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Iwate for New Years Holiday

Today was the last working day for both my wife and I, now our holiday starts. Tomorrow morning my wife and I are taking the Shinkansen to Iwate where my in-laws live. The next few days will be occupied with plenty of yummy home cooked food, plates of sushi, soda, fried chicken, onsen, and visiting family. Of course I'll be bringing my N82 to take photos of family, not to mention the delicious food. When I get the chance I'll upload the photos to Flickr but I don't expect to be blogging much from Iwate so this might be my last post until next year when I return from the holiday.
Happy New Year everybody!

Lament Island Brings 3D Gaming to Mobile

Lament Island is a truly 3D game for S60 devices showing off what is possible in mobile games. It brings a 3D world to mobiles of a quality that I have not seen before. I tried it on my N82 and I was impressed with how good the graphics and sound are in the game. The game is mostly played in 3rd person view with a similar style to Tomb Raider, except for attacking. When a weapon is used the camera switches to a first person view. Not only are the graphics, music, and sound effects well done but the game controls well also. The only negative aspect is the text dialog, the language used in the game is english but some of the text in the game sounds awkward as if the text was translated from another language to english. But the gameplay, graphics, and sound make up for any shortcomings in the text dialog.

Here's a video of the game to get a feel for what it's like.

amazing 3D effect on cellphone

The Notorious MSG

Notorious MSG are an Asian-American Rock/Rap group formed in Chinatown NYC that are bringing an interesting new sound and style while striving to represent Asians that are under-represented in the US music industry. Check out their site for some of their music and videos of them playing live on tour.

The Notorious MSG's Beijing Blast dance is especially funny. It is explained on their site as, "The Beijing Blast is a centuries-old dance move that originated in ancient China. It was originally used to summon the powers of the Sex Gods before coitus .. Note the windmilling of the arm which usually precedes the blast. It is also important not to over-use the move, for that will anger the Sex Gods…and once again, your genitals will implode."

The Notorious MSG

http://www.notoriousmsg.com/

That’s right muthabitches, the Lone Star state will be feeling the FULL WRATH of Chinatown on Saturday, Sept. 22nd! The MSG’s outlaw fury will blow the jam outta yo’ toes so be sure to wear your cowboy boots and get ready to do-si-do Chinatown style!

Source: I heard about Notorious MSG first on Tekzilla.

Resident Evil Degeneration Trailer

For those that haven't seen yet there's a new Resident Evil movie in the works only this one is done with computer graphics instead of real actors/actresses. It looks great, I'd watch it.

RESIDENT EVIL DEGENERATION TRAILER
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Resident Evil Degeneration

Watch the embedded video above or here's al ink to the trailer  on Daily Motion http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3s4af_resident-evil-degeneration-trailer_shortfilms

Thai Truck for Lunch

Today is Wednesday that means Thai Truck for Lunch in Meguro. It's the last Thai Truck of the year!

Thai Truck Lunch

Thai Truck Lunch

Thai Truck Lunch

Photos taken with the Nokia N82.

Stargate SG-1 Episode 200 Hilarious

I just watched Episode 200 of Stargate SG-1, that is Season 10 Episode 6 for those that are wondering, and man was it hilarious! The whole episode basically was one great big parody of several other top SciFi shows and itself. This is pulled off via a TV show within the show called Wormhole X-Treme that is based loosely on Stargate. Some of the memorable parodies from the episode included: poking fun at zombie movies, The Wizard of Oz, Star Trek, Teen dramas, Farscape, Thunderbirds, Firefly references , and itself! =) If you're a SciFi or StarGate fan go out and rent this episode or if you really enjoy StarGate SG-1 and the below clips then buy it!

Here are some parody clips from Episode 200

Stargate Junior (episode 200)

Stargate SG1 - 200 Episode

Stargate SG-1 200: Jump the Shark

Stargate: Resident Evil

Children of Men (2006) - Film Reviewer

If you've got some time to watch movies this holiday season and you enjoy futuristic SciFi action dramas I highly recommend watching Children of Men. Film Reviewer has an excellent review of the movie giving it 5 stars out of 5. Spoiler warning: the Film Reviewer review has a couple of spoilers so if you're just looking for a great movie to watch go out and see Children of Men.

Children of Men (2006) - Film Reviewer

http://filmreviewer.wordpress.com/200...

Children of Men (2006) opens with a long hand-held shot starting in a London cafe in which the news of the death of the youngest person on Earth is being broadcast to a transfixed crowd. As Clive Owen pushes through the tightly packed sea of aghast faces with his coffee the camera follows him out into the exagerrated decrepitude of future London. A few feet down road the camera repositions itself on his blindside documentary style. Still in the one shot the cafe explodes in a cloud of dust and glass, completely free of Michael Bay pyrotechnics, moving cameras and helicopters. It’s such a refreshing intro; as a reviewer you know you’re in for something special.

MTV Cannes Young Advertising directors

Nokia N93i helped MTV with climate change campaign by capturing Cannes Young Advertising directors in action.
Here are some of the videos:

YCC:Film - Team Finland in the edit room

YCC:Film - The Nokia N93i as a creative tool

2007 in Review: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - Mobile Gazette

Mobile Gazette's 2007 Year in Review. What was the best of 2007? What was the ugliest? Checkout the List to find out.

2007 in Review: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - Mobile Gazette

http://www.mobilegazette.com/2007-rev...

Just to show that the big names don't have it all their own way, the Swedish-designed O2 Cocoon impressed us with looks and features. We like the cheap and stylish Sagem my150X and the Motorola FONE proved to be both clever and cost effective. The Nokia 7500's mad design may not appeal to all, but you have to admit that it looks like nothing else.. apart from the Nokia 7900. Another mad looking phone is the Samsung Serenata, a handset that looks like it has dropped out of the future via a wormhole. Two Korean 5 megapixel camera phones fighting it out are the LG Viewty and the Samsung G800 - both seem to be excellent devices that will scare the competition. Another Nokia, the Nokia E90 brought the Communicator series bang up-to-date, but it didn't really capture the public imagination.

Simpsons Donuts with Coffee

Well it is official the Simpsons have finally come to Japan. After the last N82 status meeting of this year (since the holidays are coming) was over, donuts from Mister Donut and coffee from Tully's on the first floor were served. As you can see Mister Donut is promoting the Simpsons movie on their boxes! =) I hope that the translators managed to do a good job with The Simpsons Movie and keep the humor intact since most satire humor goes miles over Japanese people's heads.

Photos were taken with the Nokia N82.

Coffee With Donuts

Coffee With Donuts

Coffee With Donuts

Coffee With Donuts