More SSMB: Brawl Characters to be unveiled!

Mr. Sora Sakurai announced earlier today that they will be showing off new footage of Smash Bros Brawl at Nintendo World 2006 event. You all know what the means! Sonic baby, lots and lots of sonic awesomeness!

Wacko Jacko Digs his own Grave... again!

I usually don't really care about Jack Thompson or whatever crap happens to coming out of his pie hole this week. But this letter... wow, I mean really... just wow. He has seriously gone off the deep end with this one.

Dear Judge Friedman:

You had a fun day today doing what you do best: Holding forth about how much the Third District Court of Appeal admires you and calling me "two-faced." All in a day's work for you. It was hard to get a word in edgewise today, Your Honor, what with your calling yet another hearing that never happened and then summoning the "Sheriff's deputies" (we don't have a Sheriff in Miami-Dade County, but that's just a mere detail that a Judge can't be expected to know) to intimidate me into shutting up in your modern-day Star Chamber.

You summoned everyone to your feet today to announce you had filed a Bar complaint against me. Judge, get in line, baby. Take-Two's lawyers at Blank Rome were ahead of you on this. But feel honored. You're now part of a gathering that includes Howard Stern's lawyers and a gay rights lawyer who admits in court filings he does drugs illegally. I'm sure you're proud.

You went on at great length today, wasting everyone's time in your captive audience, professing your bewilderment about how I practice law. Here's a tip for you, Judge: I don't just practice law. I save lives from reckless jurists like you. I've sat with families whose loved ones are dead because of cowardly judges like you, whose family members were trained on violent video games to kill them. I have sat in jail cells with boys who killed people, trained to kill on murder simulators that you insist upon calling, even again today, "tapes that I reviewed." They're CD-ROM's, Judge, not that you would know or care. I serve those broken-hearted people, not arrogant tyrants like you.

In your little controlled world you can insulate yourself from all of this tragedy. You don't care about the body count out there, in Paducah, in Littleton, in Jonesboro, at Dawson College in Montreal, and even at Southwood Elementary School in Miami in which Michael Hernandez trained to kill on Take-Two's Grand Theft Auto game. You don't care about these broken hearts and shattered lives. You have your own ego to feed.

You smugly hold forth about the safety of a game that you lied about fully reviewing, that you promised to have a hearing on and did not, and that you greenlighted to be sold to ten-year-olds in America. Two national experts--one on the dangers of violent video games (Dr. David Walsh), and one in bullying (Dr. Barbara Coloroso) who have in the last few days warned Americans that Bully is indeed a Columbine simulation trainer. The head of all schools in Palm Beach County today warned parents about the game that you unleashed on their kids. But of course you know more about public school education than these life-time educators, right, Judge?

You don't care because you don't have a teen in a school as I do. You're in your cloistered office protected by people with guns enjoying the perks of feeding at the public trough, paid to call today what amounted to a press conference to crow about what a highly-regarded jurist you are. Here's a news flash, Judge: You're not as respected as you think you are by lawyers, because you have the touch of a blacksmith and the courtesy of a nightclub bouncer.

I am a lot of bad things, but I am not a liar. You are. You promised and ordered hearings that never occurred, and you even told the nation you reviewed a video game that you didn't even see but for 1% of it. You then came out before the cameras and pronounced the game perfectly safe. You're the kind of guy who would wave into an intersection a child to be run over by a semi.

I am looking forward to my judicial race against you, and win or lose, you are going to be exposed as the prevaricator and facilitator of violence and porn to kids that you are.

You will never agree to a debate in our race, because you can't control that situation. You won't have a "Sheriff" to shut me up. America is a great place where citizens get to cleanse the public dole of thugs like you. I'm looking forward to doing just that.

Regards, Jack Thompson

The Mac to Pwn all Macs!

Do you get tingles down your spine everytime you think about going into your local Mac store and fondling the keyboard of one of those oh-so-beautiful Dual Core G5? Do you start to drool to think about plaing with one of those sweet Quad core setups? Well get ready to enter Mac Heaven! Apple has announced that they have plans to release a Dual Quad Core Mac. Ridiculous? I think so. I can't wait to see what they name it: Octo-Mac? Mac OS Xi: Octopus ? Fun stuff.

Either way, just consider the raw power this sucker could pump out. Imagine rendering a lifelike 3d image, in real time! Whoa! I can't even start to imagine that kind of stuff without glazing over just thinking about the ridiculous numbers you would be hearing. I'd be curious to find out how they manage the hand shaking processes. The amount of handshaking would have to be absurd, and will certainly bring down your overall processing power in the long run. When do reach that point of diminishing return? Or a different angle: Are we on the verge of seeing processors with virtually no handshaking lag at all? My god, the power of an dual quad-core set up if there were no limitations on how the talk to each other. Whoa! I think my head just exploded...

Hand Drawn Revolution

Real Men Knit!

Just a reminder for those of us "Real Men"! It's totally okay to watch a Packers game and get all up in arms when the other team scores, while at the same time knitting our dearest loved ones a pair of socks.

Amigurumis!!! Link and Two Totoros

This find is for you Frank!

Here is Link from Zelda via Craftster.

Two cute Totoros with the patterns can be found on heavens-hellcat's livejournal

I love how tubby the blue one is. :-)

~Tamara

Getting Excited about the Wii

The more I see stuff like this pop up, the more I get excited about the Wii. I'm not even a Madden fan but boy oh boy does that look fun! Something really cool about being able to stiff arm a guy or run with the ball or actually throw the ball, that's really cool! I can't wait for Nov. 19 to get here! Camping out at Toys 'R Us fer sure!

Delicious Crysis Screenies

So these screenshots have been making the rounds on the internet. I really don't keep track of PS3 or even 360 news all that much unless something really big is coming out that is seemingly unavoidable, however these screenshots... just wow. Typically, I'm not a graphics junkic; But, I mean... wow. If this is the kind of thing that's being released at launch for the PS3, then we are in for some truly jawdropping graphics. My only fear is that the line between video game and movie will continue to blur to the point of no distiction. I truly hope that doesn't happen.

6G iPod... Is this Awesome? ( Y / N )

An "extremely well-informed exec" tells Trusted Reviews that the 6G iPod will be released in December, and it will be capable of 480p resolution. The source confirmed that it will be a touchscreen model with virtual click wheel control, but made no mention of whether wireless connectivity would be part of the package. Added the source, "This is why Jobs isn't afraid of the Zune."

We've seen the iPod touchscreen patent documentation, and we've entertained countless rumors and even reliable tips about the upcoming device; what we need to see now is a real picture of it. One thing's for sure, if this widescreen iPod is released in the next two months, the Microsoft Zune with its old-fashioned 4x3 screen and crippled WiFi will be slam-dunked.

Apple to announce iPhone soon?

Rumors of Apple bringing a cellphone to the market are about as old as Stonehenge, but a juicy tidbit is starting to make the rounds. That is, reports (well, Think Secret sources) indicate that Apple will bring not one, but two (2!) cellphones to the market in the next few months. This second, "new" phone will most likely be a smartphone, with a full keyboard and Wi-Fi capability. (The other cellphone is rumored to be a candybar with a 2.2-inch display and a 3-megapixel camera. Of course, it'll be compatible with iTunes.)

In all likelihood, come MacWorld in January, plenty of people will be looking for Apple to finally—officially—reveal the damn cellphone already.

CONGRATULATIONS LINZI!!

I just heard the news about Linzi this weekend is taking the plunge! CONGRATS GIRL!!! We'll all be there to congratulate you and celebrate the wonderful occasion! YAY! I'm so excited I just couldn't contain it!

Nintendo Crafty Stuff!

First up we have some cute knuckle gloves for the true Nintendo fan! :) These were handknit by Janey for her son. Nice mom!

These wine glass charms are so cute! I only wish I drank wine.
Polymer clay is so fun. :)

Now we have two cute quilt tops. Space Invaders take over the bed!

And now my childhood nemesis! It's a good thing this little doggie was so cute, cause sometimes I wanted to shoot him and not the ducks.

That is all of the Craftster finds for now!

~ Tamara

"Banned" Xbox Commercial

Quite possibly the funniest commercial I've seen in quite some time. I guess I can understand why it would "banned", but I really don't think it's that bad. It seems that Microsoft is pretty notorious for coming out with politically incorrect advertising. Though all the ones I've seen are actually rather clever. This one and even the one with the baby growing into a boy into a man into an old man and then finally falling into his grave. I thought that was pretty good symbolism. At least for a gaming company...

Wii Pre orders announced!

Oh ya baby! WORLD EXCLUSIVE AND FIRST! EB Games will be accepting preorders for the Wii on October, Friday the 13th. *creepy!* Oh ya and you heard it hear first on Divertissementz! Rock on baby! Rock on! Also, it's a smokin $50 to prereg!

Michelin Develops Crazy Airless Tires

All I can really say is that if these things are for real, I totally want one! I mean seriously, if the tweel is even remotely within my price range, you may very well see me scooting around with these on my car, because I cannot tell you how many times I have had to change my tires for one reason or another. They're not the coolest looking tires, nor do they have a name that I would readily repeat, but the idea is pretty neat, I like it.

Portal Gameplay Video

So holy cow! I am so looking forward to this game it's ridiculous. My only wish is that it comes out for PC as well as Xbox 360, because I to try it out so bad! I love puzzle games, and even though I don't play them anymore, I really like how FPS games work. *Yes, I once was a Halo player, as most of you know* Portals gives the best of both worlds minus the ridiculous amounts of violence. I would not hesitate to say that I am looking forward to Portals just as much as I am looking forward to Spore!

Wireless Video iPod

Okay, so I'm not typically one to get overly excited about rumors, especially when it comes to Apple products. But this sounds pretty cool, and is really what I've been waiting for with the iPod. *I may actually buy one!* Turns out that some trusted sources have come out to say that Apple is just about done with the wireless/video iPod. Rumor has it, Apple will be announcing it's release in the very near future. Perhaps before the year is out! Oh boy oh boy! It's Showtime !!

Wii Bii Alergic to Sunlight

That's right! You heard first here on Divertissementz: the Wii is alergic to sunlight. (read: ... first at joystiq...) Unfortunately it is true. What ends up happening is the sensor that you place on top (or bottom) of your television set is senstive of certain lights, namely UV in this case. So if you have in direct sunlight or perhaps even a halogen lightbulb, your Wii will go limp. *sorry couldn't resist* Fortunately, most gamers are actually half mole, half vampire and tend to stay secluded in dark rooms and basements. Therefore making this "problem" not such a big deal!

Get Out?..... and Walk!??!

Yes! It's good for you! :-D
I am here to thank Frank and Timothy and a few others for getting out and walking on Sunday! Thanks for coming down to see me finish the PDX Marathon guys! :) *hugs*
If you want to read more about the Marathon check here.

Renault Concept Multimedia (?!) Car

Do you remember that commercial that aired not so long ago that just showed some car driving around some curves and the guy with deep voice says in his oh-so-sexy way, "When does a car, become MORE than a car?" Usually, I would just roll my eyes and flip the channel, realizing that they added heated seats and an ipod port to a car. Woohoo! How "edgy" of you Toyota, congrats.

It seems however, that I have found the line where indeed a car may be considered more than JUST a car. I give you the Renault Twingo Concept Car. (see Picture) This car is very much directed towards younger people with music on the brain. The centre console sports a USB port as well as socket for your iPod and Nokia Smartphone. It has a mixing deck built into the dashboard! Why or when you would actually have need for that, I have no idea but it's cool either way. The central part of the dashboard has an analog speedopmeter which rests above a 15-inch retractable, folding monitor which, for safety reasons, can only be deployed when the car is at a standstill. Behind the screen are all the functions of a computer that permit passengers to log on to the internet, while a web cam is incorporated into the screen to remain in visual contact with the outside world. On top of all this when the car is at a stand still you get a pretty pretty light show; basically the car is bathed in a blue, high tech looking glow. When you actually turn the car on initially, and the engine starts up, the light goes Renault Yellow. Weird ya? Also, the seats have individual headphone jacks so you each passenger can listen to his or her own music. *RIDICULOUS!!* OH and I forgot to mention that it also has a 6 can holder tray that actually cools your drink while it's in the holder! This, my friends, is one smoking car... club.... thing.

Divertissementz Podcast?

I've gotta start this post by saying that this really has nothing to do with current goings-on. Though, I plan on posting something about current goings on shortly.
So, basically all I do all day at work is ... aside from doing my work... listen to different podcasts, such as Chatterbox, World of Warcast, Penny Arcade every so often, etc. And, I must say, that most of them are pretty good and a fair amount of people do actually listen. In fact, I think it's fair to say that podcasts are quickly becoming the new radio. It seems as though, not only is it informative and fun for the listener; it seems to me that a lot of people who actually do the podcasts have a lot of fun in the process and make a little money on the side.
Please bear in mind that I am NOT proposing this as a secondary means of income. On the contrary, I think it may actually cost us more than it pays. But I think it would be fun for us to try something new and it would be a lot of fun. All of us seem to have some cool things to say about gaming and technology goings on and we're certainly savvy enough to through together a podcast every month or so. Anyway, I was just thinking about that and thought I might toss it out there. Consider it or don't, I think it could be a fun little experiment.