Archive for January 27th, 2010
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27
Jan
2010
New watchphone from LG comes in at a UK pricing
The new phone from LG, the watchphone is a brand new device which looks like something you would see in a James Bond movie. Combining a watch and a phone together into a device you wear round your wrist, the phone is not only stylish and looks cool; it performs really well and has top range features. Pricing at around £500, even people who are on a tight budget will be able to save for this phone, and you should be able to get it even cheaper if you take it out on a contract plan rather than a pay as you go tariff. The watch phone features voice recognition software, so you can really play the undercover part. Simply speak into the built in microphone, and the phone will pick up on a command you give to it. For instance if you say make a phone call, the phone will bring up a list of your contacts. Read out your contact name, and once your phone has confirmed the right person, it will call them without you having to press a button.
The new LG watchphone is said to be a great alternative to Bluetooth headset for people using cars, as having a head phone in your ear all the time can potentially allow you to miss vital sounds off the road. The watch phone is also 100% legal to use on the road, providing you do not hold it up to your ear, but the built in speakerphone should help you around that issue. As they are handmade, new batches of the phone are rare, but keep your eyes peeled for LG GD910 deals when they become available.
27
Jan
2010
25 Years of Falling Blocks: Tetris
Need something to celebrate? Tetris has now been downloaded over 100 million times, and more and more people are playing the game every day.
If you have not played Tetris, then you should congratulate yourself for having been able to avoid playing a game that almost every single person with a mobile phone, PC, video game console, handheld, media player or similar gadget, has played. The game is considered to be the most prolific game of all time, beating even Snake (which was made more famous by mobile phones that had Snake installed by default).
The amazing 4 block Russian game was developed 25 years ago by Alexey Pajitnov and it has spawned many variations, sequels, unlicensed spin offs and an untold number of falling item games inspired by Tetris.
The game is simple; you get blocks, line them up and keep them from filling up your screen. Each solid line of block you make (no gaps) will clear that specific line, if you let the blocks pile up, then it is game over. Keep it up and the speed of the falling blocks increase, making the game more challenging.
The game is simple, but endless in terms of gameplay and unbelievably addictive regardless of your gaming skill. The original version did not feature points, but revisions and later versions of the game featured points and levels to challenge more people.
So far, not other video game is as well accepted or as widely played as Tetris. It is actually pretty ironic, since the creator did not get credit for his work until much later on (until 1996, the Russian Government held the rights to the game, not Pajitnov).
Today, almost every single gaming device has a version of Tetris for it, official and otherwise. There are even plenty of unlicensed standalone Tetris game devices as well.
Read more about the History of Tetris and Alexey at the Guardian.
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