Who’s doubled their game playing time per month this year? Tween girls, according to a study. This intrigues me as this is a market NOT typically associated with gaming, and oft associated with shovelware and secondary works. There are some … Continue reading
Venture Beat had an unusual article on why non-gamers should care about gaming. It’s a pretty interesting read, but what’s really interesting to me is the very idea itself. As a gamer, I take the existence of my hobby and … Continue reading
I’ve decried the lack of space opera – because it requires thinking big thoughts and often thinking of the future, it seems those traits aren’t in vogue. I’ve recently read a brutal look at the plethora of startups that aren’t … Continue reading
there are plenty of ambitious startups in energy, healthcare, and education, areas that sorely need innovation. But fascinating technology startups, companies who want to allow regular people to do new stuff in their daily lives? Few and far between. Take … Continue reading
So the Tupac Hologram is getting plenty of attention as well as some menage. This is causing people to notice Hatsune Miku, Japan’s Holo-pop princess who’s being doing this so long she’s old by hologram standards. Also, she does not … Continue reading
OK, clearly I missed the whole Shea Gunther drama, so let me recap. Monday, Mr. Gunther sends out an email to people who applied to a job for a cleantech news site, listing criticisms and giving advice on the job … Continue reading
From Young Adult Book Fans to Wizards of Change – NYTimes.com Nice piece on how Harry Potter fans (and others) have become social forces for more than just propagating their chosen fandom: charity work, consciousness-raising, and all-around do-goodery.
So Wednesday we had the big Apple announcements. New iPad! Apple TV! More Siri! We learn what Voldemort’s plan is! . . . er, wait a second. Yeah, sorry, the last sentence was wrong. See it only felt like … Continue reading
Dentsu to Create Industrys 1st Think Tank to Study Otaku – News – Anime News Network. For context, Dentsu are the parent company to anime outfit Geneon (about whom anime and J-culture expert Patrick Macias has had more than a … Continue reading
Intel is supporting LibreOffice, another MS Office OS alternative. That’s a big name signing on to the project, and another reason for people to pay attention. TAKEAWAY: Between Open Office and LibreOffice, and with the move to Apple products and … Continue reading