Condition
**Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Bundle
Selling Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 (w/ S Pen).
Original packaging, fully functional
Comes w/ certificate of refurbishment.
Includes 1 installed Tech Armor Screen Protector plus 1 additional one
4 Fintie "Smart" Cases (Blue, Black, Purple, & Pink).
*Condition New
Paintball Guns:
*Tippman A5 Bundle $300
Includes: Low Profile Hopper, Front grip, Standard Military 8" barrel, New Flatline barrel, Response Trigger & Cyclone Feed (Installed, Calibrated), Semi Automatic/Full Auto
Does not include the knife lol...
*Condition New
Tippman 98 Custom Bundle $100
Includes adjustable butt stock
8" barrel
12" barrel
Laser sight (batteries not included)
200 rd hopper
Semi Automatic
*Condition, Used, Fully functional
Piranha BL $50
standard 6" barrel
200 rd hopper
10" replacement barrel
Semi Automatic
*Condition, Used, Fully functional
Thursday, April 10, 2014
Mobile Just Got "Wearable"
I'm sure you've heard or seen people wearing Google Glass? A good few may have already gotten the opportunity to use/buy them... What is Google Glass? It is a pair of high end glasses infused with software that allows you to see images on the surface of the glasses as you look around with them. A "Heads Up Display" (HUD) if you will, relaying Google related data to your glasses in an Android format. Suddenly, the idea of interacting with information via smartphones and tablets feels more antiquated lol... (Check out a more in depth analysis on Google Glass)
Google (as well as other companies I'm sure) plans to move beyond glasses to watches now. I say, good for them. I don't know how successful this will be but who cares! I'm just going to list a couple devices you may wanna look out for as wearable tech becomes more emergent!
The LG "G Watch":
http://www.engadget.com/2014/03/18/lg-g-watch-android-wear/
The Motorola "Moto 360":
http://www.engadget.com/2014/03/18/this-is-motorolas-new-android-wear-smartwatch-moto-360/
For list of other manufacturers Google plans to partner with be sure to check out this link:
http://www.engadget.com/2014/03/18/google-new-android-wear-project-partners/
Be on the lookout as Google is calling this push for wearable tech the Android Wear initiative and while we've only seen watches and glasses so far, I'm confident Google will move to any device they can apply their software too (vehicle tech, GPS, athletic gear, etc) Special shout out to all the media sources covering these developments (Engadget, Cnet, Know Your Mobile, etc.)
Are you excited about up and coming wearable technology? Or maybe you're more skeptical, could it just be a gimmick? Time will tell. Think it over and remember most importantly, be an educated consumer...
Peace,
Joe Andrew
Google (as well as other companies I'm sure) plans to move beyond glasses to watches now. I say, good for them. I don't know how successful this will be but who cares! I'm just going to list a couple devices you may wanna look out for as wearable tech becomes more emergent!
The LG "G Watch":
http://www.engadget.com/2014/03/18/lg-g-watch-android-wear/
The Motorola "Moto 360":
http://www.engadget.com/2014/03/18/this-is-motorolas-new-android-wear-smartwatch-moto-360/
For list of other manufacturers Google plans to partner with be sure to check out this link:
http://www.engadget.com/2014/03/18/google-new-android-wear-project-partners/
Be on the lookout as Google is calling this push for wearable tech the Android Wear initiative and while we've only seen watches and glasses so far, I'm confident Google will move to any device they can apply their software too (vehicle tech, GPS, athletic gear, etc) Special shout out to all the media sources covering these developments (Engadget, Cnet, Know Your Mobile, etc.)
Are you excited about up and coming wearable technology? Or maybe you're more skeptical, could it just be a gimmick? Time will tell. Think it over and remember most importantly, be an educated consumer...
Peace,
Joe Andrew
Friday, March 28, 2014
Smartphones: What's New?
With the release of Apple's new iPhone 5S and 5C last year the attention has turned back towards the rest of the companies for the most part. Apple will undoubtedly release new merchandise later this year (iPhone 6 among them), meanwhile, HTC has released it's newest flagship mobile device: HTC ONE M8. Smart phones are an ongoing development and the market for them is obviously saturated. That isn't a negative thing per say, just the reality for now. You really can't go wrong with any particular high end device whether it's a windows phone, android phone, or iPhone...so I'll end this with a few links tied to new high end phones to be on the lookout for:
Samsung Galaxy S5
OPPO Find 7
HTC ONE M8
Sony Xperia Z2
Comparison Chart (limited)
**ZTE Grand S II
*unofficial
What phone do you use? What are you needs from a recreational perspective, family perspective, business perspective, etc? Which phone do you think suits your needs best (if at all)? Do you know how to tell which features on a phone will actually benefit you day in and day out? These are questions you should know the answers to before dropping stacks on that shiny new toy you "just gotta have!"
Peace,
Joe Andrew
Samsung Galaxy S5
OPPO Find 7
HTC ONE M8
Sony Xperia Z2
Comparison Chart (limited)
**ZTE Grand S II
*unofficial
What phone do you use? What are you needs from a recreational perspective, family perspective, business perspective, etc? Which phone do you think suits your needs best (if at all)? Do you know how to tell which features on a phone will actually benefit you day in and day out? These are questions you should know the answers to before dropping stacks on that shiny new toy you "just gotta have!"
Peace,
Joe Andrew
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Virtual Reality Headsets
I don't know about you, but the idea of virtual reality has always been an awesome one. Now as you all may know Sony is attempting to make this a reality in the near future with a product they are calling, "Project Morpheus". That name isn't official, as time may reveal this device is still in beta testing.
Motion gaming in general has served it's purpose many ways on the Nintendo Wii U, Microsoft's Kinect, Sony's PlayStation Move/Camera. I hold onto the notion that motion gaming and the likes leave plenty of room open for wonderment. Virtual reality will undoubtedly be the next step in gaming, but I feel based on various reports I've read and interviews I've watched our technology still has a ways to go before we can experience something truly immersive and equally functional. So do I think Project Morpheus will be a bust? A gimmick? Will it influence gamers to set aside their "controllers" in exchange for something more interactive? I think so. I'm seeing a lot of hype, but that shouldn't surprise anyone at this point. We live in one of the most consumeristic countries in the world. Hyping up the "next newest" thing is common place here. While we're on the topic of hype, lets not forget to mention the VR headset that renewed all these VR talks in the first place, the Oculus Rift.
The O.R. is going to be pretty amazing. On one condition. That condition is, virtual reality gaming be foundationally centralized around "gaming" and not general social media. Should there be a caveat included in these VR machines for sharing to other social networks? Sure! In fact, the inclusion of Sony's "share" feature for example doesn't hinder the console, it enhances it by infusing the ability to share gaming content to social media. However, as you may or may not know, Mark Zuckerberg (owner of Facebook) recently bought Oculus Rift for approximately 2 billion dollars. Oculus says they will leverage the funds obtained through this deal to deliver a more consumer minded device (ie cost effective, durable), but they have also agreed to let facebook redesign the headset with facebook software so it behaves essentially like an extension of facebook. I'm against that, but if Oculus's main objective was simply to create a headset for general all purpose uses then that's an entirely different situation. Unfortunately, here, that is not the case. Facebook will want to use the headset to try and virtualize ALOT of things outside the realm of gaming (along with streaming in game ads)... Now again I say, if that was the original purpose of the Oculus Rift then I have no qualms but Oculus insist this headset will be a "gaming" headset.
We gamers aren't against the idea of sharing gameplay, stats, or interconnectedness (sp?) amongst our peers....
We're against ads.
We're against wonky news feed formats that always seem to change regardless of our desires
We're against ever changing (vague) privacy settings and policies
Subsequently making us against having to worry who can and who can't "see" us (I'm against that)
I'm against Candy Crush & obnoxious invites from people I never talk to (why are we friends again?)
We're against seeing a good thing get tainted, but then the developers won't admit it
Alas, I think Facebook harbors all these things... So uh, I think you get the gist...
The reality is, Facebook's acquisition has made an impact on Oculus's campaign as most gamers are weary of investing in social media based platforms as a primary means to play video games, LET ALONE for social media... Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson had a big business deal in place with the Oculus team in which he immediately backed out of upon knowledge that Facebook had recently bought the OR VR project. You can read more about it here... I'm personally indifferent to the recent change of guard... there will be plenty of other suitors to choose from. So if Oculus gets too Zucky then I won't have a problem pulling the plug on that virtual candy crush trash lol... Ahem.
Seriously though...Only time will tell.
Maybe game developers will go with Project Morpheus or some other third party VR headset? There may be the off chance Mark allows Oculus to go develop UNDISTURBED too (which would change the whole game...I seriously dount this will happen though...) In the mean time I think it's just something neat to talk about because let's face it, tech is just as fun to debate than it is to use lol.
If you're a gamer how much do you care about this? I'm interested to know!
Peace,
Joe Andrew
What we can bank on however is criticism... and lots of it
Motion gaming in general has served it's purpose many ways on the Nintendo Wii U, Microsoft's Kinect, Sony's PlayStation Move/Camera. I hold onto the notion that motion gaming and the likes leave plenty of room open for wonderment. Virtual reality will undoubtedly be the next step in gaming, but I feel based on various reports I've read and interviews I've watched our technology still has a ways to go before we can experience something truly immersive and equally functional. So do I think Project Morpheus will be a bust? A gimmick? Will it influence gamers to set aside their "controllers" in exchange for something more interactive? I think so. I'm seeing a lot of hype, but that shouldn't surprise anyone at this point. We live in one of the most consumeristic countries in the world. Hyping up the "next newest" thing is common place here. While we're on the topic of hype, lets not forget to mention the VR headset that renewed all these VR talks in the first place, the Oculus Rift.
The O.R. is going to be pretty amazing. On one condition. That condition is, virtual reality gaming be foundationally centralized around "gaming" and not general social media. Should there be a caveat included in these VR machines for sharing to other social networks? Sure! In fact, the inclusion of Sony's "share" feature for example doesn't hinder the console, it enhances it by infusing the ability to share gaming content to social media. However, as you may or may not know, Mark Zuckerberg (owner of Facebook) recently bought Oculus Rift for approximately 2 billion dollars. Oculus says they will leverage the funds obtained through this deal to deliver a more consumer minded device (ie cost effective, durable), but they have also agreed to let facebook redesign the headset with facebook software so it behaves essentially like an extension of facebook. I'm against that, but if Oculus's main objective was simply to create a headset for general all purpose uses then that's an entirely different situation. Unfortunately, here, that is not the case. Facebook will want to use the headset to try and virtualize ALOT of things outside the realm of gaming (along with streaming in game ads)... Now again I say, if that was the original purpose of the Oculus Rift then I have no qualms but Oculus insist this headset will be a "gaming" headset.
It's hard to say what the final product will look like now
We gamers aren't against the idea of sharing gameplay, stats, or interconnectedness (sp?) amongst our peers....
We're against ads.
We're against wonky news feed formats that always seem to change regardless of our desires
We're against ever changing (vague) privacy settings and policies
Subsequently making us against having to worry who can and who can't "see" us (I'm against that)
I'm against Candy Crush & obnoxious invites from people I never talk to (why are we friends again?)
We're against seeing a good thing get tainted, but then the developers won't admit it
Alas, I think Facebook harbors all these things... So uh, I think you get the gist...
The reality is, Facebook's acquisition has made an impact on Oculus's campaign as most gamers are weary of investing in social media based platforms as a primary means to play video games, LET ALONE for social media... Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson had a big business deal in place with the Oculus team in which he immediately backed out of upon knowledge that Facebook had recently bought the OR VR project. You can read more about it here... I'm personally indifferent to the recent change of guard... there will be plenty of other suitors to choose from. So if Oculus gets too Zucky then I won't have a problem pulling the plug on that virtual candy crush trash lol... Ahem.
Seriously though...Only time will tell.
Maybe game developers will go with Project Morpheus or some other third party VR headset? There may be the off chance Mark allows Oculus to go develop UNDISTURBED too (which would change the whole game...I seriously dount this will happen though...) In the mean time I think it's just something neat to talk about because let's face it, tech is just as fun to debate than it is to use lol.
If you're a gamer how much do you care about this? I'm interested to know!
Peace,
Joe Andrew
Monday, January 20, 2014
"Hit Em High" (Battlefield 4 PS4 Share)
PS4 Share! Have a great week!
*for best experience stream in HD
Wednesday, January 1, 2014
Happy New Year! Game On
It's time to move forward right?! But before we do I'd like to take a glimpse into the past and highlight some great games haha:
Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (Sega Genesis)
This game brought me through a lot of hard times as a kid... hey, kids struggle too! Great game.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters (Sega Genesis)
Nice fresh alternative to Street Fighter, I put in some good hours screaming "cowabunga!"
Resogun (PS4)
I think Galaga and Space invaders were classic. Simple fun games like those are why I can appreciate simple clean games like Resogun! Seriously. It's not ol school, but it still deserves a shout out
Super Smash Brothers Melee (Nintendo Gamecube)
When smash brothers first graced the Nintendo 64, I'm pretty sure I lost my mind... "Melee" was just as great
Power Stone 2 (Sega Dreamcast)
This game was a sand box of fighting perfection! I need to take a break and revisit this....
Virtual-On: Oratorio Tangram (Sega Dreamcast)
Ok. I lied. This was a unique one, definitely a classic! Sand box fighter at it's finest lol
Call Of Duty: Ghosts (PS4)
This is more of a recent entry. But nonetheless, it's a good game haha
Battlefield 4 (PS4)
Again. Another recent entry, but like I said before: When it works, it runs smooth as butter!
Minecraft (Xbox 360)
I loved this game! Too many hours spent exploring with my brother. We really appreciated this one
Xmen vs Street Fighter (PlayStation)
Nothing felt better than the execution of a well planned air combo. Sensational game!
Grand Theft Auto 5 (PS3)
I actually enjoyed all the Grand Theft Autos. Of course they are so big, I've only the time to beat 2 of them...GTA 5 was so accomplished, it deserved it's own shout out!
The Last Of Us (PS3)
This game didn't get Game Of The Year last year for nothing!!
The Sims (PC)
This needs no description. Respect!
Pokemon (Gameboy)
Don't even front... you sang the song, you have a favorite TM, you watched the show!!
Final Fantasy VII (PlayStation)
Hands down one of the best games of it's genre...
Happy New Year Everybody
So many memories, so little time! If I missed a favorite gem of yours be sure to share it with me!
It's officially 2014, dream big, go hard, do what you love. Simple
Be sure to follow me on twitter: @Joe_Andrew
Peace
Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (Sega Genesis)
This game brought me through a lot of hard times as a kid... hey, kids struggle too! Great game.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters (Sega Genesis)
Nice fresh alternative to Street Fighter, I put in some good hours screaming "cowabunga!"
Resogun (PS4)
I think Galaga and Space invaders were classic. Simple fun games like those are why I can appreciate simple clean games like Resogun! Seriously. It's not ol school, but it still deserves a shout out
Super Smash Brothers Melee (Nintendo Gamecube)
When smash brothers first graced the Nintendo 64, I'm pretty sure I lost my mind... "Melee" was just as great
Power Stone 2 (Sega Dreamcast)
This game was a sand box of fighting perfection! I need to take a break and revisit this....
Virtual-On: Oratorio Tangram (Sega Dreamcast)
Ok. I lied. This was a unique one, definitely a classic! Sand box fighter at it's finest lol
Call Of Duty: Ghosts (PS4)
This is more of a recent entry. But nonetheless, it's a good game haha
Battlefield 4 (PS4)
Again. Another recent entry, but like I said before: When it works, it runs smooth as butter!
Minecraft (Xbox 360)
I loved this game! Too many hours spent exploring with my brother. We really appreciated this one
Xmen vs Street Fighter (PlayStation)
Nothing felt better than the execution of a well planned air combo. Sensational game!
Grand Theft Auto 5 (PS3)
I actually enjoyed all the Grand Theft Autos. Of course they are so big, I've only the time to beat 2 of them...GTA 5 was so accomplished, it deserved it's own shout out!
The Last Of Us (PS3)
This game didn't get Game Of The Year last year for nothing!!
The Sims (PC)
This needs no description. Respect!
Pokemon (Gameboy)
Don't even front... you sang the song, you have a favorite TM, you watched the show!!
Final Fantasy VII (PlayStation)
Hands down one of the best games of it's genre...
Happy New Year Everybody
So many memories, so little time! If I missed a favorite gem of yours be sure to share it with me!
It's officially 2014, dream big, go hard, do what you love. Simple
Be sure to follow me on twitter: @Joe_Andrew
Peace
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